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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


5/26/09; 11:58:06 PM Pacific
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jessverr: Sipping my favorite jasmine tea with honey
11:48 PM 
1,281
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anamitra: The big old red chairs at All Things D remind me of my barber's chair. There really oughta be a mirror too
11:32 PM 
1,149
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caroline: via @stephenfry "Free Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi!!! http://www.64forSuu.org #assk64"
11:29 PM
64forsuu
9,052
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cmagnuson: Open-mindedness : http://bit.ly/2xnby9
11:27 PM
youtube
1,107
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goldman: Nuptial status: unchanged. FasTrak status: newly enrolled.
10:55 PM 
535,616
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robey: Irish food at an Irish bar turned out to be having a trivia contest... we lost. But learned the full names of britney spears' two kids!
10:45 PM 
1,950
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nk: Between these two pretentious activities, which of these will make me feel better about myself and which will put me to sleep faster?
10:36 PM 
2,523
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gregpass: Raising the height of an oversized book shelf -- not to be confused with the height of an oversized bookshelf.
10:24 PM 
2,043
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goldman: Today, the following people have encouraged me to get married: an aunt, a cousin, a Bay Bridge tollbooth attendant.
10:06 PM 
535,502
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bs: Rockin' talk on using Firefox as a platform for games by @jah.
9:45 PM 
35,473
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nk: I think Nagios just favorited my tweet.
9:35 PM 
2,522
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sean@al3x Yet another reason I stick to bourbon, scotch, and beer.
9:33 PM 
1,150
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nk: Sometimes the difficulty of explaining why something is novel and important is evidence of it's novelty and importance.
9:31 PM 
2,522
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stop: OH: "She's on the new 90210." "That's still on?" "The new version" "Have we ever even seen it?" "It's on the WC" "It's CW, but WC is better"
9:28 PM 
7,314
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al3x: I don't get wine. A $7 bottle tastes better than a $10 glass. Pricier beer is basically always better.
9:10 PM 
11,461
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ronpepsi: Sucked into database hell as soon as I got home. Not really a surprise.
9:03 PM 
1,666
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cmagnuson: No one quite knows how to rock out like Priestess - http://www.myspace.com/priestessband
8:59 PM
myspace
1,108
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bs: via @jquery "Excellent list of jQuery developers to follow on Twitter http://bit.ly/9VVyO"
8:45 PM
skfox
35,473
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cmagnusonhttp://twitpic.com/619p2 - Is it any wonder why people don't care about the news?
8:35 PM
twitpic
1,108
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al3x: Come on pilgrim.
8:35 PM 
11,459
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bs: "If we care enough to come here, we'd care enough to get an email from you." -- @anotherjesse re: Mozilla's communication with developers.
8:30 PM 
35,475
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nk: When a Bro loves another Bro, no force on Earth can hold it back.
8:29 PM 
2,522
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jfray: Going shopping with the fam for toddler's potty present. She had a whole day without any accidents! :)
8:26 PM 
352
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delbius@mhegge @jeremy They're lying to you. :( http://bit.ly/iv3L5
8:25 PM
firstpeople
2,735
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sean@mhegge That's an amazing and disturbing and moving and scary photo. Wow.
8:15 PM 
1,150
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kevinweil: I love summer evenings on the deck. http://twitpic.com/618av
8:13 PM
twitpic
253
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bs: Not surprisingly, @joshuamckenty's commentary on the AMO meetup is enhancing my experience of the event. Twitter-Josh win.
8:13 PM 
35,477
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mhegge: via @craigmod "Michio Hoshino, Japanese wildlife photographer's last photo - of the bear that mauled him to death http://is.gd/D8kG #hol..."
8:13 PM
tumblr
3,075
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evan: I love you babe sleep tight  I miss you 
8:11 PM 
2,748
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bs: Watching @azaaza demo Mozilla's Jetpack. http://yfrog.com/ep1t5j
8:05 PM
imageshack
35,476
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jessverr: RT @markpinc: @ev and @biz were awesome at D! Keepin it REAL
7:49 PM 
1,280
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kevinweil: Jelly beans from Easter? Still good.
7:49 PM 
252
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ded: i must say, for being "a simple url shortener" - bit.ly is awesome.
7:46 PM 
2,611
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sean@dougw And you can officially say "I did it first!" You're a trendsetter.
