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Our relationship to society, or why I hate Margaret Thatcher
Like a lot of people, I was glad when I heard of Margaret Thatcher's death. Indeed, I would say that I've never been more celebratory of someone's demise than in any point in my life. On my third Thatcher meme for the day, a friend pulled out the old and tired phrase "De mortuis nil nisi bonum", and I decided that my point had been made. In ( Read more... ) -
Reflections on an Unsung Legend
At long last, I have come back to writing in this thing, because something happened recently, and I needed to write about it someplace where space wasn't an issue.
So, the thing that has happened is that Aaron Swartz hanged himself this past Friday. I imagine none of you know who that is.
Aaron Swartz started by co-writing the RSS specification ( Read more... )
