Someone else's words are prettier

"It’s import to understand that it’s not that capital does not want to fund fr..."

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:49:43 GMT

It’s import to understand that it’s not that capital does not want to fund free and open platforms, or that capitalists choose not to: capital simply can not do so.

Capital can not fund free and open platforms because capitalists must capture profit or lose their capital, and thus for-profit platforms that can not capture profit must eventually vanish.

In order to capture profit, capitalist funded platforms must introduce choke-points and/or toll-gates into their platforms, because their business models depends on the control of user data and interaction, and therefore these platforms can not be free and open.

Thus, the prospects for free and open platforms returning in any mainstream form seem slim without alternatives to the profit motive to finance them.

Free and open communication platforms that don’t surveil, control or exclude can only be provided socially, as a public good.

–Commercialization makes your online rights irrelevant, more thoughts from my talk with @ioerror at #rp12 « @dmytri

Auch beim Burschenschaftergedenken am 8. Mai auf dem Wiener Heldenplatz "trauert" ein Clown mit einschlägiger Binde besonders herzzerreißend.

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:46:38 GMT

Auch beim Burschenschaftergedenken am 8. Mai auf dem Wiener Heldenplatz "trauert" ein Clown mit einschlägiger Binde besonders herzzerreißend.

Immer öfter marschieren die Protest-Clowns auf

Russell Brand at Drug Inquiry

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:53:55 GMT

Russell Brand at Drug Inquiry

[Reposted from drugs via cygenb0ck]

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Thu, 10 May 2012 23:53:12 GMT

[Reposted from krinimi]

"This will be the first wholesale attempt at reform since 1843 and an amazing ..."

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:51:49 GMT

"This will be the first wholesale attempt at reform since 1843 and an amazing achievement for the campaign and its 60,000 supporters. The bill will open the way to ending libel tourism and protecting free expression for journalists, writers, bloggers and scientists around the world."

–Queen announces a defamation bill | Index on Censorship

It's funny what we see as victory ...

"In this context, a circuit rider is part trainer, part management consultant,..."

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:27:14 GMT

In this context, a circuit rider is part trainer, part management consultant, part computer expert. They provide consulting and assistance with technology strategy development, make multiple visits to the organizations they serve, and provide advice and information by phone and e-mail. They can serve regional constituencies by travel from a central location. Additionally, circuit riders can "cross-pollinate" the groups they service, transmitting insights, tools, and tips as they travel throughout the sector. In addition, training materials and resources can be used at multiple sites thereby spreading the development cost out across a number of organizations.

–Circuit rider (technology) - Wikipedia

"Ob es Männer nicht abstoßend fänden und der ungehemmte Haarwuchs ihr Liebesle..."

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:07:58 GMT

"Ob es Männer nicht abstoßend fänden und der ungehemmte Haarwuchs ihr Liebesleben hemme? Doch die Erfahrung der Testerin hat gezeigt, dass in dieser Hinsicht viele Männer wohl stark unterschätzt werden. Die meisten Männer, die die Autorin traf, fanden ihr Unternehmen gut, "wäre ich eine Frau, würde ich meine Beine auch nicht enthaaren", meinte einer. Die Bloggerin stellte überrascht fest, dass es viele ganz und gar nicht abstoßend finden, wenn Frauen die sozialen Normen brechen wollen."

–"Weil Frauen da eben keine Haare haben!" - Schönheit - dieStandard.at › Alltag

"Der autonome Kultur-und Sozial Verein „Das Bäckerei“ lädt zur Eröffnung: Nach..."

Sun, 06 May 2012 21:52:11 GMT

Der autonome Kultur-und Sozial Verein „Das Bäckerei“ lädt zur Eröffnung: Nach mühsamen Monaten des Renovierens öffnen wir erstmals die Türen zum Kennenlernen des Projekts und zum Quatschen.

Wo: Tannengasse 1 im 15ten
Wann: Freitag 11.5. ab 15 Uhr und Samstag 12.5. ab 13 Uhr

–http://dasbaeckerei.net/

"Scientists at Northwestern University in Chicago, with funding from the Natio..."

Sun, 06 May 2012 14:21:30 GMT

Scientists at Northwestern University in Chicago, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, have successfully bypassed the spinal cord and restored fine motor control to paralyzed limbs using a brain-computer interface.

–MAKE | Brain-Computer Bypasses Spinal Cord Injuries

It's getting creepy now. I wish our society was more Star-Trek-y than our technology Borg-y.

