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FIGHTING THE FRONT
A decent piece of Second Life journalism on the recent protests against the French Nationalist party presence in the synthetic world. Weird, but fascinating. This is our future, folks. Where is my pigSock Mobs and Sock Bots
"Doug Rushkoff has come up with a clever neologism: Sock Mobs. It refer to the gang of bogus names and voices -- usually the work of a single person -- that can swarm the comment sections of blogGlorifying Terrorism
"In February 2007 Rackstraw Press published [er, *will* publish] 'Glorifying Terrorism', an anthology of sf short stories written in protest of the Terrorism Act." I've ordered my copy.Android rights
"An analogy can be drawn with the animal rights movement suggesting that, with enough complexity, androids may lay claim to some moral status even though this may be less than what is required foUndead musicians demand copyright term extension
"...there was an ad in the FT listing 4,000 musicians who supported retrospective term extension. If you read the list, you’ll see that at least some of these artists are apparently dead..."V For Vendetta Protests in D.C.
"These protesters drew inspiration from the character of “V” in the recent film “V for Vendetta”. And over a hundred black-caped, and Guy Fawkes masked protesters staked their ground..."The Transparent Man
"In 2002, New Jersey-based artist Hassan Elahi got off a flight from Senegal to find immigration officials waiting..." If privacy is suspicious, why not go entirely the other way?Linden bans CopyBot following resident protests
"The sale of the CopyBot [...] drew angry protesters bearing signs, eventually forcing a would-be retailer to close shop. Store owners across Second Life also shuttered their businesses in protesOPEN FORUM: COPYBOT CONTROVERSY
"...is this a painful-but-necessary demonstration of Second Life's limited ability to protect IP on the architectural level, or a dangerous threat to the community of content creators? Or neither[UK] Flag-burning could become crime
"[UK] Police chiefs are urging the government to make flag-burning a new criminal offence, as part of a drive to crack down on Islamic extremists and others preaching violence and religious hate.Are virtual worlds inhibiting real social progress?
"My concern is what happens to the world while we're waiting to upload into our digital utopias. The more realistic and appealing our virtual worlds, the more I fear people will avoid dealing witNational Politics within Virtual Game Worlds: The Case of China
"Last month, what some are describing as "the largest political protest gathering in a virtual world game ever" occurred within the Chinese MMORPG, Fantasy Westward Journey (FWJ)."F*ck the job - wreck the office.
Cool subversive cartoon in the style of airline safety card graphics, designed to be posted in pre-paid response envelopes. Not safe for work, but what the hell, go look anyway. Link via Metafilter.Fear the FRANKENSHOE!
Art gets weirder and more twisted as time goes by...this fake N*ke shoe made from *real human skin* twitches and pulses as if still alive, as a commentary on sweatshop labour and so forth. Gruesome. LIs anything else happening in Ottawa?
The issue of whether there should be controls on what companies say to youth about foods that are likely to contribute to obesity. Trevor Cook argues against censorship and regulations.Dallas Students Use MySpace to Prompt Pro-immigration Rally
Derek Leverington explains why Canadian Tire should spend more energy on improving the in-store experience than on some new creative for their ads.
