[csail-related] GSB Tonight: Freedoms.

[gremio at acm.org (Gregory Marton)]

To Freedom!  Happy 30th to GNU and Free Software!
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Grem


Gregory A. Marton  617-858-0775
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On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Andrew "Jamoozy" Correa <
jamoozy at csail.mit.edu> wrote:

> I've been thinking about freedom a bit.  I can't help but wonder if freedom
> is really a good thing [1].  What are the benefits of freedom?  And what is
> the difference between freedom and power?  I have my ideas, but chances are
> you're subscribed to csail-related, so you probably do too [2].
>
> I've been thinking about prejudice and sexism.  On the one hand, you can't
> judge a book by its cover, but on the other hand, people do have some
> control over their appearance [3].  If I see a guy walking down the street
> in an officer of the law's uniform, I don't think it would be amiss for me
> to assume he's a cop [4].
>
> I've been thinking about conservative vs. liberal ideals.  Being liberated
> sounds great, but so does conserving your resources.  It's odd that those
> are "opposites" in America.  It seems there would be a time and place for
> both ideas.  Certainly there are situations where they would need to get
> along [5].  Yet here those parties are, disagreeing about everything.  Even
> scientific fact [6].
>
> Let's talk about research [7] at this week's:
>
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> [1] It's a Dr. of *philosophy*.
> [2] Hi, Richard!
> [3] Proof by Michael Jackson.
> [4] And if it is, may Thor's mighty hammer help us all.
> [5] Conserve your ammo so that you can liberally apply it to your enemies.
> [6] See last email ... I can't get over that.
> [7] There's no way this is happening.
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