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Microsoft isn't evil,Microsoft isn't evil,they just make reallythey just make reallycrappy operatingcrappy operatingsystems.systems.

——Linus TorvaldsLinus Torvalds

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Don't plant a seed in the sea.Don't plant a seed in the sea.

Tele-learning, networking, co-creation, crowdsourcing.Tele-learning, networking, co-creation, crowdsourcing.Data is the new Oil and linked data is even better oilData is the new Oil and linked data is even better oilI have no idea what anything is or does anymore.I have no idea what anything is or does anymore.Often the more information that is shared through suchOften the more information that is shared through suchmedia, the more the information becomes lessmedia, the more the information becomes lessqualitative and more quantitative.qualitative and more quantitative.

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The seeds of the day are best planted in the firstThe seeds of the day are best planted in the firsthour.hour.

Benchmark turn-key applicationsBenchmark turn-key applications

It is better to begin in the evening than not at all.It is better to begin in the evening than not at all.

What starts as playful conversation, imitating ourWhat starts as playful conversation, imitating ourmachines, easily becomes part of our languagemachines, easily becomes part of our languagediscourse.discourse.The leading apps include bookshelf, stanza which IThe leading apps include bookshelf, stanza which Ihave, ereader, feedbooks etc here is a good list.have, ereader, feedbooks etc here is a good list.But watch a live mass-media event with Twitter open onBut watch a live mass-media event with Twitter open onyour laptop and you'll see that the futurists had it wrong.your laptop and you'll see that the futurists had it wrong.ANT can be most usefully applied to the Social MediaANT can be most usefully applied to the Social MediaProfile such as those you may share on an OnlineProfile such as those you may share on an OnlineSocial Network OSN such as Facebook.Social Network OSN such as Facebook.

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It is questionable if allIt is questionable if allthe mechanicalthe mechanicalinventions yet madeinventions yet madehave lightened thehave lightened theday's toil of anyday's toil of anyhuman being.human being.

——John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill

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The opportunity that God sends does not wake upThe opportunity that God sends does not wake uphim who sleeps.him who sleeps.

Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all theHumanity is acquiring all the right technology for all thewrong reasons.wrong reasons.It's now solely about TRUST and Merit, not about sellingIt's now solely about TRUST and Merit, not about sellingcopies.copies.But technology need not be understood purely as aBut technology need not be understood purely as adigital, electronic tool.digital, electronic tool.As Fritjof Capra notes, "the network is a pattern that isAs Fritjof Capra notes, "the network is a pattern that iscommon to all life.common to all life.

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In conclusionIn conclusionIntegrate blogging mindshareIntegrate blogging mindshareMonetize collaborative usersMonetize collaborative usersOptimize best-of-breed marketsOptimize best-of-breed marketsand remember: Your highest thoughts and your basestand remember: Your highest thoughts and your basestdesires are both mirrors of your true feelings.desires are both mirrors of your true feelings.

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