I laughed. I cried. (seriously--admittedly, I'm a little wound up, but damn, it felt good). It reminded me a bit of who I used to be; and reminded me of people I once knew. Doesn't hurt that I really miss the Bay Area. The only tech I was skeptical over was tunneling through DNS, so that's now on my list to track down. :) Every hacker, former hacker, and wannabe hacker--as well as civil rights activist, student, teenager, etc. should read this.
Extremely good book. The story itself is incredibly readable. I didn't realise until after that this was aimed at a younger audience. I recommend you read this.
Loved it. Marcus is part Holden Caulfield, part Ender Wiggin and as w1n5t0n he leads the counter-revolution against counter-terrorism. If you've wondered about the value of taking your shoes(or your 6month old baby's shoes) off in the airport OR just what help those different colored alert states are... Give this one a try and maybe gain insight to the elusive hacker culture as well.
Pretty good, if a little frenetically written. It's a compelling view of a surveillance society gone mad. The book itself could stand a little editing, and it might not stand the test of time as it contains a tremendous number of direct references to tech and websites that may not survive. However, for right now, as an in-the-moment read, it is pretty good.
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on Oct 02, 2009 at 07:53
I laughed. I cried. (seriously--admittedly, I'm a little wound up, but damn, it felt good). It reminded me a bit of who I used to be; and reminded me of people I once knew. Doesn't hurt that I really miss the Bay Area. The only tech I was skeptical over was tunneling through DNS, so that's now on my list to track down. :) Every hacker, former hacker, and wannabe hacker--as well as civil rights activist, student, teenager, etc. should read this.
on Feb 23, 2009 at 22:30
Extremely good book. The story itself is incredibly readable. I didn't realise until after that this was aimed at a younger audience. I recommend you read this.
on Oct 08, 2008 at 06:15
Loved it. Marcus is part Holden Caulfield, part Ender Wiggin and as w1n5t0n he leads the counter-revolution against counter-terrorism. If you've wondered about the value of taking your shoes(or your 6month old baby's shoes) off in the airport OR just what help those different colored alert states are... Give this one a try and maybe gain insight to the elusive hacker culture as well.
on Sep 04, 2008 at 18:49
Pretty good, if a little frenetically written. It's a compelling view of a surveillance society gone mad. The book itself could stand a little editing, and it might not stand the test of time as it contains a tremendous number of direct references to tech and websites that may not survive. However, for right now, as an in-the-moment read, it is pretty good.