Ftrain, by Paul Ford

October 2018

Oct 31, 2018

Depends. Could see it with very specific controllers and...

@shabbychef Depends. Could see it with very specific controllers and SSDs and backup systems. If it's spinning rust with solid hardware and RAID, should be more like 300k? It's a very custom space with lots of variables. You could build a low performance high risk cluster for like $25k.
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Oct 31, 2018

Karen...you're about to learn something...surprising...about...

@karenmcgrane @510home @djacobs Karen...you're about to learn something...surprising...about David. Good. Not bad. Just...surprising.
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Oct 31, 2018

Oh also I love to browse for book lots on eBay.

Oh also I love to browse for book lots on eBay.
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Oct 31, 2018

What nervous nerd thing do you do to relax and forget our...

What nervous nerd thing do you do to relax and forget our contemporary disaster? I like to price out a petabyte of storage.
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Oct 31, 2018

that was basement bin

@kevboh that was basement bin
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Oct 31, 2018

i'm going to need you to read this out loud at the all-hands

@kevboh i'm going to need you to read this out loud at the all-hands
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Oct 31, 2018

Im just gonna keep it until my bus comes.

@tressiemcphd Im just gonna keep it until my bus comes.
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Oct 30, 2018

At the end, for the interview with @ginatrapani, we...

At the end, for the interview with @ginatrapani, we recorded a day later and I was extremely hung over for the first time in MANY YEARS and so my voice drops about two octaves at 29:00.
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Oct 30, 2018

We interviewed all the leadership of @PostlightStudio on...

We interviewed all the leadership of @PostlightStudio on the podcast and they are all very pure and I love them. postlight.com/...
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Oct 30, 2018

That looks like a lot before 9

@patbits That looks like a lot before 9
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Oct 30, 2018

Patrick good luck

@patbits Patrick good luck
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Oct 30, 2018

Wow bot you nailed it.

Wow bot you nailed it.
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Oct 29, 2018

RIP the ratio https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/105686088...

RIP the ratio twitter.com/...
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Oct 29, 2018

SON: You gave her more butter! ME: Just take a piece of...

SON: You gave her more butter!

ME: Just take a piece of butter so it's fair.

DAUGHTER: I LICKED ALL OF THEM.
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Oct 28, 2018

The pizza like life is in the shape of a circle

@dphiffer The pizza like life is in the shape of a circle
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Oct 27, 2018

Has ever a word been more cruelly overtaken by corporations...

Has ever a word been more cruelly overtaken by corporations than “fulfillment”?
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Oct 26, 2018

the worst are the ghosts of bedbugs, they're tiny and...

@emilynussbaum the worst are the ghosts of bedbugs, they're tiny and they're everywhere
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Oct 26, 2018

but patrick i like pop sockets

@patbits but patrick i like pop sockets
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Oct 26, 2018

It's Hallowe'en now. https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/10558...

It's Hallowe'en now. twitter.com/...
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Oct 26, 2018

I keep thinking about how flawless this was....

I keep thinking about how flawless this was. twitter.com/...
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Oct 25, 2018

if the lemonheads could program it would have been an array...

if the lemonheads could program it would have been an array about shame
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Oct 25, 2018

I started doing this with the Quora stuff and it really...

@modernserf I started doing this with the Quora stuff and it really adds up. A lot of it is also talks and various videos about "future of the interface." There's also: mprove.de/...
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Oct 25, 2018

I could be 30% more productive if I didn't have to log into...

I could be 30% more productive if I didn't have to log into everything all the time.
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Oct 23, 2018

If you are a news outlet you may license this photo for...

If you are a news outlet you may license this photo for $500. twitter.com/...
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Oct 23, 2018

If you are a news outlet you may license this photo for...

If you are a news outlet you may license this photo for $500. twitter.com/...
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Oct 23, 2018

A scammer with a Queens accent just called pretending to be...

A scammer with a Queens accent just called pretending to be affiliated with Google and telling me my “online business listings had a problem.” I told him I only transact business online and asked what site I should visit, and he said “googlelistingssupport.biz.xn--ivg It was wonderful.
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Oct 23, 2018

sweet! https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/1054840558487773184...

sweet! twitter.com/...
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Oct 23, 2018

After this podcast @richziade and I just sort of looked at...

After this podcast @richziade and I just sort of looked at each other and went, well I guess that's what it's like to have your act together. twitter.com/...
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Oct 22, 2018

i had to google it BUT i already knew patrick's a genius

@lrb23 @patbits i had to google it BUT i already knew patrick's a genius
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Oct 22, 2018

Sigh. In these complicated times I like to keep everything...

