Re: [liberationtech] New Book: Critical Theory and the Digital

2014-02-26 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
Sorry for this email with no real content than a big like, retweet, and plus one to Hellekin's response to Dr. Berry. And since someone quoted the great Michel Foucault, I invoke his statement on the duty of intellectuals as purveyors of ammunition to debunk the status quo and advance the cause

Re: [liberationtech] New Book: Critical Theory and the Digital

2014-02-26 Thread Yosem Companys
Hi All, As you may know from our list guidelines, we welcome brief announcements of on-topic books by subscribers to the list. It has been brought to our attention, however, that the recent chorus of responses to David Berry's book violates the list's zero-tolerance policy for anyone who posts

[liberationtech] Tor in Google Summer of Code 2014

2014-02-26 Thread Damian Johnson
Interested in coding on Tor and getting paid for it by Google? If you are a student, we have good news for you: We have been accepted as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2014! https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014

[liberationtech] Rebel radio expert

2014-02-26 Thread frank
Hi Libtech colleagues,This is not a job per se, at least not yet. But we are looking for someone with experience operating either analog or digital radio or both under siege conditions. Someone with experience with say B92 in the Balkans, or with threatened or challenged analog or digital radio in

Re: [liberationtech] Rebel radio expert

2014-02-26 Thread Doug Schuler
Some of you may find our Alternative Media in Hostile Environments pattern interesting. http://www.publicsphereproject.org/node/252 It was informed to a large degree by Veran Matic who worked for B92 for many years. (Some of his eloquent writing has been quoted in the pattern!) —Doug

[liberationtech] My Barrett Brown piece at VICE

2014-02-26 Thread Douglas Lucas
Hi Libtech, Yesterday VICE published my review of jailed hacktivist journo Barrett Brown's new book. _Keep Rootin' for Putin_ skewers pundits and argues for the revolutionary potential of the Internet. Given the media gag on Brown, his book couldn't directly address his legal case, but it

[liberationtech] CfP: Non-government voluntary sector, ICT, democracy

2014-02-26 Thread Yosem Companys
Last call for papers to special edition of International Journal of Public Information Systems (IJPIS) The non-government and voluntary sector, ICT, and democracy Deadline for extended abstracts: March 1st 2014 The recent award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Organisation for the Prohibition

[liberationtech] The Deflect project releases BotnetDBP software suite

2014-02-26 Thread Dmitri Vitaliev
The Deflect team has spent the last two years mitigating DDoS attacks against independent media and human rights websites. We've learnt a thing or two along the way and have put a lot of effort into developing open source software to make our lives (and weekends) a bit easier. The BotnetDBP

Re: [liberationtech] Many VPNs and Psiphon are currently blocked in Iran right now

2014-02-26 Thread Adam Fisk
I just wanted to quickly add my strong support for the notion that having a variety of tools is essential to this fight. Lantern's up and running in Iran and China right now, for example, but that could change at any moment, and users need alternatives. China dropped the hammer on us on Dec 12th I

[liberationtech] Connecting to XMPP servers over Tor hidden services

2014-02-26 Thread Nicholas Merrill
The Calyx Institute has been doing some work promoting adding Tor hidden service protocol to XMPP servers, to improve security, privacy and anonymity. Along those lines, I wanted to send a quick update: 1) There is now a list of XMPP servers that are reachable via Tor hidden services at this

[liberationtech] Open source HW/SW for Distance Learning Telemedicine

2014-02-26 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
Any suggestions? We're thinking of applying for a grant, and I'd hate to turn around and give the funds away to the likes of Polycom and/or Cisco! -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated:

Re: [liberationtech] Connecting to XMPP servers over Tor hidden services

2014-02-26 Thread Nathan of Guardian
On February 26, 2014 6:55:50 PM EST, Nicholas Merrill li...@calyx.com wrote: The Calyx Institute has been doing some work promoting adding Tor hidden service protocol to XMPP servers, to improve security, privacy and anonymity. Along those lines, I wanted to send a quick update: 1) There is

Re: [liberationtech] Connecting to XMPP servers over Tor hidden services

2014-02-26 Thread Chris Ballinger
ChatSecure for iOS will be shipping Tor+XMPP functionality soon that should be relatively easy for people to use. In the meantime you can compile a preview version if you have Xcode installed: https://github.com/chrisballinger/Off-the-Record-iOS/tree/2.2-onionkit On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 3:55 PM,

[liberationtech] Please help Stanford's Knight fellows

2014-02-26 Thread Yosem Companys
Please help Stanford's Knight fellows advance their innovation projects: http://knight.stanford.edu/journalism-challenges/ #JSKnet-- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated:

[liberationtech] TOMORROW, Feb27: Trauma Technology: ICT's Role in Women’s Safety Mental Health Interventions - Program on Liberation Technology

2014-02-26 Thread Yosem Companys
http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/events/trauma_and_technology_the_role_of_ict_in_womens_safety_and_mental_health_interventions/ CDDRL Seminar Series Trauma and Technology: The Role of ICT in Women’s Safety and Mental Health Interventions DATE AND TIME February 27, 2014 4:30 PM -

[liberationtech] Global Perspectives on Privacy at UC Berkeley

2014-02-26 Thread Madeline Barker Mai
Sorry for the late notice but any publicity would be greatly appreciated! Perhaps some of your subscribers are working from the Berkeley campus tomorrow... Thank you very much for the retweet!! Cheers, Madeline ___ *Who's Watching? Global Perspectives on Privacy* *We are excited

Re: [liberationtech] Open source HW/SW for Distance Learning Telemedicine

2014-02-26 Thread Blibbet
Any suggestions? Buy commodity parts and build the 3D printed parts and assemble your own Novenas. http://www.kosagi.com/w/index.php?title=Novena_Main_Page http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=3597 http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=3265 http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?tag=novena PS:

Re: [liberationtech] Open source HW/SW for Distance Learning Telemedicine

2014-02-26 Thread Al Billings
I’d wait a few months since Bunnie says they’ll make an announcement when they’re ready for people to do so. From: Blibbet Blibbet Reply: liberationtech liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu Date: February 26, 2014 at 9:44:26 PM To: a...@acm.org a...@acm.org, liberationtech