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idm on Sept 14, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Data Liberation Front - Getting Your data from...

I can't help but think there's something ironic or cynical about the site's branding...

EDIT: from the FAQ (http://www.dataliberation.org/home/faq)

Quote: "What's with the logo?

It grew out of the fact that we see ourselves fighting for the freedom of the users. So basically, it's another joke. Har har har. :-)"

mattcottingham on Sept 14, 2009 [–]

Absolutely. Reminds me of this:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/29/william_davies_ask_v...

Ask.com's terribly misguided advertising campaign.

idm on Sept 15, 2009 | [–]

Ha! Exactly.

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