@livlab Sigh. In these complicated times I like to keep everything basically PG even after the fact, a policy that resulted in zero Twitter pickles.
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Oct 22, 2018

It's all just dads doing their best on here.

@ianadelman It's all just dads doing their best on here.
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Oct 22, 2018

We got a new printer at work and I'm so excited. It's...

We got a new printer at work and I'm so excited. It's color, wireless, a copier, and it faxes, plus it has a touchscreen, 28PPMBW. Almost a reamsworth in the tray. Plus 600x600 dpi. I am the only person left alive who feels this way about printers. Also I print 23 pages a year.
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Oct 22, 2018

Oh interesting. I'll go digging around.

@textfiles Oh interesting. I'll go digging around.
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Oct 22, 2018

It'd be hard to enforce but I also wonder if there were an...

It'd be hard to enforce but I also wonder if there were an incentive structure other than the implied thread/contract structure. For example, software that runs in non-green centers is limited to a certain number of operations; green is unlimited.
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Oct 22, 2018

I wonder if you could license your code so that it can only...

I wonder if you could license your code so that it can only run in data centers powered by renewable energy.
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Oct 22, 2018

Of course I want links!

@fadopapi Of course I want links!
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Oct 21, 2018

If you like me are having trouble sleeping just search your...

If you like me are having trouble sleeping just search your music streaming service for the word "adagio" and then your favorite musical instrument for an instant trip to slumberland. "Adagio organ" is good, "strings" obviously, but also saxophone (rough), tuba (amazing), oboe...
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Oct 21, 2018

It's just straight up eugenics in a package of hate. If the...

It's just straight up eugenics in a package of hate. If the Democrats roll over they're telling me the government has the right to measure my son's dick.
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Oct 21, 2018

The government is going to do genetic tests to see what...

The government is going to do genetic tests to see what kind of citizen you are, and this is going on while the GOP is provably snuggling up with white nationalists. It is bananacakes nightmare fuel. It doesn't call for a moderate, reasoned Democratic response.
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Oct 21, 2018

This is a rough day to be trans. I'm really sorry for this...

This is a rough day to be trans. I'm really sorry for this bullshit. I'm glad you all are here on this earth.
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Oct 21, 2018

It's going to be hilarious when he knocks the Westclox off...

@amyhoy It's going to be hilarious when he knocks the Westclox off the bedside table.
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Oct 21, 2018

The die shot across the room. I gave the car launcher to...

The die shot across the room. I gave the car launcher to them and they sneered with impatient joy and loved me for five seconds before resuming to bicker.
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Oct 21, 2018

I know kids are supposed to bring us joy and meaning but...

I know kids are supposed to bring us joy and meaning but about 40% of the time it's just a reminder that a life well lived is spent pointlessly repairing stuff that should never been manufactured in the first place.
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Oct 21, 2018

I know now that my one true task in life is now to extract...

I know now that my one true task in life is now to extract this 20-sided die from where it has become wedged into a Hot Wheels car launcher. My tool is a spoon. twitter.com/...
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Oct 20, 2018

There's no crying in Gritty bars....

There's no crying in Gritty bars. twitter.com/...
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Oct 19, 2018

I think MC Frontalot kind of has MC locked down on this one.

@davidhsiegel I think MC Frontalot kind of has MC locked down on this one.
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Oct 19, 2018

at the event, i mean. i read text files all day long.

at the event, i mean. i read text files all day long.
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Oct 19, 2018

I'm gonna read some text files.

I'm gonna read some text files.
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Oct 19, 2018

Do you like text files? THEN I HAVE AN EVENT FOR YOU....

Do you like text files? THEN I HAVE AN EVENT FOR YOU. eventbrite.com/...
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Oct 19, 2018

What exactly constitutes neglect?...

What exactly constitutes neglect? twitter.com/...
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Oct 19, 2018

You ever think how if Sting was a Billy Joel song he'd be...

@max_read You ever think how if Sting was a Billy Joel song he'd be “Downeaster ‘Alexa’”?
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Oct 19, 2018

I mean probably me.

I mean probably me.
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Oct 19, 2018

Someone is going to cry during this event guaranteed....

Someone is going to cry during this event guaranteed. twitter.com/...
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Oct 19, 2018

Poll: Last night while you prepared for the adventures of...

