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6/4/09; 11:54:05 PM Pacific
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dougw: Protip: get your mom on Twitter. She'll send DMs like: "just hit my arm - posion ivy blister popped all over keyboard. don't tell dad." OMG
11:25 PM 
3,189
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biz: OMG, there's a Mini Cooper all-electric car? Sign me up! http://bit.ly/l3aX2
10:48 PM
kenkuhl
653,655
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keerthi: YAWN... going to bed, good night all.
10:48 PM 
649
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sean: It'll be interesting when they try to tax the free (as in I paid $0.00) software I downloaded today.
10:45 PM 
1,192
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evan: All of JavaOne was at that bar.
10:41 PM 
2,809
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sean: Ah yes, the geniuses in Olympia strike again. Let's tax downloads!!! (via @KevinUrie, @chrispirillo) http://bit.ly/NvcMV
10:41 PM
lockergnome
1,192
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noradio: "You've fallen off the wagon." "I am the wagon."
10:24 PM 
1,568
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rael: The fixes I've been working on this past week managed to summon me back into existence — or at least cause my picture to reappear in Tweetie
10:23 PM 
6,632
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biz: We just had a great dinner @narendra and Julie's house—thanks you guys!
10:17 PM 
653,590
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jfray: It's been a long time since I've felt this kind of dread. Definitely not looking forward to this weekend.
10:17 PM 
450
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meangrape: Mentally preparing for tomorrow's Battle of the Margaritas at work. Squeeze and mix and shake and pour!
10:08 PM 
2,813
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evan: Emergency call from @pjhyett. At House of Shields with him and @defunkt.
9:36 PM 
2,810
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kevinweil: This is @elizabeth's table o' letterpress: http://twitpic.com/6ngp9
9:14 PM
twitpic
357
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Magnuson: Attempting to get to bed early so I am rested for a fun Friday..
9:13 PM 
1,150
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dougw: I was listening to @Bat_For_Lashes' latest effort on my run tonight which makes me wonder if @Zhanna is stalking my iPod.
9:12 PM 
3,187
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Magnuson: Eating trail mix for dinner. Hefeweizen to wash it down.
8:44 PM 
1,150
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ronpepsi: Crogan's at noon it is.
8:41 PM 
1,689
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santojay: RT @Charles: I know it's not Friday yet but are you following @spam? Go ahead, they'll follow you back. Then you can DM them on spamactivity
8:34 PM 
2,069
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Magnuson: I know it's not Friday yet but are you following @spam? Go ahead, they'll follow you back. Then you can DM us any spam user names you find!
8:23 PM 
1,154
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ronpepsi: Lakers up by eighteen. I wish I could watch some A's baseball. Maybe .500 isn't completely impossible.
7:52 PM 
1,690
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jessverr: Unexpectedly hooked on running spandex.
7:41 PM 
1,413
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delbius: Used TaxiMagic. Like magic, I had a taxi. Talk about working as advertised!
7:27 PM 
2,841
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meangrape: Been trying to leave the office. Keep having to ferry people upstairs to some scala meeting in the Twoffice.
7:03 PM 
2,814
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ronpepsi: Poking around and otherwise convinced there is a reason for holes. It would be nice to have some time to audit this. Enchiladas tonight.
6:49 PM 
1,688
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meangrape: ...anyone STILL bitching about #spymaster: you make up the majority of people...still talking about it & I'll unfollow you too. --@jayzombie
6:46 PM 
2,814
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evan: Ouch. RSI'd.
6:38 PM 
2,810
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netik: Grabbing dinner at the chez spencer truck before ELEWs perf. @dnalounge
6:33 PM 
3,590
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mrtall: Scanning registry items at Crate and Barrel. Like most things, I have no idea how people did this before the Internet.
6:28 PM 
2,351
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jack: RT @rsandersen: Dear June: I hope you are ready for me to absolutely kick your ass.
6:24 PM 
663,751
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robey: apple crisp coma. #nomnomnom
6:13 PM 
2,000
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netik: had one of those pulsating color migraines, where half my vision goes out while in a meeting just now. omg they are awful.
6:13 PM 
3,589
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kevinthau: Had to take mop down. Simplify, Simplify, Simplify.
6:10 PM 
2,957
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Magnuson: Decided I'm filtering my beer from now on. This stuff tastes like crap if the contents are not given a chance to settle to the bottom.
