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discussMange Mite posted:oh btw this is a spin-off of the tech culutre / gently caress sf thread enraged_camel posted:aaron swartz did something relatively small compared to that and look how federal prosecutors treated him OXBALLS DOT COM fucked around with this message at 01:17 on Dec 9, 2014 |
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gently caress how do you add polls after posting? or does this not work oh well be pretend theres apoll here and one option is "I'm Mad" and the othe ris "I'm Glad". checkbox pol lbut no goku option
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Dec 8, 2014 23:08
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one less mourh ro feed
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Dec 8, 2014 23:08
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ok who is he
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ReidRansom posted:ok  reddit cocreator child "prodigy" wikipedian information-should-be-free type. disgusting facial hair
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Dec 8, 2014 23:09
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ReidRansom posted:ok he inveted reddit and then was arrested for jerking off in a closet at mit. killed himself before trial (he had been released on a technicality for doing the same thing several years before).
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Dec 8, 2014 23:09
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Al Cowens posted:
And by information, do we mean creepy child model pics? Or is he not the type?
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Dec 8, 2014 23:10
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oh yeah, i vaguely remember something about that. oh well, ok ashes to ashes or whatever no big loss though
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Dec 8, 2014 23:11
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Official Statement from the family and partner of Aaron Swartz Our beloved brother, son, friend, and partner Aaron Swartz hanged himself on Friday in his Brooklyn apartment. We are in shock, and have not yet come to terms with his passing. Aaron’s insatiable curiosity, creativity, and brilliance; his reflexive empathy and capacity for selfless, boundless love; his refusal to accept injustice as inevitable—these gifts made the world, and our lives, far brighter. We’re grateful for our time with him, to those who loved him and stood with him, and to all of those who continue his work for a better world. Aaron’s commitment to social justice was profound, and defined his life. He was instrumental to the defeat of an Internet censorship bill; he fought for a more democratic, open, and accountable political system; and he helped to create, build, and preserve a dizzying range of scholarly projects that extended the scope and accessibility of human knowledge. He used his prodigious skills as a programmer and technologist not to enrich himself but to make the Internet and the world a fairer, better place. His deeply humane writing touched minds and hearts across generations and continents. He earned the friendship of thousands and the respect and support of millions more. Aaron’s death is not simply a personal tragedy. It is the product of a criminal justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach. Decisions made by officials in the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s office and at MIT contributed to his death. The US Attorney’s office pursued an exceptionally harsh array of charges, carrying potentially over 30 years in prison, to punish an alleged crime that had no victims. Meanwhile, unlike JSTOR, MIT refused to stand up for Aaron and its own community’s most cherished principles. Today, we grieve for the extraordinary and irreplaceable man that we have lost. _____ Aaron is survived by his parents Robert and Susan Swartz, his younger brothers Noah and Ben, and his partner Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman. Aaron’s funeral will be held on Tuesday, January 15 at Central Avenue Synagogue, 874 Central Avenue, Highland Park, Illinois 60035. Further details, including the specific time, will be posted at http://rememberaaronsw.com along with announcements about memorial services to be held in other cities in coming weeks. Remembrances of Aaron, as well as donations in his memory, can be submitted at http://rememberaaronsw.com
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also w tf kind of name is Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman
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Dec 8, 2014 23:14
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Reading his wikipedia article (lol) he downloaded stuff from JSTOR. Ive used JSTOR. Does this mean I also need to hang myself? Its it not legal to use it if your university gives you access to it? This wiki doesnt make any sense.
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Mange Mite posted:reflexive empathy Isn't that an oxymoron?
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Dec 8, 2014 23:15
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SanitysEdge posted:Reading his wikipedia article (lol) he downloaded stuff from JSTOR.
