Sage Ross (ragesoss)

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But when many anecdotes complement each other, and editors pull that out, you get something cool that no current review database can match.

Sage Ross maiki

As I imagine it, wiki-like curation would be an important element. Amazon reviews are useful not just for ave. stars, but anecdotes.

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Someday knowing the ins and outs of copyright will be like knowing the intricate rules of internal passports in Communist East Germany.

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Federation makes a lot of sense... pre-existing communities centered on X (e.g., Android devices) just set up an instance and federate in.

Sage Ross maiki

Cool! My development skills are minimal, but I'm trying to pick up Django by building a rudimentary review site.

Sage Ross

Why we need a free culture, community-run review site, independent of any merchant: http://ur1.ca/7x7cn Anybody want to start one with me?

Sage Ross

I have a new blog post, on copyright infringement and "theft": http://ur1.ca/7lgc3

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We got a Blu-ray player. This is the most user-hostile consumer technology I've ever used. Piracy is a waaaay better user experience.

Sage Ross

After the move came out, “all the Toy Story characters… they didn’t belong to us at Pixar anymore” http://ur1.ca/4zcrw

Sage Ross

We were watching #SoYouThinkYouCanDance, but after Melanie is done, none of the others can hold our interest.

Sage Ross

I blogged some thoughts on Aaron Swartz, Greg Maxwell, and academic file-sharing: http://ur1.ca/4t6s9

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Photos were good enough for Brighton, but the next one will be a video child. http://ur1.ca/4qed0

Sage Ross

Thanks, everyone who came to #WPHIED. Meeting Wikimedians boosts my spirits. Check out the photos Derrick and I took: http://ur1.ca/4omhn

Sage Ross

Yep, that's all I really wanted: http://xkcd.com/918/ Here's hoping Google+ becomes a real challenger to Facebook.

Sage Ross

Tomorrow is the Pittsburgh Wiknic (Wikipedia Picnic)! Woohoo! http://ur1.ca/4j0fj

Sage Ross

"You are very talented. I am a 63 yr. old retired public reference librarian, so everything I say is true!" http://ur1.ca/4i9id #I<3MyBlog.

Sage Ross

Wikimedia and EFF have filed an amicus brief for Golan v. Holder, a really important copyright case: http://ur1.ca/4hyfg

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