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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. [Xeni Jardin]: Last week, the Boing Boing tv crew was in San Francisco shooting a few upcoming episodes, and our friends at Virgin America (BBtv is shown on the in-flight entertainment system) invited us to come wander around behind security, and peek at the nuts and bolts that are the tech underpinnings of this airline. They're about to launch in-flight wireless internet soon, and they're holding a competition for open source games, the winners of which will be available for people to play in-flight (entries are still being accepted). Virgin America's head of in-flight entertainment, Charles Ogilvie, brought us on board a plane that was empty and at rest between flights. We poked around with the computers and displays (all Linux!) and we tried to IM our friends using the pilot's controls in the cockpit. This did not work so well. My favorite part of this shoot: driving a VA pickup truck around between the resting airplanes, and peeking into the giant abyss where your bags are shuffled around on giant conveyor belt systems, hopefully towards your plane and final destination. (Disclaimers: BBtv is an in-flight entertainment partner with Virgin, but BBtv doesn't receive compensation for this. VA once asked Boing Boing to name a plane, and we did, but we weren't paid for this, either. VA has previously been a paid sponsor on Boing Boing the blog. This episode isn't an ad, and we weren't paid to produce it. All of us at BBtv sincerely thought this stuff was cool, and that Charles Ogilvie is a cool guy with interesting ideas, and we had a blast goofing around where the TSA folks generally do not permit one to goof. ) ]]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:23:18 -0400 Xeni kicks the tech tires on Virgin America. 10092438 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/omega-recoil-electricity-as-art/10092438/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. In today's episode of Boing Boing tv, Xeni catches up with John Behrens and "Omega Recoil," a group that builds giant Tesla Coils. Their work explores how electronic fields can be excited in the environment, and their creations become the centerpieces of interactive public art performances. Some of the tinkerers and performers in the SF Bay Area-based collective were previously associated with Dr. Megavolt, an electrical art project which... [featured] a person in a metal mesh suit interacting with artificially generated lighting. The Doctor sets objects on fire with electricity originating from large Tesla coils, spars with the electric arcs and exhorts the audience to worship the elemental force of electricity. ]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:30:00 -0400 Omega Recoil: Electricity as art 9862748 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/iphone-hacks-with-xeni/9862748/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Xeni checks in with the authors of the forthcoming O'Reilly HOWTO book "iPhone Hacks" (David Jurick, Adam and Damien Stolarz) for a demonstration of how to unlock and jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch. The authors promise to teach you how to coax more out of these devices: little-known features, performance tweaks, and tips on great web-based apps to install -- video game emulators, IM and VoIP apps, and media players that can handle a wider range of filetypes. ]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:21:45 -0400 iPhone Hacks with Xeni 9949247 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/wearable-tech-fashion-show-second-skin/9949247/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Xeni goes backstage at a wearable technology fashion show held at the San Francisco Exploratorium, and tries digital and analog clothing on for size. (Still photographs that appear in this episode by Amy Snyder, used with kind permission of the Exploratorium) ]]> Thu, 29 May 2008 03:00:41 -0400 Wearable Tech fashion show: Second Skin 9593280 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/kevin-kelly-part-2-bicycle-haiku/9593280/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Part two of Boing Boing tv's interviews with Kevin Kelly: Years before he helped launch Wired Magazine in 1993 (hey, happy 15th birthday, Wired!), Kevin Kelly took an amazing journey. He rode his bicycle across the US in 1979, and produced an ink sketch and a haiku in a sketchbook for each day of the three month, 5,000 mile trip. Those sketches and poems were scanned and published as "Bicycle Haiku." (link to purchase on Lulu). Kelly explains: A typical scene would be like the day I passed through Francisco, Indiana. On a page full of cow faces staring up at me, the haiku goes: "Collective silence/Like I walked into the wrong room/Every horned head turned." (...) I scanned the 151 images in the original book (which is the same size as this one) and printed this at a books-on-demand printer in 2001. Previously, in part 1 of our interview, Kelly spoke about his love of the camera, during his "nomadic photojournalist" phase in Asia. Today we hear why he gave up that camera, on this very personal quest. Related: A 1997 episode of the radio program This American Life features a longer audio piece in which Kevin shares more of the spiritual underpinnings of "Bicycle Haiku." It's a beautiful story: Link. ]]> Wed, 21 May 2008 13:45:08 -0400 Kevin Kelly, part 2: Bicycle Haiku 9561685 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/cooking-young-bamboo-shoots-with-joi-ito-score-by-ryuichi-sakamoto/9561685/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Boing Boing tv passes the 150th episode mark today, and we're celebrating by cooking up some delicious takenoko (竹の子), young bamboo shoots, with Joi Ito -- and original music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. You may know Joi as a serial entrepreneur, a twittering globetrotter VC, a World of Warcraft junkie, or the CEO of Creative Commons, but he has a more traditional side, too. In this video, Ito welcomes us into his back yard in Japan, where he and his partner Mizuka teach us how to hunt for and prepare this traditional seasonal delicacy from a lush bamboo forest. The episode is accompanied by an original score composed by Grammy, Academy Award, and Golden Globe-winning composer, Ryuichi Sakamoto. The legendary electronic music pioneer is also an outspoken environmental advocate. His recent reforestation initiative, “More Trees,” supports the planting of trees around the world to help offset carbon emissions. To-date, 2 billion trees have been planted mostly through work with country governments including Turkey, Ethiopia and Mexico. Link to English-language PDF with more info on the project. Sakamoto co-founded the seminal synthpop trio Yellow Magic Orchestra, and has scored or contributed to movie soundtracks including The Last Emperor, Babel, and the work of director Pedro Almodóvar. Boing Boing tv thanks him for generously contributing this beautiful, evocative score. After the jump -- Joi Ito's family recipe for yummy takenoko just like mom used to make. Special thanks to the Ito family for sharing their traditions with us. ]]> Tue, 20 May 2008 04:50:44 -0400 Cooking Young Bamboo Shoots with Joi Ito (score by Ryuichi Sakamoto) 9489823 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/pesco-and-the-eccentric-genius-xeni-gets-zapped-ironic-t-shirts-more-maker-faire-2008/9489823/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. More gems from Bay Area Maker Faire 2008: Boing Boing co-editor David Pescovitz speaks with Kaden Harris, author of Eccentric Cubicle, and the brains behind Eccentricgenius.ca -- eccentric antiques from a parallel universe. He shows us his Silicon Projectile Centrifuge (a lovely lethal weapon that shoots marbles at high velocity), a combination lamp/bong, and other exotica from the halls of beautiful Eccentric Manors. Then, Xeni is zapped by Jack Sparx, who uses his body as an electrical transformer, zapping all who come near with low-level shocks in the name of science. As Xeni demonstrates, the jolts from his mini-Tesla Coils are not *that* low-level, either. Bonus: ironic t-shirt catwalk; Xeni and the BBtv crew stopped Maker Faire attendees in their tracks, and asked them to explain their hipster t-shirts. Previous Boing Boing tv episodes from Maker Faire: Star Simpson's fuzzy logic, MacGyver, MIT lasers, and trippy glasses: Maker Faire with Phil Torrone Combat robots, warring battleships: Xeni at Maker Faire (special thanks to Scott Beale, Eddie Codel, and Waneco Leisure Industries) ]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 02:51:26 -0400 Pesco and the "Eccentric Genius," Xeni gets zapped, ironic t-shirts: More Maker Faire 2008. 