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I like COD5, Seems to have more 'realism' in it with the weapons being from a past era and all. A lot of people don't like those types of games. It certainly is the dividing line of what kind of FPS type you are.

Yeah I'm not TOO impressed with the movie selection, but I watch A LOT of movies. I tend to throw on a documentary of some sort or another and play it in the background. I also like the selection of indie flicks. It's also cool if you have a flavor for a classic film on occasion. It certainly beats trolling the TV trying to find something good.

As few connectors as possible, as little soldering as possible. limit db line loss. first try a better ant. if that doesn't do it for you, try getting a small amp that will run off 5v you can pull from a USB. I've modded a couple notebooks to have external SMA's for practical purposes. Wasn't too big of a loss, mostly depended on the antenna array in use. and/or the quality of the amp. Amp's are expensive and fragile. so fair warning.

I have a largish white board for my room, It is in constant use. Seems my lists are never ending. It also works as a great place to draw up schematics and diagrams to explain things to friends. It's constantly being taken down and moved to a better place to explain things. The gf likes it too, leaving me sweet notes, and reminders. Very helpful, Get one or two. I have one in my kitchen as well, for all the stuff me and my room mate need to get for food and what not. Nice to know when someone uses the last of, or we are low on, something, like toilet paper.

If you find yourself renting a lot of movies, seriously consider Netflix. the streaming support to the 360 is actually pretty good. Decent HD video streaming, however only 2.0 Audio.

I've been meaning to get pics of my set up. It is still in an early beta state, and I have several more idea's for it. I guess the main attraction is the 100+" Full 1080p projection screen Under that I have two 46" 120htz lcd @ 1080p (yeah I said two, side by side) separated by the center channel of the 5.1 surround sound. I know the side channels are sitting at 100w but I'd have to ask my roommate what the sub is running at, it's truly massive though. like coffee table sized. This all runs into a receiver. These are all sitting out the output side of a 4x4 HDMI matrix. so we can show whatever input on whatever output we want, or multiple at once. On the input side we have, HD cable box, PS3 Xbox360 and another blue-ray, but we usually just use the PS3 and port a desktop into the mix on occasions. I've also got an old desktop rigged up to the two 46" lcd's. Desktop needs some work, but for now it's nice to stream the hakhouse feeds onto the large screens. I usually sit with my laptop on a lapdesk in the "couch". That is a 3 seat theater style piece, with reclining seats and cup holders. I'm still moving in, and I have several more idea's for the living room. I would like to get a HTPC of some sort, and make my old tower a home server to play with. I was also considering making a new Gaming rig. OR maybe just making one KICKASS one to pull double/triple duty. I have to constantly remind myself that I already have a bunch of toys and need to use what I have. In total i count 8 screens of one type or another sitting around the living room. Like I said I'm still moving in, and some of the stuff hasn't hit storage yet, but having it sit out where I can see it helps me try and make plans to use it. Like, we also have idea's of setting up this 17" 720p lcd tv in the kitchen so when we are cooking dinner we can catch our show OR read off a cookbook recipe. Anyway, I'll get some pictures up when I can, some encouragement might make that happen sooner ;) And yes I realize that the set up is ridiculous.

Hey all, If you are wondering what I'm talking about check out hackerspace I'm not sure if anyone is fallowing this, but it has recently come up (again) and seems to have a little more steam behind it. That article hit digg, and a few fallow up articles seam to be on the same idea or trend. I'm not sure if anyone follows the people behind Make:, or Instructables but many of the masterminds behind those have also expressed interest in hakerspace, in various forms. I was wondering if the Hak5 crew was fallowing this or interested in it. It would be really sweet to see if you could get a hak5 hackerspace going. I realize that this is very much location dependent. but it would be sweet to see one be a tangent from the show, even if it is or becomes it's own beast. Edit: I'm going to keep adding some links as I come across them. I am /and have been/ interested in starting something like this in the future. A nice PDF presentation about starting a hackerspace from the view of Chaos Computer Club Cologne also known as C4 A group out of SF, NoiseBridge One of the groups featured in the Article mentioned before, NYC Resistor DC area HACDC Philly: The Hackotory Kansas: cowtown computer congress IDEA for for show, get a couple interviews with these guys, i'm sure you could get a whole segment.

I've been trying to find some discussion points on the ideas that where put into the dev5... I haven't found any searching the forum, wiki, and IRC wasn't much help. If anyone has any information can the fwd that onto me. I want to make sure I'm not missing any idea's or concerns, while I'm getting proposal idea(s) written out , well more like drawn, flow diagrams, and mind mapping.. lol Something a little more finalized for the community to look at and discuss before I move forward with (paying) getting the code/design done up.

