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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 08:41:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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        ➥ In reply to &lt;a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.manton.org&#x2F;2018&#x2F;08&#x2F;13&#x2F;congrats-hartlco-on.html"&gt;
        Manton Reece   - Congrats Hartlco On
        
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      <p>So nice and brave of <a href="https://micro.blog/manton" target="_blank">@manton</a> to congratulate third-party dev for an app that sits right against his own. It also shows how much trust and confidence he has in his underline platform. Kudos Manton!</p>
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    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;1534209027204</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 06:40:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>It’s been so long that I wrote a fiction, let the teeny writer in me express himself freely. I think it is time for an early morning rise and socialising with my characters. They must have many tales to tell now <span class="small-caps">👨🏽‍💻📝</span></p>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Twitter Has Desensitised Us ]]></title>
    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;twitter-has-desensitised-us</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 03:47:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>I have recently observed a lot of anger from people across the world towards social networks of all forms. Especially Twitter. I <a href="https://blog.amitgawande.com/why-not-quit-twitter">had also expressed</a> why I can’t quit Twitter completely for now - there are still a few people left there whom I follow, and a few friends.</p>
<p>I recently had a discussion with one such friend whom I was trying to convince to give up on Twitter and move all his posting to his custom domain. I demoed Micro.blog and Blot, hoping that the simplicity of getting started would be enough to abate any friction the change might throw at him.</p>
<p>He listened patiently, he is an active poster on Twitter. He has a distinct voice and perspective towards all varied things. And so my attempt had a selfish tinge too; it would help me if I could follow his posts in feed readers, even better if on Micro.blog.</p>
<p>He looked genuinely curios.<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>But what’s the big deal with owning the content and the domain?” I thought I had his attention.</p>
<p>I gave him the standard pitch, primarily how it would lend him control of his online identify, allow him not to lose his words when some private silo decides to change the rules of its services and how, if that happens, he can decide to take his content and move to some place better.</p>
<p>All he said in response was<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>what’s so special with what I write on the web that I would want to maintain it over time? If Twitter dies tomorrow, I will just move to some place else.”</p>
<p>I was left astonished. Here’s a guy who has been posting his opinions on all things, at times even as Tweetstorms, sharing some fascinating stuff for all; here’s a guy who has produced at least a short novel worth of content on Twitter and Facebook, but <em>has the least attachment to his words</em>.</p>
<p>May be it’s a regional trend, may be people in some places are more forward, more open to spending money and effort for the control.</p>
<p>But one thing is for sure. We can never convince people to give up silos and start owning their identities, their content on their own domain or start moving to services like Micro.blog till we make them realise how worthy the words they write are. Even tweet length ones.</p>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Reads I Liked (13-Aug) ]]></title>
    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;likes-2018-08-13</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 22:32:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>Here’s a list of articles I liked throughout the day.</p>
<p>1. I do not think there is any debate on whether Artificial Intelligence will have some unplanned consequences. There would be. It is as good as a new <em>species</em>. And when two new species start communicating with one another, there would be hiccups and miscommunication. I guess the only fear is this time the other species might actually be smarter. Wired has some <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/when-bots-teach-themselves-to-cheat/" target="_blank">interesting real life examples</a> covered.</p>
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<p>Given a clear goal, an algorithm can master complex tasks, such as beating a world champion at Go. But even with logical parameters, it turns out that mathematical optimization empowers bots to develop shortcuts humans didn’t think to deem off-­limits. Teach a learning algorithm to fish, and it might just drain the lake.</p>
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<p>2. I had no idea there were multiple theories for the reason behind Dinosaurs’ extinction. I always believed the<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>a fairy tale:<span class="push-single"></span> <span class="pull-single">‘</span>Big rock from sky hits the dinosaurs, and boom they go.’” Well, that may not be the case. Bianca Bosker <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/dinosaur-extinction-debate/565769/" target="_blank">has a fascinating coverage</a>.</p>
