Ignite

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Kindle is a $300 Linux box with GPS and daily logs sent to Amazon; its update format is a tarball so firmware can be repackaged. Built a web proxy that converts EPUB/PDF to Mobi/CBZ, discovered USB network mode to get a shell, and installed BusyBox, tnetd and an Ubuntu chroot. Compiled Qt on an N810 (three days), got X running, and delivers a crude but working PDF reader — conversion sometimes takes half a day but the hacks function.

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1. 0:00Introduction to ignite
2. 1:30Kindle hacking
3. 7:46Geeky textile crafts
4. 14:36Hacking accessibility
5. 22:01Photos of open source
6. 27:56Startup infrastructure
7. 32:47Teaching and math
8. 39:22Election transparency
9. 45:01Film rating system
10. 50:27Semantic web dangers

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