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@joewilkjr Of course not. — PolitiTweet.org

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So, 7 contiguous East Coast states and all 3 states on the West Coast have formed two multi-state alliances to coordinate when and how to slowly restart their economies while still tackling the virus. The 2 groups cover nearly a third of the US population. The Feds are MIA. — PolitiTweet.org

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@PBN001 Thanks. But check out my list of top tech reviewers and commentators still working. — PolitiTweet.org

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@histgovguy @GovLarryHogan Id like to see Gov. Hogan of Maryland join as well. But I doubt he’d do so without Virginia and D.C. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just heard Massachusetts is joining this East Coast states consortium. About 45 million people. West Coast consortium is even bigger. These must drive Trump nuts. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BinkleyOnStyle Agree. When I wrapped up my career at the @verge, all my columns were written and edited in Google Docs. Then it was transferred into the official publishing platform. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MeetThePress: NEW: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is joining a consortium of northeastern states working to develop a plan to slo… — PolitiTweet.org

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@BinkleyOnStyle There were several, as I recall. All bad. I simply ignored it all and wrote all my WSJ columns on a Mac with the Macversiin of Word. Then emailed them to NY. The edited version was emailed back in the same format. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Jon_Alper I agree that some small number of IT edicts fit the category you describe. But it’s small. Overwhelmingly, this is a question of clinging to power, fear of the new, and failure to understand the users and the actual work of the company, agency or organization. — PolitiTweet.org

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Eastern states are teaming up. Same thing is happening with West Coast states. They are filling the vacuum left by Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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4/ Another contributor to the arrogant/ignorant “can’t do real work” smear on consumer hardware & software is big-company IT leaders. Their power stems from complexity, obscurity, proprietary software and coziness with longtime vendors. They fought iPhones & Macs, Google & Slack. — PolitiTweet.org

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@stevesi @NateSilver538 Many if not most public school systems closed when their spring breaks occurred and haven’t reopened. — PolitiTweet.org

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@IamSuzanneCryer That’s very cool, Suzanne. I love how tech history repeats itself. Stay safe and well! — PolitiTweet.org

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@gschelter @JoannaStern @LaurenGoode @reckless @backlon @StevenLevy @JohnPaczkowski @CaseyNewton @karaswisher And that doesn’t include the many brilliant tech *reporters* who don’t review products or write commentaries. — PolitiTweet.org

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@gschelter That’s kind of you, but here are some excellent tech reviewers and commentators you could follow: @JoannaStern , @LaurenGoode , @reckless , @backlon , @StevenLevy, @JohnPaczkowski , @CaseyNewton. And of course, the great @karaswisher. I know all of them personally and trust them. — PolitiTweet.org

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@bigbalognapony That’s one example. — PolitiTweet.org

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@gschelter That’s very kind of you to say, but here are some excellent tech reviewers and commentators you could follow: @JoannaStern , @LaurenGoode , @reckless , @backlon , @StevenLevy, @JohnPaczkowski , @CaseyNewton. I know all of them personally and trust them. And there are others. — PolitiTweet.org

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@harrymccracken Correct as always, Harry. — PolitiTweet.org

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@pcellino Thx. — PolitiTweet.org

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3/ Every day, huge amounts of “real” work is done on common, widely available “consumer” software like Google Docs & iMessage instead of older standbys or custom apps written for a company or industry. And there are people who either hate this trend or just don’t know better. — PolitiTweet.org

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2/ Every day, in the U.S. alone, tens of millions of people use consumer tech products like MacBook Airs, Chromebooks, iPads, and smartphones to do real work at real businesses and generate real money for themselves and their employers. Even if the IT department resisted it. — PolitiTweet.org

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1/ I wrote tech reviews for 27 years, so I know that civil criticism of reviews is fair. But it’s aggravating when the arrogant or ignorant claim a tech product isn’t up to “real work” or ”serious work” when what they mean is it’s not the right tool for *their* particular work. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kingfish225 @reneritchie Not true. Read @JoannaStern or @LaurenGoode. — PolitiTweet.org

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@toadkicker @reneritchie “Actual work”? You must mean your particular work. I have used a MacBook Air to write widely read tech columns for the @WSJ , to record a popular podcast, & to write, edit and evaluate a wide range of business documents. I get your point but the phrase “actual work” is arrogant. — PolitiTweet.org

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@reneritchie I just watched it and you definitely do that. But too many reviewers have drifted far away from bearing the mainstream user in mind, especially with non-“Pro” products. I’m grateful to developers and friends with many enthusiasts, but they are NOT the target audience for the MBA. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoannaStern @fuller_tonia Edie says: “Stop now! If you keep rearranging what they’ve loaded, they may cease to load ever again.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoannaStern @cuppingmaster I think you mean a WH Task Force headed by Kushner. It’s that complicated. — PolitiTweet.org

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@reneritchie Many if not most reviews seem to focus on the things that matter to developers or enthusiasts. So tell us how this works for the vast vast majority of people who *never* use Photoshop or *Final Cut* or developer tools. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m still gutted by the death at 52 of the brilliant musician Adam Schlesinger. Here’s one of my favorite deep cuts from an album by his power pop band Fountains of Wayne, for which he wrote or co-wrote the songs. https://t.co/Pk4WhK3zXU — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m still gutted by the death at 52 of the brilliant musician Adam Schlesinger. Here’s one of my favorite deep cuts from an album by his power pop band Fountains of Wayne. He co-wrote this. Enjoy. The Girl I Can't Forget https://t.co/j9JT8lbNJG via @YouTube — PolitiTweet.org