Unemployed Astronauts » twitter http://www.unemployed-astronauts.com The workings of the world through a designer's eyes Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:56:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.unemployed-astronauts.com http://www.unemployed-astronauts.com/favicon.ico Unemployed Astronauts A thick coat of paint http://www.unemployed-astronauts.com/recommendations/thick-coat-paint/ http://www.unemployed-astronauts.com/recommendations/thick-coat-paint/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:34:50 +0000 Daniel http://www.unemployed-astronauts.com/?p=193
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    • ]]>     i35_19357413.jpgHow very fitting — Mousavi’s name in hopeful green lettering, overwritten by Ahmadinejad’s in black, and soon hidden under a thick coat of paint.

    The above image is from the Big Picture’s series on the Iranian elections.
    Also, PSFK had an interesting view on the election and how this is a turning point for realtime news, for Design Mind’s views on the same subject go here.
    Finally, I recommend seeing Clay Shirky’s very relevant TED presentation; How cellphones, Twitter, Facebook can make history.

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    • ]]>     mao-art_561488ajpg When the Chinese government blocks everything from Twitter to Blogspot from the public in the days up to the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, there’s obviously knowledge floating around the internet they don’t want the broader public of China to be aware of. Knowledge that’s dangerous because people might realize what the mischievous fuckers have been up to. If they’re aware that their system can’t stand the toll against truth and knowledge, how can they believe in it themselves? It’s obviously not capitalism they’re fighting anymore, so I figure it’s knowledge they’re afraid of, knowledge that will diminish their power. And it’s China’s leaders’ unscrupulous hunger for power, and the siren song of western capital that has lured them off of their thoroughly beaten red track, to let in capitalism.

    But you can’t have your cake and eat it too. When the money starts trickling down to the pockets of the average man, chances are the pressure cooker will blow, and people will demand openness and true democracy. And the dirty scoundrels leading the country today will only have their greediness to thank.

    Check out The Big Picture’s thought provoking image series on the 20th anniversary here.

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