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Interesting perspective. https://
Share this postI'm going to the #IndieWeb Summit in Portland next month. If you care about an independent web, you should too. http://
This is why I still think journalists should be posting on their own sites and only syndicating to Facebook. https://
Good thing Britain hasn't spent years trying to build a digital economy. I'm glad I'm not running a UK startup. http://
My worlds colliding: @Medium's new audio versions are powered by @MatterVC company @SpokenLayer. https://
Facebook and Twitter are not good organizing tools. Using them has led to a tactical freeze for many movements, says @zeynep. #nmvsummit
"Let's treat this as the emergency this is." Sobering words from @zeynep: if we don't seize the moment, we may never get it back. #nmvsummit
"The first opportunity to demonstrate teeth is a wave election in 2018." - @zeynep. And then it just gets harder from there. #nmvsummit
Tools like ResistBot make direct contact less powerful, says @zeynep. For a movement to succeed it must have teeth. #nmvsummit
"If this [historic moment] doesn't turn into political gains, the disillusionment sets in fast." We have a limited time to build. @zeynep
Super-privileged to get to see @zeynep speak. I have her book, which is vital reading for today's moment. #nmvsummit
Excited to be at the #NMVSummit today. So many amazing people in the room thinking about the future of media and democracy.
My personal laptop is finally dying. I'll probably get a MBP, but if anyone can recommend a Linux box with great battery life, I'm in.
Just passed a dude with a T-shirt that says "test.allTheThings()" and all I can think is that "allTheThings.test()" would be a better API.
I'm making it a personal mission to help people who work on open products for the benefit of society to be able to make a good living.
Astonishing; heartbreaking. https://
What is open source? Revisiting a piece I wrote last year. https://
Innovate on what's most core and important; don't create roadblocks to those goals by needlessly making your project weird in other areas.
Good people, doing something really important, beautifully. https://
I will say this: the movie about all this is going to be amazing. https://
Chrome is glitching for me in amazing ways this morning. On one hand, it's beautiful. On another, I live out of my browser, so frustrating.
The MP3 is officially, legally, dead. http://
Literally three episodes behind on Doctor Who. This has never happened to me before.
I love this story so much. The global ransomware attack was halted by a 22 year old who lives with his mum: https://
Did a little coding this morning. Felt good. It's been a while, which is still amazing to me.