Poll: Last night while you prepared for the adventures of the next day did you reflect more on:
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Oct 18, 2018

This concludes the #ProTweet[s]. There's a lot of good...

This concludes the #ProTweet[s]. There's a lot of good stuff coming. 2019 is gonna be something else.
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Oct 18, 2018

ProTweet #1: Wednesday, October 24 at 6:30PM we are having...

ProTweet #1: Wednesday, October 24 at 6:30PM we are having our THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY. It will be chill and low-key and sweet. We won't overdo the toasting. Come and see your friends. eventbrite.com/...
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Oct 18, 2018

ProTweet #3: That goes for designers and engineers too. We...

ProTweet #3: That goes for designers and engineers too. We are growing. We're always growing but we are GROWING. We have careers upon careers. We need great product, design, and engineering. postlight.com/...
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Oct 18, 2018

ProTweet #2: We are a great place to work for digital...

ProTweet #2: We are a great place to work for digital PRODUCT MANAGERS. We have a unique culture, great work/life balance, competitive salaries, and progressive parental leave policies. postlight.com/... Senior/director level? postlight.com/...
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Oct 18, 2018

It's time for me to do my job and send forth some...

It's time for me to do my job and send forth some PROFESSIONAL TWEETS or #ProTweet[s].
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Oct 18, 2018

This is good feedback! Might be a good podcast topic.

@Adora @PostlightStudio This is good feedback! Might be a good podcast topic.
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Oct 18, 2018

We're promoting @PostlightStudio the old-fashioned way, by...

We're promoting @PostlightStudio the old-fashioned way, by getting people to give us their email in exchange for a PDF (postlight.com/... and I would like congratulate “Butt Shutup” and “Hhhhjjj” for successfully bypassing our security system.
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Oct 18, 2018

Just a reminder that https://gifbattle.zone still exists...

Just a reminder that gifbattle.zone still exists because it makes @PostlightStudio laugh. (It was an idea for a digital holiday card that went out of control.) It allows you to have a conversation that is just animated GIFs. That's t.co/...
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Oct 18, 2018

Death is the final pivot.

Death is the final pivot.
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Oct 18, 2018

But what if there is nothing left to pivot to.

But what if there is nothing left to pivot to.
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Oct 17, 2018

Kieran...what if I told you you could compose emails in...

@kjhealy Kieran...what if I told you you could compose emails in org-mode...but it wouldn't...quite work the way you'd hope.
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Oct 17, 2018

and the web itself the web i forgot to mention the world...

and the web itself the web i forgot to mention the world wide web
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Oct 17, 2018

just notmuch-mode actually, and gmailieer

@chrispickard9 just notmuch-mode actually, and gmailieer
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Oct 17, 2018

Oh also Ubuntu is what I use at home now, about 3/4 of the...

Oh also Ubuntu is what I use at home now, about 3/4 of the time. Basically every cloud-ey/businessey thing basically works now, thanks in part to CPU-hogging Electron.
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Oct 17, 2018

After multiple attempts over 20 years I'm now using emacs...

After multiple attempts over 20 years I'm now using emacs to send about half my email, and I just was able to clean about 100,000 noisy/list-ish/unimportant messages out of my Gmail. I'm saying this here then never mentioning it again unless asked.
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Oct 17, 2018

At the Smashmouth/café

@ibogost At the Smashmouth/café
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Oct 17, 2018

In a Canadian dystopia you picture about stamping on a...

In a Canadian dystopia you picture about stamping on a human face forever.
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Oct 17, 2018

I mean...yes! It's a format that you can give to people...

@karenmcgrane I mean...yes! It's a format that you can give to people that everyone can open and it prints consistently!
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Oct 17, 2018

Should invoices be PDFs? God no. Nor contracts.

@karenmcgrane Should invoices be PDFs? God no. Nor contracts.
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Oct 17, 2018

Most of our archives are about pages. Future-facing stuff...

@karenmcgrane Most of our archives are about pages. Future-facing stuff doesn't have to be but billions of pages. And stable is good because tools keep working.
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Oct 17, 2018

A lot of this works because open-source tools like poppler...

@karenmcgrane A lot of this works because open-source tools like poppler have come a long way and integrate well with other workflows. The Adobe workflows are...heartless.
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Oct 17, 2018

I do. - Stable container format for page-based data. -...

