One forgets that most people now have phones…I think.
I’ve been informed by the live stream of OWS provided by Tim Pool, a new kind of citizen/journalist.
OWS Invests In Unmanned Surveillance Drone Dubbed The ‘Occucopter’
For years we’ve seen images of the military’s unmanned aerial vehicles aiding soldiers in combat zones, and their evolution from surveillance tools to the heavily weaponized Predator drones. Now, the Guardian reports, Occupy Wall Street livestreamer Tim Pool hopes to use that technology as an additional set of eyes on the police department.
Tim Pool, an Occupy Wall Street protester, has acquired a Parrot AR drone he amusingly calls the “occucopter”. It is a lightweight four-rotor helicopter that you can buy cheaply on Amazon and control with your iPhone. It has an onboard camera so that you can view everything on your phone that it points at. Pool has modified the software to stream live video to the internet so that we can watch the action as it unfolds. [more]
(images courtesy of Time/iPhoneZA/GeekAlerts)
Wow, Occupy just stepped up its game. Be sure to read Manic, Chill’s full piece.
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Svenska Twitteruniversitetet | The Swedish Twitter University
I just learned something interesting via @cascio: there is a Swedish Twitter University (read FAQ here) and Jamais Cascio will be donig a session about “The Foresight Immune System” on Monday 12th 8 pm GMT (read about it on Jamais Cascio’s site here. This particular session might be interesting for anyone interested in future and foresight, but the idea of a twitter based education might be interesting to explore for many others…
The world is global, which means that I didn’t know about this until now, even if I am living in Sweden.
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As long as I’ve been listening to Willie he was there. He will be missed.
So You Want to Buy an Election?
If you have a ton of cash and a political agenda, it’s easier than ever to make powerful friends and influence people. Here’s a handy how-to guide to the complex, cash-drenched world of federal campaign finance.
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Chilling.
Many of these images are very moving. Thanks for passing them along.
(Source: kirkwoodisinoregon, via cognitivedissonance)
I fear the last chance to right this ship.
This I would make me consider the iPhone.
via generationtv: iCam
This is a designer’s mock-up, but I think Apple should hire this guy and get the iCam into production as soon as feasible.
(via emergentfutures)
