Hacker NewsDec 6

I cracked a $200 software protection with xcopy

https://www.ud2.rip/blog/enigma-protector/

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i cracked a $200 software protection in a day with xcopy

reverse engineering a $200 commercial protection system, only to discover they protected the installer instead of the software. the crack is copying files.

13Dec 5
Mac System 7 On a G4? Why Not! https://hackaday.com/2025/12/05/mac-system-7-on-a-g4-why-not/
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Mac System 7 On A G4? Why Not!

Over the many years Apple Computer have been in operation, they have made a success of nearly-seamlessly transitioning multiple times between both operating systems and their underlying architectur…

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MicroCAD Programs CAD https://hackaday.com/2025/11/26/microcad-programs-cad/ #SoftwareHacks #3dmodeling #openscad #cad

MicroCAD Programs CAD

We love and hate OpenSCAD. As programmers, we like describing objects we want to 3D print or otherwise model. As programmers, we hate all the strange things about OpenSCAD that make it not like a n…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 15, 2024
Archiving Data On Paper Using 2D Images https://hackaday.com/2024/09/15/archiving-data-on-paper-using-2d-images/ #errorcorrection #hammingdistance #SoftwareHacks #laserprinter #datacoding #archiving #golaycode #scanner #qrcode #FEC
Archiving Data On Paper Using 2D Images

It seems like only yesterday we covered a project using QR codes to archive data on paper (OK, it was last Thursday), so here’s another way to do it, this time with a dedicated codec using th…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 14, 2024
Create Custom Gridfinity Boxes Using Images Of Tools https://hackaday.com/2024/09/14/create-custom-gridfinity-boxes-using-images-of-tools/ #3dPrinterhacks #SoftwareHacks #gridfinity #3dprinted #opencv #Canny
Create Custom Gridfinity Boxes Using Images Of Tools

We love it when a community grabs hold of an idea and runs wild with it despite obvious practicality issues. Gridfinity by YouTuber [Zach Freedman] is one of those concepts. For the unaware, this i…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 4, 2024
OpenSCAD Library Creates QR Codes on the Fly https://hackaday.com/2024/09/04/openscad-library-creates-qr-codes-on-the-fly/ #SoftwareHacks #partnumbers #openscad #library #qrcode
OpenSCAD Library Creates QR Codes On The Fly

If you’ve been reading Hackaday for awhile, you’ll know we’re big fans of OpenSCAD around these parts. There’s a number of reasons it’s a tool we often reach for, but …

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GeekProjects NewsAug 30, 2024
Online Game Becomes Unexpected PixelFlut https://hackaday.com/2024/08/30/online-game-becomes-unexpected-pixelflut/ #SoftwareHacks #checkboxes #pixelflut
Online Game Becomes Unexpected PixelFlut

Blink and you could have missed it, but a viral sensation for a few weeks this summer was One Million Checkboxes, a web page with as you might expect, a million checkboxes. The cool thing about it …

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GeekProjects NewsAug 20, 2024
Amiga, Interrupted: A Fresh Take On Amiga OS https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/amiga-interrupted-a-fresh-take-on-amiga-os/ #SoftwareDevelopment #operatingsystems #operatingsystem #Retrocomputing #computerhacks #SoftwareHacks #classichacks #amiga2000 #amigaos #amiga #retro
Amiga, Interrupted: A Fresh Take On Amiga OS

Serena OS is not just another operating system—it’s a playground for hackers, tinkerers, and Amiga enthusiasts pushing vintage hardware to new limits. Born from modern design principles and f…

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GeekProjects NewsAug 18, 2024
Meta Doesn’t Allow Camera Access on VR Headsets, So Here’s a Workaround https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/meta-doesnt-allow-camera-access-on-vr-headsets-so-heres-a-workaround/ #objectdetection #VirtualReality #SoftwareHacks #mobilenet #Quest #vr
Meta Doesn’t Allow Camera Access On VR Headsets, So Here’s A Workaround

The cameras at the front of Meta’s Quest VR headsets are off-limits to developers, but developer [Michael Gschwandtner] created a workaround (Linkedin post) and shared implementation details …

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GeekProjects NewsAug 7, 2024
Compiling Four Billion If Statements https://hackaday.com/2024/08/07/compiling-four-billion-if-statements/ #computerhacks #SoftwareHacks #assemblycode #compiler #python #code
Compiling Four Billion If Statements

With modern tools, you have to try very hard to do something stupid, because the tools (rightly) recognize you’re doing something stupid. [Andreas Karlsson] can speak to that first hand as he…

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