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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


5/21/09; 11:59:28 PM Pacific
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evan@nk You changed your requirements.
11:56 PM 
2,715
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evan: Blood pressure thing needs AA batteries and I have none.
11:55 PM 
2,715
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rael: Just taught myself "Old Liza Jane" on my lovely new mandolin. How deeply satisfying.
11:54 PM 
6,597
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rk: saddened to hear about a former coworker passing away. Matt will be missed: http://bit.ly/rfyIh
11:20 PM
wordpress
2,555
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santojay: Just bid farewell to my good friend @Ayush who's heading to India for good.
11:07 PM 
1,808
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santojay: Umm Noe Valley I mean!
11:05 PM 
1,808
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santojay: Complete blackout in San Francisco.
11:05 PM 
1,808
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delbius: If freaking myself out and panicking for no reason were Olympic sports, I would easily take gold.
10:49 PM 
2,735
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bs: via @tearoundapp "It's time for tea! http://twitpic.com/5m42n"
10:41 PM
twitpic
35,492
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nk: Excited about finishing this project so I can get back to irresponsible binge drinking on weeknights.
10:39 PM 
2,507
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jessverr: I wish Eminem was on Twitter
10:15 PM 
1,213
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kevinweil: Interesting talk on high energy physics and hadoop, two topics near to my heart: http://bit.ly/r5Mfo (@cloudera too).
10:06 PM
hadooper
214
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ronpepsi: Rats. Fixed problems reveal other problems. I think I need a recharge.
9:51 PM 
1,626
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bs: Late night hacking with @alissa on some secret sauce! HQ is eerily dark and quiet, the way we like it.
9:43 PM 
35,491
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evan: Wow, OpenTable IPO'd at $20 and closed at $31. (via @latone)
9:43 PM 
2,715
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bs: via @biz "this Onion video about the new Star Trek is funny and true: http://bit.ly/CcUNF"
9:41 PM
bit
35,491
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cmagnuson: Just got to Los Altos from work. Wish i could WFH tomorrow but I do't want to miss tea time.
9:22 PM 
1,086
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vl: Audion: The Story behind Panic’s 2nd product: http://www.panic.com/extras/audionstory (this is mind-blowing!)
9:16 PM
panic
3,215
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jillyface: Thanks brian at sleeptrain daly city! You rock. So excited about my new bed.
9:06 PM 
588
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nk@evan I declined circle action.
8:58 PM 
2,507
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nk: Having @chezspencergo too.
8:53 PM 
2,507
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mhegge: I love the radio edit of 'Killing In The Name Of' cause Zack de la Rocha gives a big shout-out to his mother.
8:32 PM 
3,075
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biz: this Onion video about the new Star Trek is funny and true: http://bit.ly/CcUNF
8:29 PM
theonion
592,712
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al3x: Fashion tip: kitten heels aren't made of kittens. Any longer.
8:22 PM 
11,308
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netik: I believe now that I have had one if the finest pre-DJIng meals, ever. Thanks @chezspencergo
8:15 PM 
3,528
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netik: Walked from the french truck, straight into Terroir http://yfrog.com/0wo00j
8:11 PM
imageshack
3,528
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ded: Excited to meet @zarias in June. I will try my best to be a good San Francisco host an awesome Atlanta Photographer
7:55 PM 
2,477
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jfray@ronpepsi Copperopolis FTW
7:51 PM 
317
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jfray: R.I.P. @KWOD :( Sacramento's alternative radio station, which broke bands like Far and Grandaddy. Another piece of my adolescence gone.
7:48 PM 
317
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ronpepsi: Going to have to miss the NIN concert, as we had already made plans for the foothills and County Calaveras.
7:40 PM 
1,625
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al3x: I can't deal with the lack of carbonation in Oskar Blues Old Chub. I know it's part of the Scottish ale style or whatever, but bleh.
7:40 PM 
11,308
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meangrape: "Twitter as a clue on Jeopardy 5/21/2009: http://bit.ly/DZnxW" (via @jfray) I remember when we first made it on Penny Arcade.
7:14 PM
youtube
2,556
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jfray: Twitter as a clue on Jeopardy 5/21/2009: http://bit.ly/DZnxW
7:06 PM
youtube
317
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cmagnuson: SF skyline + fog = awesomeness. It's incredible to see skyscrapers disappear into the clouds.
