I am an extremist I am an extremist because of literature that I read
because of literature that I read
because of literature that I read because of software that I use that
because of software that I use that
because of software that I use that promotes privacy and anonymity online
promotes privacy and anonymity online
promotes privacy and anonymity online because the literature that I read
because the literature that I read
because the literature that I read explores topics in open and free
explores topics in open and free
explores topics in open and free computing because government agencies
computing because government agencies
computing because government agencies around the world label countless groups
around the world label countless groups
around the world label countless groups of people just like me
of people just like me
of people just like me because of what we use to browse the
because of what we use to browse the
because of what we use to browse the Internet and what we use to check our
Internet and what we use to check our
Internet and what we use to check our email when I stumbled across a cyber
email when I stumbled across a cyber
email when I stumbled across a cyber security weakness at my high school that
security weakness at my high school that
security weakness at my high school that somebody could have used to take down
somebody could have used to take down
somebody could have used to take down our entire school district’s computer
our entire school district’s computer
our entire school district’s computer infrastructure I couldn’t do anything
infrastructure I couldn’t do anything
infrastructure I couldn’t do anything about it I couldn’t tell anyone it
about it I couldn’t tell anyone it
about it I couldn’t tell anyone it existed or even how to fix it because I
existed or even how to fix it because I
existed or even how to fix it because I would have been expelled or even charged
would have been expelled or even charged
would have been expelled or even charged weaknesses like this potentially still
weaknesses like this potentially still
weaknesses like this potentially still exist to this day when my father
exist to this day when my father
exist to this day when my father introduced me to the computer at a young
introduced me to the computer at a young
introduced me to the computer at a young age as so many parents did with their
age as so many parents did with their
age as so many parents did with their kids knowing full well that it was the
kids knowing full well that it was the
kids knowing full well that it was the future it was the latest frontier in
future it was the latest frontier in
future it was the latest frontier in human discovery that was bound to swell
human discovery that was bound to swell
human discovery that was bound to swell I gained an exposure into how these
I gained an exposure into how these
I gained an exposure into how these technologies not only make our world go
technologies not only make our world go
technologies not only make our world go round but how they’ve enabled us to
round but how they’ve enabled us to
round but how they’ve enabled us to explore new worlds together I want to
explore new worlds together I want to
explore new worlds together I want to explore with you a movement that is
explore with you a movement that is
explore with you a movement that is confronting the largest privacy
confronting the largest privacy
confronting the largest privacy violation in human history it’s called
violation in human history it’s called
violation in human history it’s called open source software I want you to be an
open source software I want you to be an
open source software I want you to be an extremist I want you to join me at the
extremist I want you to join me at the
extremist I want you to join me at the age of three I had memorized the
age of three I had memorized the
age of three I had memorized the keystrokes in order to mount the now
keystrokes in order to mount the now
keystrokes in order to mount the now non-existent floppy disk drive in order
non-existent floppy disk drive in order
non-existent floppy disk drive in order to try my hand at spelling and math
to try my hand at spelling and math
to try my hand at spelling and math games on the family computer the age of
games on the family computer the age of
games on the family computer the age of eleven I had discovered code and Linux
eleven I had discovered code and Linux
eleven I had discovered code and Linux the pillars of which have shaped some of
the pillars of which have shaped some of
the pillars of which have shaped some of my utmost core beliefs code itself is a
my utmost core beliefs code itself is a
my utmost core beliefs code itself is a series of instructions that we give a
series of instructions that we give a
series of instructions that we give a computer in order for it to complete a
computer in order for it to complete a
computer in order for it to complete a task we then hand this code out in a way
task we then hand this code out in a way
task we then hand this code out in a way that’s easily digestible as software
that’s easily digestible as software
that’s easily digestible as software but just as we’ve been able to forge and
but just as we’ve been able to forge and
but just as we’ve been able to forge and shape masterful pieces of technology
shape masterful pieces of technology
shape masterful pieces of technology using this mysterious and unwieldly
using this mysterious and unwieldly
using this mysterious and unwieldly cryptic medium that is code we’ve been
cryptic medium that is code we’ve been
cryptic medium that is code we’ve been able to lock each other out of that same
able to lock each other out of that same
able to lock each other out of that same mystery using those same unwieldly and
mystery using those same unwieldly and
mystery using those same unwieldly and mysterious tactics we write code as a
mysterious tactics we write code as a
mysterious tactics we write code as a method of communication like a language
method of communication like a language
method of communication like a language yet it’s unintuitive it’s full of
yet it’s unintuitive it’s full of
yet it’s unintuitive it’s full of numbers and values that we can’t easily
numbers and values that we can’t easily
numbers and values that we can’t easily understand it’s because we’re not
understand it’s because we’re not
