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The blog post is greatly interesting, yet this bit melted my heart: > In case that site dies here’s the key snippet of Javascript: By taking the initiative an

The blog post is greatly interesting, yet this bit melted my heart: > In case that site dies here’s the key snippet of Javascript: By taking the initiative and archiving this bit of crucial information and not simply trusting that the link will remain there permanently, they go beyond thoughtfulness.

adreamingsoul 6y ago
Agreed! I too appreciated that.
Tepix 6y ago
The original script is still alive at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1873256 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1873256 but it requires running python. A web browser is less of a hassle for many.
- aembleton 6y ago
  It looks simple enough to install md5sum and copy the parts of the hash that you need.
sudeepdino008 6y ago
I wish there were courses on hardware hacking. It's more of a niche art today. Such valuable information deserves to be taught rather than the nth java tutorial.
- initramfs 6y ago
  Hacking is more a way of thinking than a skill to be learned. For example, When I look at e-ink displays, I think of its potential as a general purpose monitor, even though 99% of eink screens are not general purpose monitors with HDMI/VGA-out. So hacking is the process of determining how this custom built display only works with Acme (any) Corporation, and how it could be reverse- engineered to be used for other purposes. I recommend this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_culture I agree with most of it except this: "Hacking is not using process of elimination to find a solution; it's the process of finding a clever solution to a problem." Hacking IMO is finding a solution to extend or enhance a feature by ANY legal means, but also ethical and moral ways, whether it is a tediously deductive approach or an innovative approach. Process of elimination, and logical thinking when used for hacking, is still hacking, even though it may be a technique used by more scientific or professional fields. "Using things in a unique way outside their intended purpose is often perceived as having hack value." This really is up to the user-If something serves a purpose even for one person, it still has value- it doesn't mean others need to like it.

adreamingsoul 6y ago

Agreed! I too appreciated that.

Tepix 6y ago

The original script is still alive at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1873256 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1873256 but it requires running python. A web browser is less of a hassle for many.

aembleton 6y ago
It looks simple enough to install md5sum and copy the parts of the hash that you need.

sudeepdino008 6y ago

I wish there were courses on hardware hacking. It's more of a niche art today. Such valuable information deserves to be taught rather than the nth java tutorial.

initramfs 6y ago
Hacking is more a way of thinking than a skill to be learned. For example, When I look at e-ink displays, I think of its potential as a general purpose monitor, even though 99% of eink screens are not general purpose monitors with HDMI/VGA-out. So hacking is the process of determining how this custom built display only works with Acme (any) Corporation, and how it could be reverse- engineered to be used for other purposes. I recommend this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_culture I agree with most of it except this: "Hacking is not using process of elimination to find a solution; it's the process of finding a clever solution to a problem." Hacking IMO is finding a solution to extend or enhance a feature by ANY legal means, but also ethical and moral ways, whether it is a tediously deductive approach or an innovative approach. Process of elimination, and logical thinking when used for hacking, is still hacking, even though it may be a technique used by more scientific or professional fields. "Using things in a unique way outside their intended purpose is often perceived as having hack value." This really is up to the user-If something serves a purpose even for one person, it still has value- it doesn't mean others need to like it.