Audio from Vernor Vinge secure computing platforms panel

This week's installment of The Command Line podcast is a recording from a panel on Secure Computing Environments with Vernor Vinge, held last weekend at Penguicon, the free software/science fiction convention in Novi Troy, MI. The panel's really fascinating and far-ranging, covering the nitty-gritty of how trusted computing is -- and might be -- implemented, to the policy, surveillance, and activist possibilities opened up by a universally available secure computing platform. Link

[#1 posted by steamed punk , April 25, 2008 3:19 PM]

Correction:

The Penguicon was held in Troy, MI. It is about 20 miles East of Novi.

I should know, I saw Randall Munroe, of xkcd there, among many others. He was awesome, of course. I didn't had time to catch the discussion you highlighted, but it sounds like great fodder for my iPod.

It was my first time at Penguicon, but won't be my last. I highly recommend it to open source and scificon fans.

[#2 posted by steamed punk , April 25, 2008 3:53 PM]

oops, forgot to add my post script stating:

To be fair to Mr. Doctorow, 3 years ago when he was a guest of honor at the Penguicon, it was held in Novi, Mi.

[#3 posted by ROSSINDETROIT , April 25, 2008 4:19 PM]

Hey, I appreciate any attempt at accuracy. For most people anything within 100 miles of downtown Detroit is "Detroit". I can't believe I missed that event. Gotta bookmark that for next year.

[#4 posted by see , April 26, 2008 1:52 PM]

Since we're discussing where Penguicon is, I'll note that next year it's going to be held in Romulus. (Which, as the community immediately surrounding Detroit Metro Airport, will be much more convenient for people flying in.)

[#5 posted by steamed punk , April 26, 2008 9:47 PM]

Very True, RossInDetroit,

I hope my correction was not overly harsh sounding. Indeed I aspire to one day be worthy of washing Cory's red cape and goggles.

As a member of the Inter-planetary Federation of Hair Splitters, Perfectionists, and Error Pointers Local 840, I sometimes allow the opportunity to point out a minor error to override little details like etiquette.

In fact were it not for Cory and boingboing, I wouldn't have heard about the Penguicon in the first place.

So much for gratitude.

[#6 posted by Jeff , April 28, 2008 12:05 PM]

I was really looking forward to this event, but life got in the way. Oh well, there's always next year.