Tim O'Reilly
@timoreilly Sebastopol, CA
Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Watching the alpha geeks, sharing their stories, helping the future unfold.
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@codinghorror Lol. Best of luck! Kids are a wonderful ride, with way more joy than anything else you will ever do.
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"Efficiency only matters if you don't like what you're doing." @adamshand on building his own house #kiwifoo12
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Interesting privacy law case bit.ly/yRnPEo Facebook argues that everyone is famous to their friends, hence "public figures"
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LOL RT @FakePLOS Can someone send me copies of @FakeElsevier tweets? can't afford to pay $40 to read each one #icanhavefaketweets via @kubke
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Maria Popova
If you missed it ☞ “Writing is not an exercise in excision, it’s a journey into sound.” A rare E. B. White letter j.mp/zrPQc3
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“@mikeelwin: Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: Urban Plan Award 4 Cities Who Copy zite.to/ymsS5p via @zite cc @DougElwin” #themesh
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Codecademy
know python? want to beta test beginner python courses & give lots of detailed feedback? wd love your help! contact(at)codecademy.com
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Howard Rheingold
Crowdfunding a free spoken language instructional system to help language learners improve pronunciation goo.gl/0jZue
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Colalife is an interesting example of how a non-profit can enhance a company's #valuesproposition bit.ly/y2Xqtq #kiwifoo12
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A similar concept is moving from "shareholder value" to "stakeholder value" #kiwifoo12 #valuesproposition
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Lovely concept first encountered at #kiwifoo12 this morning: "values proposition" not "value proposition" for business bit.ly/xY7zHf
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Really impressed by the #opengov thinking in NZ. @keithabooth @alisonmarigold are doing great work #kiwifoo12
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Wolfram Alpha Pro looks interesting blog.stephenwolfram.com/2012/02/launch… I can't wait to throw some data at it
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Nice summary of Eolas patent back story from @digiphile oreil.ly/xd3PxC Too bad Microsoft settled original case, fueled trolling
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Interview with @ladyada about open source hardware bit.ly/xD2VSt Important stuff.
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@studuncan Yeah, it is kind of a "duh." Except most people don't get it yet. It turns social networking into a real economy, not just ads.
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Seems to me that Kickstarter is the most important tech company since Facebook. Maybe more important in the long run.
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@timodonnelluk @bengoldacre I think you can see how that would break down due to lack of shared fueling infrastructure. Not viable.
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Imagine buying a car that locks you into one brand of fuel radar.oreilly.com/2012/02/unifie… It's time for a unified ebook format and the end of DRM
