Dave Winer's Twitter posts for 2/5/2010

I was using the Internet before he was a zygote. #kidhassomecatchinguptodo
@PublicPatton -- sure it's bad, but it's not so bad to say it to a young person who says over and over that he's superior because of youth.
@PublicPatton -- it's said to make a point -- as I'm sure you understand (and couldn't we skip this little morality lesson).
You call someone a "kid" to give them a sense of what it feels like to be dismissed because of your age, regardless of accomplishments.
Further, as a digital native myself -- I want to welcome *everyone* to the net, regardless of how recent their arrival. #eliteismsucks
@sznq -- amen. remember the dickheads have to start young to get really good at being dickheads by the time they're adults. :-)
The Senate Becomes A Polish Joke. http://r2.ly/tyqj
Pretty sure Google's two-way search only works if you've created a Google profile.
@jeffpulver -- good afternoon.
Networking Experiment: NYU Computer Science. http://r2.ly/tzfd
Snow stories? http://r2.ly/tzhm
Reading about Bitly Pro. One thing I'm not clear on -- can I move off their service without breaking links? http://r2.ly/tzhq
@SebastianX -- not true.
How to fix URL-shorteners. http://r2.ly/tzid
@SebastianX -- adjix.com implemented a url-shortener that won't break if they die or I want to use another service. keep an open mind.
@homofaber -- of course bitly will break. nothing lasts forever.
Top 20 Twitter commentators on the future of the news. http://r2.ly/tzmr
White House Prepares for Possibility of Two Supreme Court Vacancies. http://r2.ly/tzr4
My write-up on Bit.ly Pro. http://r2.ly/tzqy
RT @Ileane: http://twitpic.com/11mkwr - @davewiner here is a snow pic for you from Philly.