Sometimes I think I could have been an engineer. Almost.
And then I realize I’m a failure at maths and sciences and should stick to Journalism.
Despite following through with my first love of writing, there’s still the inner geek inside of me, which is just simply fascinated with all thing technological, whether it be hardware, software, or a combination of the two. I think it comes from this innate desire to know how things work – or more specifically, the quest for that knowledge, sine I don’t really have any sort of skills to do the initial discovering myself.
Wiibrew has been a good point of interest for me lately. It’s a wiki devoted to Nintendo Wii hacking that’s been around since the console’s release, but has really only gained steam in the last year or so, with the huge discoveries made by Team Twiizers. For those living under a rock, the system has been hacked to do pretty much anything users or developers want.
For me, the hacking process is easy enough. In fact, it can’t really be considered hacking by the end user, since the process is already done for them – the whole affair is so stupidly easy, that all a user needs to do is drop a couple of files onto an SD card and *blam*, custom applications. No, instead, what I’m far more interested in is how the hack is done. Perhaps it’s just the part of me that wants to know what’s being done to potentially brick my console. But really, I think it’s just my interest in knowing how the hell all the little circuits and silicone come together.
That being said, if you’re up for a largely technical, yet nonetheless interesting look into how consoles work, check out HackMii. The personal blog of Team Twiizer member Bushing, the site is simply an amazing resource, and really provides some amazing insight into the power of reverse engineering. Interesting stuff!
