@abrams As @benbrown said, it's about contextual information and loss of friction. If command line is an analogy at all, think piping.
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@ryanlawler And - crucially - why does everything freaking shut at 10pm?
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@holden Totally in-scope, actually! I wish I'd gone to YearlyKos.
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So here's another one: "trying to build a business with an open source platform for individuals is a stupid waste of time and money".
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@mapkyca Those ideas have been challenged for centuries. Further debate doesn't add anything except sunlight to his platform.
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@mapkyca Which is what's happening here, because many, many people did exactly that.
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@mapkyca So I'm okay with saying I won't go somewhere that gives a platform to a man who believes the Jews are conspiring to run the world.
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@mapkyca And in response to that, it's perfectly reasonable to say "I'm not coming to your conference".
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@mapkyca I agree with that. Here the contortions are blatantly because the organizers sympathize. It's farcical.
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@mapkyca Words can be violence too. Private spaces don't need to allow all viewpoints, and actual Nazism isn't just another opinion.
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@mapkyca Not sure I agree; I feel comfortable with the idea of not letting white supremacists speak at events with diverse audiences.
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@mwichary That's nothing. My keyboard goes up to 11.
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@funnymonkey I think both 1 and 3. It's hard, and the motivation to change isn't big enough. People say they care; have ennui in practice.
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@smc90 That would be incredibly kind. East bay is the most useful for me.
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@yoz I've done from time to time, but it's always started as just one tweet. Never planned. Digital equivalent of "... and another thing!"
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@erinjo I've been told coffee day isn't for another six months and it's actually beer day. I'm down.
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Well this ain't no commute party
'Cause we're all crammed on like sardines
And I don't think I'll commute this way agaiiiiiin
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Rogue One looks brilliant; I enjoyed The Force Awakens. Neither would have happened without the rereleases & The Phantom Menace.
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@kylewmahan One of the things I really like about #indieweb is that it's about making new things for the future.
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@jgmac1106 Or: virtual classrooms with porous walls.
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@jgmac1106 Learning where the materials and platforms are shareable and the learner retains ownership over their work.
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@sashadebuyl What's the cake velocity at @scottishbktrust these days? I'm guessing one every three days.
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