understand it’s because we’re not talking to another human being we’re
talking to another human being we’re
talking to another human being we’re talking with a computer let’s imagine
talking with a computer let’s imagine
talking with a computer let’s imagine that software is like buying a cake cake
that software is like buying a cake cake
that software is like buying a cake cake has ingredients like butter sugar salt
has ingredients like butter sugar salt
has ingredients like butter sugar salt software has ingredients too but imagine
software has ingredients too but imagine
software has ingredients too but imagine if you walked into the grocery store to
if you walked into the grocery store to
if you walked into the grocery store to pick up a cake and the baker wouldn’t
pick up a cake and the baker wouldn’t
pick up a cake and the baker wouldn’t tell you what’s in it what’s more what
tell you what’s in it what’s more what
tell you what’s in it what’s more what if it was illegal for you to find out
if it was illegal for you to find out
if it was illegal for you to find out software has ingredients – adding a
software has ingredients – adding a
software has ingredients – adding a friend shopping online these are
friend shopping online these are
friend shopping online these are software ingredients these are easy to
software ingredients these are easy to
software ingredients these are easy to taste and that scenario is a closed
taste and that scenario is a closed
taste and that scenario is a closed source philosophy now imagine when you
source philosophy now imagine when you
source philosophy now imagine when you walk into the grocery store to pick up
walk into the grocery store to pick up
walk into the grocery store to pick up your cake the ingredients they’re
your cake the ingredients they’re
your cake the ingredients they’re labeled clearly on the back we’re
labeled clearly on the back we’re
labeled clearly on the back we’re allowed to inquire and challenge what we
allowed to inquire and challenge what we
allowed to inquire and challenge what we can consume in our software just like we
can consume in our software just like we
can consume in our software just like we can today with our food this is an open
can today with our food this is an open
can today with our food this is an open source philosophy it is the spearhead of
source philosophy it is the spearhead of
source philosophy it is the spearhead of a movement designed to defend and
a movement designed to defend and
a movement designed to defend and protect the way we access the single
protect the way we access the single
protect the way we access the single largest collection of information that’s
largest collection of information that’s
largest collection of information that’s ever been gathered on earth the internet
ever been gathered on earth the internet
ever been gathered on earth the internet how many of you used an alarm clock on
how many of you used an alarm clock on
how many of you used an alarm clock on your phone to wake up this morning how
your phone to wake up this morning how
your phone to wake up this morning how many of you use a GPS app from time to
many of you use a GPS app from time to
many of you use a GPS app from time to time to get around how many of you
time to get around how many of you
time to get around how many of you bought your tickets for this event on
bought your tickets for this event on
bought your tickets for this event on our website that’s all software software
our website that’s all software software
our website that’s all software software brought you here in one way or another
brought you here in one way or another
brought you here in one way or another if you can imagine where software has
if you can imagine where software has
if you can imagine where software has brought you tonight can you imagine
brought you tonight can you imagine
brought you tonight can you imagine where software has brought you your
where software has brought you your
where software has brought you your entire life
entire life
entire life software powers nearly every aspect of
software powers nearly every aspect of
software powers nearly every aspect of our lives
our lives
our lives it’s amazing the tools that we’ve
it’s amazing the tools that we’ve
it’s amazing the tools that we’ve created together are beautiful but
created together are beautiful but
created together are beautiful but there’s a dark side that isn’t beautiful
there’s a dark side that isn’t beautiful
there’s a dark side that isn’t beautiful ask yourself how do websites that don’t
ask yourself how do websites that don’t
ask yourself how do websites that don’t make any money off of you that don’t
make any money off of you that don’t
make any money off of you that don’t cost you any money like social media how
cost you any money like social media how
cost you any money like social media how do they make any money at all
do they make any money at all
do they make any money at all they make lists lists upon lists of
they make lists lists upon lists of
they make lists lists upon lists of information about its users are names
information about its users are names
information about its users are names birthdays genders where we go to work
birthdays genders where we go to work
birthdays genders where we go to work which coffee shop we spend the most time
which coffee shop we spend the most time
which coffee shop we spend the most time at I’ve always thought it funny that my
at I’ve always thought it funny that my
at I’ve always thought it funny that my mom refuses to tell her friends her
mom refuses to tell her friends her
mom refuses to tell her friends her birthday but she tells Facebook this is
birthday but she tells Facebook this is
birthday but she tells Facebook this is just one of a multitude of examples of
just one of a multitude of examples of
just one of a multitude of examples of when a company on the internet takes the
when a company on the internet takes the
when a company on the internet takes the trust that we give them for granted now
trust that we give them for granted now
trust that we give them for granted now this information it’s being compiled
this information it’s being compiled
this information it’s being compiled into advertising data marketing data
into advertising data marketing data
into advertising data marketing data shopping and social trends monitoring
shopping and social trends monitoring
