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I enjoyed this writeup. I always love seeing the lengths dedicated hackers will go to in order to accomplish something most other people wouldn't even consider doing.

The little tricks it takes to get something working in ways nobody really considered or accounted for.

I dunno, this kind of stuff seems like wizardry to me, yet when I read things like this, it makes it seem so easy and inspires me to try tinkering with things.

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Yes, I appreciate the level of detail and the explanation of the thought process as he tried to break into the system. It really gives me a feel for what it's like and makes me think, "Hey I could learn how to do that."

I'd love recommendations for similar stories, if anyone has anything to share. I can't find it now, but I read a few blog posts by a guy who was starting to get into electronics (and helped out with the Burning Man Rainbow Bridge) and those posts have me the same sense of "oh, so that's how it works."

Reading this was a ton of fun. It captured the joy and sense of discovery that comes with figuring out how to do something you really weren't meant to do.

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