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The Guardian: Dogged defence is no match for walking missiles

Menwith Hill, home of Echelon and probable future base for Bush’s Star Wars program, wasinvaded with such ease by Greenpeace activiststhat you have to wonder about the logic of the whole place.

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Posted on 7th July 2001 Details

The Official Fuckparade/Hateparade homepage

I’m back from theFuck Paradein Berlin. The parade itself was denied a permit by the city authorities at the last minute, so it ended up being a demonstration march through the city instead of a full-blown parade with sound systems on trucks and all that. No music was allowed at all, which made for some pretty weird sights like people with ghettoblasters hanging around their necks and even one guy with a home made MP3 player on wheels.

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Posted on 16th July 2001 Details

Fuck Parade photos

Photos from the Fuck Parade in Berlinhave now been put online. Enjoy!

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Posted on 17th July 2001 Details

Boycott Adobe

On 16 July 2001, Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov was arrested by federal agents in Las Vegas, Nevada. His crime:pointing out major security flaws in Adobe PDF and eBook software.

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Posted on 19th July 2001 Details

BBC News: Coke sued over death squad claims

The world we live in is moving closer and closer to the worlds depicted in sci-fi novels: Coca-Cola is being accused of allegedlyhiring right-wing death squadsto terrorise workers at its Colombian bottling plant.

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Posted on 21st July 2001 Details

Koan Design - Stop the violence!

A G8 gathering demonstrator hit by 2 gunshots to the head. And they call that self-defense? Police are trained to shoot lower so as to maim and not kill. For a graphic take on the story seeKoan Design.

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Posted on 22nd July 2001 Details

Philip Morris's Ad on Macaroni and Peace

After a donation of $125,000 worth of “food” to Albanian refugee camps, Philip Morriscreated a 1 million dollar advertto increase public awareness of its goodwill gestures. Excuse me while I go and be sick.

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Posted on 2nd August 2001 Details

The Times: Chainsaw gang ruin 66 'killer trees'

In France, motorcycle gangs have beencutting down treesin protest at the risk they pose for motorists that come off the road.

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Posted on 10th August 2001 Details

The Petition

Please go and signthis petitionto help avoid a useless war in response to recent terrorist attacks.

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Posted on 18th September 2001 Details

Viridian Note 00272: Au Revoir, Belle Epoque

Bruce Sterling’s analysis:Au Revoir, Belle Epoque

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Posted on 23rd September 2001 Details

City CarShare

I remember stumbling upon theCity CarSharewebsite a while back and thinking how great it would be to have something similar in Brussels. Well, taxistop areon the caseand should be ready to go by March 2002. Any method to reduce traffic in the city gets a big thumbs up from me. It was an absolute pleasure to walk through the streets this weekend thanks to theEuropean Car Free Day Campaign.

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Posted on 24th September 2001 Details

Indymedia: action alert - stop de oorlog

Papa Bush must be so proud of his son.

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Posted on 7th October 2001 Details

Indymedia: Action at US embassy in Brussels 08.10.01 (picture report)

Picturesof the anti-war protest in front of the US embassy this Monday.

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Posted on 8th October 2001 Details

The Times: American anti-gun activist shot dead at home

An American gun-control activist getsshot dead in his home. Do the supporters of the right to bear arms think this will help their cause?

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Posted on 15th October 2001 Details

Not in my name - Taking Action for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine

After seeing a poster in a window close to my apartment, I did a bit of web searching and found this:Not in my name, a site by Jews who can no longer tolerate and will no longer remain silent about Israeli government brutality against Palestinians.

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Posted on 24th October 2001 Details

Boston Globe: Ask clinics about fear

That New York Times piece prompted me to do a little searching on the planned parenthood angle. And, indeed, abortion clinic employees have beenhandling suspicious mailsince long before Osama Bin Laden was on all the front pages:

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Posted on 27th October 2001 Details

Ananova: Pumpkin Liberation Army steal pumpkins to make soup

Thepumpkin liberation armystrikes in Belgium, stealing Halloween pumpkins to turn into soup for poor people.

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Posted on 29th October 2001 Details

The Guardian: Backyard terrorism

George Monbiot: The US has been training terrorists at a camp in Georgia for years - andit’s still at it.SOA Watchis the independent organization that seeks to close this camp.

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Posted on 30th October 2001 Details

Tahoo News: Larry Flynt Sues Defense Department

Larry Flint is championning the cause of freedom once again, bysueing the defense departmentover the right to send reporters to the front lines in Afghanistan. All this from the hypocrit whomolested his own daughter. Can you tell I don’t like him?

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Posted on 20th November 2001 Details

Scott Blake - Bar Code Art

Bar code artexplores the process of making art with information and technology and exposes what goes into the commercialization of well-known faces.

