Joshua Gay j@microca.st

New Haven, CT. USA

Programmer, activist, community builder involved in technology, government, education, and user-freedom. http://joshuagay.org

2015-03-18T17:22:23Z via Microca.st Web To: CC: Followers , Public

Paul Farmer debunks myths of the Ebola epidemic and explains why the worst is yet to come; tells us what we need to do and what attitude we need to have in order to create health systems that empower local populations to combat the health problems they face in their regions; and he warns us that our failure to act has and will continue to have global ramifications. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n20/paul-farmer/diary
2014-01-30T18:04:01Z via Microca.st Web To: Public CC: Followers

FSF Licensing & Compliance Lab: doing even more in 2014. https://u.fsf.org/t2 #FSF #GNU #GPL

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2014-01-10T18:42:33Z via Microca.st Web To: Public CC: Followers

I'm participating in the #nhrebellion on Saturday. Help me reach my fundraising goal of $25 http://march.nhrebellion.org/march/participantpage.asp?uid=3290&fundid=1904 #rootstrikers

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2014-01-09T20:25:45Z via Microca.st Web To: Public CC:

Submitted a pull request (http://u.fsf.org/ri) to update github's description of the #GPL on their choose-a-license site (http://u.fsf.org/rh).

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2014-01-09T20:24:58Z via Microca.st Web To: Public CC: Followers

Submitted a pull request (http://u.fsf.org/ri) to update github's description of the #GPL on their choose-a-license site (http://u.fsf.org/rh).
2013-11-06T19:26:15Z via Microca.st Web To: Public CC: Followers

There was a fire at the Internet Archive San Fran office yesterday. No site data was lost. Donate today: https://archive.org/donate/index.php

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2013-09-27T14:48:40Z via Microca.st Web CC: Public
2013-09-26T22:05:31Z via Microca.st Web To: Public CC: Followers

Happy GNU 30th! Celebrate with a cool GNU shirt :-)
http://shop.fsf.org/product/gnu-polo-shirt/ #fsf #gnu #gnu30

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2013-07-31T00:21:20Z via Microca.st Web To: Public CC: Followers

I finished reading MIT and the Prosecution of Aaron Swartz. MIT makes the claim that they were "neutral" throughout. Some people might read this phrase "neutral" and think it is neither positive nor negative. But let me tell you, neutral is not a good or fair position to take. Neutrality is worse than cowardly.

In the words of Bishop Desmond Tutu: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."

In the words of Elie Wiesel: "I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. "

In the words of Dante Alighieri: "The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis."

Damn you, MIT! You should be ashamed.

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2013-07-12T16:03:21Z via Microca.st Web CC: Public

Joshua Gay j@microca.st

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