Choices, Motivation, Meaning: Traversing the Time of our Lives - Mitch Altman What motivates us to do what we do? How do we find meaning in doing it? What makes us choose what we choose? Can we do better? What is important? Can we thrive and feel excellent, regardless of partic...

"Choices, Motivation, Meaning: Traversing the Time of our Lives" by Mitch Altman #HCPP24

What motivates us to do what we do? How do we find meaning in it? What drives our choices? Can we do better? What matters? Can we thrive regardless of outcomes?

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How To Hack The World (2024) - Paul Rosenberg These efforts of ours go far beyond computer systems: we have a whole world to hack. Our model of golden-ruled decentralization is a fundamentally better way of organizing human life than the regiment...

"How To Hack The World (2024)" by Paul Rosenberg #HCPP24

Our decentralized, golden-rule approach isn't just about computers—it's a better way to organize society, working with human nature rather than against it.

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Playing in Hardcore Mode: Where today's cypherpunk technology falls short - Ryan Lackey Using technology is often difficult even without security or privacy considerations. Normal or even fairly robust security and privacy requirements make it even harder to effectively use technology. Y...

"Playing in Hardcore Mode" by Ryan Lackey @octal.bsky.social #HCPP24

Using technology securely is challenging even with robust protections, and vulnerabilities often exist but are simply too costly to exploit – until they aren't.

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Without permission, with programmable cryptography There's a war on general computation, software is eating the world and privacy is dead. Who owns your data and what do they do with it?

"Without permission, with programmable cryptography" by Oskar Thoren #HCPP24

There's a war on general computation, software is eating the world and #privacy is dead. Who owns your data and what do they do with it?

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One does not simply try a Bitcoin app - Martin Habovštiak When writing Bitcoin applications, developers often use test networks to make sure it's working correctly. The general public doesn't know that they even exist though they could find them valuable. Th...

"One does not simply try a Bitcoin app" by Martin Habovštiak #HCPP24

When writing Bitcoin applications, developers use test networks to ensure proper functionality. This talk explores these lesser-known networks and their broader value.

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My talk about The Democratic Web from #hcpp24 is now online!

I'm a bit afraid to watch it, since I feel I could have done better. But I got plenty of feedback afterward, so there must have been some good bits.

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What are we even doing here? - Florian Glatz Crypto was built on a web of trust by like-minded nerds. Today, we don't recognize the field anymore: it's been coopted by lizard-brains and their zero-sum money games. Those not coopted by toxic meme...

"What are we even doing here?" by Florian Glatz @heckerhut.bsky.social #HCPP24

Crypto was built on a web of trust by like-minded nerds. Today, we don't recognize the field anymore: it's been coopted by lizard-brains and their zero-sum money games..

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DarkFi Anonymous Apps: Chat, DAOs, Swaps, Payments - Amir Taaki

"DarkFi Anonymous Apps: Chat, DAOs, Swaps, Payments" by Amir Taaki #HCPP24

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Illusion of Choice - Amin Rafiee Every day we make decisions but what good are choices if we can't access all our options? We may feel empowered by believing we've made choices based on our desires and identity, but in reality, most ...

"Illusion of Choice" by Amin Rafiee #HCPP24

Examination of limited consumer choices in technology, digital platforms, and society, connecting to themes of freedom, privacy, and cryptocurrency adoption across borders.

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Economic DAO Governance: A Contestable Control Approach In this article, we propose a new form of DAO governance that uses a sequential auction mechanism to overcome entrenched control issues that have emerged for DAOs by creating a regime of temporary con...

"Economic DAO Governance: A Contestable Control Approach" by Jeff Strnad #HCPP24

A new form of DAO governance that uses a sequential auction mechanism to overcome entrenched control issues by creating a regime of temporary contestable control.

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Musings on our successes and failures - Exiledsurfer Michael does his yearly wrap-up of the pulse of the community.

"Musings on our successes and failures" by Exiledsurfer #HCPP24

Michael does his yearly wrap-up of the pulse of the community.

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Refuse, Resist with FOSS and Heavy Metal Thanks to the Internet, humanity is changing. I want to take you on a journey to understand this change, what types of crowds exist, and how to work with them to change a centralized system (like our ...

"Refuse, Resist with FOSS and Heavy Metal" by Бого #HCPP24

Thanks to the Internet, humanity is changing. Let's explore how crowds can transform centralized systems and then see how FOSS can create large-scale positive impact.

