Re: ''Anonymous''
Subject: Re: ''Anonymous''
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 3/4/11, 20:37
To: "Zerbisias, Antonia" <AZerbisias@thestar.ca>

As I just noted on Twitter, this is a damned good story, among the best I've seen on us. Love the McCluhan quote. That man will get a statue when our virtual republic goes live.

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Zerbisias, Antonia <AZerbisias@thestar.ca> wrote:

Hi,

Just want to let you know that it's online.
Will be in the Sunday treeware edition.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/949211--the-force-with-no-name

Thanks for your help,





Antonia Zerbisias
Columnist
The Toronto Star
One Yonge Street
Fifth Floor
Toronto, ON
M5E 1E6

Phone: 416-869-4474
Email: azerbisias@thestar.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
Sent: Wed 2/23/2011 6:13 PM
To: Zerbisias, Antonia
Subject: Re: ''Anonymous''

Sure, I'm barrett.brown33 on Skype.

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Zerbisias, Antonia
<AZerbisias@thestar.ca>wrote:

>  Hi,
>
> I'm a feature writer with The Toronto Star, Canada's largest circ daily.
> I am writing hoping you might be able to help me out with a story I am
> doing on Anonymous.
>
> Would you be willing to answer a few (maybe dumb, maybe not) questions,
> either via email or telephone or VOIP or whatever?
>
> These are the sorts of things I am seeking answers to:
>
> Q: Tell me a bit about yourself and what you're about. Are you in the UK?
> The US?
>
> Q: Who or what is Anonymous?
>
> Q: In your most recent piece for the Guardian, you refer to ''we.'' Who is
> we? The hacktivists that have been targeted by the law?
>
>
>
> Q: Is there an Anonymous central? (I know that there isn't but I have to
> ask if only to get laughed at.)
>
> Q: From what I can tell it uses a Blackhole server. Correct? What does that
> mean?
>
> Q: There are lots of people using some variation of Anonymous as a handle
> on Twitter. I guess some are just hangers-on? Is there a real/actual
> handle?
>
> Q: We now have WikiLeaks, Anonymous and who knows what else. Seems that
> something is happening in cyberia that is going over most people's heads.
> Do you agree? Any thoughts?
>
> Q: What's with the Pokemon thing? ie. Mudkipz.
>
> Q: Are these stupid questions? :-)
>
> I really appreciate any time you can give this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Antonia Zerbisias
>
> Columnist
>
> The Toronto Star
>
> One Yonge Street
>
> Fifth Floor
>
> Toronto, ON
>
> M5E 1E6
>
> Phone: 416-869-4474
>
> Fax: 416-869-4410
>
> www.thestar.ca
>
> http://thestar.blogs.com/broadsides
>
> Twitter: @AntoniaZ
>
>


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Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302




--
Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302