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| The format of the exploit can vary based on the assignment. They might be primarily visual or primarily textual, or code. Show, don't just tell---provide screenshots, source code, and other forms of evidence. If they are not self-explanatory, include a [README](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/README) text that explains the nature and rationale of the hack. | The format of the exploit can vary based on the assignment. They might be primarily visual or primarily textual, or code. Show, don't just tell---provide screenshots, source code, and other forms of evidence. If they are not self-explanatory, include a [README](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/README) text that explains the nature and rationale of the hack. | ||
| - | Exploits need not and should not be lengthy; their value is in the adventuresomeness of their thinking, not their girth. Just be sure to engage with at least one assigned source from the week. Also: do not break the law. | + | Exploits need not and should not be lengthy; their value is in the adventuresomeness of their thinking, not their girth. Just be sure to include [[engagement with assigned sources|engagement with at least one assigned source]] from the week. Also: do not break the law. |
| ### Objective 2: Teach | ### Objective 2: Teach | ||
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| * clear explanation of the Exploit along with supporting evidence | * clear explanation of the Exploit along with supporting evidence | ||
| * creative implementation and stretching of skills | * creative implementation and stretching of skills | ||
| - | * sophisticated engagement with at least one of the module's assigned sources | + | * sophisticated [[engagement with assigned sources|engagement]] with at least one of the module's assigned sources |
| * Objective 2: 20 points | * Objective 2: 20 points | ||
| * accessible and fun introduction to a skill and its significance (5 points) | * accessible and fun introduction to a skill and its significance (5 points) | ||
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| * 1,800-to-2,000-word length, written clearly and with instructive illustrations | * 1,800-to-2,000-word length, written clearly and with instructive illustrations | ||
| * comprehension of the hack and convincing, accessible analysis of it | * comprehension of the hack and convincing, accessible analysis of it | ||
| - | * impressive and documented research with both [[:scholarly_sources|scholarly]] and primary sources | + | * impressive and documented research with both [[:scholarly_sources|scholarly]] and primary sources, [[:citation_standards|appropriately cited]] |
| - | * sophisticated engagement with at least two assigned sources | + | * sophisticated [[engagement with assigned sources|engagement with at least two assigned sources]] |
| * one-minute presentation, with a compelling slide, on the last day of class (5 points) | * one-minute presentation, with a compelling slide, on the last day of class (5 points) | ||
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| ### 13. Weary giants | ### 13. Weary giants | ||
| - | * John Perry Barlow, "[A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace](https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence)" (February 8, 1996) | + | * Neal Stephenson, "[The Great Simoleon Caper](http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/printout/0,8816,982610,00.html)" (March 1, 1995) |
| * Pia Mancini, "[Cities as Open Collectives](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S74uMkmNdh0)," OuiShare Fest (2017) | * Pia Mancini, "[Cities as Open Collectives](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S74uMkmNdh0)," OuiShare Fest (2017) | ||
| - | * Andrew Leonard, "[How Taiwan’s Unlikely Digital Minister Hacked the Pandemic](https://www.wired.com/story/how-taiwans-unlikely-digital-minister-hacked-the-pandemic/), _Wired_ (July 23, 2020) | + | * Andrew Leonard, "[How Taiwan’s Unlikely Digital Minister Hacked the Pandemic](https://www.wired.com/story/how-taiwans-unlikely-digital-minister-hacked-the-pandemic/)," _Wired_ (July 23, 2020) |
| **Exploit: Improve or subvert a government process.** Look for old-world inefficiencies, combat them with hacks. Where are governments needlessly burdening people? How do bureaucratic processes waste time and resources? [Explore the field of civic tech](https://civictech.guide/). Apply your hacking skills toward devising a strategy that solves the problem, whether those in power like it or not. | **Exploit: Improve or subvert a government process.** Look for old-world inefficiencies, combat them with hacks. Where are governments needlessly burdening people? How do bureaucratic processes waste time and resources? [Explore the field of civic tech](https://civictech.guide/). Apply your hacking skills toward devising a strategy that solves the problem, whether those in power like it or not. | ||
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| ### 14. Gentrification | ### 14. Gentrification | ||
| - | * Mark Zuckerberg, "[The Hacker Way](https://www.wired.com/2012/02/zuck-letter/)," _Wired_ (February 1, 2012) | + | * Mark Zuckerberg, "[The Hacker Way](https://money.cnn.com/2012/02/01/technology/zuckerberg_ipo_letter/index.htm)," _CNN Money_ (February 1, 2012) |
| * Alessandro Delfanti and Johan Söderberg, "[Repurposing the hacker: Three cycles of recuperation in the evolution of hacking and capitalism](http://www.ephemerajournal.org/contribution/repurposing-hacker-three-cycles-recuperation-evolution-hacking-and-capitalism)," _Ephemera_ 18, no. 3 (2018) | * Alessandro Delfanti and Johan Söderberg, "[Repurposing the hacker: Three cycles of recuperation in the evolution of hacking and capitalism](http://www.ephemerajournal.org/contribution/repurposing-hacker-three-cycles-recuperation-evolution-hacking-and-capitalism)," _Ephemera_ 18, no. 3 (2018) | ||
| * Virginia Heffernan, "[Now That Tech Runs the World, Let's Retire the Hacker Ideal](https://www.wired.com/story/now-that-tech-runs-the-world-lets-retire-the-hacker-ideal/)," _Wired_ (January 31, 2018) | * Virginia Heffernan, "[Now That Tech Runs the World, Let's Retire the Hacker Ideal](https://www.wired.com/story/now-that-tech-runs-the-world-lets-retire-the-hacker-ideal/)," _Wired_ (January 31, 2018) | ||
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| * [Hack_Curio](https://hackcur.io/) | * [Hack_Curio](https://hackcur.io/) | ||
| * [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/) | * [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/) | ||
| - | * _[Hackernoon](https://hackernoon.com/)_ | + | * _[Hacker News, The](https://thehackernews.com/)_ |
| + | * _[Hacker Noon](https://hackernoon.com/)_ | ||
| * _[Krebs on Security](http://krebsonsecurity.com/)_ | * _[Krebs on Security](http://krebsonsecurity.com/)_ | ||
| * _[Lifehacker](http://lifehacker.com/)_ | * _[Lifehacker](http://lifehacker.com/)_ | ||
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| * [r/unixporn](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/) | * [r/unixporn](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/) | ||
| * _[xkcd](https://xkcd.com/)_ | * _[xkcd](https://xkcd.com/)_ | ||
| + | * _[Zero Day](https://zetter.substack.com/)_ | ||
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