thanks for your responses

2018-04-23 Thread Alan Sondheim
I want to thank Stephen and Sebastian for their responses, particularly Stephen's. - Alan # distributed via : no commercial use without permission #is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info:

Re: ZAD Press release - Intergalactic Call-Out

2018-04-23 Thread Prem Chandavarkar
Wah wah! Here’s another in the same vein (from Kaifi Azmi) Jo door se toofan ka karte hain nazaara unke liye toofan vahaan bhi hai yahaan bhi. Dhaare mein jo mil jaaoge, ban jaaoge dhaara, ye wakt ka ailaan vahaan bhi hai yahaan bhi Translation: For those who gaze at the storm from far, know

Re: ZAD Press release - Intergalactic Call-Out

2018-04-23 Thread Patrice Riemens
"You are a cunning linguist, Mr Agger" ... ;-) On 2018-04-21 10:58, Carsten Agger wrote: On 04/21/2018 10:22 AM, Patrice Riemens wrote: Cheers, NDdL ZindabAD! Dil mein tufanon ki toli Aur nason mein inquilab Inquilab zindabad! My best wishes for the people at the ZAD. # distributed

Re: please read - and how can this possibly be combatted?

2018-04-23 Thread intertwilight
True, it's not about FB per se (although they definitely are lax and problematic in the implementation of their own policies and guidelines) but about the way people use the platforms (just as text, posters, radio, tv etc in the past and present). Whether the NYT article is trustworthy,

Re: please read - and how can this possibly be combatted?

2018-04-23 Thread intertwilight
True, it's not about FB per se (although they definitely are lax and problematic in the implementation of their own policies and guidelines) but about the way people use the platforms (just as text, posters, radio, tv etc in the past and present). Whether the NYT article is trustworthy,

Re: please read - and how can this possibly be combatted?

2018-04-23 Thread sebastian
> please read - and how can this possibly be combatted? 1. The New York Times is not a trustworthy source. 2. The title image/animation serves a purpose. It's quite openly pornographic: exploits a subject, produces arousal, presents as objects some mysterious others, asks: how would

Re: please read - and how can this possibly be combatted?

2018-04-23 Thread intertwilight
hi Alan, since 2012 we've been engaged in a number of open tech / open knowledge initiatives in the recently formed Republic of South Sudan. When clashes broke out in the capital Juba in December 2013 we saw how social media (not just FB) was being used to aggravate and fuel the conflict.