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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


8/13/09; 11:55:02 PM Pacific
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nk: "Believe me, I will ruin him. Do what I say." - I LOVE DON DRAPER.
11:46 PM 
3,163
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mrtall: Printing up my 134th program, trying to stay awake.
11:45 PM 
2,956
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kevinweil: Hard to beat great friends and great food at @umi in portrero.
11:43 PM 
1,200
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vl: Things floating around are cool and stuff, but enough with these Augmented Reality apps already. I don’t need floating restaurant reviews.
11:19 PM 
5,068
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al3x: "Knowing what you're doing is a deadly weapon."
11:15 PM 
13,403
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keerthi: Looks like a lab! @Magnuson http://twitpic.com/dsth1 - Brewing beer at Twitter HQ! I bet it was fun :)
11:01 PM
twitpic
760
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jfray: Reminder to self: must find a copy of Ong Bak 2 http://bit.ly/cdhqH
10:50 PM
cracked
979
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ded: in a group. talking about @stormchild
10:48 PM 
5,206
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bs: Long, satisfying day. And how better to end it than by ... brewing TwitterBeer? http://yfrog.com/5iqxbj
10:20 PM
yfrog
34,656
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evan: Watched Burn Notice season finale with @twigsy.
9:29 PM 
3,441
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andr8a: (Heller Ehrman shareholders) Does This Smell Like “Funny Accounting” To You? http://tinyurl.com/mtysg3
9:24 PM
wordpress
1,540
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mrtall@rael "Shaken, with a cherry, twist of lime, and an umbrella"
9:20 PM 
2,955
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sean: Really want to see the midnight showing of District 9, but I need to wake up early tomorrow.
9:14 PM 
1,388
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rael: This has to be the most horrific assemblage of "judges" I've ever seen.
9:13 PM 
7,405
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jkalucki: Via @robey "for the 3rd consecutive time, the thrift apache repo is broken. we continue to use a build from april. not making releases =..."
9:09 PM 
2,041
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ronpepsi: That's a mighty friendly, or determined, raccoon. At first I thought it was Happy the cat.
9:09 PM 
1,936
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rael: Is this Nigel fellow supposed to be some sort of British Donald Trump-ish fellow?
9:09 PM 
7,405
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kevinweil: OH: "The problem is, it works almost well enough."
9:06 PM 
1,200
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rael@mrtall Mr. Tall, I presume.
8:54 PM 
7,405
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rael: Oh dear god, what is that screeching thing with all the teeth when it's at home?
8:53 PM 
7,404
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mutgoff: Me: this beer brewing is making candidates think we're cool right? @bs: it looks like we have a meth lab in the office!!
8:49 PM 
12,224
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rael: Watching "So you think you can dance" with the family. I know. It's not a regular thing, I assure you.
8:48 PM 
7,404
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jessverr: I'm a big fan of the chinese menu meets the salad bar (location: Sprout on Univ Ave) http://twitpic.com/dtd4m
8:48 PM
twitpic
2,629
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Magnusonhttp://twitpic.com/dtaw8 - Out the office window
8:31 PM
twitpic
1,346
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andr8a: How Heller Ehrman Went Under http://bit.ly/uuKZd
8:28 PM
pehub
1,540
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andr8a: (Didn’t recognize Mr Filo) @istatus Raiding the interns' soirée @yahoo -- there's one right there named Filo. #fb http://twitpic.com/dsqwp
8:16 PM
twitpic
1,540
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jfray: On the plus side: @bfray and I are catching a midnight movie tonight. #thegoods
8:02 PM 
979
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jfray: Disappointed in doctordom today. Their definition of final surgery eval is different than mine I guess.
7:58 PM 
979
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andr8a: 15 minutes is pretty fast pizza delivery.
7:53 PM 
1,541
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andr8a: Wow, pizza delivery is fast service here in this area.
7:45 PM 
1,541
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al3x: Back in the city. I do not miss commuting by car.
7:40 PM 
13,404
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andr8a: (are your shoes under the table?) @Magnuson http://twitpic.com/dsth1 - Brewing beer at Twitter HQ!
7:34 PM
twitpic
1,541
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andr8a: geez, thanks @awesnap for the pizza. what time is it?
