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TCLP 2012-05-14 How This Hacker Sees Public Policy

This is a feature cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast.

I will not be headed to OSCon in July after all but will be keeping my other event and travel commitments for the rest of this month, and June.

The hacker word of the week this week is fork.

The feature this week is another monologue trying to bring to the surface my hackish assumptions, this time on how I see public policy, especially my own experiences in cultivating a second career recently in this space.

View the detailed show notes online. You can grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive.

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Following Up for the Week Ending 5/20/2012

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Quick Security Alerts for the Week Ending 5/20/2012

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Schedule for Balticon 46

It approached faster than I realized but it is now less than a week to the official start of programming for Balticon 46. I look forward to returning as a program recipient on the new media track. As far as I can tell, I am scheduled for five panels this year.

  • The Impact of Social Media on Politics
    Saturday, 9:00AM in D (I am assuming that is Salon D)
  • Copyright Update
    Saturday, noon in Chesapeake (the first time my copyright panel has been in the big room)
  • Art of Celebrity Interview for Podcasting
    Sunday, 9:00AM in Chesapeake
  • Home Brewing
    Sunday, 7:00OM in Chesapeake (also first time for this reprise panel in the big room)
  • Open Source Podcasting: From A to Z
    Sunday, 10:00PM in Derby

I still have not received any official confirmation of my schedule from the organizers. I will do my best to prepare, regardless.

We usually like to hold our room party, BYOBS (Bring Your Own Beer and Story) on Sunday night. This will be the third year we’ll be holding this gathering of home brewers and beer lovers at the convention. My dear friend and collaborator on the Living Proof Brew Cast, John Taylor Williams, and I have held this unofficial event as an extension of our participation on behalf of that podcast. Come and find either John or I for details of where and when we’ll hold BYOBS.

I will not be convening the FLOSS birds of a feather Friday night this year. I am simply too exhausted. But any of my listeners or fellows techs should stay tuned to my social media accounts for updates on where I can be found between panels and other events.

Posted in Events.


Freedom to Connect on Monday and Tuesday

Just a reminder that I am volunteering, to help out with the audio/visual support, for Freedom to Connect this Monday and Tuesday at the AFI in Silver Spring, MD. I am not speaking but the roster of those that are is incredible. If all goes to plan, there should be live video stream of the panels; check the site for full details.

There will be no new podcast this Monday night because of this event and Balticon coming up right after.

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Following Up for the Week Ending 5/13/2012

Posted in Links.


Quick Security Alerts for the Week Ending 5/13/2012

Posted in Links, Security.


feeds | grep links > Simple Privacy Icons, Meta-analysis of File Sharing Studies, Twitter Fights Subpoenaes of OWS Info, and More

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feeds | grep links > 3D Printed Circuit Boards, Magnetic Bacteria Building Bio-computers, National Experiment in Digital Currency, and More

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TCLP 2012-05-07 News

This is a news cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast.

I will be at Freedom to Connect later this month, then at Balticon. In June, I will be in London from the 7th to the morning of the 19th. I will be taking a brief side trip to Paris the 10th through the 12th. In July, I will be at OSCon. Come and find me at any of these events or places or feel free to send a note if you are interested in a meet up.

This week’s security alerts are a proof of concept Android trojan that uses motion sensors to capture sensitive data and one of the first responses to the recent string of SSL concerns spins up.

In this week’s news, millions of Harvard library catalog records made openly available, first legal focus hackathon, single layer silicon compound could beat graphene to market, and 1Gbps wireless network made with plain old red and green laser pointers.

Following up this week CISPA veto recommended by White House and mainstream media ponders how The Pirate Party may be changing politics itself.

View the detailed show notes online. You can also grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive.

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