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Aaron Swartz, Precocious Programmer and Internet Activist, Dies at 26
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/1…
Jan 12, 13, 11:42 a.m. – Permalink
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From: Tim Berners-Lee <>
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:06:05 -0500
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Aaron is dead.
Wanderers in this crazy world,
we have lost a mentor, a wise elder.
Hackers for right, we are one down,
we have lost one of our own.
Nurtures, careers, listeners, feeders,
parents all,
we have lost a child.
Let us all weep.
timbl
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 11:43 a.m. – Permalink
zaq
His post:
http://www.aaronsw.com/2002/cont…
- "I ask that the contents of all my hard drives be made publicly available." So cool.– nb
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 11:56 a.m. – Permalink
sublocked
I didn't realize who this guy was until today. Very accomplished at a young age. Sucks that sometimes our most talented are the most troubled.
- troubled,, ya by the government and those who feared a free exchange of ideas.
  – AK_tiv47
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 12:03 p.m. – Permalink
sea_sea
I agree with sublocked, very sad. Rest in peace.
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 12:05 p.m. – Permalink
ukit2
Very sad, and ridiculous the charges that were brought against him.
35 years and a million dollars for downloading some documents??
Criminals often only get a few years for killing someone FFS..
- And bankers get nothing for bringing down the economy. Sigh.– colab
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 12:11 p.m. – Permalink
ukit2
His website: http://www.aaronsw.com/
- Nevermind..haha timeline– ukit21/2
  The guy accomplished more in 26 years than most do in 80– ukit22/2
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 12:14 p.m. – Permalink
lowimpakt
such a shame.
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 12:23 p.m. – Permalink
fredddddd
How worked on RSS at 14?
I never understand how people do things that young.
- disciplined, thank the parents
  probably why he hung himself too though– moldero
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 12:31 p.m. – Permalink
utopian
Don't try suicide. Nobody cares.
- I dont know. to many controversial peoples going lately.– yurimon
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 1:51 p.m. – Permalink
ernexbcn
RIP, this guy was a genius and good man.
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 6:30 p.m. – Permalink
dobre
Shame he wasted it :( He coul've been great.
Sometimes I dont understand how can people get so weak. I know life hard for some but it'll end eventually so no need to fast forward.
- Well said, I never looked at it like that. You should talk to depressed people, you're a genius. They need u– pig
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 6:37 p.m. – Permalink
sea_sea
interesting article. already the conspiracy theories.
"Visionary internet activist Aaron Swartz found dead; was this brilliant internet revolutionary 'taken out?'"
more: http://www.naturalnews.com/03865…
- Hmm some ppl who did Ilya Zhitomirskiy?– dobre1/3
  *same– dobre2/3
  that site is bonkers :)– Weyland3/3
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 9:38 p.m. – Permalink
plash
also listed as co-founding reddit.
here's an interesting 2007 interview.
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2…
and his /user account. http://www.reddit.com/user/Aaron…
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 9:58 p.m. – Permalink
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Official Statement from the family and partner of Aaron Swartz
http://rememberaaronsw.tumblr.co…
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Dog-earJan 12, 13, 11:36 p.m. – Permalink
fredddddd
Partner:
- dude?– utopian1/2
  hippie neanderthal?– fredddddd2/2
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Dog-earJan 13, 13, 1:57 a.m. – Permalink
monkeyshine
Great post from Danah Boyd about Aaron.
http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts…
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Dog-earJan 13, 13, 4:35 p.m. – Permalink
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Aaron Swartz, a 24-year-old programmer and online political activist, was indicted Tuesday in Boston on charges that he stole over four million documents from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and JSTOR, an archive of scientific journals and academic papers.
The charges were filed by the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Carmen M. Ortiz, and could result in up to 35 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
In a press release, Ms. Ortiz's office said that Mr. Swartz broke into a restricted area of M.I.T. and entered a computer wiring closet. Mr. Swartz apparently then accessed the M.I.T. computer network and stole millions of documents from JSTOR.
http://kottke.org/11/07/aaron-sw…
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Dog-earJan 13, 13, 5:12 p.m. – Permalink
vaxorcist
the Aaron Swartz / JSTOR and MIT story is far more complicated than that, especially as BOTH JSTOR and MIT have essentially forgiven Aaron once they researched it all.... but the vendetta of Ortiz is profound, and hopefully this will be seen as an example of how prosecuter overkill is exactly that....
- yes, way overreaching by govt. Read the Boyd post to understand what's happening here.– monkeyshine
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Dog-earJan 13, 13, 6:08 p.m. – Permalink
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How can you have compassion for someone that committed suicide?
Feeling sorry for a situation he got himself into, this was his choice?
- He was hounded by a Kafkaesque bullyish system threatening with absurdly disproportionate punishment.– shaft
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Dog-earJan 13, 13, 7:38 p.m. – Permalink
uan
MIT-sites hacked in tribute to Aaron Swartz.
http://particl3.com/news-mits-we…
- such a polite hack– monkeyshine1/2
  supa-polite– Miguex2/2
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Dog-earJan 13, 13, 9:16 p.m. – Permalink

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