If only everything in lifeIf only everything in lifewas as reliabale as awas as reliabale as aVolkswagen Volkswagen bostonian bostonian 1:52:23, Tue Oct 2, 20121:52:23, Tue Oct 2, 2012

The Internet is aThe Internet is atelephone systemtelephone systemthat's gotten uppity.that's gotten uppity.

——Clifford StollClifford Stoll

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Easy come, easy go. Harder gains make seeds toEasy come, easy go. Harder gains make seeds tosow.sow.

And if I can get it the moment that it's finished, evenAnd if I can get it the moment that it's finished, evenbetter and I pay another premium.better and I pay another premium.Why would I export lists of addresses if I can alwaysWhy would I export lists of addresses if I can alwayssearch for them?search for them?Bodies of information that are able to posses a level ofBodies of information that are able to posses a level ofautonomy.autonomy.It is an image that serves to not just remind us of ourIt is an image that serves to not just remind us of ourenvironmental fragility but our social fragility.environmental fragility but our social fragility.

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You eat an egg, but you don't understand howYou eat an egg, but you don't understand howpainful it was for the chicken.painful it was for the chicken.

E-enable interactive folksonomiesE-enable interactive folksonomies

God does not pay weekly, but He pays at the end.God does not pay weekly, but He pays at the end.

Pretty simple: The minority of customers who payPretty simple: The minority of customers who paysubsidize the majority who do not.subsidize the majority who do not.Better to tweet 'new track from xyz made me crash myBetter to tweet 'new track from xyz made me crash myVespa' than to use some premade PR message!Vespa' than to use some premade PR message!We discover that we spend so much time modeling thatWe discover that we spend so much time modeling thatwe lost sight of what cannot be modeled: Life.we lost sight of what cannot be modeled: Life.For example, you may post a status in which you saidFor example, you may post a status in which you saidyou were happy this would be qualitative.you were happy this would be qualitative.

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Men have become theMen have become thetools of their tools.tools of their tools.

——Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau

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Evening promises are like butter: morning comes,Evening promises are like butter: morning comes,and it's all melted.and it's all melted.

Economic experts have already done a lot of work onEconomic experts have already done a lot of work onthe flat rate model.the flat rate model.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.People are stunned to hear that one company has dataPeople are stunned to hear that one company has datafiles on 185 million Americans.files on 185 million Americans.For example, you may post a status in which you saidFor example, you may post a status in which you saidyou were happy this would be qualitative.you were happy this would be qualitative.

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In conclusionIn conclusionHarness vertical network effectsHarness vertical network effectsEnvisioneer Cluetrain systemsEnvisioneer Cluetrain systemsIntegrate synergistic widgetsIntegrate synergistic widgetsand remember: If you want your dreams to come true,and remember: If you want your dreams to come true,don't over sleep.don't over sleep.

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