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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


7/27/09; 11:55:01 PM Pacific
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dougw: My fatigued legs have fallen asleep multiple times today after prolonged sitting, which just proved humorous to this restaurant's patrons.
11:37 PM 
4,564
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ev: At the office late with tweeps.
11:29 PM 
1,196,705
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al3x: Sometimes family is what you get, and sometimes it's what you make.
11:19 PM 
13,054
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crystal: ...yep, it's going there, in a nice cushy handbasket.
11:18 PM 
14,118
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meangrape: Retarding the rise. I don't feel like staying up and waiting for the proof, baking, cooling times.
11:15 PM 
3,274
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mrtall: Today's blood curdling scream brought to you by @miss_spendid, who thought a feather in her bathroom was some sort of man-eating arachnid.
11:12 PM 
2,630
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ded: Day Two Hundred and someone must die: http://bit.ly/300PiH
11:09 PM
dustindiaz
4,650
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mrtall@stop don't sweat it. Be like me... cautiously pessimistic.
11:00 PM 
2,630
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kevinweil@nk excited.
10:55 PM 
1,045
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nk: Working on documentation for @robey, @jkalucki, and my next open-source effort. Coming soon.
10:53 PM 
3,067
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ded: Dear person who stole my SB-900 & Pocket Wizard.... I have some extra batteries that you forgot.
10:48 PM 
4,649
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jessverr: Snacking for dinner, unintentionally.
10:48 PM 
2,405
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kevinweil@stop it's gonna be good. it looks amazing :)
10:42 PM 
1,045
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evan: Watching Winged Migration.
10:33 PM 
3,362
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dougw@yukarim running fail. Opted for a spontaneous wine date. Life win?
10:32 PM 
4,564
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Magnuson: Spent the entire night fixing my phone instead of doing things that needed doing. Tech can sure be a time suck.
10:17 PM 
1,297
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stop: Feeling calm before the storm. Except there's no storm. Only quietly mounting tension and anxiety for what lies ahead.
10:14 PM 
8,707
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kevinweil: Just ate a rainbow out of @elizabeth's lucky charms.
10:01 PM 
1,045
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Magnuson@robey Armor for Sleep is amazing! I haven't listened to them in years. Thank you for posting that video!
9:54 PM 
1,297
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andr8ahttp://twitpic.com/bwfke - yay @jillyface you're a trending topic ;)
9:53 PM
twitpic
1,486
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robey: <3 armor for sleep http://bit.ly/OAFxc
9:47 PM
youtube
2,168
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crystal: Blocking out my bf's cartoons in the other room with Bang&Olef&Last.fm.
9:43 PM 
14,118
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meangrape: Brioche is taking too long to rise. Damned butter.
9:42 PM 
3,276
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ded: prepping for day 208. it's a stubby night
9:31 PM 
4,646
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ronpepsi: Only positive and uplifting comments this week. Go everybody, you rock! (Feels weird.)
9:00 PM 
1,894
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ronpepsi: I think I somehow jinxed @mikelimondba. Sorry, man.
8:23 PM 
1,894
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Magnuson@mhegge Going up a steep hill with a fixed gear bike sounds like middle school English class all over again. Incredibly painful.
8:22 PM 
1,292
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crystal: Sorting and figuring.
8:21 PM 
14,115
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Magnuson@ev @biz I know that one of you is pictured in this photo. How come you haven't shown your tattoo to everyone??? - http://bit.ly/A6dwX
8:20 PM
mashable
1,292
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mhegge@Magnuson @tiger what are you talking about? A bike with one gear and no brakes makes perfect sense in a hilly city like San Francisco!
8:13 PM 
3,021
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ronpepsi: Just checking on things. The kids are responding positively, go figure.
7:55 PM 
1,894
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kevinthau: Trying out @abdur's goto @umi with the mobile team
8:02 PM 
3,957
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Magnuson: Went to pay a bill at Sprint in Palo Alto and it turns out they owe me money instead! Also saw @dcmoncada and @mollymagnuson at Plutos!
8:01 PM 
1,291
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meangrape: Izzie supper report: potatoes sauteed with paprika (rejected), guacamole (accepted), eggs (accepted), sour cream and salsa (accepted).
7:32 PM 
3,277
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keerthi: I admire @delbius 's leadership skills. Shes so good :) Thinking of her.
7:43 PM 
723
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jessverr: OH: "It's weird. And not in an interesting way."
7:25 PM 
2,403
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rsarver: I just ousted @devon as the mayor of South food + wine bar on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/Ln6du
7:06 PM
playfoursquare
1,081
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evan@stevej Thanks bro I will try it.
7:01 PM 
3,364
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jessverr: The one and only @gregpass just told me I look particularly "packaged" today. I think he meant "put together" but I'll take it either way :)
6:55 PM 
2,402
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jack: Having dinner with @daniel_plenge
6:51 PM 
970,055
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jessverr: If you had an extra iPhone cover or case and wanted to give it to me, I wouldn't object. Doubly so if it was blue colored.
6:50 PM 
2,401
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stevej: Sometime last month I passed my 1 year mark of going to the gym before each workday. It was a great idea!
6:35 PM 
5,357
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stevej@evan don't forget to stretch! a chilly shower can help with inflamed muscles. (I'm not tricking you, I promise)
6:33 PM 
5,357
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evan: Can't really lift my arms above my shoulders but it's cool.
6:23 PM 
3,366
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ronpepsi: I am pretty sure the color of that flat interior paint is pink.
6:10 PM 
1,897
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goldman: Via @ThatKevinSmith "Heads up to all 'tween girl Tweeters who've added me 'cause of TWILIGHT talk: I Tweet about anal with my wife alot...."
6:05 PM 
888,171
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meangrape@jessverr Thanks so much!
6:04 PM 
3,280
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Magnuson: Every Monday seems busier than the last.
5:55 PM 
1,289
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al3x: Joined by @luckiestmonkey. It's a party!
5:26 PM 
13,051
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evan: Out, damn'd fat.
5:13 PM 
3,365
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al3x: Hanging with K, M, and @atduskgreg. There is a chocolate stout float on the table.
4:50 PM 
13,050
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kevinweil@jessverr thanks! you should follow @b1rdbrain :)
4:48 PM 
1,044
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kevinweil: Really not happy about Firefox blocking on the UI thread -- so annoying, seems to be new in 3.5. @reybango, are you noticing this too?
4:48 PM 
1,044
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jessverr: Lost in Bird Brain, drooling over data. Analytics team @kevinweil @cayley @abdur @meangrape deserves tons of credit.
4:47 PM 
2,397
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bs: From our in-progress Javascript Guidelines ... "We also take heavy advantage of a convenience method. The method method."
4:45 PM 
34,990
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ded: "it's so abstracted... it knows nothing... ever."
4:44 PM 
4,632
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evan: Reminder: bring own lock next time.
4:43 PM 
3,365
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mutgoff@jennadawn oh my! I love it! (@flickr icon)
4:39 PM 
12,185
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jennadawn: Have you seen the ridiculously cute @Flickr birdie icon? I love it!
4:36 PM 
1,234
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evan: Going to the gym.
4:21 PM 
3,365
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ded: TWTR.augmentAndExtend(namespace, name, superClass)... seems reasonable....
4:13 PM 
4,631
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sean: No drinking this week due since I'm taking antibiotics all week. I blame @bs
4:12 PM 
1,334
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sean@al3x That's great. Enjoy the nice hot weather. Get a tan. Hit a nude beach, even, we won't judge
4:07 PM 
1,334
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al3x: Now I am become sweat.
3:57 PM 
13,050
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jessverr: Pull out the assumptions. Color blue. F2 when in doubt. Drive.
3:45 PM 
2,397
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al3x: At Rogue in the Pearl for a while.
3:30 PM 
13,049
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meangrape: The "ginger-bergamot" soap in the men's room actually smells like a pine car air-freshener covered with varnish and sawdust.
3:25 PM 
3,278
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bs: I kind of love that Etherpad's default color is ANSI Cyan. Hot. http://flic.kr/p/6Jw1ig
3:19 PM
flickr
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ded: ..... and then all the sudden the widget was broken up into 6 files.