9469514 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/google-and-chinas-great-firewall-fun-with-the-billboard-liberation-front-and-monochrom/9469514/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. The San Francisco-based Billboard Liberation Front has been transforming the world of advertising since 1977. When Austrian art-pranksters and regular BBtv guests monochrom recently visited the United States to spread their Sculpture Mob dogma, a historic meeting with the elusive BLF took place. Boing Boing tv's hidden cameras captured everything. And in part two of today's BBtv episode, Xeni travels with the BLF and monochrom to document their first-ever joint exploit to build "The Great Firewall of China" around one of the Google signs on the internet giant's Mountain View campus. Hijinks ensued; dogs, cops, and GOOG security guards pursued; TV news crews newsed. The goal of their "unpaid advertising services"? To draw attention to Google's role in online censorship within China. As it happened, this particular day was the same day of a Google shareholder meeting, during which related proposals came up for vote. Link to Billboard Liberation Front press release, and here's monochrom's side of the story. Here are previous BBtv episodes with monochrom. ]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 -0400 Google and China's "Great Firewall": Fun with the Billboard Liberation Front and monochrom 9419940 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/kevin-kelly-asia-grace-and-a-thousand-true-fans/9419940/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Kevin Kelly is one of the most fascinating people I've ever had the honor of meeting. For today's episode of Boing Boing tv, I visited his Bay Area home to learn more about the stories behind the stunning images that comprise Asia Grace, one of my favorite books by Kelly (there are many others). Before he helped launch Wired 15 years ago, and served as the publication's founding editor, the onetime "nomadic photojournalist" wandered throughout Asia with a backpack crammed full of film -- and little else. The resulting images, most of which were taken in the 1970s, form the body of Asia Grace. We see worlds that no longer exist: Afghanistan and Iran before wars that changed them forever; and traditional lifestyles in Tibet, Nepal, China, and India that fade further into history with each passing year. Here's an Amazon link for the book. In part two of today's episode, Kelly explains his hypothesis of "A thousand true fans," an idea that generated much debate and discussion on Boing Boing recently when we pointed to his blog posts on The Technium (which you should read regularly, if you don't already). His question: in the internet age, can an artist subsist on the micro-patronage of a thousand true fans? ]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 04:04:08 -0400 Kevin Kelly: "Asia Grace," and A Thousand True Fans. 9398664 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bbtv-hacker-howto-cold-boot-encryption-attack/9398664/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Xeni visits the offices of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and speaks with Jake Appelbaum and Bill Paul, two of the authors of a security research paper that shows how your computer's memory can be tricked into revealing data you thought was safely encrypted, and out of the reach of others. One method involves using a can of compressed air to quickly cool the memory chip, but freezing the target isn't the only way to lull it into submission -- Paul shows us how to use an iPod or a USB thumb drive to do the same thing. These methods have been shown to defeat three popular disk encryption products commonly used to protect data on laptops: BitLocker (Windows Vista), FileVault (MacOS X), and dm-crypt (Linux). Here's the entire text of the report draft, released earlier this year: Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys . Authors: J. Alex Halderman, Seth D. Schoen, Nadia Heninger, William Clarkson, William Paul, Joseph A. Calandrino, Ariel J. Feldman, Jacob Appelbaum, and Edward W. Felten. The team plan to research additional software tools and a final version of their report at Usenix Security Symposium in July/August. Special thanks to Seth Schoen and Peter Eckersley of the EFF. ]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 01:05:27 -0400 BBtv "Hacker HOWTO": Cold Boot Encryption Attack 9345242 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/speed-racers-photo-anime-hyperreality-john-gaeta-interview-part-2/9345242/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Today on Boing Boing tv, part two of Xeni's visits with John Gaeta, the Academy Award-winning Visual Effects supervisor of the Matrix trilogy -- his new film, Speed Racer, opens today in theaters around the US. This latest Wachowski brothers project reinterprets the classic 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name. In this second part of BBtv's conversation with Gaeta, he reveals some of the art, anime, and pop culture elements that combine to form Speed Racer's "poptimistic photo-anime" feel. The live action Speed Racer is saturated in a candy-colored palette so rich, audiences may just leave the theater with a contact sugar high. View interactive samples of the digital building blocks behind the movie in a related online feature in VRMAG, "Speed Racer Uncovered." And Gaeta adds a special message for Boing Boing tv viewers, who are already well accustomed to all things digital -- "For optimal viewing experience, see Speed Racer at a digital cinema or IMAX theater." He's not kidding, with a feature like this, analog projection just doesn't do the work justice. (Special thanks: John Gaeta; Andy and Larry Wachowski; and David Pescovitz) ]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 18:47:54 -0400 Speed Racer's "photo-anime" hyperreality: John Gaeta interview, part 2. 