Robert Winter 
@rw@qoto.org
Philosopher and historian. Doctoral candidate at Macquarie Business School researching Edmund Burke. Boosts/follows do not imply endorsement.
Joined Jul 2019
Day 017 of #100DaysToOffload and I mull the problems with historical comparisons though the prism of #Trump.
Fabulous thought from Neil deGrasse Tyson:
‘I dream of a world where truth shapes people's politics, rather [than] politics shaping what people think is true.’
Day 017 of #100DaysToOffload and I take a look at the argument that 'code is speech.'
Day 016 of #100DaysToOffload and I muse on a language defect in our conversations about privacy.
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There's no need to break encryption to prosecute criminals: https://gizmodo.com/new-earn-it-act-alternative-seeks-5-billion-to-hunt-ch-1843290551
Here's why we are against the #EarnIt Act proposed by Barr: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/earn-it-barr-encryption/
Day 015 of #100DaysToOffload and I take a look at the implications of network theory for the Fediverse.
'From medical records to cell phone data sets, it only takes about a dozen pieces of information to find the person behind each “anonymous” record.'
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Interesting fact of the day. In ancient egyptian culture the saying "Eaten the heart" was a reference to grieving without justification, which was one of the mortal sins that would keep you out of their version of heaven.
It was one of the negative confessions recited by the dead during the weighing of the heart against the feather of Maat (sometimes called the feather of truth).
Day 014 of #100DaysToOffload and I look at the different resolutions in writing.
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Please share this video on how privacy-respecting contract tracing works! The more people that install these apps, the higher change we have of lowering the infection rate.
Day 013 of #100DaysToOffload and I look at How I Write, from the technology standpoint.
Day 012 of #100DaysToOffload and I discuss 'How I Publish.'
Hmm... although I wrote a day 011 post for #100DaysToOffload, I don't think I published it here? Well, today you get two for the price of one. 🙂
Day 011, I explore 'The Cloud of Unknowing.'
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This is quite possibly my favourite person to listen to during this crisis. He's a historian and philosopher who is actively spreading awareness of the threats of surveillance that could come long after the pandemic is over. He's also extremely positive in the way that he looks at the crisis saying that we are more prepared now than ever before.
Watch some of the interviews linked bellow:
Day 010 of #100DaysToOffload 'Good night, and good luck.’
Day 009 of #100DaysToOffload and I contemplate Maciej Cegłowski concept of 'ambient privacy' in: So this is how #privacy dies:
Day 008 of #100DaysToOffload and I write about my mother and Gakyō Rōjin (The Old Man Mad About Art).
Day 007 of #100DaysToOffload and I compare building architecture with system architecture in 'Endurance Through Renewal.'
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Decentralize.today will launch an #Mastodon and #peertube instance next week. Including hidden @torproject support. Trying to contribute and keep things growing.
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Philosopher and historian. Doctoral candidate at Macquarie Business School researching Edmund Burke. Boosts/follows do not imply endorsement.
Joined Jul 2019
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