Fits + Starts

17: Make the Internet Better (with Anil Dash)

Episode Summary

Anil Dash (Founder / Writer / Speaker / Blogger / Preeminent force on the Internet) argues for a new definition of "open" on the web. We ask for advice on how to be more inclusive as a non-manager. Daniel has some big ideas about infrastructure. Hit us up on Twitter: John: @johnrudolphdrex Daniel: @dcoulbourne Fits and Starts: @fits\_and\_starts Special Guest: Anil Dash. 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") - [Independent Writer, Speaker, and Broadcaster - Merlin Mann](http://www.merlinmann.com/ "Independent Writer, Speaker, and Broadcaster - Merlin Mann") - [Kara Mask on Behance](https://www.behance.net/karamask "Kara Mask on Behance") - [Open-source software - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software "Open-source software - Wikipedia") - [Medium – Read, write and share stories that matter](https://medium.com/ "Medium – Read, write and share stories that matter") - [Web 2.0 - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 "Web 2.0 - Wikipedia") - [Open data - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data "Open data - Wikipedia") - [Mark Zuckerberg - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg "Mark Zuckerberg - Wikipedia") - [The world's leading software development platform · GitHub](https://github.com/ "The world's leading software development platform · GitHub") - [Anil Dash — Tech's Moral Reckoning - | On Being](https://onbeing.org/programs/anil-dash-techs-moral-reckoning/ "Anil Dash — Tech's Moral Reckoning - 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Wikipedia") - [Tom Sawyer Fence - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xZm2UOam74 "Tom Sawyer Fence - YouTube") - [Fits and Starts: 4: Internet Civics](http://fitsandstarts.fm/internet-civics "Fits and Starts: 4: Internet Civics") - [Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter (Harvard Business Review)](https://hbr.org/2016/11/why-diverse-teams-are-smarter "Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter (Harvard Business Review)") - [Revealed preference - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revealed_preference "Revealed preference - Wikipedia") - [Slack’s diversity report reveals how many people with disabilities it employs | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/26/slack-diversity-report/ "Slack’s diversity report reveals how many people with disabilities it employs | TechCrunch") - [Utilitarianism - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism "Utilitarianism - Wikipedia") - [Matthew 19:24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."](http://biblehub.com/matthew/19-24.htm "Matthew 19:24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.") - [Craig Newmark - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Newmark "Craig Newmark - Wikipedia") - [Jimmy Wales - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales "Jimmy Wales - Wikipedia") - [Libertarianism - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism "Libertarianism - Wikipedia") - [Cory Doctorow - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow "Cory Doctorow - Wikipedia") - [Creative Commons - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons "Creative Commons - Wikipedia") - [Prince (musician) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician) "Prince (musician) - Wikipedia") - [Chance the Rapper - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper "Chance the Rapper - Wikipedia") - [Intellectual property - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property "Intellectual property - Wikipedia") - [Copyright - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright "Copyright - Wikipedia") - [Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi "Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia") - [Tea Party movement - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement "Tea Party movement - Wikipedia") - [Six degrees of separation - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation "Six degrees of separation - Wikipedia") - [Eric Costello - Co-founder, Client Lead @ Slack | crunchbase](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/eric-costello#/entity "Eric Costello - Co-founder, Client Lead @ Slack | crunchbase") - [Glitch (game)](https://www.glitchthegame.com/ "Glitch (game)") - [Application programming interface - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface "Application programming interface - Wikipedia") - [Interstate Highway System - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System "Interstate Highway System - Wikipedia") - [Chattanooga's EPB rated best internet provider in America | Times Free Press](http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2016/dec/09/chattanoogas-epb-rated-best-internet-provider-america/402271/ "Chattanooga's EPB rated best internet provider in America | Times Free Press") - 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Episode Notes

Anil Dash (Founder / Writer / Speaker / Blogger / Preeminent force on the Internet) argues for a new definition of "open" on the web. We ask for advice on how to be more inclusive as a non-manager. Daniel has some big ideas about infrastructure.

Hit us up on Twitter:

John: @johnrudolphdrex
Daniel: @dcoulbourne
Fits and Starts: @fits_and_starts

Special Guest: Anil Dash.

Links: