Finding Arnold.. the geek way!

Come summer, geeks of all shades descend on Las Vegas for the Woodstock of hackers - The DEFCON. Of course, where geeks go, the Feds follow and reading about Defcon is just as interesting as any espionage book. One of the more interesting contests is the Running Man contest where a person (known as the Running Man) holds a wireless PDA whose transmitting power has been intentionally weakened. The objective is for the teams to find that person using their wireless equipment. As an added bonus, the Running Man's PDA broadcasts a webpage with an encrypted message which has to be decoded. (It also broadcasts a poster of Arnold's snarling face from the Running Man movie)The minute-by-minute account of this race gives a very colorful description of the contestants, their home-brewed gadgetry and the actual Running Man.

[psst..new pics anyone?]