Topic: Appelbaum - on August 14, 2016 at 5:40:00 PM CEST
Was hat dieser Mann getan?
Der amerikanische Internetaktivist Jacob Appelbaum soll in Berlin Mitstreiterinnen sexuell missbraucht haben. Die Vorwürfe spalten die Szene.
Das Jahr 2016 ist erst wenige Stunden alt, als die Orgie in der Berliner Altbauwohnung von Jacob Appelbaum am Prenzlauer Berg richtig losgeht. Im Wohnzimmer hat jemand das Sofa ausgeklappt, zwei Paare haben dort gleichzeitig Sex. Manche der Gäste haben zuvor, auf einer anderen Feier, bereits die synthetische Partydroge MDMA eingeworfen, die euphorisiert und das Nähebedürfnis verstärkt. Ein drittes Paar ist im Schlafzimmer zugange. In Appelbaums Bett oder auf dem Sofa soll später ein Verbrechen passiert sein. Im Wohnzimmer haben sich ein paar Leute auf dem Boden niedergelassen, alle sind angezogen. Sie haben die Musik laut gestellt, damit das Stöhnen der anderen weniger stört. Eine junge Journalistin hat es sich auf dem Schoß eines Mannes bequem gemacht, er massiert ihren Rücken. Gegenüber sitzt eine junge Amerikanerin, sie hat die anderen erst vor ein paar Tagen kennengelernt und wirkt, als fühle sie sich unwohl auf dieser Party – das wird später einer sagen, der dabei war. Sie spricht wenig, hört aber freundlich zu. Meist redet ohnehin der Gastgeber, um den herum die Gruppe sich versammelt hat: Der Amerikaner Jacob "Jake" Appelbaum, 33 Jahre alt, Spezialist für Computersicherheit und ein Rockstar der weltweiten Hackerszene. Sein Name wird in einem Atemzug genannt mit der Elite der digitalen Dissidenten, Edward Snowden oder Julian Assange. Für viele sind diese Männer Erlöserfiguren. Appelbaums Silvestergäste, etwa zwanzig, sind Programmierer, Hacker, Aktivisten aus aller Welt. Sie verbindet eine Mission: Sie nutzen Verschlüsselungstechnik, um gegen den verhassten Überwachungsstaat zu kämpfen.
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Topic: Appelbaum - on August 14, 2016 at 5:39:00 PM CEST
What Has This Man Done?
The American internet icon Jacob Appelbaum has been accused of sexually abusing female activists in Berlin. The episode has revealed deep cracks in the hacker community.
The year 2016 is only a couple of hours old when the orgy in Jacob Appelbaum’s apartment in a pre-World War II building in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district really gets going. Somebody has unfolded the sofa in the living room. Two couples are having sex at the same time in the room. Some guests had already taken synthetic party drug MDMA, which induces a state of euphoria and increases the need for emotional warmth, at another party. A third couple is going at it in the bedroom. Later, a crime allegedly took place in Mr. Appelbaum’s bed or on the fold-out sofa. A couple of people in the living room are prone on the floor, all of them fully dressed. They had turned up the music so the moaning and groaning of the others doesn’t bother them as much. A young journalist had made herself comfortable on a man’s lap, and he is massaging her back. Sitting across from them is a young American woman. She had gotten to know the others just a couple of days before, but she appears to be uncomfortable at this party. She doesn’t talk much but listens in a friendly manner to what is being said.
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 14, 2016 at 4:40:00 PM CEST
How Nitrous Oxide Inspired Early Psychedelic Literature
I love jotting down nonsensical snippets of conversation I overhear at music festivals, parties, and other drug-friendly gatherings. I've catalogued trustafarian musings like "At our core, we're interstellar beings," "Dog feet are a good idea," and most spectacularly, "I feel like a deer that for some reason has the ability to travel in and out of heaven." Imagine for a second that these quotes came from respected members of Victorian society—powdered wigs and all—and you've got the focus of Oh Excellent Air Bag: Under the Influence of Nitrous Oxide 1799-1920. This anthology of original accounts from the earliest days of laughing gas (out now via The Public Domain Review) features poets, scientists, and philosophers offering such musings as "I felt like the sound of a harp," "He seemed... to be bathed all over with a bucket full of good humour," and "It would require a pen, made of a quill, plucked from an angel's wing, to describe half the pleasures arising from this source."
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 14, 2016 at 4:38:00 PM CEST
Portugal’s Example: What Happened After It Decriminalized All Drugs, From Weed to Heroin
As diplomats gather at the United Nations in New York this week to consider the future of global drug policy, one Portuguese official, João Goulão, will likely command attention that far outstrips his country's influence in practically any other area. That's because 16 years ago, Portugal took a leap and decriminalized the possession of all drugs — everything from marijuana to heroin. By most measures, the move has paid off. Today, Portuguese authorities don't arrest anyone found holding what's considered less than a 10-day supply of an illicit drug — a gram of heroin, ecstasy, or amphetamine, two grams of cocaine, or 25 grams of cannabis. Instead, drug offenders receive a citation and are ordered to appear before so- called "dissuasion panels" made up of legal, social, and psychological experts. Most cases are simply suspended. Individuals who repeatedly come before the panels may be prescribed treatment, ranging from motivational counseling to opiate substitution therapy.
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Topic: POLITIK - on August 14, 2016 at 4:36:00 PM CEST
200 Turkish journalists blacklisted from parliament
One of the most vital duties of a journalist — in any democracy — is to report on the day-to-day operations of a country’s parliament. Journalism schools devote much time to teaching the deciphering budgets and legal language, and how to report fairly on political divides and debates. I recalled these studies when I read an email Wednesday morning from an Ankara-based colleague. I smiled bitterly. The message included a link to an article published in the Gazete Duvar, which informed that 200 journalists had been barred from entering the home of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Security controls at the two entrances of the failed-coup-damaged building had been intensified and journalists were checked against a list as they tried to enter. The reason for the bans? Most of those who were blocked worked for shuttered or seized outlets alleged to be affiliated with the Gülenist movement.
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Topic: ART - on August 14, 2016 at 4:32:00 PM CEST
Artists Build Heavenly Homemade Island Off Vancouver Coast
Off the coast of Vancouver Island floats a dreamy home built by Canadian artists Catherine King and Wayne Adams that boasts greenhouses, indoor fishing holes, and a dance floor. Nicknamed “Freedom Cove,” the self-sufficient space is a 45-minute boat ride from town and only accessible via water. Rather than being anchored, the homeowners decided to tether the manmade island to shore with ropes, making for a more buoyant, flexible structure.
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