- Scientist | March 16, 1953 -
The paradigm of competition is a race: by rewarding the winner, we encourage everyone to run faster. When capitalism really works this way, it does a good job; but its defenders are wrong in assuming it always works this way.
Richard Stallman
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There is nothing wrong with wanting pay for work, or seeking to maximize one's income, as long as one does not use means that are destructive.
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All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights.
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If you use a proprietary program or somebody else's web server, you're defenceless. You're putty in the hands of whoever developed that software.
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The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we've redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do.
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Facebook collects a lot of data from people and admits it. And it also collects data which isn't admitted. And Google does too. As for Microsoft, I don't know. But I do know that Windows has features that send data about the user.
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Proprietary software tends to have malicious features. The point is with a proprietary program, when the users don't have the source code, we can never tell. So you must consider every proprietary program as potential malware.
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With paper printed books, you have certain freedoms. You can acquire the book anonymously by paying cash, which is the way I always buy books. I never use a credit card. I don't identify to any database when I buy books. Amazon takes away that freedom.
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If there is a Like button in a page, Facebook knows who visited that page. And it can get IP address of the computer visiting the page even if the person is not a Facebook user.
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I suppose many people will continue moving towards careless computing, because there's a sucker born every minute.
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In essence, Chrome OS is the GNU/Linux operating system. However, it is delivered without the usual applications, and rigged up to impede and discourage installing applications.
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Officially, MPAA stands for Motion Picture Association of America, but I suggest that MPAA stands for Malicious Power Attacking All.
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