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| '''Carolyn P. Meinel''' ('''CPM''') (born 1946) was notable in the | |||
| {{blp sources|date=January 2011}} | |||
| ] during the 1990s. Her | |||
| books and website, called ''The Happy Hacker'', are dedicated to a | |||
| style known as '']'' hacking. Some security experts, | |||
| such as Brian Martin of ], have | |||
| criticized her writings, claiming that they are inaccurate and | |||
| generally misrepresent [[hacker (computer | |||
| security)|hacking]].<ref>http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/shame/book.html | |||
| Happy Hacker Book | |||
| (reviews)</ref><ref>http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/shame/teach.html | |||
| Carolyn Meinel: The Teacher</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In 1983 Carolyn received an ] in ] | ||
| '''Carolyn P. Meinel''' ('''CPM''') (born 1946) was notable in the ] during the 1990s. Her books and website, called ''The Happy Hacker'', are dedicated to a style known as '']'' hacking. Some security experts, such as Brian Martin of ], have criticized her writings, claiming that they are inaccurate and generally misrepresent ].<ref>http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/shame/book.html Happy Hacker Book (reviews)</ref><ref>http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/shame/teach.html Carolyn Meinel: The Teacher</ref> | |||
| from the ].<ref name="verbosity"/> | |||
| ⚫ | Her father is ] and mother is Marjorie Meinel. Meinel | ||
| ⚫ | In 1983 Carolyn received an ] in ] |
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| married her first husband, Howard ], in 1967<ref | |||
| name="verbosity">{{cite interview | |||
| ⚫ | Her father is ] and mother is Marjorie Meinel. Meinel |
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| |first=Carolyn | |first=Carolyn | ||
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| }}</ref> and divorced in |
}}</ref> and divorced in | ||
| 1981.<ref>http://www.nss.org/resources/library/spacemovement/chapter05.htm</ref> | |||
| Meinel has four daughters. | |||
| In August 1975, Meinel co-founded (with her then-husband, [[Keith | |||
| Henson]]) the ], since merged into the [[National Space | |||
| Society]], and was its president for several years. | |||
| In 1996 Meinel was among the targets of a high-profile email bomber | |||
| known as "Unamailer" or "johnny xchaotic".<ref>{{cite news | title = | |||
| Unamailer explains bombings | url = | |||
| http://news.com.com/Unamailer+explains+bombings/2100-1017_3-258247.html | |||
| | publisher = ] | date = 1996-12-30 | accessdate = | |||
| 2010-01-16 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Publications== | |||
| =Books= | |||
| *''Überhacker II'' Loompanics, 2003 | |||
| *''The Happy Hacker 4th Edition'' American Eagle Publications | |||
| =Articles= | |||
| *"For Love of a Gun," the history, technologies of electromagnetic | |||
| guns, IEEE Spectrum, July, 2007, pp. 40 46. | |||
| *“How Hackers Break in and How they Are Caught,” Scientific | |||
| American, Oct. 1998, | |||
| *“How the West Was Won… or, The L-5 Society Defeated the Moon | |||
| Treaty,”Spacefaring Gazette, Vol. 10, No. 3, June/July 1994, pp. 1, 8. | |||
| *(Many other articles) | |||
| ==Notes== | |||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
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| In August 1975, Meinel co-founded (with her then-husband, ]) the ], since merged into the ], and was its president for several years. | |||
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| In 1996 Meinel was among the targets of a high-profile email bomber known as "Unamailer" or "johnny xchaotic".<ref>{{cite news | title = Unamailer explains bombings | url = http://news.com.com/Unamailer+explains+bombings/2100-1017_3-258247.html | publisher = ] | date = 1996-12-30 | accessdate = 2010-01-16 }}</ref> | |||
| {{US-journalist-1940s-stub}} | |||
| ==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 01:32, 30 April 2011
Carolyn P. Meinel (CPM) (born 1946) was notable in the hacking scene during the 1990s. Her books and website, called The Happy Hacker, are dedicated to a style known as script kiddie hacking. Some security experts, such as Brian Martin of Attrition, have criticized her writings, claiming that they are inaccurate and generally misrepresent [[hacker (computer security)|hacking]].
In 1983 Carolyn received an M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Arizona.
Her father is Aden Meinel and mother is Marjorie Meinel. Meinel married her first husband, Howard Keith Henson, in 1967 and divorced in 1981. Meinel has four daughters.
In August 1975, Meinel co-founded (with her then-husband, [[Keith Henson]]) the L5 Society, since merged into the [[National Space Society]], and was its president for several years.
In 1996 Meinel was among the targets of a high-profile email bomber known as "Unamailer" or "johnny xchaotic".
Publications
Books
- Überhacker II Loompanics, 2003
- The Happy Hacker 4th Edition American Eagle Publications
Articles
- "For Love of a Gun," the history, technologies of electromagnetic
guns, IEEE Spectrum, July, 2007, pp. 40 46.
- “How Hackers Break in and How they Are Caught,” Scientific
American, Oct. 1998,
- “How the West Was Won… or, The L-5 Society Defeated the Moon
Treaty,”Spacefaring Gazette, Vol. 10, No. 3, June/July 1994, pp. 1, 8.
- (Many other articles)
Notes
- http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/shame/book.html Happy Hacker Book (reviews)
- http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/shame/teach.html Carolyn Meinel: The Teacher
- ^ Meinel, Carolyn (1997). (Interview). Interviewed by Jess Morrissette http://verbosity.wiw.org/issue6/meinel.html. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
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- "Unamailer explains bombings". CNET. 1996-12-30. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
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