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<p>Before the asteroid hypothesis took hold, researchers had proposed other, similarly bizarre explanations for the dinosaurs’ demise: gluttony, protracted food poisoning, terminal chastity, acute stupidity, even Paleo-weltschmerz—death by boredom. These theories fell by the wayside when, in 1980, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist Luis Alvarez and three colleagues from <span class="small-caps">UC</span> Berkeley announced a discovery in the journal Science</p>
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<p>3. Being ethical is not black and white. It is almost impossible to lead a life which you claim has been ethical and to make everyone agree. However,<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>figuring out how to live the good life is fun” - <a href="https://qz.com/1327804/its-impossible-to-lead-a-totally-ethical-life-but-its-fun-to-try/" target="_blank">a great essay</a> by Ephrat Livni.</p>
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<p>By virtue of accidents of birth, we find ourselves unfairly profiting from all kinds of inequalities, depending on where we are born, who our parents are, our racial or ethnic backgrounds, and more. Your passport determines more than just access—it means you are the beneficiary, albeit abstractly, of actions you may not approve. Most of us, wherever we live, are funding wars or policies we disagree with. We can’t help but do wrong.</p>
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<p>4. A <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/people-are-donating-millions-of-frequent-flyer-miles-to" target="_blank">much-needed account</a> from a non-profit group<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>that reunites refugees around the world with families”. Another reminder that we humans have heart beating incessantly within. Some may have painted it black, but as a species, we will keep fighting back.</p>
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<p><span class="pull-double">“</span>While hundreds of families separated at the US–Mexico border under the Trump administration’s<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>zero tolerance” policy remain apart, a Michigan woman has inspired people to help reunite loved ones by donating their frequent flyer miles.”</p>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:28:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>I read some fanwars and associated diatribes after a long time today.</p>
<p>I read some cringeworthy posts, and some spiteful responses.</p>
<p>I read some inhuman sentiments flung around as words.</p>
<p>I logged onto Twitter after a long time today.</p>
<p>I think all of these might be related.</p>
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    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;2018-08-13-1823</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 18:24:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>Nature and family get-togethers go along pretty nicely</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.amitgawande.com/_img/greens-and-lamp.jpeg" alt="Lawns and lamp"></p>
<p><img src="https://blog.amitgawande.com/_img/nature-waterfall.jpeg" alt="Nature Waterfall"></p>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:54:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>I am kind of bummed that no one here had any interest in Yahoo! Pipes. I really wish there was an alternative to that wonderful service. It would be so useful to deliver single feed from multiple sources. Also allows us to capture all mentions to single place.</p>
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    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;2018-08-11-2222</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 22:22:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>Remember <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Pipes" target="_blank">Yahoo! Pipes</a>? I had built so many custom feeds combining different feeds using that service. With my recent pull back to <span class="small-caps">RSS</span>, I really feel a need for some such similar service. I wonder though if anyone else shares this need too.</p>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Micro.blog - A wish and a fear ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 03:42:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>I wish micro.blog becomes bigger, more diverse with more voices spread across the world, the timezones, narrate their stories. It becomes difficult for a user from a non-American timezone to benefit from the timeline. It is either crawling or swings past as you stay asleep. I have to consume posts via feeds and depend on Micro.threads to pull out posts that lead to discussion overnight.</p>
<p>I fear though if the place becomes bigger before there are tools in place to handle the scale, we may inundate it with too many voices and interactions. Making it extremely difficult and unpleasant to follow along for any person. We need to tread carefully.</p>
<p>It is important the service attracts both established <em>and</em> diverse voices. I am sure the awesome people behind Micro.blog are already planning for this.</p>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>It’s amusing to see the weekly reports from Screen Time. I knew I have been spending far less time in Productivity/Reading categories (as compared to Social Networking). I didn’t know it was this bad.</p>
<p>And, no surprises, Micro.blog becomes first app to hit App Limit.</p>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Reads I Liked (10-Aug) ]]></title>
