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...Zuckerberg about the theory that closed, proprietary networks like Facebook could stifle the Net's innovative spirit. That idea is the subject of The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It, a new book by Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder of Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. He argues that the rise of gated, closed communities like Facebook, the advent of the iPhone and even the seemingly innocuous standards-setting of Google could draw nerd talent away from the disruptive kind of innovation that occurred on the wild and woolly Net. Zuckerberg pauses for a minute...
...hear graduates shaking their mortar-boarded heads in unison and maintaining that what I’ve said is painfully obvious. No one thinks they work just to work, because no one wants to believe they’ve become the embodiment of the Protestant Ethic or the Spirit of Capitalism. But the truth is that even the most laid-back socialist-leaning Catholic-Jewish Asian-Spanish-Eastern Europeans among us have internalized some of those principles. Until I gave them up last summer, that...
...that opposition to your view keeps you awake and does you a favor. But liberalism also believes in progress through liberation from prejudice such as found, allegedly, in sexism. From this aspect liberalism sees no reason to answer challenges from reactionaries and to refight battles already won. In the spirit of progress feminism feels justified in dismissing its critics—which is another reason for refusing to argue with them...
...quick to acknowledge that students’ industriousness and rivalries have produced many personal successes and worthwhile organizations. It is also good to know that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Harvard Yard. Yet, it seems pertinent to ask: at what cost, and toward what wisdom...
...about the team,” co-captain Lindsay Hart said. “But every freshman this year really embraced the idea of the team. Right off the bat, it was one of the easiest and most fun groups to lead.” In that spirit, freshmen made up the majority of each of the Crimson’s three record-setting freestyle relay teams. Freshman Katy Hinkle turned in some impressive performances of her own, setting two school records in the 50 (23.04) and 100 (50.68) freestyle en route to claiming the Ivy League title...