I really really need to get caught up to the point where I’m finally writing about the city/country that I’m actually in again. I swear I’m going to get caught up in the next day or so and get back on a frequent posting schedule. So I may give my week in Berlin shorter shrift […]
Entries Tagged as 'Hacker culture'
Kiberpipa: All our code are belong to you.
November 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Hacker culture, Photos, Slovenia, Tech-art, Technology, Travel
After the exhibition at the art gallery, most people went over to Kiberpipa (“Cyberpipe”, in English), the hacklab/group organizing the festival. Kiberpipa is almost as cool as C-base, but in a very different way. Where C-base has a very gritty, cyberpunk aesthetic, Kiberpipa is much more upscale, receiving funding from the European Union and some […]
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HAIP Day 2
November 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Free software, Hacker culture, Photos, Slovenia, Tech-art
Day two of the HAIP festival was mostly lectures. Kiberpipa is putting together a video archive of all the lectures from the festival, so you can watch them for yourselves there, there’s also text explanations from the HAIP program here. The first talk was by a woman named Eleonora Oreggia. She has an idea for […]
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Monochrom and day 101
November 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Hacker culture, Slovenia, Tech-art, Travel
The final presentation on Friday was my favorite one of the entire festival, by far. Even if you haven’t watched any of the videos of the other presentations, I would really suggest watching this one. At least the first half, the audio gets a bit wonky in the second half. The presenter is Johannes Grenzfurthener […]
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0111 and 1000
November 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Hacker culture, Slovenia, Technology
Monday were some “harder” tech talks and also my own presentation. A guy named Paule Ečimović gave a talk about “Hacked Varieties of the Pong Computer Video Game Experience,” which was really cool. He showed the original version of pong, some of the later ports, and then some modern “hacked” versions, including my personal favorite, […]
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