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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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22.4.02

Dan Gillmor: Want privacy? Take action If you have to add in the hot-water system later, you'll pay much more and you'll disrupt your family's life during the follow-up construction.
That same logic should apply to privacy and other public values in the digital age. It doesn't apply very often, sorry to say.
Why? Because the businesses building the next generation of digital services are indifferent, if not hostile, to everything but their immediate bottom lines. Governments' agendas, meanwhile, frequently run counter to abstract public wishes that conflict with business demands.

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