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A new way to save the Net from Big Brother

By Erik Curren | September 6, 2012

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If you're into "re-skilling" and urban homesteading activities like canning or raising backyard chickens, then you probably think that working outside in the fresh air is better than sitting at a computer and spending time online. Since you're reading this, you're obviously not a total Luddite. But if you spend more than a couple hours online at a time, you may feel a bit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Arab Spring, Internet activism, Internet censorship, Internet Defense League, Occupy Wall Street, Rap News, SOPA, Tor Project

Twitter will set you free to Occupy

By Erik Curren | January 9, 2012

I'm pretty conflicted about computers and the Internet these days. On the one hand, I run an internet magazine, build websites for small businesses and local good causes alike and even get paid to help people use Facebook and Twitter. It's fun too, since we all know that the web is the ultimate instant gratifier. Where else can you write an article or make a change to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Arab Spring, civil rights movement, John Michael Greer, Malcolm Gladwell, Occupy Wall Street, Paul Mason, social media, Twitter, Wendell Berry

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