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"If I erred, it was in the implication that some miracle of enlightenment might arise as a result of this. That was naïve. We are as we are. It will take a lot more than TCP/IP to change human nature into something more universally benign.

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And yet… It’s not as if the arising “Civilization of Mind” has yielded no benefits so far. "

#JohnPerryBarlow, 2006

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"What did surprise me was that Bill Clinton, a man who certainly should have known better, signed [the Communications Decency Act,] and defended it all the way to the Supreme Court, where it was defeated by a coalition that included the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU."

#JohnPerryBarlow, 2006

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Ted Tocks Covers

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Originally posted on February 7, 2019

Happy birthday to Bob Weir. This goes back to 2019, before I put too much thought into my introductions. This feature pays tribute to the songwriting partnership of John Perry Barlow and Bob Weir.

“Fare thee well now, let your life proceed by it’s own design.
Nothing to tell now, let the words be yours, I’m done with mine.”

#BobWeir #JohnPerryBarlow #GratefulDead #SuzzaneVega

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