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thenightwatch.pdf

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 17:36:33 +0000

As a systems hacker, you must be prepared to do savage things, unspeakable things, to kill runaway threads with your bare hands, to write directly to network ports using telnet and an old copy of an RFC that you found in the Vatican.

Tags: #bears #essay #funny #hackers #imported:pinboard #programming #systems #to:fb

Make: Online : A visit to All Hands Active

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:17:15 +0000

"Last weekend, I had the great fortune to visit All Hands Active, an up-and-coming hackerspace in Ann Arbor, Michigan."

Tags: #annarbor #hackers #hackerspaces #michigan

DIY Freaks Flock to 'Hacker Spaces' Worldwide | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:43:57 +0000

Tags: #community #hackers #hackerspaces #makers

computers should be less friendly » Blog Archive » Synthesizers

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:49:30 +0000

"They produce not only code but content, documentation, opinions — they care about what’s out there and what they are putting out there."

Tags: #hackers #synthesizers #writing

Drivl.com | What code DOESN'T do in real life (that it does in the movies)

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:25:00 +0000

"Matt craps on a bunch of ridiculous ideas about programming and code that Hollywood can't seem to stay away from."

Tags: #code #funny #hackers #hollywood #movies

Drivl.com | Top 20 Hackers in Film History

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:18:07 +0000

"Below you will find a list of the 20 coolest, funniest, dare I say sexiest hackers and computer geeks that have graced the silver screen."

Tags: #entertainment #hackers #hollywood #movies

ASCII by Jason Scott: The Phone Stories: VOICEMAIL

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:31:09 +0000

"I remember the grey day, I remember the rain drizzling across the street and against the booth when I realized my box, my little teenage piece of the phone system, was gone forever."

Tags: #hackers #oldschool #phreakers

a random Gnome's random Lair: The Commodore 64 demoscene

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:25:48 +0000

"What follows, you see, is an amazing video compilation of some of the more impressive productions of the C64 demoscene."

Tags: #c64 #demoscene #hackers #nifty

ASCII by Jason Scott: Awesome

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:26:08 +0000

"But to Brain's likely great surprise, I did not die, but in fact woke up, enjoying the restful 3 hours of sleep I just got, amazed at what I'd just seen, and distracted, ever so much, from the horrible pain for a while."

Tags: #brains #casinos #dreams #hackers #hosting #nifty

THE.SCENE

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:25:19 +0000

"NYU student Brian has a secret: He and his friends pirate hundreds of millions of dollars worth of illicit Hollywood movies in their spare time."

Tags: #documentary #entertainment #filesharing #hackers #hacking #p2p #video #warez

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

Mon, 23 May 2005 10:59:10 +0000

"In the world of hackers, the kind of answers you get to your technical questions depends as much on the way you ask the questions as on the difficulty of developing the answer."

Tags: #hackers #programming #questions

Idle Words - Dabblers and Blowhards

Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:49:50 +0000

"But you, sir, are no painter."

Tags: #cashews #funny #hackers #painters #paulgraham

Amazon Web Services Blog: Amazon DevCon - Rael Dornfest - Rules for Remixing

Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:58:26 +0000

"Turns out there is no magic inside, and that by opening it you make the magic happen; this is sometimes more interesting than the box itself."

Tags: #hackers #hacks #remixing #speeches