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Net Neutrality and America’s Censorship Through the Backdoor September 12, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion In one of those rare moments in history, grassroots activists and Silicon Valley are on the same side of an issue: net neutrality must be saved at all costs. For Silicon Valley businesses such as Netflix, there is clearly an economic incentive for preserving net neutrality. Netflix and its Silicon Valley brethren do not want to have to pay for the internet “fast lanes” that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing. Earlier this year, Netflix customers noticed something odd. Videos were taking forever to load. Soon, the real reason was …

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Pirates Without Borders International Orga Weekend | PirateTimes

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Pirates Without Borders International Orga Weekend September 10, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Communication within and between Pirate Parties is essential for the continued work and growth of the movement. Pirates Without Borders is holding an Orgaweekend that will address issues related to communication and decision making. This is very much in line with the organization’s aims The venue is in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and the weekend in question is 29 – 30 November 2014. Registration ends on 15 September 2014 and charges vary according to membership and catering options. The venue is in a youth hostel and accommodation in house is bookable subject …

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A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates Part 2 August 28, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion The full post is now found at A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates The full post is now found at A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates August 27, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion This is my fourth attempt at writing this requested guest blog for the Pirate Times. I actually gave up after the third one, but then it occurred to me that if we can’t talk to each other the bad guys… TTIP Talk-Debate by Confederación Pirata and ATTAC August …

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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… RoadTrip with Kim Dotcom | The Internet Party August 8, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Last year the New Zealand Pirates half expected Kim Dotcom to take over the Pirate Party of New Zealand when he first declared that he would move into politics. The common …

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TTIP Talk-Debate by Confederación Pirata and ATTAC August 26, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News This post is also available in: Spanish On 1 September 2014, the Confederación Pirata will launch the first talk-debate about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The talk will feature David Hervás, member of ATTAC Castelló. David is an expert onTTIP and CETA. CC BY-SA PPES The event will take place on Piratas de Catalunya’s mumble and be held in Spanish.Pirates are sending invitations to participate through social networks like Facebookand Twitter. The hashtag used will be #DebatePirataTTIP The debate on mumble will cover a wide array of questions: Is the TTIP a threat for …

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Winning Discussions: Begging the Question (Effective Pirating) | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer August 18, 2014 March 6, 2021

Winning Discussions: Begging the Question (Effective Pirating) August 18, 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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Want some international Pirates at your next event? | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer August 16, 2014 March 6, 2021

Want Some International Pirates at Your Next Event? August 16, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks), Uncategorized Pirate Parties are constantly organising different events – general assemblies, camps, conferences, campaigns and sometimes even parties. Having plenty of social interaction is essential to a fully functional political party, and something which gives events an extra-special touch is the presence of Pirates from other countries. On the bottom right-hand side of our website, you can see any upcoming events in the Pirate world over the next few weeks. For example, at the time of writing this article you can see a summer party to be held by the Luxembourg Pirates on August 23rd. …

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RoadTrip with Kim Dotcom | The Internet Party August 8, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Last year the New Zealand Pirates half expected Kim Dotcom to take over the Pirate Party of New Zealand when he first declared that he would move into politics. The common ground of internet politics and a pro-business stance would… Kim Dotcom’s Internet Party Joins Electoral Alliance in New Zealand May 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News On 27 May 2014 the Internet Party of New Zealand joined with the left wing MANA Movement to form an alliance that will fight the New Zealand elections …

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Two Years of Pirate Times – Help Us Continue August 13, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times Two years ago, on 13 August 2012, we published our first article. Since then we have covered elections, general assemblies, events and much more related to the pirate movement. This article will be our 500th article. When we started we had two main goals with Pirate Times as an international news service: More international awareness between different pirate parties Spreading news internationally and sharing best practices regardless of borders. Our Past Year in Numbers Visitors over the past year by continent To accomplish these goals we had the help of …

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Trainee Position with Julia Reda in the European Parliament | PirateTimes

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Trainee Position with Julia Reda in the European Parliament August 13, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News After the latest European Elections Julia Reda from the German ‘Piratenpartei’ (PPDE) was elected as an MEP for the period of 2014-2019. She is now looking to expand her staff with a trainee for a three to six month position starting from the beginning of September. The deadline for applying for the trainee position in the European Parliament is this coming Friday, August 15th. As a trainee you will be called upon to perform a multitude of tasks including: -Supporting the assistants in their respective fields of expertise. This may include policy …