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Hasnain says:

"The web is the greatest entrepreneurial platform ever invented. Lowest barriers of entry, greatest human reach ever. I love the web. Permission-less, grand reach, diversity of implementation. Don’t believe this imaginary wall of access of money. It isn’t there.
Examine and interrogate your motivations, reject the money if you dare, and startup something useful. A dent in the universe is plenty.
Curb your ambition.
Live happily ever after."

Posted on 2015-11-06T06:36:18+0000

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Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away? | George Monbiot

A great tract of Earth is on fire and threatened species are being driven out of their habitats. This is a crime against humanity and nature

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Hasnain says:

"Governments ignore issues when the media ignores them. And the media ignores them because … well, there’s a question with a thousand answers, many of which involve power. But one reason is the complete failure of perspective in a de-skilled industry dominated by corporate press releases, photo ops and fashion shoots, where everyone seems to be waiting for everyone else to take a lead. The media makes a collective non-decision to treat this catastrophe as a non-issue, and we all carry on as if it’s not happening."

Posted on 2015-11-03T15:29:32+0000

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E.P.A. Finds More VW Cheating Software, Including in a Porsche

The Environmental Protection Agency also said it found the software, designed to cheat on emissions tests, on more Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars than previously disclosed.

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Activision to Buy King Digital in $5.9 Billion Games Merger

Activision Bizzard Inc. agreed to buy King Digital Entertainment Plc for $5.9 billion, unifying major console games like Call of Duty with the leading mobile title Candy Crush Saga.

Click to view the original at www.bloomberg.com

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Do one thing… - O'Reilly Radar

I've been lamenting the demise of the Unix philosophy: tools should do one thing, and do it well. The ability to connect many small tools is better than having...

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Hasnain says:

"The first person to create a tool that can pipe a table from a browser into a spreadsheet, a Google doc, or even a text file without massive pain will be my hero."

Posted on 2015-10-31T07:28:34+0000