] On Tuesday, January 4th BlackRatchet and I released our
] latest project on the unsuspecting internet world.
] DocDroppers is a hacking library of sorts. On it, you
] will find not only all of the texts from myself and the
] DDP, but any and all text files from the world of
] hacking. People have attempted collections like this
] before, but ours is much different.
]
]
] DocDroppers (or DD for short) is different for a number
] of reasons. First and foremost, it is organized and well
] maintained. We have started and maintained many projects
] and understand what an undertaking it is to maintain
] projects for a period of time. We know full well the time
] that would be needed to keep this site alive and we did
] our best to minimize the time needed to maintain it, but
] still be prepared to give it the time that it requires.

Our other large project announcement is here! I really think this could be huge, and I hope that some of the people here will enjoy DocDroppers.org as much as I will.

"The Revolution Will Be Digitized"

The Docs have been Dropped!

] MemeStreams Top URLs [Site] [XML]
]
] Description: The links in this feed are chosen by a flat
] democracy. When a MemeStreams user recommends a link, it
] is counted as a vote for that link to appear on the main
] page, and the page for the topic it was recommended into.
] This feed shows the most popular links in all topics over
] the past 24-48 hours.

I just stumbled across this and found it interesting enough to post. It looks like they take several XML news feeds and maintain them chronologically by date and time so that you can look in on any snapshot in time and get the news from several sources for that timeframe.

I found them because they linked to memestreams by using the memestreams feed. I didn't know who might or might not already be aware of it.

Feed: MemeStreams Top URLs (NewsAttic.com)

] Greetings everybody,
]
]
] As you have probably noticed, we have often had
] downtimes. This was because it was so hard to keep this
] site up!
]
] But now we are sorry to inform you all, that SuprNova is
] closing down for good in the way that we all know it.
]
] We do not know if SuprNova is going to return, but it is
] certainly not going to be hosting any more torrent links.
]
] We are very sorry for this, but there was no other way,
] we have tried everything.
]
]
] Thank you all that helped us, by donating mirrors or
] something else, by uploading and seeding files, by
] helping people out on IRC and on forum, by spreading the
] word about SuprNova.org.
]
] It is a sad day for all of us!
]
]
] Please visit SuprNova.org every once in a while to get
] the latest news on what is happening and if there is
] anything new to report on.
]
]
] As we wish to maintain the nice comunity that we created,
] we are keppig forums and irc servers open.
]
]
] Thank you all and Goodbye!
]
] sloncek & the rest of the SuprNova Team

I don't know if anyone was into this. I didn't really visit it frequently, but it was just a matter of time before they got shut down like the others. I do not know the back story, whether they went down due to bandwidth trouble or because of that recent ruling about the liability of bittorrent seeders. I suspect the latter.

SuprNova.org

] It is has been a long time coming, but we have finally
] gotten DDP HackRadio up and running! Click here to listen
] to our new 24/7 hacking radio station.

Check out http://radio.binrev.com for more information. We have a schedule and rotation of show that is already pretty full and we are adding many things as we go along. Expect to hear talk shows, independant music, conference presentations, and some other surprise things to be announced soon.

If you are like me and listen to a lot of talk radio, you now have a central resource for hacking related material. I hope someone enjoys it.

DDP HackRadio goes live!

] What is digg?
]
] Digg is a technology news website that gives editorial
] control back to the community. Most technology websites
] allow users to suggest content by submitting links or
] stories to an editor. If the editor believes the story
] to be relevant to the masses, he or she moves the story
] to the homepage. With digg, users also submit links for
] review. But rather than allowing an editor to decide
] which links go on the homepage, the users do.
]
]
] How does digg work?
]
] Lets start off by looking at the diagram below. (1) The
] user submits a story to the "hardware" category. (2) The
] story is then filed into the "dig" area of hardware. (3)
] Users on the site see the story, and several of them
] click "dig this story" - giving the article 15 digs. (4)
] Due to it's popularity, digg removes the story from the
] dig area, and promotes it to the home and category pages.

I thought Decius might find this interesting in its approach. I got to it after a few clickthroughs from some other irrelevant story on slashdot.

Another News Site? Sounds vaguely familiar...

Acidus wrote:
] ] We have nearly 70 talks, panels, and workshops
] ] scheduled. Our list of scheduled talks is as follows.

Just a late update, but they made my AS/400 presentation available along with a bunch more. It looks like about 75% are up now.

RE: The Fifth HOPE - Speaker Schedule Up

Acidus wrote:
] StankDawg wrote:
] ] They kept Kevin Rose? ?:-/ I never had cable to even see
] this
] ] show, so this doesn't really mean much to me. Why would
] they
] ] do this anyway? How do they plan on running a tech channel
] ] without people?
]
] A later look at this guys blog shows that Kevin and Sarah are
] no longer hosting the show either. Kevin is now simply
] generating content for the show (mainly his Dark Tips Stank,
] so you and I are going to get jacked more it seems).

