2014 October | PirateTimes
Gender Policy From the Internet Party’s Gender Spokesperson
Although the Internet Party of New Zealand did not manage to gain any seats in the 20 November 2014 elections they did have an impact on the political climate. Their range of policies covered subjects from the digital economy to…
Winning Discussions: Ad Hominem (Effective Pirating)
Logical fallacies are techniques that people use to make an argument appear convincing even when it is wrong. Learning how to identify and refute logical fallacies is one of the best ways to win in a discussion. Catching an opponent…
Important 3rd Congress for the Pirate Party of Greece
In a country where crisis has transformed the political scene to a swampland, the Pirate Party of Greece stands calmly and watches the landscape, seeking for new opportunities and incentives for action. In the almost three years since its founding,…
Winning Discussions: Appeal to Fear (Effective Pirating)
Logical fallacies are techniques that people use to make an argument appear convincing even when it is wrong. Learning how to identify and refute logical fallacies is one of the best ways to win in a discussion. Catching an opponent…
How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde in Prison Part 2
(Continued from part 1) Time passes and our father becomes ill. Peter is worried about what is happening. Our father is old and has severe pains in the leg. After the lung cancer twenty years ago he only has one…
How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde in Prison (Part 1/2)
The prison sentence from The Pirate Bay trial is not the only punishment that Peter Sunde has to endure. His brother wrote a long public post on Facebook about the treatment of Peter Sunde and how it also affects and…
Spreading the Message Through Culture: Introducing Neals
Bryce Case Jr, known in the world of geek/nerd hip-hop as YTCracker, is releasing a full-length album (“Introducing Neals“) on 5 November 2014. It’s a concept album covering topics such as net neutrality, privacy, hacking and surveillance, all dear to…
Flattr Appreciation During Aug & Sep 2014, Euro 4.20 & 6.90
Currently our only source of revenue for Pirate Times is through our Flattr donations. At the moment we don’t have many expenses but at the current level we’re not quite getting by. Thus we either need to start promoting flattr…
Taiga: a New Project Tracker for Pirate Activities?
In the ecosystem of Pirate activities, there are currently two big players in terms of project management: Redmine and Trello. Both answer to a specific need: Redmine allows detailed tracking of issues and integrates with common version control systems (VCS),…
Pirates to Enter Several Local Czech Parliaments
As local election results from the Czech Republic keep rolling in, it is quickly becoming clear that the Pirate Party has had an excellent election, entering many local parliaments with large numbers, including at least one clear majority. Many cities, including…
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