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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


7/30/09; 11:53:04 PM Pacific
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ev: The last few days of pregnancy appear to be unfun. Throw in moving your home at the same time and things get interesting.
11:30 PM 
1,207,221
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kevinweil: William Shatner does a dramatic reading of Sarah Palin's resignation speech: http://bit.ly/qxfoQ
11:29 PM
huffingtonpost
1,059
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nk: God is conspiring against my happiness.
11:20 PM 
3,069
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ded: Fancy this: "Scientific Speed Reading" http://bit.ly/36EyiT - my photo used in proper creative commons context. nice :)
11:16 PM
fourhourworkweek
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jessverr: "The clothes have a structured beauty; the gloves are mandatory; the necks are long."- Femininity, Salvaged. NYT: http://bit.ly/1OhKOT
11:15 PM
nytimes
2,436
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ded: day 211: http://bit.ly/13Dh54
11:09 PM
flickr
4,789
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jkalucki: M's first real pedal bike ride. Somehow A was the one who got hurt. Introduced the girls to eating wild blackberries along the way.
11:05 PM 
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mhegge: I really shouldn't eat any more blueberries, but instead I'll just eat some more blueberries.
11:03 PM 
3,022
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kevinthau: Good times with @kevinweil and @elizabeth.
10:47 PM 
3,996
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kevinweil: So much fun with @kevinthau and @eileenthau. I married quite a cook.
10:41 PM 
1,058
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al3x: Citizen Cake has fallen off. I guess it's all about Orson for the owner. Stay away.
10:18 PM 
13,091
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vl: “Cut it up and ship it out. We’re done here.
10:11 PM 
4,757
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jack: I love being at the ball park.
10:01 PM 
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jessverr: Sporty spice just walked in the door carrying strawberries and brownies are beeping to come out of the oven.
9:49 PM 
2,436
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ded: anyone up for contacting this Craigslist post? http://bit.ly/pTA4Q and ask if they have a box, or manual, or serial. then @ded me with info
9:36 PM
craigslist
4,787
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vl: Dog just escaped and is here upstairs with me. I think he doesn’t want to go to bed today.
9:30 PM 
4,758
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evan: 30 bus.
9:29 PM 
3,367
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andr8a: RT @Water_Monkey aaaaaand .... I'm a pumpkin. Night. peeps. Early riser.
9:12 PM 
1,489
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rael: Finally leaving the Twoffice after a day of test writing.
8:50 PM 
7,322
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rael: Sure I'm back to where I was yesterday, but now I'm surer that's the case.
8:49 PM 
7,322
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goldman: Advanced schemifying with the product team (n=3). We're definitely getting more clever with more booze.
8:45 PM 
912,250
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al3x: Heading to a belated birthday dinner for @sroberts at Citizen Cake. My understanding is that he is older, wiser.
8:43 PM 
13,090
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alissa@ronpepsi That might just be us.
8:24 PM 
3,516
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jack: Go baseball! http://yfrog.com/6ct8wj
8:15 PM
yfrog
999,644
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ronpepsi: Seems like "pocalypse" is becoming a popular suffix.
8:10 PM 
1,894
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ded: conclusion to \b. spec is ill-defined. less to do with words, but rather, transitions
8:10 PM 
4,786
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netik: remember 28 days later? I see it coming... http://bit.ly/17gnMm
8:02 PM
yahoo
4,061
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evan: Stopping by the Github meetup briefly, to see PJ and Chris.
8:01 PM 
3,368
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nk: Only at the end of history will there be no more need for cowboys.
8:01 PM 
3,071
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Magnuson: Just plugged my nose and tried to blow air out of it so I could clear my ears. Instead air came out of my eye. Guess I have a new talent.
7:58 PM 
1,288
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dougw: Giants game. I'd list details but I don't want to use @fakesacca's name-dropper style.
7:55 PM 
4,607
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jack: The only team I'm rooting for at this ballgame is the @brianp team.
7:53 PM 
999,591
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ronpepsi: Speaking of chucking facts, how about the Rickey game? Nine bucks.
