Seems sorta solipsistic, no?
Thanks for that. Will put it in the queue!
Important clarification and excellent advice, Stephan.
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Aaron Swartz would have loved nostr.
Effectively the culmination of his life’s work.
1999: At the age of 12, he co-authored the RSS 1.0 specification, which is a format for syndicating web content.
2000: Swartz became a member of the Creative Commons organization, which aims to expand the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally.
2002: He founded the Infogami platform, which later merged with Reddit.
2005: Swartz joined Reddit as a co-founder after a merger with Infogami.
2006: He left Reddit and began working on various projects, including the development of the web application framework, "Open Library," which aimed to create a web page for every book ever published.
2008: Swartz was involved in the development of the "Demand Progress" organization, which focused on issues related to internet freedom and government transparency.
2010: He played a significant role in the campaign against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), advocating for internet freedom. He also developed a tool that allowed users to download large amounts of data from PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), which was typically behind a paywall.
2011: Swartz was arrested for downloading a large number of academic journal articles from JSTOR with the intent to distribute them freely. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts pursued the case against Swartz, and he faced the possibility of severe penalties, including up to 35 years in prison.
2012: On January 11, Aaron Swartz tragically passed away at the age of 26. He allegedly took his own life due to the pressure of government prosecution.
https://cdn.satellite.earth/43780cc29e73f0ac8a226aba6e3ca93422a9022c4b27422995e5b99127d8d900.mp4
For those who would like to know more, watch the excellent documentary, “The Internet’s Own Boy.”
Link to source, please.
Some things you have to learn for yourself.
I know this isn’t quite the answer to your question, but the villain that always comes to my mind is GARY OLDMAN.
The man is a CHAMELEON and nails the depth of every character:
#FreeWill does not exist. Thanks for playing.
Huuuuuuge
Do you like techie, lushie, melodic #DeepHouse?
Who is this?
Sucker
Born
Every
Minute
It’s like Annie Lennox used to say, “Some of them want to use you. Some of them want to get used by you. Some of them want to abuse you. Some of them want to be abused.”
#Eurythmics
Art: nostr:note13kj7rx8998ntnw0gazqgq6sxwafvwmvscj784kwxvfna3hlkppxs6xt0fj
If you’re the playful/creative type, a fun game to play is to imagine any quotidian task as if it were a performance on which you were being judged — like an Olympic sport.
Now you approach the kitchen sink, pick up the sponge, lightly clean the plate and place it into the dishwasher. Perform each movement skillfully with balance, grace, and efficiency of action. Link your breath to different motions, but do so subtly, without making it look weird, so no one could notice that you’re going for the gold medal in dishwashing.
Alternatively, for a more Stoic approach, imagine this is the last time you will ever wash dishes (or whatever task). So appreciate all the many times you’ve done it before and this will be the last time you do it, because, who knows, momento morí, it might be...
Either way, fully engross yourself in the task. There are different #meditation practices that can help with this, too.
