Month: <span>March 2014</span>
Month: March 2014

PPAU Crowdfunded AUD 10,000 for Their Upcoming Election | PirateTimes

PPAU Crowdfunded AUD 10,000 for Their Upcoming Election March 18, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News In a press release, the Pirate Party of Australia (PPAU) announced that on March 10th 2014 they met their campaign funding target for the upcoming Senate election in Western Australia. The senate seats are being re-contested on 5 April 2014 because ballots were lost in the 2013 elections and the courts ruled the election invalid. PPAU raised the extraordinary sum of AUD 10,000 (EUR 6,500) entirely through crowdfunding in just under two weeks. This was a risky move since a failure to reach the amount set as goal in the crowdfunding would result …

Pirates in the Netherlands prepare for local elections | PirateTimes

Pirates in the Netherlands prepare for local elections March 18, 2014 · by Koen De Voegt · in Election, Interview The first half of this year will be a busy one for the Pirate Party of the Netherlands(PPNL). Not only will they compete in the European elections in May. On the 19 March 2014 PPNL will also participate in local elections for the first time in its history. They will compete in only four of the country’s municipalities, namely: Amsterdam, Binnenmaas, Groningen and Zwolle. Interesting side note: On three Caribbean islands that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius, people will be able to …

Flattr Appreciation During February 2014, Euro 23.38 | PirateTimes

Flattr Appreciation During February 2014, Euro 23.38 March 13, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times In February 2014 we had 36 things flattred by 15 unique users. In total we were flattred 66 times last month and received Euro 23.38 in support for our work. More than half of the support came from the two subscriptions on our website which gave ~8 Euros each.   Flattr is a microdonation service that allows you to give a small amount of money each month to content you would like to give support. It can be compared to a “Facebook super-like” with money attached. Users act like patrons of work or people …

Rainer v. Leoprechting | | PirateTimes

Austrian Pirates in Coalition With Communists and Der Wandel March 5, 2014 · by Rainer v. Leoprechting · in Election On 1 March 2014 a little miracle happened in Vienna, Austria. The Austrian Pirates and communists joined with Der Wandel into a joint election platform for the European Parliament. About Rainer v. Leoprechting     News about the pirate movement International Pirate News: #ppintSign up: bi-weekly newsletter contact@piratetimes.net All Content (not specified) is CC-BY PirateTimes. Please link back to us. Recent Comments Loading…

The Buddhist Pirate With the Solution for Trolls | PirateTimes

The Buddhist Pirate March 2, 2014 · by Luis Cuerdo · in Interviews, Pirate Introductions This post is also available in: French, Spanish Last weekend pirates gathered at the “Think Twice 2014” Conference in Frankfurt. I was there to present the agoravoting project and to get a better understanding of what the hell this pirate movement is about. I have been involved less than a year and apart from the few pirates I had met (in Madrid and London), the Think Twice conference was an opportunity to meet pirates from all over Europe, and even two pirates from Japan! My first impression about pirates became clear: they are a bunch …

Luis Cuerdo | | PirateTimes

The Buddhist Pirate March 2, 2014 · by Luis Cuerdo · in Interview Last weekend pirates gathered at the “Think Twice 2014” Conference in Frankfurt. I was there to present the agoravoting project and to get a better understanding of what the hell this pirate movement is about. I have been involved less… About Luis Cuerdo Translator and interpreter.     News about the pirate movement International Pirate News: #ppintSign up: bi-weekly newsletter contact@piratetimes.net All Content (not specified) is CC-BY PirateTimes. Please link back to us. Recent Comments Loading…

Winning Discussions: False Dilemma (Effective Pirating) | PirateTimes

Winning Discussions: False Dilemma (Effective Pirating) September 1, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Tips & Tricks 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 committing a fallacy will force him to retract his error or he will appear foolish or manipulative to his audience. There is a dark side to this. Once you learn to identify logical fallacies you will also be able to use them. Do not deliberately use them against fellow Pirates; it is …

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