“If this prinicpal thinks blogging isn't educational, he needs his head examined: he should be seeking out every student blogger in the school and giving them special time to blog more - and giving them extra credit besides.” IfsThinkingNeedsGivingShouldSchoolFunnySpecialStudentsSeekingEducationalCreditExtrasThoughtfulBlogsBloggingBloggersSpecial Times Author:Cory Doctorow
“I think that Utopia is a theory of human action.” ThinkingHumansActionTheoryUtopiaHuman Actions Author:Cory Doctorow
“Every time I go past a cinema and see a queue out the door, I think, look at those fools, every penny they spend is turned into profits that are used to pass laws imprisoning their own children. Can't they see?” ThinkingLooksChildrenPastLawUsedDoorsFoolProfitCinemaPenniesQueues Book:Pirate Cinema Source: Pirate Cinema
“... I think that I was too self-centered to ever develop good skills as a peacemaker. In my younger days, I assumed that it was because I was smarter than everyone else, with no patience for explaining things in short words for mouthbreathers who just didn't get it.” ThinkingSelfSkillsSmarterExplainingSelf CenteredPeacemakerNo PatienceShort WordsExplaining ThingsYounger Days Book:Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Source: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
“I'm 17 years old. I'm not a straight-A student or anything. Even so, I figured out how to make an Internet that they can't wiretap. I figured out how to jam their person-tracking technology. I can turn innocent people into suspects and turn guilty people into innocents in their eyes. I could get metal onto an airplane or beat a no-fly list. I figured this stuff out by looking at the web and by thinking about it. If I can do it, terrorists can do it. They told us they took away our freedom to make us safe. Do you feel safe?” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsYearsPersonsI CanEyeTurnsStuffCan DoTechnologyStudentsInternetSafeBeatsListsTerroristInnocentGuiltySuspectsMetalsAirplaneJamI Can Do ItTracking Author:Cory Doctorow
“It's the stupid questions that have some of the most surprising and interesting answers. Most people never think to ask the stupid questions.” PeopleThinkingAsksAnswersInterestingStupidSurprisingStupid Questions Book:For The Win Source: For The Win
