"To punish people for possessing some sort of published work — whether 'child pornography' or 'terrorist information' or anything else — is simply wrong. And it regularly hurts the innocent."

"Years ago I saw a report claiming that, on one occasion, I had referred to the sole woman in the audience as 'the Virgin of Emacs.' The report portrayed this as persecution and misogyny, which were ce…"

"I've read that male dolphins try to have sex with humans, and female apes solicit sex from humans. What is wrong with giving them what they want, if that's what turns you on, or even just to gratify t…"

"Facebook is not your friend, it is a surveillance engine."

"The only way to have ethical software is to have free software."