Thanks for the support! I will be hitting you up. Sorry for falling off the grid for a bit, but hold tight it's about to happen again. Almost home, and then I'll have 100% time and energy to work this thing out. like.. yeah 100% lol IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT!!! I'll probably see a professional to get some coding and design done, and truthfully, I'll probably personalize it all a whole lot. But I love you guys, so I plan on making you a huge part...

Do yourself a favor and spend a few extra dollars on a pair of Reef sandals, while your at it get the Calendar.. DAMN. Crap, sidetracked again,... Where was I? Oh, Reef Sandals, I bought a decent pair. They have lasted me a couple years now, and to say I have abused them is an understatement. Being in a drunken stupor is the best test on sandals. [X] Pass: with out fail, every time. They also managed pretty well the few times I went whitewater rafting. I made little leashes for them, tied to my ankles, so I wouldn't lose them when tossed overboard. I have also hiked in them. I had to hike about 5 miles, from a failed inter tubing experience. Not recommended, they pick up all sorts of stuff, but they lasted. I did manage to get a little blister too. :( I suppose now that I have glorified them, they will break soon :( Here's hoping for another few years!

I certainly believe that it would be a peer society, and naturally that a hierarchy will present itself, as peoples talents are played to the best of their abilities.

My mind works a little different then most. It's a little more spacial. I constantly draw/doodle. I love schematics! I can, and often do, put complex ideas and theories into diagram form... So guess what, I have been doing this as I have been brain storming and researching this project. I should try to make a more finalized diagram/drawing to put together and see if all these ideas come together better then what my words are capable of relaying. (note: how cool would an online "blackboard" be for this task alone..) Then perhaps I can get some feedback on what's missing/(un)needed And then! maybe someone can help me build what I have envisioned.

I think that Moonlit is tracking on several ideas that I also share with him on one level or another. The ultimate vision that I have is to create a tighter knit community. To add the social aspect. If I dare say Social Networking site, I know this has the same dreaded H-word mentality when uttered. There is a lot of talk about using specific tools for collaboration, on many different styles of projects. Looking at the Hak5 community we collectively use the forum, IRC, Wiki... and Dev5 (I'm not too familiar with what Dev5 is/does) Other tools are brought up as well, like the hak5radio, ustream, that can be used to accomplish a lot of the fundamental ideas... I keep hitting this idea head on in my thoughts as well as in discussion with others. The tools. They are already sitting here at my, and the communities, disposal. The issues are these, 1) The tools that are currently used do not have a common thread and are vaguely tied together. 2) Frame of time. This issue comes up ALL the time in one form of another, the obvious being the time zones in which people work/play/sleep. The frame of time I would like to address as an issue, is as it relates to information presented and disseminate through the different tools. Nevermind the TYPE of information. I want to talk about the LIFETIME of a conversation/discussion, like talking on IRC, vs say on the forum, vs information presented in a wiki, vs live broadcast radio/video, vs whatever communication type. The issues come up when new ideas are presented. (I'm learning more and more about this as I undertake THIS idea.) And when questions come up about completed projects. Yes, bad ideas are quickly filtered to the way side, but good/great ideas also have trouble to find a foothold. 3) Collaborating PEOPLE, the real knowledge base, the work force to accomplish a project. I want to make a platform that minimizes or kills these issues dead. Where as a user, a member, of the community all the tools are presented to you upfront, and are tied together. Where you can track projects you are interested in. Where questions, discussions, commentary, can be easily tracked and monitored. Where the progress and direction of projects can be seen. Where completed projects can be searched. Where you can SHARE your projects, and tie them to the how-to, giving tips, and differences in design. A place to where you can plan to interact with people IRL, meatspace. Organization.

I was looking into what my current host already has available for install, and it got my researching down the path of Drupal. In my haste It looks like it has the capability to do the digg/reddit clone type deal I was talking about. Drigg It also looks like it has the ability to be used as a classroom tool. Drupal ED From what I have gathered Drupal has a STEEP learning curve. If this project takes this turn, I'm going to need some REAL F'n Help.

Demand the imposable. If she can't deliver, then well, it's not going to work out...