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Posted on 21st November 2001 Details

Wired: Who EU Calling a Terrorist?

The European Union is using the September 11th events as a cover toestablish a definition of terrorismso wide it would include trade union activity and anti-globalization protests.

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Posted on 6th December 2001 Details

D14 website

The European summit is just a couple of days away. Police are already setting up their positions, public transport is announcing the closure of certain lines. Protesters are slowly arriving in town. Let’s hope it doesn’t turn into a war zone. More info at theD14website.

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Posted on 11th December 2001 Details

The Times: Brussels police put on riot alert for EU summit

Brussels -demilitarised zone.

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Posted on 13th December 2001 Details

Indymedia: Squat rue du Trone expulse

It has begun. Policeclosed a squatthis morning just down the street from here, where about 50 activists of various nationalities had setup camp.

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Posted on 13th December 2001 Details

Le Soir: A Bruxelles, une tour de Babel de la revolte

The demonstrations yesterday seem to have gone relatively peacefully except for a few splinter groups causing trouble as usual, and police going overboard at the end. Le Soir has quitea positive articleabout the whole event, in contrast to most of the other news sources that are focusing on the violence. Ironic event of the day: plainclothes policemen inside the crowds of demonstrators werebeaten by riot policewho mistook them for troublemakers.

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Posted on 15th December 2001 Details

Adbusters: Corporate Flag

And it just keeps going on.Adbustersget a visit from representatives of the new McCarthyism.

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Posted on 19th December 2001 Details

CBS: Reagan Turns 91

Ronald Reagan hasturned 91, let’s all celebrate by visiting theReagan Home for the Criminally Insane.

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Posted on 6th February 2002 Details

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So much Idon’t need.

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Posted on 7th February 2002 Details

Reseau 33

Check out the urban actions ofReseau 33. Also visitMonsieur A, who you may have met if you’ve walked around Paris.

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Posted on 9th February 2002 Details

FMF: U.S. Anti-Abortion Extremists Bring Violent Tactics to Britain

US anti-abortion extremistsmove onto UK turf.

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Posted on 17th February 2002 Details

EUobserver: Pressure to tear down Leopold station growing

Yeah, just keep tearing down buildings in Brussels to build your ugly European parliament buildings. After ripping this whole neighbourhood apart, they’re still looking for more.The Leopold station remains threatened.

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Posted on 22nd February 2002 Details

Counterpunch: John Clarke - Canadian Activist Interrogated at the US Border

A Canadian anti-globalisation activist getsheld at the US Borderand interrogated by a federal agent, who even goes as far as asking him where Osama bin Laden is hiding. Strange tactics.

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Posted on 2nd March 2002 Details

Reseau Citoyen

Reseau Citoyenis a project for a user-run wireless network for internet access via wi-fi, free of big operators, run by the people for the people. Projects are being setup and tested for coverage in Brussels, Louvain-la-Neuve, Liege and Verviers.

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Posted on 5th March 2002 Details

Sky News: M-Way Threat To Belgian Battlefields

First World War battlefields near Ieper-Ypres arehosting a new battle: between developers wanting to build a new motorway right through them and campaigners wishing to preserve the location’s history.

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Posted on 7th March 2002 Details

Adbusters: Disturb Delight Design

Psycho Design- stuff to make you think

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Posted on 24th March 2002 Details

Irish Times: Jose Bove and 12 other arrested by Israeli army

French farmer and union activist Jose Bove along with other peace activists have beenarrested by the Israeli armyafter defying tanks and meeting Yasser Arafat in his compound.

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Posted on 31st March 2002 Details

Sydney Morning Herald: Egypt ready to wage war on Israel ... for $US100 billion

Everything has a price: Egypt will go to war with Iraq… for $100 Billion.

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Posted on 26th April 2002 Details

Ce soir on vous met le feu

If you feel like making a statement against Le Pen on your website,here’s what you need.

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Posted on 3rd May 2002 Details

Guardian: We won't deny our consciences

Let it not be said that people in the United States did nothing when their government declared a war without limit and instituted stark new measures of repression. The signers of this statement call on the people of the US to resist the policies and overall political direction that have emerged since September 11 and which pose grave dangers to the people of the world...

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Posted on 16th June 2002 Details

Indymedia: Alter-Parade

Wow, that didn’t take long. Belgium’s got its own protest parade. In the tradition of Berlin’s fuck parade up against the love parade, we get thealter paradeup against thecity parade.

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Posted on 21st June 2002 Details

Independent: US cartoonists under pressure to follow the patriotic line

In George Bush’s America, Dissent will not be tolerated, be it viapolitical cartoonsorbumper stickers.

