Adam Matthews

@wonkatron
47 Followers
59 Following
15 Posts

< Inside Work >

Information Security Engineer/Consultant

• IAM, Network & Cloud Security
• Cloud Infrastructure Migration
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
• Risk & Compliance
• Automation & Scripting
• Software Development

< Outside Work >

Veteran Tinkerer, Builder, Maker

• 3D Design & 3D Printing
• Creative Hardware Hacking
• Electronics Art & Sculptures
• Snowboarding
• Hiking & Cycling

Websitehttps://admatthews.co.uk
Githubhttps://github.com/adamsthws
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/adamatthews/

Christmas soldering! @wonkatron and I put together the led Christmas trees from aliexpress.

Sharing one soldering iron was fun 😅

For anyone that listened to @wonkatron 's interview on @hpr and wondered what a floating plant pot looked like, this is it!

Adam made this for me for Christmas two years ago, I cried when he gave it to me 😅

🎙️I was a guest on Hacker Public Radio!

I recently appeared on HPR to talk about my creation; Pete the Mechanical Disco Pigeon, where I share the story behind:

✨ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺

⚙️ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

🎉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Check it out here:

🎧 Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hacker-public-radio/id281699640?i=1000679139218

🎧 Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/28XfAERNckuuBWjVnb8yy0

🎧 Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.fr/podcasts/9d9e6211-ff78-4501-93b6-6a9e560c4dbd/episodes/f6593f9a-8ba1-4bee-b3d5-bad87c636b4b/hacker-public-radio-hpr4263-an-interview-with-adam-matthews-about-the-disco-pigeon

🎧 Hacker Public Radio
https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4263/index.html

#opensource

HPR4263: An interview with Adam Matthews about the Disco Pigeon

Podcast Episode · Hacker Public Radio · 04/12/2024 · 1 sec

Apple Podcasts

A thread of some of my LED projects, for posterity.

One of my favourites, sound reactive LED rollerskates.

Running WLED on a ESP8266 D1 mini pro on each skate (don't ask, one of my first projects). Which are controlled by an exterior ESP32 with a microphone attached.

The left pair were for my friend for a performance we did.

#LEDs #WLED #wearables #esp

Demonstrating thier im𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙠able taste, on 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧, Manchester Tech Festival put me on 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚!

Featuring Pete the 𝙈𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 𝙋𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙤𝙣, we embarked on a 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 foray into the world of art, hardware hacking, software development, and open-source gratitude.

To everyone who came to watch, laughed, took pictures and supported me, 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙆𝙔𝙊𝙐! I hope it was a memorable addition to your day!

#Art #Creativity #Design #Storytelling #Engineering #Technology #Programing #Community #Career

Just in case you didn’t have enough AI news in your feed, Google's Project Zero has sucessfully gotten AI to find a zero-day vulnerability in the wild:

https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/googles-ai-tool-big-sleep-finds-zero.html

#cybersecurity #softwaredevelopment #ai #google #code #sqlite #software #vulnerability

Google’s AI Tool Big Sleep Finds Zero-Day Vulnerability in SQLite Database Engine

Google's Big Sleep AI framework uncovers a zero-day vulnerability in SQLite, showcasing AI-driven security potential.

The Hacker News

Manchester Tech Festival - (28th Oct - 8th Nov)

Those interested in the Manchester tech industry, this looks like an excellent networking opportunity... I will be attending an hope to see you there!

manchestertechfestival.co.uk

I for one cannot wait for a future where passwords have been entirely eradicated from authentication. Years of helping others recover from compromise after they've become the victim of credential theft may soon be a distant memory!

https://www.wired.com/story/passkey-portability-fido-alliance/

The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over

“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations to implement thanks to new initiatives the FIDO Alliance announced on Monday.

WIRED

Thankyou for these super classy pin-badges Chris! Millie and I are absolutely enamoured with them.

Your talk on the design and build process was thoroughly entertaining and it was a joy to meet you afterwards.

Do you plan on getting these up for sale somewhere so we can complete the whole collection!?

@intrbiz
@milperks
#oggcamp
#oggcamp2024
@oggcamp

Skyscrapper sized object free falls through atmosphere from space and is caught by giant mechanical chopsticks. Yes, this just happened... #SpaceX #Starship
https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxNQGiKtb6Mw6e6kKQKkbZZ2x3zA8Bkjvj
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