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@jgmac1106 @ganeumann Also, infrastructure and people have value in edu; software doesn't, really. Interesting to dig into why.

@jgmac1106 @ganeumann The major issue for us was that educators don't want to pay for software. Fine, but hard to make a business that way!

@jgmac1106 For now @ganeumann is on point. Changing internal edu funding / purchasing dynamics is not an entrepreneur's job.

@jimgroom Aww, I used to live round the corner from that. Memories.

Further: I was brought up to be anti-fashion not because it's "feminine", but because it's inherently separating and elitist.

@digisim iPhone 6 Plus. I think it's probably a sad database under the hood.

@buster Singing. Making friends in rooms full of strangers.

@abrams As @benbrown said, it's about contextual information and loss of friction. If command line is an analogy at all, think piping.

@ryanlawler And - crucially - why does everything freaking shut at 10pm?

@holden Totally in-scope, actually! I wish I'd gone to YearlyKos.

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".

@mapkyca Those ideas have been challenged for centuries. Further debate doesn't add anything except sunlight to his platform.

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