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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


8/17/09; 11:56:02 PM Pacific
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alissa: Reminding myself that it would be a much more dismaying prospect if I had more time than fascinating sounding books to fill it.
11:45 PM 
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mhegge: Starting my vinyl collection off with Manchester Orchestra's Mean Everything To Nothing, and Silversun Pickups Pikul EP.
11:42 PM 
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mhegge: Say what you want about the Silver Sun Pickups, but they put on one helluva good show.
11:40 PM 
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rsarver: Ooops. Posted to @twitterapi by accident. My bad! Luckily it wasn't too bad
11:23 PM 
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ej: All the frustration i let out at others today was reflected back upon me as a challenge to work through at bikram. I kicked my own butt
11:10 PM 
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kevinweil: Watching madmen with @elizabeth thanks to @mutgoff, who's awesome in every way.
10:59 PM 
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dougw@rsarver wrong account, bro ;)
10:55 PM 
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kevinweil: Haha, @elizabeth is depressed because facebook advertised "jazzercising in menlo park" to her and she feels old.
10:45 PM 
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Magnuson@mutgoff Favorited.
10:32 PM 
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jessverr: This has been in our living room for weeks and just struck me as oddly funny http://twitpic.com/ebsdr
10:29 PM
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mrtall: Actually slept 40 hours out of the past 48 recovering from what must be super H1N1. Thankfully both my in-laws are doctors, feeling better.
10:21 PM 
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al3x: Foo Camp is shaping up to have a lot of familiar faces this year. Friends are nice, but being out of one's element is educational. Mixed bag
10:19 PM 
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mutgoff: Great bathroom line: "I'm gonna make like a Nintendo and go Wii"
10:11 PM 
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yukarim: Happy Anniversary @santojay and @dawntmars ! 7 years and beautiful family... you inspire us!
10:08 PM 
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jillyface: Getting ready to listen to D's band on UCD radio kdvs.org/listen :) I've already heard a Twitter mention in relation to finding the band!
10:07 PM 
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andr8a@jillyface looks like something wicked this way comes
10:03 PM 
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santojay: Out celebrating our anniversary at Firefly. Seven years, and a growing, loving family to show for it
10:02 PM 
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mutgoff: Talking about how Germans love The Commish.
9:45 PM 
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jillyface: I just realized how bad that image is- It says "You'll always find our ATMs. Even in this fog." As usual, it was a very foggy day.
9:41 PM 
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jillyface: In my opinion, spot on marketing. http://mypict.me/n2Br
9:36 PM
mypict
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jessverr: Sorting the recycling.
9:30 PM 
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evan@stevej I don't think so...it's worth a call though.
9:04 PM 
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kevinweil@mutgoff I know... total mystery. I just happened to overhear it.
9:03 PM 
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jessverr: Sunshine prevented the dream workout. Eating dinner.
8:48 PM 
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stevej@evan I just read your shared item about Star Games. Do they sell old consoles, too?
8:45 PM 
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mhegge: They do rock, and the singer totally pulls off the Steve Zissou orange toque look.
8:45 PM 
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mhegge: Manchester Orchestra is not from Manchester. Also not an orchestra.
8:42 PM 
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kevinweil: Great dinner with @tseelig and @arubanetworks :)
8:41 PM 
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mhegge: Halfway into the first song Manchester Orchestra is worth the price of admission.
8:34 PM 
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yukarim: Wishing I could rewind to dinner again last night. Food at Nopa was DELICIOUS. http://nopasf.com/
8:18 PM
nopasf
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mhegge: Thinking Cage The Elephant's singer is about to do a Steven Tyler any moment now.
8:08 PM 
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mhegge: Thought Cage The Elephant would have a more unique sound. Singer dancing in the crowd. Waiting for the single then heading to the bar.
7:51 PM 
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andr8a: distracted by @GeorgeLopez HBO special. can't stop laughing.
7:50 PM 
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anamitra: Its no fun following Astro Mike anymore. He didn't see District 9 coming
7:38 PM 
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ded: Final update on photo. Getty/Text Pacific responded. My response included: http://bit.ly/10EQg4
7:31 PM
flickr
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anamitra: Even though $825 million is going from Bombay to LA, its actually Hollywood coming to Bollywood. http://www.wsj.com/article/SB1250555577 ...
7:29 PM
wsj
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jessverr: My housemate: "Can you not use the word 'ping' when we talk?" Paradoxically, being made fun of puts me in a seriously great mood. #laughing
7:18 PM 
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andr8a: note: dress grubbier at the gym.
7:15 PM 
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mutgoff@kevinweil Hmmmm... I wonder who said that?
7:06 PM 
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kevinweil: OH: "She should take lessons from me. My tweets are SO GOOD."
7:01 PM 
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jessverr: Hoping for a hard run in the rain. I miss feeling the elements. Unlikely Menlo Park will cooperate but crossing fingers.
6:44 PM 
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Magnuson: Just finished PT with @tonydimaano. First time I've worked out inside of an old bank vault.
6:34 PM 
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al3x: I have many more things to do and read than time in which to do and read them. I assume this is the first time this has happened to anyone.
6:30 PM 
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ded: Getty has responded. Statements are out of date. Will update with proper response soon
6:19 PM 
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jennadawn: Via @BillCosby "Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell, the name will carry."
6:04 PM 
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rael: Let's just make a rule about men and tank-tops ok?
5:56 PM 
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andr8a: as @iamdiddy would say, lets go lets Go LETS GO! (gym time!)
5:54 PM 
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rk: shutting down inursite.com: http://bit.ly/aUbll
5:54 PM
theryanking
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bs: "Tomorrow we have to take some time to work on the emo verification stack." ... "That's @robey's domain."
5:44 PM 
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abdur: My house, driving there now
5:29 PM 
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bs: "Javascript is hard. Let's go shopping."
5:18 PM 
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biz: Ha, the sketch from last week was unintentional product placement for Paper Mate pens: http://bit.ly/10CSkf
4:57 PM
flickr
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keerthi: I am sitting in the same position since many hours. I definitely need a jog. Would help in blood circulation.
4:37 PM 
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ronpepsi: Getting ready to walk across town. Today was like a class reunion.
4:25 PM 
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al3x: The always-funny @pbowden just took it to the next level. Tweet of the day: http://twitter.com/pbowden/status/3371073292
4:11 PM
twitter
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crystal@al3x I just realized: congratulations are in order! CONGRATULATIONS! ^_^
4:05 PM 
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Magnuson: On my way to physical therapy. Then making up missed work till bedtime.
4:03 PM 
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meangrape: Waiting to hear back about Izzie's visit to the eye doctor down in Stanford. It's about time for her to get glasses.
3:58 PM 
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mutgoff: Wallace from The Wire is going to be on Friday Night Lights! http://bit.ly/cbr2a
3:56 PM
ew
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al3x: It would be nice if the address bar in Safari 4 was Awesome. Ex: auto-completing URLs based on the name of their bookmark.
3:53 PM 
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netik: Another day, another batch of Spain photos. Now, off to sleep pre-travel. http://www.flickr.com/photos/netik/sets/72157622068436844/
3:42 PM
flickr
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sean: I should make today an "opposite day": do the exact opposite of what my instincts say, because they're dead wrong today.
3:18 PM 
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al3x: If you vote for one SXSW panel today, make it this one: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4361 (though I probably won't be on it).
3:16 PM
sxsw
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robey: "No one in SF calls and reports problems, she said, so they must not have any." http://bit.ly/117mXS -- all quiet on the western front!
3:15 PM
somebits
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al3x: Registered for the JVM Language Summit. Oh yeah. http://bit.ly/3flqhR
3:07 PM
openjdk
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jillyface: Looked up the sandals I bought today- Not sure how about the marketing pitch: "Lure in the unwanted with these refined sandals." Really?
3:00 PM 
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vl@evan what a cool dog.
