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@ryanmerkley

CEO . Dad. Geek. Amateur barista. Loves things that are (or should be) open, like space exploration, government, data, and 24-hour diners.

Toronto, ON
creativecommons.org
Joined October 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Sep 30

    The crew partying in an 18th Century garden, barely maintained or improved. Just like we do everyday with copyright.

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  2. 7 hours ago

    Want to see the impact of open education? Check out . telling a powerful story at . Ontario is next.

    3 retweets 6 likes
  3. 7 hours ago

    Presented without an unnecessary comment.

    "Don't fuck with me, asshole. I'm a scientist."
    1 retweet 3 likes
  4. 9 hours ago

    Heading down to Toronto shortly to hear of talk open education.

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  5. 19 hours ago

    Wonderful exhibit at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum, taking a simple bowl and expanding th…

  6. 19 hours ago

    The bigger to eat you with, my dear.

    1 like
  7. Nov 25

    For dear friends who weep at the loss one can only feel when an animal eats the produce you've farmed for months:

  8. Nov 25

    The Wild West was a dangerous place, full of opportunity for the powerful and risk for the rest. We should aspire to something better. 4/4

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  9. Nov 25

    It's our society. We built it in digital. We need to accept that, and accept that societies need rules, standards, and human rights. 3/4

  10. Nov 25

    This awesome web, made by academics & gov't; mainstreamed by industry; made universally accessible coders and creators, is a Wild West. 2/4

    1 retweet
  11. Nov 25

    The brilliant issues a stern warning: "The Internet of fun and games is over." Time to grow up. 1/4

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  12. Nov 24

    Seriously great, this was a top 5 request when and I, along w/ many excellent city staff did open data in Toronto.

    Starting Dec 1, you'll be able to check the live location of snow plows/salt trucks & when your street was serviced!
    1 retweet 4 likes
  13. In reply to
    Nov 24

    Hey , it wasn't banned. It violated the CC license, b/c they sold it for profit. It would be "unbanned" if it was free.

    5 likes
  14. Nov 24

    Still more to do with , but so proud of their work to redesign the site. Case study:

    2 retweets 3 likes
  15. 12 Mar 2015

    Sen Cruz: We should focus on space, not Earth Science; Admin. Bolden's perfect comeback.

    3 retweets 8 likes
  16. Nov 21

    These are fun. Bonus: raises $$ for .

    On sale for 1st time: wikiHow illustration meme shirts. 100% of wikiHow proceeds go to till Dec 1.
  17. Nov 21

    Post 6yr-old birthday thought: Barbie things come with Barbie. Barbie is always hanging out with herself. Must violate some space-time rule.

  18. Nov 20

    My kingdom for these cocktail glasses

    17 retweets 53 likes
  19. Nov 20

    Looked all over for the "girl genius" shirts, but must be all sold out, right? Right?

    2 retweets 4 likes
  20. Nov 19

    TFW asks you to participate in additional data collection: Seriously, I think they're my fav gov dept.

    1 like
  21. Nov 18

    Both and will host global events in Canada during its 150th anniversary in 2017. Coincidence? Probably, TBH.

    3 retweets 10 likes

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