Remixed Danish tourist poster reflects the brutal Copenhagen police actions

Check out this brilliantly made remix of the classic old ‘Wonderful Copenhagen’ poster, made by Camilla Brodersen. A remix that so accurately visualizes the political shift in mentality that has happened in Denmark over the last 5-6 years. I found it at Boing Boing – read the original post here.

We never really question the privacy issue when signing up for another Google-service, do we? #google #privacy

Over at Slashdot, a user named hubert.lepicki has posted the following query, that has sparked an interesting discussion that is well worth checking out. We never really question these issues when signing up for another google-service, do we? I use Google all the time. I keep two GMail tabs open when I’m online (one is […]

Web 2.0-services as old book covers

For everyone with a weak spot for the graphical aesthetics of book covers in the 70’s (which includes me), the mashup of those with current web 2.0-services by artist Stéphane Massa-Bidal (aka Hulk4598, or Rétrofuturs) is both hilarious and beautiful. Below is a couple of my favorites – and you can see the entire series […]

Street art censorship in Vancouver, Canada

This is something I have never heard of before: Authorities taking action to remove politically offensive street art. Nevertheless, this is what has happened in Vancouver, Canada, where an art gallery owner has received an order to remove a controversial mural on the outside walls of the gallery. Local newspaper The Globe & Mail writes: […]

Each American Consumed 34 Gigabytes Per Day In ’08

On a more curious note, I stumbled upon this funny technology article today that tells about a study at University of California estimating that the information consumption per American per day is stunning 34 gigabytes. It reads: “Metrics can get really strange — especially on the scale of national consumption. Information consumption is one such […]

Danish copyright activist challenges conflicting DRM-legislation

Boing Boing writes: “In Denmark, it’s legal to make copies of commercial videos for backup or other private purposes. It’s also illegal to break the DRM that restricts copying of DVDs. Deciding to find out which law mattered, Henrik Anderson reported himself for 100 violations of the DRM-breaking law (he ripped his DVD collection to […]

Spanish activists issue manifesto on the rights of Internet users

Triggered by the huge debate about ao. the so-called three strikes legislation in Europe, Spanish web activists lead by Javier “Barrapunto” Candeira have formulated a manifesto that express the fundamental rights of Internet users and the principles of net neutrality that so many citizens and non-profit advocacy groups across the globe are fighting to preserve […]

Where’s Rob? Improv Everywhere strike again

I’ve been following the activities of New York-based improvisation activist group Improv Everywhere with great joy over the last couple of years. Their latest installment takes place in New York’s Madison Square Garden – where “Rob” get’s lost. So hilarious and also interesting to see how it’s possible to engage a public crowd. Improv Everywhere […]