diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7ae736..33bbe6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 playground
 ==========
 
-A place for my head
\ No newline at end of file
+A place for my head
+
+Just random hacking/learning.
diff --git a/golang/rndc/gen.pl b/golang/rndc/gen.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..48b30cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/golang/rndc/gen.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Net::RNDC::Packet;
+
+my $pkt = Net::RNDC::Packet->new(key => 'abcd');
+
+$pkt->{data}{somelist} = [ {cat => 'dog', small => ['thing'], }, 1, "hi", ['bird', 'mouse'] ];
+
+open(my $o, '>', 'pkt.pkt') or die "Failed to write pkt.pkt: $!\n";
+
+print $o $pkt->data;
+
+close($o);
+
+print <<EOF
+Now run:
+
+  go build
+  ./parse
+EOF
diff --git a/golang/rndc/pkt.pkt b/golang/rndc/pkt.pkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..953afaf
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diff --git a/golang/rndc/rndc.go b/golang/rndc/rndc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea9145c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/golang/rndc/rndc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"crypto/hmac"
+	"encoding/base64"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("Opening pkt.pkt (an RNDC packet)")
+	f, err := os.Open("pkt.pkt")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var pkt []byte
+	pkt, _ = ioutil.ReadAll(f)
+
+	var length int32
+	var version int32
+
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(pkt)
+
+	copy := buf.Bytes()
+	buf = bytes.NewBuffer(copy)
+
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.BigEndian, &length)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.BigEndian, &version)
+	var x value
+
+	mkey := "abcd"
+	ekey, _ := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(mkey)
+
+	copy = copy[51:]
+	h := hmac.New(md5.New, ekey)
+        h.Write(copy)
+        sum := h.Sum(nil)
+	enc := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sum)
+	enc = enc[:22]
+
+	x = table_fromwire(buf)
+	fmt.Println("Decoding packet from disk")
+	display(&x, "")
+
+	got := (* (*x.subt)["_auth"].subt)["hmd5"]
+
+	if (got.subv != enc) {
+		fmt.Println("Failed to validate packet")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("Packet validated!")
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Encoding decoded packet")
+
+	// Todo: Properly encode a packet
+	zing := table_towire(&x, 0)
+
+	dbytes := zing.Bytes()
+
+	buf2 := bytes.NewBuffer(dbytes)
+	var typex int8
+	var length2 int32
+
+	binary.Read(buf2, binary.BigEndian, &typex)
+	binary.Read(buf2, binary.BigEndian, &length2)
+	
+	var y value
+
+	fmt.Println("Decoding re-encoded packet")
+	y = table_fromwire(buf2)
+	display(&y, "")
+}
+
+const ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_STRING     int8 = 0
+const ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_BINARYDATA int8 = 1
+const ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_TABLE      int8 = 2
+const ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_LIST       int8 = 3
+
+type table_head map[string] value
+type list_head []value
+
+type value struct {
+	xtype int8
+	subt *table_head
+	suba *list_head
+	subv string
+}
+
+func value_fromwire (buf *bytes.Buffer) value {
+	var typex int8
+	var length int32
+
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.BigEndian, &typex)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.BigEndian, &length)
+
+	d := make([]byte, length)
+	buf.Read(d)
+
+	nbuf := bytes.NewBuffer(d)
+
+	switch typex {
+		case ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_TABLE:
+			return table_fromwire(nbuf)
+		case ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_LIST:
+			return list_fromwire(nbuf)
+		case ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_BINARYDATA:
+			return binary_fromwire(nbuf)
+	}
+	var wah value
+	return wah
+}
+
+func value_towire (val *value) *bytes.Buffer {
+	switch val.xtype {
+		case ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_TABLE:
+			return table_towire(val,0)
+		case ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_LIST:
+			return list_towire(val)
+		case ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_BINARYDATA:
+			return binary_towire(val)
+	}
+
+	what := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	return what
+}
+
+func binary_fromwire (buf *bytes.Buffer) value {
+	db := make([]byte, buf.Len())
+	buf.Read(db)
+
+	var ret value
+	ret.xtype = ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_BINARYDATA
+	ret.subv = string(db)
+	return ret
+}
+
+func binary_towire (val *value) *bytes.Buffer {
+	var length int32 = int32(len(val.subv))
+	var buf = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	binary.Write(buf, binary.BigEndian, int8(ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_BINARYDATA))
+
+	if length == 0 {
+		binary.Write(buf, binary.BigEndian, int32(4))
+		buf.WriteString("null")
+	} else {
+		binary.Write(buf, binary.BigEndian, length)
+		buf.WriteString(val.subv)
+	}
+
+	return buf
+}		
+
+func list_fromwire (buf *bytes.Buffer) value {
+	var data list_head
+	for ; buf.Len() > 0; {
+		data = append(data, value_fromwire(buf))
+	}
+	var ret value
+	ret.xtype = ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_LIST
+	ret.suba = &data
+	return ret
+}
+
+func list_towire (val *value) *bytes.Buffer {
+	var header = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	binary.Write(header, binary.BigEndian, int8(ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_LIST))
+	var buf = new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	for _, d := range *val.suba {
+		buf.Write(value_towire(&d).Bytes())
+	}
+	
+	binary.Write(header, binary.BigEndian, int32(buf.Len()))
+	var newbuf = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	newbuf.Write(header.Bytes())
+	newbuf.Write(buf.Bytes())
+
+	return newbuf
+}
+
+func table_fromwire (buf *bytes.Buffer) value {
+	data := make(table_head)
+
+	for ; buf.Len() > 0; {
+		var length int8
+		var key string
+
+		binary.Read(buf, binary.BigEndian, &length)
+		d := make([]byte, length)
+
+		buf.Read(d)
+
+		key = string(d)
+
+		data[key] = value_fromwire(buf)
+	}
+
+	
+	var ret value
+	ret.xtype = ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_TABLE
+	ret.subt = &data
+	return ret
+}
+
+func table_towire (val *value, no_header int) *bytes.Buffer {
+	var header = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	binary.Write(header, binary.BigEndian, int8(ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_TABLE))
+	var buf = new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	for k, d := range *val.subt {
+		binary.Write(buf, binary.BigEndian, int8(len(k)))
+		buf.WriteString(k)
+		buf.Write(value_towire(&d).Bytes())
+	}
+
+	if (no_header > 0) {
+		return buf
+	} else {
+		var newbuf = new(bytes.Buffer)
+		binary.Write(header, binary.BigEndian, int32(buf.Len()))
+		newbuf.Write(header.Bytes())
+		newbuf.Write(buf.Bytes())
+		return newbuf
+	}
+
+	return buf
+}
+
+func display(v *value, indent string) {
+	switch v.xtype {
+		case ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_BINARYDATA:
+			fmt.Print("\"", v.subv, "\"\n")
+		case ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_LIST:
+			fmt.Print(indent, "(\n");
+			cindent := indent
+			indent = indent + "  "
+			for _, val := range *v.suba {
+				display(&val, indent)
+			}
+			fmt.Print(cindent, ")\n");
+
+		case ISCCC_CCMSGTYPE_TABLE:
+			fmt.Print(indent, "{\n");
+			cindent := indent
+			indent := indent + "  "
+			for key, val := range *v.subt {
+				fmt.Print(indent, "\"", key, "\":");
+				display(&val, indent)
+			}
+			fmt.Print(cindent, "}\n");
+	}
+}