Guest

Kira 'HexByte' Lin

Embedded firmware researcher

Episodes: 2
Airtime: 2h 02m
First on: Jul 20, 2026

Appearances

EP // 041Sep 21, 2026

The Firmware in Your Commuter Bike Is Phoning Home

Unencrypted telemetry, over-the-air updates, and what it takes to flash open firmware onto an e-bike controller you actually own. Links and references are in the full show notes at electriclaserlimousine.com.

Security
Nerd life

58 minGuest: Kira 'HexByte' Lin

EP // 032Jul 20, 2026

The Memory-Safe Hardware Myth and FPGA Hacks

Memory-safe languages fix a lot, but not everything. We dig into hardware-level bugs and what FPGAs let researchers do about them. Links and references are in the full show notes at electriclaserlimousine.com.

Security

1h 04mGuest: Kira 'HexByte' Lin