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There are *plenty* of people in America who don't think we should defund Planned Parenthood. I give them money every month. #gopdebate
Share this post"The criminalization of Christianity" is a nasty phrase that suggests your personal religion is above the law. It never is. #gopdebate
Rand Paul is coming across as pretty reasonable. Just shows that context is key. #gopdebate
Jesus. Carly Fiorina just ripped off the friendly facade of the debate and told their truth - and it's terrifying. #GOPdebate #CNNdebate
"I'm trying to bring conservative change" pretty much cuts to the core of how much content there is in this debate. #cnndebate
The News app in iOS 9 is a tidy little reader. But uh oh: it's annoying when articles ask you to read on the website. By design, I'm sure.
1. The keyboard is finally clear.
2. Photos have a "Selfie" folder.
3. "Find my friends" is Latitude circa 2009, no?
4. Nice font.
#ios9
Kind of hoping iOS 9 is more stable than its download / installation process.
Middle school kids hanging out in Starbucks at lunchtime, encouraging each other to listen to Chocolate Rain. Ah, to be young again.
I had so many friends who built devices, made explosions, mucked around with chemistry and electronics. It's how you learn. #istandwithahmed
If you missed it: Ahmed Mohamed, a Dallas teenager, was arrested for building a clock. This is a good summary: http://popehat.com/2015/09/16/willful-paranoia-the-classic-excuse-for-willful-paranoia-istandwithahm...
To be fair, clocks are a constant reminder of our mortality, second by second, and that *is* pretty terrifying. #istandwithahmed
I've bought two sets of cast iron pans in my life, and you'll have to pry this set from my cold, dead hands. #hoblife
Programming thing I worked hard to get right in Known but a lot of frameworks miss: an action (eg logging out) is never a GET request.
I prefer the "hey, want to go to the pub?" thing to the "hey, want to grab a coffee?" thing. You can take the boy out of Scotland etc etc.
My friend @nicolepank sent me this: "Do we really want to make contact with meat?" http://www.terrybisson.com/page6/page6.html
Hollywood learns From Silicon Valley and makes half a billion dollars: https://overcast.fm/+BP5-TCG6M #podcast
Startups aren't always what they seem. We've made more money in 2015 than Leap, on a fraction of the investment: http://www.businessinsider.com/leap-declares-bankruptcy-2015-9
Best. Twitter bot. Ever. https://twitter.com/FavThingsBot
Here's another post on unbundling: https://medium.com/@peterrojas/why-publishers-don-t-care-yet-that-the-mobile-web-is-so-awful-5884fc2...
A list of buzzwords you should never use in a pitch (or anywhere else). I particularly agree with "visionary". http://www.inc.com/ben-parr/the-list-of-buzzwords-you-should-never-use-in-a-pitch.html
Federalist is a new platform for efficient, responsive, static federal websites. https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/09/15/federalist-platform-launch/ #indieweb
Feeds are the new gateway to the web - for commerce, content and all our discussions. http://werd.io/2015/meet-the-future-of-online-commerce---and-the-future