悼念艾伦施瓦茨
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段,在考研英语中占了40分,所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读,快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="Obituary">Obituary</span> 逝者 <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Swartz">Swartz</span> 艾伦施瓦茨 <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Swartz">Swartz</span>, <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programmer">programmer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="activist">activist</span>,<span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 11<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="aged">aged</span> 26 艾伦施瓦茨,计算机程序员、活动家,1月11日自杀身亡,享年26岁 <span word="SMALL">SMALL</span>, <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="cluttered">cluttered</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Swartz">Swartz</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="spenthunched">spenthunched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="MacBook">MacBook</span> <span word="Pro">Pro</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="sighted">sighted</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="grazing">grazing</span> <span word="thescreen">thescreen</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="litter">litter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snaking">snaking</span> <span word="cables">cables</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="drives">drives</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heady">heady</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2005 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasdeveloping">wasdeveloping</span> <span word="Reddit">Reddit</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="bulletin">bulletin</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="foundersshared">foundersshared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Somerville">Somerville</span>, <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cupboard">cupboard</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="acupboardan">acupboardan</span> <span word="unlocked">unlocked</span> <span word="wiring">wiring</span> <span word="cupboard">cupboard</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="stuffthat">stuffthat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>2010 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="surreptitiously">surreptitiously</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span>, <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plugged">plugged</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="thecomputer">thecomputer</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>. 狭小、幽暗、凌乱的空间,在艾伦施瓦茨的生命中担当着重要角色。他会成天抱着自己的高端苹果笔记本猫在卧室里,身边全是缠杂的线缆和散乱的硬盘。由于近视,他的眼睛几乎快要贴到屏幕上,于是他曾问自己:笔记本的屏幕为何不与眼睛在同一水平线?2005年是让他沉醉的日子:现在网上最热门的公告板<span word="Reddit">Reddit</span>,就是他和其他三位创始人一道在那年开发的。那时,他们在麻省的萨默维尔市合住一套房子,而施瓦茨就睡在一个板柜里。2010年10月,同样也是在一个板柜里,他偷偷地在一个盒子下面藏了一台笔记本:那是一个没有上锁的配线柜,被一名流浪者当作了储物间;从这里,施瓦茨的笔记本径直接入了麻省理工大学的电脑网络。 <span word="His">His</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="download">download</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="archive">archive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="journalscalled">journalscalled</span> <span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="subscription">subscription</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="libraries">libraries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>. <span word="Thatwas">Thatwas</span> <span word="morally">morally</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="available">available</span>,<span word="free">free</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="absurdly">absurdly</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="librarynetwork">librarynetwork</span>; <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hack">hack</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="script">script</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="keepgrabbing">keepgrabbing</span>.<span word="py">py</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span> 4.8<span word="m">m</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>. <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="timeafter">timeafter</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="outwitted">outwitted</span> <span word="them">them</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="resort">resort</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="plugged">plugged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thecupboard">thecupboard</span>. 他的目的,是要从学术期刊存储系统<span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span>上尽量多下载些内容。<span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span>只对付费图书馆和院校机构开放,而这在他看来有违道义:毕竟其中的知识往往都是公共资助的成果,所以必须向所有人免费开放。而且,开放这些信息的方法简单得离谱:他已能进入图书馆的网络,因此没有必要使用黑客手段;所以他只是调用了一个名为<span word="keepgrabbing">keepgrabbing</span>.<span word="py">py</span>的脚本,就让480万篇文章脱离了<span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span>的禁锢,如此骇人的速度令该系统几近崩溃。麻省理工曾试图阻止他,却被他一次次地智胜。随后,他将藏在柜中的笔记本接入了网络,以此作为最后一着。 