    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;likes-2018-08-10</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 22:32:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>Throughout the day, I read so many article which I would like to share to others. It also is an exercise so that I keep track of all the articles I havr read and liked over the years. However, sharing them instantly was polluting the feed. I wouldn’t want to see that from others in my timeline. So it was only fair for me to not do the same.</p>
<p>Hence, going ahead I plan to share a list of articles I liked through the day as a list. This is the first edition of the post.</p>
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<li>Dave Winer <a href="http://scripting.com/2018/08/09.html#a182256" target="_blank">feels</a> may be it’s a good thing that Twitter hasn’t banned Alex Jones yet. And he is unhappy with the journalists for bashing Twitter incessantly for that.</li>
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<p><span class="pull-double">“</span>Their unwillingness to follow the herd is a sign of hope that we may continue to use the net to speak freely, even if the majority wants us silenced. And what does it say about journalism that there are few if any dissenters? You see this regularly, they’re too scared for some reason to present all sides of a discussion.”</p>
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<li>Rebecca Cook <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/08/the-most-powerful-publishers-in-the-world-dont-give-a-damn/567095/" target="_blank">disagrees</a> with Dave completely. And she shares one of the heartfelt experiences she had during <em>a community she visited, on December 15, 2012</em> to back why.</li>
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<p>And any media executive who can’t see the harm in protecting the publishing power of a person who denies what’s real with such utter cruelty and disregard for the pain of his fellow citizens should be asked to explain himself. And then to explain again. What do you really believe in?</p>
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<li>Matt Levine <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-08-08/elon-musk-has-some-fun-with-tesla" target="_blank">summarises</a> Elon Musk’s latest stunt, attempting to take Tesla private. And does so perfectly.</li>
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<p>Musk amusingly named his promotional flamethrowers<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>Not a Flamethrower” to get around shipping rules banning flamethrowers, and he seems to have learned the wrong lesson from that stunt. I suspect that naming his public company<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>Not a Public Company” won’t actually work to get around securities laws.</p>
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<li>The world of technology and science never fails to fascinate me. Another such eye opening article. I had no idea that the nuclear tests carried out in 1950s to 1980s were <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611654/fukushimas-nuclear-signature-found-in-california-wine/" target="_blank">prominently used for detecting fraud in Californian wine</a>. And apparently Fukushima’s nuclear disaster has affected those tests.</li>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 21:30:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>I have been reading a lot of views from people who are leaving Twitter. But it is different from the Facebook exodus. They aren’t quitting. And I <a href="https://blog.amitgawande.com/why-not-quit-twitter">wondered why</a>?</p>
<p>I still am on Twitter - accessed from website only. It’s work to sidestep the noise. But the community there has worth.</p>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:47:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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        ➥ In reply to &lt;a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;werd.io&#x2F;2018&#x2F;basic-attention-token-is-both-good-and-bad---but"&gt;
        Basic Attention Token is both good and bad - but hooray for Brave for trying something new
        
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      <p>I read this post first in my feed reader. I wonder how these reads will get translated into <span class="small-caps">BAT</span>. Not sure if consumption in feed readers is a sizable chunk of regular web. But I guess it should be amongst intended Brave users.</p>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Search Engines need to redesign their results ]]></title>
    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;search-engines-need-to-redesign-their-results</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:56:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>Dave Winer wrote few of <a href="http://scripting.com/2018/08/09/141354.html" target="_blank">his thoughts</a> on how the search engines need to improve with time. He was focused a bit on how it can make blogging valuable. However he also had a underlying criticism for current search engines, mainly Google.</p>
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<p>Sorry Google, your search engine is showing serious signs of age and boredom. We can do so much better. (…) It’s (<em>Google</em>) been stagnant for too long. They clearly need some competition.</p>
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<p>I think it’s high time the way search results are presented to the user had some rethinking and redesigning exercise done. Search for anything and it is still a list of links (or an <span class="small-caps">AMP</span> carousel when it fits your business needs) even after more than 15 years since it was introduced. I do not think there is anyone who ever paginates to the third page of search results. I would bet more than 90% don’t even go to the second page.</p>
