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		<title>Twitter distributes software 75 times faster using BitTorrent</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/12/30/twitter-uses-bittorrent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bittornado]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[software deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[system administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My business associate developed the BitTornado software Twitter is using to solve their server update problem. It&#8217;s the same type of problem Apple had when I worked there in 1992. The solution approach similar. A single distribution server is a bottleneck both for efficiency and reliability. A single server slows down as more clients are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3D Printer / CNC head positioning ideas</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/04/26/3d-printer-cnc-head-positioning-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2011/04/26/3d-printer-cnc-head-positioning-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3d printer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calibration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cnc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[controller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cupcake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fabricator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high precision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low cost]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reprap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stepper motor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ideas to make high precision low cost head positioning systems for 3D printer / fabricators / CNC machines. Precision stepper motors are expensive. What if you could use cheap analog motor? They could be very fast and cheap. Electrical Resistance Run a length of wire along each axis of the printer / fabricator / CNC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Form of Life, Discovery Published Creative Commons</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/03/24/new-form-of-life-discovery-published-creative-commons/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2011/03/24/new-form-of-life-discovery-published-creative-commons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abundance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creative Commons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new form of life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open science]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economist reports a new form of life was discovered, very interesting. The actual scientific article is released with a Creative Commons license, awesome. Economists summary http://www.economist.com/node/18437900?story_id=18437900 Actual scientific article http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0018011]]></description>
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		<title>Abundance Report: Video Conference from the Jungle</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2010/02/15/abundance-report-video-conference-from-the-jungle/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2010/02/15/abundance-report-video-conference-from-the-jungle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abundance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gsm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post scarcity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skype]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thailand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://markproffitt.com/?p=615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I experienced an amazing example of abundance. My friend in Thailand called me. She and her friends took a drive two hours out of Bangkok to a nature preserve. When she was there she used her GSM cell phone to connect her laptop to the Internet and show me live video of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post a link get a FREE Book</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2008/04/16/post-a-link-get-a-free-book/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2008/04/16/post-a-link-get-a-free-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abundance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[attention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evangelism marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free book]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ron Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ron paul revolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[society]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since Ron Paul Revolution: History in the Making is about Evangelism Marketing I&#8217;m asking you to be evangelists. Post a link to the book Ron Paul Revolution: History in the Making by Mark Frazier Ron Paul Revolution: History in the Making by Mark Frazieror Graphical link Ron Paul RevolutionHistory in the Makingby Mark Frazier Ron [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VenetianPrincess Remote Collaboration Music Video</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2008/03/24/venetianprincess-remote-collaboration-music-video/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2008/03/24/venetianprincess-remote-collaboration-music-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abundance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giuliani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long tail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[VenetianPrincess is a star on YouTube and an innovator. Her next project is a great example of how abundance is changing the world. Venetian Princess is a pretty and very talented woman who makes movies and music videos, some for songs she writes and performs. Her channel has Subscribers: 25,271 and Channel Views: 1,117,782 as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Borders Personal Publishing Beta Test</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2008/03/17/borders-personal-publishing-beta-test/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2008/03/17/borders-personal-publishing-beta-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abundance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[book]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.markproffitt.com/2008/03/17/borders-personal-publishing-beta-test/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Borders Books new concept store in Ann Arbor has several innovations. My next book will be part of a Beta test for one of those innovations, Borders Personal Publishing Service. http://publish.bordersstores.com And I would like you to be part of this test. I want the readers of my blog to suggest things to cover or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Paul Revolution: History in the Making.  My new book.</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2008/01/11/ron-paul-revolution-history-in-the-making-my-new-book/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2008/01/11/ron-paul-revolution-history-in-the-making-my-new-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[amazon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.markproffitt.com/2008/01/11/ron-paul-revolution-history-in-the-making-my-new-book/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Click to purchase the book My new book is just released. It goes into great details about what is driving the excitement for Ron Paul and how Freedom is the Ultimate Product for Evangelism Marketing. During the pre-primary campaigning I&#8217;ve been able to meet Ron Paul and consult with the official campaign. I&#8217;ve been able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Paul Viral Marketing Success</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2007/09/12/ron-paul-viral-marketing-success/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2007/09/12/ron-paul-viral-marketing-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2008 election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ron Paul is winning the popularity portion of the united States presidential election. He consistently speaks the truth and does what he says. And lucky for Ron Paul the truth makes a lot of people so happy they sell his message for him. I pioneered viral media on the web. And have since moved beyond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strange Intersections</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2007/01/17/strange-intersections/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2007/01/17/strange-intersections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I run across someone in a different situation than how I knew them I&#8217;m not too surprised. The people I hang around have wide interests and tend to get around. But I had to laugh when I saw that Pirate Bay is hoping to buy Sealand. If you read my blog you know my [...]]]></description>
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