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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


6/18/09; 11:54:03 PM Pacific
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evan: Merging business goals is fun. This thing really means that thing!
11:42 PM 
3,028
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vl: Via @dwr "One more reason to love Pixar - http://dwr.me/5"
11:39 PM
dwr
3,709
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noradio: Ubiquitous support for landscape mode in iPhone 3.0 means bigger keyboard keys means thumb typing means I can FINALLY type quickly.
11:31 PM 
1,769
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biz: It's a good thing I found my passport because I've gotta go to France tomorrow after work!
11:25 PM 
737,879
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gregpass: Laughing out loud.
11:25 PM 
2,195
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evan: Wish DabbleDB was faster. Damn Smalltalk.
11:17 PM 
3,028
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evan: Almost done with BIRDJECT: ROUNDTABLE.
11:04 PM 
3,029
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mrtall: Finally readjusted to the time here. Feeling the euphoria that is a full nights sleep.
10:54 PM 
2,460
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krissy: Family night with @delbius and @audomatic at velvet cantina. Delicious fun.
10:36 PM 
7,280
RT

netik: You ate the three day old pizza ?
10:34 PM 
3,715
RT

kevinweil@kevinthau don't do anything I wouldn't do.
10:23 PM 
663
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Magnuson: Just finished bottling our Matt's Double Barrel Ale. Super stoked about it! Now time for some email and then bed. See ya Friday!
10:19 PM 
1,197
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ded: day 169: http://bit.ly/3bjtLk
10:15 PM
dustindiaz
3,600
RT

jessverr: Trying to sort out DMV things and wishing - at times - I didn't have adult responsibilities
10:08 PM 
1,801
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ronpepsi: Alter Ego Reject: Shaggy the Saint. He looks confused when you pray to him for help but tries anyways, gets hungry and fails.
9:37 PM 
1,783
RT

ronpepsi: B has nuclear pink toenails.
9:26 PM 
1,783
RT

jillyface: I wish I never learned how powerful ebay could be in satisfying nostalgic cravings! ($) There's even a Trolls Unlimited store!
9:21 PM 
888
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kevinthau: Hitting the town with @eileenthau. Watch out.
9:10 PM 
3,322
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ronpepsi: Alter Ego Reject: Allo, my name is Luckee Pierre. I have many faaaabulous tricks por vous.
9:08 PM 
1,783
RT

jkalucki: I think Flock has reunited me with more than a few lost sheep.
9:07 PM 
1,844
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sean: Friends birthday dinner with MSFT people. Interesting.
9:00 PM 
1,247
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santojay: There is so much to do but no time. What do I read, who do I follow, to become more efficient and effective? I will buy you a drink
8:47 PM 
2,333
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jillyface: Just in case Dr Phil wasn't enough puke for you, you can now find "Classic Dr Phil". "Classic" puke.
8:46 PM 
888
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ronpepsi: We're rolling like the big guys. That's not necessarily good, but whatever.
8:27 PM 
1,782
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stop: Tweetie's twitpocalypsed search results are starting to feel like bad implementations of the "I'm feeling lucky" button.
8:25 PM 
7,996
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ronpepsi: Time to join the flock.
8:17 PM 
1,781
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ronpepsi: Old YES is not on Songza. Where is "Sweetness"?
8:16 PM 
1,781
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ronpepsi: Mom has returned, and with her, sweetness and light.
8:10 PM 
1,781
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al3x: Every time I go to the gym, there's Anderson Cooper on the TV talking about pot. It's a sign, sure, but what does it mean?
8:04 PM 
12,278
RT

rsarver: Ooh, and my iPhone 3GS arrives tomorrow. New toy! @al3x says @evernote for 3.0 is hot
7:59 PM 
700
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rsarver: Headed to a big group dinner at Slanted Door with @Devon
7:57 PM 
700
RT

ronpepsi: The flying trapeze song is playing and seriously weirding me out.
7:51 PM 
1,781
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ronpepsi: I missed teh warroom. Sweet.
7:43 PM 
1,782
RT

ronpepsi@nk I am wary.
7:41 PM 
1,782
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evan: Is Zoho Creator better than DabbleDB? It looks more featureful, but way more complex as a result.
7:38 PM 
3,028
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krissy: Asking @delbius to decide what I have for dinners. She's a gem.
7:30 PM 
7,282
RT

