Valerio Capello

Valerio Capello

Valerio Capello, also known as Elf Qrin, is known in the hacker community for his contributions to many magazines and e-zines of such scene.

He contributed to "NewOrder" [http://neworder.box.sk NewOrder - computer security and networking portal] ] , "" [http://www.2600.com/ 2600: The Hacker Quarterly] ] (including the Italian translation for the DVD version of Freedom Downtime, a documentary about the imprisonment of Kevin Mitnick), the Italian e-zine Butchered From Inside of the S0ftpj group.

He also wrote some articles for computer magazines since the '80s, and gave some directions for technical articles on the top Italian newspaper La Repubblica [http://www.repubblica.it/online/tecnologie_internet/track/presentazione/presentazione.html Dossier on Repubblica] ITA] . His first article appeared on the Italian computer magazine Commodore Computer Club.

Many of his works denote a passion for hacking history and culture, notably " [http://www.elfqrin.com/docs/BeingHacker.html Being a Hacker] ", written in 1999, an interview with Loyd Blankenship (The Mentor) [http://www.elfqrin.com/docs/hakref/interviews/eq-i-mentor.html Elf Qrin interviews The Mentor] ] e [http://www.elfqrin.com/docs/hakref/phrkbox/phreakboxes.html The definitive guide to Phreak Boxes] , published on (Spring 2002 issue) and linked from the Jargon File by its editor Eric S. Raymond.

Other interests

Valerio Capello has a passion for travels, especially for places far from classic tourist routes.

In the first half of the '90s, during the Bosnian war, he served as a volunteer in several refugee camps in Croatia.

In 1996 he lived for one year in Argentina, in a shelter for kids, which visited again during the next years.

Trivia

* His first computer was a Commodore 64, got as a gift for his birthday at the age of 13.
* The name Elf Qrin was the name of character played by Valerio in the role-playing game "Dungeons & Dragons".

See also

* Hacker
* Hacking
* Jargon File

External links

* [http://www.ElfQrin.com/ Elf Qrin's home page]
* [http://www.geody.com/ Geody - The online world database]
* [http://www.elvenkids.com/ ElvenKids - a website by kids for kids]

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