Houston 2600 meeting: February 5, 2010

Houston 2600/HAQR Meeting Join computer enthusiasts to talk about programming, operating systems, computer security topics, hacking and geek culture. When: Friday, February 5, 6-9 PM Where: Ninfa’s Express seating area, Galleria IV Directions Take Post Oak South past Westheimer. Turn right on Hidalgo. Turn right on McCue. On your left is a parking garage. Turn Houston 2600 meeting: February 5, 2010

Houston 2600 meeting: January 1, 2010

Houston 2600/HAQR Meeting Join computer enthusiasts to talk about programming, operating systems, computer security topics, hacking and geek culture. When: Friday, January 1, 6-9 PM Where: Ninfa’s Express seating area, Galleria IV Directions Take Post Oak South past Westheimer. Turn right on Hidalgo. Turn right on McCue. On your left is a parking garage. Turn Houston 2600 meeting: January 1, 2010

Houston 2600 social networking

We’ve joined the 1990s errr 2000s err 2010s by now having a social networking presence: http://twitter.com/houston2600 http://www.myspace.com/houston2600 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-2600/335911515174 I know you’re well and truly fascinated.

Houston 2600 meeting: December 4, 2009

Houston 2600/HAQR Meeting Join computer enthusiasts to talk about programming, operating systems, computer security topics, hacking and geek culture. When: Friday, December 4, 6-9 PM Where: Ninfa’s Express seating area, Galleria IV Directions Take Post Oak South past Westheimer. Turn right on Hidalgo. Turn right on McCue. On your left is a parking garage. Turn Houston 2600 meeting: December 4, 2009

Houston Perl Mongers: Tuesday, November 10

Houston Perl Mongers social meetup In the past, our meetings have consisted of a presentation, with plenty of audience participation. Before and after the presentation, we discuss various topics that are at least vaguely related to Perl. We have also had presentations on projects that various members were working on. People are encouraged to bring Houston Perl Mongers: Tuesday, November 10

Interview with Vijay Prozak

Metal writer, DJ and nihilist philosopher Vijay Prozak speaks with The Right Hand Path, a metal news source and collection of esoteric but vital metal bands. Vijay Prozak interview

Houston 2600 meeting: November 6, 2009

Houston 2600/HAQR Meeting Join computer enthusiasts to talk about programming, operating systems, computer security topics, hacking and geek culture. When: Friday, November 6, 6-9 PM Where: Ninfa’s Express seating area, Galleria IV Directions Take Post Oak South past Westheimer. Turn right on Hidalgo. Turn right on McCue. On your left is a parking garage. Turn Houston 2600 meeting: November 6, 2009

Duality of Social Thinking

Straight from the Unabomber and Nietzschean files, Paul Buchheit tells us: Every system has two sets of rules: The rules as they are intended or commonly perceived, and the actual rules (“reality”). Sometimes we catch a glimpse of the truth, and discover the actual rules of a system. Once the actual rules are known, it Duality of Social Thinking

Coca-Cola machine hack on slot machine

State police Tuesday arrested three men — including a former Swissvale police officer — in connection with a heist that Washington County District Attorney Steven Toprani called “one of the single largest casino machine thefts in American history.” The investigation showed Nestor repeatedly used “a complex series of button presses and screen changes to cause Coca-Cola machine hack on slot machine

Is Linux bloated?

Linux creator Linus Torvalds says the open source kernel has become “bloated and huge,” with no midriff-slimming diet plan in sight. “Uh, I’d love to say we have a plan,” Torvalds replied to applause and chuckles from the audience. “I mean, sometimes it’s a bit sad that we are definitely not the streamlined, small, hyper-efficient Is Linux bloated?