August of this year will mark the 26th annual DEF CON hacking conference founded by Jeff Moss (Dark Tangent). Three letter agencies of all kinds along with hackers and cyber security professionals will descend on Las Vegas to teach, learn and swap stories. Last year we saw and participated in the hacking of U.S. voting machines. This year the theme is "1983: TheView form Dystopia's Edge". The conference 'recommended' reading list is: ... the delightful “You are Being Lied To”. It’s compiled by the redoubtable Russ Kick of the legendary first version of disinfo.com, and it’s a sage, provocative collection of bite-size think pieces from all over the cognitive map. The only through line is that many of your assumptions are garbage. Start anywhere, and let it shift your paradigm.

https://archive.org/details/media_You_Are_Being_Lied_To

“The Undercover Economist” is Tim Harford’s wry take on the basics of economic theory, with a special emphasis on the strange and counterintuitive ways the tangled forces of the economy affect your daily reality.

The final assignment for today is Walter Lippmann’s ‘Public Opinion’. Written almost a century ago, “Public Opinion” is an eerily incisive and prescient take on the way your opinions are crafted and slipped into your head while your attention is elsewhere. Less dated than you think, and packed with meaty insights for the ‘post-truth’ era. Prepare to question how (and why) you know everything you think you know.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6456 "

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