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Posted on 25th June 2002 Details

Let's Warchalk!

Very cool:warchalking- collaboratively creating a hobo-language for free wireless networking.

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Posted on 26th June 2002 Details

Cokewatch.org

Coca Cola: Murder, it’s the real thing.

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Posted on 3rd July 2002 Details

World in Motion - older content

Some neat little creativehacks of London underground maps.

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Posted on 17th July 2002 Details

StopEsso: News - French Court Bans ESSO Logo Parody from Internet

A French judge has ordered Greenpeace tostop using a parody of the Esso logothat features a double dollar sign in its ‘Stop Esso’ campaign.

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Posted on 17th July 2002 Details

Institute for Applied Autonomy

TheInstitute for Applied Autonomydevelops technologies that best serve the needs of cultural insurrection. One of those is the streetwriter van, capable of printing a subversive message on the street as it moves along.

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Posted on 17th August 2002 Details

Salon: Meet Mr. Anti-Google

A webmaster is crusadingagainst Google, who’s page-ranking process he calls undemocratic.

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Posted on 29th August 2002 Details

Real life paranoia!

There’s anonline petitionto fight the banning of all video games in Greece.

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Posted on 8th September 2002 Details

Maak hier je eigen AH-Bonuskaart!!

A guy in the Netherlands decided to start customizing supermarket loyalty cards and put up a website showing others how to do it. The Albert Heijn supermarket chain didn’t appreciate their logo being used and tried toget the site shut down. The logos have now been removed but the threat remains. I’m tempted to try that trick here.(thanks Dominique)

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Posted on 9th October 2002 Details

Lappersfront

Police are raiding theLappersfort encampmentwhich was setup to protest the planned destruction of a Forest near Brugge. More info as it happens on theindymedia site.

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Posted on 14th October 2002 Details

Observer: What would Jesus drive? A disciple carrier, of course.

Whatwould Jesusdrive?

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Posted on 25th November 2002 Details

Adbusters: Buy nothing day

Friday isBuy Nothing Day.

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Posted on 25th November 2002 Details

Wired: Record the Lens That Records You

On Christmas Eve go out shopping and take pictures of surveillance cameras forWorld Sousveillance Day.

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Posted on 29th November 2002 Details

CNN: Fed-up priest starts 'Santa-free zone'

This is aSanta-free zone.

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Posted on 8th December 2002 Details

Antwerp Port Protest Photos

250 anti-war activists were present in Antwerp today in order toprotest the presence of American military equipmentin the port. After reaching the port area where American soldiers were patrolling, Belgian Police escorted them away.

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Posted on 6th February 2003 Details

Masturbate for peace: Using Masturbation to End War

Protest comes in many forms:masturbate for peace.

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Posted on 12th February 2003 Details

Reuters: Americans Snub French Cheese Exporter via E-mail

The French are opposed to a war in Irak? No problem, some Americans have decided toboycott online cheese vendors, eatfreedom fries instead of French friesand attempt toban French wine. That’ll do the trick…

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Posted on 19th February 2003 Details

Fortune: Rising Anti-American Sentiment Could Slam the Tech Sector

Technologyhelped coordinate the massive anti-war protests of this past week-end. But it could also hit the american market hard.

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Posted on 19th February 2003 Details

Adbusters: Boycott America

One method of action:Boycott Brand America

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Posted on 22nd March 2003 Details

nowarfont.org

Fonts and graphics availableright hereto make your own anti-war publications.

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Posted on 10th April 2003 Details

War - Iraq poster exhibition

Here’s animpressive collection of anti-war posters, and in another style: all theleaflets dropped by the Americans in Iraq.

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Posted on 11th April 2003 Details

Red Pill - Join the resistance.

Thenot in our nameflyer distributed to Matrix Reloaded viewers at cinema exits.

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Posted on 21st May 2003 Details

The Economist: In defence of elderly hippies

Should someone go to prison forwaving a sign?

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Posted on 25th June 2003 Details

National Trust: 11 Most Endangered Historic Places 2003: TWA Terminal, NY

The magnificent TWA terminal at JFK International Airport isin danger.

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Posted on 20th July 2003 Details

Sticker Nation

Neat!Sticker Nationis back.

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Posted on 5th August 2003 Details

Worldnet Daily: U.S. fines human shield

American human shields that went to Irak now faceheavy consequencesfor their acts.(thanks Amalia)

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Posted on 12th August 2003 Details

Alien Invasion

Greenpeace takes a different approach for encouraging consumer awareness:aliens.

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Posted on 30th September 2003 Details

Ananova: Dolphin massacre turns sea blood red

Very graphic: animal activists have videotaped Japanese fishermenhacking dolphins to deathafter having trapped them in a small cove.

