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How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde Prison | PirateTimes

How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde in Prison (Part 1/2) October 18, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic 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 punishes people close to him. The words below have been translated from Swedish, with permission from the author. You will have to judge the validity of the claims yourself since it’s hard to verify. ———About the correctional facility, Peter Sunde and our father’s illness / …

Spreading the Message through Culture | PirateTimes

Spreading the Message Through Culture: Introducing Neals October 15, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic 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 a Pirate’s heart. The musical style fuses rap with cyberpunk/synthwave and is groundbreaking. YTCracker is possibly the only music artist in the world who can both speak to these technology/political topics with in-depth, first-hand knowledge and engage a broad and deep base of passionate music listeners. I believe that the …

Flattr Appreciation During Aug & Sep 2014, Euro 4.20 & 6.90 | PirateTimes

Flattr Appreciation During Aug & Sep 2014, Euro 4.20 & 6.90 October 14, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times 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 more or find an alternative source for more revenue. Thanks a lot to the 8 people that supported us in August and the 7 persons that did so in September! In August 2014 we had 23 things flattred by 8 unique users. In total we were …

Taiga: a New Project Tracker for Pirate Activities? | PirateTimes

Taiga: a New Project Tracker for Pirate Activities? October 13, 2014 · by Loïc · in Pirate Topic 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), (such as Git); Trello allow a quick overall view of independent tasks and their different stages. But a new cool kid has spawned from the Madrid-based team Kaleido who have created something they call Taiga. Taiga’s plan is to bring together the best of both worlds: a detailed issue tracker, with points and stages …

Pirates to Enter Several Local Czech Parliaments | PirateTimes

Pirates to Enter Several Local Czech Parliaments October 11, 2014 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Election This post is also available in: French, Spanish, Greek 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 Prague, are still counting, and more positive results may still come. The largest success so far is without a doubt the city of Mariánské Lázně, where the Pirates won a majority with 21.01% and five councilors. It is quite possible that the next mayor of …

2014 October | PirateTimes – Part 2

Pirate Party President Sven Clement on Trial October 10, 2014 · by Lisa · in Interview On Wednesday 24 September 2014, after having listened to two witnesses and giving a statement in a legal case against him, Sven Clement walked out of the courtroom feeling confident and amused. He had just plead guilty to intrusion of… TTIP International Day of Action October 7, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News On 11 October 2014 a large number of organisations will be cooperating with European Pirates in actions across many countries. They will be opposing the negotiation and introduction of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the …

Israeli Activists Protest Against Biometric Database Law using Drones | PirateTimes

Israeli Activists Protest Against Biometric Database Law using Drones October 1, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion   “I wasn’t made by finger”, Israeli slang means “I wasn’t born yesterday” CC BY-SA nobio.org A year ago members of Pirate Party Germany landed a drone in front of Angela Merkel’s campaign rally in Dresden, in order to protest the use of surveillance drones by the EU. This month, Israeli activists used this method of protest against the loss of privacy to the next level. They flew a drone above the private estate of MK Meir Shitrit, a former Minister of Interior, who is behind the Israeli Biometric Database …

2014 September | PirateTimes

Winning Discussions: Poisoning the Well (Effective Pirating) September 29, 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… Freedom not Fear International Action Days September 25, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Freedom not Fear is an organization that coordinates over 150 NGOs, political parties, trade unions and other organisations that share common aims. Namely: To have freedom of speech in a digitized world and a free …

2014 September | PirateTimes – Part 2

Democracy and Hypocrisy: The US Government’s “Multi-Stakeholder” Model September 5, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion At the Internet Governance Forum this year, the US government is promoting its version of the “multi-stakeholder” model. What does the US government actually mean by the term “multi-stakeholder” model which it seems so willing to coerce and enforce on… Internet Governance Forum Through Livestream 2-5 September September 4, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The ninth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) started Tuesday in Istanbul, Turkey and will last until the 5th of September. The aim of this year is to “Connect Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet …

Winning Discussions: Poisoning the Well (Effective Pirating) | PirateTimes

Winning Discussions: Poisoning the Well (Effective Pirating) September 29, 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 …

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