Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:46:27 -0500
From: "Valdis' Mustache" <security.mustachio@...il.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Hacker Space Fest 2009 CFP: Call For Paper

Mr. Bean:

Initially I shared your concerns, and I bristled at the recent explosion of
nascent self-proclaimed houses of hackerdom across the North American
continent and Europe.

Like you, I was not amused by the brazen audacity and foolishness of
hundreds of low-rent apartments, grandmother's basements, and shuttered
Oldsmobile dealerships speciously presenting themselves as dens of
underground activity, providing opportune one-stop surveillance points for
various government entities. [1]

The more I wrapped my hairs around the problem, it seemed (at first blush)
to be a conspiracy on par with COINTELPRO and Bremer's lost B-52's full of
stacked hundreds! As luck would have it, though, the two of us were quite
magnificently wrong in this notion! Actual hacking of any sort does not take
place in these ostensible hackerspaces! [2]

Rather, it appears that young men (and even, it would seem, nubile young
women) band together in these "spaces" in a spirit of bonhomie to work on
shared endeavours like constructing sandwich-making robots, soldering (and
its ever-present cousin desoldering), and the fabrication of hundreds of
contraptions known as "LED throwies" [3], the latter of which are evidently
useful as props during dance routines at electronic music events, in which
the throwies are attached to extremely ill-fitting "phat" (sic.) pants. [4]

For an example of some of these behaviors, see the following informational
hyperlinks.

[*]
http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/apr/14/hackers-play-around-next-generations-technology/
[*]
http://beta.sling.com/video/show/98967/43/Hak5---Build-a-web-enabled-Linux-ba
[*] http://www.flickr.com/photos/buriednexttoyou/3294011464/

As the above should make abundantly clear, the only rational and equitable
conslusion this mustache can make is that the "hackerspaces" movement is an
elaborately staged campaign of culture jamming by the authentic computer
underground, aimed at throwing Law Enforcement and media off the scent of
true illicit computer activity, and a terribly clever one at that!

Bravo "Hackerspaces", I say! Bravo!


Your Humble Servant,
Ang bigote ng Valdis


[1] I couldn't help but notice this link:
http://barkingmadly.blogspot.com/2006/09/travis-biehn-wins-on-appeal.html ,
which quite plausibly may contribute to your feelings wrt. to Law
Enforcement.

[2] For our purposes, "hacking" is defined as any activity not performed by
Bre Pettis.

[3] http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Throwies/

[4] Dancing while clad in LED throwies is apparently useful in signaling
potential mates to one's mechanical aptitude.



On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:57 AM, T Biehn <tbiehn@...il.com> wrote:

