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carik February 2 2010, 16:12:48 UTC
Thanks for re-posting this. I read it the first time around, but had forgotten it.

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ceo February 2 2010, 16:44:26 UTC
That's an excellent essay.

My thoughts on the actual incident are slightly contrarian, in that while the overreaction on the part of the city and media was beyond ludicrous, if it helps this sort of corporate-sponsored faux-guerilla advertising die the quick death it deserves, at least some good will have come of it.

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cos February 2 2010, 16:50:40 UTC
Unfortunately the collateral damage is that anyone who wants to do guerilla art of any sort, corporate connections or not, will be afraid to do it here. Although I didn't use the phrase in that post, I could have: If Sidewalk Sam were just starting out now, we'd call him a terrorist.

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ceo February 2 2010, 16:54:29 UTC
Point.

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pseydtonne February 3 2010, 00:09:30 UTC
Man, that is a bummer.

By the way: excellent analysis and presentation. The concrete example from Israel is very useful for conveying the scale.

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annodomini February 2 2010, 16:53:49 UTC
Great post, thanks for linking it, I don't think I saw it the last time around.

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