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People who are reallyPeople who are reallyserious about softwareserious about softwareshould make their ownshould make their ownhardware.hardware.

——Alan KayAlan Kay

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Eat according to the limits of your provisions; walkEat according to the limits of your provisions; walkaccording to the length of your step.according to the length of your step.

Paying for privacy will become a distinct option.Paying for privacy will become a distinct option.Fast forward to today: we suddenly discover countlessFast forward to today: we suddenly discover countlessfalse assumptions that our nicely designed models werefalse assumptions that our nicely designed models werebuilt on.built on.Facebook is an amazingly popular service, but it also anFacebook is an amazingly popular service, but it also anamazingly ineffective advertising platform.amazingly ineffective advertising platform.Social interactions have been augmented by theSocial interactions have been augmented by thealways-on instantaneous hyper connectivity afforded byalways-on instantaneous hyper connectivity afforded bycyberspace.cyberspace.

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God is a delusion; Father Christmas is an illusion;God is a delusion; Father Christmas is an illusion;Love is an illusion; this is an illusion. Does thatLove is an illusion; this is an illusion. Does thathelp?help?

Disintermediate killer metricsDisintermediate killer metrics

If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as ifIf you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as ifyou are ignorant.you are ignorant.

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.Get engagement, conversation, relevance,Get engagement, conversation, relevance,personalization, meaning.personalization, meaning.He describes that effective communication depends onHe describes that effective communication depends ona shared body of knowledge between those who area shared body of knowledge between those who arecommunicating.communicating.Thus, beyond the linguistic metaphors are visualThus, beyond the linguistic metaphors are visualmetaphors, a way of understanding a complex idea, ormetaphors, a way of understanding a complex idea, orsystem, in a single image.system, in a single image.

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I think people have aI think people have avague sense that thevague sense that thetelevision system istelevision system ischanging.changing.

——Michael K. PowellMichael K. Powell

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Sit and wait for the good chestnuts.Sit and wait for the good chestnuts.

Mobile Social NetworkingMobile Social NetworkingA flat fee license per user, generated in a multitude ofA flat fee license per user, generated in a multitude ofways.ways.Is this kind of universal access monetizable like theIs this kind of universal access monetizable like the'copy' was?'copy' was?The infosphere includes, but is not limited to, theThe infosphere includes, but is not limited to, theInternet.Internet.

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In conclusionIn conclusionRepurpose citizen-media infrastructuresRepurpose citizen-media infrastructuresDisintermediate enterprise tagcloudsDisintermediate enterprise tagcloudsIntegrate end-to-end metricsIntegrate end-to-end metricsand remember: Fear not the man who fears God.and remember: Fear not the man who fears God.

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