Editing the look of a twitter
Sunday, March 22, 2009 by Dave Winer.
If you look at my twitter-like community here on scripting.com, you'll see something interesting. 
There's a paragraph of text at the top of the screen. Read it.
Click on the link to the screen shot. Think about it.
It's been a while since we've had a Mind Bomb. I think this one qualifies.
Thanks to Brian Hendrickson for working with me on this. 
8/26/00: "What's a Mind Bomb? An idea that's so strange or powerful that it explodes in your mind. And that's a good thing!"
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Dave Winer, 53, pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in Berkeley, California.
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