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Last "Hackers On Planet Earth" Conference In July

Posted by kdawson on from the springs-eternal dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The Last H.O.P.E. ('Hackers on Planet Earth') Conference is set for July 18-20, 2008, at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. The organizers have announced their supplemental speaker list, adding on to the initial list. Topics will include 'Crafting a Security-Enhanced Wikipedia,' 'VoIP (in)security: Italians Do It Better,' 'AntiSocial Networking: Vulnerabilities in Social Nets,' 'SWF and the Malware Tragedy,' 'Simulating the Universe on Supercomputers,' and my personal favorite, 'RIAA Litigations: How the Tech Community Can Help.'"

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  1. On the Speakers list.. by handmedowns · · Score: 5, Funny

    H.G. Wells - Time Travel
    Stephen Hawking - WormHoles
    Kdawson - ADHD and how it affects an editor

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    The road between democracy and tyranny is paved with secrecy in the name of security.
    1. Re:On the Speakers list.. by _xeno_ · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't forget the Doctor and his keynote speech on using a sonic screwdriver to break into any computer system ever created.

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      You are in a maze of twisty little relative jumps, all alike.
  2. Radio Statler by double-oh+three · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those of you that can't attend, there will be an internet radio station (which I am helping put together) from and about the conference (details here: http://radio.hope.net/ ), with interviews and news and other bits from the con.

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    "For years, I struggled with reality... but I'm happy to say I finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd
  3. RIAA Litigations: How the Tech Community Can Help by John+Hasler · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Set up honeypots to entrap the RIAA into sending bogus notices. Thoroughly document this and make the results available to those defending themselves against RIAA suits (and to those pursuing class action suits against the RIAA).

    Also try to trick them into breaking into and/or DOSing bittorent trackers (preferably ones not being used to infringe any RIAA copyrights).

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    Warning: this article may contain humor, sarcasm, parody, and perhaps even irony. Read at your own risk.
  4. Re:2007? by Mooga · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, time to pull out the DeLorean...

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    ~ Mooga
  5. Re:This one's obvious by skeeto · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You say that like copyright infringement has something to do with the RIAA lawsuit selection process.