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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I’m internet-famous!
December 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Austria, Shameless link-bait, Tech-art, Technology
It’s like regular fame, only without any of the wealth, recognition, or offers of sex that usually accompany it. So Roboexotica was featured on BoingBoing Gadgets, the recently-launched BoingBoing spinoff which is kind of exactly like Gizmodo, Engadget, Gadgetizer, GadgetVenue, Wired GadgetLab, TheGadgetBlog, and Ubergizmo. Clearly, the world was crying out for a new gadget […]
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Road Wearier
December 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Books, Poland, Technology, Travel
I’ve been traveling for just under five months now, and I think it’s starting to get to me. Some combination of being on the road for so long, being away for the holidays, and the fact that it gets dark at about 4 pm (!) here makes me feel very tired and sluggish. Maybe I […]
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Remember I said hackers aren’t just the guys who steal your credit card number?
December 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Germany, Hacker culture, Technology
Well, sometimes, they are really 1337 elitist Cambridge hackers who figure out how it’s possible to steal your credit card number when you use it at the cash register. Then, occasionally, they go to German hacker conferences and explain how to do it. Hint for those of you playing along at home: it involves power […]
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Must…write…post…
January 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Denmark, Shameless link-bait, Technology, Travel
So I’ve done a few things that merit longer, better posts, but I haven’t really written those “good” posts yet. Oh, my kingdom for a counterfactual computer (where the mere possibility of my writing such posts would mean that they were already written). In the absence of reality-bending quantum effects, I’m going to slap together […]
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