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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 7 Jun 2013

    So, who’s dying to get their hands on a Google Glass now? #prism

    1:06 AM - 7 Jun 2013
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      2. Laura Kalbag‏ @laurakalbag 7 Jun 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral …I can’t really see them caring or complaining about this… #orwhat #wherestheline #prism

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Mike Ellis‏ @m1ke_ellis 7 Jun 2013
        Replying to @laurakalbag

        .@laurakalbag @aral There are no alternatives. That's the plain truth.

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      4. Laura Kalbag‏ @laurakalbag 7 Jun 2013
        Replying to @m1ke_ellis

        @m1ke_ellis I think it really emphasises the importance of building our own alternatives and finding a better way +@aral

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Mike Ellis‏ @m1ke_ellis 7 Jun 2013
        Replying to @laurakalbag

        .@laurakalbag @aral Not being defeatist, or maybe I am, but I don't think enough ppl give a shit to change something this huge

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      6. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 7 Jun 2013
        Replying to @m1ke_ellis

        @m1ke_ellis You just need the right people to give a shit :) +@laurakalbag

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      7. Mike Ellis‏ @m1ke_ellis 7 Jun 2013
        Replying to @aral

        .@aral show me the day that @laurakalbag (or any good designer) stops using a Mac for designing and I'll show you the day hell freezes over

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      1. Laura Kalbag‏ @laurakalbag 7 Jun 2013
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        @aral so all these people who’ve told me they don’t care about Google having their data because they’re getting stuff for cheap/free…

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      1. Uncle Ho‏ @unclehohoho 7 Jun 2013
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        @aral @adrianshort get a pair. strap them to a dog. sit back & let the #NSA work out what the fuck I'm up to.

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      1. Michael Wignall‏ @orngtreedigital 7 Jun 2013
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        @aral @adrianshort - same people as before, ego-driven pricks making a fashion statement by wearing the emperors new clothes

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      1. Nathan Rae‏ @nathanrae 7 Jun 2013
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        @aral I'm editing you design talk from thinking digital today. Just sayin'...

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      1. Julien G.‏ @molokoloco 7 Jun 2013
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        @aral #prism the same that use Siri or iCloud ?

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      2. Justin List‏ @JustinList 7 Jun 2013
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        @aral on the plus side if you urgently need to raise a national security matter just look into nearest glass user and day #nsahelp

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      3. Justin List‏ @JustinList 7 Jun 2013
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        @aral and say nsahelp I meant to say

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      1. Bruno Girin‏ @brunogirin 7 Jun 2013
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        @aral or an iPhone for that matter #prism

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