Off the Grid : Eric Valli

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:51:56 GMT

Off the Grid : Eric Valli

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:51:50 GMT

Off the Grid : Eric Valli

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:51:41 GMT

Off the Grid : Eric Valli

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:51:29 GMT

Off the Grid : Eric Valli

δί-λημμα

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:31:27 GMT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilemma

Dan Ariely on our buggy moral code

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:17:26 GMT

Dan Ariely on our buggy moral code

[Reposted from atheism via lotterleben]

A white linen blanket strategically stained with different shades of urine. ...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:57:31 GMT

A white linen blanket strategically stained with different shades of urine. I experimented with consuming different foods, liquids, pharmaceuticals, and vitamins to change the color of my urine.

Jamie Horgan - Peeme

I lol'd.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:14:30 GMT

[Reposted from awesomo via propagandarap]

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:11:32 GMT

[Reposted from practicaljoke via cygenb0ck]

majestic.

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:45:35 GMT

majestic.

[Reposted from weirdporn]

Zen

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:05:42 GMT

Zen
Gumpendorfer Strasse, Vienna, Austria.

[Reposted from julianturner]

Mosh: the mobile shell

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:35:12 GMT

Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of user keystrokes.

Mosh is a replacement for SSH. It's more robust and responsive, especially over Wi-Fi, cellular, and long-distance links.

tl;dr ZOMG AMAZING.

http://mosh.mit.edu/

"I’ve stopped classifying things as “love” or “friendship” according to arbitr..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:06:15 GMT

"I’ve stopped classifying things as “love” or “friendship”
according to arbitrary superficial details—the feelings I share
with certain friends are so intimate, so beautiful, that it’s
ridiculous that I don’t call them lovers just because we don’t
sleep together. It’s fucking absurd that sex should be the
dividing line between our relationships, between which ones
take precedence, between who we play with, live with, sleep
with, who we take care of first, who we die with at last."

–From the zine Infinite Relationships (http://zinelibrary.info/files/infiniterelationships.pdf)

[Reposted from piszu via mihi]

"11:45 Uhr: Soeben haben alle BesetzerInnen das Grundstück verlassen. Die priv..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:28:47 GMT

11:45 Uhr: Soeben haben alle BesetzerInnen das Grundstück verlassen. Die privaten Sicherheitskräfte sind im Begriff die Infrastruktur zu zerstören, welche von verschiedenen BOKU-Angehörigen über Jahre hinweg mühevoll aufgebaut und für die Landbewirtschaftung genutzt worden ist. Derzeit werden mit einer Baggerschaufel Gartenhütten zerstört. Die BesetzerInnen haben verhindert, dass die privaten Sicherheitskräfte Materialien der BOKU-Landwirtschafts-Gruppe GroßStadtGemüse zerstören. Die privaten Sicherheitskräfte der Firma “Hel-Wacht” handeln im Auftrag der BOKU.

–Ticker | Ein Blog zu den Aktionen rund um den 17 April

"Today, the police arrived with a court order that allowed them to create a fo..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:51:02 GMT

Today, the police arrived with a court order that allowed them to create a forensic disk image of the austria remailer. This apparently was on request of the US authorities, related to the Pittsburgh bomb threats.

–austria remailer's keys compromised - alt.privacy.anon-server

"Sparkling Science is a research programme of the Federal Ministry of Science ..."

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:07:17 GMT

"Sparkling Science is a research programme of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF) which started in 2007 and adopts an unconventional way in the promotion of young scientists that is unique in Europe.

The specific characteristic of the programme: in so far 168* projects (94 of them have already been finished) scientists worked and work side by side with young people in current scientific research projects: Sparkling Science supported big research projects as well as smaller school research projects."

–Sparkling Science

"Norton holds a negative opinion of her own Wikipedia entry."

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:59:43 GMT

"Norton holds a negative opinion of her own Wikipedia entry."

–Quinn Norton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I lol'd

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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:22:24 GMT

[Reposted from rubynights via lutoma]

"There are plenty of bombshells to be found in Cambodia, an unfortunate remind..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:24:35 GMT

"There are plenty of bombshells to be found in Cambodia, an unfortunate reminder of past difficulties. Our artisans are happy to see them transformed into jewelry; a strong statement that we are a happy Cambodia and strive for peace."

–Rajana - Jewelry

Woah.

"On Wednesday, April 18, at approximately 16:00 Eastern Time, U.S. Federal aut..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:44:37 GMT

On Wednesday, April 18, at approximately 16:00 Eastern Time, U.S. Federal authorities removed a server from a colocation facility shared by Riseup Networks and May First/People Link in New York City. The seized server was operated by the European Counter Network (“ECN”), the oldest independent internet service provider in Europe, who, among many other things, provided an anonymous remailer service, Mixmaster, that was the target of an FBI investigation into the bomb threats against the University of Pittsburgh.

