Monday, February 24, 2014

"10 Curious Facts About Twitter

10 Curious Facts About Twitter

From soccer mad adult stars to stock market crashes, there's a lot more to Twitter than 140 characters. Learn all about it with these 10 curious facts about Twitter.

Music = Good Time Charlie 2 by Adam Drake and Liam Watson

"Pussy Riot - Putin will teach you how to love / Путин научит тебя любить Родину

Свободу политзаключенным по делу 6 мая, экологу Евгению Витишко и всем политическим заключенным! Приходите в Замоскворецкий суд Москвы 24 февраля в 10:30 — когда будет читаться приговор Болотного процесса.

Freedom to all political prisoners on the May 6 case, to the environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko and all other political prisoners! See you at the Zamoskvoretsky court in Moscow on February 24 at 10.30 — when the judge will start to read the sentence for the May 6 case.

ТЕКСТ ОЛИМПИЙСКОЙ ПЕСНИ PUSSY RIOT:

50 миллиардов и радужный Лучик,
Роднина и Кабаева факелы вручат.
В лагерях подчиняться и плакать научат.
Салют начальничкам, привет, Дуче!

Сочи блокирован — Олимп под надзором.
Спецсредства, оружие, толпы ментов.
ФСБ — аргумент, МВД — аргумент,
По России-1 — аплодисменты.

Путин научит тебя любить Родину.

Весна в России бывает внезапной, 
Привет мессии в качестве залпа.
Авроры, прокурор настроен по-хамски,
Ему нужен отпор, а не красивые глазки.

Вольер для протеста, водка, матрешка,
Тюрьма для Болотной, наливка, икорка,
В петле конституция, на зоне Витишко,
Стабильность, пайка, забор, вышка.

Путин научит тебя любить Родину.

Для Дождя перекрыт эфир. 
Гей-прайд отправлен в сортир.
Двухочковый туалет — приоритет.
Приговор России, режим общий, шесть лет.

Путин научит тебя любить Родину.

Родину 
Родину
Родину

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$50 billion and a rainbow ray
Rodnina and Kabayeva will pass you the torch
They'll teach you to submit and cry in the camps
Fireworks for the bosses. Hail, Duce!

Sochi is blocked, Olympus is under surveillance
Special forces, weapons, crowds of cops
FSB — argument, Interior Ministry — Argument
On [state-owned] Channel 1 — applause

Putin will teach you to love the Motherland

In Russia, the spring can come suddenly
Greetings to the Messiah in the form of a volley from
Aurora, the prosecutor is determined to be rude
He needs resistance, not pretty eyes

An bird cage for protest, vodka, nesting doll
Jail for the Bolotnaya [activists], drinks, caviar
The Constitution is in a noose, [environmental activist] Vitishko is in jail
Stability, food packets, fence, watch tower

Putin will teach you to love the Motherland

They will turn off [opposition TV] Dozhd's broadcast
The gay parade has been sent to the outhouse 
A two-point bathroom is the priority
The verdict for Russia is jail for six years

Putin will teach you to love the Motherland

Motherland
Motherland
Motherland

* The English translation is by Julia Ioffe. Read the original article with explanatory links on selected words for better understanding of the context: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/11...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

What is Bitcoin and How Does it Work?


It's hard to deny that Bitcoin is changing the way we use money, and our concept of how currency should work. So what is Bitcoin exactly? 

Mashable is the leading independent news site for all things tech, social media, and internet culture. 

Credits: 

Photo of different currencies: 
http://simplecurrencyconverter.blogsp...

Decentralized/Centralized Illustration: 
Mashable composite. iStockphoto, betamax; nicoolay; johnwoodcock; retroimages; aristotoo; 4x6; Patrick Damiano

Blockchain: 
Courtesy of Silicon Angle; Blockchain.info

Miner 1:
http://bitell.sinaapp.com/show.php?ti...

Miner 2:
http://bitcoinexaminer.org/20-insane-...

Miner 3:
http://www.openmobilefree.net/?p=1308 

Bitcoin Stock Video:
iStock, Movie Elements

Bitcoin Stock Photo:
http://www.coindesk.com/information/w...

Bitcoin Creation Rate Chart:
Wikipedia

Bitcoin ATM: 
ABC 10 News
http://www.10news.com/news/worlds-fir...

Bitcoin Value Graph: 
Blockchain.info
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The Day We Fight Back - The Hacker Wars #TheDayWeFightBack

The battlefield is the Internet. Whoever wins the Internet wins the war.

(h)ac(k)tivist -- (hak-tuh-vist) 
noun: a person who uses technology to bring about social change.

The Hacker Wars —a film about the targeting of (h)ac(k)tivists, activists and journalists by the US government. There is a war going on—a war for our minds, The Hacker Wars. 

The government needs to control information. The Hacker Wars is about the information warriors who are fighting back
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