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@GovernorPataki Why do you have such disrespect for the Constitution?

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@brianstelter In addition to @Haje's kind recommendation, seek out @mattervc and @coreyford.

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I think it's about time for another trip "home" to Oxford and Edinburgh.

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@srobalino It completely is. I'm just trying to make the point that you have full control if you own the website.

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Yes! @fredwilson proposes trickle-up economics: http://avc.com/2015/09/trickle-up-economics/

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As CEO of HP, Fiorina participated in a surveillance program because she felt it was her duty. Related: I don't give HP any money, ever.

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Some offices have a swear jar. I have a misplaced apostrophe jar, and now I have to pay the piper.

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@ShaneHudson @Snowden One benefit of using @withknown on your own server is you are effectively proxying to sites like Twitter. No tracking.

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Mr @Snowden, if you would like to publish on a site under your control and syndicate to sites like Twitter, we would be delighted to help.

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Apple is competing on user privacy and using encryption in creative ways. Awesome to see! http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/29/apple-blows-up-the-concept-of-a-privacy-policy/

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If you're thinking about buying 25m of unconsciousness for $20, I'll gladly punch you in the face for $15. http://www.dozesf.com/

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@njweber83 No, but the idea of a man as the breadwinner in the family is one that belongs in the 1950s

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I applaud @paulg for speaking out about Richard Glossip & the death penalty, and agree: it's fundamentally unjust. http://pg.posthaven.com/the-case-of-richard-glossip

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@TheDavidJohnson Definitely! The key is their laser focus on supporting businesses. It's awesome to see.

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Acquia just raised a $55m Series G (!), essentially holding off an IPO because private money is easier. http://www.betaboston.com/news/2015/09/28/web-software-seller-acquia-raises-55-million-staying-priva...

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Yo @Medium, any chance you'll be announcing either a publish API or a way to build audience from your own site on October 7?

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A simple, powerful short film about racism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTcSVQJ2h8g

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There's nothing evil about owning or making money from the things you make. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't have your interests at heart.

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By making creative output - writing, music, software - free, we are transferring power to a handful of intellectual property owners.

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The core of the industrial revolution was a transfer of power away from distributed communities to a handful of industrialists.

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In the 17-1800s, common land was taken from communities; without a way to live independently, they became industrial factory workers.

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