[ale] PhreakNIC Talk Abstracts

[Tom Cross]

  ------------  PhreakNIC 6.0 Talk Abstracts


   PhreakNIC is http://www.phreaknic.info
   The South East's oldest hacker con. Nashville, TN - Nov 1-3

   Reminder: Please reserve your room soon as pressure from a football
   game will likely cause the hotel to fill up in early October.

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The Talks ::: In order of appearance

History of Phreaking :: Jason Scott

   Jason Scott of TEXTFILES.COM offers to help PHREAKNIC live up to its
   name with a hundred-year history of Phone Phreaking. Rise above your
   friends who think that "To Phreak" just means "To Steal" and hear some
   interesting stories, trivia, and examples of this long-beloved art.

Starting a rural ISP :: Presented by NotLarry / The Angry Lemming

   This panel will include a presentation and open discussion on starting
   and maintaining a rural ISP for fun and money using the skillz
   available to most any PhreakNIC participant (no, drinking and smoking
   are not quite what we are talking about:). We will cover choosing an
   area, startup and operating costs, Quake, Quake3 and IRC as network
   monitoring tools, customer support, community relations, pr0n, viral
   infections, and any other related topics that come up.

Rebel with a Pringles Can :: Presented by HugMe

   Have you been wondering what this wireless technology everyone has
   been talking about is? how it works? What hardware you need? what
   hardware is out there? how to hack it once you get it. What kind of
   software is there and what kind do you need? How can you use in
   conjunction with your plans to take over the world? What does a hacker
   in a dress look like? All of these questions will be answered and
   more!!

Wireless Networking Protocols :: Presented by Joseph Hamm

   The presentation will take the wireless protocol class from Interop
   and tailor it to the home enthusiast. It will also cover how to choose
   a solution based on your needs as an individual or company. We'll even
   get into why WEP is "bad", attempts to fix it, and possible other
   solutions.

HAM Radio Panel :: Panel Hosted by RIMboy

   This panel will be an open discussion of the latest technologies in
   HAM radio, as well as an opportunity for those interested in becoming
   involved in HAM to ask questions of experts. Packet radio will also be
   discussed.

Demise of Internet Radio Panel :: Hosted by JonnyX and Laughing Boy

   This panel will be an open discussion around the recent legislative
   actions that have forced many radio stations, both traditional
   broadcast and internet only, to cease streaming.

Asterisk Open Source PBX :: Presented by Mark Spencer

   Asterisk is a hybrid TDM and VoIP Open Source PBX and IVR system. It
   allows someone both to build a PBX out of totally Free software and
   also build their own telephony apps (something akin to Apache for
   telephones). It provides all standard call features (Caller*ID, Call
   Waiting, Three-way calling, conferencing, etc etc) and can talk both
   to regular analog phones and VoIP phones.

Uberfish, or Rendering Equal Probability Via Deterministic Output
   Presented by Justin Troutman

   An overview of two proposed classes of encryption methodology, known
   as BEvUC and VSBXF, comprising the central algorithm, known as
   uberfish.

   BEvUC, or Bisymmetrical Encryption Via Unary Complementation, is of
   the stream cipher design. It consists of two keys, one being
   pseudo-randomly generated and applied to the plaintext, with modular
   addition or XOR, to render an output which is then carbon copied (this
   carbon copy, being the second key) and subtracted from itself to
   render the final unary output. All variables and constants in this
   method are equal in size. Speed is of the essence in this method.

   VSBXF, or Variable Size Block XOR Folding, is of the block cipher
   design. It consists of a set of subkeys, which total the size of the
   plaintext. The default block size is 128-bit. During encryption, the
   block is divided, or "folded", in half, with the latter half becoming
   a subkey, which is applied with XOR against the first half, rendering
   an output of 64 bits. This same folding technique is used throughout
   the system until the block is broken down to one bit. This final bit
   is then carbon copied and subtracted from itself, just as in the
   BEvUC, rendering a single unary output of O. The total subkey space
   will equal that of the block. After all blocks are encrypted, the
   strings of unary output are then folded likewise, thus rendering a
   single bit of unary output for the entire plaintext.

   The true, theoretical goal of uberfish is to further prove equally
   probabilistic measures via deterministically processed output. This is
   a countermeasure to true entropy, with aims of obtainable
   practicality, practical applications, and low-cost.

Cryptography by Elonka

   (no abstract yet)

MemeStreams :: Presented by Decius

   There is a popular myth that a small garage band may one day become
   famous without the need for a recording contract by distributing their
   music directly to their fans over the Internet. Thus far, this has not
   come to pass. While personal computers give the garage musician
   unprecidented production and distribution capabilites, there is one
   element which remains missing from the puzzle: marketing. You still
   need the resources of a large record company to have your voice heard
   above the rabble.

   For the past year or so I've been working on a solution to this
   problem. The heart of the solution can be seen in the War Chalking
   phenomenon, which came out of nowhere into the mainstream through the
   weblog network. Weblogs allow each of us to voice our opinion about
   whats interesting, even if its obscure, and without approval from an
   editor. Whats needed is technology that greases the wheels of the
   weblog network, and allows us to sift the information we really want
   out of millions of weblogs without having to read them all. We need
   knowledge management technology for weblogs. MemeStreams is that
   technology.

DashPC Project aka The Linux Car :: Presented by Christopher Bergeron

   The dashPC is an integrated computer console built on the Linux
   operating system, and integrated into the dashboard of my car. The
   computer is interfaced via a 6.5" Touchscreen VGA LCD display mounted
   in the center console. In addition, a wireless keyboard / mouse
   combination is used for text entry. The dashPC has Global Positioning
   and Navigation (GPS), Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs), Games
   (Wolfenstein 3d, SoF, UT), Address book database, etc. I can run any
   programs that will run on an Intel/AMD i686 class computer.

Clustering 101 :: Presented by Jeff Tillotson

   "Clustering 101" is a discussion/HOWTO on running a
   parallel-processing cluster, striving for supercomputer performance on
   a minimal budget. A basic understanding of networks and UNIX is
   assumed. Topics of dicussion will include: a history of cluster
   computers, hardware selection, initial setup, software tools, concepts
   of parallel programming and some interesting uses for a cluster. A
   Linux cluster is assembled using the OSCAR tools for demonstration
   purposes and will be available for attendee use, prior to and after
   the presentation.

Why You Suck :: Presented by Neoteric (aka Timball) and Abaddon

   The typical userbase of a ``scene'' is filled with many well meaning
   people who superficially believe that computers are "cool". This talk
   is aimed at identifying those users and explaining in concrete terms
   why they suck. The underlying goal of the talk is to help reintegrate
   (l)users into normal productive society.

   Specific members of the audience will be polled and asked to defend
   themselves.



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