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Aral Balkan
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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 12 Sep 2014

    Wow. This is the sort of ass-backwards thinking we’re up against. #indiepic.twitter.com/dNZBPZoxLn

    3:32 AM - 12 Sep 2014
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      2. ᏜᏠᎶᏠᏑ‏ @Frittmann 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral I didn't realize that you're holding a gun to their heads, forcing them to follow you.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @Frittmann

        @Frittmann We don’t publicise those details on the web site ;)

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Maija Liepins‏ @PixInk_Ltd 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral wow, what the hell? That doesn't even make sense.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @PixInk_Ltd

        @PixInk_Ltd When doublethink is the norm, sense is a scarce resource.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Maija Liepins‏ @PixInk_Ltd 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral oh yeah. Hard to talk to people who are unaware of what beliefs or ideas are governing their knee jerk reactions.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Bruno Mattarollo  🐬‏ @bmatt 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral "they bark, Sancho, sign that we are moving"...

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      2. Mr Blue Sky (#Linkybrain)‏ @mhsutton 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral sounds like that person is not interested but wants to be and struggling to admit powerlessness. Its OK. Keep calm and carry on

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Mr Blue Sky (#Linkybrain)‏ @mhsutton 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @mhsutton

        @aral remember there is an entire generation that no nothing but infringed privacy and no real alternatives.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Jaanus Kase‏ @jaanus 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral haters gonna hate. You can never please everybody. Focus on the people who share the same goals and values.

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      1. LTN‏ @latteine 12 Sep 2014
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        @aral dear please stop reacting to the a-holes publicly. They are not worth your twitter space.

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      1. catonano‏ @catonano 12 Sep 2014
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        @aral not uncommon. This is what @shanley, @polotek, @ashedryden, @fatachrestic are talking abt all the time. Industry full of morons

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      1. Chris Mousdale‏ @Chrisedmo 12 Sep 2014
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        @aral haha. Head in the sand right there.

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      1. Brendan Oxford‏ @DeafBrendan 12 Sep 2014
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        @aral too bad there isn't some sort of unfollow or block feature for them to utilise...

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      1. Haiku Oezu‏ @Haiku_Oezu 12 Sep 2014
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        @aral >check timeline >via @9gag Opinion discarded.

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      1. Simon Harriyott  🎸‏ @harriyott 12 Sep 2014
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        @aral Haters gonna hate.

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      1. Jannick S Larsen‏ @DJJSL 12 Sep 2014
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        @aral = the Thulsa Doom of Twitter. Be ware...

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