7:48 PM 
1,894
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al3x: The same two-step with a lil' twist.
7:24 PM 
13,091
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ded: "we have two login tests..... neither of which test login" - via @rael
7:19 PM 
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evan: me: "well then it's either wrong or it's ignored; I guess I don't really care which." @spyced: "that's the spirit!"
7:18 PM 
3,368
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jessverr: Dually embraced by the big brands and the small street artists: http://twitpic.com/54jgf & http://bit.ly/15JGmX (found by @noradio)
6:58 PM
twitpic
2,436
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kevinweil: Wow, @elizabeth is cooking up a storm for @kevinthau and @eileenthau. Gonna be good: http://twitpic.com/c7e0r
6:57 PM
twitpic
1,058
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noradio: The best part is the bottles of Cristal blowing up at the end http://bit.ly/Gwl0Y
6:49 PM
youtube
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ronpepsi: The usual today: Tornadoes sparring in the eye of a hurricane during a meteor storm.
6:38 PM 
1,894
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jack: Sounds perfect. RT @Daniel_Plenge: the new highline, the standard grill, and a summer wind.,,.
6:04 PM 
999,270
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stevej@evan yet another gift of the papacy.
6:00 PM 
5,420
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andr8a: Via @trihawkathon "booyah!"
5:59 PM 
1,489
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evan: 0x01B21DD213814000
5:58 PM 
3,369
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andr8a: JanetR: Twitter
5:57 PM 
1,489
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ded@meangrape says: \B is "not a word boundary" not "non-word boundary"
5:55 PM 
4,787
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jessverr: This looks lovely: http://bit.ly/AM8iW
5:50 PM
nytimes
2,435
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delbius: This afternoon sucker-punched me. UNCOOL, AFTERNOON.
5:41 PM 
4,809
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jack: This business card is awesome. Mini polaroid. @675bar http://yfrog.com/1hg5xj
5:41 PM
yfrog
999,195
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jennadawn: I've picked up the urban dictionary twice today. learning a "grip" of "truthiness"
5:40 PM 
1,261
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rael: I somehow managed to disremember that older Rails's cookie store is a NonHashWithNonIndifferentAccess.
5:28 PM 
7,322
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meangrape: Heading home after a productive day of spewing Twitter SARS infection from my lungs all over the office.
5:28 PM 
3,284
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andr8a: peeps stop me on the street & ask off the wall questions (note to myself it's the tshirt)
5:27 PM 
1,488
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nk: OH: Whoever designed this had no actual use-case. And far too much time.
5:24 PM 
3,073
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jack: World's busiest airport for a week: http://bit.ly/36xbYE
5:24 PM
wired
999,146
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andr8ahttp://twitpic.com/c704s -
5:18 PM
twitpic
1,488
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robey: uh oh. capistrano doesn't honor ssh config... which may be the death knell for it here. :(
5:13 PM 
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delbius: "Don't lower your bar. Don't let your bar droop!" Words to live by, @goldman.
4:40 PM 
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dougw@al3x respect, bro.
4:39 PM 
4,601
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Magnuson: Head is not feeling great today. Might head home early.
4:37 PM 
1,288
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jkalucki: Kenwood.
4:37 PM 
1,974
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ev: Solid dentist appointment. I nailed it.
4:36 PM 
1,207,701
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jack: Didn't know this: “goodbye” is a contraction of “God be with you.”
4:34 PM 
998,998
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jfray: "Remember: only _you_ can prevent privilege escalation ..." -- @elizaswan
4:30 PM 
891
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al3x: If it wasn't for the fresh perspective of coworkers like @noradio and @dougw, I would be on some epic cynicism. Grateful for that/them.
4:28 PM 
13,086
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sean: Redrafted email to @al3x; 50% fewer words.
4:27 PM 
1,345
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evan: Learning a lot more about UUIDs than I wanted to know.
4:13 PM 
3,368
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mzsanford: I feel lighter having shed 9 pounds of bottle caps. Still not sure why we saved them so long.
