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A surprisingly well-written tech article for a source like CNN: clear to non-technical people, and yet not chock full of gross inaccuracies. Mainstream journali
by swombat 15y ago
A surprisingly well-written tech article for a source like CNN: clear to non-technical people, and yet not chock full of gross inaccuracies. Mainstream journalists have gotten me used to much lower quality.
- SwellJoe 15y agoThis is especially true when security is involved.
- awayand 15y ago...except for this maybe: "Other DEF CON veterans said they purchase junk computers they can throw away after the convention because they figure they're going to get infected."
- djcapelis 15y agoIt sounds like maybe you haven't been to Defcon. This article wasn't much better than an article about burning man would be if someone wrote one that focused on the fact that it was in the desert and didn't bother mentioning anything about the artwork or the other things that happen when a community of interesting people spend time together. Defcon isn't about being scared. It's about blood drives, teaching anyone interested how to solder and I think this year it was about the new Defcon kids event that included a 10 year old speaker teaching others about her game hacking techniques. Defcon makes me feel better about the world most years.