For those unaware, the "SSL Added and removed here!" image is a reference to a diagram describing unencrypted communications between Google datacenters that leaked from the NSA in 2013 [1].<p>[1] <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/new-docs-show-nsa-taps-google-yahoo-data-center-links/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/new-docs-show-ns...</a>
One of the coolest revelations to me, just looking at the status page [1] is that the Wii only had 88 MB of RAM - split between 24 MB built in to the SoC and 64 MB of GDDR3.<p>Given that this is the case, ntpd using 15% of the system memory means it was using about 13 MB of RAM - hardly a huge chunk by today's standards but not small either. I wonder if reducing the number of time servers would improve this much? On my system I can see I'm tracking about 9 servers from the debian pool.<p>Compare this to the XBox 360 which even at the time had 512 MB, it's really amazing how much they managed to squeeze out of such a tiny chip.<p>[1] - <a href="https://blog.infected.systems/status/" rel="nofollow">https://blog.infected.systems/status/</a>
> Rebooting NetBSD reboots the whole console, and not just the NetBSD ‘app’, so you’ll find yourself back at the Wii Menu after any kernel patch or system upgrade.<p>This can be mitigated by installing Priiloader, and having it autoboot into either the Homebrew Channel or the NetBSD .dol file
I love this sorta stuff! I once had my blog hosted on a docker container on my Robot Vacuum. I switched back to a saner host when I started getting uptime alerts when the vacuum went under my bed and lost wifi signal!
This reminds me of a project I saw more than 24 (!) years ago. Someone made a webserver for the GBA.<p>It seemed magical to me at the time and I still remember going to this site often to see updates (that's why I remember the URL).<p>Thankfully the Wayback Machine still has it:<p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030204043536/http://fivemouse.com/" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20030204043536/http://fivemouse....</a>
Based on previous experience with Wii homebrew, you could probably circumvent the (expected) reliability issues of the smaller SD by swapping to a regular USB thumbdrive post exploit, ports are only 2.0 but you're bound by processor anyway
FYI - instead of Photo Booth you can use Quicktime Player and "create new movie recording". I believe that should fix the image flipping problem.
>I was doing this bit using a capture card and Photo Booth on macOS which doesn’t actually support disabling the image-flip on the video feed<p>Please use OBS
The writer's post on the fediverse announcing this post gave me a good chuckle when it came across my feed.<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@alexhaydock/114377262481451962" rel="nofollow">https://infosec.exchange/@alexhaydock/114377262481451962</a>
> <a href="https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2025-04-21-this-blog-is-hosted-on-a-nintendo-wii/caddy.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2025-04-21-this-blog-is-...</a><p>Didnt think I'd ever be id'd so accurately on a blog about running a webserver on a WII.
Hey, if anyone wants Wii colo on public address space in New York, get in touch. We gotchu.<p><a href="https://wtfhost.onefreecomputer.org" rel="nofollow">https://wtfhost.onefreecomputer.org</a><p>We also have android dedis.
Try using ZZ to exit vim ;)<p>...Then the hardest part is only remembering what layout you're on if you regularly swap keyboard layouts between QWERTY and QWERTZ<p>..or wait are you even on a keyboard there?