@karenmcgrane I do.
- Stable container format for page-based data.
- Clear story around compression.
- Rasterizes predictably.
- Assets can be extracted; text can be extracted and searched.
- Metadata by default.
- Needs only a secured filesystem to be archived.
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Oct 17, 2018

patrick think of your brain

@patbits patrick think of your brain
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Oct 17, 2018

And CRM, which is increasingly everywhere, often in the...

@ChappellTracker And CRM, which is increasingly everywhere, often in the form of Salesforce integrations.
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Oct 17, 2018

Sure! Just stuff we never see: - Custom CMS - Content...

@ChappellTracker Sure! Just stuff we never see:
- Custom CMS
- Content licensing management
- Content moderation
- Workflow
- Bulk metadata import (10,000 broken titles)
- Catalog manager/SKU stuff
- Specialized project management + document flow (like for construction industry or medical)
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Oct 17, 2018

(No one here knows I'm tweeting this it's just a stray...

(No one here knows I'm tweeting this it's just a stray idea.)
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Oct 17, 2018

If @PostlightStudio threw a half-day symposium all about...

If @PostlightStudio threw a half-day symposium all about ADMIN/EDITORIAL/ANALYTICS TOOLS with a name like BEHIND THE FRONT-END but less goofy, what would you want to see discussed? (For me, how to get buy-in, how to design them, how they're different than front-end.)
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Oct 17, 2018

Life really is a journey.

@manoushz Life really is a journey.
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Oct 17, 2018

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/1052555039250763781/photo/...

twitter.com/...
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Oct 17, 2018

I'm a huge Universal Self-Instructor fan. Especially the...

@Bill_Braine I'm a huge Universal Self-Instructor fan. Especially the sections on proper ways to address ladies in the street, business correspondence, and the world histories. Oh and penmanship.
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Oct 16, 2018

Let's get that drink soon. https://twitter.com/OnlyInBOS/sta...

Let's get that drink soon. twitter.com/...
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Oct 16, 2018

I laughed at this and I'm angry

@mmcwatters I laughed at this and I'm angry
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Oct 15, 2018

They're just going to feed it 10,000 course catalogs and...

@CodyBrown They're just going to feed it 10,000 course catalogs and let it take it from there.
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Oct 15, 2018

I did not but that doesn't mean it's not GREAT!

@buzz I did not but that doesn't mean it's not GREAT!
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Oct 15, 2018

that's basically twitter

@patdennis that's basically twitter
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Oct 15, 2018

can't stop the blockchain!

@michelet can't stop the blockchain!
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Oct 15, 2018

Is blockchain journalism blogging?

Is blockchain journalism blogging?
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Oct 15, 2018

I'm trying to be a positive person who says YES to life so...

I'm trying to be a positive person who says YES to life so I will be appearing on a...

PANEL about
BLOCKCHAIN in
JOURNALISM on
FRIDAY AFTERNOON up at
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

but the thing is given everything lately it has the potential to be a corker

eventbrite.com/...
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Oct 15, 2018

s/to see/for/;

s/to see/for/;
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Oct 15, 2018

“If you see that some idiot has given acid to a...

“If you see that some idiot has given acid to a five-year-old child you have to drop everything and call the police, an ambulance.” It's just an unnatural act to see @mariabustillos go after Joan Didion in the era of everyone getting the same memo. popula.com/...
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Oct 15, 2018

Sometimes when my bus is late or I spill coffee on my shirt...

Sometimes when my bus is late or I spill coffee on my shirt I spontaneously think, “Tony! Toni! Toné! has done it again.”
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Oct 14, 2018

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/1051647553199058945/photo/...

twitter.com/...
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Oct 14, 2018

Just some random stuff as I tidy up a hard drive....

Just some random stuff as I tidy up a hard drive. twitter.com/...
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Oct 14, 2018

Also everyone relax it was for native content for a brand...

Also everyone relax it was for native content for a brand not like some tender essay.
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Oct 14, 2018

Want to feel old? He's almost 13 now....

Want to feel old? He's almost 13 now. twitter.com/...
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Oct 13, 2018

Happy birthday from where I am about to fall asleep in the...

@maureenflaherty Happy birthday from where I am about to fall asleep in the other room.
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Oct 13, 2018

Also, the second Death Star was a man-made moonmoon.

Also, the second Death Star was a man-made moonmoon.
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Oct 13, 2018

If a moonmoon has a moon is that a moonmoonmoon or a...

If a moonmoon has a moon is that a moonmoonmoon or a moonmoonmoonmoon?
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Oct 12, 2018

“The Monarchy of Discord” is a great title for a book about...

