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Rocket Surgery with Arko

This entry is part [part not set] of 24 in the series Hack the Planet

In this episode of the Hack the Planet Podcast:

We talk about making hardware that can survive in space with Arko, a robotics engineer and polymath hacker who has published open-source projects for high altitude balloons and autonomous vehicles, and revitalized the North American demo scene with his board for LayerOne. Other topics include growing up around the space program, the Nullspace hackerspace in LA, the ethics of self-driving cars, and what the amateur radio hobby called Summits on the Air has to do with avionics for spacecraft.

This episode could be a great introduction to designing avionics for spacecraft, for getting into the demoscene, or serve as an excuse to buy a bunch more radio equipment. If you are looking for as many as three new expensive hobbies, this is the episode for you.

Links:

Arko’s Project Site – http://www.arkorobotics.com/
Github – https://github.com/arkorobotics/

Arko @ UKHAS 2013 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ybIkH_u4as
UKHAS HabHub – http://habhub.org/
NullSpace – https://032.la/

LayerOne Demoscene Board – http://l1demo.org/wiki/start
Northern Dragons (demo group) – http://northerndragons.ca/
BBC MicroBot – https://twitter.com/bbcmicrobot

Summits on the Air – https://www.sota.org.uk/

Be a guest on the show! We want your hacker rants! Give us a call on the Hacker Helpline: PSTN 206-486-NARC (6272) and leave a message, or send an audio email to podcast@symbolcrash.com.

Original music produced by Symbol Crash. Warning: Some explicit language and adult themes.

Noid

This entry is part [part not set] of 24 in the series Hack the Planet

In this episode of the Hack the Planet Podcast:

Noid is the former head of DEF CON security, founder of the LayerOne conference and the Black Lodge Research hackerspace, gunsmith, and anti-zombie technology enthusiast. We talk about the early history and social dynamics of BBS’s, the formation and growth of DEF CON, how to run a security team for unruly hackers in the middle of the desert, and why you shouldn’t go to DEF CON this year.

We also go into the formation of DC groups and the split from 2600, the formation of Black Lodge Research, and Noid’s artisanal hobbies including cooking and classic gun collecting.

Despite the advice of our guest, Hack the Planet will be attending DEF CON 29 in-person! Give us a call or drop us an email if you want to be interviewed for the show or meet up at the event!

Be a guest on the show! We want your hacker rants! Give us a call on the Hacker Helpline: PSTN 206-486-NARC (6272) and leave a message, or send an audio email to podcast@symbolcrash.com.

Original music produced by Symbol Crash. Warning: Some explicit language and adult themes.