Issue dossier
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying article or video imagery without a clear catalogue reuse basis.
Evidence
Hackaday source for the cube construction, more-than-400 hand-soldered run, LEDs, microprocessors, buses, USB terminal behavior, mesh network, text adventure, and time-sharing emulator lore.
Official CypherCon history source for CypherCon 2.0 dates, Discovery World venue, attendee count, Game of Life / Hacker Glider theme, The Cube badge, TYMKRS attribution, and badge-creator panel listing.
Official-history-linked panel source for badge-creator discussion at CypherCon 2.0.
Official-history-linked video source for the TYMKRS Cube badge explanation.
Source trail
Official event history source for CypherCon 2.0 dates, Discovery World venue, 525 attendees, The Cube badge, TYMKRS attribution, and badge-creator panel context.
Official-history-linked panel source preserving badge-creator discussion at the 2017 event.
Official-history-linked video source preserving the Cube badge explanation.
Secondary technical source for the cube-PCB construction, mesh-network framing, more-than-400 badge run, USB terminal behavior, text adventure, relay-computer goal, and time-sharing emulator behavior.