Kernelcon 2021 Hacker HotKey
Kernelcon 2021's Hacker HotKey was a customizable hotkey stream-deck badge configured for Hack Live voting, challenge sabotage, hint, and website-launch behavior, with public Arduino Leonardo firmware examples.
Kernelcon
KernelCon 2021: Hack Live Virtual
The April 30, 2021 Hack Live virtual Kernelcon event, whose public pages and repository document the customizable Hacker HotKey stream-deck badge.
Virtual · United States · 2021
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
Kernelcon 2021 Hacker HotKey
source-backed
Advanced configurable hotkey firmware
The repository preserves a simple sample firmware and an advanced configurable hotkey firmware guide for post-event customization.
Kernelcon 2021 Hacker HotKey
historical
Hack Live voting hotkeys
The default firmware mapped buttons for Hack Live website launch, voting, sabotage, hint, and live audience commands.
Operational history
Issues & Camp Impact
No Hacker HotKey image is published because repository images and storefront imagery have not been reconciled with complete reusable license and attribution metadata.
The virtual-event badge record stays source-backed and image-free.
The 2021 badge was tied to a one-day Hack Live virtual event rather than an in-person conference hall.
The record models it as a remote-event input badge and avoids ordinary attendee-distribution assumptions.
Resources
Hacker HotKey repository
firmware archive · Public Kernelcon repository preserving Arduino Leonardo firmware examples, default key mapping, and 3D-print case reference.
KernelCon 2021 Hack Live page
official event page · Official Hack Live source for April 30, 2021, free virtual-event framing and customizable hotkey stream-deck badge wording.
Sources
Kernelcon: KernelCon 2021 Hack Live
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official event source for April 30, 2021, Hack Live context and customizable hotkey stream-deck badge claim.
Kernelcon GitHub repository: Hacker HotKey README
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for default hotkey mapping, launcher/voting behavior, Arduino Leonardo firmware workflow, sample and advanced firmware paths, and case reference.