Tim O'Reilly

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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@ Lol. Best of luck! Kids are a wonderful ride, with way more joy than anything else you will ever do.
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Tim O'Reilly
"Efficiency only matters if you don't like what you're doing." @ on building his own house
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Tim O'Reilly
Interesting privacy law case Facebook argues that everyone is famous to their friends, hence "public figures"
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Tim O'Reilly
LOL RT @ Can someone send me copies of @ tweets? can't afford to pay $40 to read each one via @
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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
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lisagansky
“@: Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: Urban Plan Award 4 Cities Who Copy via @ cc @
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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)
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Howard Rheingold
Crowdfunding a free spoken language instructional system to help language learners improve pronunciation
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Tim O'Reilly
Colalife is an interesting example of how a non-profit can enhance a company's
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Tim O'Reilly
A similar concept is moving from "shareholder value" to "stakeholder value"
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Tim O'Reilly
Lovely concept first encountered at this morning: "values proposition" not "value proposition" for business
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@ @ Yes, but imagine Google without adwords. New business models matter.
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Really impressed by the thinking in NZ. @ @ are doing great work
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Tim O'Reilly
Wolfram Alpha Pro looks interesting I can't wait to throw some data at it
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Tim O'Reilly
Nice summary of Eolas patent back story from @ Too bad Microsoft settled original case, fueled trolling
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Tim O'Reilly
Interview with @ about open source hardware Important stuff.
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@ 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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Tim O'Reilly
Seems to me that Kickstarter is the most important tech company since Facebook. Maybe more important in the long run.
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@ @ I think you can see how that would break down due to lack of shared fueling infrastructure. Not viable.
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Tim O'Reilly
Imagine buying a car that locks you into one brand of fuel It's time for a unified ebook format and the end of DRM