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boundary lair (2010) - Rene Abythe

Ceci Moss | Fri Oct 15th, 2010 11:30 a.m.

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Ghost Throne (2007) - AIDS-3D

Ceci Moss | Tue Jul 20th, 2010 2 p.m.

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Ping the Server (2010) - Sterling Crispin

Ceci Moss | Tue Jul 20th, 2010 11:30 a.m.

Rootkit : a type of software that is designed to gain administrative-level control over a computer system without being detected. Ping : A utility used to determine whether a particular IP address is reachable online by sending out a packet of data and waiting for a response. Ping is used to test and debug a network as well as see if a user or server is online.

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IX (2008) - H3X3N

Brian Droitcour | Tue Nov 25th, 2008 5:30 p.m.

IX @ DEADTECH 2008 from IX h3x3n on Vimeo.

IX knows 9 spells:

0N: turns computer on
4W4Y: restarts computer
data_disappear: makes data disappear
3T3RN4L_R3TURN: makes data reappear
54W: cuts the operating system in half
R881X0R: runs the rabbit virus
M461C14NZ_H4T: catches the rabbit virus in the magician's hat
T3H_0RD3R_0F_0RD3R: creates order + nonsense
CH405_M4J1K: creates chaos + sense

Statement: H3X3N is a group of Computer Witches who have built an enchanted cube that casts magical spells on computers. The IX cube casts spells on Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers, hacking and hexing these operating systems. IX combines traditional stage magic tricks and irony as elements of Hacker culture to create an Interactive Installation and Software Art project.

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