What are the people of Twitter twittering about?

8/1/09; 11:54:02 PM Pacific

Who	Recent tweet	When	Count	RT
	ev: Toilet seats started closing slowly just a fews years ago. But soon...all of them will.	11:25 PM	1,205,016	RT
	stevej: Manson suggests collaboration to Phil Spector http://tinyurl.com/mq8mqd (via @GreatDismal)	11:24 PM stv	5,429	RT
	stevej: One step closer to skynet, Toyota builds robots that can RUN: http://bit.ly/2kcd5 (via @netik)	11:09 PM blogspot	5,428	RT
	bs: "Of course I'll go. I love both rocks and hot-tubs."	11:08 PM	34,799	RT
	rael: @meangrape while I've no doubt @mzsanford introduced said microbes into the office, I lay the blame right at the feet of @mrtall.	11:08 PM	7,332	RT
	jessverr: Amazing day concluded w dinner and laughs on the deck w the fam and our neighbors. I'm still wearing my swimsuit from 5:30am this morning.	11:01 PM	2,454	RT
	mzsanford: "There will be no survivors" http://twitpic.com/chimk	10:59 PM twitpic	2,489	RT
	netik: One step closer to skynet, Toyota builds robots that can RUN: http://bit.ly/2kcd5	10:37 PM blogspot	4,069	RT
	evan: Roof style. http://twitpic.com/chg5d	10:34 PM twitpic	3,386	RT
	jillyface: To clarify, there may be about 30 photos of robert pattinson hidden for d to find in the coming weeks. http://myloc.me/gyxx	10:20 PM myloc	1,281	RT
	kevinweil: @evan @noradio @dougw JEALOUS. Just got home; still no cats. Need to be supplemented with pictures.	10:18 PM	1,072	RT
	meangrape: @rael Glad that @mzsanford and I could share the Twitter SARS with you!	10:09 PM	3,276	RT
	evan: Buttons meets two fans (@dougw and @noradio).	10:07 PM	3,386	RT
	rael: Watched "Master Spy" on Hulu, an abysmal made-for-TV portrait of Robert Hanssen.	10:03 PM	7,329	RT
	jillyface: If I had a twilight magazine, and I'm not saying I did, @angeliquesf & I may have spent the afternoon hiding dozens of pics for d to find.	9:56 PM	1,280	RT
	rael: Fever's come down to 100 but I sure wish someone hasn't replaced my head with a heavy pulp-filled pumpkin.	9:55 PM	7,329	RT
	mrtall: Very sweet toast by @tomlorek, now for steak.	9:55 PM	2,857	RT
	gregpass: For the record, Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever ('63 Golden Book) is 1.5" shorter than the Codex Seraphinianus (Rizzoli edition).	9:48 PM	2,399	RT
	bs: Dinner with my dear friend James (@metapamassage). Transformational body work. Regaining my voice. http://yfrog.com/12sihvj	9:43 PM yfrog	34,808	RT
	al3x: Dinner at home: roast chicken with carrots and squash in herbs. Hess Chardonnay 2007. A Steven Wright standup routine in the background.	9:32 PM	13,118	RT
	pankaj: RT @funnyoneliners: They told me I was gullible... and I believed them. (via @jessa_hugz)	9:30 PM	1,449	RT
	gregpass: Look what's coming down the road in Busytown, @ablegrape: APPLE CAR! http://bit.ly/c6HGf	9:28 PM flickr	2,401	RT
	mzsanford: OH: "don't impose gender roles on him" (announcer, when confronted by a boy named Madison)	9:15 PM	2,489	RT
	evan: Very fast game, too.	8:34 PM	3,385	RT
	evan: Phillies blew it.	8:20 PM	3,384	RT
	mrtall: REDACTED -@greentown	7:51 PM	2,857	RT
	rsarver: Eating Happy Girl Kitchen Co salsa. Very tasty. Wonder if they're on @foodzie	7:50 PM	1,143	RT
	kevinweil: OH (@noradio): you're a thought leader... in the burger space.	7:50 PM	1,072	RT
	dougw: Giants game with colleagues because 5 days of shared meals, hard work, and side-splitting laughter is not enough. http://twitpic.com/cguwf	7:49 PM twitpic	4,649	RT
	gregpass: Steep (wrt one thing) and steeping (wrt another).	7:46 PM	2,402	RT
	jfray: Working on a python system fact collector called factchuck, named after both Bukowski and Norris.	7:38 PM	896	RT
