THE VIDEO SHELF · regime change tactics
DEF CON 24 - Chris Rock - How to Overthrow a Government
A DEF CON 24 talk on how a cyber mercenary group could forge identities and create the conditions for overthrowing a government. It is entertainingly outlandish and includes a drone-mounted saw for cutting power lines.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as an amazing, entertaining talk and cites it in threads on power-line sabotage and coup tactics.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- DEFCONConference
- Topic
- regime change tactics
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2019
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I thought this link was going to be about Mr. Choppy, the drone-mounted power saw designed to cut power lines (for instigating coups, naturally) that Chris Rock showed off[0] in his DEF CON 24 talk, 'How To Overthrow a Government.' If you've not seen this …
taylorfinley on Hacker News · 2019-09
In Aerial Saw Is Boon to Line TrimmingYou might be interested to listen to this talk at DEF CON. Chris Rock (the speaker) tells you how to one could forge new identities, SSN, etc. [VIDEO] [LINK]
eatbitseveryday on Hacker News · 2017-02
In U.S. Visitors May Have to Hand Over Social Media Passwords
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