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- CaptinCrunch, on 02/28/2008, -2/+163outstanding! Lets hope this spreads
- jimgreer, on 02/28/2008, -1/+158It was still up on my way into work this morning: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgreer/2297874797/
- notque, on 02/28/2008, -2/+92Excellent direct action. For those of you who don't know what to do about the angry you feel. This is one option.
- Barbosa, on 02/28/2008, -1/+85Isn't it sad that desperate (and slightly dangerous, but creative) acts like this one may be our only hope for reigning in our government and scaring the private sector into following the laws as they are written? We sure cannot expect Congress to do it and the corporations have already proven their willingness to bend to the will of our government even when that means breaking the law or harming the interests of citizens. We need more creative (non violent) acts of disobedience and protest like this one in order to help maintain vigilance in the minds of a public that has grown weary and apathetic from years of being treated like they have no rights.
- Milton, on 02/28/2008, -9/+83http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol5IrnYIfI0
Us in action. - Cryptocracy, on 08/17/2008, -4/+74someone really needs to hack the TV Networks- then we will get the couch potatoes angry!
- Milton, on 02/28/2008, -2/+67My sampling of the original in photoshop came up with M70 Y90, and kinko's doesn't print posters in Pantone.
you people are impossible to please - Milton, on 02/28/2008, -2/+61we didn't hack it...we didn't graffiti it.
We improved it. - Napoleone, on 02/28/2008, -0/+44Brilliant.
I saw an AT&T van that had graffitti of the word "FISA" in a crossed out circle. This is starting to get good. - Milton, on 02/28/2008, -3/+40I'm glad you all like it.
- Milton, on 02/28/2008, -1/+33we thought of that doing a FBICIANSAGOP, instead but thought it might be too convoluted. but you got the right idea, find one in your town and go to it
- rolandvvv, on 02/28/2008, -0/+32I cheated:
http://collywobble.com/identity_usage_std9.html - rolandvvv, on 02/28/2008, -13/+41Orange was a little off.. they should have used PANTONE 138.
Thats C0 M50 Y100 K0, I believe. - stretch611, on 02/28/2008, -0/+27No, it is better to use "NSA HEADQUARTERS" like they did. It draws people's attention because they realize that there is something wrong about the ad. Plus if someone is driving down the road you want them to recognize your meaning right away, you do not want to them to wonder what you said. At 60 mph or more, they will not have time to analyze the sign.
- elitedw, on 02/28/2008, -1/+27[REDACTED]
- bimtott, on 02/28/2008, -3/+29To fit the ad campaign, they should do "PENTAGONFORTMEADELANGLEY"
- Waskonator, on 02/28/2008, -4/+29Chilondoscow = China London Moscow
- Milton, on 02/28/2008, -3/+28the billboard is not permanently damage, so I would disagree with calling it graffiti
- theradical, on 02/28/2008, -11/+36I really wish people would look up the definition for the word hack. Everyone who uses hack incorrectly is a hack.
- notque, on 02/28/2008, -1/+21yes, yes we are. Great work.
- Napoleone, on 02/28/2008, -3/+23It's precisely because he isn't doing anything wrong that being spied on, as though he were a criminal, should offend him.
- mateusap, on 02/28/2008, -1/+21A "Max Head Room" revival?
I'd love it :) - FK0123, on 02/28/2008, -1/+19um, wouldn't Chicago London Moscow make much more sense? Seeing as how for all of these things they use city names, not entire massive countries?
- norman619, on 02/29/2008, -1/+18I can't brain. I got the stupid.
- MrThirsty, on 02/28/2008, -1/+17Because China is a city
- notque, on 02/28/2008, -2/+18http://billboardliberation.com/partners.html
Their partners section has a ton of interesting and funny websites. Like this one
http://www.popaganda.com/ - Nerfdude, on 02/28/2008, -4/+19hack? seriously?
nice billboard though. - Milton, on 02/28/2008, -1/+15There is also TOR, silly goose
- Jade10145, on 02/29/2008, -0/+13***** it, the telecoms broke the law, the government broke the law, isn't it time that Joe Citizen breaks the law..
- theOster, on 02/28/2008, -0/+13i love the angry - it keeps me warm
- branjb, on 02/28/2008, -6/+18I guess that's their first add without false advertising!
- grungegbunny, on 02/28/2008, -1/+12If I ever found out who was responsible for this I'll.. I'll I'll!!
Shake their hands. - allowners, on 02/28/2008, -2/+12Great stuff, satire FTW!
- daRoach, on 02/28/2008, -1/+11mod
- Napoleone, on 02/28/2008, -3/+12You guys did a great job. I'll give you some advice, though. Don't confess "crimes" on the Internet. There's an IP trace.
