| One of the cute things is, that I like Aral. I do, ever since he got mad at PayPal. I like him because he has been steadfast at this while many of the others that started to bang on this problem when it just appeared (2006/7/8) either joined the armies of Mordor .. (Chris Messina?) Or got tired... Distracted.. or are still fighting the fight from the sidelines (Evan Prodromou, Blaine Cook, such lovely people!). So many have just disappeared. Yeah, his self-aggrandizing can be tiresome. He does sound like a one person cult from time to time. But he has been tireless in saying the one important thing "This fight can be won. Don't let up. It is worth fighting". And that in itself is worth our respect. Now, I have long come to the conclusion that there are no technical solutions to this. Only political ones. In the sense that at the micro level we need to create the movement of people that care. At the macro level we need to elect the people that pass the laws that break the megacorps or make them into public utilities. It doesn't mean we stop working on the software infrastructure to combat the Evil empire(s). But software alone won't cut it. Now Aral is not useless on those tlfights either. He keeps talking about them, and talks well. So, will Site.js make any dent in anything? Quite obviously not. Personally, technically, most of it makes me cringe quite violently. Could it have had a better chance if Aral was "nicer", humbler, at a bit better at coalition building? Probably. At any rate, Aral, not being "nice" is no reason to be nasty yourself. Best of luck Aral, keep up the fight, and thank you for your service. |