Truth is an incredible gift, but it comes in wrapping paper. The wrapping paper is fear.
If we’re willing to open up the wrapping paper, what will we find inside?
— Adam Lobel (via opiraticentranced)
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Lessig Blog, v2: Prosecutor as bully -
(Some will say this is not the time. I disagree. This is the time when every mixed emotion needs to find voice.)
Since his arrest in January, 2011, I have known more about the events that began this spiral than I have wanted to know. Aaron consulted me as a friend and lawyer. He…
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Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world -
As a former WoW addict, I can relate to this.
“He abused me, he beat me, He defeated me, he robbed me’, In those who harbour such thoughts, Hatred never ceases. ‘He abused me, he beat me, He defeated me, he robbed me’, In those who harbour not such thoughts, Hatred finds its end”. -Buddha
The Revolutionary Pleasure of Thinking for Yourself
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