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Brain-in-a-jar SAO claim
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source-described companion add-on
The team announces a brain-in-a-jar SAO and says tapping it causes something to happen to transmission objects in range. The source does not publish connector/pinout, electrical requirements, host compatibility, radio or proximity mechanism, availability, final behavior, safety guidance, or technical archive.
- Badge
- H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
- Type
- source-described companion add-on
- Status
- team-announced pre-event behavior
- Compatibility
- H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
- Source
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Defcon/comments/1umqssi/zombie_badge_info_dump/
Badge context
Related Resources
first-hand H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 project announcement
A contemporaneous source authored by u/zer0patient and signed H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5. It directly names the two-object ESP32-S3, IR, NFC, BLE, buzzer, firmware-CTF, backend, team-roaming, Cure Station, medkit-prop, and brain-in-a-jar SAO claims for DEF CON 34. Its embedded images have no stated reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
first-hand H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 project update
Earlier public project update by the same Reddit account. It establishes a second-variant interaction claim, intended drops, the team's first-year badge-project statement, and independent BadgeLife context. It does not provide a hardware archive, verified distribution plan, organizer authorization, or reusable-image grant.
Badge: H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
Source trail
Evidence Sources
H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 / u/zer0patient · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary team-signed source for the planned DEF CON 34 two-object project, named ESP32-S3, IR, NFC, BLE, buzzer, transmission/counter framing, firmware CTF, backend, in-person crew/Cure Station/medkit game elements, and companion brain-in-a-jar SAO. It does not establish final design, production, safe or lawful radio behavior, deployment, distribution, game outcome, DEF CON affiliation, admission, or image reuse permission.
Badge: H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
u/zer0patient · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary first-hand early project source for the stated second variant, interaction-first intent, planned drops, and first-year badge-project context. It is a pre-event teaser rather than a source repository, finished-artifact specification, stock record, fulfillment report, or image license.
Badge: H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)