@goldman @claydumas “The Monarchy of Discord” is a great title for a book about the years 2016-48, culminating in the dissolution of the government and the ascendancy of the Seven Kings of Fortnite.
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Oct 11, 2018

(It's like suing someone for screenshots of group DMs. I...

@laura_june (It's like suing someone for screenshots of group DMs. I kinda doubt a judge will take it seriously. But everything is bad so.)
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Oct 11, 2018

This was linked in @lauraolin's newsletter and I read about...

This was linked in @lauraolin's newsletter and I read about half of the piece before I realized I wrote it. theawl.com/...
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Oct 11, 2018

It's all one word at a time from here on out. Or as I like...

@karenmcgrane @richziade It's all one word at a time from here on out. Or as I like to say, CREATE.
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Oct 11, 2018

You have to give us your email to download it—because we're...

You have to give us your email to download it—because we're A Real Deal. postlight.com/... twitter.com/...
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Oct 11, 2018

I've been nagging @richziade for years to write a guide for...

I've been nagging @richziade for years to write a guide for leaders who need to build big digital products inside of big organization. Rich is the best platform thinker I know. HERE IT IS! twitter.com/...
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Oct 11, 2018

It's really positive to see the infrastructure of the...

It's really positive to see the infrastructure of the cultural commons get support. Means everyone can think longer-term. twitter.com/...
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Oct 11, 2018

this is the first time i've been up after midnight in like...

@kitabet this is the first time i've been up after midnight in like eight months but please enjoy our busy nightlife with the wide selection of meats&sweets restaurants that makes our neighborhood great
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Oct 11, 2018

this article ran originally with the headline RACCOONS:...

@kitabet this article ran originally with the headline RACCOONS: THEY STEAL OUR GARBAGE AND OUR HEARTS and we cut it out and had it on the wall for a while. the digital headline is an absolute shame. brooklynpaper.com/...
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Oct 11, 2018

if you ever see a very large shambling dude with gray hair...

@kitabet if you ever see a very large shambling dude with gray hair and a bright blue bike bag shepherding/yelling at a little boy and girl towards or fro PS 139 that's me!
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Oct 11, 2018

Slocum Place has many living in the attic across the...

@kitabet Slocum Place has many living in the attic across the street. And coming up the walls a little. They are sassy.
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Oct 9, 2018

This is a great team with tons of excellent people....

This is a great team with tons of excellent people. twitter.com/...
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Oct 9, 2018

The hookah bar has pumpkin spice.

The hookah bar has pumpkin spice.
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Oct 9, 2018

I'm still sort of optimistic, for reasons that I can't...

I'm still sort of optimistic, for reasons that I can't articulate. Maybe because I love swimming!
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Oct 9, 2018

I doubt anyone will do a thing except squeeze more revenue...

I doubt anyone will do a thing except squeeze more revenue from the moist corpse of the society they're destroying while fantasizing that in doing so they are molding the world into their own image, in a Bataille-esque narcissistic erotic death waltz, but it's fun to contemplate!
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Oct 9, 2018

You all who work for these dudes know what motivates them....

You all who work for these dudes know what motivates them. History books can say, “while the means to reach billions at nearly no cost was in the hands of these few, they did not act.” Or they can say, “among the brave few who clearly saw the threat and acted to save the earth—”
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Oct 9, 2018

I mean even five years from now. “For his work with the...

I mean even five years from now. “For his work with the Reddit Action Network on Climate Change...” soooo many global rewards and soooo much truly earned respect for the very wealthy man who is NOT afraid
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Oct 9, 2018

2040: “I accept this Nobel Prize on behalf of the millions...

2040: “I accept this Nobel Prize on behalf of the millions of people who headed the call to respond to climate change and came together on [platform] to create a safe and more just future for all.”

OR

“At [platform] we take your privacy s—” (doors burst, room floods, all flee).
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Oct 9, 2018

(Maybe folks are ready to read this:...

(Maybe folks are ready to read this: worrydream.com/...
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Oct 9, 2018

Or to put it in clearer terms: The first person who goes...

Or to put it in clearer terms: The first person who goes all in is going to win a Nobel Peace Prize within 10 years. Could be Mark, Alexis, Jack—even Reid. Can't be all of them. No Nobel Prize for fiddling.
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Oct 9, 2018

It is too bad, given how urgently action is needed, that...

