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  1. 22 hours ago

    “We could’ve acquired eBay, could’ve acquired Electronic Arts…” — 

    “…We could’ve acquired eBay, could’ve acquired Electronic Arts, we were in discussions with both of them. That would certainly have been easier to manage and probably would have created more long-run growth, and strengthened, or at least preserved, AOL’s position.” from “Steve Case Is Bullish on Tech’s ‘Third Wave,’ Even If It’s Kind of a Bummer.” by Steven Levy.
    10:30 AM - 9 Apr 2016 · Details
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  2. 23 hours ago

    In 2013 SF reached Peak Tension with its surging tech class. One man made a crucial blunder--and took the fall:

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    Apr 8

    great read. super ending. "The Weird Redemption of SF’s Most Reviled Tech Bro"

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  4. 23 hours ago

    Steve Case, former head of AOL, says we're heading into tech's "third wave"

    9:43 AM - 9 Apr 2016 · Details
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    Apr 8 San Francisco, CA

    A web of nonprofits and city departments spend $241MM/yr on SF’s 6,000+ homeless residents. That's $40k+ per person:

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  6. Apr 8

    How a disgraced startup CEO and a homeless guy ended up in business together:

    10:00 AM - 8 Apr 2016 · Details
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    Apr 7

    kudos on a nuanced of a notorious tech bro and the intractable homeless problem

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    Apr 7

    Great reporting on SF's tech elite and through lens of Greg Gopman

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  9. Apr 7

    If you work in tech & live in SF & rail against the homeless, prepare for the absolute worst

    11:45 AM - 7 Apr 2016 · Details
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  10. Apr 7

    The Weird Redemption of SF's Most Reviled Tech Bro: chronicles a clash of wealth & homelessness

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    Mar 23

    Everyone can stop writing about drone racing now. just killed it with this headline.

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    Apr 5

    . of explains the huge potential of citizen science for :

    3:36 PM - 5 Apr 2016 · Details
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  13. Apr 5

    It’s that classic tale: “Our idea has grown from just a few people working in a garage…”

    “…In the years since, our idea has grown from just a few people working in a garage to a global community of thousands of professional and amateur ocean explorers, and evolved from a small project into a company that’s building cutting-edge tools.…” from “How Impassioned Amateurs Built a New Planetary Nervous System” by David Lang.
    2:43 PM - 5 Apr 2016 · Details
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  14. Apr 5

    “These people are wiring up the natural world with every sensor they can get their hands on”

    2:13 PM - 5 Apr 2016 · Details
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    Apr 5

    Brilliant!> Empassioned Amateurs Built a New Planetary Nervous System

    10:06 AM - 5 Apr 2016 · Details
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    Apr 4

    A Hacker’s Guide to Bending the Universe (via )

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    Apr 4

    It begins.

    12:09 PM - 4 Apr 2016 · Details
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    Apr 2

    Can a Dress Shirt Be Racist? by at ~ << fascinating look at race, body shape and a start-up

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    Apr 3

    “I’ve Had a Cyberstalker Since I Was 12” ()

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