Marks Pesce talks about internet, media, bittorrent, wikipedia, ipod, web 2.0 and other technological viral social networking swarm innovations in this lecture at Mind States ‘05 in such a way that it’s actually really trippy to listen to regardless of the trippy visuals in the video.
“hyperpeople” @ MINDSTATES 2005
Spoken word/Music/Video Art from MINDSTATES 2005
Visuals by Chris Barnaby Music by Kevin Whitesides Modulated Throat Sounds by Mark Pesce
Watch a quality documentary about hacking from the 1960s to date. Takes a historical approach, looking at the role of the hacker during that time. Features Steve Wozniak, Capt. Crunch, and Kevin Mitnick.
Watch the Documentary on hacking: The History of Hacking Documentary
Watching liquids boil in low gravity is an out-of-this-world experience. It has plenty of entertainment value, but it’s teaching scientists some important physics lessons, too. - NASA
A hacker called muslix64 posted instructions on how to crack AACS (Advanced Access Content System) encryption, used on high-definition HD-DVD discs to prevent and illegal copying and bootlegging.
I was not aware of anyone having done that, so I did. Have a look. The AACS copy protection system is realy Unbreakable! The program is a simple implementation of the aacs crypto protocol freely available on the net. No reverse engineering! Stay tuned for source code soon! Merry Christmas everyone! - muslix64
Reuters News Click on HD-DVD AACS Copy Protection
The AACS system was developed by companies including Walt Disney Co., Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., Toshiba Corp. and Sony Corp. to protect high-definition formats, including Toshiba’s HD-DVD and Sony’s Blu-ray.
Muslix64 posted a video and decryption codes showing how to copy several films, including Warner Bros’ “Full Metal Jacket” and Universal Studios’ “Van Helsing,” on a popular hacker Internet blog and a video-sharing site.
The hacker also promised to post more source code on January 2 that will allow users to copy a wider range of titles. - Reuters
Check out this very interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. This flash based educational tool has and image representation for each element but also displays information for each element when clicked. View the table of elements here: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/periodictable/
Flip through your e-books like traditional bound and printed books with this new electronic ebook reader with binding. Named the “Turnover” an E-Reader designed by Timothy Yeoh. Yeoh has created an electronic ebook reader that feels and looks like a book.
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Check out this very interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. This flash based educational tool has and image representation for each element but also displays information for each element when clicked. View the table of elements here: 
Flip through your e-books like traditional bound and printed books with this new electronic ebook reader with binding. Named the “Turnover” an E-Reader designed by Timothy Yeoh. Yeoh has created an electronic ebook reader that feels and looks like a book.