In the ever-evolving landscape of politics, we often find ourselves confined to the traditional left-right spectrum. This binary view, with its emphasis on economic…
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Rick is the founder of the first Pirate Party and a low-altitude motorcycle pilot. He lives on Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, roasts his own coffee, and as of right now (2019-2020) is taking a little break.
Why Political Organizations Always Drift Off Left: O’Sullivan’s Law, Experienced
As the Pirate Party slowly veered to the left in politics, I got to experience Sullivan’s Law, which states that organizations that don’t outright declare themselves otherwise will inevitably drift off to the political left. The law doesn’t explain this phenomenon, but I think I can.
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Health Circumstances Demand a Longer, Deeper Timeout
I ran headfirst into a bit of a classic burnout two years ago. I’m still recovering from it. I’ve been trying to maintain a…
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Bitcoin, the Bitcoin Cash roadmap, and the Law of Two Feet
As the dust settles after the November 15 bitcoin upgrade, the roadmaps have been updated with the new state of the protocol and people…
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Pirate Party enters parliament in Luxembourg, gets 17% in Prague
This past weekend, elections were held in Luxembourg and the Czech Republic. The Pirate Party of Luxembourg tripled their support and entered the Luxembourg…
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Analog Equivalent Rights (21/21): Conclusion, privacy has been all but eliminated from the digital environment
In a series of posts on this blog, we have shown how practically everything our parents took for granted with regards to privacy has…
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Analog Equivalent Rights (20/21): Your analog boss couldn’t read your mail, ever
Slack has updated its Terms of Service to let your manager read your private conversations in private channels. Our analog parents would have been…
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Analog Equivalent Rights (19/21): Telescreens in our Living Rooms
The dystopic stories of the 1950s said the government would install cameras in our homes, with the government listening in and watching us at…
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Analog Equivalent Rights (18/21): Our analog parents had private conversations, both in public and at home
Our parents, at least in the Western world, had a right to hold private conversations face-to-face, whether out in public or in the sanctity…
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Analog Equivalent Rights (17/21): The Previous Inviolability of Diaries
For our analog parents, a diary or a personal letter could rarely be touched by authorities, not even by law enforcement searching for evidence…
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