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Andrew Reitemeyer August 11, 2014 March 6, 2021

Wining Discussions – The Bandwagon Fallacy (Effective Pirating) August 11, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (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 it. Do not deliberately use them against fellow Pirates; it …

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PPAU Congress: Unhappy with PPI – will they form 5 Eye Patches? | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer July 31, 2014 March 6, 2021

PPAU Congress: Unhappy with PPI – will they form 5 Eye Patches? July 31, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The Australian Pirates are paragons of democracy. Following their general assembly in Brisbane on 19-20 July 2014 we had to wait for the results until now, as all Australian Pirates can vote on motions and candidates whether they attend the physical meeting or not. Birgitta Jónsdóttir gave the keynote speech which can be viewed on youtube. Birgitta told the Australians that writing legal code is very similar to writing computer code. It needs to be well written, understandable and without loopholes for corporates and others to get around. …

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PPAU Congress: Unhappy with PPI – will they form 5 Eye Patches? July 31, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in General Assembly The Australian Pirates are paragons of democracy. Following their general assembly in Brisbane on 19-20 July 2014 we had to wait for the results until now, as all Australian Pirates can vote on motions and candidates whether they attend the physical… Protesting Parliament Bills in Iceland is Easy July 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News ‘Öryggisventill’ is the Icelandic word for a safety valve. You might think that a safety valve in Iceland has something to do with tourists trying to pronounce “Eyjafjallajökull” …

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Battles for democracy. Week 28 July 14, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic The NSA merely pursues total population control. Turkey is trying to block Twitter…again. TPP will put an end to free expression online. UK might dodge Europe’s top court ruling reinstating and expanding its spying powers. Citizens abused or killed, liberties… Slovenian Pirates Might Enter Parliament Today July 13, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election Today, 13 July 2014 , Slovenia is holding its national elections where the Pirate Party of Slovenia (PPSI) might enter their national parliament. In the EU elections they achieved 2.57% of votes and have high hopes of …

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Andrew Reitemeyer July 29, 2014 March 6, 2021

Protesting Parliament Bills in Iceland is Easy July 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News ‘Öryggisventill’ is the Icelandic word for a safety valve. You might think that a safety valve in Iceland has something to do with tourists trying to pronounce “Eyjafjallajökull” or geothermal steam. In this case it is related to the second of those two options. With this safety valve the voters will be able “to let off a bit of steam” and also let their politicians know about it. ‘Öryggisventill’ is an open source software tool created by the Icelandic Pirate Party. It provides a simple and secure way for citizens to register their disapproval (or approval) of …

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Effective Pirating: Winning Discussions – tu quoque | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer July 24, 2014 March 6, 2021

Effective Pirating: Winning Discussions – tu quoque July 24, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (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 it. Do not deliberately use them against fellow Pirates; it is …

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Pirate Parties International GA 2015 Location Decided | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer July 23, 2014 March 6, 2021

Pirate Parties International GA 2015 Location Decided July 23, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Although the exact dates have yet to be settled, the board of Pirate Parties International has confirmed the decision by their members to hold the 2015 General Assembly in Warsaw, Poland. The Polish bid beat the other contenders from Iceland, Milan and Tallinn. The proposed venue is Akademia Kozminskiego and the designated room can hold up to 400 people. With a high speed internet connection guests will have access to wifi and streaming of the proceedings will be available to Pirates unable to attend. Accommodation in the area starts at 20 …

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Piracy and Conferences in Istanbul: An Interview with a Turkish Pirate July 21, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Interview Earlier this year Pirate Parties International arranged it’s first conference other than the General Assemblies. The conference was called Think Twice and took place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 22th – 23th February 2014. The concept of the conference was to “bridge Pirates, NGO’s and Academics”. The last Think Twice conference attracted mostly pirates but was an important meeting point for increasing international collaboration between pirates. The next version of Think Twice will be intertwined with the academic world in an immersive way and be held in Turkey …

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Julia Reda Supported Juncker for EU election | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer July 20, 2014 March 6, 2021

Why Julia Reda Supported Juncker for EU Commission President July 20, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News In her latest blog post, Pirate MEP Julia Reda declared that she voted for the conservative Jean-Claude Juncker in the recent election held on 15 July 2014. Her reasons were partly tactical and partly political. Tactical: The European Parliament had fought hard for the right to have input into the nomination process and voting for Juncker was a way to cement that right especially in the face of new anti-EU right wing parties. If he had not been selected, there was the chance that the council would have declared …

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Effective Pirating: Winning Discussions – The Straw Man | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer July 19, 2014 March 6, 2021

Effective Pirating: Winning Discussions – The Straw Man July 19, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (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 it. Do not deliberately use them against fellow Pirates; it …