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Since my last post, the Rayhunter project has made significant progress.
2025 has been a mixed year for me. The Good times were pretty good, but the bad times were so bad.
I gave a talk on CRA (Cyber Resilience Act) at GPN 22 in German. It was a while ago, but if you want to know a thing or two about CRA, check it out!
The challenge "pls respond" from LakeCTF involved analyzing a network capture file containing SMS messages. Inside the messages are animations, IMelody and wireless vector graphics.
When designing my own website, I drew inspiration from various other people's websites. Here are a few that stood out to me:
I designed and printed my own personal asset labels to tag my belongings. These labels help identify my items and provide contact information in case they get lost.
I did a major revamp of this website, rewriting it from scratch with Astro and Tailwind after outgrowing my old, dated Jekyll setup.
I gave a talk on DOI (Digital Object Identifier) at MRMCD 25. If you want to know a thing or two about DOI, check it out!
Android App development was an intermediate step for me into the world of programming. I have been developing Android apps since at least 2015. I initially got into programming as I wanted to create Minecraft mods, thus I learned Java. Later, I transitioned to developing my own Games, first with Slick2D and then with LibGDX. LibGDX is cross-platform and allows for developing desktop and mobile games from a single codebase. I did not own an Android device when I started developing for it.
I bought a Pixel 9 Pro right after it was released. It now shows a vertical pink line on the display. A short rant.