Does anybody know Robin Rendle?
They should call him and tell him about Blot.
As I was reading this post from Jim about his setup I got wildly, incomprehensibly jealous; he writes about having a folder on his desktop that he can just throw stuff into and it publishes to a website. This, to me, is the absolute dream. The ultimate writing setup.
💬 Robin Rendle
I never made the switch from photography to illustrations on my web properties, but I do very much remember when Unsplash seemed to suddenly be the ‘defacto choice’ for photography on many …
Me?
“I know nothing.”
💬 Private Schultz
But I have just been working through 🔗 Elon’s Giant Package … which is an alternative take on what is going on with today’s news.
“We really need to start treating people’s time as being more valuable than the organisation’s money.”
💬 Mark McArthur-Christie
“How about a rule that only stories that are not behind a paywall will be considered for a Pulitzer prize.”
💬 Dave Winer
… it’s a thought.
Loving the Lore thinking of Venkatesh Rao.
“I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.”
💬 Arthur C. Clarke
“As long as the device is not tampered with or damaged, it presents no hazard to public safety,”
💬 David Allard, Director of the Bureau of Radiation Protection
… ummm …
“My strong intuitive sense is that having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important.”
💬 Elon Musk
Twitter is trusted?
People who responded said it'd never happen because Twitter's balance sheet was too weak to justify an acquisition. They missed that not all of Twitter's value shows up on its balance sheet.
💬 Dave Winer
That is the problem of all balance sheets - because it is only a financial tool.