95 THESES FOR A THIRD MILLENIUM…
July 23rd, 2006
If the 16th century belonged to the protestant and the 20th century to the industrialist, then the 21st century belongs to the geek. But if geeks will claim their rightful post, they must learn to speak and be heard; to recognize those things that bind them together. In that vein, Devanshu has published 95 Theses Of Geek Activism.
1. Reclaim the term ‘hacker”. If you tinker with electronics, you are a hacker. If you use things in more ways than intended by the manufacturer, you are a hacker. If you build things out of strange, unexpected parts, you are a hacker. Reclaim the term.
2. Violating a license agreement is not theft.
3. All corporations are not on your side.
4. Keep in touch with everyone you can vote for and make sure you know where they stand on the issues you care about.
5. More importantly, make sure they know where you stand on the issues you care about.
6. Everything will enter the public domain some day — even Mickey Mouse.
While he dances around it in theses No.’s 52, 79, 80 and 89, Devanshu never repeats what I’ve always thought of as the core value of Geekdom: Information Wants To Be Free.
My Soundtrack: Martha’s Very by Emily Strand & The Town on WOXY.
good morning geek!
I love geeks.
They just don’t seem to love me.
Jaclyn (tech stupid)
29. Data mining will not stop terror.
35. Those in favor of suspending some liberties for security, answer this: “Who watches the watchers?â€
36. Except for extreme cases, the government should not be in the business of parenting our children.
81. The ESRB game rating system exists for a reason- so that parents can be parents and the government can get on with more important stuff.
95. Most of all- have fun.
Amen and amen.
Shalom Molly,
And a pleasant day to you as well.
B’shalom,
Jeff
Shalom Jaclyn,
Sometimes you just need to sieze the geek by the horns.
B’shalom,
Jeff
Shalom Michael,
No. 95 may be last, but it is the most important.
B’shalom,
Jeff