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jsomae@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 12 天前

Aaron Swartz Documentary: The Internet's Own Boy

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Aaron Swartz Documentary: The Internet's Own Boy

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jsomae@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 12 天前
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The Internet's Own Boy
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The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.
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    absolutly to watch!

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    world would be a better place if it was spez who offed himself.

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      damn, I’m so happy that this is the takeaway message people are getting.

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    Amazing that mass downloading of scientific databases turned out to be “just fine”, when big money wanted to train AI. What he downloaded was nothing compared to the scrapers running amuck now.

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    Oh shit we can direct embed peer tube links?

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    I’m 1 hour in. This documentary is really well done

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    He most likely inspired Scihub.

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      I recall hearing about it quickly after he passed. Some Russian woman set it up IIRC.

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    I should do more.

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      Hell yeah.

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