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Posted on 29th October 2003 Details

No software Patents in Europe - Demonstration in Brussels, 14 april

Ademonstration against software patentsin Europe takes place this Wednesday 14th of April here in Brussels.

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Posted on 11th April 2004 Details

TechKwonDo__WiFi.Bedouin

TheWiFi.Bedouin art-technology projectis a backpack-mounted independent WiFi node that creates your own little “island internet”. You’re the server, not the client.Imagine setting yourself up in the corner of a WiFi-enabled location (an airport or coffee shop for example) with an SSID that looks official enough to get Joe Public connecting to it. Once he’s hooked up, you serve him your own little prank pages or political statement.

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Posted on 25th April 2004 Details

Copper Greene

Copper Greene, the guy responsible for the iRaq posters that spoofed the iPod ads, is back at work. This timethe target is citibank.

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Posted on 31st October 2004 Details

Adbusters - Buy Nothing Christmas

And a couple of topical links for you:buy nothing Christmasand the realcost of Christmas.

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Posted on 24th December 2004 Details

This morning, a French Greenpeace activist flew ov...

This morning, a French Greenpeace activist flew over a nuclear power station on a motorised parachute without being caught by security services. Makes me feel really safe. (video)

Linked on 1st June 2006 Details

On yer bike, Freddy!

On Friday morning, work began on painting a cycle path on the central boulevards of Brussels between De Brouckère and Midi as well as reducing car lanes to 2 instead of 4. These modifications had been planned for a long time as part of a global traffic reduction plan for the city centre and were approved by the various instances in charge of these matters. This was also to be a real-life test and open to revocation after the test period if things didn't work out.

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Posted on 6th June 2006 Details

If you’re so inclined, you can ride your bike nake...

If you’re so inclined, you can ride your bike naked through Brussels this Saturday.

Linked on 6th June 2006 Details

Being an activist in China is very risky business....

Being an activist in China is very risky business.

Linked on 14th June 2006 Details

What does your car say about you?...

What does your car say about you?

Linked on 20th July 2006 Details

If you haven’t seen the excellent fast-food docume...

If you haven’t seen the excellent fast-food documentary Supersize Me, now you can. The whole film can be viewed online.

Linked on 22nd July 2006 Details

Ronald McHummer, keeping kids happily gas-guzzling...

Ronald McHummer, keeping kids happily gas-guzzling into the future!

Linked on 17th August 2006 Details

The renewed activist, no longer trying to change t...

The renewed activist, no longer trying to change the world but picking the low-hanging fruit instead. Don’t miss the response below the article.

Linked on 23rd August 2006 Details

Has Coke become the new McDonald’s?...

Has Coke become the new McDonald’s?

Linked on 24th August 2006 Details

Killing somebody with your car can be very traumat...

Killing somebody with your car can be very traumatic.

Linked on 20th October 2006 Details

Ignoring global warming won’t make it go away....

Ignoring global warming won’t make it go away.

Linked on 31st October 2006 Details

Another full-length documentary viewable online: M...

Another full-length documentary viewable online: [McLibel][1], the story of two British activists who took on McDonald’s in an interminable court case.

[1]: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=547901963081075342 (McLibel - Two People Who Wouldnt Say Sorry (2005) - Google Video [site language: English])

Linked on 30th November 2006 Details

Advertising is graffiti...

Advertising is graffiti

Linked on 26th January 2007 Details

Head, meet sand

Thanks to all the people who’ve been endlessly forwarding me an invitation to switch off the lights tomorrow for a few minutes before 8pm in order to “create global awareness of the climate and energy situation”. You can stop now, really.

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Posted on 31st January 2007 Details

Flying, your patriotic duty....

Flying, your patriotic duty.

Linked on 11th February 2007 Details

Tell the EU to make cars more fuel-efficient....

Tell the EU to make cars more fuel-efficient.

Linked on 7th June 2007 Details

I’d never heard of car vaulting before but I’ve ce...

I’d never heard of car vaulting before but I’ve certainly felt like engaging in it many a time.

Linked on 11th November 2007 Details

Use the fuse.

Use the fuse to switch off energy-wasting shop signage at night. Seems a bit self-righteous to me but the on/off photos are nice.

Linked on 12th February 2008 Details

Use the fuse to switch off energy-wasting shop sig...

Use the fuse to switch off energy-wasting shop signage at night. Seems a bit self-righteous to me but the on/off photos are nice.

Linked on 12th February 2008 Details

Passenger warning

I spent a couple of days in London last week. While on a tube journey, this lovely little stealth intervention on a carriage wall caught my eye.

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Posted on 18th November 2016 Details