I expect it. But just for grins take a look at his list of upcoming "dark tips" for December posted on his web site:

*** snip ***

UPDATES UPDATES - Hey everyone, here are my segments for December:

- 11/30: Dark Deals - the latest tech deals and steals on the net.

- 12/01: TVB-GONE - a small keychain device that turns off any television. (great for sports bars when your team is losing)

- 12/02: Hide your Data - creating hidden data compartments out of normal household items.

- 12/03: DIY Vodka - turn cheap vodka into top shelf (previous post on this site).

- 12/06: Surf Anonymously - the latest software to keep you hidden online.

- 12/08: Destroy All Data v3 - the latest ways to destroy your data.

- 12/13: Dark Deals - the latest tech deals and steals on the net.

- 12/15: Hack your Cell - some great hacks for your cell phones.

- 12/16: DIY Beer Kit - Brew your own beer from home.

December is a strange month due to vacations etc. Expect to see my best stuff come January.

*** snip ***

Sooooo.....

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Dark Deals? How is using coupon codes and hitting up shopping sites = hacking?

12/01 - TVB-gone, already been talked about in our forums and many other online places since it was announced. Decent topic, but he will act like he invented it or something. I predict he will actually go into a store or sports bar and do a video clip of him turning off the TVs with his "1337 hax0ring skillz".

12/02 - Ummm.....yeah.... WTF is this a "dark tip"?

12/03 - see 12/02

12/06 - I just did an episode on BRR of proxy servers last week. But this is a common topic anyway, so no biggie.

12/08 - Again, long time topic but coincidentally (or is it??) this has been a long running thread with ideas being discussed in the binrev forums. Let's see if he jacks any of the specific ideas from posts in that thread.

12/15 - Vague much? What are you going to do...put one of those holographic stickers on the face and call it hacking?

12/16 - see 12/03

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So there you have it. Nothing new or unique and even if he DOES come up with something new and unique, it will be something that someone else did that he will take credit for.

RE: Alex Albrecht: TSS is DEAD...

] Hackers are training within our borders in how to
] participate in terrorism. By staying silent, we condone
] it.
] BY ARA C. TREMBLY

] The criminal activity I%u2019m pointing to is hacking,
] the unauthorized computer system break-ins that may
] result in anything from some annoying graffiti on a Web
] page to data theft to extortion demands from those who do
] the breaking.
]
] And how is such activity promoted? Believe it or not,
] hackers have their own trade shows and conventions, and
] the programs read like something out of Kafka.
]
] Take, for example, The Fifth HOPE (Hackers on Planet
] Earth) convention held this past July in New York. The
] event, now apparently in its fifth incarnation, is
] sponsored by 2600, a magazine devoted to hackers and
] their activities.
]
] Perusing the program for the conference, one sees a
] session on the IBM AS/400 system that promises %u201Cto
] show where %u2018interesting%u2019 data can be found and
] where possible weaknesses are in the system.%u201D The
] course is taught by one %u201CStankDawg%u201D (obviously
] his real name) who is alleged to be %u201Ca senior
] programmer/analyst who has worked for Fortune 500
] companies and large universities.%u201D He also is the
] founder of The Digital DawgPound, a hacker group. Maybe
] he works for your company right now.

Beware the evil that is StankDawg. A couple of points:

1) This came out in November, a full 5 months after the conference.
2) It is apparent by the way this was written that the author didn't even attend the conference or listen to the audio panels. IF so, they would have made comments about my appearance or quoted from my presentation itself. Instead they simply copied the text from the web site.
3) His defination of hackers at the top of the article is dead wrong. It will be hard to convince them any different if that is their definition.
4) My presentation specifically stated NOT to break into machines without permission. I started off with a comment that this was about LEARNING and PROTECTING systems. The goal was NOT TO teach how to break into an AS/400 and that was stated on the first 2 slides!

So the thing is, I know that people will write their anti-hacker articles. I saw some other reviews of me saying that "StankDawg is on the prowl" and how hackers are the bad guys. I am not naive. But this is the first time anyone has out-and-out called me a terrorist. I like to think that I am one of the "good guys" in the hacking scene. Apparently, I am not. :(

Technology Decisions

seomaster wrote:
] Strong recommendation

Interesting, but I can't help but notice that when I googled for "seo secrets" as it uses for an examples, I saw no sign of it on google. :)

RE: SEO Secrets of the PageRank Masters

] Hack to the Future
]
] For Him Magazine
]
] December 2004
]

FHM magazine has an article on Defcon in the December issue. This link contains scanned pages from the issue, which I will read before I go and BUY it from the shelves.

C4I.org - Hack to the Future - FHM 11/04