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Dec 8, 2014 23:16
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SanitysEdge posted:Reading his wikipedia article (lol) he downloaded stuff from JSTOR. It's not legal to share it with people that don't have access to it
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Dec 8, 2014 23:18
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Iamblikhos posted:Isn't that an oxymoron? well i guess it could mean 'empathy that was a reflex" which is cool i guess except isnt that something pretty much every human has except for actual sociopaths? but the opposite is also not really true since he clearly didnt understand his own feelings very well since he picked a fight he coudlnt handle and killed himself
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Dec 8, 2014 23:19
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Al Cowens posted:He camped in a dark MIT server room somewhere and did some routine autoscript stuff to download pretty much the entirety of JSTOR to freely distribute. if he was black they would have shot him makes u think
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Dec 8, 2014 23:20
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Aaron Swartz swagger jacked a whiz kid shtick and thought it was all a game in which he was battling wits with the administrators, even though they had generous access policies. He abused these, predictably got bitten by the cops, and then made the whole thing about Internet activism. He knew or should have known the consequences but he just didn't give a gently caress. Anyone who lets his pride get the best of him again and again deserve what they get.
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Dec 8, 2014 23:24
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he did not deserve to die and his death was tragic, imo
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Dec 8, 2014 23:24
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Was he the part of Reddit that want to keep information (child porn) free?
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Dec 8, 2014 23:24
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This guy looks like a scrawny little Jew version of me
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Dec 8, 2014 23:25
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mookface posted:This guy looks like a scrawny little Jew version of me or half asian pewdiepie
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Dec 8, 2014 23:26
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Al Cowens posted:
He said that with the intention of turning it into a famous quote. I guarantee it.
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Dec 8, 2014 23:26
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Beef Turret posted:generous access policies haha charging money is generosity now
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Dec 8, 2014 23:29
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dudes actions should not be lauded since they seem like they were more a form of vain self-destructive behavior than they were activism. an actual activist would have their legal team all lined up and set up all the circumstances to be the most favorable for the case versus breaking into poo poo and doing the exact same thing that got him arrested last time. its basically the rich nerd version of winona ryder shoplifting.
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Dec 8, 2014 23:32
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Mange Mite posted:dudes actions should not be lauded since they seem like they were more a form of vain self-destructive behavior than they were activism. an actual activist would have their legal team all lined up and set up all the circumstances to be the most favorable for the case versus breaking into poo poo and doing the exact same thing that got him arrested last time. its basically the rich nerd version of winona ryder shoplifting. This reminds me: Is that Kony 2012 guy still alive?
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Dec 8, 2014 23:34
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Iamblikhos posted:This reminds me: Is that Kony 2012 guy still alive? maybe he od'd. didnt they arrest him for being naked and high as gently caress? though i guess he succeeded since it seems like kony won that election
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Dec 8, 2014 23:35
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ReidRansom posted:ok
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Dec 8, 2014 23:36
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oh btw this is a spin-off of the tech culutre / gently caress sf thread
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Dec 8, 2014 23:36
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Mange Mite posted:though i guess he succeeded since it seems like kony won that election Come on, Obama is only half-Kony.
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im gay discuss
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Dec 8, 2014 23:48
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link when you make RSS OPs you fuckin lazy rear end terrible poster
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Dec 8, 2014 23:50
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SanitysEdge posted:Reading his wikipedia article (lol) he downloaded stuff from JSTOR. I've needed to use JSTOR but it costs money so I gave up
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Dec 8, 2014 23:52
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what a retard, he would have gone to a minimum sec prison with commuted jail time prolly (was only serving six months...) , plus with his connections its not like his career was over maybe he couldnt stand being away from the internet that long
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Dec 9, 2014 00:03
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Lots of people killed them selves today, I bet.
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Helpimscared posted:I've needed to use JSTOR but it costs money so I gave up It is not possible to find free alternative sources of media products. Not on the Internet!
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Dec 9, 2014 00:06
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my favorite part of this thing is how that dude killed himself to make a point and I guess it worked but after like 6 months everyone just forgets about him he coulda lived another 60 years practicing digital rights or whatever the gently caress was so important
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Dec 9, 2014 00:08
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Iamblikhos posted:It is not possible to find free alternative sources of media products. Not on the Internet! you don't understand, jstor is the easiest, quickest source for
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dog buttz posted:He said that with the intention of turning it into a famous quote. I guarantee it. Pravin Lal from Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri did it better tbh: Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" posted:As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.
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