963: Hardware Hacking with Matt Brown

963: Hardware Hacking with Matt Brown

Scott and Wes chat with YouTuber and security consultant Matt Brown about breaking into IoT devices, extracting firmware, and decoding the hidden tech inside everyday gadgets. Matt shares his methods, the legal boundaries, and the wild stories behind his most interesting hacks. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:21 Curiosity in Hacking 03:28 Understanding IoT Devices 07:15 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 07:40 Linux vs Microcontrollers 10:11 UART Console Access 13:56 Firmware Extraction Techniques 14:19 Guessing Usernames and Passwords 19:22 Extracting Password Hashes 23:15 Legal Considerations in Hacking 30:06 Where does the inspiration come from? 31:20 Using Logic Analyzers 37:45 CAN Protocol in Automotive 45:42 Influence of Lewis Rossman 54:05 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Matt: Key Person of Influence Shameless Plugs Matt:Matt Brown on YouTube, Brown Fine Security Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

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987: Remote Coding Agents

987: Remote Coding Agents

Scott and Wes break down the world of remote coding agents — what they are, why you’d want one, and all the different ways you can run them, from Cursor Cloud and Claude Code to an old laptop sitting ...

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986: Does Code Quality Matter Anymore?

986: Does Code Quality Matter Anymore?

In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about popover navigation patterns, the Vibrate API on iOS, whether code quality still matters in the AI era, Wes’s evolving Obsidian second...

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985: Stop putting secrets in .env

985: Stop putting secrets in .env

Scott and Wes are joined by Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim to talk about Varlock, a new approach to environment variables that adds schemas, validation, and security to the humble .env file. They dig in...

9 Mar 47min

984: How to Make a DOM Library Render Anything w/ Paolo Ricciuti

984: How to Make a DOM Library Render Anything w/ Paolo Ricciuti

Wes and Scott talk with Paolo Ricciuti about Svelte custom renderers and how Svelte actually talks to the DOM. They dig into compiler internals, CSS handling, native bridges, and the realities of main...

4 Mar 49min

983: Why I Chose Electron Over Native (And I’d Do It Again)

983: Why I Chose Electron Over Native (And I’d Do It Again)

Wes and Scott talk about building v_framer, Scott’s custom multi-source video recording app, and why Electron beat Tauri and native APIs for the job. They dig into MKV vs WebM, crash-proof recording, ...

2 Mar 37min

982: Bots Are Ruining the Internet

982: Bots Are Ruining the Internet

Wes and Scott talk about the latest dev news: Node enabling Temporal by default, OpenAI acquiring OpenClaw, TypeScript 6, new TanStack and Deno releases, the explosion of AI agent platforms, and more....

25 Feb 49min

981: Browsers Are Finally Catching Up (Interop 2026)

981: Browsers Are Finally Catching Up (Interop 2026)

Scott and Wes unpack Interop 2026 and the browser features finally aligning across engines, from container style queries and anchor positioning to scroll-driven animations and view transitions. They b...

23 Feb 51min

980: AI Coding Explained

980: AI Coding Explained

Wes and Scott talk about the state of AI coding in 2026—from editors and models to agents, skills, slash commands, MCPs, and more. They unpack what these things actually do, how they overlap, and how ...

18 Feb 52min

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