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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


8/11/09; 11:53:01 PM Pacific
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delbius: OH: "That's the one thing that makes me an outsider other than being an outsider."
11:41 PM 
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ded: It's 2 for 222 starring Monica! http://bit.ly/183snE - http://bit.ly/rejtj
11:35 PM
dustindiaz
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kevinweil: The @twoffice after dark: http://twitpic.com/dl8th
11:27 PM
twitpic
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al3x: "It's economics that breaks down for software so that it remains indefinitely in its present primitive stage of evolution." - Brad Cox
11:21 PM 
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rael: "We are the sharp end of the stick now."—The Bourne Ultimatum. I sure hope nobody eer actually says that or I'll have to laugh mercilessly.
11:16 PM 
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rsarver@kevinweil @dougw congrats. You guys are animals!
11:04 PM 
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kevinweil: Done! Mile 27.5 with @dougw. Now for a beer with @niels. @al3x, come next door if you're still up! http://twitpic.com/dl6w8
11:01 PM
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dougw: Running with @kevinweil is like a swift roundhouse kick to my legs. Finished at 27 & change. On to the important things: where's mah beer?
11:01 PM 
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Magnuson@pankaj The more you know, the more you can control. It's fun to look at too
10:58 PM 
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noradio: "Why waste time on insoluble problems? To this one may answer as a historian or as an individual facing the terror of cosmic loneliness."
10:32 PM 
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kevinweil: Mile 24.5! On market.
10:31 PM 
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mutgoff: 3 hours of Mad Men a night is reasonable right?
10:28 PM 
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dougw: Lergs loving the downhill on fell St
10:24 PM 
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noradio: My father met Russell in the 50s & asked what he thought of suicide. Russell paused deliberately then simply said "It's a sudden departure."
10:20 PM 
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rsarver: Article on @nytimes about how Madoff pulled off his ponzi scheme - as told by one of his aides. http://bit.ly/UeBaj
10:17 PM
nytimes
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noradio: Bertrand Russell's preface to his History of Western Philosophy is immaculate. First time in a while I haven't put a book down after 1 page.
10:15 PM 
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dougw: 30+ minutes to go 'til we clear mile 27. Tired. Ready to finish but still having a blast.
10:12 PM 
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kevinweil: Something broke. It was @dougw. http://twitpic.com/dl2yl
10:12 PM
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Magnuson: I'm finally feeling good and it's time to go to bed. I'd thrive in a world where people worked from 1 in the afternoon to 9 at night.
9:59 PM 
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kevinweil: Mile 21 now? At this point, people on the streets look at us funny when we run by.
9:57 PM 
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andr8a: Via @abrams "Is Zorpia the new Tagged.com? Getting very annoyed at multiple spam emails from this service"
9:48 PM 
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kevinweil: Just checked in on foursquare... someone tell me where I am :)
9:46 PM 
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rsarver: loving watching @kevinweil and @dougw's midnight marathon run through the city. if only we had geotagging...
9:45 PM 
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rsarver@stevej my fiance works with him at TIBCO and we were all having dinner. Great guy, now we just need to get him to tweet more
9:44 PM 
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kevinweil: Pit stop... Wish Twitter had geotagging so I could figure out where we are. http://twitpic.com/dl08j
9:42 PM
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dougw: Pit stop 2: walgreens. Gatorade / snickers
9:40 PM 
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kevinweil: Lost, but in a good way.
9:38 PM 
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pankaj@Magnuson you track a lot of stuff
9:30 PM 
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ronpepsi: Planning on breakfast at home with the kids, and encouraging them to participate in the conversation about the day ahead.
9:27 PM 
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dougw: Legs feel like jello. Need food / water
9:25 PM 
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abdur@kevinweil & @dougw you guys can do it...
9:21 PM 
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kevinweil: At the beach, I think. It's dark! Mile 17? http://twitpic.com/dkxmg
9:16 PM
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dougw: Found ourselves at the beach. Around mile 16 or 17? We lost count; conversation's too good (or @kevinweil brainwash's his bros.)
