Category Archives: Politics

30% of Italian members of parliament take drugs?

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“In a classic sting operation some 50 politicians were fooled into thinking they were being interviewed about aspects of next year’s draft budget, currently before parliament. Instead, a make-up artist with a satirical TV show swabbed their eyebrows to get a sample of their perspiration, which was then tested for traces of cannabis and cocaine. Twelve allegedly tested positive for cannabis and four for cocaine, all apparently taken in the 36 hours before being approached.”
Taken from The Guardian
Despite the methodological errors these are impressive yet not very surprsing findings. Hey, here in Germany we got aware of that phenomenon six years ago already!
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Enemy of the state and Digital Rights Management

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While writing this, I am watching “Enemy of the state”. Who has not watched it, should. Of course, it’s an action thriller but with many good metaphors for what it means to be totally observed. And it has all these nice gadgets that geeks love so much.

Talking about control through media: Is Digital Rights Management (DRM) defective by design? This is an important issue, everybody should be aware of how much power we give to closed systems and how much free information is good for innovation. Here is more information about Digital Rights Management. While they call it Digital Restiction Management (DRM) is think we should use the term that is most discussed right now: Digital Rights Management.

[via Netzpolitik]

Buy used vinyl records on national holiday

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It’s a strange national holiday we have. In 1990, politicians could chose the date, and why on earth did they pick the 3rd of october? The French and Americans have plain summer on their national celebrations, dance in the streets and have open air festivals. Here, instead, leaves start falling, the sky is grey and everything is really calm and serious. What a pity. If you’re in Berlin and like electronic music, check this record fair, Suzi Wong plays some records and the rest of the people is bargaining or chilling. I drop by there later. And enjoy a mix of the man with the coolest DJ name: Erik Panzer.

Discussing the future of music in Berlin

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Future of music discussion berlinOne of the most savy bloggers, not only about music and the positive powers of the net, Johnny Haeusler (Spreeblick) meets Peter Zombik, director of IFPI Germany, one of the hardest fighters against music piracy. This is going to be an interesting discussion.

“Am Dienstag in Berlin: Das Internet und die Zukunft der Musik” – the future of music, a panel discussion at Grüner Salon der Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. September 19th, 20h, free, later some music.

Last weekends party

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Also, die Party am Samstag war großartig, ich konnte alles spielen, von den spacigsten alten Disco-Dingern über dreckigen minimalen Funk bis zu Münchener Freiheit zu Dubstep, Madonna, Big Beat Krachern – der Dancefloor am Kochen. Höhepunkt war natürlich die Ping Pong Session mit Patrick, dabei hatte ich den miesen Plattenspieler (Rückkoppeln, Springen, Brummen, ein konstanter Ritt am Höchstbelastungslimit) und die unfehlbaren Hits und er den geilen Plattenspieler, die fehlerfreie Mixtechnik und den neusten Underground Scheiß. Dazu ein echtes Wohnungsparty-Feel, mit Kronleuchter, Parkett und Flügeltüren, also diese Villa kann ich für Parties nur empfehlen (Wer Interesse hat schreibt mir, ich vermittele dann..). Danke an alle die da waren, wir haben toll gefeiert und ich war mal wieder viel zu spät zu hause. Hier ein kleiner Videoeindruck von mir hinter den Decks (aber mach den Sound aus!):
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Control arms and join the million faces

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Million Faces Arms Trade TreatyThere’s a lot of issues one should be concerned about and to be involved in (even if it’s on the lowest possible level) to make life a little better on this planet. Poverty, transparency, environmental care, animal rights, children’s future, education, democracy.. But one thing is especially cruel and keeps sticking in my head whenever I hear or read about it: Weapons trade.
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Social interactive architecture

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Urban social democratic architectureOk, I admit, the three-dimensional browser was a nice idea, but a CRAPPY PICTURE! I just didn’t have the patience.. Whatever, now Stylewalker’s back with some fotos! Taken on a nice and sunny day in Berlin where I met two guys in the street, dismantling a postbox and a big sign: “Look at it and decide what you want to do here!”.

Interesting idea: There was a free space, right next to a café and a house, in Schwedter Straße. The guys study architecture and set up the experiment of letting people give them ideas for some kind of pulicly used space.
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Campaigns and wbloggar

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Long time no entry, I am sorry, it´s all about the campaign!

Podcast
TV Debate Livecommenting (amazing, hundreds! of comments!)
My political Blog in German
The blog-platform I am supervising
Convention-blogging
and of course, community management for our volunteers: Rote Wahlmannschaft.

Also, I installed the offline editor wbloggar which allows me to edit blogentries offline. Moreover, Nico writes about interfaces, yes, I think we are entering a new era of information technologies that really enable interpersonal communication.

Community for politics

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Hard work, but the exciting part starts now! We built a website to encourage people to get involved in politics and to be close to the campaign for parliament elections in Germany in september. We want to continue with cool chancellor Schröder for an open-minded, peaceful and human politics.

If you want to join, please go to www.rote-wahlmannschaft.de and become a member! We will send you exclusive information and lots of possibilities to get active for politics (We care about your privacy).

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