open source software as activism - scale 18x | 18x · 2017-03-04 · california institute of...
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Dr. Christine Corbett [email protected]
California Institute of Technology
Open SourceSoftware As Activism
March 4, 2017
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
All software is political. Technology shapesthe course of our world and lines of codeare votes for a particular future.
Working on Signal iOS, 2013
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
we need more people to participate in thetechnologcal “do-ocracy.” we cannota↵ord to gerrymander.
Working on Signal iOS, 2013
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
more evidence of #immigration turmoil inscience: Prof unable to close hire of FrenchPostdoc with Iranian heritage b/c they hadother opt4:34 PM - 3 Mar 2017
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
more evidence of #immigration turmoil inscience: postdoc at Caltech choosing toleave US for another job early b/cimmigration uncertainty4:34 PM - 3 Mar 2017
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
Culture is more important than code, butcode shapes culture.
November, 2016
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
Choosing not to be political is not a choiceeveryone can make.
November, 2016
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
After being away for 1 year, so exciting tosee how many more friends I can talk to on#Signal @whispersystems
1:34 PM - 6 Dec 2016
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
We are in a post-truth society. If everyscientist/engineer behaved like this? Truthis not a function of number of views. Itexists.1:29 AM - 9 Nov 2016
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
I have not yet developed my position on@wikileaks. I have the cables, the internet,now where to start? where to finish?
5:31 AM - 4 Dec 2010
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
I like things thorough btw. before takingpositions on Middle East a↵airs, I spent 4years reading, studied Arabic, Hebrew,moved there 2x5:33 AM - 4 Dec 2010
@corbett
Pasadena, CA, Physics Postdoc
inclusive empowering in open source willpositively shape our social landscapemoving forward and change our politicallandscape11:00 AM - 4 Mar 2017