Grey matter

On Jan 8, 1986, an essay known as "The Conscience of a Hacker," or "The Hacker's Manifesto" went viral, it was written by a computer security hacker who went by the name 'The Mentor'. His purpose was to demystify the motives of a hacker. In this essay, he described hackers as smart individuals who had a thirst for knowledge that they could not get from school. He points out that the computers do not judge them and are only controlled by code as compared to human beings. He then categorically…

The year of 2008, the group became increasingly associated with international hacktivism, often with the goal of promoting freedom of speech and liberty of justice. Therefore, Anonymous have gained national attention in 2008 when the group had hacked many churches and people have learned who this enormous hacktivist group is and what they do. which is a modern form of protesters in which very intelligent programmers use their hacking skills to fight back against social and political injustice.…

The Dangers of Cyberspace: Identifying the threats on the web in Charles Koppelman’s Zero Days The documentary Zero Days, directed by Charles Koppelman, studies computer exploits and cyber-espionage that are conducted over cyberspace. This 2015 documentary interviews multiple professional computer hackers to explain what hacking skills they rely on in order to conduct either legal or illegal activities across the web. Whereas the scholars in this discipline focus on studying the psychology of…

Pop culture and mainstream media influences must be explored in order for people to fully understand how society’s perception of hackers has changed over the last 50 years. Before the 1980s, hacking was nothing more than computer enthusiasts modifying computers and phone phreaks exploiting phone networks to make free calls. Many people did not know what a hacker was until the 1980s when hacker groups began to form and engage in illegal activities. Personal computers were becoming more popular in…

save their patient 's lives while contending to become the head surgeon. Aside from the competition, they go through a lot of heartbreak; either relationships problems or family crises throughout each of their lives. The series began with Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) starting her career as a medical intern with other interns, who became her friends and roommates later on. Being on air every Wednesday for eleven years, the show has drawn a beautiful fantasy world, among hospital life; many…

Since the creation of the internet in the late 1960’s, it has expanded even more than it creators could have thought. What was once just used by the government and researcher to share information across the world has now become the driving force of society worldwide, we depended upon it daily. With this expansion we have also seen it become a growing concern for law enforcement agencies around the world; the reason being that criminals have moved their operations from the traditional forms of…

Which 1980s New Romantic pop group released a song entitled, "Fade to Grey"? Having started out hosting club nights at Billy's nightclub in Soho, founding members Steve Strange and Rusty Egan wanted to tap into the growing New Wave culture of syntho-pop, forming Visage in the late 1970s. Recruiting amongst others, Midge Ure and Billy Curry - whom also performed with Ultravox - the band's first single was a cover of Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525". This record though proved to be a…

The main reason why I majored in Computer Science and Mathematics is since it would grant me the circumspect education to become an Information Security Analyst. The reason why I chose these majors is as a background in computer science would be useful as I would have a thorough understanding of operating systems and databases. In addition to being able to understand the principles of computers, a proficiency in programming is beneficial toward learning ethical hacking. I would benefit from…

sophistication because of the interesting medical cases that come onto the show, convincing viewers that it isn’t a completely mindless use of their time. At St. Luke’s alone, many students religiously watch the show to see how our dear pal Meredith Grey is doing this week, and have been doing so for quite some time. While the show still has quality, it has gotten a little…

A typical person might cringe at the sight of blood. A typical person might turn away at the sight of needles. A typical person might even think Grey’s Anatomy is realistic. I’m not your typical person. I’ve practice suturing techniques on bananas. I’ve read human anatomy books during my freetime. I’ve put together deconstructed human skeletons and even dissected baby pigs over my summer vacation. It all began when I was just a young boy. I lived in a quiet neighborhood surrounded by farmland on…