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I like the idea of @bellingcat, but open source doesn't mean what they think it means. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1278239551/bellingcat

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The death penalty is an atrocity - if you're going to do it, own it. I agree with this dissent. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-na-nn-arizona-execution-kozinski-20140723-story.html

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I'm really blown away by the thinking and design behind @gdsteam. Wish we had something approaching it in the US.

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The feature-length opener to nu Who Season 8 will be shown in cinemas. Sold. http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/doctor-who-series-8-episode-1-to-be-screened-in-cinemas-ar...

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Reason magazine, libertarianism, the Koch brothers, and Holocaust denial. http://pando.com/2014/07/24/as-reasons-editor-defends-its-racist-history-heres-a-copy-of-its-holocau...

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@debs We really want to do that. Do you have some time next week maybe? Either at @mattervc or happy to come to you.

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It's been a busy summer at @withknown! If you're not a newsletter subscriber, here's what we've been up to: http://withknown.com/newsletters/20140724/web.html

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@kevinmarks @debs @timburks @baoch Turns out that a lot of the things that are useful for individuals are also useful for brands.

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I'm demoing Known at Matter this afternoon!

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Booking a full week in New York City, September 14-21. (Business - and pleasure, because I love what I do.)

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I'm demoing Known!

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Very sorry to be missing festivals season back in the 'Burgh. The city always bursts into diverse life. Take lots of pictures!

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Why I left newspapers: a succinct analysis of why the daily paper is dying. http://almightylink.ksablan.com/rebirth/why-i-left-newspapers/

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Genital mutilation is sick. Mutilating children for any reason must be condemned, loudly. http://gawker.com/isis-orders-iraqi-women-and-girls-to-undergo-genital-mu-1610092378

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I'm told the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony went full haggis. I'm going to need to find a recording somewhere.

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Every time I open my Google+ app, the same post by Larry Page about driverless cars is at the top. Algorithms.

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@davied @hjlcusters @ziemerink @hearwimpy Congratulations on @pleinoverheid's success! What a wonderful project.

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How Thousands Of Dutch Civil Servants Built A Virtual 'Government Square' For Online Collaboration http://www.forbes.com/sites/federicoguerrini/2014/07/22/how-thousands-of-dutch-civil-servants-built-... Spoiler: @elgg.

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@AlexHansonSmith Great post! I left a comment; we're really interested feedback from brands & agencies on @withknown, an indie web platform.

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ownCloud 7 is out and supports real-time document editing in your own space. That's huge! http://karlitschek.de/2014/07/owncloud-7-is-out/

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If anyone's wondering about the wider community I live and work in, there's this. http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/totally-excruciating-silicon-valley-problems

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I'm assuming Foursquare's shift is based on real data, but it makes me a little sad. Reorienting to be an acquisition target?

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@jlsuttles Check out @RockITCoLabs! We loved working from there.

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OH: "I feel like if we need a graph traversal algorithm to unpack our value prop, we might have a problem."

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