Hacker Hangouts

An unexpected interview with Kari Byron at DEF CON, a Funny or Die film set, and a few IMDb connections later: it’s official—we have Bacon numbers.This week on Hacker Hangouts, Silk and Gourry trace their routes to Kevin Bacon, explain the even nerdier...

What does “closed source” mean when AI can help you take software apart and build your own version?This week on Hacker Hangouts, Silk and Gourry debate how AI-assisted reverse engineering is changing software freedom and the business of selling code. F...

AI has made it easier to build the things we used to put off. It’s also made it harder to sit down, play a game, and stop feeling like we should be getting more done. This week on Hacker Hangouts, we compare notes on translating old games, rebuilding a...

Large language models have massively changed the game at DEF CON #defcon showing up everywhere from CTFs and even some fears at scavhunt to generate fake images to puzzles and other contests. We’re talking about what happens when challenges designed to...

DEF CON 34 is almost here, and whether it’s your first conference or your twentieth, a little preparation goes a long way. We share lessons from nearly two decades of attending DEF CON—from packing smarter and planning your schedule to finding your peo...

In this episode of Hacker Hangouts, we sit down with Pyr0, founder of NaClCON, to talk about building a hacker conference that still feels rooted in community, creativity, and hacker culture. We dive into the history behind NaClCON, the challenge of pr...

Layoffs are everywhere, AI is accelerating fast, and a lot of people are asking hard questions about their careers. In this episode, we talk honestly about when to move on, starting a business, choosing offense vs defense, enterprise vs consulting, and...

After some time offline, Hacker Hangouts is back and warming up the terminals. We’re reconnecting, catching up, and easing back into the chaos with stories, reflections, and whatever the conversation decides to become. 🎧 About Hacker Hangouts: Hacker H...

Grab a mug and join us for a free-form hacker hangout where the only plan is that there’s no plan. We’ll dive into stories, tools, DEF CON, culture, and whatever chaotic tangents coffee and chat lead us to. 🎧 About Hacker Hangouts: Hacker Hangouts is a...

The Dark Tangent (Jeff Moss, founder of DEF CON) and Kari Byron (MythBusters, White Rabbit Project) sit down on Hacker Hangouts at DEF CON 33 to share the origin story of DEF CON. From the early days of hacker culture to the unexpected twists that shap...