3:59 PM 
2,482
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stevej: oh no! that last tweet was a fake misdirected DM for @bs. #fakeDMs
3:43 PM 
5,416
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stevej: My wife's going to smoke some brisket friday but you can't come. :-( Ever since you spilled your PBR on the cat, you're persona non grata.
3:42 PM 
5,416
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andr8a: (mmm cheese) rt @Hilldawgg I'm totally psychic: http://yfrog.com/1icj1j
3:35 PM
yfrog
1,487
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ded: <script>alert('howdy everyone'); </script> :)
3:20 PM 
4,783
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netik: Hi!
3:20 PM 
4,059
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yukarim: Excited that @freyfogle will be in town this weekend! Ed, wishing u safe travels from the UK. Wonder if we'll play flipcup? #letsgoflipcup
3:00 PM 
2,035
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al3x: Serious business (guys). http://bit.ly/ZvKF (via @rsa)
2:51 PM
bit
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jennadawn: Bunking up in my favorite conference room until someone kicks me out. It's all about the chi...
2:49 PM 
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alissa: Hey! Put that down! That is NOT a toy! Out of your mouth! OUT! NOW! DROP IT! ... *long sigh* Dammit, git. I was using that file.
2:48 PM 
3,519
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krissy: I swear, printers hate me.
2:44 PM 
7,382
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bs: Dancing the tango with our CDN.
2:38 PM 
34,875
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kevinweil: RT @gregpass: And knowing is half the battle: http://bit.ly/1akrpj
2:27 PM
laughingsquid
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jillyface: being locked out of my email for the past hour has been like waiting in a doctor's office with no reading material. Painful loss of time.
2:09 PM 
1,258
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jack: Walking to meet @susanwu and @naval at @Sightglass. I hear they have a new espresso machine! A Slayer!
2:06 PM 
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gregpass: And knowing is half the battle: http://bit.ly/1akrpj
2:05 PM
laughingsquid
2,408
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robey: I agree with @meangrape. "Ginger bergamot" really smells like a spice rack that was hit by an oil tanker.
2:02 PM 
2,180
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mzsanford: Dear ActiveSupport, Your Unicode decomposition support does me no good if your to_s method un-does the work.
2:00 PM 
2,483
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jack: Nervous. In a weird way.
1:57 PM 
998,574
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jessverr: My sesame ginger salad dressing tastes like Teriyaki sauce. Tastebud confusion when combined with lettuce.
1:57 PM 
2,435
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kevinthau: Set up the new @sonos controller last night. It is awesome! Even better than the iPhone app. Thx @tmeyeratplay.
1:48 PM 
3,995
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evan: Seems that TWIOPS (tweet insertion operations per second) is now a standard benchmarking unit: http://bit.ly/2cBd9
1:46 PM
anyall
3,367
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jack: RT @japanna @rsa's brother: "the pizza that launched a thousand ships". Love that 2-drink Buzz!
1:43 PM 
998,527
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meangrape: via @benfu "more cricket/twitter crossover: an australian player is in trouble over premature tweeting. http://bit.ly/EnJA6"
1:22 PM
bit
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bs: A fantastic morning. Full of nesting. Now to look for my big book.
12:57 PM 
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jack: I wish someone would play some music in the office.
12:54 PM 
998,345
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netik: This thing reads like stereo instructions http://yfrog.com/7boqpj
12:46 PM
yfrog
4,060
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andr8a: (he's so cute!) rt @caroline http://twitpic.com/c5t5e - the alleged furry vandal.
12:25 PM
twitpic
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/c5t5e - the alleged furry vandal.
12:23 PM
twitpic
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/c5rg3 - kitten sitting funness!
12:12 PM
twitpic
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jessverr@santojay haha, funny if read in sequence w/ my previous tweet. #sorry
12:11 PM 
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santojay: Ambient sounds in Twoffice sounds like how CNN's newsroom should sound on a busy news day :-)
12:06 PM 
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anamitra: Via @shakuntalaray "A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being rec..."
11:55 AM 
2,170
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