America deserves universal healthcare. It works, and will save the average family thousands of dollars a year. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-announces-health-care-plan-ahead-debate
NBC News highlighting pro-Clinton, anti-Sanders tweets during breaks in the #demdebate. Whether intentional or not, it feels biased.
@coreyhaines It passed the "it's cheaper to buy a new car than fix it" threshold. So: new car. I would prefer I didn't need one, but *shrug*
Ode to my 96 Dodge Caravan:
275K miles
& sticky doors;
Who needs AC anyway?
Farewell, old friend
May your brakes squeak well
In Heaven.
Where should I be in San Francisco tonight? I'm showing around a friend and I'm stuck for non-bar suggestions.
@frankbonsal I fully understand that state of mind ;) We've done lots of research and prototyping to refine and validate the "who".
@frankbonsal ... And there's a big missing piece we'll *definitely* do that for.
@frankbonsal We covered some of that in "why", but I think you're right: going deep on why people use it and wait it is important. Okay!
After "why we built Known" & "how we built Known", I'm looking forward to writing "who built Known": probably the most important of the set.
Some dancers from the Mud Water Ballet did a guerilla performance on my BART car. I see these dancers often, but have a new appreciation of what they're trying to do. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1811968994/mud-water-a-groundbreaking-street-dance-theater-ex
I loved living in Britain. It was an amazing place to grow up. But it feels like the Tories are set on undermining what makes it special.
I'm personally offended by this UK immigration legislation, which would have seen my mother deported. Evil. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-urged-to-rethink-new-35000-earnings-thresh...
0.0% of Icelanders under 25 believe God created the world. http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/00-icelanders-25-years-or-younger-believe-god-created-world-new-p...
This assessment has been going around technical circles for a while, but worth repeating: Bitcoin is toast. https://medium.com/@octskyward/the-resolution-of-the-bitcoin-experiment-dabb30201f7#.yrnr6p797
@michaelbyrne Very different. I was trying to make a joke about how this in particular looks like the kind of thing put on for a dictator.
Turns out America and North Korea aren't that different after all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRfP_TEQ-g
51% of US adults say social media profiling is not acceptable to them (but 71% use Facebook). http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/01/14/privacy-and-information-sharing/
I'm on board with @biz's approach to work. Designing for the long term. https://medium.com/the-biz-stone-collection/the-jelly-approach-to-work-c2ca9aedea0c#.i3unwrz0y
I'm very sorry to hear about Alan Rickman. Another person whose talents I thought we'd get to enjoy for decades. Cancer is awful.
A vital conversation that affects all of technology hasn't been happening - until now. https://medium.com/@nayafia/how-i-stumbled-upon-the-internet-s-biggest-blind-spot-b9aa23618c58#.ph0x...
By the way, if you have questions about Known decisions, or if I didn't cover something you're curious about, do ask! https://medium.com/building-an-open-startup/how-we-built-known-e1f1f8f0b0d0#.kwpw7a8mj
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