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Badgelife, Def Con’s Unlikely Obsession with Artistic Circuit Boards
- newswriter99 8y agoPretty good history of #badgelife. Here's my coverage for anyone interested in the specifics of the DC26 badge contest: http://www.deaddialect.com/articles/2018/8/17/badge-story http://www.deaddialect.com/articles/2018/8/17/badge-story
- baud147258 8y agoThank you. I couldn't read the vice story, so yours was a good replacement.
- newswriter99 8y agoYou couldn't because of a work-related IP block or was there something else? Because honestly my stuff is pretty fast and loose compared to their coverage, though it pains me a bit to admit it.
- baud147258 8y agoI don't know what was happening, all the stories on Vice's website redirected me to a 404 page. Your coverage was interesting, very boot-on-the-ground type of reporting.
- orev 8y agoCool article, but I’m not seeing the “unlikely” angle. Hacking and tech in general is ultimately about creativity, and these badges are more of a physical example that can be easily seen than most.
- baud147258 8y agoI'm getting a 404 for this story on vice. And for all other stories, too.
- justtopost 8y agoYour 'fake news' filter must be on /s? Seems to be working fine, although I would perfer a mirror as well, for other reasons.
- baud147258 8y agoWell for that subject, I don't really care about distorded information in a news article, I just wanted a cool hacker/defcon story.
- badgeek 8y agoeasily make pcb badge with svg2shenzhen inkscape extension and kicad https://github.com/badgeek/svg2shenzhen https://github.com/badgeek/svg2shenzhen (im the author)
- client4 8y agoI enjoyed the non-electronic badges L0stboy was doing every other year. One of my favorites was his Titanium Eye of Ra badge.
- wanderingjew 8y agoI'm somewhat disappointed Vice chose to include the MrRobotBadge in their write up. The creator of that badge has expressed a lot of support for regressive political candidates, and just yesterday they announced their plan to distribute 3D printed guns at next year's Def Con [1]. This is simply unconscionable given the shooting in Las Vegas last year, and the mandatory room inspections attendees experienced at this year's con. [1] https://twitter.com/MrRobotBadge/status/1042545873933217793 https://twitter.com/MrRobotBadge/status/1042545873933217793
- kart23 8y agoI dont think it's a good idea to put out that you are going to distribute illegal guns at a hacking conference. Seems like the feds would want to pay him a visit for that.
- justtopost 8y agoWait, so his badge is bad because of his politics? Are we not above that?
- kajecounterhack 8y agoIt's a fair argument that giving regressive people a platform (in this case making them more famous) hurts progress. I didn't dive deep into who this person is so I'm just commenting on a phenomenon in general and not saying if this person actually has bad views or not.
- J-dawg 8y ago> giving regressive people a platform Regressive by whose standards? > hurts progress Progress as defined by whom? I despise this sort of thinking. It just gives liberal / left-leaning people a bad name (and I’d consider myself one of them.) You can’t censor people just because they’re not sticking to the script that “right thinking” people like you approve of.
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- nategri 8y ago"Each year’s conference badge is a printed circuit board (PCB), the same type of mini computers you’ll find embedded in most modern electronics." Oof... ouch. Owie.
- merlincorey 8y agoIt's every other year - there are physical badges in between[0][1]. [0] http://potatohatsecurity.tumblr.com/post/126411303994/defcon-23-badge-challenge http://potatohatsecurity.tumblr.com/post/126411303994/defcon... [1] https://hackaday.io/project/7087-defcon-23-badge-hacking https://hackaday.io/project/7087-defcon-23-badge-hacking