Dave Winer's Twitter posts for 5/12/2010

Hurt Locker Makers To Sue Thousands of BitTorrent Users. http://r2.ly/3q5a
@piperjohn3 - would you be interested in coming to one of our Thurs eve bloggers meetups at NYU/Cooper Sq?
The NYU nerds calling themselves "Diaspora" are now a writeup in the NY Times. Have they written any code? (Hope so :-) http://r2.ly/3q5f
I'm always wary of code as photo-op -- I can't imagine writing a complex app with all the publicity they're getting.
@bertil_hatt -- yeah but what good is all the PR if there isn't any code? And what if there are other guys who have working code?
@r -- totally. so much to say. i will write a blog post now that it's in the Times, didn't want to before for fear of attracting press.
I used to object when the press covered vaporware, over-shadowing real stuff. they still do it. can't blame the kids, though.
From Hopes and Dreams to The Real Thing. http://r2.ly/3q5q
Elena Kagan's friends: She's not gay. http://r2.ly/5393
Confronting the next taboo: Single. (Scripting News). http://r2.ly/538c
@silencematters -- awesome. let's write that! I'll work with you if you want.
@GadgetDon -- on the other hand, people should be compensated for not having children. It's the only realistic way to fight climate change.
Doc wishes to know if he should kill a rude and offensive message in his space about the Supreme Court nominee. http://r2.ly/3pd6
Google IO is going to be like Angry Birds. Facebook and Apple will be the egg-eating pigs. http://r2.ly/52bv
Apple Building Facebook Into iPhone OS. http://r2.ly/3pdj
So much for disruption. Speakers at CrunchConf are as mainstream ye olde skoole as you get. http://r2.ly/8wct
Code as photo-op. (Scripting News). http://r2.ly/52eb
@berzerkeley -- less strongly than i used to. my ipad is proving more useful than i thought.
@mkohpotts -- i didn't say that, oy -- 140 chars. i'm just using it that's all.
5 reasons why Apple should start accepting the Hackintosh.. http://r2.ly/3pfi