The Server Called Paranoia: Defend Autistici/Inventati Before September 25

In 2001, a group of around ten individuals gathered at the LOA hacklab in Milan, Italy, to assemble a server using recycled machinery. The server, powered by a hard drive salvaged from someone's home computer, was named Paranoia. They built the communications infrastructure without a formal blueprint, deciding on each software package individually and discussing every decision until everyone agreed.

The process prioritized understanding over efficiency, as they aimed for the collective to grasp what they were building. This day marked the birth of Autistici/Inventati, a hacker collective dedicated to ensuring people could communicate without surrendering to corporations or governments.