> Reply to all because FD is my personal blog,
>
> The French have such a glorious flamboyancy.
> I am hardly navigating the glorious riling monsoon of mirth right now,
> teeth chattering away in my head.
>
> Anyways an open 'underground' hackerspace has to be the worst idea
> ever. Why put a bunch of government ruiners in the same
> ('surveil-able') physical location? The biggest asset to 'the
> resistance' is the fact that it's near impossible for LE to bust
> anyone, put them all in a room conspiring and then you're...
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:13 AM, Philippe Mailinglist
> <philippe.mailinglist@...il.com> wrote:
> > Hey All,
> >
> > This may be a bit different than regular CFPs you've seen around :)
> > Watch the topics specifically ;-)
> >
> > Phil.
> >
> >
> > ========================================================================
> >           /tmp/lab announces the second Hacker Space Festival
> >                         (Paris, 26-30 June 2009)
> > ========================================================================
> >
> > Hacker Space Festival 2009 | Call For Proposals | HSF2009
> >
> > In 2008, we organized HSF[1] on the spot, as an ad-hoc meeting for
> > hackerspaces-related networks, technical and artistic research emerging
> > from them and social questionning arising from them. This sudden
> > experiment proved to be a huge success, as much as on the
> > self-organizing level as on the participants and meetings quality, as
> > well as the emotionally-charged ambient, the kind of which you make
> > fond memories.
> >
> > The 2008 edition generated a strong emulation in France, from its
> > historical role as the first official hack meeting there, and in Europe
> > with the subsequent creation of the Hacker Space Brussels[2], the
> > rapprochement with The Fiber in Amsterdam and the hackerspaces.org[3]
> > network. Initiatives of hackerspace openings in Grenoble or Lille, or
> > the upcoming FrHack[4] conference show an actual enthusiasm in the
> > French hackers community that was doomed to the "underground" not so
> > long ago. We salute these initiatives and their diversity!
> >
> > Soon enough, we wanted to reiterate the HSF experience : however, it
> > was out of the question to institutionalize this temporary autonomous
> > zone, nor make it an ersatz of the previous edition, nor even to wrap
> > it into an "elite" or "underground" aura. On the opposite, we ardently
> > desire; and especially to explore further, in all directions some
> > lesser known domains (see below) et foster meeting and sharing around
> > experiences at the confluence of art, technology and politics.
> >
> > The world financial crisis, the decay of democracy in Europe, the
> > obscurantism, paranoia and lack of culture presiding over legislation
> > (Internet and Reaction... Err... Creation Law[5][6]) seem a fertile
> > environment for the sensible development of new (social...) life forms.
> > Quick! Let's rest for a few days in jubilation and ecstasy to take a
> > deep breathe of freedom under the indelicate smells of the medicine
> > factory nearby!
> >
> > For if the public space is shrinking to oblivion, where any side-step
> > becomes suspect, and that, from an early age (deviant behavior
> > detection in nursery school), where moving without a mobile phone
> > becomes suspect (hello you Julien Coupat[7], a French political
> > prisoner in France!), there's a domain that the Leviathan would have a
> > lot of trouble to contain, and for a reason: that of sensitivity. Even
> > the desperate attempts of the State to block the free and premonitory
> > expression of sense (hello you Demeure du Chaos![8]) cannot do anything
> > against a loud laughter or a knowing glance, a sensual kiss or an
> > explosion of colors.
> >
> > Sensitivity, we could say, is what is left to a human being when she
> > has nothing anymore, and differenciates her from the body corporate or
> > the institution, that are, in essence, devoid of it. Therefore, Art
> > definitely remains the public space to share between humans, and only
> > between us. And if it the last one to share, we propose to explore it
> > and take it over during the upcoming edition of the Hacker Space
> > Festival, from the 26th to 30th of June, 2009 at Vitry sur Seine[9].
> >
> > ========================================================================
> >     Keynote Speakers: Sergey Grim and Larry Fake with Eric Schmoudt
> >                 Groogle Summer of Crode, Survivor style
> >      "VLC, I vote against you because you really fucked up when..."
> >
> > ========================================================================
> > == W A N T E D =========================================================
> >
> > Focus on solutions rather than problems.
> >
> >  * The Final (Hardware) Frontier: Open FPGA Cores, Reverse Engineering