9334856 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/combat-robots-warring-battleships-xeni-at-maker-faire/9334856/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Boing Boing tv's embedded robo-combat reporter Xeni Jardin witnesses warfare inside Robogames and Combots at Bay Area Maker Faire 2008, where robots battle until death -- or at least 'til one competitor busts a sprocket. Next, BB-gun wielding battleships go BOOM!, with the Western Warship Combat Club. Participants painstakingly re-create historic battleships on small scale, and outfit each warboat with actual artillery. He who sinks last wins. The cameraman took a pellet or two in the pants, but the goofy safety goggles kept all eyes intact. If you dig the robots, you may enjoy the upcoming Robogames. The world's largest robot show takes place Fri, June 13th through Sun, June 15 in San Francisco. Link to tickets. ]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 04:37:28 -0400 Combat robots, warring battleships: Xeni at Maker Faire 8965221 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/speed-racer-is-poptimistic-interview-with-john-gaeta-part-1/8965221/
From : Boing Boing TV
Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. In today's episode of Boing Boing tv, Xeni visits with John Gaeta, the Academy Award-winning Visual Effects supervisor of the Matrix trilogy, to learn more about his digital craft in the new film Speed Racer. This latest Wachowski brothers project reinterprets the classic 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, and opens in theaters nationwide on May 9. Gaeta explains how he used VR "bubbles" and a mysterious team known as the "world unit" to create the film's "poptimistic photo-anime" feel. The live action Speed Racer is saturated in a candy-colored palette so rich, audiences may just leave the theater with a contact sugar high. View interactive samples of the digital building blocks behind the movie in a related online feature in VRMAG, "Speed Racer Uncovered." (Special thanks: John Gaeta; Andy and Larry Wachowski; and David Pescovitz) ]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 04:35:47 -0400 Speed Racer is "poptimistic": interview with John Gaeta, part 1 8893368 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/techshop-a-community-tinkering-space/8893368/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Today on Boing Boing tv, Xeni visits TechShop, an open-access public workshop that's kind of like a health club with heavy machinery and sparks instead of treadmills. Tinkerers, inventors, and hackers pay a membership fee, and in turn receive access to professionally-maintained gear, workshops, mentors, and a community of like-minded makers. Currently there is only one site in Silicon Valley, and it opened in 2006. But founder Jim Newton (a lifetime maker, veteran BattleBots builder and former MythBuster) plans to open a number of locations around the US -- and eventually, the rest of the world. John Todd, who you'll meet in this episode, wrote this article about the membership-based machine and fabrication shop in a recent edition of Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools zine. Snip: I've been a member since before TechShop really even started, back when it was just some guys passing out flyers trying to gauge interest. For $100 a month, members can use any tool in the shop on which they've received training. MUCH cheaper than buying your own gear. The list of equipment is pretty extensive, too, and new items are arriving frequently (like a new hot-wire foam cutter). John shares an additional note with BBtv about the company's business model: TechShop is unusual in the way it's funded - community members are the financial backers. To date, TechShop has been funded by taking loans from members and repaying them at a nominal rate. Typically backers contribute $25k and up, and are then paid back over several years. There is an "A" round being raised now to fund the nationwide expansion, and the first funding source again is going to be the community instead of focusing on traditional VC sources. It's an unusual way to keep members excited about what they do at