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jlgreco
Re: the second image half-way down the article:

I don't understand why people keep on coming up with novel overly complicated ways to censor images. Just use a black polygon. Not the "spray can", not a bunch of scribbles with the "pen" tool, not a distorted twist tool, not the acid inspired thing used in this case...

Is the idea here to "accidentally" leak the censored information while giving yourself plausible deniability? It appears awfully reversible...

IvyMike
I think it might be the second--a protest against the need for self censorship.

Along those lines, a local DJs admitted that whenever he bleeped profanity, he actually put the beep after whatever word was being censored. Like "What the fuckBEEP". He claimed he never got a single complaint.

jlgreco
It seems to be at least standard practice to let the leading "f-" through.. rather pointless censorship if you ask me.
l0stb0y
It's art. It's VICE. That's why!
otoburb
I'm usually happy to see my home town featured on the front page of HN, but not this time. The scandal with the mayor's office throughout his tenure has been a terrible distraction and media circus.
kylnew
Same. Given all the awesome software that comes out of Toronto, this is really not something I'm proud to see ranking up on Hacker News.
dade_
Every TV, my Twitter feed, Facebook, Google News, Google+, Newsblur... all Rob Ford. HN was my last refuge from this madness. It is so unbelievably ridiculous, this could (should) be a Chuck Palahniuk story.