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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 21 Aug 2013

    ‘Every one of us. Everywhere. Connected.’ To the Internet. By Facebook. What could. Possibly. Go. Wrong. http://internet.org 

    12:29 AM - 21 Aug 2013
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      2. Steve Streza‏Verified account @SteveStreza 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Everyone in the world would have Internet. The horror.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @SteveStreza

        @SteveStreza Still ok if you have to sign in with your Facebook login to access it?

        4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Laurian Gridinoc‏ @gridinoc 21 Aug 2013
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        @aral @elreiss We Are the Borg. You Will be Assimilated. Resistance is Futile.

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      3. Eric Reiss‏ @elreiss 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @gridinoc

        @gridinoc Or less SW and more Orwell: “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” @aral

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      4. Laurian Gridinoc‏ @gridinoc 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @elreiss

        @elreiss @aral yup, see "Your Memories Will Be Rewritten" by @aza http://www.azarask.in/blog/post/memory/ …

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      5. Laurian Gridinoc‏ @gridinoc 21 Aug 2013
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        @gridinoc @elreiss @aral watch that @aza video from minute 33

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      6. Eric Reiss‏ @elreiss 21 Aug 2013
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        @gridinoc The whole concept of "His Master's Voice" makes no sense with a Gramophone, which could not record like the Edison. @aral @aza

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      1. David Spector‏ @dhmspector 21 Aug 2013
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        @aral @burritojustice You left out: “Watched over by a malevolent, all-seeing eye.” Oh, right, only 140 chars. Guess it was implied.

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      2. ๒คɼɼץ ρɼﻉกɗﻉɼﻭครՇ‏ @render_ghost 22 Aug 2013
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        @aral so interesting that it 'feels' like a charity/ngo site, but is obvs nothing of the sort

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      3. ๒คɼɼץ ρɼﻉกɗﻉɼﻭครՇ‏ @render_ghost 22 Aug 2013
        Replying to @render_ghost

        @aral and in contrast, ever heard this ad 'Your donation will keep keep a whole village on tumblr for a year. please give now'??

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      1. Pam Etheridge Calder‏ @auroraljewels 14 Sep 2013
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        @aral

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      1. MichaelD‏ @mikeyd_47 21 Aug 2013
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        @aral @burritojustice agree with zuckerberg as ringmaster, oh nothing I am sure

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      1. Dapo Olaopa‏ @dpencilpusher 21 Aug 2013
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        @aral @beep maybe Facebook just got a cash infusion from their favorite VC: the NSA

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      1. Akei - web solutions‏ @akeiweb 21 Aug 2013
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        @aral terrible scenario...

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      1. Andrew Hinton‏ @inkblurt 21 Aug 2013
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        @aral @karenmcgrane preeecisely

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      1. Ben Seven‏ @ben_seven 21 Aug 2013
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        @aral As much as I understand your point, they're only one out of seven partners involved - would expect Opera / others to keep in check?

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      1. Jamie Bullock‏ @jamiebullock 21 Aug 2013
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        @aral Blimey, that’s one of the most misleading and disingenuous projects I’ve seen for a while. Talk about a dark pattern.

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      1. Bobcoin Söderqvist‏ @bjorn_js 21 Aug 2013
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        @aral What rubs me the wrong way is that although these companies all have financial interests, they try to make it look altruistic.

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