<p>I believe when people search for something they have a fair idea of what they are looking for. Search engines need to be smart in understanding if the user is searching for a place on the web or a general query around concepts. If it is the former, it should present every data it has about that place, in a manner that  easy to grasp. Dave’s list already has some good ideas. Give as much context as there is out there.</p>
<p>For later, it is important to focus on credibility and transparency. For example when a query is on some technical concept, it is good to show the discussions on Stack Overflow. In addition, it would be good to also show the articles that were referenced from those discussions separately. Don’t go along sweeping the web for all the key words. Without credible shares, it hardly matters and just gets exploited. Someone sharing it while discussions attaches a credibility factor to it.</p>
<p>Google’s attempt with Knowledge panel is good. But I believe it needs to be more transparent in communicating why it is displaying what it is displaying there.</p>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Why not just quit Twitter? ]]></title>
    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;why-not-quit-twitter</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:55:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>I am reading a lot of views these days from people I respect deciding to leave Twitter. And this is after a similar exodus from Facebook pretty recently.</p>
<p>But this time it looks to be different; for one they are putting too much effort with their Twitter profiles. They are deleting their tweets, resetting their profile information to convey that they are not<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>here” and resolving to not posting on Twitter again. Well, some are even ready to pay some shady<a href="#footnote-13VN" class="footnote-ref" id="ref-13VN"><sup>1</sup></a> services to get the tweets deleted.</p>
<p><a href="http://inessential.com/2018/08/08/the_public_square" target="_blank">Brent Simmons did it</a>. Matt Haughey <a href="https://a.wholelottanothing.org/2018/08/08/im-done-with-twitter/" target="_blank">followed a similar approach</a>. And there are many more people doing the same.</p>
<p>I, on the other hand, was just reading through the articles and sitting there wondering what’s different this time. I was looking for that one argument to not simply delete the account. Quit Twitter completely. Best I could get was from Matt.</p>
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<p>I’ll continue to read twitter occasionally, and I might keep on liking tweets, but I’m not going to send another tweet until the service changes or the management changes in very drastic ways.</p>
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<p>Well, if you are still not exiting Twitter, how’s it helping? I am afraid the place will only become messier with all the respectable voices leaving the platform.</p>
<p>It’s like being part of a coffee club that used to meet often in a coffee house of the group’s choice. Each one of the group would talk and discuss on varied topics. It was a fun place where you could learn so much. And get to know of so many new things and news all around the world.</p>
<p>But slowly the coffee house became louder, with some hateful voices propagating their distasteful views. You look to the owner of the place and hope that he doesn’t be <em>a jack</em> and acts; you hope he asks these people to leave. And block them from coming to this place ever and ruining the experience of many such clubs as yours. But when you realise that the owner isn’t going to do so, you decide <em>you</em> need to act. So you decide to take your group and discussion to a better, saner place.</p>
<p>The question to ponder at then is would you still visit the old coffee house daily and see what’s being discussed and voiced and promulgated?</p>
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<li id="footnote-13VN"><p>Why shady? Well you need to give them tweets and access to your profile. And some apparently post to your profile saying you use their service. Sigh!<a href="#ref-13VN" class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:22:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>Here’s a snapshot with all the<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>new” Android smartphones being sold online, placed right next to one another. Yeah, there is so much of innovation, so much of<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>choice” in this space. <span class="small-caps">🙃</span></p>
<p><img src="https://blog.amitgawande.com/_img/smartphones.png" alt="smartphones"></p>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:47:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>When you have<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>magic” in your name, you tend to suffer later. I was always sceptical of the promises Magic Leap was making. Demos looked too good to be true. Finally, their marketing team <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/magic-leap-one-creator-augmented-reality-inside-story/" target="_blank">have realised</a> they’ve overstayed their welcome. Back to reality.</p>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:32:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>Another day, another <a href="https://medium.com/the-set-list/google-amp-a-70-drop-in-our-conversion-rate-35fe3cb69c59" target="_blank"><span class="small-caps">AMP</span> horror story</a>. <span class="small-caps">AMP</span> has to be the ideal use-case on how an incumbent on web muscles its advantage to make others embrace its proprietary non-standard technology. Will anyone even consider <span class="small-caps">AMP</span> without its prominence in search?</p>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 11:03:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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       ★ Liked &lt;a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;2030&#x2F;"&gt;
