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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


8/10/09; 11:56:02 PM Pacific
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ded: the DJ is mixing in MJ. badly. stop. #basterds
11:55 PM 
5,073
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kevinthau: Via @ariannahuff "At the inglorious basterds party talking with @ded about how he controls the world through twitter"
11:52 PM 
4,111
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mhegge: Our cat presented me with a very large, very dead rat. Srsly impressed and grossed out at the same time, but maybe a bit more grossed out.
11:34 PM 
3,017
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robey: WOW! american psycho + talking heads + blip blip bleep = awesomeness: http://bit.ly/i7cjd (NSFW violence)
11:33 PM
bit
2,232
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evan: Google thinks our new session count alerts are in Catalan.
11:21 PM 
3,430
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jessverr: Cutting a rug in the city of angels and throwing props to @ded for building the interactive widget for #basterds - niiiiiice.
11:18 PM 
2,554
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evan: Airport shuttle comes in 4 hours. Not even gonna try to sleep, I think.
11:15 PM 
3,430
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rsarver: "You're the Tara Reid of Marathoners" -@Devon (via @dougw)
11:03 PM 
1,238
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biz: Inglorious Basterds was intense, funny, and violent -- all the makings of a hit but I ate too much popcorn
10:40 PM 
1,080,475
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jennadawn: bloody awesome!
10:34 PM 
1,374
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rsarver: RT @sara Dear Twitter, My water broke. It wasn't like Charlotte in Sex and the City. Now, timing contractions on an iPhone app. - congrats!!
10:27 PM 
1,240
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jfray: RT @jeremy: Best of luck @ev and @Sara!
10:00 PM 
949
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delbius@ev and @sara - Remember to TwitPic! (Though, @sara, you forgetting would be quite reasonable given the circumstances.)
9:59 PM 
5,144
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evan: "I got a half a flute of desert wine; who you callin' a pussy?"
9:51 PM 
3,430
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pankaj: phone call from sis in Delhi. Swine flu scare has increased greatly. Her daughter's school is closed for a week.
9:37 PM 
1,514
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krissy: Catching up after a week vacation. It's amazing what I missed in a week.
9:32 PM 
7,378
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stop: Reminiscing the past year of events and changes. Our beautiful daughter turns 1 year old tomorrow.
9:21 PM 
9,329
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mutgoff@ev and @sara good luck!!
9:15 PM 
12,199
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stevej: watching some #boxee. be our friend: stacyandsteve (stacy says "I don't need friends") but I do. I really really do.
8:58 PM 
5,469
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stevej@robey have you read The Guns of August? Me either.
8:31 PM 
5,469
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robey: reading another book about WW1. interesting parallels about the flaws in rigid up-front planning. ("this plan assures a quick victory!")
8:27 PM 
2,232
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al3x: Blasting my cloits at the gym, watching Rachel Maddow.
8:23 PM 
13,304
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al3x@crystal That place is divine. Get the Tiger's Milk before you leave - it's a good closer.
8:22 PM 
13,305
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crystal: Heavens Dog. Cocktails- !!! Just ordered "Freedom frm choice" as #2 bartender picks! You pick: citrus driven (@autgoff) or spiritous (me!)
8:14 PM 
14,221
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caroline: Via @Padmasree "Tip-3: Don’t seek perfection. Life’s fondest memories and the most profound business lessons come from mistakes and ..."
8:13 PM 
11,642
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dougw: "You're the Tara Reid of Marathoners" -@Devon
7:50 PM 
4,759
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andr8a: no RedBull 4 me @sukhjit - 14 days
7:49 PM 
1,526
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andr8a: rt @sukhjit How pleasant am I after a week w/o caffeine? See for yourself. Scroll down to Day7 for the latest vlog post. http://is.gd/2bazT
7:48 PM
sukhjit
1,526
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meangrape: Been with Izzie all day. We stopped by the office for a bit -- she showed her bellybutton to a number of people.
7:44 PM 
3,300
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caroline: Via @tonyhawk "http://twitpic.com/dgoxh - Here we are at the red carpet. Recognize anyone?"
