Aaron swartz

A collection of writings by the young Internet activist, who died last week.

This was shot at the Silcon Valley Human Rights conference on October 26, 2011. However I've been thinking a lot about it the last few days... RIP Aar

Aaron Swartz: Persecuted Genius We’re living in an age where the bureaucrats have decided that innovation, sharing and free information are one of the greatest threats to the security of the …

Aaron Swartz: He wanted to save the world. Why couldn’t he save himself?

whistle blowers - true heroes. Bradley (Chelsey) Manning, Aaron Swartz, Julian Assange

Meet the extraordinary computer programmer, author, and internet activist who became famous for his fight against the “Stop Online Piracy Act”, Aaron Swartz. A genius and prodigy like no other, Aaron greatly contributed to the development of many of the things that we enjoy today in the online world such as the RSS, Reddit, Jottit and others. "The people rose up, and they caused a sea change.." Aaron Swartz http://www.thextraordinary.org/aaron-swartz

Aaron Swartz. Genius activist & programmer, rip, put himself through homeschool.

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Child prodigies always fascinate us, especially when they outshine adults. But the talents and uniqueness of prodigies don't shield them from devastating circumstances. In some cases, they are even more likely to lead tragic lives. 10 Aaron Swartz Photo credit: Fred Benenson At age 14, Aaron Swartz had already created a fundamental tool of the

Aaron Swartz, Internet's Own Boy "The problem is that the topics that are most painful also tend to be the topics that are most important for us: they’re the projects we most want to do, the relationships we care most about, the decisions that have the biggest consequences for our future, the most dangerous risks that we run. We’re scared of them because we know the stakes are so high. But if we never think about them, then we can never do anything about them."