> >  * Designer Religions and Creative Beliefs Systems
> >  * WiFiDoors & WiFi System-on-Chip controllers firmware hacking,
> >    infection & backdooring
> >  * Telecom Core Network Equipment Reverse Engineering: MSC, STP,
> >    Switches, ...
> >  * Algebraic Attacks and Modern Cryptography Attacks
> >  * Autonomous, Parasitic and Viral Drones
> >  * Enhanced or Infected Reality Swarms
> >  * Auto-Builders / Self-Fabrication
> >  * Embedded OS breakins stories & recipes
> >  * Actualization rather than mere concepts
> >  * FPGA & ASIC hacking / backdooring
> >  * Cloud+Privacy+Open Source: O Brave New World?
> >  * Explosion-Proof clothing
> >  * Radio Appz & Hackz: Mesh @ RF Layer 1-3
> >  * Database & Privacy
> >  * Problematic & Ethical Open Source/Content Licenses
> >  * Institutional Relationships: Lobbying or Licking?
> >  * Non Lethal Protection (anti-taser vests?)
> >  * Survival in the Age of the Ministry of Immigration and National
> >    Identity
> >  * Mental asylum improvised visit
> >  * Open Source Legacy Media(TM) Production Solutions (TV, Radio, Press,
> >    DRM)
> >  * Gas Sensors & Environmental Benchmarking
> >  * Building Hackerspaces Without Money
> >  * Milsatcomm hacking: Military satellites shots, broken birds in the
> >    sky
> >  * Other research topics on security and insecurity
> >  * Academics and Hackers
> >  * Organics and Fermentation
> >  * Clean Food in Tainted Environment
> >  * Low Impact Energy & Recycling
> >  * Media Sandwich: layers of crap makes good food?
> >  * Deconstructing Carla Sarkozy
> >  * Knitting DIY Factory (jazzy, eh?)
> >  * Signs of life among industrial wasteland
> >  * Hallucinogenic & Computing: Can you Code on Acid?
> >  * Mesh Networking (Wireless BattleMesh Royal!)
> >  * Legal Sabotage: When Democracy Needs You
> >
> > And anything that does not fit.
> >
> > ========================================================================
> > == P R O P O S E =======================================================
> >
> > Send you contributions to HSF2009-CFP@...ts.tmplab.org
> >
> > + Type of the proposal:
> >
> >  1. conference (45min. presentation + 10min. for questions)
> >  2. workshop / demo (30min. à 2 heures)
> >  3. installation / performance (music, plastic, sound, video)
> >
> > Lightning talks can be proposed and organized until the last moment,
> > according to available space and schedule, in the form of BarCamps or
> > Blitz Conferences.
> >
> > + Required Information:
> >
> >  * Title of the presentation
> >  * Type (see above)
> >  * Language : French or English
> >  * Name of speaker(s)
> >  * Affiliation (organization / company)
> >  * Short biography
> >  * Abstract (5 to 10 lines)
> >  * Topics / Keywords
> >  * Includes a demo? YES | NO
> >  * Release during the festival? YES | NO
> >  * Internet connection required? YES | NO
> >
> > + Acceptable Formats
> >
> >  * Open Document
> >  * PDF
> >  * Plain Text
> >  * RTF
> >
> > + Agenda
> >
> >  * beginning of proposals    : now
> >  * end of proposals          : 01 May 2009
> >  * selection notification    : 07 May 2009
> >  * publication of program    : 15 May 2009
> >
> > + Evaluation criteria for proposals:
> >
> >  1. Innovating Topic
> >  2. Open Technology
> >  3. Demonstration / Live Act
> >  4. DIY Reproducibility
> >  5. Fun Potential
> >
> > The Programming Committee resembles that of last year
> > See : http://hackerspace.net/committee
> >
> > ========================================================================
> > == V E N U E ===========================================================
> >
> > /tmp/lab
> > 6 Bis rue Leon Geffroy
> > 94400 Vitry sur Seine
> > France
> >
> > http://hackerspace.net/directions
> >
> > ========================================================================
> > == P A R T I C I P A T E ===============================================
> >
> > Email  : http://lists.tmplab.org/listinfo.cgi/hsf2009-talk-tmplab.org
> > CFPmail: HSF2009-CFP@...ts.tmplab.org
> > IRC    : irc://irc.freenode.net/frlab
> > Jabber : xmpp:hsf2009@...ce.cepheide.org?join
> > Wiki   : http://hackerspace.net/hsf2009
> >
> > ========================================================================
> > == L I N K S ===========================================================
> >
> > The CFP is available online at http://hackerspace.net/cfp
> >
> > [1]  http://hackerspace.net/hsf2008
> > [2]  http://hsb.wikidot.com/
> > [3]  http://hackerspaces.org/
> > [4]  http://www.frhack.org/
> > [5]  http://jaimelesautistes.fr/
> > [6]  http://laquadrature.net/
> > [7]  http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Coupat
> > [8]  http://www.demeureduchaos.org/
> > [9]  http://hackerspace.net/
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Philippe Langlois
> > Email: philippelanglois@...e.fr
> > PGP Key: 8DAEE244
> >
> >
> >
> >
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