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Keynote Speech at WordCamp Ottawa: WordPress for Revolutionaries!
Originally posted on raincoaster media:
WordCamp Ottawa is on! Well, it’s on the 20th, 22nd, and 23rd of July! WordPress for Revolutionaries! An ambitious title, an ambitious talk, for my inaugural keynote speech! I’ve given a variation of this talk… -
A Plea from Lauri Love
Originally posted on The Gad About Town:
The waiting is torture enough. Any individual placed in confrontation with the legal system knows that the process somehow moves too quickly in the most painful ways and then too slowly in other,… -
Press Release: Swiss Domain Registry Switch threatening to disable wikileaks.ch
Originally posted on hacktivist culture:
Statement from The Swiss Pirate Party in English, German and French. It also doubles as an open letter to Wikileaks and their team. F o r i m m e d i a t… -
London Attack at Westminster Apparently Targeted via 4Chan, Pastebin
The London attack on the Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminister (ie Parliament) which has ended the lives of five including one attacker and a policeman, and wounded 40 others was apparently targeted via posts on the infamous troll board… Read More ›
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The 12 Days of Fedmas
This festive seasonal carol comes to us from the fertile brain of John. A. Ninpo on Facebook, and perfectly expresses the experience of social media activism in 2016 which can, by the way, eat a bowl of dicks. Bring on… Read More ›
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Op/Ed: Irina Tsukerman on Spies, Lies, and Reality
We will be very surprised if this editorial, from lawyer Irina Tsukerman, does not cause kerfuffles a-plenty. Not every whistleblower is a whistleblower, and not every action which inconveniences those in power is worthy of worship. Pull up a chair,… Read More ›
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#FreeMartyG Operation Announced for Marty Gottesfeld, Alleged #Anonymous Hacker
Marty Gottesfeld resides in custody, held without bail, for allegedly attacking a hospital’s website via DDoS, in retaliation for the hospital’s alleged (there’s that word again) mistreatment of Justina Pelletier. Well, the mistreatment was actually real, separating her legally and… Read More ›
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Who Is #Anonymous? A Viceland Video Report
This 22-minute video from Ben Makuch and the team at Viceland delves into the origin of Anonymous and their evolution from an amoral lulz-based prank collective to a “moralfagging,” weaponized activist hive. Featuring interviews with former LulzSec members Mustafa Al-Bassam… Read More ›
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Tyranny of Structurelessness?
The recent sexual assault and bullying allegations against Jacob Applebaum, formerly of Tor, have caused the digital security community to re-examine itself in the quest to prevent similar situations from arising in the future. In this guest post from McGill… Read More ›
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FreeAnons Endorses September 9 National Prisoner Strike
This important post is borrowed (with permission of the author) from the FreeAnons website, and announces the semi-regular return of The Cryptosphere. Sorry we’ve been gone for more or less six solid months. Things are returning to our normal “extremely… Read More ›
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Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously.
Your humble editor has encountered this herself, kittens. ALLLLL my imported Elvis Costello, gone. All the mp3’s that pre-dated iTunes, gone. Everything Apple didn’t recognize, gone. At least with this Apple Music function, Apple steals it and you can play… Read More ›
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Business Rocks 2016 Hackathon for the Homeless
Here is Kitty Hundal’s report on the Hackathon for the Homeless which took place at Business Rocks last week. Congratulations to all competitors and most especially to the winners! Connecting the marginalized with situationally appropriate work opportunities is an excellent… Read More ›
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Social Media Camp is Coming! Catch Us There!
Yes, kittens, in a mere ten days Social Media Camp begins in Victoria, BC, with speakers including your humble editrix. Use the special discount code “Raincoaster” for $100 off registration package AND get a free lunch with moi in… Read More ›
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Crypto-Affirmations (or Crypto-Negations) for a Very Monday Monday
if you know what we mean. Today’s Crypto-Affirmations or rather their Debbie Downer equivalent, come to us from our old friend, Professor Gabriella Coleman of McGill University in Montreal. This one has just the right mix of adorable and soul-chilling,… Read More ›
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Edward Snowden Beams Into Vancouver, Talks #PanamaPapers, #BigData, #Security
Edward Snowden skyped into Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre for a talk entitled “Big Data, Security, and Human Rights” on April 5, and here it is! We’re a little behind with our Snowden Events coverage, but I blame Simon Fraser University,… Read More ›
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