Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.
From Aaron Swartz
We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file-sharing networks.
When I go to a library and I see the librarian at her desk reading, I'm afraid to interrupt her, even though she sits there specifically so that she may be interrupted, even though being interrupted for reasons like this by people like me is her very job.
I'm not such a nuisance to the world, and the kick I get out of living can, I suppose, justify the impositions I make on it. But when life isn't so fun, well, then I start to wonder. What's the point of going on if it's just trouble for us both? My friends will miss me, I am told.
Say yes to everything.
I have developed my most meaningful relationships online. None of them live within driving distance. None of them are about my own age.
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