Both government agencies and corporations have cloaked themselves in so much secrecy that it’s impossible to verify anything they say; revelation after revelation demonstrates that they’ve been lying to us regularly and tell the truth only when there’s no alternative.
A brief behind-the-scenes teaser of my most recent project, working with Trent Reznor, Roy Bennett, Moment Factory, and others on the production and visual effects for NIN’s current festival tour.
So fucking awesome.
(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
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Instead of complying, Lavabit shuts down. Help them out by donating to their legal defense fund.
So now who do we use for email?
Boiler Room Berlin Eastern Electrics Warm Up Session/ Kiki & Ellen Allien
[Broadcasted on 10th July 2013]
Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv
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Sterling’s masterful command of the contradictory circumstances that frame this controversy brings instant credibility for me. He doesn’t pretend there’s a right and wrong side, a good or a bad set of actors. By giving such eloquent voice to the fundamentally dystopian narrative, he frees me from the Hero Or Traitor? nonsense that has animated so much of the discussion.His exposition frees me to think about how bad this might already be.
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WANT!
(via Studio | LEGO Shop)
The Ecuadorian Library — Geek Empire — Medium
The Ecuadorian Library — Geek Empire — Medium
I don’t really even know where to begin with this. It’s fantastic. It’s truth. Read it.
The primary business model of the Internet is built on mass surveillance, and our government’s intelligence-gathering agencies have become addicted to that data. Understanding how we got here is critical to understanding how we undo the damage.