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Pop culture isn't an irrelevance; it's the wallpaper to peoples' lives. It can't be ignored - and so much of it is lovely.

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We need open models, not just open data: http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/11/we-need-open-models-not-just-open-data.html /by @mikeloukides

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"Innovation is not brilliant flashes of individual insight but collective learning through social networks." http://jarche.com/2014/11/innovation-is-a-network-activity/

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@yoz Episode 2 is one of my favorite episodes of science fiction TV ever.

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I've been ruminating on this for a while. Considering moving from my .io domain. What do you think? https://gigaom.com/2014/06/30/the-dark-side-of-io-how-the-u-k-is-making-web-domain-profits-from-a-sh...

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@activefree "But I *can't* take care of myself: I'm running a startup ..."

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I got a fever, and the only prescription is ... well, probably some zinc, perhaps some herbal tea, and a nice lie down. Ugh.

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Installing @Firefox Developer Edition right now. This looks like it could change my life: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/

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@SenTedCruz Why do you want to hurt your state's Internet startups? This is an anti-innovation, anti-business stance.

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In case you missed it, I went deep on our business model, our ambitions, and our plans: https://medium.com/building-an-open-startup/the-next-step-on-a-grand-adventure-7ddfb7aebf4b

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Hey, data's gonna date.

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Replied to a post on erinjo.is :

Beautiful!

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I'm demoing Known this morning!

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@AmyStephen This is what the web *should* be excellent at. But vendors need to better understand the mechanics of abuse.

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Was surfing UK hip hop on Spotify and found my way to .. this. What. http://youtu.be/24Ir0qp5obg

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I wish I could get away with an email voice like Cards Against Humanity's.

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Fallen into a routine where I cook lunch for myself every morning. Rewarding, peaceful - and I've never eaten so much kale in my life.

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Obama wants the FCC to reclassify the Internet as a utility. I strongly agree. http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/10/7185933/fcc-should-reclassify-internet-as-utility-obama-says

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@davidmead I particularly enjoyed Bonnie Langford's long overdue cameo and the song at the end.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer isn't the kind of show you can come back and rewatch a decade later, it turns out. It's almost as if I'm not 21.

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Doctor Who finale was brilliant; possibly the best of the last nine years. Made good on some long-running themes and was totally gripping.

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Considering writing a post about Known Pro as a community platform: share posts, notes, media with up to 200 members on a private site.

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