John Mark

@johnmark

armchair economist, open source community, product & ecosystem expert. Started . opinions == mine != employer's

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 30

    I just published “Why Open Source Failed”

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  2. 47 minutes ago

    One thing I have learned - never bet against

    Red Hat leaders praise IBM acquisition, but employees are worried by
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  3. 4 hours ago

    As Eleanor from might say, "holy forking shirtballs!"

    Dear Red Hat staff, congrats on your new home in IBM. This IBM memo may be useful. "Do not interact with [CEO] Ginni or the group unless they approach you first. This means no selfies, no bathroom run-ins, elevator pitches, or water fountain soirees..."
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  4. 4 hours ago

    I will also point out that if we had anti-trust regulation worth a damn, this and other mergers would never happen.

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  5. 4 hours ago

    So... How's that membership looking?

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  6. 4 hours ago

    Wow. If you have red hat stock, you should be over the moon. Says the guy who sold all his years ago...

    IBM to acquire Red Hat for $190 a share
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  7. 5 hours ago

    I have thoughts for my friends, some of which are positive, which I will of course write up on my flight to Nashville. Even though I'm supposed to be writing, like, 35 other things... hey, squirrel!

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  8. 6 hours ago

    I checked the calendar, and... it's not April 1.

    Red Hat will be combining forces with in what will go down as the largest company acquisition of all time to date. explains how Red Hat will remain a distinct unit in IBM.
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  9. 21 hours ago

    Been binging seasons 1 and 2, and... I didn't realize at first that "Bad Place Janet" and Janet were the same actor, . Oy.

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  10. Oct 27

    Art by sushi_fawn @ Harvard, Massachusetts

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  11. Oct 27

    That's one way to do it. @ Harvard, Massachusetts

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  12. Oct 27

    Vote Democrat dammit. If you're not after all that's happened, I question your judgment.

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  13. Retweeted
    Oct 27

    At the foundation of racist ideologies are eliminationist impulses that are visible regardless of where you look on its continuum. Empower one end of that continuum—openly racist and anti-Semitic demagoguery—you increase the odds that the extreme form is expressed.

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    Oct 26

    . releases a MOOC on to help veterans transition to college,

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  15. Oct 26

    am I the only one who likes the "nudge" feature?

    How to get rid of the nudge, Smart Compose, and other annoying new Gmail features:
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  16. Oct 26

    *snort* the levels of snark in this are award-winning.

    What if our best bomb-makers played soccer?
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  17. Retweeted
    Oct 25

    The early bird gets the wo-... er, world's best price. Early bird pricing for Open edX 2019 is live - get it!

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  18. Retweeted
    Oct 25

    The call for proposals is live! Send us your topics on collaborative learning, teaching open source, and using Open edX:

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  19. Retweeted
    Oct 25

    You can join our nearly 3,000-strong community at any time:

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  20. Oct 25

    Reminder: the monthly community hangout starts at the top of the hour, in approximately 30 minutes:

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    Oct 24

    For the learners here at watching the keynote and wondering how to get started contributing to , check out this recent episode of with

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