Watch Dogs 2 Tumblr – Sitara’s DedSec Hackerspace – Roundup 2

When we last checked Sitara’s Tumblr , she’d been kicking around some new art concepts for the DedSec revolution. This month, she shares more about her background – where she came from, and where she’s going. In case you missed last month’s content, read it here . In her first post, Sitara’s got some thoughts on the melding of marketing and manipulation: I know what marketing is. Everybody’s got something to sell, that’s life. But some of these “tech giants”, these hulking, bloated conglomerates? All they’re selling is a lie, and everybody’s stepping all over each other to buy in. Don’t do it. Open your eyes and you’ll be surprised what you see. Recently I tried my hand at a take on Blume’s bullsh*t. Too on-the-nose? Maybe. If you’ve got something better, give it a try. You can download the Blume logo here and remix it to your little heart’s content. Show me your rebellious side . This next post features a throwback to one of Sitara’s earlier works from last month: The finished piece from last month. What do you think? Any of you working on a piece of DedSec art right now? I think these will add to your final masterpiece ;) In her next post, Sitara talks about why she left Los Angeles for San Francisco:

Leaving L.A.

I used to live in LA. Didn’t know that, did ya? I’m an Angelina, born and bred. But then I moved north, to the San Fran Bay Area. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot to love about LA. The real LA, not Hollywood. But I was looking for my people. Other geeks who cared more about the latest open source software to hit the hacker nodes than about the latest workout routine for a flat stomach. And yeah, I found that. I found friends, allies, brothers and sisters-in-arms. But I also found CEOs who found start-ups claiming that it’s all about the freedom to invent, but really, it’s just so they can sell them to bigger companies and get a dumptruck full of money. I found brogrammers driving artists out of their lofts because they could pay more. That one’s completely ironic. You have these kids fresh out of college, getting jobs that pay them $60k minimum as a starting wage, who want to live in “authentic SF” where the artists live. But the artists don’t live there anymore. They can’t afford to. Because these kids are pushing them out. I found tech giants greasing politicians’ palms for tax breaks and turning their heads the other way. There’s a lot of good in the Bay Area, which is what makes it so infuriating watching all this shit happen. But then, that’s what DedSec’s for, right? Fighting back. Sitara might use Nudle’s search engine, but she’s no fan of the tech company:

Let’s Talk About Gentrification, Baby

You can’t say the word “gentrification” without also saying “Nudle”. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’ve heard that Nudle is fun to work for. That Nudle cares about the community (gag me). That the goddamn toilet seats at Nudle are heated (I s#*%^ you not—see what I did there?) That Nudle is the future! Sure it is. It’s the future of those neighborhoods where families used to live. Where artists used to live. Where latinos and blacks used to live. Where the gay community used to live. Where