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Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide

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Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 17:13:35


http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N61/swartz.html

so one of the founders of Rettit apparently kills himself. I think this may be a clever rouse set up by those 4chan people, but who knows.


The work, which becomes a new genre itself, will be called...

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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 17:15:59


Who?

Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 17:17:08


At 1/12/13 05:13 PM, HighWay wrote:
Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide

Who's that

so one of the founders of Rettit

What's that

Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 17:17:42


I'm on 4chan right now. No one's even discussing it.
I also don't see any discussion about it on Reddit.

hm...


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 17:27:25


shit talking about Reddit within the first page. We got a pool goin'? any takers?


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 18:19:04


This is a damn shame


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 18:21:34


who cares reddit is shit and a eyesore to look at.

Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 19:29:39


Aaaand the results are in. Those who bet yes, you all get a your share from the pot! Thanks for playing. Those who lost, let this be your lesson. Never have high expectations for this BBS.


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 19:48:45


Reddit.
4chan.
No.


"you hate gays, believe in god, and dislike my posts, I still think you're cool"-FurryFox

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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 19:49:38


At 1/12/13 07:29 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Aaaand the results are in. Those who bet yes, you all get a your share from the pot! Thanks for playing. Those who lost, let this be your lesson. Never have high expectations for this BBS.

Fuck off redditard, sorry everybody doesn't circlejerk over your shite site like they do on r/circlejerk.

Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 20:08:11


At 1/12/13 07:49 PM, Ononymous wrote: Fuck off redditard, sorry everybody doesn't circlejerk over your shite site like they do on r/circlejerk.

You clearly haven't taken a good look around the place. I do not partake in any circlejerking. I don't like /r/atheism, I don't like rage comics, I don't like advice animals, and I don't spend my time looking at pictures of cats. I'd rather look at.

/r/chemicalreactiongifs

/r/fractalporn

/r/gamephysics

/r/heavymind

/r/perfecttiming

Bashing Reddit is the in thing to do around here even though it has something there for everybody. It's an aggregator. If you're looking at shit subreddits, it's your own fault.


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 20:12:51



A truly prophetic sig...

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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 20:15:04


He's in a better place now.


lel

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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 20:18:30


At 1/12/13 08:15 PM, Sequenced wrote: He's in a better place now.

hell with steve jobs?

Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 20:37:23


LOL


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 21:55:26


I wish the article mentioned if he was convicted for what he did or not. I'd be curious to know, that could be the reason he killed himself.

Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 22:11:31


At 1/12/13 08:08 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:
At 1/12/13 07:49 PM, Ononymous wrote: Fuck off redditard
You clearly haven't taken a good look around the place. I do not partake in any circlejerking. I don't like /r/atheism, I don't like rage comics, I don't like advice animals, and I don't spend my time looking at pictures of cats. I'd rather look at...

Or you could fuck off.


"you hate gays, believe in god, and dislike my posts, I still think you're cool"-FurryFox

"TarahlovesJBKscawk"-Tarah, "Those (under)pants are just adorable"-Gagsy

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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 22:11:58


Good reddit is shit.


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 22:18:57


At 1/12/13 10:11 PM, JBK wrote: Or you could fuck off.

I'm here to stay, bud. I'm just tired of people thinking that Reddit is some kind of specific niche community when it isn't.


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 22:19:52


At 1/12/13 10:18 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:
At 1/12/13 10:11 PM, JBK wrote: Or you could fuck off.
I'm here to stay, bud. I'm just tired of people thinking that Reddit is some kind of specific niche community when it isn't.

Specify what you mean by "Specific Niche Community"


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-12 23:54:47


I wonder why he went out like that ? Seems like he had a lot going for him other than the 4milly debt he owed to the govt.


Are you not Entertained ?!?

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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-13 00:19:11


At 1/12/13 05:17 PM, Jester wrote:
At 1/12/13 05:13 PM, HighWay wrote:
Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide
Who's that

so one of the founders of Rettit
What's that

lol My thoughts exactly.


NG UOTD 2/4/11 | I run a Minecraft server. | Con los terroristas

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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-13 00:35:56


At 1/12/13 09:55 PM, mothballs wrote: I wish the article mentioned if he was convicted for what he did or not. I'd be curious to know, that could be the reason he killed himself.

He was awaiting trial and could have faced up to 50 years in prison and 4 million dollars in fines. I can see why he killed himself.


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-13 00:42:13


Those comments...

Anonymous at 10:35 AM on January 12, 2013:
Personally, id rather walk the streets and set every human, child and building on fire, and go down in a bloody cruel blaze of glory, walking in pools of blood, ripping out the tongues of the dying screaming people, before i ever gave into suicide.

HOW PATHETIC/ how weak. ONCE AGAIN ANOTHER FOOL LETS THE GOV'T WIN. i have no respect for ANY HUMAN/

Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-13 00:44:53


At 1/13/13 12:39 AM, Xenomit wrote:
At 1/13/13 12:35 AM, Stretchysumo wrote:
At 1/12/13 09:55 PM, mothballs wrote: I wish the article mentioned if he was convicted for what he did or not. I'd be curious to know, that could be the reason he killed himself.
He was awaiting trial and could have faced up to 50 years in prison and 4 million dollars in fines. I can see why he killed himself.
For what exactly?

Apparently for illegally trying to copy and distribute JSTOR documents

Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-13 01:01:28


At 1/13/13 12:58 AM, Shade wrote:
Specify what you mean by "Specific Niche Community"
le memes.

If thats what he was talking about then yes, Reddit is a filthy scummish site filled with the latest "made" memes.
I hope it dies in a fire.


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-13 01:14:25


At 1/13/13 12:35 AM, Stretchysumo wrote:
He was awaiting trial and could have faced up to 50 years in prison and 4 million dollars in fines. I can see why he killed himself.

See that's the problem, he didn't follow through to live to see the results of the case; who knows he could have gotten of lightly but now it's irrelevant.

Thats why you always follow through, but that's just me; he prob had other issues going on


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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-13 01:48:14


At 1/13/13 12:42 AM, Halberd wrote: Those comments...

Anonymous at 10:35 AM on January 12, 2013:
Personally, id rather walk the streets and set every human, child and building on fire, and go down in a bloody cruel blaze of glory, walking in pools of blood, ripping out the tongues of the dying screaming people, before i ever gave into suicide.

HOW PATHETIC/ how weak. ONCE AGAIN ANOTHER FOOL LETS THE GOV'T WIN. i have no respect for ANY HUMAN/

I guess he was one of those friendly gay guys who would never hurt anyone, regardless of all the bad done to him. And yes, he couldn't stand up to the life-ruining punishment he was about to receive.

Also, your argument is about as retarded as someone who chooses committing murder over suicide because suicide = Hell and murder can be forgiven, blah.


A truly prophetic sig...

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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-13 03:15:59


He also founded Demand Progress.org.
Are they suuuure it's a suicide?


That's right I like guns and ponies. NO NEW GUN CONTROL.

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Response to Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide 2013-01-13 04:16:40


At 1/13/13 12:58 AM, Shade wrote:
le memes.

Only retards go to r/f7u12 nowadays. If anything, we'd rather laugh at their shitty attempts at being edgy on r/f7u12_ham.

Reddit has been anti-meme since a year ago, yet nobody seems to notice or care.


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