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" If you get a WhatsApp message, you're probably going to open it. That's the interesting thing. "
Harper Reed
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" Data is what powers all of us and our lives. It is ubiquitous among our now-connected lives. I love how it is now the oxygen of our Internet world. "
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" When you read Trump's tweets or see candidates interact online like Jeb did with Hillary, you're like, 'Yes, it's just like my friends.' That's the magic. "
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" TechStars offers a network, and being a part of that network is an awesome opportunity. "
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" Let's not project our fears onto others. "
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" The information diet of a senior campaign staffer is insane. We were all addicted to our chosen email delivery devices and were aggressively tethered to them. It made sense and wasn't an issue during the campaign because of the importance of the situation. However, once the campaign was over and we were successful, the information flow dried up. "
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" If there's one thing about Chicago, we take care of our own. "
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" First of all, a giant corporation probably shouldn't be being hacked by teenagers. I put that on the corporation, not the teenagers. Teenagers are going to do what teenagers are going to do - rebelling. But if they're able to hack a big corporation, that seems like the corporation should be better at security. "
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" Myself, I have a philosophy degree and a fake computer-science degree. I say fake because I really didn't learn anything. "
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" I am patiently waiting for the singularity. "
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" I find that I often forget that people come from all over. In interfaces, products, experiences, and building for people, we always forget that people are not us. "
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" Don't eat the pizza; get lots of sleep - you have to take care of yourself. It's about being your tip top self at all times, and if you are unhealthy, or you're sick, or you don't feel good, even it's just because you're sluggish, you're not going to make it because you're not going to be able to react to things. "
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" We see these wonderful apps that really have changed our world in many good ways such as Uber or Airbnb, but at the same time, they're drastically changing the workforce. And they're changing them so much that the industries themselves are not able to keep up. "
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" My biggest worry is that no one seems to notice that we are not going to stop the technical progress that is going to continue to displace people through automation. "
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" I try and wake up relatively early. I listen to some music and check Twitter. I also make sure I weigh myself and check how long I slept. I do that because knowing that data seems better than not knowing it. "
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" One of my favourite books about hackers is 'Masters of Deception' about this hacking group in the 1990s. Many of them didn't come from wealthy families. These are kids that are very intelligent; they just happen to be misdirected. "
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