“You can't assume any place you go is private because the means of surv...” — Howard Rheingold Quote

“You can't assume any place you go is private because the means of surveillance are becoming so affordable and so invisible.”

“On the Internet, it is assumed people are in business to sell out, not to build something they can pass along to their grandkids.”

“There is never going to be a substitute for face-to-face communication, but we have seen since the alphabet, to the telephone and now the Internet, that whenever people find a new way to communicate, they will flock to it.”

“Natural gas is the one fuel that we have that's affordable, it's scaleable, it can replace coal over time, it can replace imported oil, can create American jobs.”

“I don't want to get into any politics about it but I just think if we are a nation that is all about expensive houses and affordable houses and not caring about people who are genuinely in need, then everything starts to fall apart.”

“I grew up at a time in Hawaii where there were trans women around, so there were visible role models for me. At the same time, as a low-income trans girl of color, there were so many things that I didn't have access to. I didn't have access to a great education. I didn't have access to affordable healthcare.”