Monthly Archives: February 2012

ACTA: the follow-up

The days after the protest (which was called ‘a qualitatively new phenomenon in Estonia’ by one of the main poll companies) have been full of action, too.  On the meme front, some musicians (rumoured to be serious ones) have released … Continue reading

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Stop ACTA @ Tallinn

Just returned from the event. Yes, I wore the tinfoil hat and shared some seeds (well, actually some nuts and goji berries) with others. Those who do not get it, please read the previous post (and note the abundance of … Continue reading

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Show must go on

Lucky, lucky Mr Laar…  He was relieved almost overnight of his dubiously honourable burden of bearing the title of “The Guy Who Filled Up Facebook” (see the previous post).  His coalition partner, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia … Continue reading

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How Mart managed to fill up Facebook

(the story is actually nearly a week old by now, but I had no time to write about it earlier. It might still be of interest to somebody) The international tragicomical farce called ACTA (Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement) has reached Estonia … Continue reading

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