Issue dossier
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
The compendium uses DEF CON for the series and event but preserves DEFCON in source titles where that is the original title.
Evidence
VICE/Motherboard history placing the DEF CON 14 badge in the origin story of DEF CON badgelife.
Flickr source for Eliot Phillips / RobotSkirts' CC BY-NC 2.0 documentary photo titled DefCon 14 2006.
Primary designer page with hardware, production, role-color, contest, documentation, source-code, and hack details.
Joe Grand's DEF CON 14 slide deck covering badge conception, specification, PIC firmware, production, and contest context.
Source trail
CC BY-NC 2.0 original photo source by Eliot Phillips / RobotSkirts showing the DEF CON 14 badge; used for image provenance, not as a hardware-spec source.
Primary slide source for specifications, 6,055-unit quantity, cost target, feature set, firmware states, and production process.
Primary source for first-DEF CON-electronic-badge claim, PIC10F202 hardware, LED modes, production quantity, role-color variants, and contest lore.
Secondary history source for DEF CON 14 as the first electronic badge and the broader badgelife context.