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span>; <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="form">form</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2006 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="cataloguing">cataloguing</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="bythe">bythe</span> <span word="Library">Library</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="steeply">steeply</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="OpenLibrary">OpenLibrary</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2009 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wormed">wormed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="access">access</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PACER">PACER</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="whichcontains">whichcontains</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="records">records</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="libraries">libraries</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="downloaded">downloaded</span> 19.9<span word="mpages">mpages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="uploaded">uploaded</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="waseasy">waseasy</span>: <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="elegant">elegant</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="perl">perl</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. 他在这方面有过前科,而且次数不少。2006年,他拿到了国会图书馆的书目数据;这些信息往往需要高额费用方可获取,但却被他免费放到了公共图书馆上。2009年,他又在几家公立图书馆中,设法进入了<span word="PACER">PACER</span>系统的免费试用服务;该系统存有所有电子版的联邦法庭记录,他下载了其中的1990万页,并在有人可以阻止之前,上传到了云网络。这次行动同样易如反掌:他只用了精巧的<span word="Perl">Perl</span>语言,就将文档拿到了手。 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liberate">liberate</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 12<span word="or">or</span> 13<span word="a">a</span> <span word="plump">plump</span>, <span word="bookish">bookish</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>-<span word="company">company</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veryearly">veryearly</span> <span word="Mac">Mac</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="denhe">denhe</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="theinfo">theinfo</span>.<span word="org">org</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="wasgoing">wasgoing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="website">website</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasworking">wasworking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Berners">Berners</span>-<span word="Lee">Lee</span>, <span word="creator">creator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="web">web</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Semantic">Semantic</span> <span word="Web">Web</span> <span word="toimprove">toimprove</span> <span word="data">data</span>-<span word="sharing">sharing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="RSS">RSS</span> 1.0 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>. <span word="Hehelped">Hehelped</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Creative">Creative</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="licensing">licensing</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span>. 编写程序,以让信息自由这似乎就是他一直从事的工作。十二三岁时,施瓦茨还是个胖乎乎的小书虫,有个在电脑公司当老总的父亲,还有小屋里的一台古董苹果机。那时,包罗世间知识的维基百科还未问世,他就已经创建了一个同类网站:<span word="theinfo">theinfo</span>.<span word="org">org</span>。仅约一年之后,他又联手互联网之父蒂姆伯纳斯李,发起了语义网项目来促进数据共享;同时,他还开发了用于视频和资讯传播的<span word="RSS">RSS</span> 1.0规则。此外,他还协助创立了知识共享,这一项目同样简化了版权的授权。 <span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worldthat">worldthat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="freer">freer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="progressive">progressive</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ofStanford">ofStanford</span>, <span word="educating">educating</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="prodigious">prodigious</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="mostlyphilosophy">mostlyphilosophy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asperfectionist">asperfectionist</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="messy">messy</span>-<span word="haired">haired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="shaven">shaven</span>, <span word="theshy">theshy</span> <span word="nerd">nerd</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="look">look</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span>, <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="grin">grin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="manout">manout</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="head">head</span>. 这一切原本可以让他发笔大财,但施瓦茨对此并无兴趣。他想要的是一个更加美好、更加自由、更加进步的世界。他没有念完中学,此后又从斯坦福辍学。他的自学途径是阅读大量的书籍,多半是哲学书。他结交了一些朋友,又和他们吵得面红耳赤,因为他们无法像他一样追求完美。他会带着乱蓬蓬的头发和没刮净的胡子出现在聚会上,看上去像个痴迷技术的书呆子;但深邃的目光,以及突然绽放、充满自信的笑容,却正是一个试图倒转乾坤的青年所有。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Reddit">Reddit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cond">Cond</span> <span word="Nast">Nast</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="relocation">relocation</span> <span word="toan">toan</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span>. <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="asunexciting">asunexciting</span>. <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="everythingavailable">everythingavailable</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="elites">elites</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="censored">censored</span>.