Kc244 :" F.A.C.T.S Ghent 2010".
Nov 05The Knightcast episode 44is the “Audio Coverage” of our Visit to F.A.C.T.S Ghent 2010. As we wander the show floor of the biggest Sci-Fi and anime convention in Belgium, we talk to all kinds of interesting fans and booth-holders and bring you a selection of these interviews. Video footage will follow soon so stay tuned for that too. Until then enjoy the ‘audio tour” of F.A.C.T.S Ghent 2010.
Shownotes
- Intro
- F.A.C.T.S Ghent
- Meeting the cast from Allo Allo
- Interview : The Dahrma Girls.
- Interview : 501st Legion
- Interview : Princes Leia an her Steampunk friend.
- Interview : German Imperial Navy Squadron.
- Interview : Laura Croft
- Interview : Belgian Voyage Club
- Interview : R2 Builders Club (Picture)
- Signoff
- A word from our sponsor.Spideroak.
- Pictures by Stefaan Lesage.
- {morfeo 57}
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Kc343 : "Aussie geek Showcase".
Oct 20The Knightcast episode 43 features a “podcast in a podcast” as we are showcasing the AUSSIE GEEK PODCAST. A podcast on which I appear as a regular showhost. Listen in to this (explicit) podcast as Dave, Keith and me banter away about all things tech, and get a taste of the Aussie Geek Podcast. To round it up we have some listener feedback of our own and a look at upcoming events.
Shownotes.
- Intro
- Showcase : The aussie geek podcast 37b “back from the undead / Imperial Mail Annihalation Protocol”
- Upcoming Events : Knightwise.com goes F.A.C.T.S. (Oct 23rd)
- Upcoming Events : Knightwise.com goes Bobbejaanland (Oct 30th)
- Feedback : The knightcast on Doggcatcher
- Feedback : @xxloverxx : Ubuntu on a Macbook.
- A word from our sponsor.Spideroak.
- Signoff.
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Meet the droids you are looking for : F.A.C.T.S. 2010
Oct 19Coming saturday Belgium hosts its biggest Sci-fi Fantasy and Manga convention of the year in Flanders Expo Ghent. With tons of dressed up fans, famous cult-celebrities and lots and lots to see. Knightwise.com is going to be a part of that event as we send a press delegation to cover the pinnacle of Fanboy-ism this side of the atlantic ocean. You can join us too ! If you live near Belgium and want to walk the convention floor with us, spotting Boba Fetts or trying to get an autograph from Lando Calrissian ? You can !
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Join us :
WHEN : October 23rd.
WHERE : Central Entrance Flanders Expo Ghent.
WHAT TIME : 13u00 Hours.
WHO : @Niejana @Knightwise @Stefanlesaage and more.
HOW : Tweet @knightwise if you are coming and follow our tweets on Saturday for the exact rendez vous location.
Meet the droids you are looking for .. and be a part of F.A.C.T.S.
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Not all advice is sound advice : Don't run an open hotspot.
Nov 14
The great thing about listening to podcasts
is that you can learn a lot from your peers. People speak from
experience and suggest new ways of solving old problems and so forth.
The downside of thisequation is that people are not always right. This
week I was listening to the listener feedback episode 83 of Going
Linux, a great instructional podcast on using Linux that i’m subscribed to. Larry and Tom are two great guys who put together several shows a month, talking about several linux-related
topics for novice and advanced users. Once every three weeks they do a
listener feedback shows where they deal with listener questions and
answer emails.
In this episode Tom tried to point out the
security of his Linux system by pointing out he had hooked up his
system directly to the Internet (without a nat router) and had given out his IP address on the air to challenge
people to "come and see" how secure his system really was. I found this
a bit of a bold move just to point out how secure a Linux system is,
but it was his own machine, thus his ownprerogative . I also doubt the
fact that the listeners of the show have many "high level hackers" in
their ranks, and aside from the obvious "knocks on the door" of some
closed up services, Tom’s pc was not at any high risk to be hacked.
I
did however take issue with his second, even more bold then the first
one, where Tom mentioned he was "running his wireless router without
any security" and was "leaving it open as a public service".All tough this point was made to once again stress the security of his linux workstation in his own network, Tom overlooked OTHER obvious dangers to leaving your wireless network open.
Leaving your home wifi network open exposes you to so-called "sniffing" attacks
that use the shared wireless medium as an attack vector. Every packet
of information on a wireless network is received by every computer that
is connected to that network. If everything works the way it should
only the computer who the packet is directed TO, responds and accepts
the packet, while the other computers on the network ignore them. BUT
if even a simple script-kiddie hooks up to your "open wireless network"
using a simple program like "ethereal or Wireshark" he or she can sniff every package that goes across your wifi network as long as its not encased in a https or ssl tunnel. This means that things like Tweets, Msn chats, POP3 email and more can be easily read by a third party, without you knowing about it.
A
second danger that might arise is the fact that people may "piggy back"
on your connection and use it to download illegal content, and for that
YOU are held responsible because it is your IP address.
So just looking at two of the possible risk factors, leaving your Wifi network open is considered a big nono, for your own safety !
I
understand why Tom wanted to use this method to point out how "secure"
his workstation is, but this is a naive an risky way of doing so. You
don’t leave your front door open at night because you have a big dog ?
Security comes in layers and its not because you ‘think’ that your
workstation might be secure, you can leave everything else wide open.
But as a podcaster you have a responsibility for the things you say on the air, and if you are not completely knowledgeable of the topic , there is no shame in saying so.
For
me it was important to write up this little article, rather then
sending it in as feedback to Larry and Tom because its important that,
if ANY Of you are not using WPA2 encryption on you wireless networks, its about time you start .. NOW !
You can find the great Going Linux podcast HERE .
Just as a bonus i’ll show you a little video on how it is done .. Ironically , using LINUX.
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Kc229 "Voices in the Static" .
Oct 30For Haloween we “Dig up” an archived episode with a spooky edge. Knightwise is missing and the machines have taken over. Stand by for a thrilled ride and an interesting topic. This episode originaly aired in 2006. “Dive down with us into the realm of the obscure as we see how to hack technology into your afterlife. This episode handles the phenomenon of EVP or Electronic Voice Phenomenon. As we divide the facts and the fiction you can listen to chilling voices in the static.”
Shownotes
- Intro.Opening : A day in Oostende .
- Promo for White Noise .
- Evp Introduction
- Music: No plastic Inside : Ghostbusters
- The Facts behind EVP.
- Evp Examples
- Music : Brookhaven : Statick in the Valley
- Spiricom : One step beyond
- Coda and Signout
- More links.
- http://aaevp.com/examples.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_voice_phenomenon
- http://www.worlditc.org/k_06_spiricom.htm
- http://www.ghostpix.com/spiricom/spiricom.html
- http://www.lib.rochester.edu/Camelot/terry.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Terry
