In honor of Aaron, I put together this website. I'm selling some commemorative t-shirts with all the proceeds going to his favorite charity. He was truly changing the world and I was lucky to work with him. http://store.markbelinsky.com
~Mark --* @mbelinsky <https://twitter.com/mbelinsky> | markbelinsky.com<https://markbelinsky.com>| phone: +1-347-466-9327 | skype: markontheline * On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Joshua Cohen <[email protected]> wrote: > Reif is a very good person. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 14, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Nadim Kobeissi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's worth nothing that Reif is new to being MIT President; most of > > this happened under the reign of Susan Hockfield. > > > > NK > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Kate Krauss <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A note from the president of MIT: > >> > >> To the members of the MIT community: > >> > >> Yesterday we received the shocking and terrible news that on Friday in > New > >> York, Aaron Swartz, a gifted young man well known and admired by many > in the > >> MIT community, took his own life. With this tragedy, his family and his > >> friends suffered an inexpressible loss, and we offer our most profound > >> condolences. Even for those of us who did not know Aaron, the trail of > his > >> brief life shines with his brilliant creativity and idealism. > >> > >> Although Aaron had no formal affiliation with MIT, I am writing to you > now > >> because he was beloved by many members of our community and because MIT > >> played a role in the legal struggles that began for him in 2011. > >> > >> I want to express very clearly that I and all of us at MIT are extremely > >> saddened by the death of this promising young man who touched the lives > of > >> so many. It pains me to think that MIT played any role in a series of > events > >> that have ended in tragedy. > >> > >> I will not attempt to summarize here the complex events of the past two > >> years. Now is a time for everyone involved to reflect on their actions, > and > >> that includes all of us at MIT. I have asked Professor Hal Abelson to > lead a > >> thorough analysis of MIT's involvement from the time that we first > perceived > >> unusual activity on our network in fall 2010 up to the present. I have > asked > >> that this analysis describe the options MIT had and the decisions MIT > made, > >> in order to understand and to learn from the actions MIT took. I will > share > >> the report with the MIT community when I receive it. > >> > >> I hope we will all reach out to those members of our community we know > who > >> may have been affected by Aaron's death. As always, MIT Medical is > available > >> to provide expert counseling, but there is no substitute for personal > >> understanding and support. > >> > >> With sorrow and deep sympathy, > >> > >> L. Rafael Reif > >> > >> VIA > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > -- > > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >
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