Hacking in Iraq, Interview with Jake Appelbaum
I hang out on IRC a lot, Jake Appelbaum (ioerror) popped in the other night and we talking about the satellites he was setting up in Iraq on his vacation along with all sorts of hackery. I was completely fascinated why he was over there and of course curious about what type of “Makers” there are and what they’re building. Hacking the border, internet connections, handing out Knoppix CDs, video blogging, amazing stuff- Jake was kind enough to answer some questions via email. And here they are…
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I finally figured out what I am going to do with the iPod socks, make puppets. This first puppet is the green iPod sock with headphones for eyes. He’s a snake or some type of frog puppet. The puppet is only made out of Apple stuff, but I think an iTalk may make a good nose. Here’s a quick how-to (not that it’s needed)…
Jeff Hoefs is doing some really amazing hacks and mods with Nintendo controllers. He’s made PowerPad midi keyboards, PowerGlove music controllers and Nintendo Uforce controllers to create music. All at once too! He sent this overview in of what’s what he’s up to, along with some great photos of the mods in action!