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1337 h4x0r h4ndb00k by
tapeworm found on shelf
Computer security
Book description:This is your ticket into the elusive underworld of the Internet, home to millions of elite computer hackers. 1337 h4x0r h4ndb00k will show you how to walk-the-walk and talk-the-talk of this exclusive community. Soon, you too will be able to go into a chat room and carry on conversations speaking the cryptic 1337 language. 1337 h4x0r h4ndb00k will also review the nature of computer viruses, different practical jokes to play on your desktop and tips on how to live the hacker lifestyle. Join the elite society of computer hackers with 1337 h4x0r h4ndb00k as your guide.
About the Author
h4x0r h4ndb00kabout the author hello, my name is tapeworm, and i am a freelance contract hacker amongst other things. the first thing i ever learned about comput...
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Information and 2 reviews for 1337 h4x0r h4ndb00k.
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Monday 28 January 2013
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Koos van den Hout wrote in a review for
Atlas of the D-Day and Normandy Landings :
A good book showing the planning for the D-Day landings, how things worked out and how they progressed from that point on. Lots of good maps showing developments after D-Day. I visited the Normandy ar ...
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Wednesday 02 May 2012
Reviewer
Koos van den Hout wrote in a review for
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker :
The story of Kevin Mitnick according to .. Kevin Mitnick. It's really interesting reading his side of the story now, after reading "Takedown" by Tsutomu Shimomura and John Markoff, both not completel ...
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Reviewer
Koos van den Hout wrote in a review for
Crypto : How the Code Rebels Beat the Government -- Saving Privacy in the Digital Age :
The full history of modern computer cryptography. Includes the complete story of breakthroughs like asymmetric encryption which enables a lot of modern security. And the story of the relaxation of the ...
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Reviewer
Koos van den Hout wrote in a review for
Wiring Up The Big Brother Machine...And Fighting It :
Mark Klein was there when the network of telecommunication giant AT&T was 'enhanced' with fiber taps into major links, with the duplicated data going into a secret room under NSA (national security ag ...
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Reviewer
Koos van den Hout wrote in a review for
The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey :
This book is not just 'the best of 2600', this book is also a history of technology, personal freedom, activism, communication systems that have grown and passed away and the people around all these s ...
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Sunday 22 January 2012
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Koos van den Hout wrote in a review for
The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us :
Francis Tapon is not a person to sit still at home. He decided to learn about all of "Eastern Europe" by taking his backpack and visiting those countries in person. He tries to take away the (American ...
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Sunday 10 July 2011
Reviewer
Koos van den Hout wrote in a review for
Diagonal Lengths: Rethinking Our World :
What could be improved to life on this planet if we were able to leave a lot of our current ideas how that life should be behind us and redesign our society. This book is one big thought experiment: w ...
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Sunday 27 February 2011
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Nathalie wrote in a review for
Pet Sematary :
I really enjoyed it. If I sum up Stephen King in one word, it would be EERIE. He keeps you capivated with mystery, suspense and unpredictability. Although he is a touch long winded for my taste (examp ...
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Wednesday 23 February 2011
Reviewer
Koos van den Hout wrote in a review for
Look for Our Mother and Our Father :
A book which tries to make the reader rethink lots of things by questioning everything. But the author misses any source of the questions, using only sources like "I think", "I read somewhere" and "I ...
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Sunday 13 February 2011
Reviewer
Marcella wrote in a review for
Matilda :
Excellent book, my favorite part is when Matilda puts crazy glue in his father's hat. Roald Dahl is one of my favorite authors, I wish I could meet him in person to ask him how he writes such good boo ...
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