7:42 PM
twitpic
11,644
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ded: taken by security #basterds
7:42 PM 
5,042
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andr8a: great avatar @CirqueLasVegas - love the colors
7:40 PM 
1,526
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jennadawn: red carpets are awkward #basterds
7:35 PM 
1,371
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caroline: Via @yukarim "Really enjoying the first-ever JAPANESE Twitter song by @kohmi !! http://bit.ly/MLp6u #lovehirosekohmi"
7:34 PM
hirose-kohmi
11,645
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anamitra@santojay spot on. It was like walking from the Sahara to the South Pole in one day, except you know, without actually walking
7:18 PM 
2,247
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ded: almost killed by paparazzi. heh. #basterds I take you all. also. just saw @sarahksilverman
7:16 PM 
5,042
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biz: We made it to the movie but it was not easy -- it turns out people are CRAZY for Quentin and Brad! #basterds
7:16 PM 
1,079,640
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kevinweil: Been sitting at my computer since 7am. Going running, then getting a burrito!
7:12 PM 
1,155
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jessverr: Biz walking slash dodging the paparazzi gauntlet http://twitpic.com/dgmhu
7:10 PM
twitpic
2,553
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Magnuson: Trespasser was hit by Caltrain near San Antonio station
7:06 PM 
1,318
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santojay: It was sunny, clear and hot when I opened my beer. Three sips in and it's foggy, cold and dank. @sf if you were predictable I wouldn't l ...
7:05 PM 
3,211
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kevinweil: On an unrelated note, got hadoop 0.21 trunk compiled and working. That was fun. @cloudera I have a couple of additions to Aaron's pdf guide
7:05 PM 
1,155
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evan: Weaseled my way into dinner with Greg and Abdur and Maggie and William and Raffi.
7:02 PM 
3,430
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kevinweil@dougw you know the marathon tomorrow night is happening. no way it's not. now all we need is a route...
7:01 PM 
1,155
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Magnuson: Kindle for the iPhone keeps moving my bookmark backwards. It's like I have a toddler running around shuffling my bookmarks. Not cool.
6:50 PM 
1,317
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caroline: following @therealbasterds premiere and the very first red carpet tweet-up. :)
6:35 PM 
11,640
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andr8a@jillyface cat callers = @delbius ;)
6:29 PM 
1,526
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evan: I guess @gregpass doesn't read his txts.
6:15 PM 
3,429
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evan: Mongo-activerecord-ruby, activerecord-mongo-adapter, and MongoMapper. Pick a side!
6:04 PM 
3,430
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ej: attempting to make time go faster
5:45 PM 
2,689
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mrtall@kevinweil ugh, you poor bastard
5:32 PM 
2,933
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mutgoff@rk's teasing was coupled with helpful advice: http://www.smileonmymac.com/TextExpander/download.html and a great "it could be worse" story
5:29 PM
smileonmymac
12,198
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jfray: It doesn't take away from the tragedy of the situation or the tremendous support that our friends and coworkers are displaying.THANK YOU ALL
5:18 PM 
947
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jfray: Just wanted to clear up.Paul was a dear, close friend of mine and I think of him as a brother,but not related.My tweet was a bit confusing:(
5:17 PM 
947
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jack: That was a long & extremely productive day. Major milestone reached. Phew.
5:09 PM 
1,046,114
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jack: RT @mikebloomberg: NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg to personally tweet for the day Tues 8/11 http://bit.ly/35zg4E
5:09 PM
mikebloomberg
1,046,117
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mutgoff: Feeling really dumb. The good news? Twitter is awesome for people with spelling problems.
5:01 PM 
12,195
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jillyface: Anxiety re: train ride home for the 1st time since May, but keeping a positive outlook. There won't be stabbings or perverts, there won't.
5:00 PM 
1,345
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al3x: "Switching Season", a blog post about questioning the Apple platform and experimenting with computers: http://bit.ly/y73oS
4:47 PM
al3x
13,302
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evan: Mailed a great velocipede outbuilding to a bunch of people.
4:36 PM 
3,428
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al3x: Reminder: Bay Area Scala Enthusiasts meeting tomorrow night. 7pm at Twitter in SF. http://bit.ly/uWAcu (via @scalabase)
4:35 PM
ning
13,301
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ded: Via @twitter "Combatting spam and suspending affected accounts http://bit.ly/4r4fWG"
4:32 PM
bit
5,037
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bs: Craps is the classy startup's Foosball.
4:30 PM 
34,685
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mhegge: Lacing up a new pair of Chippewa boots.
4:24 PM 
3,018
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anamitra: Via @chirdeep "uʍop ǝpısdn sǝʇɐpdn snʇɐʇs ʞooqǝɔɐɟ suɹnʇ s,ʎɹɹǝɾ & uǝq - http://bit.ly/18kJaH (via @mashable) >..."
4:17 PM
mashable
2,246
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ev: Via @Cynful1 "is currently dangling her feet over the heads of grateful Great America park goers that AREN'T stuck on this DAMN ROLLER C..."
