In Honor of Your Academic Achievement and Leadership Ability and your Commitment to Our Nation's Democratic System of Government Lead America cordially invites your participation in the Presidential Youth Leadership Conference.
Yessir, I’m committed to our government.
The keynote speakers for 2600‘s The Fifth Hope have been announced.
On Friday, July 9th our keynote will be renowned hacker, fugitive, author, radio host, and subject of our documentary ("Freedom Downtime") Kevin Mitnick. Believe it or not, this will be Kevin's first appearance at a HOPE conference. On Saturday, July 10th we're pleased as punch that Steve Wozniak (of Apple fame) will be giving the keynote address. His work, interests, and philanthropy go far beyond Apple however. Throughout it all, he hasn't lost his interest in the hacker world nor his understanding of what actually constitutes a hacker. We wrap things up on Sunday, July 11th with another keynote by Jello Biafra (musician, activist, media hacker) who, despite his admitted lack of technical prowess, manages to see the big picture and how it relates to the hacker culture. Jello was our sole keynote at H2K in 2000 and gave an extended talk at H2K2 in 2002, both of which were filled to capacity.
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My Cobra ESD-9220WX Radar/Laser Detector just arrived. It’s pretty awesome.
It detects X, K, Superwide KA Band Radar, Laser (including LTI 20-20, Ultra Lyte, and ProLaser technologies), VG-2, Safety Alert and Strobe Alert signals. It’s also VG-2 undetectable, so the cops can’t tell that I have the detector. Did I mention voice alert?
I finished reading Richard K. Morgan’s Altered Carbon today. The quote on the front from the London Times sums the book up best.
This seamless marriage of hardcore cyberpunk and hard-boiled detective tail is an astonishing first novel.
Needless to say, I enjoyed it. It reminded me alot of K.W. Jeter’s Noir.
Though less on the detective, and more on the cyberpunk.
Apparently there’s a $5,000 fine for being in parks after they close. The Police don’t seem to care, but the Rangers do.
They ran my ID and, well, I’m not arrested. It’s reassuring to know I’m not officially a terrorist yet.
I finished reading Crimethinc‘s Off the Map. It’s the story of two girls from Olympia who travel to Europe with no money, squatting in different buildings and the like.
I highly recommend it. It’s one of my favorite books.
From the site:
A punk rock vision quest told in the tradition of the anarchist travel story, Off the Map is narrated by two young women as they discard their maps, fears, and anything resembling a plan, and set off on the winds of the world. Without the smug cynicism that seems to permeate most modern radical tales, this story is told with genuine hope, and a voice that never loses its connection with the mysteries of life, even in the midst of everyday tragedies. Wandering across Europe, the dozens of vignettes are the details of the whole—a squatted castle surrounded by tourists on the Spanish coast, a philosophizing businessman on the highways of France, a plaza full of los crustos in Barcelona, a diseased foot in a Belgian train squat, a glow bug on the dew-covered grass of anywhere—a magical, novel-like folktale for the end of the world.
I just realized that I was mentioned on BinRev Radio episode 44. Stank Dawg read a letter I sent him a while ago and complemented my name. Dual also gave me shouts for the RFID dirt I gave him.