Keep up the good work, but be careful to whom and in which manner you brag about it.
Everyone else, report his comment as abusive, so that it'll dissapear. - lvraab, on 02/28/2008, -0/+9...didn't Jim Greer work in the CIA in the Tom Clancy novels? Stay away from jimgreer! He's working to rout us from the inside!
- Gracin, on 02/28/2008, -0/+9For everyone who says this isn't a hack: http://dictionary.die.net/the%20meaning%20of%20hac ...
For those who don't want to read it, allow me to summarize: An important secondary meaning of hack is `a creative practical joke'. - minnymoo, on 02/28/2008, -0/+9chill on the cow?
- jworkin, on 02/28/2008, -1/+9So...the Dems have had a majority for how long in Congress? Good to see its not really a partisan thing here. Bush (Republican) starts the program and Congress (Democrats) approves it. Does anyone think that there's any major difference between the parties here? Government is just broken.
- inactive, on 02/28/2008, -0/+8We need more of this. I like to call it Art Terrorism. The timing on seeing this is great, I was literally reading about the Billboard Liberation Front and Ron English this morning in the wonderful Re Search book, 'Pranks 2' by V. Vale. Awesome book (like all other Re Search books). http://www.amazon.com/Pranks-2-V-Vale/dp/188930708 ...
- Augie1969, on 02/28/2008, -1/+9You guys are heroes! Keep it up.
- inactive, on 02/29/2008, -0/+7Just think of it as leveling the playing field. I, for one, am prepared to break the law if it means protecting/preserving the rights that this Country was founded upon.
- notque, on 02/28/2008, -2/+9The law is relevant only as much as it's
1. Morally relevant to you as an individual
2. Practically relevant to your goals
To give examples
1. Killing is morally wrong to me. So I would not kill even if it would further my goals and I knew I wouldn't be caught.
2. Blowing up property might help my goals, and be a victimless crime that isn't against my morales, but if I'm caught and locked up for 50 years, it isn't going to do any positive good.
So what is left? A ton of action. A lot of stuff you can do, including this.
The law is meaningless as long as you can continue your actions, and it isn't morally wrong.
Law isn't divine. What these guys did may be against the law, but it was completely the right thing to do in a state that commits the supreme war crime of aggression, and increases surveillance on it's population. - dext3r, on 02/29/2008, -1/+8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_pirating ...
- greenlight2001, on 02/28/2008, -5/+12ad
- plaunie, on 02/29/2008, -0/+7except that is an older and more 'original' meaning of the word hack...
http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/Gallery.html - FlagrantDrugUse, on 02/28/2008, -4/+11Not to say it's okay to do this or anything, but if the government demanded you break the law...without penalty, would you do it? People naturally want to help others, even if the actions they need to take are somewhat questionable. I in no way condone the ***** the telecoms slung around, but I think it's a valid question worth a response.
- jimgreer, on 02/28/2008, -0/+7Some people are saying this isn't a hack. Hacks don't have to be high tech, by my definition. For instance:
http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/misc/faq.html
"At MIT, a "hacker" is someone who does some sort of interesting and creative work at a high intensity level. This applies to anything from writing computer programs to pulling a clever prank that amuses and delights everyone on campus." - wolferz, on 02/28/2008, -0/+6it's not sad... in fact it's par.
This is the way things have been for thousands of years now. Government is formed by people wanting a better life. Government becomes top heavy and bloated with bureaucracy. People become disgruntled with government. Two faced ***** promise to fight for the people in return for their support. People become complacent... accepting the bad things they see. Small groups continue to be very angry with their government. Every one else knows their government is ***** up but push it to the back of their minds. Small groups of dissenters become louder in as the government becomes corrupt. Government does soemthing particularly stupid and gets caught. Small groups spear head nation wide rallys. The general populous turns agains the government. Then: WAR.
Once the war is over, if the government has been toppled, a government is formed by people wanting a better life. The cycle begins again. - AmusedToDeath, on 02/29/2008, -0/+6See, the problem with that line of thinking is your assumption that no individual or agency would ever abuse this "tool" for personal or corporate (as in "a group") gain. Given the extensive history in this country and others of the abuse of otherwise legitimate law enforcement tactics, that assumption is naive and erroneous. Laws preventing government agencies from spying on its own citizens are there for good reason, and shouldn't be so casually tossed aside just because there may be some potential undisclosed threat out there.
The other often unconsidered aspect of this kind of spying are its ramifications regarding things like insider stock tips, blackmail, corporate espionage, and lots of other potential fraud and criminal activity. All it takes is one rogue with high clearance in the NSA to find out that could be very damaging to the country, corporations, the economy, etc. -
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