4:16 PM 
1,198,383
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kevinweil: I made it 26 years without ever having to write JDBC code. I had no idea that would change when I woke up this morning.
3:51 PM 
1,151
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delbius: Am in possession of a wad of vi thanks to @abdur. Am now not listening to anything else he is saying.
3:38 PM 
5,131
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kevinweil: RT @nk: @team_team +1 Twitter sports bra
3:36 PM 
1,151
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ronpepsi: People stuck on a roller coaster. I go on call in an hour and a half. These are totally unrelated facts.
3:24 PM 
1,923
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mutgoff: Excited for tomorrow's Tech Run and subsequent strength training exercises with @jessverr and @noradio
3:14 PM 
12,195
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kevinthau: RT @sf_giants: In 5 starts since tossing a no-no, Sanchez is 3-1 w/ 2.76ERA and 39Ks & 11BB. Bring it LA! #BeatLA
3:05 PM 
4,108
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alissa@evan You only do that on your off days? Pshaw.
2:43 PM 
3,530
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kevinthau: Interesting RT @foursquare for those in NYC, 88¢ Bud Light drafts till 8pm w/ @foursquare checkin at Opal Bar.
2:39 PM 
4,108
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netik: Atlanta airport is filled with soldiers bound for Germany. I assume their next stop is Iraq.
2:37 PM 
4,163
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bs: Prays to the Header Gods. Just rolled out twimg.com, our CDN. Geeky details to come.
2:35 PM 
34,687
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jessverr: Have laptop and smartphone, will travel.
2:20 PM 
2,548
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noradio: Survived my first rudimentary attempt at outdoor lead climbing this weekend with relatively minor rope burn http://twitpic.com/dfhwc
2:01 PM
twitpic
2,284
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jennadawn: here at @tavissmiley studio with @biz in a building built (and seemigly unrenivated) in the 30's
1:55 PM 
1,366
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kevinweil: Wow, Doug Cutting to join @cloudera -- congrats to both. http://bit.ly/SfiUd
1:54 PM
lucene
1,151
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al3x: I tried to get through an entire work day on the myTouch 3G. I made it to almost 2PM. It is not ready.
1:52 PM 
13,294
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evan: I think we should all have a day off to go freak out the squares.
1:44 PM 
3,425
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andr8a: (will do, Zach!) @zachcrawford Searching for a full time Job, please keep your eyes and ears out for me. http://www.zacrawford.com
1:43 PM
zacrawford
1,522
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biz: I'm about to chat with @tavissmiley and met Jay Leno backstage -- fellow Boston guy!
1:42 PM 
1,078,086
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mrtall: Via @mzsanford "@evan that's my i18n example: "heiß und schwül" versus "heiß und schwul". Umlauts matter, check gtanslate (thx @robey..."
1:40 PM 
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mzsanford@evan that's my i18n example: "heiß und schwül" versus "heiß und schwul". Umlauts matter, check gtanslate (thx @robey for the example)
1:22 PM 
2,543
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santojay@rk was right. We're suffering from a Denial of Sleep attack.
1:20 PM 
3,202
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evan: Hot and muggy today.
1:20 PM 
3,426
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ded: facebook & friendfeed.... congrats.
1:19 PM 
5,034
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al3x: Not touching the tech story du jour with a ten foot pole.
12:47 PM 
13,294
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evan: "When two companies love each other very much, they form a structured investment vehicle..."
12:37 PM 
3,426
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andr8a@caroline luv the cat pix http://twitpic.com/c5t5e
12:26 PM
twitpic
1,522
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evan: For Nationwide Insurance, Monday means "maybe Tuesday".
12:24 PM 
3,425
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/df49l - aw thanks for the pretty flowers @alyssa_milano
12:21 PM
twitpic
11,638
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jillyface: The rumble of trucks on the freeway outside the office window leaves me constantly questioning whether or not we're experiencing earthquakes
12:15 PM 
1,344
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al3x: Giving the myTouch 3G another chance. Is there an Android Twitter app other than Twidroid that people like?
12:02 PM 
13,295
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goldman: Exactly what you want to hear from the person in charge of most of your planning efforts: "What is this year ... 2009?"
11:48 AM 
955,891
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noradio: Bob Ross came on the little treadmill TV this morning so I watched him while I ran. A happy accident.
11:47 AM 
2,284
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robey@jfray :( *hug*
11:38 AM 
2,226
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kevinthau@ded NorCal represent.
11:36 AM 
4,108
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