TechShop, and to keep them focused on making the whole experience better. Jim Newton (CEO) and Mark Hatch (COO) are looking for additional interested people who want to become members and funders - contact TechShop for details. In part two of today's episode, we take a joyride in a three-wheeled electric car. ]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 03:30:22 -0400 TechShop: a community tinkering space 8699319 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/krach-der-roboter-the-circuit-bending-noise-bot/8699319/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. At the 2008 Bent Festival for experimental electronic music, Xeni encounters Krach der Roboter ("Noise Robot"), who brings a message of peace, crackers, and chaotic tonal algorithms for all mankind. "Why do humans love robots so much?" Xeni asks. "Actually, people love animals, babies, and robots," Krach replied. "But animals make turds and babies cry, while robots do none of those things." Includes gratuitous references to the spectacularly crappy 1979 movie "Starcrash," starring David Hasselhoff and Christopher Plummer. Special thanks to Make, which sponsored the event, and to Andreas Stoiber and Johannes Grenzfurthner of monochrom. MORE circuit bending video goodness: filmmaker John Fox attended the 2007 Bent Festival in Los Angeles, and shot this fun mini-documentary about the instruments, the technology, and the participants: Video Link. ]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:26:27 -0400 Krach der Roboter, the circuit bending noise-bot 8680690 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/s-p-a-m-theater-vol-iii-love-song-of-kseniya/8680690/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Boing Boing tv presents a new installment of "Spam Theater," in which we bring to dramatic life actual, unadulterated spam emails we've received -- word for word, exactly what plopped in our in-box. Today, a classic Romance Scam enticement from the fictional spamtress "Kseniya," written in mad heroine prose worthy of a Tennessee Williams play. Voiced by Xeni Jardin, who received the message. In part two of today's episode, '80s electrobeats and word salad merge as one. Full text of the email from "Kseniya" after the jump, along with photo and video credits. ]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:28:17 -0400 S.P.A.M. Theater, Vol. III: "Love Song of Kseniya" 8608513 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/best-of-bbtv-cell-phone-deep-fry/8608513/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. On the final day of Boing Boing tv's week-long "best of" retrospective, celebrating our first six months of mutant internetelevision... No one ever envisioned this kind of hands free roaming... Today on BBtv, we explore the age old question of which cell phone brand is the most compatible with your stomach. This phone fricassee takes place at Machine Project, host of the Fry-B-Que social. So, turn your gullet on vibrate, and sharpen your bluetooth. It's time to taste test some telecommunications. See also this related episode: * Meat Cloning at Machine Project. ]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:25:34 -0400 Best of BBtv - Cell Phone Deep Fry 7892031 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/avatar-machine-marc-owens-wearable-simulator-of-virtual-worlds/7892031/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Avatar Machine, by designer Marc Owens, is a wearable device that simulates the experience of third-person gaming environments. By wearing this costume and head-mounted camera with VR goggles, a user can view themselves as a sort of virtual character while moving around and interacting in the real world. Owens created Avatar Machine to explore whether such a device would grant users "a diminished sense of social responsibility (...) and demonstrate behaviors normally reserved for the gaming environment." In other words, turn them into instant board trolls. Owens, 26, is a design student at the Royal College of Art, and lives in East London. An earlier version of this experiment from Owens circulated around the web in 2007. In part one of today's Boing Boing tv episode, we premiere an all-new experiment with Avatar Machine -- live beta testing conducted in 2008, in the Harajuku area of Tokyo. Here, the user (Owens) flirts with Harajuku hotties, then almost gets his ass kicked (for real!) by some Japanese gangster dudes. In part two of today's show, Xeni speaks with Owens over a Skype video connection, live from his studio in East London. HowStuffWorks has a step-by-step explanation of the device here. (special thanks to Susannah Breslin) ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:49:11 -0400 Avatar Machine - Marc Owens' wearable simulator of virtual worlds. 