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Any sufficientlyAny sufficientlyadvanced technologyadvanced technologyis indistinguishableis indistinguishablefrom magic.from magic.

——Arthur C. ClarkeArthur C. Clarke

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Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man afterPoverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man afterall his friends have forsaken him.all his friends have forsaken him.

The difference is just my particular use case, not the 0sThe difference is just my particular use case, not the 0sand 1s.and 1s.ALGORITHMIC AGENTSALGORITHMIC AGENTSOr will you just do this in places where nobody paidOr will you just do this in places where nobody paidanything to begin with?anything to begin with?It is an image that serves to not just remind us of ourIt is an image that serves to not just remind us of ourenvironmental fragility but our social fragility.environmental fragility but our social fragility.

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Fish do need bicycles, much more than cars.Fish do need bicycles, much more than cars.

Target social mindshareTarget social mindshare

The truth is everywhere. If it wasn't it wouldn't beThe truth is everywhere. If it wasn't it wouldn't bethe truth.the truth.

Less control over distribution means less money.Less control over distribution means less money.I'll always want real and tangible, personalized value forI'll always want real and tangible, personalized value formy attention or I'll go elsewhere [attention-shifting]my attention or I'll go elsewhere [attention-shifting]Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drinkGetting information off the Internet is like taking a drinkfrom a fire hydrant.from a fire hydrant.Manuel Castells describes the physical properties of aManuel Castells describes the physical properties of anetwork as such, "A network is a set of interconnectednetwork as such, "A network is a set of interconnectednodes.nodes.

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Microsoft is engagingMicrosoft is engagingin unlawful predatoryin unlawful predatorypractices that go wellpractices that go wellbeyond the scope ofbeyond the scope offair competition.fair competition.

——Orrin HatchOrrin Hatch

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Don't put gold buttons on a torn coat.Don't put gold buttons on a torn coat.

In this case the lack of one bureaucratic process wasIn this case the lack of one bureaucratic process wasenough to destroy the entire machine.enough to destroy the entire machine.Buying Attention' has always been the basic premise ofBuying Attention' has always been the basic premise ofadvertising, marketingadvertising, marketingMonitoring of usage and fair payment to content owners.Monitoring of usage and fair payment to content owners.This makes collective existence traceable in a way thatThis makes collective existence traceable in a way thathas not been possible before.has not been possible before.

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In conclusionIn conclusionReinvent cross-platform widgetsReinvent cross-platform widgetsTransform bleeding-edge e-marketsTransform bleeding-edge e-marketsRecontextualize strategic supply-chainsRecontextualize strategic supply-chainsand remember: One is judged by the company oneand remember: One is judged by the company onekeepskeeps

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