Copyright law in the US is pretty medieval, but the original ideas leading to their creations should be represented somehow. For people with the access to the technology, the act of reusing and remixing media has become commonplace, and even if it does fringe legality, the legacy of such remixed works have affected the mainstream […]
I decided to look up a popular hacker, “Captain Crunch”, or John Draper, famous for creating machines that emit 2600 hertz frequencies used to hack AT&T Phone lines. The article first started getting attention in June, 2006, with the last update in July 2011. The talk page is pretty straight forward, as a “hacker icon” […]
These articles were all about authenticity and accuracy, with the most interesting being Photography as a Weapon. I never really understood how many things could be altered in order to mislead people for a variety of reasons. I mean, I kind of knew about them separately, but the article illuminates how easy it could be […]
The ProQuest historical newspapers are amazing. There are so many articles on an early hacker activity, “Phone Phreaking,” which is basically the exploit in pay phones that allowed early hackers to bypass the phone companies by making the right noise into the phone, allowing them to do bypass call operators and communicate with the computers […]
After seeing all the technological aspects of the web, as opposed to the social elements I usually focus on, I want to do my research on something with quantitative, linear evidence. I was leaning towards public perception of Hacker culture in the early years if the web, but I want to change that to “Ways […]
Alex Lederer, HTML Exercise HTML can help you navigate less popular chatting programs Hey professor are you reading Animal Man and Swamp thing by Marvel Comics? They are pretty good, way better then the batman arc that I read, whoo boy Many online forums use the same type of structure as HTML, especially for embedding […]
The “History of the Internet” was something I know, but still the medium and message sent across still resonate with me for a variety of reasons. The way in which it is presented has become such a common way to teach on the internet, with the snappy background music and use of visual aids. It […]