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@johnbeales Nice! I wrote about this a bit on the weekend as well:

https://justinjackson.ca/fight-amazon

@_architexture_ Thanks for sharing it, Jamie.

RT @oniryx: 💯 with @mijustin on growing our local shops first https://justinjackson.ca/fight-amazon

@msitver I’ve honestly never watched that show!

@gkrinker @Shopify @Square @WooCommerce First, these are the beginnings of ideas (I’m not pushing for any particular solution right now).

Second: the whole point is that society needs a viable alternative to Amazon.

https://justinjackson.ca/fight-amazon

@joelgascoigne 💯

@bgardner @nthnclrk +1 for .co

RT @TransistorFM: Want to start a podcast?

Justin has recorded his entire podcast workflow in this short video: https://youtu.be/jsKAB3NLEqQ

@melwyntee @Shopify @Square @WooCommerce We need to create a viable alternative to Amazon.

For all these reasons: https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/what-to-know-before-selling-on-amazon/

@gkrinker @Shopify @Square @WooCommerce Partly, because I don’t want to see Amazon get any bigger. They have too much power already.

More reasons here: https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/what-to-know-before-selling-on-amazon/

@billmckibben I discuss your book a bit at the beginning of this live video ☝️ Would love your thoughts if you have time!

@tobi I'd love to hear your thoughts on this too. 🤙

RT @mijustin: What kinds of businesses are doing well right now? (trends and predictions) https://www.pscp.tv/w/cUuW2zM4NTU1MXwxbW54ZVFXWnJ6UnhYDxtmwII4YJpaEMIFj3Maz8oL-JKEuibOxPaNC1o9Vvk=

@cheriehu42 have you covered this yet? Eager to read your take:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/arts/music/blurred-lines-led-zeppelin-copyright.html

@CnstDev Transistor? We have tons of competitors!

@chasewreeves @scottthepainter It actually inspired me to improve my workspace!

BTW - what's the mic arm + attachment you're using here? I have that same mic and need a better system.

@beingbrad But how many teenagers are filming new Blair Witch movies at home RIGHT NOW?

@hurrrdurrr @TransistorFM Not currently. So far, you can do “light” or “dark” mode.

You can listen to the full episode online:
https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/coronavirus

On Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+MBmV1_XVQ

And on @ApplePodcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-are-founders-handling-the-pandemic/id1357295850?i=1000469363272

RT @songadaymann: A song.

Let’s let all the old people die
Grandma and grandpa had long happy lives
Now let’s let them sacrifice
Themselve…

RT @michaeldyrynda: Although the physical @LaraconUS has been cancelled, we're still going to go ahead with The Road to Laracon podcast.

T…

@StephenWilson What?

@iChris I miss going to my office so much. 😢

@startupvernon Cc @meganturcato @anitabathe @keithbaldrey @Sheila_Scott @CastanetNews @richardzussman @CDCofBC @picardonhealth

Here’s how the US states are reporting #covid19 hospitalized numbers:
https://covidtracking.com/data/

(It’d be great to have that for BC too)

@mikedotsaas @IndieHackers Thanks!

@annehelen Thank you for your writing!

@knrz_ @annehelen It’s a chrome extension called Super Simple Highlighter

RT @GemmaBlackUK: A Twitter live has given me the sobering realisation that while I've been shopping with the giants, the little businesses…

RT @TransistorFM: Legend.

@chrisalecanada How should we be reading this chart? It looks like symptom onset is going down (even though we’re testing more folks)

@Pinboard @CT_Bergstrom @MiaMBloom @aginnt @Medium Yes! Please keep it up.

@ideasasylum In my mind, you were listening to Dream of Mirrors.

https://youtu.be/pwT9G6t-SKI

@jackmcdade Ooh. That’s good.

@Square @robertmpreston Got it. Has that changed since this article was written?

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-does-square-work-and-how-does-square-make-money-2015-10

RT @DavidLat: A bit about me: I’m a generally healthy, 44-year-old male, 153 lbs. (surely less now), 5’7”, no drugs , rarely drink, no heal…

@curtismchale Many are shell shocked.

It’s such a huge wave of grief for them.

Hard for them to “pull up their bootstraps” when they’ve already seen so much of their biz disappear.

@Frostbitee08 Does it integrate with Square?

That’s a base necessity right now because otherwise these small shops need to run separate platforms.

@abadir_ @Square Until you’re in their shoes, you don’t understand all the challenges. 😉

@abadir_ @Square Ok. But it's not as simple as "just use Stripe;" you still need some sort of e-commerce platform.

@abadir_ @Square Stores are already using Square for Point of Sale. Using their existing platform makes the most sense right now.

They just need a few tweaks to make this work for retailers.

@robertmpreston @Square Btw - only 1/5 retailers was able to pay for the custom domain upgrade, and he had to put it on a credit card he’s not sure he’ll be able to pay.

All of them are having a hard time moving to online sales.

They need any help they can get.

@robertmpreston @Square In the past week I’ve tried to help 5+ local retailers create an online store.

They’re already hemorrhaging cash.

They *already* pay Square 2.75% per swipe or 3.75% plus 15 cents for manually typed transactions.

I think offering free custom domains is the last they could do.

RT @bradleyziffer: So, the last week I have been battling COVID-19 & Pneumonia. Never in my life have I been this ill. “Young people aren’t…

@peterc Omg. Hasn’t the UK banned pubs?