It is too bad, given how urgently action is needed, that the science-loving leaders of massive social platforms refuse to band together and use their vast reach to communicate with their billions of users about the real risks of climate change.
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Oct 8, 2018

Nobody even mentions rssowl these days

@backlon Nobody even mentions rssowl these days
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Oct 8, 2018

Donia! Piercing Pagoda is real!

@doniamae Donia! Piercing Pagoda is real!
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Oct 8, 2018

But...isn't that...a blog

@triagegirl But...isn't that...a blog
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Oct 8, 2018

Only by two minutes. But she definitely brings those two...

@bramsonboudreau Only by two minutes. But she definitely brings those two minutes up A LOT.
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Oct 8, 2018

I'm just enjoying these sweet fall days. Also the child is...

@bramsonboudreau I'm just enjoying these sweet fall days. Also the child is diligent and is basically organizing her life around antiseptic ear treatments.
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Oct 8, 2018

POLL: Where did you get your ears pierced?

POLL: Where did you get your ears pierced?
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Oct 8, 2018

We could do it, it would be nbd. Zendaya is Meechee.

@katiedrumm @JPaskin We could do it, it would be nbd. Zendaya is Meechee.
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Oct 8, 2018

I know I'm feeling it. The sheer sweet littleness is...

@rebeccablood I know I'm feeling it. The sheer sweet littleness is drifting away and you can't stop it!
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Oct 8, 2018

There have been maybe 50 or 60 earring facts today.

There have been maybe 50 or 60 earring facts today.
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Oct 8, 2018

Earring facts, according to my 7yo daughter who got her...

Earring facts, according to my 7yo daughter who got her ears pierced at Claire's yesterday:

It doesn't really hurt to have your ears pierced.

Her teacher is the first person she will show.

It feels like a stapler.

This is the first time she wore a sweater with pierced ears.
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Oct 8, 2018

it's great if you need to combine your daily todo list with...

@thomashouston @harrisj it's great if you need to combine your daily todo list with publishing a book about 30 different programming languages to the web and PDF
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Oct 8, 2018

You're almost there!

@knowtheory You're almost there!
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Oct 7, 2018

It was either that or the Cloisters.

It was either that or the Cloisters.
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Oct 7, 2018

Furthering my slide into total self-parody I'm taking my...

Furthering my slide into total self-parody I'm taking my kids to the National Museum of the American Indian on Columbus Day.
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Oct 7, 2018

My 7yo daughter just got her ears pierced at Claire's.

My 7yo daughter just got her ears pierced at Claire's.
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Oct 6, 2018

Late-career Tracy Chapman coming through real loud on the...

Late-career Tracy Chapman coming through real loud on the kitchen bluetooth.
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Oct 5, 2018

No my god of course honey wherever you want to donate.

No my god of course honey wherever you want to donate.
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Oct 5, 2018

Welp I guess I'm speaking in soothing tones again this...

Welp I guess I'm speaking in soothing tones again this weekend.
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Oct 5, 2018

Jules (@ezyjules) is living in the future and it was...

Jules (@ezyjules) is living in the future and it was willlld. twitter.com/...
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Oct 4, 2018

that's a great idea, maybe we can record it during remotes...

@rstephensme @richziade @kevboh that's a great idea, maybe we can record it during remotes week
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Oct 4, 2018

I would like to apologize to myself and everyone else.

I would like to apologize to myself and everyone else.
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Oct 4, 2018

If you've got NATIVE CONTENT HUSTLE (you better) you should...

If you've got NATIVE CONTENT HUSTLE (you better) you should check in on this job, because @katelaurielee is a great editor who will help you succeed. wework.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/...
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Oct 4, 2018

Do you know that Bezos just sends question marks?

@cshirky @Choire @aminatou Do you know that Bezos just sends question marks?
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Oct 4, 2018

Raspberry Spi https://twitter.com/BW/status/1047777724356591...

Raspberry Spi twitter.com/...
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Oct 4, 2018

I just remembered why I don't drink much any more.

I just remembered why I don't drink much any more.
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Oct 4, 2018

No, I meant it.

@iano No, I meant it.
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Oct 3, 2018

I've been catching up on Modern Love in the NYT, and it...

I've been catching up on Modern Love in the NYT, and it used to feature way more limning the outline of his shoulders while overwhelmed with remorse. Does anyone even limn the outline of his shoulders while overwhelmed with remorse any more?
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Oct 3, 2018

Oh they're rolled up into a set of vital national stats but...

