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

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 …

Want some international Pirates at your next event? | PirateTimes

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. …

Flattr Appreciation During July 2014, Euro 5.94 | PirateTimes

Flattr Appreciation During July 2014, Euro 5.94 August 15, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times In July 2014 we had 24 things flattred by 7 unique users. In total we were flattred 35 times last month and received Euro 5.94 in support for our work. July is one of the summer months with low activity. Both from our side and from number of visits we receive. During July we only had 7 people supporting Pirate Times through flattr, not enough for economic viability in the future. Most of the support came from regular flattr subscriptions showing that we need to do more to make the …

Kim Dotcom | PirateTimes

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 …

2 Years of Pirate Times – Help Us Continue | PirateTimes

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 …

Trainee Position with Julia Reda in the European Parliament | PirateTimes

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 …

Winning Discussions – The Bandwagon Fallacy | PirateTimes

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 …

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

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. …

2014 July | PirateTimes

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” …

2014 July | PirateTimes – Part 2

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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