OK, I Never Heard Of A Virtual "Sit In"

Wow, it seem you can be all "hippy-like" without getting you hands, or butt for that matter, dirty. You can participate in a virtual "sit-in" Look, I cannot make this stuff up! It is for real.

Before I go off on how crazy it is, the thing is actually a good cause. These folks are raising awareness for human rights violations in Tunisia.

A year ago, the Tunisian regime blocked the two most popular video sharing websites: YouTube and DailyMotion. Why this harsh step? To prevent Tunisians from watching videos featuring testimonies from former political prisoners, human rights activists, and their families.

But Tunisian cyber-activists have managed to defy this ban, launching a virtual sit-in at the Tunisian presidential palace via Google Earth. The activists, from Nawaat.org, realized that Google Earth allows users to embed videos on top of satellite-image maps. The result is that any Google Earth visitor who visits the presidential palace can view a series of videos profiling victims of repression and torture. ("Enough oppression!" declares the wife of a jailed activist in one clip.)

What these guys are doing is a good thing. But , I still think the idea of a virtual sit-in is is crazy.

What I wonder is, do cyber cops come drag these guys away in virtual paddy wagons? How do you virtually hold hands and sing Bob Dylan songs? Anyways - the cause is good, maybe I will get into more about stuff like this - or maybe just silly stuff, I don't know.