If only there was a way to share portions of the #indieweb audio newsletter ... cc @jimpick
Desirability: will the dog eat the dogfood?
Viability: will the dog hunt?
Feasibility: can we build the dog?
Selfdogfood: the dog is you.
#indieweb
*looks at watch*
*is not wearing Apple Watch*
"Alexa, what time i--"
*is in hotel room*
1. What have I become?
2. It's only a matter of time before our personal Siris / Alexas follow us everywhere.
I really like watching TV shows and movies. I'm not at all a fan of having to cast from my phone (hi, Chromecast), or HDMI a laptop (ugh).
Flying to PDX tonight for IndieWeb Summit 2017. Looking forward to meeting folks and discussing an independent web. https://
I suspect I think more than most people about end of life planning. Life Folder is making it easier: https://
Journalists work long hours and have a poor work / life balance. All jobs should let people have lives. http://
New Media Ventures has become such an important force for good. Delighted to have met many of these startups. http://
If you need technical leadership mentoring, Jean Hsu has you covered. http://
That language invented by AI bots is ... not quite Blade Runner. https://
Ferdinand the Bull is a pacifist classic that was praised by Gandhi and banned by both Franco and Hitler. It was one of my favorites as a child, will be one of the first books I read to my hypothetical children, and it deserves a much, much, much better movie than this looks like it will be. https://
Such a smart analysis of the Amazon / Whole Foods deal. https://
"Imagine my horror at discovering that the United States is more calcified by class than Britain." So much yes: https://
I found this interview with the founder of Five Guys to be really touching. Nice Father's Day listening. https://
Driving up to see my dad for Father's Day, and feeling lucky that (1) I can do this, (2) he's my dad.
"Why not make purpose the competitive advantage?" I know many startups that agree. Great piece from Ted Rheingold: https://
Hmm. Someone just emailed me enquiring about buying http://
If you've been wondering what I've been doing for the last five months - what all those late nights and early mornings were about - this explains everything. I'm so lucky to work with these amazing individuals, and incredible ventures.
Introducing Matter Seven. I could not be prouder to support them.
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TFW you've kept up one particularly big, heavy ball, and you glance around to see lots of smaller balls strewn around you. Gathering up.
I guess Apple does care after all. "Podcasters don't get analytics" is finally answered in its next podcasting app: https://
Nigeria has the world's second largest film industry (Hollywood is third). This remake of Purple Rain looks amazing. http://
France is giving climate change researchers up to €1.5M to relocate and work in a more supportive environment. https://
I can't believe I get to work with the people I do. I'm so in awe with everyone, and could not be more happy.
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