Re: nettime The Art of Sweatshops

2004-08-10 Thread David Mandl
Joy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Some US firms prefer cons to Indians* USA Today Ontario, July 8 [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_873417,00150022.htm] But the convicted workforce elicits as much dread as interest. Companies flinch at the prospect of a public-relations

nettime Call for contributions to Sarai Reader 05

2004-08-10 Thread Monica Narula
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SARAI READER O5 BARE ACTS: TRESPASSERS AND ENFORCERS IN PRECARIOUS TIMES The 'Bare Act' is an expression used to specify the content of law, bereft of any interpretative gloss. In a legal library in India and many parts of the English-speaking world, a Bare Act is a

nettime Internet Commons Congress Debrief (Seth Johnson)

2004-08-10 Thread geert
From: Seth Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.internationalunity.org/ Internet Commons Congress Debrief (Practical Aspect) Hello! The gathering at the Internet Commons Congress this March was successful in many ways. The following analysis will give us a good sense of its results. This is

nettime confused euro muslims (via b. sterling)

2004-08-10 Thread geert
excellent comment of bruce: The Net is a tool for globalization. EVERYBODY's globalization. We're undergoing a Clash of Globalizations. http://www.newyorker.com/printable/?fact/040802fa_fact The Internet provides confused young Muslims in Europe with a virtual community. Those who cannot adapt