<span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Guerrilla">Guerrilla</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="Access">Access</span> <span word="Manifesto">Manifesto</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2008, <span word="andwar">andwar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stealth">stealth</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="underground">underground</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span>. <span word="In">In</span>2011 <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fiercer">fiercer</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stop">Stop</span> <span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="Piracy">Piracy</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2012 <span word="no">no</span> <span word="oneprouder">oneprouder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="proclaim">proclaim</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. 2006年,<span word="Reddit">Reddit</span>被康泰纳仕集团收购,施瓦茨从中获利颇丰。不过,搬到办公室后的生活让他苦闷不已。谷歌邀请他加盟,但他以工作乏味为由拒绝。政治运动成了他的热爱:他希望看到,所有信息都可以在网上免费获取,没有什么能被上流人士或企业财阀阻隔,也没有什么会遭到审查。正如他2008年的《开放存取的游击宣言》一文所言,信息即是权力,网络互联的自由需要暗地里秘密的地下斗争。他的声音,在2011年抵制《禁止网络盗版法案》的运动中最为激烈,而在2012年宣布该法案倒毙时也最为自豪。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cupboardfor">cupboardfor</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="on">on</span> 13 <span word="counts">counts</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="andtheft">andtheft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 35 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>. <span word="Thecharges">Thecharges</span>, <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="disproportionate">disproportionate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span>;<span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="chastened">chastened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="evenopened">evenopened</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="domain">domain</span> <span word="archive">archive</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="theft">theft</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="theft">theft</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span>. 然而<span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span>一事,却让他深陷困境。在回去取配线柜中的笔记本时,他被警方拘捕。一位联邦检察官对他提起13项指控,其中包括电信欺诈和信息窃取。此案原本定于今年春天开庭,届时他将面临最高35年的牢狱。但与他的行为相比,这些指控实在过重。况且,麻省理工和<span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span>都已同他和解,而<span word="JSTOR">JSTOR</span>甚至开放了部分公共领域的内容。然而检方表示,盗窃毕竟是盗窃。 <span word="Darkness">Darkness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span> 从黑暗通向光明 <span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="oppressed">oppressed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="heurged">heurged</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weblog">weblog</span>; <span word="Embrace">Embrace</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="failings">failings</span>. <span word="Lean">Lean</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="totake">totake</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="Migraines">Migraines</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="hisscalp">hisscalp</span>; <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="streaks">streaks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="painrunning">painrunning</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Books">Books</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="blogs">blogs</span> <span word="didn">didn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liein">liein</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="off">off</span>. 因为这一切,本已抑郁多年的施瓦茨更是不堪负重。虽然他曾恳请自己博客的读者要振作起来,不要灰心、要拥抱失败、要不畏痛苦,但自己却很难接受同样的建议。他不断地生病,同时饱受着几种病痛的折磨:偏头痛有如刀割,身体也像着了火。而且他大多数时候都很忧伤,这忧伤就如阵阵病痛,侵蚀着他的全身。书籍、朋友、哲学甚至博客都无济于事;他只想躺在床上,关上所有的灯光。 <span word="In">In</span> 2002 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="longas">longas</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contents">contents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hishard">hishard</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="available">available</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="deleted">deleted</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="withheld">withheld</span>, <span word="nothingsecret">nothingsecret</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="for">for</span>; <span word="all">all</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>. 2002年时,施瓦茨就在网上为自己安排了身后事。在他看来,寄身墓室没什么大不了,只要可以接触氧气,只要没有污泥覆顶,只要自己硬盘上所有的内容都向公众开放没有丝毫删节,没有丝毫保留,没有任何秘密,也没有任何资费。所有信息都坦露于天光之下,一如世间万物应有之态。 词语解释 1.<span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> 自杀;自寻了断 <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="nip">nip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span>. 你老爸我会咬舌自尽的。 <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="commitsuicide">commitsuicide</span>. 所以,我无法理解那些轻生的人。 2.<span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> 有权使用 <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="supercharge">supercharge</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span>的车主可以在其为数不多的超级充电站免费充电。 <span word="And">And</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>? 我是不是提到了获得融资渠道这一点? 3.<span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> 需要 <span word="That">That</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>! 别的什么都不用做! <span word="We">We</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconceive">reconceive</span> <span word="careers">careers</span>. 我们真的需要重新审视我们的职业状况。 4.<span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> 建立;准备; 安排 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>. 学生们还成立了辩论队。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="french">french</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span>-<span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>. 法国政府设立了一个主权财富基金。</p>
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