Hope2601 - Adam Savage - Fascination with the Dodo Bird

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Adam Savage answers a question about "RFID Censorship" after his talk on his Fascination with the Dodo Bird at the Last H.O.P.E. Hacker Conference (www.HOPE.net) which took place on July, 18-20 2008 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. --- Mythbusters Host Retracts RFID Censorship - Mythbusters host Adam Savage is retracting comments he made at a hackers conference where he said an episode exposing security flaws in credit card RFID technology was squelched by credit card company lawyers. In a new statement Adam says, " If I went into the detail of exactly why this story didn't get filmed, it's so bizarre and convoluted that no one would believe me, but suffice to say...the decision not to continue on with the RFID story was made by our production company, Beyond Productions, and had nothing to do with Discovery, or their ad sales department." --- Steven Levy gave the keynote address. Kevin Mitnick, Steve Rambam, Jello Biafra, and Adam Savage of MythBusters were also featured speakers at The Last H.O.P.E. Hackers Conference. The name referred to the expectation that this would have been the final H.O.P.E. conference due to the scheduled demolition of its venue, the Hotel Pennsylvania. www.TheNextHOPE.org is scheduled for Summer 2010. --- Includes the 'infamous' new-yourk point-of-view on 'unglazed' ceramic tiles for ovens to make 'better pizza', OMG!!! --- FASCINATION WITH THE DODO BIRD, with Adam Savage (Mythbusters). The esteemed co-host of the popular TV show Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel and "a maker of things" will give a captivating talk on the nature of his particular obsessions, in this case an Episode on the "Dodo Bird." During his life Savage has been an animator, graphic designer, carpenter, projectionist, film developer, television show host, set designer, toy designer, and gallery owner. He has exhibited his sculpture in over 50 shows around the country. Savage also has had roles in the movies, Ever Since the World Ended [3] as a helpful engineer and The Darwin Awards [4] where he played an army surplus store owner (with co-MythBusters presenter Jamie Hyneman) who sells a man a jet engine for his pickup truck. For More Information visit www.AdamSavage.com Mythbusters Adam Savage Hope Computer Hackers Planet Earth Adam Savage answers a question about "RFID Censorship" after his talk on his Fascination with the Dodo Bird at the Last H.O.P.E. Hacker Conference (www.HOPE.net) which took place on July, 18-20 2008 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. --- Mythbusters Host Retracts RFID Censorship - Mythbusters host Adam Savage is retracting comments he made at a hackers conference where he said an episode exposing security flaws in credit card RFID technology was squelched by credit card company lawyers. In a new statement Adam says, " If I went into the detail of exactly why this story didn't get filmed, it's so bizarre and convoluted that no one would believe me, but suffice to say...the decision not to continue on with the RFID story was made by our production company, Beyond Productions, and had nothing to do with Discovery, or their ad sales department." --- Steven Levy gave the keynote address. Kevin Mitnick, Steve Rambam, Jello Biafra, and Adam Savage of MythBusters were also featured speakers at The Last H.O.P.E. Hackers Conference. The name referred to the expectation that this would have been the final H.O.P.E. conference due to the scheduled demolition of its venue, the Hotel Pennsylvania. www.TheNextHOPE.org is scheduled for Summer 2010. --- Includes the 'infamous' new-yourk point-of-view on 'unglazed' ceramic tiles for ovens to make 'better pizza', OMG!!! --- FASCINATION WITH THE DODO BIRD, with Adam Savage (Mythbusters). The esteemed co-host of the popular TV show Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel and "a maker of things" will give a captivating talk on the nature of his particular obsessions, in this case an Episode on the "Dodo Bird." During his life Savage has been an animator, graphic designer, carpenter, projectionist, film developer, television show host, set designer, toy designer, and gallery owner. He has exhibited his sculpture in over 50 shows around the country. Savage also has had roles in the movies, Ever Since the World Ended [3] as a helpful engineer and The Darwin Awards [4] where he played an army surplus store owner (with co-MythBusters presenter Jamie Hyneman) who sells a man a jet engine for his pickup truck. For More Information visit www.AdamSavage.com Mythbusters Adam Savage Hope Computer Hackers Planet Earth«

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