Reality 2.0 - Episodes Tagged with “War”

Episode 148: On Ukraine

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:00:00 -0400

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to David Kirichenko about Ukraine, journalism, troll farms and disinformation in times of war.

Special Guest: David Kirichenko.

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Kirichenko Profile and Collections - Wakelet — David Kirichenko is a Ukrainian-American freelance journalist. He is also an editor at Euromaidan Press, an online English language media outlet in Ukraine.

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0400

Katherine Druckman talks to Kyle Rankin about global supply chain security, disaster and security preparedness, and the Librem 5.

Special Guest: Kyle Rankin.

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‘Not the time to go poking around’: How former U.S. hackers view dealing with Russia - POLITICO — People with experience in U.S. hacking operations say they expect both Washington and Moscow to show caution in how they wield their digital weapons.
BIG sabotage: Famous npm package deletes files to protest Ukraine war — This month, the developer behind the popular npm package 'node-ipc' released sabotaged versions of the library in protest of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.
Librem 5 USA – Purism — Librem 5 USA, a premium version of the Librem 5 phone that focuses on security by design and privacy protection by default with a secure supply chain and electronics Made in USA. Outfitted with hardware kill switches and specially designed hardware, you are in control of the flow of information.

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Shawn Powers discuss wartime journalism and misinformation, and Shawn's brain.

Special Guest: Shawn Powers.

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Doc Searls Weblog · Where Journalism Fails — “What’s the story?” No question is asked more often by editors in newsrooms than that one. And for good reason: that’s what news is about: The Story.
My Car Accident | The Brain of Shawn — On March 2, 1999, I was on my way to work. Apparently I had a cellphone in one hand, a cup of pumpkin spice cappuccino in the other hand, and an open briefcase next to me on the seat. The problem is that I was driving a car at the time, and apparently I didn’t enough hands for such multitasking. My car went off the road and into a group of trees, missing each one. That part was amazing.
Volodymyr Zelensky Is Not a Meme | WIRED — The Ukrainian president's actions in the face of the Russian invasion turned him into a hero online. But the Marvelization of political figures is dangerous.