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Digital Dead Drops: Public P2P File-Sharing
July 29, 2011
Public, offline, anonymous file-sharing, now available in crevices near you: Berlin-based media artist Aram Bartholl started the Dead Drops project…
LulzSec, Anonymous, and AntiSec: Thoughts on Lulz and Ethical Hacking
June 23, 2011
By now I think most people are familiar with LulzSec, Anonymous, and other anonymous hacking groups, as they are receiving…
Gay Porn, Literacy Skills, and Julian Assange: the Affinity Spaces of Rule 34 on /y/
June 15, 2011
Maybe once upon a time in my life, Rule 34 on Julian Assange, or any other real, living person, would…
The Ultimate in Motivational Speeches
June 3, 2011
The ultimate in motivational speeches, found while I was peeking at Project Mayhem 2012. Makes me wish I were more…
Monster Culture, Torture Porn, “Senseless”
May 31, 2011
For 5-6 years, I’ve taught Jeffrey Cohen’s “Monster Culture” in my classroom in an essay progression focusing on horror film.…
Game On, Game Off
May 30, 2011
Sent to me via comment on my previous post on WoW as a form of prison labor in China, here…
Prison Labor, Version Warcraft
May 30, 2011
China Used Prisoners in Lucrative Gaming Work No pun intended, but...WoW. Just wow. The Guardian reports that Chinese prisoners were…
The Nemesis Project: Art/New Media as Protest
May 25, 2011
20 May 2011, 10:30p.m. @ Chinese Consulate in NY: Cuban artist Geandy Pavon, a self-professed "idolator who suspects images," has…
NNIV: Photography and Spectacle in Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict
May 5, 2011
I co-authored and co-presented on war photography and the spectacle of Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict with my human rights lawyer…
C&W 2011: Grammatical Memes & Linguistic Practice on 4chan
May 1, 2011
I presented a paper titled "I think writing is a pretty cool guy. eh makes meaning and doesnt afraid of…
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