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Pirate Podcasts – Episode 5: Lightning Talks: Usernames, Persona, and Surveillance Cameras (August 7, 2016)
This episode contains three short talks from PirateCon 2016. (0:00) James O’Keefe on cctv.masspirates.org. Our project to map surveillance cameras via open street…
Pirate Picnic this Sunday (August 2, 2016)
On Sunday, August 7th, we will hold our annual Pirate Picnic on Georges Island in Boston harbor. It is our Summer social. It…
All Lives Matter, Really? (July 31, 2016)
For months, our fair city of Somerville has had a “Black Lives Matter” hanging across the front of city hall. This week, the…
Pirate Podcasts – Episode 4: The Dark Web and DDoS (July 31, 2016)
In this panel discussion Paul Paradise and Kendra Moyer talk about the dark web, Tor, gamergate, internet trolls, and the use of distributed…
Pirate Podcasts – Episode 3: Pirate Organizing (July 27, 2016)
This podcast was recorded during PirateCon 2016, on June 25th. James O’Keef, Noe Kamelamela, and Aaron James discuss the finer points of politics…
Meet Pirates at HOPE XI This Weekend (July 20, 2016)
This weekend is the eleventh bi-annual Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference. It will be at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Avenue (15 Penn…
Pirate Picnic, Sunday, August 7th (July 18, 2016)
The annual Pirate Picnic will be Sunday, August 7th, on Georges Island in Boston Harbor. It is our Summer social. It is a…
Somerville Crytoparty, Wed., 7/27 (July 18, 2016)
The next monthly Parts & Crafts cryptoparty will be Wednesday, July 27th. It will be from 6-9pm, and will be at 577 Somerville…
Black Lives and the Dangers of Policing (July 17, 2016)
It’s been a rough two weeks. Alton Sterling was killed by a police officer in Baton Rouge, LA while hustling CDs outside a…
Pirate Podcasts: Episode 2 – What you can do as a town meeting member (July 16, 2016)
Welcome to episode #2 of the Pirate Podcasts, which was recorded at PirateCon 2016. In this edition, Steve Revilak (Pirate Party Quartermaster and…