2:52 PM 
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evan: Buddha dog. http://twitpic.com/ea5k4
2:48 PM
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jillyface: Ahhhhh! @che3, just saw! So exciting!! Can't wait to celebrate and hear the details. Miss you here! x
2:37 PM 
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mutgoff: Best movie mash-up idea ever: The Cutting Edge & Cool Runnings. They were both at the Calgary Olympics. What would happen if they met up?
2:25 PM 
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netik: This is your captain speaking. We're packed and ready for a long day of travel back to the USA. See you all in many, many painful hours.
2:22 PM 
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robey: Commie's recent scratches look like a suicide attempt. Suicide kitty! http://yfrog.com/7g4qjj
2:01 PM
yfrog
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evan: "Does media reporting of this cause more shootings to happen? Yes." http://bit.ly/gABDI
1:56 PM
thelastpsychiatrist
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caroline@ev http://twitpic.com/e9v55 - (。・д・)ノ★⌒☆ kawaii! ☆⌒★ヾ(・д・。)
1:36 PM
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yukarim: Via @ev "http://twitpic.com/e9v55 - Checking the twitters with the boy"
1:34 PM
twitpic
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caroline: Via @ev "http://twitpic.com/e9v55 - Checking the twitters with the boy"
1:33 PM
twitpic
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evhttp://twitpic.com/e9v55 - Checking the twitters with the boy
1:30 PM
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yukarim: Congratulations @che3 !!! What a beautiful ring! (I love starting Monday's with excellent, happy news :) )
1:15 PM 
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netik: reading through panelpicker entries. I think sxsw could algorithmically delete about half of these panels. :\
1:12 PM 
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bs: Monday morning MTU debugging. Now, to dive into something a bit more exciting.
1:10 PM 
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evan@gregpass Per my email?
1:07 PM 
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rael@gregpass Ew! [http://bit.ly/2CHId3 ]
1:05 PM
bit
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caroline: Via @scottharrison "photo of the day - http://twitpic.com/e8zoq"
1:04 PM
twitpic
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evan: Signed up David for Twitter: @dcc3.
1:04 PM 
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gregpass: Chaining homunculi.
1:01 PM 
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rael: The ease with which you can reach out and interrupt someone by phone has made some unthinking and others unfocused.
12:49 PM 
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rael: One of those ass-about-face phone calls where someone called to repeat back to me the information I'd given them in the previous call.
12:47 PM 
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delbius: I'm using my wait time wisely by hanging out next to an outlet. Charge, my darling! Charge! http://twitpic.com/e9m8p
12:29 PM
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netik: Routing around the hotel's funky HTTP QoS with a SOCKS tunnel over SSH. So much more bandwidth that way, even with crypto overhead.
12:27 PM 
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goldman@evan that's pretty good. you should tweet some links to poems with 140 character explanations of why they're good.
12:26 PM 
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evan@goldman The stilted diction accentuates the longing in the ordinary scene, itself an accent for the fulfillment of the new bride (speaker).
12:22 PM 
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jack: Fact. RT @rotca1: I will say this much....@Alyssa_Milano was the most beautiful bride I have ever seen.... So so so happy!
12:20 PM 
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alissa@al3x District 9: Unpleasant but very good.
12:18 PM 
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mutgoff: Excellent illustration of relative magnitudes: http://pics.livejournal.com/tongodeon/pic/000598dc
12:15 PM
livejournal
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goldman: This poem by Anne Carson is really good but I can't explain why. Poetry confounds me. http://bit.ly/5BLZb
12:12 PM
newyorker
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jack: Help my friend Erik @Lammerding whose son suffers from a rare generic disorder. More at http://Lammerding.org
12:09 PM
lammerding
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mzsanford: the Lake Wobegon Effect article on Wikipedia is better than average.
12:09 PM 
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rael: Such a pity that Muesli made in the US is just so much dust in a box.
12:05 PM 
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keerthi: work!. just remembered that i did not have my breakfast yet. May be brunch now.
12:04 PM 
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jack: Warm congratulations to @Alyssa_Milano and @dbugliari! The wedding was stunningly beautiful. Love you both.
11:58 AM 
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