[SFS] Fwd: [Concoctory] Re: The Internet's Own Boy at the Concoctory

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 06:54:27 -0600 (MDT)

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Technically, this isn't about free software, but maybe the story of Aaron's life is an important thread in the fabric of human freedom we are weaving, like the stories of Ed Snowden, Chelsea Manning, and many others. 

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This is a good time for a r3VOLution. 

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> Awesome!

> On Monday, June 30, 2014 7:39:29 PM UTC-6, jason wrote:
> > On Friday, July 18th I'm screening a great new documentary about
> > Aaron Swartz followed by a discussion at the Concoctory
> > http://www.meetup.com/Concoctory/events/191888942/
> 

> > The Internet's Own Boy is the story of programming prodigy and
> > information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz's help in the
> > development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding
> > of
> > Reddit, his fingerprints are all over the internet. But it was
> > Swartz's groundbreaking work in social justice and political
> > organizing combined with his aggressive approach to information
> > access that ensnared him in a two year legal nightmare. It was a
> > battle that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.
> > Aaron's story touched a nerve with people far beyond the online
> > communities in which he was a celebrity. This film is a personal
> > story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and
> > its relationship to our civil liberties.
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><span>Technically, this isn't about free software, but maybe the story of =
Aaron's life is an important thread in the fabric of human freedom we are w=
eaving, like the stories of Ed Snowden, Chelsea Manning, and many others.<b=
r><br><span name=3D"x"></span>--<br>David L. Willson<br>Teacher, Engineer, =
Evangelist<br>RHCE+Satellite CCAH Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 UbuntuCP Novell=
CLA<br>Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<br>http://sofree.us<br><br>This is a good =
time for a r3VOLution.<span name=3D"x"></span><br></span><br><hr id=3D"zwch=
r"><blockquote style=3D"border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:=
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ecoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Awes=
ome!<br><br>On Monday, June 30, 2014 7:39:29 PM UTC-6, jason wrote:<blockqu=
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: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;"><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma,Gene=
va,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">On Friday, July 18th I'm screening a great ne=
w documentary about Aaron Swartz followed by a discussion at the Concoctory=
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blank">http://www.meetup.com/Concoctory/events/191888942/</a><br><br>The In=
ternet's Own Boy is the story of programming prodigy and information
 activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz's help in the development of the 
basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his 
fingerprints are all over the internet. But it was Swartz's 
groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing combined 
with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a
 two year legal nightmare. It was a battle that ended with the taking of
 his own life at the age of 26. Aaron's story touched a nerve with 
people far beyond the online communities in which he was a celebrity. 
This film is a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf 
about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties. <br><br><div>=
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