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Paradoxes bother me, a lot!

By Dave Winer on Wednesday, September 08, 2010 at 11:01 AM.

The front of my apartment building faces south. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Walk in the front door, walk straight to the back of the lobby and get on the elevator. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Ride up to the floor my apartment is on. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Walk out the elevator to the left. When you reach the end, make a right. My front door is at the end of this hall on the right.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Open the door, enter the apartment. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Make a left. Walk all the way back to the bedroom and look out the window.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Which direction are you facing? Permanent link to this item in the archive.
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A picture named dw.jpgDave Winer, 55, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He 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 New York City.

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