by David Sasaki | Mar 3, 2014 | English
I doubt that we’re on the cusp of a great schism between the surveilled and those that forsake the convenience of networked technologies in the pursuit of freedom. I do, however, agree with Richard Stallman that we need to define ” the maximum tolerable level of surveillance, beyond which a government becomes oppressive.”
by David Sasaki | Jan 2, 2014 | Book Review, English
I can think of no greater exemplar of post-national literature than Teju Cole’s first novel, Open City. It is European in structure and theory, American in its candor, and Nigerian in its attention to detail. But it transcends all of these national labels.
by David Sasaki | Oct 12, 2013 | Cities, English
It’s a little weird, a little anti-climatic, a little difficult to perceive — this whole government shutdown thing. I flew into New York City last Wednesday from Mexico City and I kept expecting to notice something, some signal, that demonstrates that we...
by David Sasaki | Jun 13, 2011 | English
The world spins by ever faster, a phenomenon not just of growing older — accumulating our own extensive, personal archive — but also a product of every generation leaving behind more for us to chew on, despite the same amount of time to chew. We mostly survive by...
by David Sasaki | Oct 19, 2008 | English
My brain is mush. I am no match for the jet lag and culture shock. The G5 Summit is in full effect and the podcast is coming soon. The Liberian bloggers are rocking on. Make sure not to miss Azango’s post. Pop!Tech here I come.
by David Sasaki | Oct 17, 2008 | English
On the Johannesburg to Dakar leg of the flight I watched the movie, The Visitor, written and directed by the same guy who did Sideways. The movie follows the troubling and familiar dynamic of poor brown people from the third world depending on the seemingly heroic...
by David Sasaki | Mar 7, 2008 | English, Podcast (English)
Me, Alex, Mario … 3/4 of the G5. [podcast]http://blip.tv/file/get/Oso-G4Summit293.mp3[/podcast]
by David Sasaki | Feb 24, 2006 | English, Podcast (English)
A podcast: New York, New York (Right Click, Save Link As) Or simply subscribe to our podcast feed in iTunes to automatically download all future podcasts. Alba by Allen Ginsberg The Incumbant by Soul Coughing New York, New York by Ryan Adams New York, New York by...