Mein Fraulien Mystery Solved
For weeks, mysterious recordings containing nothing but numbers have appeared on Voice-over-IP telephone numbers across the USA. This mystery has now been solved but I neglected to update my blog to let you know.
It turns out it was an elaborate ’social experiment’ by one group of hackers (the Los Angeles 2600 Group), to test the reaction and resourcefulness of other hackers on the internet in response to.. well.. strange recordings like this!
You can read more HERE if you’re interested.(*)
I’m somehow disappointed by this ending, but at least it was nothing more sinister. Oh well, I guess there is one less perplexing mystery in my life now. I’ll have to find another to replace it 
Do you like strange and interesting and technology? Then you’ll love Off the Hook, a radio show I listen to quite a lot about computing, hackers, and the use and abuse of technology.
On the 16th August show they interview the people who were behind Mein Fraulien, who talk about their motives behind it, and what they learned from it. You can listen to the show HERE (or listen to a stream of it HERE) and read more about Off the Hook and 2600 by visiting the 2600 home page here.
* Please note I do not agree with many of the political views expressed elsewhere on this website.