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"enough back-to-the-land agrarian hoo-ha to make you ill in your quinoa salad but also beauty here of such ampleness you want to hug a tree"
Lovely, funny piece on Marin, my adopted home, that really captures what's unique (and slightly crazed) about it: tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/str…
Very true RT @tomcoates: There has never been anything better than 'Ryan Gosling won't eat his cereal': buzzfeed.com/mjs538/ryan-go…
Lovely piece by @thomasbeller -- I remember standing in the shadow of that building with Bingham. Million years ago. ow.ly/kH3h6
Saw it last week in person. So great. RT @TIME: Behold, New York's glorious new skyline | ti.me/18yLLXb
Now reading The Information, by the masterful @JamesGleick. Only 5% in, but highlighting like crazy.
@stevenbjohnson @elonmusk Also nice thumb in the eye of politicians who slammed Tesla to smear Obama admin. Success is the best revenge.
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Also: Tesla has 1st profitable quarter, stock soars 25% and it doesn't warrant a mention in NYTimes? Still holding a grudge?
I'm a TSLA fanboy, sure, but an all-electric car company turning a solid profit is an important milestone. Nice work, @elonmusk
Just finished The Idea Factory by @jongertner on the amazing innovation history of Bell Labs. What a terrific book.
Just saw a guy walking down 7th ave carrying a LIT HOOKAH. In PARK SLOPE. Like it's Gowanus or something.
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Biz building a great team already RT @biz: It's all true, Kevin Thau Joins Jelly jellyhq.com/post/497777872…
lovely review of my 1st book RT @JasonSilva: Sounds like an amazing book, @stevenbjohnson's interface culture m.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbo…
Last day of heat wave here, so we went to beach at Point Reyes, where, naturally, it was 58 and foggy with high winds. #microclimates
Italian Future Perfect looking sharp! pic.twitter.com/vbgZe8ewgs
Grt new book Hardhats, Hippies & Hawks by my +1 smart friend Penny Lewis, re-writing history of anti-Vietnam movement amazon.com/Hardhats-Hippi…
There's just a suspension of disbelief problem when they're supposed to be in, say, Arlington, and you're like, "Okay, that's the Hudson."
Loved S1 of The Americans, but oddly bothered by all the obviously NY locations posing as DC. Granted, I've spent 95% of my life in NY/DC.
@stevenbjohnson This one's for you SBJ ... The song version you liked best Take Only What You Can Carry - itun.es/i6x98qm #iTunes
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"A large universe of documents": The free open Web is celebrating a 20th anniversary today. wordyard.com/2013/04/30/a-l…
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+1 fun to share stage with Robin! RT @instigating: @stevenbjohnson & @rmchase sharing humor and perspective #mesh2013 pic.twitter.com/wZP3l5VxeW
Need mega *and* micro planning RT @Will_Doig: how Bangkok used informal social networks to survive its worst flood bit.ly/187OvdV
Seconded! RT @heif: One of my very favorite things acquired by one of smartest outfits around. Instapaper-> Betaworks marco.org/2013/04/25/ins…
@stevenbjohnson This implies a new company idea: search for tweets that discuss a need for something, & turn those needs into new products.
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2 weeks ago I was tweeting about the need for a github for musicians. Turns out Betaworks was on the case! Blend.io: m.techcrunch.com/2013/04/24/bet…
Need more #govlab? Subscribe to our free weekly digest of #gov20 developments, findings and views: thegovlab.org/govlab-digest/. #opengov #gov30
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So: city on lockdown, terrorist on the loose, you see blood and a cut tarp on your boat. Who wouldn't climb on up and stick his head inside?
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Flight back to SFO three hours late; lands as 5 AM EST -- and then we wait 40 minutes for jetway to get us off plane. Gotta love United.
And while we're at it: here's to living somewhere where so many brave people will risk their lives to bring someone alive to justice.
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Time to revisit Mayan apocalypse? RT @kathrynschulz WTF. RT @Reuters: Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes Szechuan region of china
Does anyone know a good site where I can get a rapid flow of misinformation and unconfirmed reports coming in too fast to process?
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Awesome @TheGovLab hackers worked round the clock on developing new #opengov platforms. Can't wait to see #govlab pic.twitter.com/YkUYmPMXUI
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From my walk this AM: seems right this dark week to point out One World Trade is scraping the sky again #resilience twitpic.com/ckf8f5
I think you mean "imaginary friends" RT @bethnoveck: Governments don't have as many friends as @stevenbjohnson #sad #govlab
Hive mind query on twitter is one of the simplest ways to garner expertise #govlab
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'eSagu' is a web-based personalized agro-advisory system uses IT to solve the unscientific agricultural practices. #govlab #experts
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Recommend that y'all tune in to the #govlab hashtag today and tomorrow for some very interesting quotes, questions and links.
Excited to jump into the big experiment of the GovLab. Here's why: stevenberlinjohnson.com/2013/04/the-go…
COUNTDOWN…Making Engagement Work, ‘The Experiment’ (#govlab) begins tomorrow at New York University thegovlab.org/countdownmakin… #gov20 #gov30
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There is nothing to add to Gabrielle Giffords' powerful words: A Senate in the Gun Lobby’s Grip nyti.ms/Z4rdlU
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Why I am helping the GovLab--a crucial new project to understand peer networks and participatory governance: stevenberlinjohnson.com/2013/04/the-go…
Simply skimming titles on @Medium's homepage enflames the frantic curiosity I suffered in bookshops at age 16. Thank you for raising the bar
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Not at all ranting! Good news. RT @markcmarino My ranting response to @stevenbjohnson on the lost future of hypertext writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2013…
The only silver lining: We now know who refuses to stand w/ 90% of Americans. We'll make sure voters don't forget: bit.ly/YWwOvu
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