The Command Line
A regularly published podcast by a self-described hacker, curmudgeon and hacktivist about the practice and profession of programming drawing on over a decade of professional experience and a lifetime spent hacking, the intersection of politics and society with technology and anything else clever, elegant or ...
A regularly published podcast by a self-described hacker, curmudgeon and hacktivist about the practice and profession of programming drawing on over a decade of professional experience and a lifetime spent hacking, the intersection of politics and society with technology and anything else clever, elegant or funny that catches my mind as a die hard technology geek.
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TCLP 2013-06-10 News (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a news cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. In the intro I mention Tweet the Debates and the Cosmoquest 24-hour Hangout. This week’s security alerts are how passwords files are cracked and proof of concept of malware injection by iOS charger. In this week’s news, a fair and sustainable smartphone, an innovative smart door lock, an incidental distributed supercomputer platform, and gesture recognition via WiFi. Following up this week, EFF launches campaign to bust latest podcast patent trolling and a W3C insider discusses the risks of the DRM proposal. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can also grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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TCLP 2013-06-03 Interview: Bruce Schneier on Technology and Power (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a feature cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. There is no hacker word of the week this week. The feature this week is an interview with Bruce Schneier. The catalyst for this conversation is a post on his blog that frames out some of the themes he has been considering for his next book. Among other things, we refer to Rebecca Mackinnon’s book and Kevin Kelly’s most recent book in the course of the conversation. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. Share
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TCLP 2013-05-28 News (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a news cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. This week’s security alerts are Microsoft warning of Facebook hijacking browser extensions and an Android app that tattles on other misbehaving apps. In this week’s news, considering whether supercomputing has hit a wall, a heart warming story about video games and gender swapped mechanics, one-time pads reinvented to overcome one of their limitations, and the first demonstration of a practical approach to an attractive model for quantum computing. Following up this week, France’s three strikes agency may be ending even if the regime is likely to continue in a less problematic form and new Xbox won’t allow indie gamers to self publish. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can also grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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TCLP 2013-05-06 News (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a news cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. In the intro, I note that Balticon is coming up again soon and discuss a project in which I’ve been invited to participate. This week’s security alerts are Twitter now has two factor authentication and understanding the empirical evidence around security and programming best practices. In this week’s news, an AI that solves Super Mario, an opinion about ending standardization of HTML, neuro-mimetic processors finally give traditional super computers some real competition, and re-creating the first web page on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of opening the web. Following up this week, CISPA dies in the Senate and amazing 3D browser game now available for play. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can also grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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TCLP 2013-04-22 Rant: The Unexamined Risk of HTML EME (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a feature cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. The hacker word of the week this week is fritterware. The feature this week is a rant digging into the risks of a proposal to the W3C for inclusion in the HTML standard, EME, which would bring DRM and all its problems to the core technology underpinning the web. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. Share
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TCLP 2013-04-16 News (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a news cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. In the intro, a couple of shout outs. First, friend of the podcast Ed Piskor has a new book coming out in the fall, Hip Hop Family Tree, the comics collected therein he has been syndicating freely thus far. Also an event series that may answer some of what I addressed in my NELF 2013 talk. This week’s security alerts are smashing your old phone may be the best way to destroy its data and researchers looking to replace passwords with passthoughts. In this week’s news, Mozilla and Epic port Unreal 3 engine to the browser, an interview with Alan Kay, Mozilla introduces an open API for mobile and web payments, and the hacker lifecycle. Following up this week, CISPA debate occurred behind closed doors and Project Gutenberg surpasses 25,000 book milestone. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can also grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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TCLP 2013-04-01 My NELF 2013 Talk (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a feature cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. There is no hacker word of the week this week. Listener feedback came from Paul who pointed out that something similar to camouflaged links is already possible and asked again if the legitimate uses outweigh or at least change the feasibility of warning users when scripting alters link behaviors on web pages. The feature this week is an event recording of the talk I have a couple weekends back at NELF 2013. I mentioned Aaron Swartz talk from Freedom to Connect last year and Darcy Burner’s from the same event this year. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. Share
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TCLP 2013-03-25 News (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a news cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. Thanks to Jonathan for inviting me to North East Linux Fest and all the friends, acquaintances and listeners I got to spend time with. In a Linux fest state of mind, I’ve been asked to let you all know the call for submissions is now open for Ohio Linux Fest. This week’s security alerts are two new attacks on SSL/TLS and camouflaging links. In this week’s news, why a geek dad hacked Donkey Kong so his daughter could play Pauline, Google ending Reader as well as the Chrome extension for reading RSS, a card game about white hack hacking, and the next great copyright act. Following up this week, a project launches to reform the DMCA and 3DDC is returning. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can also grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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TCLP 2013-03-13 Cory Doctorow on the Themes of "Homeland" (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a feature cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. There is now hacker word of the week this week. The feature this week is an event recording of Cory Doctorow from his recent book tour for “Homeland”, the sequel to “Little Brother”. Special thanks to Busboys and Poets and Teaching for Change for setting up a space in DC for his talk. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. Share
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TCLP 2013-02-18 How This Hacker Sees Hackers (Comment Line 240-949-2638)
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This is a feature cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast. In the intro, I include a quick review for a couple of gadgets I am trying in a laptop-less experiment: a mini keyboard and an external battery with a solar panel. The former was recommended in The Secret Lair’s gift guide from last year. The hacker word of the week this week is frink. The feature this week is a contemplation of the definition of the term and experience of being a hacker. More news, commentary, and alternate feeds available at http://thecommandline.net/. View the detailed show notes online. You can grab the flac encoded audio from the Internet Archive. Share