7607378 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/vlog-xeni-tibet-report-monks-forced-to-participate-in-staged-videos/7607378/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. In this BBtv vlog episode, Xeni speaks with Tibetan human rights worker Lhakpa Kyizom about reported abuses against so-called "wired monks" in Tibet, by PRC military and police. Using cellphones, these monks photographed dead and injured participants in nonviolent, pro-Tibetan sovereignty protests that took place in March. The monks then disseminated these images to supporters outside Tibet, using connected computers and mobile devices. After the images spread worldwide, and their origin became known to authorities in the tightly-controlled, tense, post-protest environment in Tibet, Kyizom says, military forces invaded the monastery, confiscated all communications tools, and detained nearly 600 monks in political retaliation. Kyizom works as a radio producer for Tibet Connection, and is a trainer with the Active Nonviolence Education Center in the Northern Indian town of Dharamshala, also home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. A partial transcript of Kyizom's account after the jump, and links to reports on further protests, mass detentions, and new pressure on Tibetans to denounce the Dalai Lama as the crackdown intensifies. ]]> Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:44:48 -0400 Vlog (Xeni): Tibet report - monks forced to participate in staged videos. 7536590 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/exclusive-interview-with-george-lucas-on-boba-fett-mystique/7536590/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. We just received permission from the publicity handler for George Lucas to air this *!*!*!*exclusive*!*!*!* interview with the Star Wars creator about his new self-help audiobook and line of aromatherapy bath salts and sugar scrubs, "The Boba Fett Mystique." This product is co-branded by notoriously cocooned celebrity author JD Salinger. Behold, our power of videobloggage is mighty! It's a special calendar day. ]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:58:55 -0400 Exclusive interview with George Lucas on "Boba Fett Mystique" 7506939 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/vlog-xeni-tunisian-vloggers-pwn-us-at-the-art-of-political-remixes-ethan-zuckerman/7506939/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Today on Boing Boing tv, a conversation with Ethan Zuckerman, co-founder of Global Voices, about videoblogging culture in the North African nation of Tunisia. Despite intense restrictions on freedom of speech there, and extreme risks for critics of the political status quo, bloggers there are finding innovative uses for video online, as a method of cultural commentary and activism. Using tools like Tor and SipPhone to ensure anonymity, they have proven themselves to be several steps ahead of their US counterparts -- as evidenced by a story Zuckerman shares about an Apple ad remix. Sites and organizations referenced in or related to this BBtv episode include: * advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org * Reporters Without Borders * Committee for the Protection of Journalists * Amnesty International. Related previous Boing Boing posts: Tunisia jails, reportedly tortures popular blogger and online journo Liveblogging WSIS in Tunisia, continued. Liveblogging WSIS in Tunisia, continued. Report: Journalists, others at WSIS attacked by authorities BoB award noms for world "freedom of expression" blogs ]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:13:20 -0400 Vlog (Xeni): Tunisian vloggers pwn us at the art of political remixes / Ethan Zuckerman 7431750 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/cupcake-cutthroats-muffin-shaped-electric-art-cars-gone-wild/7431750/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Boing Boing tv presents CUPCAKE CUTTHROATS, a cakesploitation epic exploring the dark side of electric art-cars shaped like baked goods. These homemade vehicles are crafted by Silicon Valley nerds (including one engineer from Tesla Motors) and Burning Man enthusiasts in a Berkeley, California, warehouse. In today's episode, Xeni joins the marauding muffineers for a 15-mph thrillride down mean, sugar-sprinkled streets. CBS News almost blew our cover! The muffineers say, "We would especially dedicate our efforts in memory of Keith Taft." A full list of cupcake art car bakers designers and drivers, after the jump. ]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:24:14 -0400 Cupcake Cutthroats: muffin-shaped electric art cars gone wild. 7395757 