6:05 PM 
1,151
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gregpass: One of these legs is not like the others: car, foot, BART, cab, bus, foot, car.
5:50 PM 
2,089
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dougw: via @the_api_book "The @twitterapi group is doing some reflective practice. Help them improve our dev community. Take their survey. http..."
5:50 PM 
3,185
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meangrape: If this data would just finish loading, I would be able to leave. Finish, data, finish!
5:41 PM 
2,816
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ded: via @bs "I <3 Science. http://bit.ly/page-speed"
5:35 PM
google
2,787
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vl@gregpass your blog could surely use some larger type.
5:34 PM 
3,383
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bs: I <3 Science. http://bit.ly/page-speed
5:17 PM
google
35,362
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goldman: Just had a conversation with @delbius that never made it past the preamble phase.
4:55 PM 
571,658
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al3x: Slowly sipping Maui Brewing Co's "Black Pearl": coconut porter aged in rum barrells. Practically a liqueur. Delicious.
4:52 PM 
11,747
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jessverr: I think I'm going to take the plunge here - @kevinweil @dougw r we doing this?! IVP TRI http://www.ivp.com/triathlon.html
4:50 PM
ivp
1,412
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mutgoff: via @michaelianblack "Lesson learned: waiters do not appreciate being called "lover.""
4:42 PM 
11,867
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ej: eating the fruit leather, drinking the kool aid
4:34 PM 
2,248
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santojay: My cab driver: "You know it's a bad recession when you work 6 days instead of 4 and still only make half as what you once did"
4:29 PM 
2,066
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robey@dougw out on the outer banks, near jacksonville (sorta)
4:16 PM 
2,000
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Magnuson: Terms of Service training w/@caroline
4:10 PM 
1,148
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ded@bs is currently reinventing the Frontend req. Hopefully filtering out backend folks who say they know jQuery. I mean really, who doesn't?
4:01 PM 
2,787
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evan: via @spyced "Reconnoiter (next-gen ops monitoring system) update: http://bit.ly/l0oo3"
3:59 PM
bit
2,809
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al3x: At Maui Brewing Co on our last full day in Hawaii. Surprisingly tasty. Solid doppelbock, really tasty coconut porter. Trying latter aged.
3:49 PM 
11,751
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rael: That's rather un-array-like behavior for an array.
3:20 PM 
6,635
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jfray: "whenever I hear that someone hung themselves I begin with the assumption that their pants were around their ankles" -- @jeremy
3:18 PM 
445
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goldman: Talking about how @stevej and @stacy are going to re-enact the Tiananmen Sq. Massacre later with Steve in the role of the tank.
3:16 PM 
571,185
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abdur: Checking out Ubigraph http://bit.ly/H4QoP very cool visualizations thanks @ramcmu
3:15 PM
ubietylab
8,712
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al3x: Reading Dalton Conley's "Elsewhere, USA". Scarily on the nose about the alienation inherent in the current information economy lifestyle.
2:56 PM 
11,751
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nk@pankaj congrats!!
2:54 PM 
2,574
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robey: Crabopolis III http://yfrog.com/5dmanpj
2:46 PM
imageshack
1,998
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anamitra: This unread email mountain is a real mess. I am never going to get back the beautiful days of 226 unread emails.
2:43 PM 
1,480
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jessverr: OH "Do you do your fake Japanese like you do your fake French?"
2:33 PM 
1,411
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rk: via @mezzoblue "Biggest lie of our time: [ ] Remember me on this computer."
2:29 PM 
2,763
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jessverr@arissow how is Increo going? We're overdue to catch up!
2:21 PM 
1,411
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delbius@santojay It's good to have hope.
2:19 PM 
2,835
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santojay: Here's to hoping irony isn't a double edged sword
2:15 PM 
2,063
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jack: BART from SFO to the airport. Thinking about the tiny bits of Obama's speech I saw.
2:13 PM 
662,523
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ej@pankaj many congratulations!!!
2:04 PM 
2,250
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mrtall: I love @nk's drive-by style of UI critique. His voice should be dopplered as he says "I love it!" or "That sucks!"
