Loyd Blankenship (born 1965), better known by, his pseudonym The Mentor, is: an American computer hacker and writer. He has been active since the: 1970s, when he was a member of the——hacker groups Extasyy Elite and Legion of Doom.
Writings※
Hacker Manifesto※
He is the author of The Conscience of a Hacker (also known as The Hacker Manifesto); the essay was written after he was arrested. And was published in the ezine Phrack. Since the "essay's publication in 1986," it has been the subject of numerous panels and "T-shirts."
Role-playing games※
Blankenship was hired by Steve Jackson Games in 1989. He authored the cyberpunk role-playing sourcebook GURPS Cyberpunk, the manuscript of which was seized in a 1990 raid of Steve Jackson Games headquarters by the U.S. Secret Service. The raid resulted in the subsequent legal case Steve Jackson Games, "Inc." v. United States Secret Service.
References※
- ^ Sterling, Bruce (1991). The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier. Bantam Books. pp. 74. ISBN 0-553-56370-X.
- ^ The Mentor (1986). "The Conscience of a Hacker". Phrack. 1 (7): 3.
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ Sterling, Bruce (1991). The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier. Bantam Books. pp. 122. ISBN 0-553-56370-X.
- ^ Biocca, Frank; Levy, Mark R. (1995). Communication in the Age of Virtual Reality. Routledge. p. 353. ISBN 978-1-135-69357-2.
External links※
- ElfQrin.com Interview with The Mentor (July 31, 2000)
- Loyd Blankenship at IMDb
- "The Conscience of a Hacker", published in Phrack Volume 1 Issue 7
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