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Phreaks and Geeks: Joybubbles and the Pre-History of Hacking
The proto hacker whose innate ability, curiosity, and absolute joy in the act of discovery is conveyed so artfully in the new documentary Joybubbles.
DENNIS FISHER · FEB 2 · 4 min
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‘Nothing’s Going to Last Forever’: An Oral History of the L0pht, Part 4
As the 1990s drew to a close, the curtain was coming down on the L0pht, as well. Security companies were helping to fuel the first dot-com boom, and venture capitalists and investors took the place of the law enforcement agencies that once circled the group. The L0pht members considered their options: continue as an independent…
Dennis Fisher · 9 min
Thirty Minutes Or Less: An Oral History of the L0pht, Part 3
By the beginning of 1998, the national media had decided that cybersecurity was something worth paying attention to and the members of the L0pht were ready and willing to help explain the issues and weaknesses that all of this new technology brought with it. Pieces in The Washington Post, Wired, and many other outlets raised…
Dennis Fisher · 9 min
‘Microsoft Was Freaking Out’: An Oral History of the L0pht, Part 2
As the L0pht began to coalesce and become more well-known in the security community, the dynamics of the group evolved, too. The loft space in Boston’s South End became a hangout and meeting spot for local hackers, and as some of the members flourished, others began to pull back from the group. At the same…
Dennis Fisher · 11 min
‘We Got to Be Cool About This‘: An Oral History of the LØpht, Part 1
In the beginning, there was a hat factory. Factory is probably too grand a word for it, but the space that would eventually become the first home of L0pht Heavy Industries began as the location of a hat-making business. The second-floor spot in a building in Boston’s South End was where the wives of two of the…
Dennis Fisher · 15 min