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/filk-folk-music-for-science-fiction-fans/7395757/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Science fiction and folk had a baby, and its name is filk. This little-known DIY music subculture involves songs composed and performed by sci-fi and fantasy fans, and revolves around fandom themes. Today on Boing Boing tv, Xeni visits the Consonance Filk Convention in the Bay Area, and learns that it is possible to combine vampires, computer virii, LOLcats, Tolkien slashfic, string theory, and World of Warcraft characters in a single Klingon lyric sung to the tune of "Kum Ba Ya." ]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:33:19 -0400 Filk: folk music for science fiction fans. 7377637 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/leslie-hall-cewebrity-gem-sweater-diva-jammer-of-jams/7377637/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Today on Boing Boing tv, Xeni visits the bedazzled world of "internet ce-WEB-rity" Leslie Hall, whose gem sweaters are as sparkly as her jams are funky. We speak with the Iowa-based star of stage, YouTube, and craft marts, and experience a live performance by Leslie and the LY's. ]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:29:58 -0400 Leslie Hall: ceWEBrity, gem sweater diva, jammer of jams. 7306544 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/vlog-xeni-tibets-uprising-and-the-internet/7306544/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Tibetans and their supporters around the world held vigils this week in support of the ongoing uprising in Tibet, as Chinese military and police jailed protesters inside Tibet, and reports of injuries and deaths continue. Today on Boing Boing tv: Xeni visited one such vigil in front of the LA Federal building, organized by Southern California Tibetans, including Namgyal Kyulo of the Tibetan Association of Southern California, and Tseten Phanucharas, of the Los Angeles Friends of Tibet. - - - - - - - - - - Some of the vigil participants reported they were unable to connect with family and friends at home in Tibet, to check on their well-being, because of blocked telecommunications. Others (an exiled grandmother and her 11-year-old son, alike) spoke of being "glued to YouTube," straining to watch blurry phonecam videos of the demonstrations and violence. China's government is not allowing reporters or human rights observers inside Tibet, and human rights advocates are concerned that grave violations are taking place. (Image: some of the hundreds of ethnic Tibetans identified as protest participants and turned in to Chinese police in Tibet. The detainees were presented before state-run television cameras before being transported to prison / XZTV, Tibet). "The Chinese government must immediately allow independent media access to all areas of Tibet," said the Tibetan Association's Kyulo. "We continue to hear eyewitness reports of house to house searches and arbitrary arrests in Lhasa and growing numbers of killings in Amdo, Kham, and other areas." China blocked YouTube and Google News, and Boing Boing tv viewers inside China tell us that this site is also unavailable (perhaps due to keyword filtering for "Tibet.") Google appears to be complying with China's net-censors by censoring the version of Google News that is available inside China. "Without the internet, we would have no information at all about what's going on inside of Tibet," said Tseten Phanucharas. "nor would this global movement in solidarity with the Tibetan people exist." Also present at the rally was Gyalthan Gyatso, part of a team of cyclists doing a "Peace Ride for Human Rights in Tibet" beginning March 29th in San Francisco. (Image: some iphone snapshots during the BBtv shoot / Xeni Jardin) Previously on Boing Boing: Tibet: nearly 1,000 jailed in Lhasa, Dalai Lama offers to resign Xeni on G4's AOTS re: Tibet and China's 'net blackout Tibet: China blocks YouTube, protests spread, bloggers react Tibet: more deaths, injuries in Lhasa as crackdown grows Tibetan protests in Lhasa turn violent as Chinese forces crack down China sends in troops to quell monks' peaceful protests Police attack peacefully protesting monks in Tibet Protest inside Tibet captured on tourists' cameras Hacking the Himalayas: Xeni's stories and trek-blog from Tibet and IndiaBoing Boing tv: Miss Tibet/Eames Elephants Google, China, and genocide: web censorship and Tibet Music in this BBtv episode by Acho Danny. The Los Angeles vigil continues on Friday, March 21, from 5-7pm, at the Los Angeles Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Blvd. ]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:56:44 -0400 Vlog (Xeni): Tibet's uprising and the internet 7261232 