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Excited about my first Eurostar trip, not least because I'm going to talk about @withknown and the #indieweb at @Mozilla Paris on Dec 16!
Share this postOn the offchance: would anyone like to buy my London to Edinburgh return ticket, December 5-10? I'm still going, new dates, had to re-buy.
A cold, rainy day in Santa Rosa. There's something nice about that. No distractions; perfect for getting stuff done.
Our friends at the Creative Action Network have big discounts on prints this weekend. Support artists, causes: http://shop.thecreativeactionnetwork.com/
@veganstraightedge Oops; saw this too late. Was on the drive home with the fam; now back in Santa Rosa. Should be back soonish.
@danlyke We don't, and should. Will fix this weekend. In the meantime, feel free to email: ben@withknown.com
I don't do religion and I don't do patriotism, but for me, my family is both of those things and more.
My one purchase today: a donation to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Looking at the present isn't enough for a technology product. You need to imagine the future, what could be possible, and make it happen.
I was also horribly disappointed by Google+. Its ambition seemed tempered. I agree: "not Facebook" is not a mission.
"The future of digital identity should not be determined by one company." https://medium.com/@chrismessina/thoughts-on-google-8883844a9ca4
Black Friday; West LA; the Landmark; Hunger Games. May the odds be ever in our favor.
I have so much to be thankful for this year. You're one of them. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everybody.
"I'm so excited! I've always wanted to visit Los Angeles." Road trip is on!
Lots of people asking about setting up a site for their families to share holiday photos. Get yours, free: https://withknown.com/
At this point, I don't believe it's possible to be in favor of civil liberties and work with contextual advertising.
"We are only collecting the list of applications you have installed." https://support.twitter.com/articles/20172069/
Wearing all black today. Someone stopped me on the street to ask if I was a Minister. Said I acted like one. I don't know what to think.
Has anyone successfully used @tmobile roaming when traveling to the UK? Any pitfalls I should be aware of? (Mostly: will it bankrupt me?)
The EU says the right to be forgotten should apply worldwide. So dangerous. Imagine if this applied to books. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/27/technology/right-to-be-forgotten-should-be-extended-beyond-europe-...
Shrinking our information to context-free soundbites is what we should be avoiding in our media, not celebrating.