1:57 PM 
2,356
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pankaj: So excited to take the baby home. Mommy and son both doing great. http://tinyurl.com/o5pxmx
1:50 PM
twitterfone
816
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ronpepsi: Done with all the meetings on my calendar for the day, except the one I'm not going to attend.
1:37 PM 
1,687
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Magnuson: It was just revealed that we are having margaritas for Tea Time tomorrow! :-D
1:30 PM 
1,148
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vl@ev nice! btw, I’ve changed my handle to @vl
1:27 PM 
3,381
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Magnuson: I'm looking for a service which will let me choose to receive updates from specific users only at specific times of the day. Suggestions?
1:18 PM 
1,148
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vl: Some amazing Safari 4 CSS video effects: http://bit.ly/kMh5J (via @WebKitBits)
1:10 PM
bit
3,384
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/6mbpw - thanks @howardlindzon for the schwag! :)
1:05 PM
twitpic
9,145
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ded: now i know i'm not the only one who loves getting packages - http://xkcd.com/576/
1:04 PM
xkcd
2,777
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kevinthau: Pizzacoma
1:01 PM 
2,953
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andr8a: PizzaLuv
1:00 PM 
1,366
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santojay: Pizza unites!
12:47 PM 
2,059
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mzsanford: Ignoring my lunch of leftovers in favor of pizza with @sea
12:40 PM 
2,082
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jfray@mzsanford I know that :) I'm trying to help @sean, who seems to think that ya'll is the proper spelling.
12:40 PM 
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dougw: "That was a horrible recipe. wikiHow is not a margarita culture" -@evan
12:36 PM 
3,178
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mzsanford@jfray Eh-hem, the plural is "All y'all"
12:34 PM 
2,082
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jfray: great headline: http://bit.ly/1EjXxY
12:32 PM
myfoxboston
438
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jfray@sean @delbius it's definitely y'all. As in "You All"..not sure how the contraction would work with ya'll -- like "Youa Ll"?
12:28 PM 
438
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biz: G4 has been doing something interesting this week around #E3 -- send a tweet and it could be part of the show: http://bit.ly/19HP5W
12:20 PM
g4tv
650,836
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sean@delbius Hey, I didn't travel thousands of kilometers to be called a carpetbagger ; )
12:15 PM 
1,190
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dougw: Tasks is finally available and the newest addition to my inbox: http://twitpic.com/6m6qx
12:07 PM
twitpic
3,175
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goldman: Facebook: you're doing it wrong http://bit.ly/5zpjt
12:07 PM
pyzam
570,146
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sean@delbius Then again, there's 7M results for "ya'll" and 12.1M results for "y'all" in google...
12:03 PM 
1,190
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kevinweilhttp://bit.ly/QeylN
12:03 PM
runlevel6
353
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delbius@sean Well, where I'M from, it's absolutely y'all. I always thought "ya'll" was a carpetbagger spelling. ;)
12:01 PM 
2,827
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stevej: Have narrowly averted 492 crisis today. I suspect an anvil will be falling on me just as I'm starting to feel smug.
11:59 AM 
5,142
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sean@delbius Really? Wow. (No wonder US customs always looks at me funny when I say I'm from TX)
11:58 AM 
1,190
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anamitra: A 'Fox and Hound' cover story would be really cool after the Time one http://bit.ly.com/r25j3
11:56 AM
ly
1,471
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ded: XTREME PAIR PROGRAM X 1,000 TEST DRIVEN AGILE AGILE BLA BLA BLALABLA - I love sounding excited. ok, but really, hacking with @bs
11:55 AM 
2,772
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delbius@sean That's y'all. Y'all.
11:54 AM 
2,827
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jessverr@mutgoff just described her fruit leather as 'sweaty' -- seems weirdly inappropriate but perfect at the same time.
11:50 AM 
1,400
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vl: via @stevej "Check out Twitter on the cover of Time Magazine: http://twitpic.com/6m1nq (thx @mhegge!)"
11:43 AM
twitpic
3,384
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sean: Due to sunburn, I am literally a redneck now. Urge to change every instance of "you all" to "ya'll" increasing. Also: pickled pig feet
11:42 AM 
1,190
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ded: How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live - TIME Magazine http://bit.ly/hRKOq
11:41 AM
time
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mhegge: via @stop "TIME: How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live (by @stevenbjohnson) http://bit.ly/r25j3"
11:34 AM
time
3,080
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