@perryhewitt @PostlightStudio Oh they're rolled up into a set of vital national stats but weirdly no one looks at them.
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Oct 3, 2018

Computer show me exactly one screenshot from Slack that...

Computer show me exactly one screenshot from Slack that summarizes being the CEO of @PostlightStudio. twitter.com/...
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Oct 3, 2018

Holy shit I'm listening to a dude play flute in a pyramid...

@modernserf Holy shit I'm listening to a dude play flute in a pyramid RIGHT NOW
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Oct 3, 2018

Olin Centers everywhere pop 🍾, professors rip off their...

Olin Centers everywhere pop 🍾, professors rip off their shirts to reveal JUST ASKIN QUESTIONS back tattoos. A journal with 400 circ is shuttered, a small state school tenure committee smiles and throws an application in the trash. Quillette boots up a new cloud server. twitter.com/...
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Oct 2, 2018

“I’m just so enjoying not writing it.”—Me to editor...

“I’m just so enjoying not writing it.”—Me to editor @jimaley rn
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Oct 2, 2018

Laurie you're out of the resistance.

@seldo Laurie you're out of the resistance.
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Oct 2, 2018

Okay inspired by this I followed along and after a few...

@danbri @kidehen @melvincarvalho @KKjernsmo @RubenVerborgh @timberners_lee Okay inspired by this I followed along and after a few glitches I was able to get into the [Solid Community] login and establish an account and log in. Now that I'm in—it's earrrrrrrrly days. But you can post and do things with linked objects. #Msg1538495740118" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://ftrain.solid.community/inbox/Chitter%20chatter/index.ttl#Msg1538495740118
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Oct 2, 2018

If you can't believe this website is free then you're the...

If you can't believe this website is free then you're the product being sold.
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Oct 2, 2018

Agreed! Also I mean it's so many things, it's congressional...

@waldojaquith Agreed! Also I mean it's so many things, it's congressional research, copyright, natl library, research library, historical archive, digital archive, museum, and partner to every other federal level information service, plus a global taxonomy/LMS standard bearer. It's a lot.
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Oct 2, 2018

It was incredibly sad! (When they started chatting and...

@waldojaquith It was incredibly sad! (When they started chatting and saying "sure we will probably open that up" I didn't believe them. I had to visit like three times to believe the change was real.)
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Oct 2, 2018

Thousands of people and decades of work and now THE...

@footnotesrising @kzwa Thousands of people and decades of work and now THE TREASURE CHEST IS THROWN OPEN!
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Oct 2, 2018

Yes, absolutely! (And I mean, this is a @kzwa + team...

@footnotesrising Yes, absolutely! (And I mean, this is a @kzwa + team special—but I also know she goes [correctly] full muppet arms crediting everyone else, up to and including the entire American people, when you praise her work, so I just fell back to Library as a Helpful Cosmic Entity.)
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Oct 1, 2018

yeah but also i took you to the white house and we stole so...

@maureenflaherty yeah but also i took you to the white house and we stole so many napkins
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Oct 1, 2018

It's sort of sets the baseline in order to do all those...

@livlab @librarycongress It's sort of sets the baseline in order to do all those things was my understanding—I guess it functions as policy, basically, and serves as a reference point for other plans around accessioning, general funding, project funding, etc, etc, over the next [many?] years.
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Oct 1, 2018

I like it! I wasn't sure what to think of it at first but...

@jessamyn I like it! I wasn't sure what to think of it at first but it's a good SYSTEM, like as I was looking through their web pages tonight it was working hard and doing a good job.
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Oct 1, 2018

i think they just didn't know where to put it

@cssko_ @modernserf i think they just didn't know where to put it
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Oct 1, 2018

I won't name anyone because I know they want the place to...

I won't name anyone because I know they want the place to get the credit. Anyway, loc.gov/... — think of it for all your bulk-cultural historical spatio-temporal taxonomical arbitrary time-scaled explorations. They really, really, REALLY mean what they say. twitter.com/...
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Oct 1, 2018

Anyway! LOC was unnaturally sitting out this big collective...

Anyway! LOC was unnaturally sitting out this big collective leap, but now it's engaged with the rest of us, with humility—and as a consequence it's naturally back in the middle of things, with a GREAT digital team.
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Oct 1, 2018

There's a vast latent knowledge graph, messy and ambiguous,...

