[Noisebridge-discuss] [drama] My Hair Is On Fire - Current events that are shaping your rights as we speak

[Wladyslaw Zbikowski]

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 1:15 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
>    myself, i'm looking at this as a possible way to hack america.

Jim, from now on I consider you San Francisco's hacker ambassador to
the activist community, and bestow upon you:

What Activists Can Learn from Hackers

A hack by definition creates an observable result that is something
cool. Expressing moral indignation is not hacking. Sending links to a
mailing list is not hacking. Committee meetings are not hacking.

If you have a problem that is so big, that you have no hope of
achieving any real, observable result, consider reducing the scope of
your problem until you find something you can actually do something
about.

A hack is self-empowering. A hack does not rely on the approval of 51%
of the fuckwits in this country for validation.

If your strategy is to preach at people until they are all convinced
of your rightness, consider "showing" rather than "telling". Show me
your fucking code. Show me your fucking better way of life.

Hacking is fun. If I feel like I *should* care about what you're
saying but I just don't, that's a shitty fucking hack.

Happy hacking!