Dave Winer's Twitter posts for 8/25/2009

"Everything worth doing starts out complicated then you hack at it to simplify it as much as possible." http://c.oy.ly/kb8v
Will Twitter-to-Facebook Publishing Make You Tweet Less? http://c.oy.ly/kb8z
Passive crowd sourcing: How Google uses data you give them when you're stuck in traffic. http://c.oy.ly/uh66
Picture of US President Barack Obama depicted as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler during a healthcare forum. http://c.oy.ly/uh5b
Behind 10 eyebrow-raising App Store rejections. http://c.oy.ly/zk3c
What is an asshole? http://c.oy.ly/uh98
Suppose your nephew is very sick, there's a treatment that could save his life, but your family can't afford it. What then? (For @windley.)
@jack_carlson -- I know. I just want to know what Phil does.
@windley I didn't ask about theory I asked about your nephew who is dying. http://c.oy.ly/ufxr
@windley and could be saved.
@windley but won't be because he lives in the USA.
@windley -- you still haven't answered the question. But the answer to your question is simple. He lives cause he has health insurance.
@windley -- ever try to get health insurance with a pre-existing condition Phil? I have. Very ugly. I got lucky. Most people don't.
@windley -- go sit down with NakedJen and find out what it's like to have epilepsy and no health insurance. She's your neighbor.
@windley -- It amazes me how you can talk theoretically about PEOPLE'S LIVES. That's why I made it about your nephew. Your flesh and blood.
@windley -- then tell me about your RAGE that your nephew has to die just cause you don't have the money to pay for the treatment.
BTW, I think this is the last season for Entourage. It pretty much sucks this year.
@scottlewisVOSD -- the only character that's any good this year is the studio head that's torturing Drama. Otherwise it's all crap.
RSS: A good idea at the time but there are better ways now. Lots to say about this. Tomorrow. http://c.oy.ly/kage
Sad to hear about the death of Ted Kennedy.