	Magnuson: At Loui Loui Steak on University with my family. My head is not happy. Hopefully pasta will help.	7:23 PM	1,294	RT
	rsarver: Nice long day of walking around sf and Farmers Market. Ran into @deprimer on the street and Rob and Emily of @foodzie. Now dinner at home	7:19 PM	1,143	RT
	vl: Hot rolls. I missed those! http://post.ly/1nn2	7:03 PM posterous	4,767	RT
	rael: Baking quietly in bed at 104, basting with OJ to make sure I don't dry out, expecting those little paper booties any moment now.	6:56 PM	7,331	RT
	evan: @stevej 45 stylin'.	6:51 PM	3,382	RT
	mzsanford: Two hours early for The Princess Bride at Seattle Center. It's worth it for such good seats & some reading in the sun.	6:48 PM	2,488	RT
	stevej: @evan were you on the 9x by any chance?	6:47 PM	5,429	RT
	evan: @kevinweil @ej @kevinthau is my friend @tomish there? Can you make him feel comfortable? I'm running late.	6:44 PM	3,380	RT
	kevinweil: At the giants game with Twitter folks, amazing seats. http://twitpic.com/cgkov	6:42 PM twitpic	1,071	RT
	santojay: At the Irish Bank with Mr. B. He looks at my full glass of Guiness and asks: "Dada, can I drink some of your chocolate?"	6:41 PM	2,866	RT
	evan: Inspiring part: "I ain't no quitter. Everybody got something to live for."	6:39 PM	3,380	RT
	evan: Talked about hunting with a homeless guy from Alabama on the bus.	6:35 PM	3,380	RT
	ronpepsi: Good day for Oakland. Thanks Rickey.	6:28 PM	1,894	RT
	kevinthau: At the Giants game with @eileenthau and some Tweeps http://twitpic.com/cgic5	6:28 PM twitpic	4,013	RT
	ej: Giants? Where the brewers at? http://twitpic.com/cggnz	6:19 PM twitpic	2,625	RT
	jessverr: @evan woah- that's quite a competitive tone dear friend :)	6:06 PM	2,451	RT
	evan: Traffic sucks up here.	6:06 PM	3,379	RT
	jessverr: Haha my mom is informing me of a few spelling errors in earlier tweets - whoopsies. Also, I just fell asleep sitting outside.	6:06 PM	2,451	RT
	Magnuson: Playing dominos w/my sister, mom, and grandma. They are much better than me.	6:01 PM	1,295	RT
	evan: Phillies vs. Giants game. Suck it, Giants!	5:56 PM	3,380	RT
	robey: (by danger giving up, I just meant selling out to Microsoft. Tho you could argue that kneecapping the dev program was an earlier suicide.)	5:54 PM	2,183	RT
	jessverr: @kevinweil @Elizabeth I bet @stgarrity would be up for the bike ride- and possibly one of my roommates too.	5:53 PM	2,451	RT
	jessverr: Just saw a Cooper's Hawk, or so the bird nerd's tell me.	5:49 PM	2,450	RT
	delbius: Fact: @TwittsMcGee uses hashtags, both unique and standard, more than any other person that I follow. #Iforonefindthisamusing	5:46 PM	4,891	RT
	sean: Ride is smooth and quiet. Slower than car, but only 2.50. Hard to argue with.	5:37 PM	1,352	RT
	al3x: Working on the GitHub Contest, AleSmith's ESB in the glass. First project I've done with sbt (a Scala build tool). Really happy with it.	5:27 PM	13,110	RT
	ronpepsi: The jersey is nice. Now squatting for the speech. Rickey.	5:13 PM	1,895	RT
	andr8a: good job JanetR! Andersen Bakery, @awesnap bought a sandwich.	5:12 PM	1,493	RT
	sean: Trying out the new sound transit light rail to get back downtown. Shuttle worked well to get from SEA to Tukwila stn.	5:11 PM	1,352	RT
	andr8a: i'll get to the @ reply tickets tomorrow (sunday).. today is a rest day. :)	5:08 PM	1,493	RT
	andr8a: oh mr potter ZzzzZzzz	4:37 PM	1,493	RT
	jack: Driving up the foggy 1 listening to my new favorite mix. It's awesome.	4:33 PM	1,007,876	RT
	sean: Landed SEA. Good flight, although as usual I had all the noisy kids around me.	4:31 PM	1,352	RT
	robey: I saw a cool new tmobile sidekick ad. Sad that tmobile is all excited by the sidekick these days and danger gave up on it. Role reversal.	4:28 PM	2,183	RT
