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ideawaveon The UDID leak is a privacy catastrophe

The server is really slow, is this being run an an FBI laptop? (asking for people to upload their UDID)

ideawaveon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2012)

Seeking work: Remote or in Canada (willing/love to travel!)

* Privacy/Information Security * Systems administration (Linux/BSD/UNIX) * Business Development (co-founder?) * Event Organization (I founded http://www.ideawave.ca and http://www.ideasmeetings.org) * Strategic Social Media Campaigns

Personal blog: http://www.krisconstable.com

ideawaveon I created IdeaWave as I couldn't afford TED ($7k) or IdeaCity ($3k).

Kickstarter doesn't support Canadians, but thanks for the pointer!

ideawaveon I created IdeaWave as I couldn't afford TED ($7k) or IdeaCity ($3k).

Yes! You can see the first year's videos online now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBQMVF7CPuc&list=UUIpFa-L... I hope to start posting the 2011 videos this week.

The pirate ship of Theseus talk would probably also interest hackernews readers and/or Canadians, as it's perhaps even more politically relevant today as it speaks about copyright.

ideawaveon I created IdeaWave as I couldn't afford TED ($7k) or IdeaCity ($3k).

I really look forward to the low level radiation to improve talk, I've read his research and it is really interesting. I have two science/techy types who verify all the talks, so there is some verification. You can read about the submission and approval process at: http://www.krisconstable.com/ideawave-2012/ as well as in the Times-Colonist: http://www.timescolonist.com/Conference+swamped+wave+ideas/6... Ian is a lot more science than magic hand wavey then you may think; he's built a hydrogen assisted sailboat, and spoke at IdeaWave before on his rediscovery of nickel-iron batteries that the Thomas Edison battery company made disappear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO0-mGrWcjo along with a another few decades of inventions and innovation. I hope you get a chance to attend the conference and dialog with him!

ideawaveon I created IdeaWave as I couldn't afford TED ($7k) or IdeaCity ($3k).

Thanks for the pointer. Entertaining to see their pricing structure, I'd honestly never heard of them before today. I'm wondering if I can sneak down there before CanSecWest (technical security conference in Vancouver). I hope to make it work, it looks great!

ideawaveon I created IdeaWave as I couldn't afford TED ($7k) or IdeaCity ($3k).

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback! A couple of pointers: 1) Just do it. When in doubt, if you've got the resources to make it happen, the worst case is you'll learn a few things on how to make it better. 2) Bring in your network to help you out. I'm also lucky to have a large network, but it was awkward telling close friends that I didn't accept their talk, so I brought in a diverse team who reviews all of the talks now. If you have any questions, don't hesitate. I'll be sure to email you, thanks again!