There's a vast latent knowledge graph, messy and ambiguous, coming online. And the tools that you need to process it exist. Add in Internet Archive, Common Crawl, Arxiv, dp.la (and many others) and you have tractable bulk culture.
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Oct 1, 2018

There's also stuff like EDTF, which can express arbitrary...

There's also stuff like EDTF, which can express arbitrary datetime (circa 5th cent BC) and will be part of ISO8601. And good library support for that too. github.com/...
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Oct 1, 2018

Over at OCLC (long story) there's FAST....

Over at OCLC (long story) there's FAST. experimental.worldcat.org/... oclc.org/... Which is basically LOC subject headings modernized. FAST connects to Wikipedia now. WikiData has LOC subject facets. Everything is intertwingling.
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Oct 1, 2018

There are 25 million MARC records that describe a...

There are 25 million MARC records that describe a significant (probably the most significant) portion of All Books Ever. Many of them link to Internet Archive scans. MARC is rough going, but check out github.com/... which can export JSON.
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Oct 1, 2018

You should visit the library. They really want you to. But...

You should visit the library. They really want you to. But for nerds, labs.loc.gov/... is a great page. The library's opinion on bulk downloads is: Download away. Here's 13 million newspaper pages: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...
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Oct 1, 2018

I believe strongly in the role of local libraries; in...

I believe strongly in the role of local libraries; in Brooklyn and elsewhere they're a conduit for many people from many walks of life to better their situation (or just relax, or think). LOC has a lot of amazing resources and it's special by design.
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Oct 1, 2018

Sometimes you just want to chill and look at an old map but...

Sometimes you just want to chill and look at an old map but they literally run around trying to serve Americans all day long. I mean I get it. There are a lot of us. ANYWAY ALMOST DONE. Here comes the NERD stuff.
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Oct 1, 2018

LOC people see so many gaps. (What should they know? What...

LOC people see so many gaps. (What should they know? What open-source projects should they reach out to? What digital assets should they accession?) They EXHAUSTIVELY discuss ways to serve all Americans, and its responsibilities to Congress. They live it.

loc.gov/... twitter.com/...
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Oct 1, 2018

Today is VERY different. They...listen. The digital folks...

Today is VERY different. They...listen. The digital folks welcome ideas. They approach other people and organizations as equals. They're transparent about their challenges. They want help, and want to help. postlight.com/...
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Oct 1, 2018

Alas, LOC was NOT a friend to the broader digital commons...

Alas, LOC was NOT a friend to the broader digital commons ten years ago. It was in its own world. Which was too bad, because LOC had GREAT resources, especially in the taxonomies and systems it used to organize things. But it actively turned off access.

web.archive.org/...
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Oct 1, 2018

Today @librarycongress released a digital strategy,...

Today @librarycongress released a digital strategy, loc.gov/... which if you don't read a lot of these things might seem a little “okay it's 2018, and...” However, LOC thinks—earnestly!!!—in decades and centuries. It's designed to last as long as America lasts.
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Oct 1, 2018

Over the last year I've visited—and been visited by—the...

Over the last year I've visited—and been visited by—the Library of Congress, sometimes to help with their digital strategy. They gave me sandwiches and Diet Cokes, and let me walk around the map stacks, so in the spirit of quid pro quo I am going to write up a thread. twitter.com/...
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Oct 1, 2018

i'm not too proud to say that this folder of dumb internet...

@kjhealy i'm not too proud to say that this folder of dumb internet nonsense is probably my best work
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Oct 1, 2018

My @sva colleague @chochinov has ONE SIMPLE TRICK for...

My @sva colleague @chochinov has ONE SIMPLE TRICK for making meetings better, with a Chrome plugin + Slack bot to help you make it work. I'm installing it because really what do I have to lose at this point? productsofdesign.sva.edu/...
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Oct 1, 2018

Canned responses does this (maybe you need to turn it on)....

@JPaskin @roseveleth Canned responses does this (maybe you need to turn it on). But ultimately a bunch of cut-and-paste templates is really good for this. I have some that funnel people to google spreadsheets to fill out their data if they're trying to sell me something. twitter.com/...
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Oct 1, 2018

This is the sequel to Avatar. https://twitter.com/mofmofmuff...

This is the sequel to Avatar. twitter.com/...
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Sep 30, 2018

Wow that's something

@atduskgreg Wow that's something
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Sep 30, 2018

what a good good piece about the compromises writers make...

what a good good piece about the compromises writers make to keep their egos and jobs and i love that the url is sarahs-magnum-opus popula.com/...
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