Mikey Sklar & Wendy Tremayne
Cory Doctorow in Albuquerque - Spyware * Freedom * Connection
Mikey and I drove up to Albuquerque to catch Cory Doctorow's talk in support of his new book Homeland. Cory is masterful at being sweet and blunt at the same time and this made me like him right away. I long for the repopularizing of sparing that pushes the growing edge of an idea.
Cory's dives right to meat of the matter, why we must keep the internet free and open. He described internet regs as about as logical as plugging a waffle iron into a toaster. He asked if we want technology to be like Hal, "I'm afraid I can't do that Dave," or if we want it to serve the individual.
I left the talk feeling grateful, Cory is willing to stand up. He knows that to do so can be dangerous. Aaron Schwartz played a creative role in Cory's new book and in his life. One can still feel the thread of connection between them.
As I drove home I asked I can do to support people like Cory. Cory answers this question himself:
He pointed to open source and creative commons and suggested that we not trust the machines that are not open. He gave the example of spyware used to turn our machines against us.
Stand up for digital rights. When SOPA was being fought a winning strategy used was web based pop ups that directed people to their local congress people. This action helped tip the scales.
He also asked us to connect heart to heart with one another, and remember to ask people, "how do you feel?" Ultimately the world we're fighting to keep free is one of living creatures. Connect.
Cory Doctorow in Albuquerque - Spyware * Freedom * Connection
Mikey and I drove up to Albuquerque to catch Cory Doctorow's talk in support of his new book Homeland. Cory is masterful at being sweet and blunt at the same time and this made me like him right away. I long for the repopularizing of sparing that pushes the growing edge of an idea.
Cory's dives right to meat of the matter, why we must keep the internet free and open. He described internet regs as about as logical as plugging a waffle iron into a toaster. He asked if we want technology to be like Hal, "I'm afraid I can't do that Dave," or if we want it to serve the individual.
I left the talk feeling grateful, Cory is willing to stand up. He knows that to do so can be dangerous. Aaron Schwartz played a creative role in Cory's new book and in his life. One can still feel the thread of connection between them.
As I drove home I asked I can do to support people like Cory. Cory answers this question himself:
He pointed to open source and creative commons and suggested that we not trust the machines that are not open. He gave the example of spyware used to turn our machines against us.
Stand up for digital rights. When SOPA was being fought a winning strategy used was web based pop ups that directed people to their local congress people. This action helped tip the scales.
He also asked us to connect heart to heart with one another, and remember to ask people, "how do you feel?" Ultimately the world we're fighting to keep free is one of living creatures. Connect.