The YoungWonks Podcast: Recent Episodes
Oliver Trevor
Learn to solder live—and learn what common mistakes to avoid! Bad solder joints can cause unpredictable failures in your projects down the line. Good soldering skills allow you to not only build new electronic devices but also repair the ones you have. We will cover soldering wires, soldering through-hole parts, removing solder, and common soldering mistakes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V72O-N9hGiA
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It's important to choose a controller that is suited to the price point and needs of your project. In this podcast, Oliver Trevor and Suchin Ravi offer their Maker perspectives on choosing the right microcontroller for the job--the first time.
https://youtu.be/r1gWkBpHTh8
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The US government and numerous tech corporations recently fell victim to a hack by a foreign government entity—dubbed the SolarWinds hack by the media. How was the hack carried out? Why did it go unnoticed for so long? In this episode of the YoungWonks Podcast, hear the computer programmer's perspective on the SolarWinds hack from Oliver Trevor and Suchin Ravi.This episode will cover current speculation about the attack, as the investigation is ongoing. We will also delve into the 10 Immutable Laws of Security and explain how they could've been applied to avoid this oversight. Suchin Ravi will use his background in hardware to explain other recent exploits that were rooted in poor silicon design, such as Meltdown and Spectre. We will also go over best practices for handling passwords and encryption from developers' point of view. Terms to know: * exploit * buffer overflows * hashing * 0-day vulnerability
https://youtu.be/LtdB4s8Ubu8
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A new MIT admit (Oliver Trevor) and an MIT alumnus (Akshay Ravikumar) discuss applying and going to MIT.
https://youtu.be/96OYIIezZ00
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