7:31 PM 
1,540
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alissa: Instead of curling up and going to sleep as I'd like, I'm going to work hard on a volunteer project. So, I bought myself some candy.
7:22 PM 
3,543
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rsarver: RT @TechCrunch: SCVNGR Lets You Build Awesome Scavenger Hunts For Any Mobile Phone http://tcrn.ch/5Zkj by @jasonkincaid - congrats guys!
7:20 PM
techcrunch
1,268
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dougw: Digital cameras completely disintermediated the cost of failure.
7:19 PM 
4,792
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rsarver: RT @sarver1998: Just completed the Great Loop! In 378 days Andy & I have been to 3 countries, 16 states, 146 different ports on our boat
7:17 PM 
1,268
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crystal: "Good year for hunters... And Christmas parties"
7:15 PM 
14,234
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alissa: I often find myself saying, "I wish there was a tool to do $x. ...oh, yeah there's that one... but I want one that's good!"
7:06 PM 
3,543
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evan: I'm getting old.
7:03 PM 
3,443
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mutgoff: what kind of tree is this? http://yfrog.com/0dl1vj
7:03 PM
yfrog
12,223
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jack: Wow, @ToriAmos just played Smells Like Teen Spirit! http://yfrog.com/5dyi9nj
7:01 PM
yfrog
1,062,913
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ronpepsi: If they're opportunistic and use this for a "Run the Transbay Tube" thing, I will definitely go for it.
6:47 PM 
1,935
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Magnusonhttp://twitpic.com/dsth1 - Brewing beer at Twitter HQ!
6:26 PM
twitpic
1,347
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mrtall@rael wait until you see me in my tux
6:18 PM 
2,956
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gregpass: OH @yukarim: "Why wouldn't people plasticize?"
6:15 PM 
2,478
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jessverr: Obsessed with my new Nike+ wrist band to track and time runs, but temporarily misplaced the little tracker thing that goes in my shoe.
6:03 PM 
2,622
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jack: In high school I was known as the "clay menace." Independently, eating at per se!
6:01 PM 
1,062,643
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rael@bs congrats on getting that out!
5:49 PM 
7,400
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andr8ahttp://twitpic.com/dsnvp -
5:47 PM
twitpic
1,540
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anamitra: This is great @cjyoung70 The Twitter 101 slide deck in Korean http://bit.ly/231PWh
5:43 PM
slideshare
2,270
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rsarver: Inbox 82. Inbox zero by 6:30? we shall see
5:40 PM 
1,267
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andr8a: i'm hungry
5:39 PM 
1,540
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keerthi: Going to the temple #festival
5:38 PM 
761
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evan: Bathroom tweeters!
5:34 PM 
3,442
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mrtall@bs congrats, glad to see this rolled out!
5:27 PM 
2,955
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andr8ahttp://twitpic.com/dsir9 - spa
5:13 PM
twitpic
1,539
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jfray: Toddler just read her second and third words: rat and bat. :) :) :)
4:54 PM 
977
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bs: Just moved avatars, background images, etc to twimg.com, our new CDN. Requests for image paths will be updated as they fall out of cache!
4:47 PM 
34,654
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jillyface: Work related half dreams and little sleep provide for mistakes at work. It's been a long and jumbled day. Early bedtime for me tonight.
4:46 PM 
1,382
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evan@robey Try the ASF read-only git mirror.
4:34 PM 
3,441
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mhegge: Via @StephenAtHome "anyone who thinks music can promote understanding has never heard jazz"
4:30 PM 
3,036
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robey: for the 3rd consecutive time, the thrift apache repo is broken. we continue to use a build from april. not making releases = fail.
4:15 PM 
2,242
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ronpepsi: Wondering, for no particular reason, whether a gubernatorial candidate is going to get involved in the BART talks and save the day.
4:13 PM 
1,933
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delbius@keerthi We never doubted that you could, truly. :)
4:10 PM 
5,266
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anamitra: kudos @zhanna and team on ReTweets! http://bit.ly/KgKfx
4:09 PM
twitter
2,269
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keerthi: Thanks @lukester!
4:06 PM 
761
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keerthi@delbius , @charles , @che3 that was so sweet! Thanks a lot guys :). I am really feeling so much better & happy. I CAN do it.