@Square Does this include refunds for Weebly stores?

@MaltTroll We did a hangout today with a bunch of the folks that normally go to geek beers in Vernon. 👍

@studiofellow Some good responses here:
https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1237102821628981249?s=21 https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1237102821628981249

@ianlandsman is this a poll?

@m5rk good point!

@nphaskins @pippinsplugins Also, trying to think how we could teach math without a lot of structure and daily practice?

@TimothyCavey @JustinTrudeau @WestJet @AirCanada I’m not in favor of an airline bailout unless there are lots of strings attached:

- we (the taxpayers) become the majority shareholders
- regular airline employees get assistance first (before execs)
- a ban on share buybacks
- CEOs have their salaries and bonuses frozen

@Jonflarson +1

@steakhouse_bar Gutted for all the local #vernonbc businesses.

Hoping the Governmetn of @Canada and the @govbc step up with immediate aid for small businesses.

@The_CDR Damn

@MohamedNoman16 @themsaid The land of plenty!

@maxogles Thanks. Nice to see it tempered a bit.

FT: "Imperial’s main finding, clearly, is that suppression, “which aims to reverse epidemic growth, reducing case numbers to low levels and maintaining that situation indefinitely”, is the only viable way forward."

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2020/03/17/1584439125000/That-Imperial-coronavirus-report--in-detail-/

"The Imperial College estimates 2.2 million deaths in the US if the government fails to take dramatic steps to slow the spread of the virus. Deaths would peak in mid-July."
– @Laurie_Garrett

Here's the full report:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf

@peldi Ok. Good to know we’re on the same page. 👍

@vernbot 🔥

@hamishNews Where’s Canada on this chart? Any chance we could add data from here?

@peldi The news we're getting from Italy still seems quite dire:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-ethics-speci-idUSKBN2133KG

Do you think North America should be more or less concerned than we are?

@LauraBaziuk Today, Dr Henry announced restrictions on gatherings over 50.

She later said, in an off-handed way, that this should probably include bars and nightclubs.

Is there more explicit guidance on this?

@JackEllis @Rob_Fleming @adriandix Nope. We are in Spring Break, but daycares, kids camps, activities are all still open.

And, so far the Minister has said no school closures.

RT @ninan99: @mijustin @govbc @Canada Justin as a resident of B.C. I 💯 agree with you.

I think we need to act now as well.

@brianoflondon What’s the source for this?

@startupvernon @SilverStarMR Really sad for the Canadian ski industry. (And for Vernon in particular!)

Whistler suspending their operations as well: https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/whistler-blackcomb-to-suspend-operations-for-a-week-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/#

@digitaltrouble Dang!!!

RT @mariepoulin: I *really* enjoyed doing this episode with @mijustin - i think we touched upon so many good nuggets that I'm sure others w…

Thread on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/fhzw9b/friend_showed_me_a_picture_of_her_parents_in_the/

@grantgarrett @jc00ke Postponed:

https://twitter.com/RATM/status/1238516189028024320

RT @chris_hawk: I'm seeing a lot of callousness - even from public officials - in the form of people taking reassurance that "only" the #im…

@danielcurrin @IndieHackers @csallen @tylertringas Thanks!

@smtm Not currently.

@ideasasylum https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-trump-europe-travel-ban-exclude-uk-ireland-golf-courses-2020-3

RT @bentoalson: In light of what we know about COVID-19 and recommendations from official sources, my family has decided to implement a pla…

@JamesCridland @mgdell @marcoarment @OvercastFM Not sure this is correct? When you download an episode with chapter art on @ApplePodcasts, it does show the chapter art.

@dohertyjf Wait, is that how it works!!? 😜

@typeoneerror 💯

@bentoalson 💯

@alphacolin Omg! It is such a delight.

It’s a bit weird to read at first, because his writing style is unconventional, but soon you’ll be getting all of these fantastic insights into building and living well.

@matthewcrist That is really sad to hear.

It’s a difficult decision, but closing schools could save thousands of lives.

@Jonflarson ... AND?

hahaha. 😜

RT @kvlly: @mijustin Don't touch your investments.

Keep what cash you have fluid in case you need it for an emergency.

In the case of bus…

@MadhurRamani @tylertringas @IndieHackers @csallen Thanks. 👍

@jackmcdade Nice!

@olivierparfait @RecDiffs That’s a good way to put it. 👍

@dohertyjf Can you explain what’s happening here? Not sure I understand. (But I want to!)

@seanwes Nice! Congrats 🎉

@jasondoesstuff 😭❤️

@mikettownsend @tylertringas @IndieHackers thanks. 👍

@adamzapasnik_ @tylertringas This stuff here?

@andrewculver In LA?

RT @petertothsk: Great podcast episode from @IndieHackers about picking the right market. Especially appreciated @tylertringas and @mijust…

RT @cgenco: Instead of focusing on succeeding at your ultimate goal (ex: "a published book! $50k MRR business!"), focus on getting good at…

@JonathanZWhite 23 bedrooms!!

RT @jackmcdade: Want to get better at designing stuff?

Want to develop your own personal style and stand out in a row of copycat websites?…

RT @tylertringas: @mijustin Like in literal years or in spirit? Different answers for me 😂

RT @jimhilluk: @mijustin Tsk. You youngsters and your fancy Twitter polls.

@aliservetdonmez @TransistorFM For sure! How many hosts do you have?

What have you tried already?