“The company running the facility has confirmed that the server was removed in conjunction with a search warrant issued by the FBI,” said May First/People Link director Jamie McClelland. “The server seizure is not only an attack against us, but an attack against all users of the Internet who depend on anonymous communication.”

–Server Seizure, April 2012 - help.riseup.net

"Bring Dich aktiv ein und unterstütze unsere Arbeit! Wir haben uns zum Ziel ge..."

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:38:22 GMT

Bring Dich aktiv ein und unterstütze unsere Arbeit! Wir haben uns zum Ziel gesetzt, bis 30.5.2012 die Finanzierung für 2012 (18.000 Euro) zu sichern, um uns anschließend voll auf Inhalte konzentrieren zu können. VIBE!AT vertritt professionell deine netzpolitischen Interessen. Wenn Du mehr wissen willst, lies unseren Jahresbericht 2011.

–Tritt für Deine Rechte im Internet ein | VIBE!AT

If you have the means, chip in!

Ukulele Tapping

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:26:30 GMT

Ukulele Tapping

"Es hat ja noch gar keiner unter wirtschaftlichen Gesichtspunkten ausgerechnet..."

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:56:54 GMT

"Es hat ja noch gar keiner unter wirtschaftlichen Gesichtspunkten ausgerechnet, was das später einmal alles kostet, wenn ein einzelner, mutlos gewordener Mathematiklehrer es fertigbringt, jedes Jahr zwanzig Schülern die Lust an Mathe zu versauen. ... Da ist auf einmal etwas kaputtgegangen, was möglicherweise die gesamte Karriere und Entwicklung eines Kindes belastet. Wenn man diese Kosten alle zusammenrechnet, könnte herauskommen, dass es besser wäre, diesen betreffenden Lehrer bei vollen Bezügen nach Hause zu schicken, als ihn noch einen Tag länger diesen Schaden stiften zu lassen."

–Gerald Hüther - derStandard.at › Bildung

[Reposted from c3o via bekassine]

Piss - A Short Movie about Consent, Safe Words and Feminism

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:30:23 GMT

Piss - A Short Movie about Consent, Safe Words and Feminism

[Reposted from lordminx via terrorobe]

may 15

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:20:13 GMT

may 15

[Reposted from Kryptonite via szora-mh]

Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:15:06 GMT

Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket

"Der Verein Bioparadeis versteht sich als FoodCoop (= Lebensmittelkooperative,..."

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:03:59 GMT

Der Verein Bioparadeis versteht sich als FoodCoop (= Lebensmittelkooperative, Einkaufsgemeinschaft).

Der grundsätzliche Sinn besteht darin, dass Personen ihre Einkäufe zusammenlegen und gemeinsam direkt bei ProduzentInnen einkaufen. Der Kostenfaktor ist nicht die ausschlaggebende Motivation zu dieser Idee, viel mehr sind Food-Coops Ausdruck der Kritik an der gängigen Lebensmittelproduktion bzw. des Handelssystems.

So legt der Verein Bioparadeis wert auf:

Aufhebung der Anonymität zwischen ErzeugerInnen und VerbraucherInnen
Lebensmittel aus biologischem Anbau
Möglichst kurze Transportwege
Förderung regionaler Lebensmittelherstellung
Keine Unterteilung in Angestellte und Kundschaft
Saisonale Produkte

–Bioparadeis

Untitled

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:45:12 GMT

Untitled

I was never insane except

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:18:54 GMT

I was never insane except

[Reposted from cube via robert]

"Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Chil..."

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:48:20 GMT

"Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large-scale randomized evaluation of the OLPC program, using data collected after 15 months of implementation in 319 primary schools in rural Peru. The results indicate that the program increased the ratio of computers per student from 0.12 to 1.18 in treatment schools. This expansion in access translated into substantial increases in use both at school and at home. No evidence is found of effects on enrollment and test scores in Math and Language. Some positive effects are found, however, in general cognitive skills as measured by Raven’s Progressive Matrices, a verbal fluency test and a Coding test."

–Technology and Child Development: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program

"Das Einkommen ist nicht die Bezahlung der Arbeit – es ist die Voraussetzung f..."

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:52:18 GMT

"Das Einkommen ist nicht die Bezahlung der Arbeit – es ist die Voraussetzung für das Arbeiten."

–Götz Werner

[Reposted from c3o]