I'm stealing some shit from another post I wrote... and I think it is relevant to some of the concerns about what you will have in the END to show. Rather then say a degree or certification, you will have NETWORKED people into your life, People that can vouch for your abilities... And ultimately that say's a lot more on a resume'. I am more of a social person. I kind of need some group dynamics to keep the pace moving. I'm wondering if anyone is interested, or knows of some resources, where you can hit the online courses available together, as a "class". There would be more Peer review. The ability to have someone else check your work. Help teach materials, (the biggest/best method of actually learning/remembering information). Peer-pressure to keep up with class lectures, discussions, and work. It could also make the course work RELEVANT in real world circumstance from a stand point of what you have to show for your knowledge, (not a degree/ certificate??), instead you would have REAL people saying "yeah, we learned this stuff on our own.., and so and so brought this asset to the table..." It would be a real (social) networking ordeal. Just think of the parallels of accomplishing such a task as they relate to non-centralized business models that use various tools to accomplish a project using world wide resources...

With the advent of Open Coursework, I think It would be great to see if we could provide an Open Classroom. If you have been missing out, many high profile schools and their respected teachers are beginning to release there course work to the open public. This includes, lectures, papers, course notes, homework assignments, and other materials in different media formats such as video, audio, and text. Here is a list of some, The more talked about programs/projects dealing a little more directly with the interests of our community are: MIT: http://ocw.mit.edu/ Stanford Engineering: http://see.stanford.edu/ There also seems to be some good general information and news that comes out of the OpenCourseWare Consortium. Enter Project: Open Classroom I have this idea of using the community that is already brought together here; the readily available resources that the schools have provided throughout their various open coursework and to combine them into a virtual classroom, where we can help, encourage, and develop our fundamentals, knowledge and skill sets in the areas that the community already has shared interest. I believe once a platform is created to accomplish these tasks that that platform would coincide greatly with the ideas of how to harness other community projects. Let me break down that last part: I believe that many of the community projects have fizzled out because of the lack of a proper, easy to understand, and the altogether method in witch the community interacts and develops projects. It lacks a coherent platform to launch a project from conception to completion. I think there is a better way. Take the many avenue's of what has become the collective of a Hak5 community. The main three being this forum, the Wiki, and the IRC channel. All of them are outstanding in and of themselves, but they lack a unifying piece that would make it simply a Hak5 community, instead of this collective that we have. Why use the Project: Open Classroom, to launch a community platform? 1) It embraces and requires peer review, and team effort to guide and ultimately finish an accomplishment. 2) It draws on resources, knowledge and information presently and readily available. There is no need to develop these things, unlike other projects. This in turn means more effort spent on the method of delivery and the platform itself. 3) Broken down the platform shares the method of organization of ideas, resources, and individuals. 4) The tools are already available, and are similar to what non-centralized businesses use (another disposal of tools available for use), for collaboration on projects. The difference is the classroom atmosphere is a closer representation of the DIY nature of many of the projects, then that of a business. The classroom being about the acquisition of new knowledge and using it vs the a business of using the knowledge you have. (think reverse engineering) 5) This offers a better jumping on point for the avg person, or n00b, who wants to learn, or get involved with a project and within the community. My vision of the platform dynamics and interconnections broken down. I think that I can best organize this chronologically from conception to completion of project, and in contrast with that of teaching(or even taking) a class. By no means is this the order in which the project should be created, or that any one project would use all or any number of them. Conception Where does that project idea come from? What class are we collectively going to take and learn? Where do I submit new ideas? I kind of envision a page similar to reddit. With projects/classes being voted up or down. The link can be pointed to a quick look, or collection of information on the project/class. Once it hit's the "front page" it's go time. This is the place to amass interest, followers, and justify the Key players that ultimately take the project on. Other benefits: - Gives the user a face, and an ability to put input into what they WANT. - Shifts and moves with current community trends. - Elimination of duplicate entries/proposals - Organization of project types, the user can easily keep up with what they are into. - Comments, and they are also voted up or down to filter out excessive "noise". - Gives the hak5 guys a resource to pull new material for the show from. (I know this sound exactly like Diggnation) Project This is where the collaboration software/platform/CMS comes in I think that this area is what really needs to be discussed, and then developed. We should start with an idea of our needs in a platform, followed by wants. Then we need to look into the options currently available, and what is already in use. I am now trying to find some examples of platforms, some off the top of my head: Defiantly school/class related.. Blackboard WebCT - I guess blackboard bought them out :( JoomlaLMS SharePoinLMS Also looking into project management systems like, Basecamp I know there are TONS more. But, I'm being pulled away at the moment. I suppose I could make the first call to arms, from the community to help me out here. Given the examples above, do you think you could find similar platforms. Please discuss there merits, as it pertains to an OpenClassroom. Remember, we don't have "teachers" per say, and we really need a Peer/Team type system to work within. (Certainly there will be project leaders that would probably carry a "teacher" like role...) Also Remember that the END goal is to also create a platform in which all/any community projects can be created and worked. The parallels between the Open Classroom and the Project platform, are pretty self explanatory. It would also be great if it was FREE. On another note, I do have some webspace to host, and could accommodate a small workload of users, as we get the project up and running... Plus I don't mind spending (some) money on my education :) Also, realize that I'm trying to hit this from the "CLASSROOM" side of the house. Finding a way to manage the people