Magnuson: Taking the 730 train home for the first time. I get 1hr to twiddle my thumbs instead of 30-45min. Woot!
7:26 PM 
1,195
RT

nk: Party all night long at the Twitter office!
7:21 PM 
2,684
RT

ev: I wonder if I got smarter today. I sure asked a lot of questions.
7:14 PM 
910,462
RT

ronpepsi: I have seen elephants fly. Real ones. It is not pretty.
6:51 PM 
1,782
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dougw: At @digg. @foodzie is here, too, so naturally I'm stuffing my face.
6:39 PM 
3,832
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ronpepsi: A favorite, the winking frown: >;<
6:38 PM 
1,782
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jessverr: Feeling exhausted. In need of a run. @daphnedp want to go?
6:37 PM 
1,800
RT

nk: Whoops.
6:36 PM 
2,684
RT

kevinweil: OH: "Really, she got twitter elbow? She got twelbow?" (@biz)
6:35 PM 
652
RT

ronpepsi: Listening to the Dumbo movie. Old school.
6:34 PM 
1,782
RT

al3x: Problems with communication are not inherently problems with communications media. Humans are humans no matter how you talk to them.
6:27 PM 
12,278
RT

kevinweil: RT @delbius: For those of you following along, I'm less than 700 tickets away from solving 50,000 requests during my time at Twitter. Yay?
6:26 PM 
651
RT

evan: Looks askance at @nk and @robey.
6:22 PM 
3,028
RT

evan: Sigh, Sinatra + Datamapper + scaffolding_extensions has not lived up to its promise. Trying DabbleDB.
6:22 PM 
3,028
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anamitra: Wish I were at reunion for this http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/TataLectures.html
6:13 PM
cornell
1,712
RT

netik: playing with mathematica and working on my velocity talk
6:11 PM 
3,714
RT

robey: "oh gosh. logical DNs! what have we come to?!" -@evan
6:08 PM 
2,057
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Magnuson: In a perfect world @blyan wouldn't encourage stupid trending hashtags.
5:59 PM 
1,195
RT

sean@Magnuson Basically it's a 70% off coupon. No general practitioners, hospitals do that. Private insurance available to cover the rest.
5:43 PM 
1,249
RT

jessverr@delbius you rock :)
5:30 PM 
1,795
RT

Magnuson@olsonbill Did you just change your user name?
5:28 PM 
1,194
RT

andr8a: yay, @Delbius 50k tickets! :)
5:26 PM 
1,406
RT

delbius: For those of you following along, I'm less than 700 tickets away from solving 50,000 requests during my time at Twitter. Yay?
5:24 PM 
3,201
RT

Magnuson: RT @HellForLeather: Every time a helmetless biker dies, .33 lives are saved (article) - http://tinyurl.com/m5kpzg
5:13 PM
google
1,193
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Magnuson: T-minus 48 hours until I jailbreak my first iPhone :)
5:08 PM 
1,192
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Magnuson@sean Interesting. I've never heard anything about the JP health system.
5:07 PM 
1,192
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sean@Magnuson The JP gov't insurance has its weak points too, though. For one, the gov't got prices down too low (bad for hospitals)
4:52 PM 
1,248
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sean@Magnuson I paid $70/month in Japan (because it's based on your previous year's income and I had none)
4:49 PM 
1,248
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keerthi: RT @twitter Improving following and follower infrastructure http://tinyurl.com/n4565v
4:43 PM
twitter
672
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mzsanford@rael and Arabic ligatures (required to make it legible) … and an Arabic keyboard. I'm all giddy with delight.
4:31 PM 
2,254
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ronpepsi: Going home early so I can hang out with the kids while B goes on a moms' dinner out.
4:23 PM 
1,780
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abdur: Via @Adam "if you didn't notice the new helvetica all up on http://trazzler.com, you're insane"
4:19 PM
trazzler
8,763
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noradio@rael How else would he be able to see 10 patients at once though? ;-)
4:18 PM 
1,765
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Magnuson: So I figured out yesterday that I got offered health insurance by Blue Shield of CA! The catch: pay over $500/month.
4:16 PM 
1,193
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rael: It bothers the crap out of me when a doctor consistently keeps you waiting 40+ minutes for a scheduled appointment.
4:10 PM 
6,906
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meangrape@evan When you find out, let @abdur and I know because it bothers us, too.
4:01 PM 
3,047
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sean: The latest reason I love following @chamillionaire: added "hater breaker" to my vocabulary
3:57 PM 
1,248
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evan: Don't understand why you can't clone an empty git repo.
3:48 PM 
3,023
RT