        xkcd: Voting Software
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 10:22:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
    <description>
        ➥ In reply to &lt;a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cdevroe.com&#x2F;2018&#x2F;08&#x2F;08&#x2F;6356&#x2F;"&gt;
        Colin Devroe
        
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      <p>I would like that world. However, I think we tend to ignore the social aspect that Twitter has enabled. Yes, people need to own their content. But there will always be space for that one place where they can share their content and trigger discussions.</p>
<p>It would be important, and <a href="https://blog.amitgawande.com/fake-news-false-information-online">is incumbent</a> on all players involved to not let that place become a mess like Twitter. Engaging community guidelines and stringent checks &amp; policies for bots would need to be ingrained in the design.</p>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 01:47:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
    <description>
      
      <p>It is important, but extremely difficult, to hit that right balance between being productive and being healthy. I often tend to hit the zones when I ignore my health, the sleep primarily, just because I do not know when to stop. I need to learn to say<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>no” to myself.</p>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Bad news: there's no solution to false information online → ]]></title>
    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;fake-news-false-information-online</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:52:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>This is a must read article from Ben Werdmüller where he concisely conveys the problem around fake news<a href="#footnote-1T6H" class="footnote-ref" id="ref-1T6H"><sup>1</sup></a> and also presents how different players in the system can contribute in their own way.</p>
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<p>How can trust be regained by the media, and how could the web become more credible?</p>
<p>There are a few ways to approach the problem: from a bottom-up, user driven perspective; from the perspective of the publishers; from the perspective of the social networks used to disseminate information; and from the perspective of the web as a platform itself.</p>
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<p>Social networks have to play a big part, changing their outlook, their perspective to the problem is important. And that is one aspect that is discussed the most. However, the other players in this - we the users, the publishers and the web as a platform will also have to play a significant role if this increasingly painful blight is to be addressed.</p>
<p>It was really fascinating to read Ben talk about the web - in his words <em><span class="push-double"></span><span class="pull-double">“</span>a peaceful, decentralized network of human knowledge and creativity, designed and maintained for everyone in the world”</em>. That is perfect. As <a href="https://blog.amitgawande.com/open-hypermedia">I had shared recently</a> as part of another post, it is high time the web, and the gateways to the web, introduce more ways to capture the context from the readers and present the same in a simpler manner for all the future readers. A link can stay contextless, but it is important that the information it lays out is vetted by every one who consumes it.</p>
<p>It is welcome to see that groups like <a href="https://credweb.org" target="_blank"><span class="small-caps">W3C</span> Credible Web Community Group</a> already exists and even the established players are getting involved to build a<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>more credible web”.</p>
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<li id="footnote-1T6H"><p>I like the usage of words<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span>false information online” better<a href="#ref-1T6H" class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:30:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>I wonder how is this still allowed on the App Store.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.amitgawande.com/_img/unread-search.jpeg" alt="app store search"></p>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:20:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>★ Liked<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span><a href="https://medium.com/@vesirin/how-i-gained-commit-access-to-homebrew-in-30-minutes-2ae314df03ab" class="u-like-of" rel="like-of" target="_blank">How I gained commit access to Homebrew in 30 minutes</a>”</p>
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<p>As an industry, we need to invest in the well being of core <span class="small-caps">OSS</span> software that we all use and depend on.</p>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:53:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>Every day dawns with a new lesson. There is just so much fun stuff to learn in the IndieWeb world. And play around with. I have booked myself at least a couple of weeks worth of work. Yay(!?)</p>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:14:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>★ Liked<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span><a href="https://www.theonion.com/first-amendment-experts-warn-facebook-banning-infowars-1828142660" class="u-like-of" rel="like-of" target="_blank">First Amendment Experts Warn Facebook Banning InfoWars Could Set Completely Reasonable Precedent For Free Speech | The Onion</a>”</p>
