Jekyll2026-11-14T22:14:49-08:00https://breadboardbay.com/feed.xmlBreadboard BayPortfolio, resume, projects and photography from Chris, who builds scientific instruments for ocean exploration.ChrisWelcome to Breadboard Bay2026-11-05T00:00:00-08:002026-11-05T00:00:00-08:00https://breadboardbay.com/posts/welcome-to-breadboard-bayBreadboard Bay is my corner of the internet, an imaginary bay where the sea life and the machines are built out of solderless breadboards. It’s here to bring my two worlds together, electronics and the ocean, and to give my projects, résumé, writing and bird photos a home.

The site is built with Jekyll, which turns plain text files into ordinary web pages, and the artwork is drawn as SVG, so it stays sharp at any size. There’s no server running code in the background. Each time I push a change to the site’s repository, it rebuilds itself and the finished files are served as they are, with a little JavaScript so the pages can swap without the bay ever reloading.

]]>ChrisAn interesting time in cyber crime2026-10-26T00:00:00-07:002026-10-26T00:00:00-07:00https://breadboardbay.com/posts/an-interesting-time-in-cyber-crimeSeveral years ago a friend recommended a podcast called Darknet Diaries and I’ve been hooked ever since. Darknet tells some unbelievable stories with equally interesting characters all based around the cybersecurity landscape. From historical hacking to modern supply chain attacks Darknet covers it all. I appreciate a good true crime show and Darknet regularly delivers quality crime to my ears. I’ve since branched out to other cyber-focused podcasts like Hacked and Risky Biz. Focused more on current cyber-related events, trends and new technology (AI), Risky Biz is a weekly podcast.

I’ve stumbled into this world at exactly the right time to watch AI break into the world’s software stack. It has been fascinating to watch AI-assisted research find new vulnerabilities in longstanding and widespread software. It’s taken me a while to understand hacker lingo like on-prem, zero-days, and RCE (I still don’t understand half the words) but I’m up to speed enough to know it’s a serendipitous time to discover this field.

If you’re at all intrigued, here’s an episode of Darknet Diaries that I found fascinating, plus links to the other podcasts to stay up to date with the rapidly changing, AI-fueled cybersecurity landscape.

Start here

Darknet Diaries episode 36 artwork: a red-haired cartoon man peeking over the top of a black screen Ep 36: Jeremy from Marketing Darknet Diaries. The new guy at the office isn’t quite who he seems.

Stay up to date

  • Darknet Diaries: true stories from the dark side of the internet, hosted by Jack Rhysider.
  • Hacked: strange tales of hacking, tech, internet grifters, AI, and security, with Jordan Bloemen and Scott Francis Winder.
  • Risky Business: a weekly information security podcast covering the week’s news, with interviews from people across the industry.
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