Brian

Might mess around and export as SVG

Aaron Swartz, patron saint of the open-access internet, gets immortalized in SF Hundreds gathered at the Internet Archive for the unveiling of a statue honoring the late programmer, who's been embraced as a tech hero.

On Aaron Swartz: “He stood for freedom of access to information, especially for scientific research — things the public had already paid for.” - Lisa Rein, co-founder of @creativecommons.bsky.social

sfstandard.com/2025/02/08/a...

I assume it gets more clicks with his name. I can imagine the misrepresentation would be frustrating on your end. I appreciate you taking the time to respond, and I do think the article was a good read.

I understand that, and I agree that the article doesn't imply that. However, in a world where many people just skim headlines, it gives the impression that Musk is the one who did the work.

Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed man’s brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed - or terrified? — Guardian US An accident left Noland Arbaugh paralysed, but Musk’s Neuralink brain implant allows him to control computers with his thoughts. Is it a life-changing innovation that could help millions – or the star...

@jennykleeman.bsky.social I wish papers would stop promoting Musk as a genius. He did not develop the technology or operate on the person in this article. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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