shopping and social trends monitoring popular opinions voiced on the Internet
popular opinions voiced on the Internet
popular opinions voiced on the Internet the thoughts that are on the minds of
the thoughts that are on the minds of
the thoughts that are on the minds of the people if we made a list of some of
the people if we made a list of some of
the people if we made a list of some of your Google searches what would they
your Google searches what would they
your Google searches what would they look like what would you look like would
look like what would you look like would
look like what would you look like would I see fear what I see curiosity would I
I see fear what I see curiosity would I
I see fear what I see curiosity would I see joy imagine what kind of profile we
see joy imagine what kind of profile we
see joy imagine what kind of profile we could draw a view as a person if we had
could draw a view as a person if we had
could draw a view as a person if we had 100 Google searches or a thousand or
100 Google searches or a thousand or
100 Google searches or a thousand or every Google search you’ve ever made in
every Google search you’ve ever made in
every Google search you’ve ever made in your entire lifetime well you and I
your entire lifetime well you and I
your entire lifetime well you and I don’t have access to that kind of
don’t have access to that kind of
don’t have access to that kind of information but someone does they know
information but someone does they know
information but someone does they know what to do with it they know how to make
what to do with it they know how to make
what to do with it they know how to make it work for them so how do we check
it work for them so how do we check
it work for them so how do we check what’s in our software like we do with
what’s in our software like we do with
what’s in our software like we do with their food we look for the open-source
their food we look for the open-source
their food we look for the open-source license it’s like an FDA approval stamp
license it’s like an FDA approval stamp
license it’s like an FDA approval stamp if you don’t see the open-source license
if you don’t see the open-source license
if you don’t see the open-source license we can’t see or taste all the
we can’t see or taste all the
we can’t see or taste all the ingredients we don’t know how they can
ingredients we don’t know how they can
ingredients we don’t know how they can harm us
harm us
harm us we have open-source web browsers like
we have open-source web browsers like
we have open-source web browsers like Mozilla Firefox open-source search
Mozilla Firefox open-source search
Mozilla Firefox open-source search engines like DuckDuckGo these are things
engines like DuckDuckGo these are things
engines like DuckDuckGo these are things that are all freely and readily
that are all freely and readily
that are all freely and readily available at our disposal we just have
available at our disposal we just have
available at our disposal we just have to start using them now imagine you have
to start using them now imagine you have
to start using them now imagine you have started using these tools what does our
started using these tools what does our
started using these tools what does our portrait of you look like now now it’s
portrait of you look like now now it’s
portrait of you look like now now it’s blurry the colors they bleed into one
blurry the colors they bleed into one
blurry the colors they bleed into one another and soon it doesn’t look much
another and soon it doesn’t look much
another and soon it doesn’t look much like a portrait at all and this is now a
like a portrait at all and this is now a
like a portrait at all and this is now a painting that cannot be used by someone
painting that cannot be used by someone
painting that cannot be used by someone trying to steal your online information
trying to steal your online information
trying to steal your online information open-source proves that we’re better
open-source proves that we’re better
open-source proves that we’re better together that collaborative technology
together that collaborative technology
together that collaborative technology can’t hide what it does from its users
can’t hide what it does from its users
can’t hide what it does from its users but it goes beyond software it’s a
but it goes beyond software it’s a
but it goes beyond software it’s a philosophy it’s the way we use it and
philosophy it’s the way we use it and
philosophy it’s the way we use it and the way we think about it and our
the way we think about it and our
the way we think about it and our ability to build oftentimes moves faster
ability to build oftentimes moves faster
ability to build oftentimes moves faster than our ability to look inside
than our ability to look inside
than our ability to look inside ourselves sometimes our appetite for new
ourselves sometimes our appetite for new
ourselves sometimes our appetite for new technology moves faster than our brains
technology moves faster than our brains
technology moves faster than our brains but the honest truth is we cannot
but the honest truth is we cannot
but the honest truth is we cannot contain technology we cannot contain
contain technology we cannot contain
contain technology we cannot contain advancement we cannot contain progress
advancement we cannot contain progress
advancement we cannot contain progress so why does progress have to sacrifice
so why does progress have to sacrifice
so why does progress have to sacrifice our information why do companies and
our information why do companies and
our information why do companies and lawmakers think they can contain our
lawmakers think they can contain our
lawmakers think they can contain our right to privacy where does this bring
right to privacy where does this bring
right to privacy where does this bring us to a duality of action or inaction we
us to a duality of action or inaction we
us to a duality of action or inaction we can keep using closed source software
can keep using closed source software
can keep using closed source software and keep having our information taken or
and keep having our information taken or
and keep having our information taken or we can use open source software and keep
we can use open source software and keep
we can use open source software and keep our information safe
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