Post on 18-Dec-2015
Collaborative Play: Improving the World by Making Fun Stuff with
Smart People
Rose WhiteNYC Resistor
rose@yarnivore.com
The Noisebridge hacker space in the San Francisco Mission District, with someone hard at work.
(credit: Susanne Forbes)
Just the Facts• USians have been visiting German cons• December 2006 – 23C3 • August 2007 – DEFCON • HACKERS ON A PLANE• August 2007 – Chaos Communication
Camp• December 2007 – 24C3 • January 2008 – THE RACE IS ON
Again, some facts:
• Bre Pettis and Nick Farr came home and spread the word
• The tools they used were targeted and sophisticated – let’s have a look!
It was the right moment
Whether we live in cities or suburbs, many of us are frustrated
(Chris Luebkeman mentioned the tension of density vs. sprawl)
Alex Steffan asked: Why does everyone own a drill?
Lane Becker and Thor Muller talked about pride of ownership vs. stewardship and the YMCA