7:06 PM 
1,087
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alissa: via @crystal "Surprise visit from JV and the morning crew from san francisco's 94.9 :)"
7:03 PM 
3,302
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netik: There's now a wine bar and french takeaway near my house http://yfrog.com/10z3qj
7:00 PM
imageshack
3,527
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dougw: ugh. Apps should never send a status update in my account without telling me they are doing so first. @tweetarun I'm looking at you.
6:23 PM 
2,767
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dougw#tweetarun: I just joined http://tweetarun.com
6:20 PM
tweetarun
2,767
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cmagnuson: Do not start your tweets with "is" followed by the action you are doing. This is not Facebook.
6:12 PM 
1,085
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delbius: Shockingly enough, it turns out that I occasionally leave the computer; this way, there won't be the same expectation for action. Thanks.
6:09 PM 
2,733
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delbius: Reports of abuse and spam will no longer be answered here. Direct spam to @spam and abuse to help.twitter.com (click on submit a request).
6:09 PM 
2,733
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al3x: Office is squintingly bright as the sun sets. Going home.
6:09 PM 
11,305
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dougw: It looks like we're running out of unique bird terminology. From my vantage point client developers are starting to get creative with naming
6:03 PM 
2,766
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evan: "We made a half-assed spreadsheet, and you're thing's canceled." - @goldman
6:00 PM 
2,715
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cmagnuson: My mood can get extremely sour when I am hungry.
5:32 PM 
1,085
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bs: "Chaos has reared its head once again." -- @gregpass
5:26 PM 
35,496
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kevinweil: Still one of my all-time favorites: http://xkcd.com/481/
5:03 PM
xkcd
213
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cmagnuson: Hello @LosAltosVillage! I grew up in you.
4:49 PM 
1,086
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delbius: Hearts blessed today: seven. Oof.
4:47 PM 
2,733
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jkalucki: via @al3x ""It's an excuse for bad tools, or lack of interest in improving them." Putting "don't blame the tools" to rest: http://bit.ly..."
4:46 PM
1,719
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JugglingPumba: The guy at Potbellys who always says I have nice diction was working at Chipotle today. No mention of diction.
4:21 PM 
1,500
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stop: Proud of @google for trying a new logo system that @jeromyhenry and I designed and proposed well over a year ago: http://bit.ly/d1Sdc
4:19 PM
blogspot
7,205
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al3x: Me and @dougw: "Is this the getting-things-done corner?" "It's the power couch." "That's a good name for a band." "No, it really isn't."
4:15 PM 
11,306
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mhegge: The Cult of Done Manifesto http://is.gd/lBBR "10. Failure counts as done. So do mistakes."
4:09 PM
brepettis
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ded: nice to see Google took @stop's logo designs and didn't give him credit: http://bit.ly/18Pn7x
3:59 PM
blogspot
2,476
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cmagnuson: People who can laugh at problems and then be able/willing to solve them are the kind of people I would like to know.
3:52 PM 
1,086
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evan: Apparently @nk is getting circle action.
3:42 PM 
2,715
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al3x: "It's an excuse for bad tools, or lack of interest in improving them." Putting "don't blame the tools" to rest: http://bit.ly/eHdSg.
3:29 PM
michaelnygard
11,305
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rk: This is my 1,337th update.
3:21 PM 
2,543
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ej: Surprisingly ok round of golf at zablocki. @thebigsp00n was awed by my bogey power
3:18 PM 
2,156
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sean: Trying out postbox. Conversations are good, but why are they ordered newest-oldest? Gmail had it right, rip them off already!
3:17 PM 
1,125
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evan: Fussing with @cubetree.
3:08 PM 
2,715
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alissa: "I need a brain!" -- @bs
3:08 PM 
3,300
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jessverr: RT @ChariceManiacs: Videos and news regarding Charice from Oprah in this site http://bit.ly/oRUvD
3:06 PM
charicemania
1,210
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al3x: .download files you can't recover a download with: salt in the wound of a Safari crash.