7:44 PM 
1,149
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ronpepsi: Hit my very own personal 32-bit limit. Joy.
7:32 PM 
1,665
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bs: Lots of "we want to do"'s at the AMO meetup. They have their hands full, but a passionate developer base. (I have no idea what that's like.)
7:31 PM 
35,473
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sean: via @aya_no "青い涙 [6/6 恵比寿界隈でぼくと握手!→ http://atnd.org/events/680 ]"
7:30 PM
atnd
1,149
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dougw: Loving @ijustine's background. Everyone should go orange.
7:30 PM 
2,893
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jack: Watching the prop 8 protest march down 5th and Mission
7:28 PM 
601,195
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delbius: The BART car was (again) super hot. There's very little less pleasant than a hot, stuffy BART ride.
7:28 PM 
2,735
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ded: via @twitter "Phishing scam http://tinyurl.com/pbgb23"
7:27 PM
twitter
2,609
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delbius: via @twitter "Phishing scam http://tinyurl.com/pbgb23"
7:24 PM
twitter
2,735
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delbius: via @twitter "Phishing scam http://tinyurl.com/pbgb23"
7:24 PM
twitter
2,735
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andr8a: via @twitter "Phishing scam http://tinyurl.com/pbgb23"
7:22 PM
twitter
1,353
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krissy: Watch out world, Haley has a cell ph. I pre-apologize to those I saved in her contacts for the upcoming txts & calls from her.
7:20 PM 
7,236
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kevinthau: via @TEDchris "@biz and @ev impressive at #d7 calm clear likeable."
7:10 PM 
2,863
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mutgoff@delbius nice picture!
7:01 PM 
11,843
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andr8a@delbius http://twitpic.com/612fx - way coo0l.
6:56 PM
twitpic
1,353
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delbius: That is one heck of a #prop8 march happening on my way home. http://twitpic.com/612fx
6:53 PM
twitpic
2,735
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ev: Backstage http://yfrog.com/0ki4mtj
6:40 PM
imageshack
767,315
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biz: Getting ready to go onstage at D -- they're making us turn off our phones so no twittering (for a bit)
6:28 PM 
614,407
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meangrape: via @ablegrape "NV Safeway cold medicine: deep green; youthful aroma of, well, cough syrup. Short, simple, and unpleasant. Drink now, if..."
6:26 PM 
2,589
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ronpepsi: Spoke with someone who actually said he enjoys being on-call. When you don't feel the grip, you want it more than when you do.
6:26 PM 
1,665
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kevinweil: Attempting the caltrain...
6:24 PM 
252
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ev: In the green room at D, which is the first green green room I've been in. Also, Rupert Murdoch is in here.
6:19 PM 
767,197
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stevej@evan that was the kind of comedy gold I was hoping for. Also would have accepted: "your keys have the kind of pushback all the ladies like"
6:02 PM 
5,087
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cmagnuson: These new Caltrain bombardier cars are almost completely silent. One hell of a change compared to their loud as hell Nippon Sharyo relative.
6:01 PM 
1,108
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santojay: Heading over to Palo Alto to a meeting with the New Democratic Coalition. Bunch of congress folk doing a listening tour
5:56 PM 
1,911
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vl: via @chrismessina "Gawking at the simplicity of the @posterous API. http://posterous.com/api/ #reinventingwheelsforfunandprofit"
5:54 PM
posterous
3,277
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evan@stevej With a name like that, ladies will let you GOTO their LINE all night long.
5:54 PM 
2,744
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mzsanford@bs (B•ess) verb: 1. to take weeks on a simple banch, likely due to other priorities, but always claim it's nearly done. 2. to review slowly
5:52 PM 
1,987
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cmagnuson: Stoked that i can now update Caltrain and the Bikecar's Twitter status! Go check out @bikecar! That's my update!
5:50 PM 
1,108
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meangrape: Wondering why this query was taking so long when I realize that I forgot 'created_at > now() - interval 12 hour'. Table scan bad.
5:50 PM 
2,588
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stevej: thinking of going by the nickname TRSTEVE-80. Catchy, no?
5:47 PM 
5,087
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meangrape@evan Installing darcs from macports, eh? Just go home.
5:44 PM 
2,588
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andr8a: via @earthquakesSF "A 2.2 magnitude earthquake occurred 3.11 mi NNW of Pacifica, CA. Details: http://tinyurl.com/orebcc Map: http://tiny..."
