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I like books because they don’t have hyperlinks, I like the web because it does.

7th May 2020

We're waiting in anticipation of 7th May, last day of Henrik Huseby's Supreme Court process, defending himself against Apple. There's still time to support the Norwegian independent repairer against the $1 trillion corporation https://t.co/QquWx5JgZ8

— The Restart Project (@RestartProject) May 4, 2020

4th May 2020

Amazing!! Well done DoES.

3rd May 2020

Sneak peek at #Stroll, the successor to my #TiddlyBlink, which is a @TiddlyWiki with nods to @RoamResearch. Still under testing and will have a permanent home in a week. But you can play with it here: https://t.co/xcZlqJ1c2Y

— Dave Gifford (@giffmex) May 2, 2020

More Roam functionality baked in to TiddlyWiki. I think having this plurality of all of these concurrent projects is great, and should result in lots of cross-pollination of ideas.

3rd May 2020

With this choice for #OnlineArtExchange #ClapForCarers we pay tribute to cleaning staff in hospitals UK-wide. Playing an incredibly important role in tackling the pandemic. The painting by Clifford Hooper Rowe ‘Hospital Laundry Workers’ ⁦is in the ⁦@PHMMcr⁩ collection. pic.twitter.com/yYHoU1D6RR

— Leeds Art Gallery (@LeedsArtGallery) April 2, 2020

5th April 2020

This year's Easter Passover Seder#COVID19 #Easter2020 pic.twitter.com/SOCwJ3J7Nw

— MythAddict (@MythAddict) March 25, 2020

5th April 2020

We place capitalism in quarantine only to discover:
– The paramount importance of all maintenance work: transport, logistics, cleaning, health work, etc.
– The radical uselessness of financiers, consultants & vultures
– The absolute centrality of informal/family/support networks

— Alberto Corsín Jimenez (@acorsin) March 11, 2020

21st March 2020

What’s important in a crisis

Reading about who still needs to show up for work in times of pandemic, reminds of @davidgraeber & Bullshit Jobs. We are experiencing how our societies would collapse if the nurses, waste collectors & teachers stopped showing up for work.

— Lejla Sadiku (@LejlaSadiku) March 20, 2020

21st March 2020

In response to the President Trump (USA)’s executive order blocking all commercial and non-commercial property transactions with Venezuela, Adobe has begun cancelling accounts belonging to Venezuelans.
Regardless of this being a continued embargo, this is a lesson to be learned to never trust softwa…

8th October 2019

Seriously, how many shades of amazing is this 1984 print ad for a BASIC tutorial software package?

"Street talk of the future." pic.twitter.com/mI50Az6TPI

— Jess Morrissette (@decafjedi) October 1, 2019

2nd October 2019