Yesterday, my dear friend Morgan re-posted the following image with this comment: “It appears that courage is a white dude thang….” The image, initially posted by Pirate Parties International, features whistleblowers and others who have been lauded for their courage in the vague but connected realm of Internet activism. The image also only features white […]
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Speech: 60 years of CERN
I spoke today at CERN’s 60 year anniversary celebration – here is, more or less, my speech First, I’d like to thank CERN for inviting me to speak here – it’s truly an honor – and to wish you a happy 60th anniversary and many more years of scientific discovery ahead. I’ve been asked to […]
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What Snowden said about democracy
(N.B.: Since someone already commented elsewhere, to be clear, I absolutely and completely support asylum for Edward Snowden. That doesn’t mean I have to agree with everything or even anything he says or does). There’s a somewhat odious quote floating around from Edward Snowden that was tweeted, then expanded by the Guardian, but both come […]