HOPE XV (2024): Hacktivism for Organizers: Social Change From the Keyboards

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Ham radio: The original decentralized mesh network. While they surveilled the internet, we built an ungovernable spectrum playground. Hackers aren't joining ham radio - we're weaponizing it. #HOPEXV

https://www.rtl-sdr.com/hope-xv-conference-2024-ham-radio-for-hackers-talk-video/

HOPE XV Conference 2024: Ham Radio for Hackers Talk Video

Back in July 2024 we posted about Dan's (KB6NU) talk at the HOPE (Hackers of Planet Earth) conference about how Ham radio can be for hackers, and how hackers are the future of ham radio. Back then only the slides were available. The video of the talk has recently been uploaded to YouTube, and is embedded below. The talk emphasizes how ham radio is not only about the traditional thought of making contacts, which is probably in most people's heads, but also about hacking radios, antennas, microcontrollers, satellites, pico balloons, digital communications, GNU Radio, and more. Dan mentions his goal is to

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Great video about the limits of the current AI Craze, why things are getting bad, and perhaps a touch of hope that there is a way out of the worst of this.

https://ia600601.us.archive.org/10/items/hope2024/02_AI_-_A_Gradient_Descent_Into_Humanitys_Doldrums.mp4

#HopeXV #2600 #AI #enshittification

Hey, #HOPEXV #HOPE2024 @hopeconf attendees. Sharing my badge hack: a volume knob πŸ”Š

This was my first microcontroller project. I was excited to discover with #MicroPython I could paste code to a terminal and try stuff out interactively.

I documented some of my findings on the wiki: https://wiki.hope.net/index.php?title=HOPE_XV_Electronic_Badge#MicroPython

HOPE XV Electronic Badge - HOPE Wiki

Got my hands on a Hope XV badge. I'd love to get the rest of the bits to maximize functionality.. It looks like it's missing two parts on the front and the battery. Does anyone have a parts list to identify what those are so I can pick them up? I think one is just a 6 pin header and the other is some sort of IR blaster?

Thanks!

#hope #hopexv #badge

Our team had a great time at #HOPEXV ! Many thanks to @hopeconf and everyone who stopped by

Readings from in and around and transit to and from #hopexv. The early morning and late evening readings are at my friend’s place.

I was masked indoors, on the train, etc but that’s the densest CO2 environment I’ve been in in a while.

Feeling fine. Hoping it stays that way.