Hackers Gather Around Table at DEF CON 18
Friday, July 30th, 2010 at 2:24:23 AM · 2010/dc photos/dc photos
This photograph captures an informal hardware hacking session at DEF CON 18, the renowned cybersecurity conference held in Las Vegas in July 2010. Several attendees are gathered around a round hotel room table cluttered with electronics, soldering supplies, a white MacBook running what appears to be a terminal/command line interface, and multiple small custom electronic devices with green LCD screens. The participants are engaged with their gadgets — examining, programming, or showing off their hardware creations — while two women in the background converse, one with a DSLR camera around her neck. The scene conveys the collaborative, maker-culture spirit characteristic of DEF CON, with the messy, lived-in hotel room setting adding an authentic underground-tech atmosphere. Tools of the trade are scattered across the table including solder wire, a soldering iron stand, bottles, and red enclosures typical of conference badge hacking.
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