al3x: More records than the KGB. (ActiveRecords, sadly.)
3:45 PM 
12,272
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mutgoff: Watching some old Twitter Office videos I taped but never watched. They are hilariously terrible!!
3:28 PM 
12,026
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evan: Communication. Subbing for @robey today.
3:15 PM 
3,022
RT

kevinweil: RT @evan: You can't even read the Vertica documentation without registering for various crap. Ugh. (@otrajman)
3:04 PM 
646
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dougw: Collecta is off to a nice start http://collecta.com. With rich media integration and proper linking, I'll be impressed.
3:00 PM
com
3,829
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evan: You can't even read the Vertica documentation without registering for various crap. Ugh.
2:56 PM 
3,021
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kevinweil: There's a dude on the roof outside Twitter HQ.
2:47 PM 
646
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ded: Moooowrrr
2:28 PM 
3,592
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jessverr: Does anyone want a coffee break at Cento right now?
2:06 PM 
1,790
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delbius: OH: "This is a no-genitalia table except on @delbius' monitor." :( it's true. :(
2:04 PM 
3,184
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sean: Reinstalling textmate and saucing it up with @al3x's great recipe: http://bit.ly/163rhm
1:58 PM
al3x
1,247
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rk: Tweologism.
1:31 PM 
3,065
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evan: Who is Microsoft awarding? http://bit.ly/wYtnw
1:28 PM
google
3,021
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mzsanford: Grabbing some lunch after a morning of covering what seems to be all bases at once. Army of One FTW.
1:00 PM 
2,253
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stop: No guarantees what you say or write about someone (or your experience with him/her) won't somehow make its way back to that person.
12:54 PM 
7,994
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mrtall: Working while in the background a cricket player is giving an interview and repeating "Bull Durham"-esque cliches with a Pakistani accent.
12:53 PM 
2,459
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yukarim: Excited for @Biz and John Kabira's live radio interview on Global Frontline (J-Wave) at 3:15pm PT= 7:15am Japan Time! http://bit.ly/koKzv
12:51 PM
co
1,415
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evan: Via @latone "http://twitpic.com/7qeip - Cautiously petting @buttonscat"
12:45 PM
twitpic
3,021
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nk: Getting ready for combat.
12:39 PM 
2,681
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jessverr: OH: "Can you swap it in and see if we throw up?"
12:33 PM 
1,792
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ded: Renude
12:29 PM 
3,591
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Magnuson: At Mexico au Parc in SF. Line is out the door but no one is occupying tables. Never seen that before.
12:28 PM 
1,193
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al3x: It's really hard to articulate a hunch. The more you're sure of something, the more having to defend it seems unreasonable and exasperating.
12:14 PM 
12,273
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mhegge: Think I want to learn the violin.
12:13 PM 
3,087
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jillyface: Thanks @parmamagoo! I actually went to Cost Plus yesterday and stocked up on every spice I could imagine using!
11:59 AM 
886
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kevinweil@crystal but what are you going to wash the V8 down with?
11:52 AM 
646
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