4:05 PM 
761
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delbius@keerthi We have utter faith in you and your skillz. <3
3:59 PM 
5,265
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keerthi: I think I really need some encouragement to keep continuing today. Oh dear! am exhausted
3:57 PM 
761
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Magnuson: I've always wondered what would happen if you drove a moving truck into an apartment: http://twitpic.com/drdgl http://twitpic.com/drdqg
3:51 PM
twitpic
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ronpepsi: There you go, another filesystem.
3:50 PM 
1,933
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jillyface: Thank you for the very awesome shirts @charitywater!
3:46 PM 
1,382
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al3x: At Stanford. It's hot outside. No ivy.
3:40 PM 
13,400
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jennadawn: Thanks for the tees @charitywater! http://img291.yfrog.com/i/bxi.jpg/
3:39 PM
yfrog
1,410
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bs: Got my Garmin Forerunner 310XT. @REI_CoOp placed a tiny Clif-bar in the package. It's the little things. http://yfrog.com/0yd8kj
3:34 PM
yfrog
34,654
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rael: RK^2, heh.
3:32 PM 
7,400
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kevinthau: OH: "It works, ship it! We cured Cancer."
3:28 PM 
4,147
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mutgoff: Me and @jennadawn sporting our awesome tees from @charitywater http://yfrog.com/83bxij
3:26 PM
yfrog
12,223
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kevinthau@santojay ha. I'll give you more of look-a-likes over time. Don't want to overload you. Hope Mr. B is back in action.
3:23 PM 
4,147
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santojay@kevinthau Saw Bobby Flay on Food Network and he starts to resemble you on the 5th sip of my 3rd Bloddy Mary. :-)
3:16 PM 
3,255
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rael: I've been re-watching the Bourne trilogy. Fabulously well done if that's the sort of thing you like.
3:16 PM 
7,399
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keerthi: My eyeballs are suddenly paining..
3:11 PM 
761
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jillyface: Awesome lunch meeting at cafe de la presse. Refreshed.
2:59 PM 
1,381
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keerthi: Check this out http://blog.twitter.com/. The countdown begins :)
2:51 PM
twitter
761
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dougw: Watching the feedback on Project Retweet: http://bit.ly/R1NjY Excited about the possibilities of retweets as a first-class feature.
2:50 PM
bit
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jennadawn: Project Retweet begins today with developer preview http://blog.twitter.com/
2:44 PM
twitter
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vl: Via @waxpancake "Apparently, Dictionary.com was acquired by Cheer detergent. http://dictionary.reference.com/"
2:38 PM
reference
5,061
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al3x: The best way to thank someone for an email is by not sending a "thank you" email in response, which just creates more email.
2:18 PM 
13,391
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caroline: thanks for the heads-up @andr8a! sarah palin is now @SarahPalinUSA. ;)
2:14 PM 
11,694
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evan: "I have devised an elegant proof of this, but I can't fit it into 140 characters" - @spyced
2:13 PM 
3,437
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delbius: Elaboration on the retweet stuff: http://bit.ly/rAdx2 . Exciting news!
2:12 PM
bit
5,260
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kevinthau: Via @twitter "Hey folks, @biz drew a lovely sketch of the upcoming 'project retweet' being previewed by developers starting today http:/..."
2:10 PM 
4,146
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andr8a: Note: @AKGovSarahPalin is now @SarahPalinUSA
2:06 PM 
1,540
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delbius: Proposed organizing folks @ Twitter by profanity most commonly used to describe them. @al3x suggested the name "cross-dysfunctional teams."
2:05 PM 
5,260
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delbius: Via @al3x "The @twitterapi has got some hot new stuff to share with developers, early! http://bit.ly/X2one"
2:03 PM
google
5,260
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rk: Via @twitterapi "Early developer preview of the Retweeting API http://bit.ly/GVmc9 ^MM"
2:01 PM
bit
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dougw: RT @twitterapi: Early developer preview of the Retweeting API http://bit.ly/GVmc9
1:58 PM
google
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al3x: The @twitterapi has got some hot new stuff to share with developers, early! http://bit.ly/X2one
1:58 PM
google
13,390
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rsarver: RT @twitterapi: Early developer preview of the Retweeting API http://bit.ly/GVmc9 ^MM
1:57 PM
bit
1,263
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