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John Wilander writes about struggles against powerful adversaries where hackers are the heroes. He has a PhD in computer science and over ten years of industry experience in security and privacy engineering, currently in Silicon Valley, California.

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John Wilander I tell myself that I'm going to edit whatever I write anyway so it doesn't matter if what I write today isn't awesome. I also tell myself that writing…moreI tell myself that I'm going to edit whatever I write anyway so it doesn't matter if what I write today isn't awesome. I also tell myself that writing for fifteen minutes is better than zero.(less)
John Wilander Writing is long form creativity, it lets me develop my language, and with it I get to tell readers the visions that are in my head.
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Review of The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Review of The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

This hacker review concludes the original Matrix trilogy. You may want to start with my hacker reviews of The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded.

Spoiler Alert: Don't read this if you want to watch The Matrix Revolutions spoiler-free.

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“I should say up front I’m not a hacker anymore. I haven’t been allowed to touch tech stuff for fifteen years.”
John Wilander, IDENTIFIED: A hacker thriller ripped from the headlines of today's newspapers

“I haven’t been allowed to touch tech stuff for fifteen years.”
John Wilander, IDENTIFIED: A hacker thriller ripped from the headlines of today's newspapers

“Machines still don’t do what we want them to do, just what we tell them.”
John Wilander, IDENTIFIED: A hacker thriller ripped from the headlines of today's newspapers

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