Obama’s elf
I’ve tried all day not to post this, now I’m giving in to get a good night’s sleep.
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Protest against copyright law
Creative Freedom NZ has organised a protest against the “guilt by accusation” copyright law tomorrow in Wellington: When: 12:00, Thursday 19 February Where: […]
That’s strange
An hour ago No Right Turn posted a piece citing what was apparently a Ministry of Social Development press release, which he says was “confirmation that […]
Worrying, or what I did with my holidays
I’ve meaning to write a wee post thanking Young Labour for inviting me along to speak at their Summer School the other weekend. […]
Watch Obama’s inauguration live
The embedded stream below is meant to work even outside the US. Fingers crossed. If you find/know of another good live source drop […]
I hope so too
Here’s a cool interactive feature from the NYT – “I hope so too”: The New York Times asked more than 200 people in […]
Internet campaigning
There have been two interesting pieces from the Guardian recently on the way UK Labour are beginning to embrace the opportunities of the […]
Streetview sleuthing
Nikki Kaye might be right to fear Google’s watchful eye but police in Massachusetts have used streetview to solve the alleged kidnapping of a 9-year-old girl […]
Police nurture a unwise form of direct democracy
The Economist has an fascinating article “Rioters of the world unite“. It is partially about the demonstrations, protests, and outright riots in Athens […]
Estonians to vote by mobile phone
Last Thursday, while our new government was making it easier for businesses to fire employees, politicans in Estonia were making it easier for […]
Red ink
Hilarious. Jon’s got a serious point though. Newspapers worldwide are in trouble. Many predict they will soon have to be handed out free […]
Merriam Webster word of the year: Bailout
It often provides an interesting take on what’s on people’s minds. The top ten was filled out by: Vet Socialism Maverick Bipartisan Trepidation […]
Post traumatic Obama disorder
While there have been reports here of distraught voters calling the police and helplines for assistance in dealing with the trauma of a […]
Unbelievably awesome
Via Laughing Squid: This morning in NYC international pranksters The Yes Men recruited volunteers through the website Because We Want It to distribute thousands of copies of a […]
Not exactly Jon Stewart
A new facebook group has started up called “I am killing a kitten for every person who votes for the Green Party” (*) […]
Synchronised presidential debating
(Via: boingboing.net)
Google “In Quotes”
This is clever from Google labs – In Quotes. It allows you to compare people’s quotes on a variety of issues, having pulled […]
Going over to the dark side?
Going into business with Farrar was one thing but has Scoop now cast its lot in with National? How else to explain the […]
Who’s clueless?
Visit google.co.nz search for the word “clueless” then hit “I’m feeling lucky”. I wonder where you’ll end up… Update: Make sure you select […]
How Wal-Mart spread across America
Here’s a cool animation of Wal-Mart’s spread across the US (click the image below to launch it): Wal-Mart is the largest corporation in […]
Personality cult
Some of our friends on the National Party end of the blogosphere have developed a rather odd habit over the years of referring to […]
Iran’s Photoshop job
From NYT blog The Lede: As news spread across the world of Iran’s provocative missile tests, so did an image of four missiles […]
The Girl Effect
Learn more at thegirleffect.org
Video: The Century of the Self
Hager’s Crosby/Textor revelations and the ensuing debate reminded me of this four party BBC documentary by Adam Curtis: The Century of the Self. Embedded […]
Geek’s view
On the odd occasion I have time to read outside of the confines of The Standard and its ever increasing brawl of entertaining […]
Reflected by the internet
Clayton Cubitt (friend of one of the editors of BoingBoing) has recently visited NZ. He’s posted some fantastic visual material to his tumblr […]
Reverse graffiti
It’s a viral ad, but still pretty cool…
Firefox download day
Sick of Internet Explorer for being slow and buggy and not open-source? Why not try out Firefox instead? It’s a free, open-source browser, […]
Fundrace
From The Huffington Post’s “Fundrace“ website: Want to know if a celebrity is playing both sides of the fence? Whether that new guy […]
Political logos
[lprent: This post has been revised due to an on-going copyright dispute] A week or so ago someone sent me this link to […]
An unfair advantage?
Oscar Pistorius now the chance to become the first amputee to compete on the track at the Olympics. The 21-year-old who runs on artificial carbon fibre legs […]
The day there was no news
Torchure
Amnesty UK has just released the first of four animations intended to highlight human rights abuses in China during the lead-up to the […]
50 ways to help the planet
Check out 50 ways to help the planet. My favourites? Shower with your partner Invest in your own reusable coffee cup Picnic with […]
Me-too but Cool
Do you have a fascination with ads? Ever wonder where they come up with their ideas or feel like you’ve seen an ad […]
Change blindness
Transport for London have recently launched a campaign to raise drivers’ awareness of cyclists. Try the test below. You can read about what’s […]