3:19 PM 
4,631
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dougw: Just remembered that I sat at the lunch table and forgot to eat lunch. Mondays.
3:07 PM 
4,564
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Magnuson: Despite getting a full night's sleep, I'm confident I could hit the hay right now and sleep until tomorrow with little difficulty.
2:50 PM 
1,287
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stevej: This is awful: "You may access this article for 1 day for US$36.00."
2:45 PM 
5,358
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evan@ded Crap! It's your subliminal fault.
2:44 PM 
3,365
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ded@evan http://twitter.com/ded/status/2876491967
2:39 PM
twitter
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evan: I want a hamburger even though I ate some lunch. I'm a fat pig.
2:35 PM 
3,365
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pankaj: I just watched a would-be historic presentation
2:15 PM 
1,414
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mrtall: "Somebody needs to put their hand out over the table" - @mzsanford
1:53 PM 
2,629
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jack: Wearing a suit all day today.
1:43 PM 
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santojay: Twitter's first New Hire Orientation meeting w/ @Ev & @Biz talking about how the three, w/ @jack founded Twitter. All company in attendance
1:34 PM 
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kevinweil: Hope nobody saw @stgarrity and I swing and miss on a high five.
1:30 PM 
1,045
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bs: Hacking JS with @ded. Using the sexy EtherPad colab editor, but where did JS formatting go? Seems to have been lost with their last release.
1:16 PM 
34,994
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ded: dreaming about an In-n-Out burger.
1:09 PM 
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mzsanford: this evening's climbing canceled due to conflicts and my own sickness. Wednesday looks doubtful making it a full 2 weeks break :(
12:57 PM 
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al3x: At the beautiful offices of Panic, Inc. http://yfrog.com/7gpwmsj
12:55 PM
yfrog
13,043
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kevinthau: I love reading the reactions to bringing Twitter SMS back to O2 in the UK. http://bit.ly/MEZmm. (ie, @iand http://bit.ly/41DIxQ)
12:20 PM
twitter
3,947
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biz: Wow, I managed to misspell O2 that has got to be a world record spelling mistake -- there's only one letter!
12:13 PM 
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abdur: Here is a small business which was almost certainly founded by Satan. http://twitpic.com/bu8xe (via @arjbarker) (via @stevej)
11:54 AM
twitpic
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jillyface: Getting familiar w/my new surroundings. It's serene. Quiet & cold, but bright. I've gotten a day's work done already & it's not even noon
11:43 AM 
1,235
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al3x: Having the requisite Voodoo Doughnut.
11:36 AM 
13,043
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stevej: Here is a small business which was almost certainly founded by Satan. http://twitpic.com/bu8xe (via @arjbarker)
11:29 AM
twitpic
5,359
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Magnuson: This is a big @Microsoft Windows 7 bug that plagues me daily - http://bit.ly/sTxPx Will it be fixed?
11:29 AM
windows7taskforce
1,286
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meangrape: Via @crystal "If you're in the UK on O2, you can now use the UK short code 86444. Receive tweets for free, send for standard rate in you..."
11:22 AM 
3,276
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andr8ahttp://twitpic.com/bu7uf - so cute :)
11:15 AM
twitpic
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vl: Wild crows can recognize individual people: http://bit.ly/obQE9
11:11 AM
npr
4,652
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andr8a: Via @Charles "You can only delete updates which you have posted yourself - http://twitpic.com/bu47a"
10:53 AM
twitpic
1,484
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andr8a: Via @crystal "If you're in the UK on O2, you can now use the UK short code 86444. Receive tweets for free, send for standard rate in you..."
10:53 AM 
1,484
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crystal: If you're in the UK on O2, you can now use the UK short code 86444. Receive tweets for free, send for standard rate in your text plan :)
10:53 AM 
14,115
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mzsanford: Note to marketing departments everywhere: if it ends in "Extender" people think it's porn. That suffix has been ruined. Move on.
10:46 AM 
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meangrape: Note to self: when doing early morning baking make sure to be neat or change shirts before going to work.
10:09 AM 
3,275
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rael: Good morning, San Francisco! I've actually missed you — with your balmy 70 degrees and come hither foggy disposition.
9:55 AM 
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