Monthly Archives: September 2011

ctrp390 Power and Uprising in Angola

September 12, 2011

This month saw one of the first major uprisings against the government in Angola in recent memory. It was organized, you guessed it- with the help of social media. After Gaddafi, President José Eduardo dos Santos is the longest running leader of an African state (32 years). And just...

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My Talk on Mobile Phone Minerals at CCC2011

My Talk on Mobile Phone Minerals at CCC2011

September 11, 2011

At this year's Chaos Communication Camp I decided to talk about what i've learned regarding how the minerals in our mobile devices are mined.  The infamous process including all the middle players and related groups is increasingly being looked at as people around the world wake up to the...

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Heroes Often Turn Villans

Heroes Often Turn Villans

September 7, 2011

Lots of random artifacts come out in the mainstream media that once belonged to Gaddafi. Today I watched a home video where he sits on a couch and kids around with his grand children.  There he is, grandpa Muammar who clearly loves his grandchildren, same guy who ordered the...

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ctrp389 The Encroaching Police State in Canada

ctrp389 The Encroaching Police State in Canada

September 6, 2011

When the city of Vancouver made the push to get the Winter Olympics, Joe Bowser and citizens throughout BC were opposed. Through the ballot box and demonstrations they expressed their disapproval. As a result, they were spied on, targeted, and to this day followed by a Canadian government that...

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Incapable

Incapable

September 1, 2011

The images from my home state of New Jersey the days following hurricane Irene featured flooding like few had ever seen before. The images also showed one re-occurring theme: Infrastructure collapse.  Chunks of highway collapsing, a struggling power grid, and rivers rising up and swallowing entire communities.  Things growing up...

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