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Fuck you, pulmonary fibrosis.

Also, fuck you, anyone who wants to limit access to healthcare.

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Immigrants are significantly more likely to start businesses - and make them succeed. We should welcome them. https://www.inc.com/magazine/201502/adam-bluestein/the-most-entrepreneurial-group-in-america-wasnt-b...

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Homebrew Website Club: May 31, 2017

Create or update your personal web site!

Location: Mozilla SF, 2 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA 94105

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Discussion around the independent web, and demos of personal websites and technology.

Join a community with like-minded interests. Bring friends that want a personal site, or are interested in a healthy, independent web!

Any questions? Ask in chat: http://indiewebcamp.com/irc/today#bottom

Optional quiet writing hour starts at 5:30.

More information: https://indieweb.org/events/2017-15-31-homebrew-website-club

Facebook copy of this event: https://www.facebook.com/events/693617677491856/

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Matter is hiring in both San Francisco and New York! Support entrepreneurs and institutions changing media for good. https://medium.com/matter-driven-narrative/join-matter-as-a-program-coordinator-help-change-media-fo...

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This is really cool: a set of human-centered design activities from 18F. https://methods.18f.gov/

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We're hiring! Come support a stronger democracy by changing media for good. Downside: you'll have to work with me. https://medium.com/matter-driven-narrative/join-matter-as-a-program-coordinator-help-change-media-fo...

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Medium just added video to series posts. I knew this was coming; really cool to see it released. https://blog.medium.com/press-play-now-you-can-add-videos-to-your-series-on-medium-303f1becef88

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The pangs of "here's what we should have done" are pretty strong for me wrt Known right now. Channeling that energy to new startups.

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More and more grant-funded internet freedom projects are moving to direct revenue. ChatSecure is the latest: https://chatsecure.org/blog/sustainable-open-source-starts-with-you/

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Replied to a post on werd.io :

I switched to 1Password for all my accounts last year. I have vaults for work, home, etc, on all my devices. You should use it; it's great.

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Crazy that it's necessary, but 1Password's new travel mode keeps your accounts safe as you cross borders. I'm loyal. https://blog.agilebits.com/2017/05/18/introducing-travel-mode-protect-your-data-when-crossing-border...

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Platforms like ZeroKit are theoretically great, but the code should be auditable to protect against backdoors. https://tresorit.com/zerokit

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Blockstack sounds great; decentralized names and certificates are a huge step forward in particular. Let's see. https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/05/23/blockstack-unveils-a-browser-for-the-decentralized...

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Bombing a room full of kids is sick. Impressed by the Manchester community rallying: Holiday Inn taking in kids, cabs giving free rides.

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The idea that services should be run for free with no business model bugs me. Easy to be sanctimonious when you don't care about reality.

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I've been very blockchain-skeptical. This podcast episode is helping to change my mind a bit: http://a16z.com/2017/05/19/congressional-blockchain-caucus/

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I'd missed this article about Facebook's campus. Interesting reading: what fosters creative productivity? http://go.theinformation.com/f8ff6ee6d714dece

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There's a lot to think about here, but in principle this seems like a good idea. Protect your users. https://twitter.com/datagrok/status/866312196225024000

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