kn0thing

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   by kn0thing 15y ago

   Oh, and don't forget Techdirt.com -- I just need a machine to turn reality into a 10 word soundbyte....
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   by kn0thing 15y ago

   Thanks, gents. I think this really nails it (I second your sadness).
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   by kn0thing 15y ago

   Thanks for the recap and all the comments below; I'm doing a heavy post-mortem on this. I really didn't expect him to so adamantly lie like that. And then to first be called out by Chris about it and boldly say "Chris, seriously, that is w
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   by kn0thing 15y ago

   Awesomesauce. Thanks. Good points here that echoed stuff I've already got in this testimony but with punch.
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   by kn0thing 15y ago

   Wow! Very nicely done. Thank you.
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   by kn0thing 15y ago

   LOL. Thanks. But I'm 100% unelectable.
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   by kn0thing 15y ago

   I tried this with a Google doc on /r/technology before my last trip to DC and it failed miserably, but I'd love to try again. http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/meg8w/im_hoping_...
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   by kn0thing 15y ago

   Ignore the downvotes :) thanks! I hope this is part of the reason why they've invited me back to DC.
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   by kn0thing 15y ago

   I've been pleased with the folks at engineadvocacy.org and I'm hoping this can be a long-term solution. They're non-partisan and solely focused on lobbying on behalf of the tech entrepreneur, plain and simple.
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    I agree. This is why I'll be dressed more like a businessman than a nerd, like the last time: https://plus.google.com/113164038788726940319/posts/ab9eFgmo...
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    "Bring in the nerds" - we're headed to DC to testify about SOPA/PIPA(oversight.house.gov)

    13 points by kn0thing 15y ago|1 comments
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    There's a lot of truth to this. I'm doing everything I can to use my influence on the board of reddit, inc. to help, but the team we've got in place now has been carrying the torch brilliantly since we left.
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    I don't want karma, I want useful criticism. We need to win public support. Granted, BloombergTV is far from mainstream, but we're taking babysteps. We aren't for piracy, we're just aware of how futile trying to legislate against it is. I t
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    Thanks. Not my usual crowd, but we've certainly got common ground here.
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    Yes.. I like this. What do you think about this one? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3426990
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    Yes, I think we're cooking up the perfect analogy in this thread. It needs to be as honest as it is relatable as it is succinct :)
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    Yay! I love moms. Thank her for me. We need to help more people like her realize how awful this legislation is.
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    I should have stressed #2 but deliberately left out #3 because my audience was Bloomberg. I'm really keen on finding a great, honest analogy that we can tie this all together with.
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    How wrong is it to just simplify and say "websites?"
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    (Devil's advocate) "But how would you not notice someone graffitied your wall?" I dig this analogy: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3426990
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    1) Gah, yes, I'm no politician, but there are better ways to pitch compromise. 2) I need to stress that this is well-intentioned legislation that is a problem I want to help solve, just not this way. 3) Sigh. Yeah. I didn't expect that ques
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    Thanks! I prefer the constructive stuff. 1) Yes, you're absolutely right - it matters and I've gotta break the habit. 2) I actually had a really productive set of meetings with a bunch of reps, sens, and their staffs back in Nov. One of who
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    I've been on a number of times (occasionally in a hoodie, which their producers really seemed to like and I'm certainly comfortable in) and decided I should dress a little better after my grandfather told me I "looked like a bum." He watche
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    I've been offline for the last few hours, just came back to start picking through the notes. I like this Mickey Mouse analogy most of all the ones I've seen so far. Concise and relatable (and accurate).
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    I was trying to hit my audience of bankers, daytraders, and wealthy people, but I'm very mindful of these Uncle Arts, because in the end they're the ones who will win the day: http://navantigroup.com/content/world-changing-power-reasona...
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    Thanks for writing this. While it's more thoughtful, it's also much more verbose -- deadly in our soundbyte-driven media.
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    Thanks. I love this feedback and agree that connecting with normals is vital; it's something that comes up again & again with my girlfriend as I "pitch" her on how to discuss these bills. The struggle I have with metaphors like yours is
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    Thank you. reddit was started and sold from Somerville, MA though ;) It's going to take much more than a few TV news appearances, though. It's on all of us to motivate our friends & family to educate their representatives about the horr
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    by kn0thing 15y ago

    Thanks! Live TV is nerve-wracking.
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    I was on BloombergTV talking SOPA today - how'd I do?(bloomberg.com)

    374 points by kn0thing 15y ago|153 comments