Gijs Gieskes is an astonishing inventor/hacker/bender/maker of electro/mechanical/audio/artistic devices.
posted by mhjb
on Oct 7, 2010 -
4 comments
Can you write a hack in 140 characters?
Someone figured out how, and now Twitter is infested with them. They say they'll have a fix today. In the mean time, the twitter page belonging to the wife of the British PM
has been hacked, making it redirect to a Japanese porn site.
posted by Chocolate Pickle
on Sep 21, 2010 -
53 comments
Jan Chipchase is employeed by Nokia in the "corporate anthropology" field, but he considers it "design research," as he's not an anthropologist by training. His work covers researching
how people modify their phones in China, India, Ghana, and elsewhere, adding features or extending battery life. He also tracks how
cellphones are associated with personal identity and how they are playing roles far from urban and suburban centers. In some locations, cell phone numbers are written above doorways for identification, when there is no official map or organization for streets. He also blogs about his experiences, and his most recent post, he covers the rise of "
Super Fakes."
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posted by filthy light thief
on Sep 3, 2009 -
16 comments
The Happy Hacker offers you the secrets and tools to become an
Überhacker and
Cyberwarrior, and even
how to build a railgun. But who is this Happy Hacker? Though
other folks are now involved with the website, Carolyn P. Meinel is the primary face of The Happy Hacker. She is a long-time computer hacker, going back to
getting unapproved access to the PLATO system (
previously). She started Happy Hacker because "
all sorts of guys were begging me, 'teach me how to hack'." Her webpage gained attention, getting mentioned in
The Happy Mutant Handbook, and being invited to speak at
Defcon. But there are people
who doubt her credentials, and others who are
a lot more harsh. Regardless of the backlash, and the
appearance that the peak of The Happy Hacker has passed,
her articles are still being published.
posted by filthy light thief
on Apr 29, 2009 -
23 comments
What happens when we leave behind cosmetics and societal norms to modify our bodies and minds to enhance who we are and what we can do?
In this talk, journalist
Quinn Norton explores how technology and flesh are coming together.
posted by Hypocrites
on Aug 23, 2008 -
10 comments
Serious as a heart attack: A collaboration of various medical researchers in the academic field has led to proof that pacemakers can be
remotely hacked with simple and accessible equipment. This is a proof of concept, but the real question is: How many other pacemakers and medical devices are similarly vulnerable? (Writers may note a new twist available for the assassination of characters in their novels and screenplays.)
posted by spock
on Aug 13, 2008 -
41 comments
Ever admired those hard-working hackers, toiling away to get you the programs you've always loathed to have? Have you ever dreamt of exploring the innards of someone else's computer but have held back due to those pesky legalities? If you said yes to either of the above questions or just want to play an online hacking simulation, then
SlaveHack is the website for you.
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posted by flatluigi
on Dec 23, 2007 -
9 comments