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/technology-and-the-iraq-war-noah-shachtman-at-etech/7261232/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Today on Boing Boing tv, Xeni speaks with defense technology journalist Noah Shachtman about the role technology plays in the Iraq war. This episode is part of our ongoing series of interviews with some of the thinkers, hackers, and tinkerers at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference this year. Noah is a contributor to Wired, and the editor of Wired's defense tech blog Danger Room. Don't miss his recent Wired magazine feature, "How Technology Almost Lost the War: In Iraq, the Critical Networks Are Social — Not Electronic." ]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:05:50 -0400 Technology and the Iraq War: Noah Shachtman at ETech 7161901 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/diy-drones-with-chris-anderson-at-etech/7161901/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Xeni speaks with author and Wired editor in chief Chris Anderson, and "airplane geek" Jordi Munoz, about the quest to create the ultimate sub-$100 aerial drone. One design involved the use of a Nintendo Wii controller. UAVs are often associated with military combat or police surveillance, but what "friendlier" uses might we put them to, in civilian hands? Shot at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego, California. ]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:01:58 -0400 DIY Drones with Chris Anderson at ETech 7112024 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bbtv-vlog-xeni-att-nsa-whistleblower-mark-klein-eff-legal-director-cindy-cohn/7112024/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. In 2005, Mark Klein, a former AT&T technician, brought to public attention documents which showed that the National Security Agency had obtained copies of Internet traffic flowing through an AT&T facility in San Francisco and through several other AT&T locations across the country. This led to public outcry over the US government's warrantless wiretapping program, and a lawsuit against AT&T by the Electronic Frontier Foundation . At the 2008 EFF Pioneer Awards ceremony during the O'Reilly ETech conference, the EFF honored Klein's whistleblowing efforts. In this interview at the awards ceremony, Klein and EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn speak with us about efforts to persuade lawmakers not to grant legal immunity to telecoms that may have broken the law while helping the government in anti-terrorism efforts. On March 6, 2008, another whistleblower came forward with similar claims. Computer security consultant Babak Pasdar said he'd discovered a mysterious "Quantico Circuit" while working for an unnamed major wireless carrier. He believes this circuit gives the U.S. government direct, high-speed access to customers' voice and data transmissions. For more information: EFF.org. ]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:22:10 -0400 BBtv vlog (Xeni): ATT-NSA whistleblower Mark Klein, EFF legal director Cindy Cohn 6959803 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/s-p-a-m-theater-vol-i/6959803/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. In today's edition of Boing Boing tv, dramatic readings of real-life unsolicited emails. Part one, HOWITZER CANNONPANTS, a spiritual and pharmaceutical parable that ends not with ressurection, but erection. Part two, THANKS, MAURICE, one of dozens of emails received by Boing Boing editors from a disturbed man in Canada who sought cash, justice, and an end to "Mind Controlled Hatred." ]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:00:49 -0500 S.P.A.M. Theater, Vol. I 6782786 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/death-knights-in-slow-motion/6782786/
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Can't see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. In today's Boing Boing tv, Xeni visits Machine Project in LA to check out artist Brody Condon's piece "Performance Modification," in which.... 10 performers outfitted in medieval/space/fantasy armor re-create Bruce Nauman’s 1973 work “Tony Sinking into the Floor, Face Up and Face Down”. Performed in slow motion and combined with movements based on computer game death animations, this piece is accompanied by a high volume binaural beats reputed to induce out of body experiences. Condon has a history of work involving computer game modification, and performance events with medieval re-enactment and fantasy live action role playing games. In part two, an impressionistic montage of iPhone snapshots taken among those living, slow-mo dead. ]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:40:50 -0500 Death Knights in Slow Motion