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  1. we older folk are interested in sharing why the tech works, where we've been and how we got here... not many have time to listen, I fear. about 21 hours ago from web
  2. so many uses proliferating! communities organizing around interests and the tech part is just like dial tone... we expect it all to work... about 21 hours ago from web
  3. @Erica_Jane_MP that's a bit of cultural history, lore. But there are now too many of us worldwide to support invidious distinctions... about 21 hours ago from web in reply to Erica_Jane_MP
  4. @Erica_Jane_MP reminds me of the eternal september thing... http://www.catb.org/~esr/ja... about 21 hours ago from web in reply to Erica_Jane_MP
  5. @communicable thanks for the twitter fountain link! about 21 hours ago from web in reply to communicable
  6. Snowing here now. Black fur of the dog all sparkly and dotted with snowflakes. That's fur of the dog, not hair of the dog. 9:26 PM Nov 25th from web
  7. 16December in Toronto -- hohoTO is happening! http://hohoto.ca/ (How do they do that twitter fountain?) 9:22 PM Nov 25th from web
  8. @Erica_Jane_MP http://www.uh.edu/engines/e... ...this from 1992 makes me smile. History of org. dev & comp. sys. context interests me. 6:53 PM Nov 25th from web in reply to Erica_Jane_MP
  9. @Erica_Jane_MP I hadn't thought of that. I think tracing the path from mainframes to today's ubiquitous comp/net might provide context... 6:47 PM Nov 25th from web in reply to Erica_Jane_MP
  10. follow the link,let it load, sit back and enjoy... http://producten.hema.nl/ 2:29 PM Nov 25th from web
  11. @Erica_Jane_MP Do you think people might find "history lessons" useful? Is there any interest in the largely forgotten lore of infotech? 10:30 AM Nov 25th from web in reply to Erica_Jane_MP
  12. "...your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £800,000.00 each." Imagine that! Thank you Coca Cola! Thank you So. African Tobacco! 8:27 AM Nov 24th from web
  13. @bpaynter good story! 8:25 PM Nov 23rd from web in reply to bpaynter
  14. RT @jeremyscahill: I'm hearing 30k or more troops plus contractors in Afghanistan--announced early nxt week. Meeting was 2 hours tonight 8:02 PM Nov 23rd from web
  15. betty jo shares her recollection of the "Stanford Indians" controversy... http://listics.com/20091123... 8:01 PM Nov 23rd from web
  16. Scahill on Blackwater's Secret War in Pakistan... http://www.thenation.com/do... 4:41 PM Nov 23rd from web
  17. http://www.details.com/cult... Ben Paynter in Details 12/2009 4:32 PM Nov 23rd from web
  18. @Erica_Jane_MP ...but while the question can be asked in 140 characters, it can't be asked with precision, nor can it be answered in 140. 4:26 PM Nov 23rd from web in reply to Erica_Jane_MP
  19. @Erica_Jane_MP ...a second perspective might be that the person who lacks background isn't trammeled and channeled by preconceptions. Maybe? 4:24 PM Nov 23rd from web in reply to Erica_Jane_MP
  20. @Erica_Jane_MP one perspective is that a foundation of experience permits a breadth of creativity unavailable to the neophyte, but... 4:23 PM Nov 23rd from web in reply to Erica_Jane_MP