9:16 PM 
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stevej: How the Physics Community Stopped Worrying about Journals and Learned to Love Repositories (arXiv) http://bit.ly/s04ap (via @Werner)
9:14 PM
symmetrymagazine
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abdur: Did everyone see Regis' Millionaire tonight? Question: Who are the Twitter guys? Answer: Ev and Biz. I could have won! (via @mujermo)
9:12 PM 
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al3x: Good @scalabase meeting about IDEs. Seems like IDEA is still tops for Scala.
9:06 PM 
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dougw: Lost but runnoing
9:02 PM 
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yukarim: Just ate part of Cha-ya's vegan chocolate cake; it's the best vegan cake I've had. #lovesanfrancisco
8:52 PM 
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jennadawn: Reminder: Pit stop at petco after work tomorrow to purchase shock collar for neighbor's new dog.
8:52 PM 
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Magnuson: Aspects of my life that a track: Finance - Buxfer | Sleep - Zeo | Health - Lose It | Auto - Gas Cubby | Me - Dailybooth | Netflix - FeedFlix
8:39 PM 
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evan: Happy to be down home with @twigsy. In other news, Gmail is so unreliable these days.
8:38 PM 
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kevinweil: Wherein @dougw refuses to splits jar of peanut butter with me. http://twitpic.com/dkt7h
8:35 PM
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dougw: Pit stop! Bathrooms, gatorade, and calories. Around mile 13 near Golden Gate Park.
8:35 PM 
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abdur: Office of the Executive :) http://twitpic.com/djq5s (via @jessverr)
8:33 PM
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ronpepsi: I do not know if I have mentioned Genova's Delicatessen of Oakland, California recently. The "v" is not pronounced by many locals.
8:31 PM 
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stop: Crazy. OH: "Who are the Twitter guys?" via Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
8:30 PM 
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stevej@rsarver did you just go say 'hi'? How did you find out he's on twitter?
8:27 PM 
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kevinweil: Meta with @dougw at a war memorial. Mile 10? http://twitpic.com/dkrdd
8:19 PM
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mutgoff@jessverr just left me a message with her singing Kings of Leon. It's my least favorite song but it was an awesome message.
8:18 PM 
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rsarver: At Farmerbrown with Roger Craig, a 49ers legend. He's on Twitter as @histepper33. Follow him and tell him to tweet more
8:16 PM 
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kevinweil: Hey @rssrver: http://twitpic.com/dkqra
8:13 PM
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dougw@rsarver check @kevinweil's timeline. I'm cameraless :(
8:12 PM 
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robey: Thirty minutes later. I could've just walked to the haight.
8:11 PM 
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rsarver@dougw photos or it didn't happen
8:11 PM 
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dougw: The Golden Gate bridge was cold, wet and rainy. Glad to be off. Mile 9
8:09 PM 
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dougw: Hydrating in Marin. Mile 8. @kevinweil doesn't need to run 6-8, apparently.
7:56 PM 
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kevinweil: I think @dougw should drink more water.
7:56 PM 
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mutgoff: Via @kolchak "Octomom placenta has EIGHT TIMES the deliciousness!"
7:52 PM 
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noradio@jessverr @mutgoff and I both literally loled at your spandy tweet, so there! The "pound one out" one though...came out sounding wrong :-)
7:50 PM 
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crystal: Not the backbend class of dreams but truly, an eye opening pincha mayurasana!
7:45 PM 
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mrtall: congrats @sara and @ev!
7:44 PM 
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ronpepsi: Good news for the top dog puts things in perspective. Little known fact: @rondapepsi didn't let me change too many nappies.
7:44 PM 
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dougw: Posing for a picture that @kevinweil is about to take. PS: we're on the bridge and it's quite wet. Happy to have liberally applied vasoline.
7:41 PM 
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kevinweil: Mile 8 at the golden gate bridge. A bit misty, and REALLY foggy. http://twitpic.com/dkmyr
7:41 PM
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dougw: Rolling into the fog on the bridge. Mile 6
7:38 PM 
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robey: congrats @ev and @sara! (yes i know i'm way behind on my tweetfeed -- he's already 6 hours old!!!)
