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| ``It's essentially a matter of physics...'' -- Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense |
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Videos from PhreakNIC 7 Online |
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| Topic: Technology |
5:43 pm EST, Mar 19, 2004 |
PhreakNIC, for those of you raised by wolves, is an annual technology and culture exhibition (the kinder, gentler name for "Hacker Convention") in Nashville, TN. This year's event is all over, except for a few blood tests that we're still awaiting results on, but if you missed it you can catch some of the events through the video feeds. Wilpig was nice enough to set up a recorder on ConTV, but unfortunately it crashed a couple of times. Some of the best attended talks were lost. Seriously, just download the .avi files, as they are smaller (DiVX Format) and have been edited. The raw .wmv files are labeled based on the original schedule, not the actual execution of such schedule. For instance, the cable feed wasn't set up for the Welcome, so if you download it you'll be cursing at the fact that you have an hour of Nashville Tourism commercials. Videos from PhreakNIC 7 Online |
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Wired News: Prions: When Proteins Attack |
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| Topic: Science |
1:44 pm EST, Jan 19, 2004 |
] Once prion diseases infect a body, the proteins change
] shape and, with a kiss of death, turn their neighbors
] into clones of themselves. Clumps of misshapen proteins
] form, overwhelming neurons and poking holes in the brain.
] Death is inevitable. Wired News: Prions: When Proteins Attack |
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| Topic: Rap & Hip Hop |
5:16 pm EST, Jan 18, 2004 |
battle flautist The man can do sick things with a flute, a mic, and a lexicon effects box. Tim Barsky |
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| Topic: Surveillance |
8:59 pm EST, Jan 4, 2004 |
The FBI now has more power to compel ... with no court oversight and in nearly total secrecy. Congress should be finding ways to curtail the use [of authority], not expand it. Now, to issue a national security letter, the FBI merely has to certify that the information is "relevant" to a national security investigation. This is more unchecked power than the agency ought to have ... ... Congress has taken action that really is worth worrying about. The Washington Post is not pleased. Too Much Power |
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Best Selling Science Books |
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| Topic: Science |
5:49 pm EST, Dec 15, 2003 |
A result of a query to amazon.com for the best science books from july 1999 to November 2003. Of course on the list are Hawking's "A Brief History in Time", Abbot's "Flatland: A romance of many dimensions", and Greene's "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimenstions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory" (which has been turned into a three part series on NOVA for PBS. How many pop-science books have you read? Best Selling Science Books |
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| Topic: Cyber-Culture |
3:10 am EST, Nov 3, 2003 |
Japanese people are crazy Men'Som |
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Caring for Your Introvert |
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| Topic: Cyber-Culture |
4:39 pm EST, Oct 31, 2003 |
making fun of people who don't like interacting w/ other people is funny Caring for Your Introvert |
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FTC calls for US patent reform |
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| Topic: Current Events |
4:39 pm EST, Oct 30, 2003 |
] Proposals to make US patents harder to obtain and easier
] to challenge were put forward this week by the US Federal
] Trade Commission. FTC calls for US patent reform |
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