Sam Lavigne
GitHub, Medium, and Twitter Scrubbed a Database of ICE Agents
Threats of violence against database creator Sam Lavigne, however, remain online.
This Programmer Scraped LinkedIn to Find People Who Work at ICE
This isn't the first time that public information sources have been scraped to shed light on government employees.
NSA Document T-Shirts Let You Wear State Secrets on Your Sleeve
The Big Data Pawn Shop is an online superstore of kitschy knick knacks decorated with leaked NSA documents.
Gaze into Infinity (and a Soylent-Spewing Penis) at the Stupid Hackathon
Stupid Hackathon co-founder Sam Lavigne guides us through the festival for people who hate hackathons.
Check Out the First Independent Sale of Facebook User Data
Big data isn't just for corporations anymore.
Meet Mark Zuckerberg, Conceptual Art Terrorist
A scrapbooked Facebook feed reveals an alternate future designed by an art hacker, a journalist, a sociologist, and a comedian.
This C-SPAN Bot Proves Politicians Say the Same Things
Sam Lavigne's C-SPAN 5 makes automated supercuts that pick out pundits' most-used words.
This Programmer Will Show You How To Make Instant Movie Supercuts
Art hacker Sam Lavigne told us about his app Videogrep—a supercut shortcut that make YouTube gold without any hassle.