wk21/2021

Links from week 21 (24th - 30th May 2021)

• Hacking the Silvercrest (Lidl) Smart Home Gateway (paulbanks.org) - modifying a cheaper Lidl home gateway to get more out of it
• The Hostile Takeover of a Microsoft Flight Simulator Server (wired.com) - how a virtual air traffic control community was taken over (also on this site disable Javascript with uBlock Origin to get the full article)
• How to Twitter (lee-phillips.org) - how to get the most out of Twitter and avoid the negative aspects as best as possible

Couple of links showcasing subterranean Paris;

• The Ghost Subway Station in Paris Where Films Come to Life (atlasobscura.com) - details of the underground metro station that is still maintained and used as a film set
• 7 Ghost stations of the Paris metro and how to get into them illegally (urbextour.com) - photo essay on the abandoned stations of the Paris Metro (including the cinema stop above)

And a couple of links featuring Japanese architecture;

• Goodbye to the Future: The Last Days of Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower (japan-forward.com) - the end is in sight for the famous capsule tower
• A Year in the Metabolist Future of 1972 (failedarchitecture.com) - a further article on the Nakagin Capsule tower and its inhabitants
• Danchi Dreams (danchi-dreams.com) - photo essay covering the massive housing projects that were built in the 1970s