“I was around computers from birth; we had one of the first Macs, which...” — Aaron Swartz Quote

I was around computers from birth; we had one of the first Macs, which came out shortly before I was born, and my dad ran a company that wrote computer operating systems. I don't think I have any particular technical skills; I just got a really large head start.

I have developed my most meaningful relationships online. None of them live within driving distance. None of them are about my own age.

Nearly 75,000 Demand Progress members have urged Congress to fix the Patriot Act.

With the death of bin Laden, it's finally time for Congress to bring back the pre-9-11 legal norm, before we decided it was okay to toss out our civil liberties if the 'bad guys' were scary enough.

I watch virtually no TV. All my screen time is computer time for me. When I'm not doing that I'm reading or talking to my friends who I got to know through computers.

I'm not very technically minded. I mean, I don't know how to do e-mail on computers.

Computers make me totally blank out.

Gee, I am a complete Luddite when it comes to computers, I can barely log on!

It's interesting to see what people are saying about me. I like keep up with the latest rumors! A while back there was a rumor that I was going to do a film with Demi Moore about the takeover of Commodore computers!