The answer to theThe answer to theultimate question of lifeultimate question of lifethe universe andthe universe andeverything......is 42 everything......is 42 test test 18:05:06, Sun Jul 22, 201218:05:06, Sun Jul 22, 2012

Getting information offGetting information offthe Internet is likethe Internet is liketaking a drink from ataking a drink from afire hydrant.fire hydrant.

——Mitchell KaporMitchell Kapor

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Freedom is singing the song of the sun in the rain.Freedom is singing the song of the sun in the rain.

Informationalism, Networks, And The Network Society: AInformationalism, Networks, And The Network Society: ATheoretical Blueprint".Theoretical Blueprint".Media companies are unwilling to change their old waysMedia companies are unwilling to change their old waysof working.of working.Switch from relying on scarcity to monetizing ubiquitySwitch from relying on scarcity to monetizing ubiquityand abundance, and invent new models that fit this.and abundance, and invent new models that fit this.It was not until the s that the environmental and famineIt was not until the s that the environmental and faminerelief organizations gave this image a new found fame.relief organizations gave this image a new found fame.

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For hope to carry on many false hopes may have toFor hope to carry on many false hopes may have tobe smashed.be smashed.

Morph embedded valueMorph embedded value

The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of theThe pain of the mind is worse than the pain of thebodybody

There is nothing to be gained by refusal! Start toThere is nothing to be gained by refusal! Start tocooperate rather than to try to dominate thesecooperate rather than to try to dominate theseconversations.conversations.Monitoring of usage and fair payment to content owners.Monitoring of usage and fair payment to content owners.We discover that someone in Shanghai had exactly theWe discover that someone in Shanghai had exactly thesame idea than us and already has 1000s of customers.same idea than us and already has 1000s of customers.It is this definition of technology that has led CyborgIt is this definition of technology that has led CyborgAnthropologist, Amber Case, to assert that, we are allAnthropologist, Amber Case, to assert that, we are allcyborgs now1.cyborgs now1.

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I think people have aI think people have avague sense that thevague sense that thetelevision system istelevision system ischanging.changing.

——Michael K. PowellMichael K. Powell

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You weren't expecting this were you?You weren't expecting this were you?

Answer the direct messages and pings that you will getAnswer the direct messages and pings that you will getfrom people that follow you.from people that follow you.In music, streaming-on-demand will without a doubt beIn music, streaming-on-demand will without a doubt beavailable 'for free'available 'for free'We should encourage further experimentation, artisticWe should encourage further experimentation, artisticresearch and theorization of these topics.research and theorization of these topics.Indeed, what lifeforms could be said to exist amongstIndeed, what lifeforms could be said to exist amongstthese data rich domains.these data rich domains.

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In conclusionIn conclusionSyndicate impactful paradigmsSyndicate impactful paradigmsDrive visionary weblogsDrive visionary weblogsReinvent killer solutionsReinvent killer solutionsand remember: If you are building a house and a nailand remember: If you are building a house and a nailbreaks, do you stop building, or do you change the nail?breaks, do you stop building, or do you change the nail?

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