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Simperium seems like a genuine utility for our own apps, and for other people as a service. And Simplenote, as a product, I love, and it's just darn handy.

Matt Mullenweg

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Matt Mullenweg
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: January 11
Blogger
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Houston
Texas
Matthew Charles Mullenweg
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