7:35 PM 
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al3x: Hot new version of the OpenTable iPhone app just landed. One of my favorite apps.
7:32 PM 
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mhegge: Via @jfray "I think the answer is C, but I'm not sure. http://twitpic.com/dkl8d"
7:30 PM
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jfray: I think the answer is C, but I'm not sure. http://twitpic.com/dkl8d
7:28 PM
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jessverr@dougw or he's just wildly intimidated by your spandy.
7:23 PM 
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dougw: OH: "This is miserable" -@kevinweil. So he is fallible.
7:22 PM 
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rsarver: heading to Farmerbrown's for a group dinner after @devon's golf tournament. Looking forward to some soul food
7:11 PM 
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jessverr@kevinweil @dougw pound one out for me
6:50 PM 
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rsarver: cranking through emails like its my job. oh, wait...
6:49 PM 
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rk: Via @meangrape "I work with people that throw out the phrase "impromptu 27 mile run" and seriously mean it."
6:43 PM 
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rsarver: RT @al3x: Actual ReCAPTCHA: "boning Springfield" - wishing there was a screenshot
6:43 PM 
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ronpepsi: Looking pretty good for making the numbers during this on-call shift.
6:42 PM 
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al3x: Actual ReCAPTCHA: "boning Springfield"
6:39 PM 
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kevinweil: Tuesday night city marathon with @dougw: go!
6:35 PM 
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dougw: Off and running with @sftechruns. @kevinweil and I for the full 26.
6:34 PM 
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al3x: In downtown San Francisco, programmer meetup attends you.
6:30 PM 
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jessverr: Carrying an oddly high % of my closet in my purse. Emptying out the overflowing apparel.
6:29 PM 
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kevinweil: Prepping for the tweeted marathon... phone will be carried in @elizabeth's jury-rigged waterbottle case thing: http://twitpic.com/dkc5l
6:15 PM
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dougw@anamitra loled, literally.
6:15 PM 
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meangrape: I work with people that throw out the phrase "impromptu 27 mile run" and seriously mean it.
5:51 PM 
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noradio: Really digging how @raffi bobs his head rhythmically while working at his desk even though he isn't listening to music. Intense brainspace.
5:44 PM 
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mutgoff@ded so jealous!
5:43 PM 
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ded: Via @ariannahuff "At the inglorious basterds party talking with @ded about how he controls the world through twitter"
5:41 PM 
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anamitra: I first read the headline as "Clinton to Warn Nigeria on email Scams" its actually http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124998924043522393.html
5:40 PM
wsj
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al3x: THE FINAL STRING CHEESE
5:38 PM 
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kevinweil@dougw 7 minute abs? that's ridiculous.
5:34 PM 
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anamitra@dougw For @kevinweil a bagel doesn't qualify as food, it's just a flossing exercise
5:28 PM 
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ded: Oh yeah, and Sarah Silverman ( @sarahksilverman ) + Paparazzi: http://bit.ly/840lW
5:26 PM
dustindiaz
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ded: day 221: "Plans to change" starring Chris Thomas http://bit.ly/15JHf4
5:25 PM
dustindiaz
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santojay: Diapers: Its amazing so much can come out of so little
5:10 PM 
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dougw@kevinweil I just ate a bigger bagel because I wanted to impress Chuck Norris by eating the world's bigger biggest bagel.
5:05 PM 
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crystal: Heading to the 5th class in my spine strengthening series. Hoping that this one will be the back bending class of my dreams at last!
4:55 PM 
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bs: Mending wounds, not my own.
4:49 PM 
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mutgoff: Via @laughingsquid "here’s the long lost alternate intro to the TV series “Full House” set in the extremely dangerous city of San ..."
4:46 PM 
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kevinweil: Just ate the world's biggest bagel in preparation for an impromptu evening 27 mile run with @dougw.
4:35 PM 
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