2:54 PM 
11,305
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yukarim: 有名テレビ番組監督者@gregyaitanesがTwitterオフィス訪問!House, Heroes, Lost等の番組でチーム・クルー・創造的プロセスを活かす方法を話をしてくれた。1つのエピソード=7日間準備+8日間撮影。かっこいい〜 http://bit.ly/1Iyqm
2:46 PM
imdb
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ded: just met the Producer of HOUSE.
2:31 PM 
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al3x: Cool interview with Speedy J on the possibilities for DJing and live performance opened up by technology, copyleft: http://bit.ly/EcZ74
2:31 PM
beatportal
11,305
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ronpepsi: Survey says, "Stressful day."
2:26 PM 
1,621
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jillyface@nk, Where!?!? I want!
2:19 PM 
588
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nk: Stuffing my face with peach gummy candies.
1:56 PM 
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evan: Anxious today.
1:47 PM 
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kevinthau: Just heard @gregyaitanes tell us all about his creative process for directing shows like Lost and House. http://yfrog.com/15nm5j
1:32 PM
imageshack
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jennadawn: Just heard all about what goes into directing an episode of House from @gregyaitanes. One script, 8 days, 200 people. Amazing!
1:27 PM 
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dougw: This week's "tech talk" was led by @gregyaitanes on the liberation of constraints and how it relates to directing TV productions.
1:25 PM 
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pankaj: cool to see @gregyaitanes at Twitter HQ!
1:16 PM 
690
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cmagnuson: Just had lunch while listening to director Greg Yaitanes speak. Very cool stuff. It had been a while since I heard film-speak/Hollywood-talk
1:15 PM 
1,085
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jillyface@mutgoff, forgot to tell you that I finished The Glass Castle. I loved it. Tears included.
1:14 PM 
589
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jack: Just found @ChezPapaResto, an amazing French restaurant in my building, on Twitter.
1:06 PM 
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andr8a: rt @matthew - Director of the Emmy winning bus crash episode of House MD: http://twitpic.com/5n2v1
12:53 PM
twitpic
1,363
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mzsanford: Landed safe in ABQ.
12:43 PM 
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cmagnuson: One day until our "German" hefeweizen is ready! Sure hope it's delicious!
3:32 PM 
1,070
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ronpepsi: Why, oh why, are people replying to lists to make a personal greeting?
3:26 PM 
1,616
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kevinthau: via @anamitra "Twitter only airfares or Twares from @UnitedAirlines...very cool use. http://bit.ly/tvzwi"
3:25 PM
bit
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netik: slowly coming out of this head cold and a day of finding problems.
3:22 PM 
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robey@evan you wouldn't say that if you had used launchpad. it's more like a sourceforge on steroids that uses DVCS. github will get there.
3:21 PM 
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ded: gathering architecture design inspiration from YUI3
3:20 PM 
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evan@anamitra Twairfares?
3:09 PM 
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dougw: ... class load of whitelisting requests from http://bit.ly/UMGsf. Can't wait to see what these students make once the homework is handed in.
3:07 PM
weigend
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rael: "I love triaging." — @goldman
3:02 PM 
6,595
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robey: me: "it has a quiet dignity to it." evan: "it really does." - http://bit.ly/eRTlM
3:01 PM
skitch
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rael: Successfully shot a highly-targeted knowing glance across the Internets.
3:00 PM 
6,595
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anamitra: Twitter only airfares or Twares from @UnitedAirlines...very cool use. http://bit.ly/tvzwi
2:58 PM
united
1,093
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jennadawn@kevinweil not just marathons - ULTRA marathons. Impressive! oh, and welcome to Twitter.
2:56 PM 
363
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dougw: I AM VERY IMPORTANT. @tweetingtoohard top 10 http://bit.ly/J6twm always good for a laugh.
2:32 PM
tweetingtoohard
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evan: Office calendar guessing game: new employee, or conference room named after an obscure bird?
2:27 PM 
2,707
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dougw@sean I'm going for the same thing. 0 here I come!
2:22 PM 
2,742
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al3x: Find out more about kuduro music by following @akwaabamusic. It's good music!
2:17 PM 
11,281
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cmagnuson: Want more information from Twitter than you can wrap your head around? - http://tweetgrid.com
2:13 PM
tweetgrid
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sean: Inbox WILL be clean by the end of today.
2:06 PM 
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