Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Highland Park native and Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide at 26 last Friday, was tormented unfairly by the federal government, according to those who spoke at his funeral on Tuesday.
Highland Park native Aaron Swartz was remembered as a brilliant, compassionate mind who inspired friends and family alike during a moving funeral service held at Central Avenue Synagogue on Tuesday. The 26-year-old who committed suicide last Friday was also mourned as a victim of unfair treatment by the government. In the packed to capacity chapel, Swartz's academic mentors, his defense attorney and his father lamented the impending trial Swartz was preparing for that they believe contributed to his depression and led to his decision to hang himself in his New York apartment last week. Swartz co-created the social news website Reddit and founded Demand Progress, an organization devoted to Internet activism and fighting expanded government…
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Internet pioneer passed away this weekend in an apparent suicide. He was a student at North Shore Country Day School and grew up in Highland Park. His funeral is Tuesday morning.
Teachers and administrators at North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka remember former student Aaron Swartz as extremely intelligent and curious. Swartz, an Internet activist, co-creator of social news website Reddit and founder of Demand Progress, was found dead in an apparent suicide on Friday in his apartment in Brooklyn. He was 26. Swartz grew up in Highland Park and attended North Shore Country Day School through 9th grade. “He was a very creative boy and a very clever and bright child,” said Pam Whalley, head of lower school. “He was always engaged in school work. He loved … the creative opportunities he had here.” Whalley also noted that Swartz demonstrated the ability to tackle complex problems at a young age. “He was always …
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, and an estimated 7,000 other online sites are expected to go dark today in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Ac (PIPA).
You may want to wipe the dust off your old Encyclopedia Britannica as Wikipedia is officially blacked out. "This is going to be wow," said Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales via Twitter. "I hope Wikipedia will melt phone systems in Washington on Wednesday. Tell everyone you know!" Wales also added via his Facebook page yesterday, "Tomorrow = Epic!" The online information super site decided to block access to protest against two bills - SOPA and its companion PIPA - aimed to stop online piracy. The Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act are both currently pending in the House of Representatives. The entertainment industry has publicly supported the effort because they feel it will end the downloading of copyrighted material from torrent …
william weatherford
10:13 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Feel sad for the family wish them luck for what ever there doing about this more ›