Chaos Computer Club - archive feed

Due to the horrendous complexity of the British railway system, it is possible to buy more than one train ticket for a journey - for exactly the same trains - and save upwards of 70% on the cost of the ticket. Hear how this works and the site I built that helps you find these savings. about this event: https://c3voc.de

Ben Heck, famed retro console modder and youtube star, will be talking about how he recently miniaturised a ZX Spectrum to make it portable and playable on-the-go. He’ll also be talking about some of his other mods that have been widely publicised over the years. about this event: https://c3voc.de

Open data is a force that will change the world – we hope for the better. It's hard to imagine how we might scale society without it. I'll talk about the Open Data Institute's experiences at the front-line over the last 2 years, and what we think might happen next (I run the ODI). about this event: https://c3voc.de

We'll talk about the planning, design and construction of The·Grid, a large light and sound installation at EMF. We'll share a few stories from its development and talk about how you can write your own code to run on it, with examples. about this event: https://c3voc.de

Dr Jessica Barker is a security consultant often present in the media helping people to understand the threats they are exposed to. She’ll be talking about how we should be explaining risks rather than hiding them from users, allowing people to effectively manage their online activity and protect themselves. about this event: https://c3voc.de

Developed alongside PhD research into a new cryptographic protocol, Cryptris is a game that seeks to explain to the public the principles of asymmetric cryptography. The game explains the concepts of added randomness, cyclical operations and addition graphically to show how keys unlock messages. about this event: https://c3voc.de

Videogames mash all media together with system design, making them inherently flexible in a way nothing else has ever been. Unfortunately, they're also tragically limited by over-dependence on industry and commercially appealing genres. I'll use mountain biking to unpick Super Hexagon, and then the pieces of both to unpick the divergence between the innate weirdness of videogames and the games industry's entrenched resistance to that. about this event: https://c3voc.de

Infrastructure supports people, and it needs maintained and secured. Come learn about the challenges of securing control systems, and how you can help no matter what your background. You will laugh and you will cry, and we'll give you the whole seat, but all you'll need is THE EDGE. about this event: https://c3voc.de

A talk about the current state of security in internet-enabled embedded devices with a variety of sensors and actuators, from curtains through home automation systems to full-scale power plants. With plenty of actual examples. about this event: https://c3voc.de

The BaseBot is a set of laser cut templates, circuit boards and easily sourced standard hardware which acts as a base for experimentation and education with mobile physical computing. about this event: https://c3voc.de

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is among the oldest of Computer Science fields, dating back at least to the 1950s. In this talk I'll present a crash course in basic NLP, focusing on tools to perform document-level summarization and understanding. We'll use these techniques to make sense of the language people use on the web when describing beer. about this event: https://c3voc.de

Sex, drugs and rock and roll are ancient indulgences: we are hooked, and have been since the very beginning. Modern science has revealed why these "base" pursuits define our species. But moreover, scientific innovations have been used to revolutionise how we get laid, get high and rock out. Our highest intellectual achievements combined with our primal pursuits has led to countless spectacular outcomes that continue to change the experience of being human. about this event: https://c3voc.de

Tim and Mike will talk about a number of new advisories (to be released on the 29th), including remote root in a network device. about this event: https://c3voc.de

We'll cover all the basics of high altitude ballooning and share some stories from years of HAB experience. Designing your own flight, what you'll need, things to consider, and top tips to ensure a good result. As an added incentive, we'll be assembling and launching our own high altitude balloon right after the talk! Come and see a real HAB launch and stick around to watch us track it and receive telemetry live. about this event: https://c3voc.de

It begins! about this event: https://c3voc.de