Book review: 'Coding Freedom' by Gabriella Coleman

I’ve just finished reading Gabriella Coleman’s new book “Coding Freedom: The ethics and aesthetics of hacking” (2013, Princeton University Press) which culminates over a decade of field research, in-depth interviews, observation, and participation in the hacker scene globally. In this case, “hacker” refers to the free/open-source software (FOSS) hacker, and in particular the Debian project.

Hacking is where craft and craftiness converge.

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Posted: Jan 21, 2013
Tags: biella  book-review  coding-freedom  debian  foss  hacking  linux  politics 

Co-op at DRDC

I was late to join the job search process for my first co-op work term, but I was invited for several interviews. One of the most interesting jobs I applied for was a specific project with Defence Research and Development Canada. One of DRDC’s task groups is building a fake submarine for training purposes. The sub has mocked systems ranging from a sheet of paper saying “here are some buttons” up to a sophisticated computer simulation of real submarine systems.
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Posted: Mar 30, 2011
Tags: drdc  foss  co-op 

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