H2K - Hackers On Planet Earth 2000


Here are all the photos taken by myself (Rob T Firefly) during the HOPE2K conference in July of 2000.  Enjoy the pics!

Of course, if you appear in any of these photos and wish to be removed or obscured, please email me specifying the image's filename and your description, and I'll remove you ASAP.  On the other hand, if you're not identified in an image but would like to be, or know who another unidentified person is, please let me know that as well!

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My con badge.

A Coleco ADAM!!!

Nice view out the balcony.

The con was split between two different floors.  The elevators were often clogged beyond capacity as a result.

So, between panels, these stairs were clogged with crows of hackers running a few flights to bypass the busy elevators.

The crowd for the Cult of the Dead Cow presentation.

Nice chandelier at the hotel Penn

Compudroid, Zeno Strifer, and Nitephreak.

Oh, the humor...

We found a p-touch label printer, and started playing with it.

I printed this one, and decided to take photos of it on various objects.

I got as far as this plaque..

..these phones..

..and this elevator camera, before the adhesive wore off.

The Hotel Pennsylvania!


Jello Biafra gives his keynote speech.

New Jersey, and my thumb.

Either my face is exploding, or that's a camera flash in a mirror.  And a straw in my ear.

Nitephreak!

Cheshire Catalyst and Captain Crunch, at their "Old Timers" panel.

Phones in Penn Station.

I think we were trying to build something to attempt to read the magstripes on the backs of our badges.

Blue screen of death!

A raffle, in which my pal Gonzo won some neat pirate radio gear.

Me outside the hotel.  I wore shades in these photos, since this was before I was comfortable showing myself on the Internet.

Myself with Cheshire Catalyst.

Hello, do you know me?

My pals Sergey and Gonzo.

Sergey and a camera-shy fellow named Simon.  Wonder whatever happened to him...

A bell truck hanging around outsde the con.

I had some United Phone Losers business cards to scatter.

Wrapping up after the con.

Zeno and Compudroid in Nathan's

What times are it?