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Nellie Bowles

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    Latest articles by Nellie Bowles

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    Always Wanted a Mass Chat Room at Burning Man? No? Too Bad.Always Wanted a Mass Chat Room at Burning Man? No? Too Bad.
    Technology

    No need to be off the grid as long as you’re near other cellphones.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
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    Technology

    Anonymous sharing, frightening honesty and delicious beef stew.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
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    Featuring Kara, Jason and Amy!

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
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    Happy hour at GeekdomSF.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
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    Technology

    The Market Street Prototype Festival wants to track crowd movements with sensors.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Two Drinks With Filmmaker Walter Thompson on Tech’s Historical AmnesiaTwo Drinks With Filmmaker Walter Thompson on Tech’s Historical Amnesia
    Technology

    “The audience doesn’t see themselves as part of the ongoing drama of being displaced, even though we all are.”

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Whisper Launches Mental Health NonprofitWhisper Launches Mental Health Nonprofit
    Technology

    A response to the world’s “excess inventory of loneliness.”

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Chicken Tech: Michael Mina Builds Two-Story RotisserieChicken Tech: Michael Mina Builds Two-Story Rotisserie
    Technology

    It can handle 57 ducks at the same time.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    JoyTunes Lands $5 Million InvestmentJoyTunes Lands $5 Million Investment
    Technology
    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Two Drinks With Jenny Haeg on Startup Office Must-HavesTwo Drinks With Jenny Haeg on Startup Office Must-Haves
    Technology

    Just a hammock, yoga room, dog-friendly office with a swing, please.

    By Nellie Bowles

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