![]() Read the whole thing here: Aaron, 5 years later. Hopefully, by giving back even a tiny amount, I’ve made a difference that he would have been proud of. I can only start to imagine how Aaron felt every day fighting for the things he fought for. Orientation Day 1 and 2 by Aaron-Face2Face by Aaron-Daddy Issues by Aaron-Beta Behave by Tanksi-Alpha Knows Best by Tanksi-The Outing by BNG-Weekend 1 and 2 by Zeta-Haru-Our Day by Zeta-Haru-Motion Of The Ocean by Fluke (now known as Skaylez I think) -Plot by stboogie-Secret Desire by Cap. I felt the weight of the entire internet on my shoulders–I felt that if I failed, I would be flattened. Every time I ran into a bug, I felt hopeless. But every time I ran into bureaucratic problems, I felt crushed. I felt good when I finally convinced people that we needed to do this. I felt amazing writing code that I knew would make the world a better place. Working on the project was exhilarating yet exhausting. I worked to make sure that Twitch had a response for the Net Neutrality Day of Action. Yet after all this time we are still battling with it. The priesthood of all believers this was once well taught, Martin Luther in the early reformation took it as a central teaching. In 2017, I had the privilege to respond to this quote exactly. Posts about Aaron written by face2face - Gareth Duffty. text, and Skype all sit rather comfortably in the domain of my regular F2F. If we start seeing it as someone else's responsibility to do this work and it's our job just to go home and pop some popcorn and curl up on the couch to watch Transformers, well then next time, they might just win." My role as a consulting editor for this book has been an. But make no mistake the enemies of the freedom to connect have not disappeared.If we let them persuade us we didn't actually make a difference. Sure, it will have yet another name and maybe a different excuse and probably do its damage in a different way. It wasn't a dream or a nightmare, it was all very real. One especially powerful quote from it is: One video I always watch is his Freedom To Connect Speech “How we stopped SOPA”. Front Handspring (aka Castaway) Back Bird to Reverse Throne 3/4 Salto. I reread old blog posts, watch old videos, and read articles. Toss to Foot to Foot and Reverse F2F Reverse Bird launching and group passing skills. ![]() As we talked over the phone after Thanksgiving it was clear that he was proud of me.Įvery year, on the anniversary of his death, I spend the day reflecting on Aaron. He wasn’t upset that I was working at Google, he was upset that I wasn’t using my power as a Google employee to effect change. The last time I ever saw Aaron face to face was Thanksgiving 2012. Posts about Aaron written by face2face - Gareth Duffty. ![]()
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