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by yetihehe 20 days ago
When I was reverse engineering one device protocol, I could see the message patterns like addresses and flags in a screen full of raw hex numbers, essentially dehexing on the fly. Closest thing to matrix-style seeing of data. If you stare long enough at something, your brain will start to see patterns and automatically extract more information. It's a little crazy to experience for yourself how adaptable our brains are.