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<p><span class="pull-double">“</span>What we see here really could be the beginning of a slippery slope towards a horrific ordeal in which any citizen who violates hate speech policies or blatantly spreads lies that cause other individuals to receive death threats will immediately be discredited and, perhaps, even asked to host their demonstrably false content on a website that they actually own.”</p>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 22:31:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>After an extremely productive last couple of weeks, it was time to reflect on the days gone by and update the <a href="https://www.amitgawande.com/now/" target="_blank"><code>/now</code></a> page. It is good every now and then to read through your recent posts. To see what worked well and what needs changed.</p>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:22:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
    <description>
        ➥ In reply to &lt;a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;glenn.thedixons.net&#x2F;why-i-hate-passwordless-email-only-authentication&#x2F;"&gt;
        Why I Hate Passwordless Email-only Authentication
        
        &lt;/a&gt;
      
      <p>Micro.blog is the only service that I use which uses email-only authentication. And it is a win-some-lose-some experience. There are times, especially on mobile, when I love that there is no password involved. I open the email in my client, click a link and I am in. But then there are times, especially when I am on a system where I just don’t want to login to my email, I would prefer authenticating via a device I own, I trust - usually my mobile.</p>
<p>On IndieAuth front, I completely agree with Glenn. It is wonderful to login with your own website.</p>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:03:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>★ Liked<span class="push-double"></span> <span class="pull-double">“</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnEEo0o2JgnIt8VOGffhkcYj-C2h9m5_NFzM0Q1AU-P8d0zA/viewform" class="u-like-of" rel="like-of" target="_blank"><span class="small-caps">AWS</span> icon quiz</a>”</p>
<blockquote>
<p>You use <span class="small-caps">AWS</span>, but how well do you actually know AWS? How many <span class="small-caps">AWS</span> icons can you correctly identify?</p>
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    <link>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;open-hypermedia</link>
    <guid>https://blog.amitgawande.com&#x2F;open-hypermedia</guid>
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:49:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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<p>The Web is, without a doubt, the most powerful research tool currently available to man. No longer must researchers comb through endless indices and catalogues to find what they are looking for.</p>
<p>In spite of its tremendous improvements on what came before, however, the Web is frankly a disappointment in comparison to what it could be. Most saddening, perhaps, is the way in which the Web constrains the use of links. For example: although the link is the primary form of reference on the Web, underpinning the tangle of connections that make the system so useful, the ability to create new links is a privilege granted only to content producers. The vast majority of those interested in a piece of work are merely readers, unable to contribute, only to consume.</p>
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<p>Even though a bit unrealistic, this work by Joe Savage around open hypermedia is a fascinating exploration of what happens when you take link-based web systems outside of the web browsers. The possibilities are endless as it opens up a completely new paradigm to hyper linking&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;this takes it across all apps.</p>
<p>And therein lies the biggest friction for this concept. Expecting every app to support this is too much to ask from the developers who are already running thin meeting the changing expectations of the primary platform they are built for.</p>
<p>The simple goal of bringing annotations to the web (which should address some of the concerns the open hypermedia attempts to handle) itself has been attempted so many times, but has failed to stick.</p>
<p>Anyway, for the research community, the prototype system as demonstrated below should work wonders. And they might welcome this. But it is a long shot to expect this to be implemented and accepted anytime soon.</p>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 09:44:00 +0530</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Amit Gawande</dc:creator>
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      <p>I also believe Bloomberg’s this statement, though accurate, is misguided.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><span class="pull-double">“</span>(…) unless you really love Apple, there aren’t many reasons to buy this expensive phone.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This is not India specific, that is believed to be Apple’s user base across the world.</p>
<p><a href="https://blog.amitgawande.com/1533613192209">..related</a></p>
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