Over three thousand geeks have gathered at the "What the hack" conference in the Netherlands. However, these geeks are trying to break the stereotypical image of the ordinary hacker, as CNN Reports:They've certainly done that, the conference goers laying in hammocks... all very formal."The idea was to break the stereotype" of hackers as sun-averse malcontents bent on vandalism, he said. "They've never been part of this community. And now there's fortunately space in the media for more than one kind of hacker."
Subjects being discussed at What the Hack include everything from mayhem with RFID, through to improving your home's energy efficiency, presumably by hacking your central heating programmer.


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