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This was a such a refreshing talk. She was monitoring the FM channel using a spectrum analyser (as one does, of course, haha) and got curious about this strange
by sriram_malhar 2y ago
This was a such a refreshing talk. She was monitoring the FM channel using a spectrum analyser (as one does, of course, haha) and got curious about this strange signal showing up next to the FM radio Channel.
The talk is about her attempts to learn about the Radio RDS (Radio Data System) standard, using a sound card to decode signals, finding a bit of bus-related information in that stream is weakly encrypted and proceeding to chasing it down. Very entertaining.
I'm so glad such people exist. I wish I could be one of these fearless and supremely knowledgeable people!
- stavros 2y ago> I wish I could be one of these fearless and supremely knowledgeable people! There's no trick to it (or there's a massive trick to it), you just refuse to let a mystery go until you know what's happening, mostly because figuring things out is fun. In the process, you gain a large amount of knowledge.
- smetj 2y agoIt comes down to genuine, natural unforced interest (its there or not) and mastering the ability to systematically deal with and how to tackle the next unknown. After years this make you a true wizard.
- deskr 2y ago> mostly because figuring things out is fun I also think that figuring things out is one of life's most rewarding experiences. But I've found out a lot of people don't think like that. I've often been asked "but why are you doing this" on the topic of my "eccentric" projects. People often can't understand why I find it fascinating because they would only find it tormenting.
- amelius 2y agoWhat if the data is encrypted? Do you keep on trying in a brute-force way?
- stavros 2y agoYou do whatever you think is fun, what do you mean?