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Co-host, Plutopia News Network. Known via writing about and involvement with digital culture, activism, and technology. Buddhist adjacent.
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Did you write the book he was reading? ... I had a similar experience encountering Michael Caine browsing magazines at Book People here in Austin. I kept my distance but thought, Wow.
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Thanks for writing the book!
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These are real people with real families and real masks to hide their identities while they snatch people off the streets.
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I spent some time with Roky Erickson. He'd transcended time and space, apparently. The last time I saw him he was sitting near the exit of an HEB grocery store, beaming a radiant smile, okay with the universe.
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That collection is missing my namesake, _Odd Jon_.
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I still prefer my computer keyboard to that tiny virtual smartphone keyboard... though I guess smart people just use voice and let the smartphone transcribe messages - it's pretty accurate.
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I was intermittent for a few years, but I'm getting more regular with Twitter these days. I can remember watching Stewart Butterfield demo the initial version of the app to Joi Ito at a conference - my recollection is that it was originally a chat app that incorporated image uploads.
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I'm surprised at 170% markup, didn't think a figure that high had been discussed.
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I hear you. I like to remind people that Jasmine Crockett, Al Green, Greg Casar and of course Lloyd Doggett are from Texas.
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Use the force, Luke...
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I always figured he prefers having a lower profile. He's a great character actor.
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A head-in-sand approach to climate change. At least we won't know what hit us.
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Trade deal with Grand Fenwick.