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September 3rd, 2003

Computer Security and Politics

Another Wired article is an interview with a computer security expert. He says that we need more “geeks” who can interact with the non-geek culture, to set policy and help the two mix. Yay multidisciplinary studies!

September 3rd, 2003

Burning Man Philosophy

Wired has an article about Burning Man ‘03. There’s a nice quote in the last paragraph:

“The impact of Burning Man is far larger than anyone suspects,” Harvey said. “The curse of the last half of the 20th century is that the way we live now allows Americans to live lives in which they need interact with nobody.

“The free market is great but there’s nothing inherent in our culture to connect people to one another. What we’re offering doesn’t just feel authentic; it is authentic, and we want that to grow.”

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