Edward L Platt @elplatt@social.coop
PhD candidate @ UMSI. Networks, decentralization, civic tech, cats, bad puns. YPSI Arbor SOUP. Past: Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab, i3 Detroit. he/him.
What are some communities where large-scale deliberation is happening?
My punk band: Strongly-Worded Letters to Hitler
One of the hardest parts of communication: making the difference clear between what you're saying and what the audience thought you were going to say.
Bed bugs is made of people. #SpoilerAlert
"We aren't aware of any problems, and we intend to keep it that way." #ContextFree
NYT Op-Ed from the brilliant @jovialjoy@twitter.com, founder of @AJLUnited@twitter.com and @civicMIT@twitter.com alum. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/opinion/facial-analysis-technology-bias.html
Watching motorcycle crashes on youtube because, of course. It's astounding how many of them are rear-ended while stopped at red lights.
The sound a Michigan summer thunderstorm remains one of my favorite things in life.
The early fish catches the worm. But sometimes that worm has a hook in it. #ContextFree
My father was homeless for 5 years and now lives off SSD he earned working 60 hr/wk for 35 years. In the only apartment he can afford now, you would probably not believe the horrific things his landlord does. CC @KillerMartinis@twitter.com
@Matt_Noyes Interested in the "member to member network" concept you mentioned on loomio. Know any good references for learning more?
Do I now any people good with docker? Specifically nginx reverse proxy setup?
It's official, microsoft has acquired github :( https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17422788/microsoft-github-acquisition-official-deal
FBI apparently surveilling Ann Arbor anti-racism activists.
"the FBI agent went on to say that they were investigating a matter discovered through reviewing Facebook messenger traffic"
Reminder: I'm available for civic tech / network analysis / data science consulting work through August.
The farrimond friction hitch is now tied with the trucker's hitch as my favorite knot.
Editing a 12 page paper down to 6 pages. Trying not to commit too many atrocities.
By the age of 35 you should ride a moose into outer space.
By the age of 35 you should do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around.
