The history of Ela

About this episode

The episode explores Ela's journey from East Germany to becoming a part of the hacker scene post-Berlin Wall.

Ela grew up in East Germany during the 1980s, where they were introduced to computers and electronics at a young age. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ela became deeply involved in the hacker scene, joining the Chaos Computer Club, attending early DEFCONs, and witnessing the merging of East and West German hacker cultures. […]

People in this episode

Host: Josh Bressers

Guest: Ela

Topics covered

• hacker culture
• East Germany
• computers
• electronics
• Berlin Wall
• Chaos Computer Club
• DEFCON

Keywords

• hacker scene
• East Germany
• Chaos Computer Club
• DEFCON
• Berlin Wall
• computers
• electronics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chaos Computer Club

Places: East Germany, Berlin Wall, West Germany

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