	pankaj: That was the view from Santa Cruz boardwalk	4:22 PM	1,448	RT
	pankaj: http://yfrog.com/18v08j	4:21 PM yfrog	1,448	RT
	goldman: @evan good call. It's considered poor form to take phonecam pix in the locker room.	4:12 PM	919,975	RT
	evan: Going to the gym...not taking my phone.	4:08 PM	3,381	RT
	delbius: I've gotten a lot of sympathy for pulling a neck muscle while taking too big of a bite, but it was not me! OH = overheard.	4:02 PM	4,890	RT
	alissa: I always think I'll get so much done on the weekend, but I never account for the requisite procrastination time. Ah well, I'll do it later.	3:53 PM	3,512	RT
	al3x: Serialize. Serial lies.	3:36 PM	13,110	RT
	keerthi: Back from library.. on my way to DVD store to grab a movie and relax with cold orange juice..^_^	3:10 PM	731	RT
	ronpepsi: Specials are good for getting neighbors to converse.	3:02 PM	1,896	RT
	evan: "Btrfs will be the default file system on Linux within two years." - http://bit.ly/3uGDI. Agree, but will take longer than that.	2:57 PM lwn	3,381	RT
	rk: Via @ryanchris "Off of the couch, into the kitchen."	2:51 PM	3,564	RT
	pankaj: Oops! Forgot the stroller. Picking it up quickly	2:43 PM	1,448	RT
	kevinthau: Going one on one today. Now hitting golf balls wil Mal at Stanford. http://twitpic.com/cfd88	2:23 PM twitpic	4,010	RT
	delbius: OH: "I just took too big of a bite and pulled a muscle in my neck."	2:19 PM	4,891	RT
	andr8a: http://twitpic.com/cf7v6 - mr potter time w @awesnap	1:51 PM twitpic	1,492	RT
	rk: @kevinweil i'm riding the 65 in the grand fondo, too	1:45 PM	3,564	RT
	andr8a: http://twitpic.com/cf69p -	1:42 PM twitpic	1,492	RT
	sean: At SFO. Looking forward to hitting @jnjcigars and catching up after arriving in Seattle...	1:40 PM	1,351	RT
	jessverr: While on the look out for the Blue Angels, OH: "I checked wikipedia, their website is all recruiting propaganda." http://twitpic.com/cf5oz	1:38 PM twitpic	2,447	RT
	andr8a: http://twitpic.com/cf4aw -	1:30 PM twitpic	1,492	RT
	pankaj: headed to Santa Cruz to show @_manan the ocean	1:23 PM	1,447	RT
	biz: We're moving to our new place this weekend -- let the schlepping commence!	1:05 PM	1,038,486	RT
	al3x: First time at Serpentine for brunch. Salmon benedict on cornbread was super tasty. K liked her bacon and eggs. Good drinks. Coming back.	12:52 PM	13,107	RT
	Magnuson: Just finished a nice ride through Palo Alto, Mtn View, Los Altos, PA and LA hills, Portola Valley and finally Menlo Park.	12:49 PM	1,296	RT
	kevinthau: Jordy is explaining to me that she is not really a fan of Chicken.	12:45 PM	4,006	RT
	ej: Lola loves the flowers at @sightglass http://twitpic.com/cev3n	12:36 PM twitpic	2,628	RT
	evan: RT @court3nay: RT @seanbonner RT @MissRFTC: RT @thedaniel There is an ant on my toe. Please RT. (via @es)	12:34 PM	3,381	RT
	pankaj: Met up an old friend in dwntwn Los altos over peets. He is really stoked abt his investment in a drug development startup cellworks.	12:10 PM	1,446	RT
	kevinthau: Hitting downtown Paly with Jordy.	11:45 AM	4,006	RT
	ronpepsi: Voicemail is weaksauce and my group of baseball friends is about as coordinated as a herd of elephants drunk on ripe berries. In a good way.	11:44 AM	1,896	RT
	al3x: The Weekly Standard has a nice primer on America's cocktail renaissance: http://bit.ly/JLaZi	11:34 AM weeklystandard	13,110	RT
	sean: Tatuaje Double C at Grants before heading to SFO.	11:26 AM	1,354	RT
	evan: Brunch became burger-unch. At Mo's with @heatherlane, @tsaleh, and @tomish.	11:19 AM	3,381	RT
	evan: WTF @tomish is early to something!	11:05 AM	3,381	RT
	jack: Happy Day, Tristan! RT @rr: Happy birthday @tristan!	11:04 AM	1,007,056	RT