Alphaville

EN

The Villa was a groundbreaking real-time multi-user dungeon delivered via the telephone creating an audible virtual environment where people could “move” around and interact just by typing on the phone’s keypad (DTMF). The system was running from 1994 to 2001 when the project ended.

The code has been rewritten by one of the original authors and a new system called Alphaville has been created that is now attached to the 22C3’s phone network. Just dial 98 to get in. This time, the virtual space is modelled after the 22C3 building. Check out the description on the wiki for additional …

Capture the flag at room 4

EN

Capture The Flag is a hacker contest running right now. Eight teams of hackers battle against each other in a fight of supremacy in a network full of vulnerable services. The teams’ task is to defend a server while simultaneously attacking the other teams’ servers. You can watch the contest at room 4 in the basement.

Use more bandwidth

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Total Bandwith
We have about 16 GBit/s Upstream, provided by multiple upstreams – and our peaks are not even reaching one GBit. It really is a shame – so please, use our bandwidth, it is intended to be used.
Useful purposes are strongly preferred (read: no DDOS bullshit or spamming ;)), so for example seeding the Wikipedia DVD might be a really good idea. If you have another cool idea to use more bandwidth, place it here in the comments.

Diskussion: Sicherheit vs. Überwachung

DE

Am Donnerstag findet um 12 Uhr eine kurzfristig anberaumte Podiumsdiskussion zu freiheitlichen Grundfragen statt. Anlass ist die bis vor kurzem noch unabwendbar scheinende Videoüberwachung des Congresses, welche erst kurz vor Beginn der Veranstaltung verhindert werden konnte.

An der deutschsprachigen Diskussion nehmen padeluun, Frank Rosengart, Andy Müller-Maghun und Jens Ohlig teil.

Pegs needed!

EN

If you have some pegs or clothespin (Wäscheklammer) at home, please bring them to the event. The Peg-DHCP system needs some more – and there aren’t anymore to by at Alexanderplatz. Please leave them at the NOC-Helpdesk in the hackcenter or the C-Ring.