And of course, I got to give one of those presentations, "An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Enshittification," to a packed house. What a thrill! It was livestreamed, and if you missed it, you'll be able to catch it on Defcon's Youtube page as soon as they upload it (they've got a *lot* of uploading to do!):
https://www.youtube.com/@DEFCONConference/videos
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After my talk, I went back to the #NoStarchPress booth for a book signing - which was *amazing*, so many beautiful hackers, plus I got to share a signing table with nostr:npub14wrle584xda6wzacscuxd7xvurmckcd9nn0nhr00rrnd8mf29gtqs5cjar. As I was leaving, #BillPollock slipped me a giant hardcover art-book, and said, "You're gonna love this."
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I did. The book is *Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components*, by nostr:npub19qlafpudvd9dsreq6l4rtzddqujsh7fhurawvz46ese3tpy0gwgszgvurc and #EricSchlaepfer, and it is a drop-dead gorgeous collection of photos of electronic components, painstakingly cross-sectioned and polished:
https://nostarch.com/open-circuits
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