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I enjoy that nobody knows what the Van Eck phreaking[0] is. It works, but to get a good picture the gear is quite large to carry unnoticed. [0]https://en.wikip
by chupasaurus 8y ago
I enjoy that nobody knows what the Van Eck phreaking[0] is. It works, but to get a good picture the gear is quite large to carry unnoticed.
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Eck_phreaking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Eck_phreaking
- onion2k 8y agoAnyone who's read Cryptonomicon knows what Van Eck phreaking is, and anyone who hasn't read it probably isn't worth talking to. :)
- godelmachine 8y agoIs it really that good? I have been putting that and Permutation City off for quite some time now. Needless to day, I am quite a fan of Neal Stephenson.
- onion2k 8y agoIs it really that good? It's exceptional, though I suspect it may be a bit dated now. I was fortunate enough to read it when it came out.
- mikeash 8y agoI re-read it recently. It still holds up fine, but as the technological equivalent of historical fiction now. When it came out, it had a 1940s section built around the tech of the time, and a "modern" section built around "modern" tech. The only real difference is that the later section is now a 1990s section built around 1990s tech.
- jl6 8y agoPermutation City is by Greg Egan. Did you mean to mention Snow Crash? They’re both excellent.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoCheeky. How about those only partway through? Have pity on the mortals, alright?
- John_KZ 8y agoI assume it's not mentioned because everyone knows it. It's very old news.
- godelmachine 8y agoSteve Jobs started his career doing that with Blue Box.
- jwilk 8y agoBut it is mentioned in the article (Q7).
- opencl 8y agoThe gear is actually very very simple. eckbox.sourceforge.net/hardware.html
- chupasaurus 8y agoFor CRT - yes, but to get a picture from a smartphone's screen the gear would be massive. Saw one used by russian FSS (former name is KGB) on a security audit of some special place.