April 29 2009, 11:03am

Lebanon: Electioneering and social engineering

Relatively free and fair elections are a rarity in the Middle East and, while the outdated sectarian apportionment system calls into question the fairness of Lebanese elections, in the absence ...

March 16 2009, 7:16am

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Port Hacking from Bundeena

Southern Sydney region, Australia IMG_6262

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August 22 2008, 3:11pm

FEMA foots big bill from phone phreak

A hacker who compromised phone systems for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) left the government with a US$12,000 phone bill..

July 23 2008, 11:00pm

WarGames : A Look Back at the Film That Turned Geeks and Phreaks Into Stars

June 10 2008, 9:00am

Blind Teenage Hacker Arrested for Intimidating Verizon Security Official

Barely a month after turning 18, a blind phone phreak in Boston faces federal charges after showing up uninvited at the home of a Verizon security official who tried to ...

December 22 2007, 3:36am

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Hacking

Social hacking at the student accommodation. We got a good wireless signal here and there was a power socket on the wall, so we brought all the chairs over and made this the congregation spot.

Clockwise from left: Russell Stuart, Mark Ellem, Ben ?, Nathan Craike, David Seikel, ?, Kim Hunter, James Iseppi.

December 22 2007, 3:03am

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linux.conf.au banner

More crowds at the open day, with the linux.conf.au banner flying loudly above.

December 22 2007, 3:02am

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Open Day crowd

Conference delegates checking out the Open Day exhibits. I don't recognise many people in this shot. I think that's Keith Packard in the yellow shirt with his back to me, and Nathan Craike is hiding behind a black shirted fellow in the left of the shot.

September 11 2007, 6:57pm

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Sea Spray

We stood here on Port Hacking Point for a long while. The air was fresh, the waves roaring, and a lot of white water!