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How to fix the Internet - Nostr, Reticulum and other ideas - Juraj Bednár The internet is broken. We want free stuff, so we are the product. The datacenters are not free. Our identities, our social graphs, our channels and often our revenue are either owned or passed throug...

"How to fix the Internet - Nostr, Reticulum and other ideas" by Juraj Bednár #HCPP24

The internet is broken. We want free stuff, so we are the product. The datacenters are not free. Intermediaries control and can delete our online existence. But ways exists.

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What to do with your phone number in the 21st century? Phone numbers are as retro today as FAX or disco parties. But what can be done with them in an age where people other than hipsters or steampunkers use them?

"What to do with your phone number in the 21st century?" by Michal Kodnar #HCPP24

Phone numbers are as retro today as FAX or disco parties. But what can be done with them in an age where people other than hipsters or steampunkers use them?

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Travel Hacking for Crypto Digital Nomads - Pavol Lupták The workshop is for EU citizens and aims to explain how it is possible to live a comfortable life as a digital crypto nomad, thanks to your favorite crypto, anywhere in the world, including Europe:

"Travel Hacking for Crypto Digital Nomads" by Pavol Lupták #HCPP24

The workshop for EU citizens aims to explain how it is possible to live a comfortable life as a digital crypto nomad, thanks to your favorite crypto, anywhere in the world, including Europe.

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The Democratic Web If there was any doubt before, the COVID-19 pandemic made it clear: digital life is real life. Our lives exist on the Web no less than they do on the streets. But while the streets are governed by the...

"The Democratic Web" by Neiman #HCPP24

This talk introduces the new internet governance model where users ("Webizens") democratically control the web through updated protocols and blockchain technology, challenging current corporate dominance.

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Fall of Bitcoin Commercial Privacy: a personal account of the privacy wars The US Government is on the verge to declare self-custodial ownership of Bitcoin a felony. With the latest Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet arrests, the government wants to force down overly broad and...

"Fall of Bitcoin Commercial Privacy: a personal account of the privacy wars" by Karo Zagorus #HCPP24

Recent arrests of privacy wallet developers signal growing government crackdown on Bitcoin self-custody and mixing services.

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"Hardcore #Cypherpunk Values"

Matthias Tarasiewicz @ #HCPP24

For your #Hacker Ethic @ #38c3 ;)

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Part II: The Dehumanizing Process of Immigration Systems - Travin Keith At HCPP19, Travin Keith spoke about the broken and dehumanizing immigration systems around the world through his first-had experience as well as some relevant data uncovered as he tried to find a new ...

"Part II: The Dehumanizing Process of Immigration Systems" by Travin Keith #HCPP24

At HCPP19, Travin shared experiences with broken immigration systems. Five years later, he discussed ongoing challenges and insights on expanding his flag theory footprint.

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Beyond the Great Firewall: Global Frontiers in Privacy Tech - Yisi Liu This talk explores cutting-edge privacy technologies emerging in response to worldwide digital surveillance and control. Starting with China's digital landscape, we'll expand to examine global challen...

"Beyond the Great Firewall: Global Frontiers in Privacy Tech" by Yisi Liu #HCPP24

This talk explores cutting-edge privacy technologies emerging in response to worldwide digital surveillance and control, starting with China and expanding to global privacy.

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The first batch of videos from the last Hacker Congress "Hardcore" #HCPP24 are out!

Watch → paralelnipolis.info/e/hcpp24

⚡️🛡️ @gordonesroo.bsky.social and @aurabritosm.bsky.social share their story of a heartfelt homecoming at #HCPP24

To experience them meet their tribe and be graciously welcomed is inspiring for anyone with an eye on the fight for digital privacy and freedom ❤️‍🔥🚀

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Amazing coverage of #HCPP24 by @gordonesroo.bsky.social and @aurabritosm.bsky.social for Zk Audiovisual Club ⚡️🛡️

Event promotion and hype are A LOT of work and organizers don't have time for it. We know this!

Zk Av Club fixes this :)
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Our collaborators @gordonesroo.bsky.social and @aurabritosm.bsky.social are making #HCPP24 sound like a #cypherpunk dev wonderland 🥷 Go Team Z!!!
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Our friends @gordonesroo.bsky.social + @aurabritosm.bsky.social are at #HCPP24 ⚡️

The seeds that sprouted the Zero-knowledge Audiovisual Club were planted then and #HCPP was our fertile soil, remaining vital today. 🚀

Shields up 🛡️ Dazzle on ⚡️ #adjyleak10