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Over sixteen twenty years online, I have received a broad spectrum of threats and pitches, and entertained a commensurate range of slurs and plaudits. This experience has crystallized two iron laws of online communications.

The first law is a corollary of Occam’s razor. No matter what you are promised or threatened on the Internet, the most you ( Read more... )

• Fri, 11:11: Russia: We are the best at punishing thoughtcrimes! Ireland: Hold my beer. https://t.co/ifoaxTLlmR

• Sun, 15:55: Thanks for saying the quiet part loud. https://t.co/0Dw451jJP4

• Sat, 16:54: Q1: How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? A1: Four. Calling a tail a leg cannot make it a leg. Q2: How many Gods can there be if you call a contingent being God? A2: One. Calling a a contingent being God cannot make it God. https://t.co/IVOthUuj29

• Mon, 13:54: RT @ iingwen: Proud to see #Taiwan rated by @ CIVICUSMonitor as having an open civic space for the 4th year in a row. We will continue to saf…
• Mon, 13:55: We need that to happen daily in our legislatures. https://t.co/DGorwlH6cO
• Mon, 15:46: “Data indicate that 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40 ( Read more... )

• Sat, 13:56: “ Precision is not a product of chance. ” https://t.co/kMtJJtZZxN

• Thu, 18:34: Re: Кивает: https://t.co/4jtWkb2ktV

• Fri, 11:02: https://t.co/oBLInFYDDO

• Sun, 20:58: Because he’s the hero we deserve. https://t.co/SqM68Agvv1