We've had the pleasure of interviewing writer/director Joe Kawasaki (JK) and producer Sidney Sherman (SS) of the team behind the film Reboot, which is a "parable of our times". It is a film that has been finding great success within many communities and it has been screened at several large hacking events, check it out.  HUNOW: Clearly the script is structured around many of the issues in Western society, w ...

Reboot is a short film written and directed by Joe Kawasaki, and produced by Sidney Sherman. It was actually funded via  Kickstarter which means it was backed by lots of people who wanted to see this idea become a reality. The film coming in at around 40 minutes of running time is a strange insight into the state of society and the role of technology within it. It begins by discussing hacking on a radio sho ...

"If you give a good designer a sharp pencil he can achieve anything," says 20-year-old graphic designer Jordan Ivey. Ivey started practising in graphic design at the age of 15, designing identities for local bands. This was a task that required motivation and networking,  a demonstration of his ability to follow-up his interests from a young age. As with a huge number of creative professions, Ivey uses a lo ...

More and more each day, I am being shocked. Holdupnow has officially gone international! It's astounding that a blog of this size has even been noticed here in the UK, never mind by various places across the world. This is one case in which social media has succeeded. Some of the countries that holdupnow has been viewed by include: Australia, Iceland, the Philippines and the US among others. The fact that t ...