5:38 PM
usgs
1,353
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jack: Love Blue Bottle Coffee @mintplaza at this time of day. Empty and sunny.
5:38 PM 
600,735
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andr8a: via @earthquakesSF "A 2.2 magnitude earthquake occurred 3.11 mi NNW of Pacifica, CA. Details: http://tinyurl.com/orebcc Map: http://tiny..."
5:38 PM
usgs
1,353
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evan: ---> Building ghc
5:36 PM 
2,745
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andr8a: pretty cool, eh?
5:32 PM 
1,353
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andr8a: did u feel that?
5:32 PM 
1,353
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jack: OH: "Dude. You can sign with a hot dog." "...I don't carry a hot dog."
5:18 PM 
600,634
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cmagnuson: Portola Valley kid sentenced to four years, eight months in fatal crash - http://bit.ly/eiZYg
5:15 PM
mercurynews
1,107
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yukarim: via @BarackObama "Video: President Obama announces his Supreme Court nominee: http://bit.ly/1UUPj9"
5:12 PM
barackobama
1,037
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kevinweil: RT @abdur: Crazy post using mathematica, java, twitter and wolfram logic: http://bit.ly/P05HW
5:05 PM
wolfram
252
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ronpepsi: Starting the walk across town, and planning on catching up later on the various odds and ends that piled up in my inbox today.
5:02 PM 
1,663
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stevej: RT @abdur: Crazy post using mathematica, java, twitter and wolfram logic: http://bit.ly/P05HW
5:02 PM
wolfram
5,084
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abdur: Crazy post using mathematica, java, twitter and wolfram logic: http://bit.ly/P05HW
4:44 PM
wolfram
8,695
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biz: In San Diego for "All Things D" -- I ate too much guacamole on the plane
4:35 PM 
613,791
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sean@caroline I forgot too. I'm about to go rectify that.
4:21 PM 
1,147
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caroline: realizing i forgot to eat today. just sipping lots of tea. :/
4:06 PM 
9,040
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mutgoff: Just bought the new Phoenix album on itunes! I'm siked!
4:04 PM 
11,840
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al3x@evan Implicit writes.
4:00 PM 
11,454
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jkalucki: Rickle. Two Guys. Caldor. Bradlees. Arthur's. The Wiz. Crazy Eddie's.
3:59 PM 
1,733
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mutgoff: Sockington!! http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/05/22/harper.twitter.cat.wcvb
3:58 PM
cnn
11,840
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kevinweil: Somebody follow me on twitter real quick so I can test something.
3:57 PM 
248
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al3x: Listening to @dacort drop science on how to build Twitter visualizations at scale.
3:53 PM 
11,454
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mutgoff: via @UltimateTodd "I proclaim this...The Summer of Todd!...starting NOW..wait..."
3:52 PM 
11,840
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jessverr: Just kidding - will be following #d7 per @karaswisher
3:50 PM 
1,276
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mrtall: "Little Red Corvette" plays surprisingly often on my iTunes shuffle. If this is not a coincidence then Apple has programmed in awesomeness.
3:48 PM 
2,300
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cmagnuson: RT @Lifehacker: All-Glass Firefox Enables Slick Transparency Effects http://tinyurl.com/ortdsb
3:40 PM
lifehacker
1,105
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meangrape@evan Really, there's no need to take out your git bigotry on hapless tools.
3:35 PM 
2,582
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jessverr: Following the trail of tweets for #allthingsd
3:32 PM 
1,277
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evan: Hello my name is Launchpad.net. Please stand by while I screw this pooch.
3:30 PM 
2,745
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evan: (Finally got bzr running via MacPorts)
3:22 PM 
2,745
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evan: Read-only mode, eh? That's why you can't view tickets or browse or checkout any code?
3:22 PM 
2,745
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evan: Launchpad went it to maintenance mode right when I tried to download the bzr DMG. Rage.
3:05 PM 
2,745
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evan: In Python dependency hell.
2:58 PM 
2,745
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evanhttp://twitpic.com/60k69 - Dramatic picture of the bridge from the other day.
2:53 PM
twitpic
2,747
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evan@al3x I knew someone would drag Darcs into it. This project now involves hg, git, darcs, and bzr....sigh.
2:50 PM 
2,747
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