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Much more interesting

October 25, 2000 by Michael Boyle

is the article ‘Do not forget ideas are also weapons’ by Subcomandante Marcos.
Introduced by the following “The purpose of this text is to fuel the debate between right and leftwing intellectuals. It does not attempt to explain the relation of either with governments or changes in society.”

Le Monde Diplomatique:

October 25, 2000 by Michael Boyle

The French cast a suspicious sidelong glance at the net in Wired to the counterculture by Philippe Breton. As expected, it’s a pretty muddled picture.

electricsheep is cool.

October 25, 2000 by Michael Boyle

electricsheep is cool. Especially The Jain’s Death, which is a beautiful story, beautifully told.

I don’t intend to change

October 24, 2000 by Michael Boyle

what I do, but just for fun why don’t you let me know:

The anti-WTO (etc.)

October 23, 2000 by Michael Boyle

protesters touched down in my fair city today: Montreal Police Use Tear Gas Against G20 Protests. It’s actually quite probably locals who organized it (and I support such demonstrations, I should be clear). We have a good strong tradition of anti-rapacious-capitalism here, that includes several acquaintances of mine.

Although I do support the protests in principle, it also bears mentioning that protest must occur where the power is expressed. And since Viet-Nam (at least) in North America, power and capital have long since ceded the streets and moved power elsewhere. Notably, into the wires – which is why I think hacktivism is so heavily punished. It hits ’em where it hurts, while street protests are largely showpieces on both sides. See also Critical Art Ensemble‘s books The Electronic Disturbance and Electronic Civil Disobedience, among others.