Class Notes 1/12/12

Altaire

Quotes a­nd provoked thoughts from Hacktivism

Altaire-people were making  computers and they were not the size of a house.

People joined together to make their own computers without the “okay go ahead” from a business man or big head.

Joline- “what these people were doing with computers was playful…not as big of a deal as people were making it out to be”

A law defines what theft is and what it isn’t. if you come and take land it’s not theft (development of America) and it’s a cultural invention that dictates where material things and ideas belong for the owners well benefit.                  (most laws protect private property)

Hobby computer was quickly turned into a mass produced computer. The output of a couple hundred dollars and getting an order for 50k and then turned out making half a bill a year.

WARGAMES

I’m wondering why these illegal things were documented on their own times

Revolutionary moments  right now

How did the world become afraid of hackers?

Media

News journalist

Everyone has provoked fear to control the people

People realize that business can benefit from these internet websites and with usernames and purchases being made online

Imagine this: a structure that is really non hierarchical and is structured by different principles.

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