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Paul Spinrad

@pspinrad

Tech writer at Pivotal. Former editor at MAKE and Wired magazines. Broad-spectrum enthusiast and crackpot.

 San Francisco
Joined May 2010
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Dispatch From the Path of Totality sierraclub.org/sierra/dispat… - @Sierra_Magazine
Dispatch From the Path of Totality

Dispatch From the Path of Totality

Witnessing a big eclipse on a small farm (spoiler alert: there was no electronica)

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.@TWTWsports is the perfect satire of a blog that aspires to be both Vox and Breitbart. It's hilarious. Read it. twtwsports.blogspot.com/?m=1
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"If we don’t have the courage to have these conversations, we’re not going to bring more people into our movements." sc.org/2kvtjtL

So You Marched. Now What?

The night before the Women’s March on Washington, organizers were already reflecting on what comes next

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BART
@SFBART28 Jan 2017
You can take BART to all kinds of weekend events - also, direct service to SFO is running great right now.
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Firehoses --> hammocks, bowling alleys --> furniture, billboards --> pond liners; goo.gl/ck13RC Repurposed Materials @kwiens @make
@FreedmanChicago @BoingBoing Thanks for noticing, David 😊. Yes, the SEC did just greenlight it, with some good changes-- w00t!
#EHS interesting read: from express stagecoaches to high-frequency #stocks #trading by @pspinrad, #economichistory timeline.com/stories/nasdaq-…
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Mark Glaser@mediatwit11 Sep 2015
"We’ve come to expect news for free, but micropayments are standard and unquestioned in other contexts and places." ow.ly/S2vgE
The Past, Present, and Future of Pay-for-Content - MediaShift

The Past, Present, and Future of Pay-for-Content - MediaShift

The following opinion piece is a guest post and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. “Information wants to be free” is a...

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"Yes, the Internet disrupted print publishing. But the same basic revenue sources remained." ~@pspinrad ow.ly/S2uYh
The Past, Present, and Future of Pay-for-Content - MediaShift

The Past, Present, and Future of Pay-for-Content - MediaShift

The following opinion piece is a guest post and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. “Information wants to be free” is a...

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Subramp is the culmination of publishing history! @GoSubramp teapaw.org/MSIdeaLab/status/64199…
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New Guest Post: The Past, Present, and Future of Pay-for-Content, by @pspinrad ow.ly/S2tmx
The Past, Present, and Future of Pay-for-Content - MediaShift

The Past, Present, and Future of Pay-for-Content - MediaShift

The following opinion piece is a guest post and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. “Information wants to be free” is a...

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osarumen@skweird22 Aug 2015
Answer on @Quora by @pspinrad to Why, in the digital music age, are artists still not selling songs with split track… quora.com/Why-in-the-digital…

Why, in the digital music age, are artists still not selling songs with split tracks? Wouldn't it...

Paul Spinrad's answer: I've wondered the same thing myself-- I think it's a great idea. Record labels could generate new revenue from their back catalogs by selling original (or near-original)...

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The surest way to get people's attention is to help them.
Would anyone like to join me in backing up their online and digital-only writing (or other documents) onto microfilm? panix.com/~pspinrad/microfil…
Thanks! Also: 19th c. Luddites ≈ 21st c. Anonymous, IMHO! teapaw.org/EcHistSoc/status/63071…
Economic History Society (@EcHistSoc) profile pictureEconomic History Society@EcHistSoc10 Aug 2015
Monday easy read from #EHS: Failed romance inspires tech - an #economichistory of #socks @Timeline_Now timeline.com/stories/socks-m… by @pspinrad
My socks piece is getting play but its final edit cut my fave point: Luddites = Anonymous. Tech rebels fighting power krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/20…
Knitting History (Trivial)

Knitting History (Trivial)

All hail Egbert.

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For online publishers "The more you pay, the sooner you can see it" makes sense, right? subramp.com/what-is-subramp/ @gosubramp
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Awesome Timeline History of Cargo Bikes: m.timeline.com/stories/cargo… Prominently featuring LCMG! Thank you @pspinrad !
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Timeline history of cargo bikes recommends Hum of the City's "rigorous, long-haul reviews" :-) m.timeline.com/stories/cargo… @humofthecity
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Yay! My Timeline on Gorgeous George, influential gender-bending wrestling star from 1950s, a crazy life. m.timeline.com/stories/gorge… @FIGHTLAND
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