I thoroughly understand your point about "what? im the one who has to do this? fine". I completely understand. I however want to channel that mindset. Purpose, Planning and Preparation... I think I want to fix this problem. It is a question of "what comes first the chicken or the egg?" How do you go about creating a community project? Do you start with the project, or the method in which you bring the community together? I think that this is fundamental point in WHY the hak5 community projects piece never left the ground fully, and seems to be in a stagnant state. There is no platform for new projects to be bread and be launched. This project in group learning could possibly be a perfect platform in creating the "method of community", for all hak5 projects... And creating the launchpad, so to speak. It could also answer the question of "where to send all the n00bs" to get involved and seek answers.

Alright Teacher! (sarcasm) Jumping in head first I see. Good and Bad. I like the enthusiasm. My concerns: 1) I'm not sure if this is the right format in which to conduct a learning experience. I see you have already jumped right into the standard model for teaching. And you have placed yourself as not the teacher (the course work and information have been provided), but the student aid who corrects and grades papers. BOO! I say, It's not a model I see working. Say for instance that you get burnt out Or... What happens when you don't understand the materials? What happens when you can't communicate help in a means that someone else can understand? 2) Grades are stupid in this instance. It's not about grades, its about understanding the materials, and building your knowledge base. 3) I would propose a method in which strengthens a Team or Peer review. The idea is to be a member AND a leader. To be the student AND the teacher. 4) You are going to need more tools at our disposal. Somewhere for discussion. Somewhere to post your work for review. Somewhere to get feedback on that work. A way to keep accountability, that is self motivating. And to tie it all together into something that is easy and useful. I'm sure there are thousands of project collaboration tools available at our disposal, that can be easily tweaked and modified. Anyway. I'm down. I'm not sure I can keep your class pace at the moment. but I can try. I might have to play catch up from time to time...

RogueHart, Man it sounds like you are hitting it pretty hard. I like the idea. Not sure I could, currently, keep up with that load myself. I am more of a social person. I kind of need some group dynamics to keep the pace moving. I'm wondering if anyone is interested, or knows of some resources, where you can hit the online courses available together, as a "class". There would be more Peer review. The ability to have someone else check your work. Help teach materials, (the biggest/best method of actually learning/remembering information). Peer-pressure to keep up with class lectures, discussions, and work. It could also make the course work RELEVANT in real world circumstance from a stand point of what you have to show for your knowledge, (not a degree/ certificate??), instead you would have REAL people saying "yeah, we learned this stuff on our own.., and so and so brought this asset to the table..." It would be a real networking ordeal. Just think of the parallels of accomplishing such a task as they relate to non-centralized business models that use various tools to accomplish a project using world wide resources... I would be interested in joining, or even heading up a group. Side Note: Wouldn't that make an excellent IPTV show/segment. To have a lecture on that weeks topics... Possibilities are endless, I just wanted to plant the seed.

As cheesy as it may be, and the fact that the stereotype dictates otherwise, you should try and broaden your group of friends, online and off. People are social beings, and peer pressure is real. Try and use it to your advantage.

I need to get a decent hak5 print, so I can get it turned into a patch.

At the moment, Solitaire and Blackjack. Damn it, I need to get with it.

You shouldn't just try your name (full or otherwise). Try your handle.. people seem to keep there same handle/user name..etc Go ahead Google my handle. l3db3tt3r. I know of one entry that isn't me... in the first 10 pages of the Google results.. Want to be Google-able. connect all of the names and things that are you... (and another note, i have found it easier to umm "stalk" an handle then a name...)

I read the first post and no more... my response is.. metaphor and simile can not be translated. language is a construct of culture (and more). It is like, in English we can understand how some words can mean other things. (think "rod") but in other languages you will not get the metaphor or simile that that word represents... words with multiple meanings.. but it doesn't stop there, think of how many word combinations, or word phrases that have alternative meanings... it's endless... so we can do our best... but the true problem is to get a program to understand the context of the whole. (oh and then add on things like sarcasm)