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  • On Saturday the 12th of January, almost a month ago, I woke to news of Aaron Swartz’s death the previous day. In the days that followed, I experienced the mixed emotions that accompany such horrific moments: sadness for him and the pain he must have gone through in struggling with depression and anxiety, anger at those who had waged an exaggerated legal campaign against him, uncertainty as I posted about his death on Facebook and felt like I was trying to claim some part of him and his story, and finally resolution that I needed to clarify my own policy on open access.

The ethics of openness: How informed is "informed consent"?

The ethics of openness: How informed is “informed consent”?

Designing for Stories: Working with Homeless Youth in Boyle Heights

Designing for Stories: Working with Homeless Youth in Boyle Heights

YouTube “video tags” as an open survey tool

YouTube “video tags” as an open survey tool

On Legitimacy, Place and the Anthropology of the Internet

On Legitimacy, Place and the Anthropology of the Internet

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