My name is Michael Paul Faith.
I’m the son of a carpenter who was born with the most post-modern of original sins: the twin war crimes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The majority of my life was spent as an unmedicated space cadet cast adrift in currents of the Universe–a perfection of a certain Robert Frost poem.
These days I work for a well known biohacking company.
What do I do?
I contribute to some open source projects, develop tools to simplify complex tasks, and generally try not to get too derailed.
RFID Related
- Reverse engineered the Password/PACK workings of the GTU/UG4 magic card
- Built an appliance to bypass PACK based credential vendor locking
- Reverse engineered NXP’s ISO15693 MUA documentation error solving a long standing tech debt issue re: ICODE DNA while enabling NTAG5 development
- Added functionality to an old product
- Enabled a new product (soon to be two) to reach market - Developed a cross-platform, desktop application to simplify smartcard management to lower the access barrier of hardware credentials
- NFC Identifier - this helps people understand their NFC credentials v. my employer’s product offerings.
- Flipper Wedge allows people to pipe RFID/NFC transponder UID(s) to paired/connected computers
- Explored novel methods of RFID chip extraction
- NDEF Commander - Allows phones to read/write to sector 1 (ie, NTAGi2c 2k; respect the PAK) and also launch MIME records adding the ability to serve things like audio and the like from transponders
- Magic Commander - Allows Android phones to configure some magic transponders including the UG4/UMC–a first.
Biohacking Related
- Explored categorizing biomagnets by field response through a geometric lense
- Explored and refined categorization and sorting of implants based on use case
- Collaborated in the development of aesthetic, glowing, silicone implants
Open Source Contributions
Right to Repair
- Gardyn
- Increased awareness with teardown
- Found a replacement pump the fraction of the OEM price
Misc
- Community Biohacking Map - Increased availabilty and clarity of Bellingham, WA climbing beta
- MIDI Commander - A mobile app that lets you create/edit MIDI music from exisitng audio files