What are the people of Twitter twittering about?

9/2/09; 11:58:03 PM Pacific

Who	Recent tweet	When	Count	RT
	vl: Did anyone actually get to try Fitbit (http://www.fitbit.com)? Haven’t heard much about them this year. Still very excited about it, though.	11:56 PM fitbit	5,401	RT
	jkalucki: Subscribing to hosebird.org feed.	11:47 PM	2,102	RT
	evan: memcached gem 16.2 released: memory leak fixed	11:45 PM	3,548	RT
	evan: bleak_house 4.5 released: more comprehensive output, now uses Ruby 1.8.7	11:45 PM	3,548	RT
	jkalucki: Posted first day of school pictures on FB.	11:29 PM	2,102	RT
	ded: day 245: world domination http://bit.ly/19fZkC	11:19 PM dustindiaz	5,742	RT
	robey: band name: ambient intimacy.	10:57 PM	2,334	RT
	evan: I lied about --enable-valgrind...I was accidentally still using my patch. Crap.	10:25 PM	3,548	RT
	dougw: @yukarim does that mean I can quiz you tomorrow?	9:55 PM	4,999	RT
	yukarim: Reading Twitter API docs and understanding why @mzsanford was 'speechless..' re: my knowledge of it #notetoself:readmore http://bit.ly/RfMkR	9:47 PM twitter	2,397	RT
	meangrape: This month's Journal of Infectious Diseases has an interesting article on Vitamin D. Lots of STDs, though.	9:36 PM	3,344	RT
	ronpepsi: Teamwork via email: fail.	9:12 PM	2,011	RT
	netik: Watching Direct TV Concerts (Shiny Toy Guns, Ting Tings) - Realizing they were taped at SXSW in Austin and I was there. (but it's HD now)	9:08 PM	4,318	RT
	ronpepsi: Pretty much disgusted and hell bent on getting over the bridge before all hell breaks loose tomorrow afternoon.	9:03 PM	2,011	RT
	al3x: Overcooked tuna on the mini-grill at home, but she liked it anyway. The marinade hides all.	9:03 PM	13,710	RT
	evan: Marvelling with @nk and @robey at all the bytes. There are more than a few.	8:45 PM	3,548	RT
	ronpepsi: Knee bleeding due to moved coffee table. And why is the page flashing when I click the home link? Aargh.	8:34 PM	2,012	RT
	goldman: Like the man says, I've got a Dungeon Master's Guide.	8:31 PM	1,078,392	RT
	crystal: My just reward: Flippers	8:28 PM	14,284	RT
	evan: definitely lost: 9,048,001 bytes in 1,320 blocks	8:19 PM	3,548	RT
	Magnuson: Got my motorcycle back today! A new rear brake pedal/pads has me feeling much safer now.	8:16 PM	1,351	RT
	evan: Valgrinding.	8:13 PM	3,548	RT
	ded: america.... still doesn't have talent. this show must stop being watched.	7:55 PM	5,741	RT
	bs: A Very Butter'd Sunset. http://yfrog.com/5aaj4aj	7:55 PM yfrog	34,077	RT
	mhegge: Childless evening means costco run and time for my new obsession http://twitpic.com/g9rws	7:38 PM twitpic	3,027	RT
	crystal: Leaving the gym shaky and weak. I see the Hello Party in Yerba Buena Gardens, it looks really cool!	7:33 PM	14,283	RT
	caroline: http://twitpic.com/g9r8o - meditating as the sunsets...	7:33 PM twitpic	12,891	RT
	jfray: Looks like I'll be having a microdiscectomy. Getting my checklist together -- first step, quit smoking. It's about time for that I guess.	7:33 PM	1,127	RT
	meangrape: Lawyers, do not review email and/or client documents on muni. I can read them when you sit next to me.	7:17 PM	3,344	RT
	ronpepsi: "Hey doc, it hurts when I do this." You know the rest.	6:54 PM	2,012	RT
	meangrape: Muni, muni where are you?	6:45 PM	3,345	RT
	rael: @alissa Fortunately it's only possible to faint of gross. Unfortunately fainting of gross may find you in still more gross.	6:34 PM	7,546	RT
	alissa: If it were possible to die of gross, that bus trip just then would have done me in.	6:32 PM	3,607	RT
	rael: Portland sure does look lovely from here.	6:31 PM	7,546	RT
	Magnuson: Having dinner with the Stanford women's volleyball team. Preparing to feel short and out of shape.	6:31 PM	1,351	RT
	pankaj: Do leaves seek positions on trees such that sunlight is divided among them to maximize photosynthesis?	6:24 PM	1,691	RT
	kevinweil: A formula for urinal protocol availability from xkcd Who said math was useless? http://bit.ly/19RPhR	6:13 PM xkcd	1,417	RT
	evan: Ruby 1.8.7 has --enable-valgrind by the way, no need for wacky patches from bleak_house.	6:12 PM	3,548	RT
	al3x: Hair Of The Dog's Adam old ale has like this funky smoky blue cheese thing going on, and I'm Leaning Into It™.	5:52 PM	13,711	RT
	caroline: fyi: if u have a password thats password/ur usrname change it asap. dont use words that can be dictionary hacked. incld #s & #$%^ in pw. :)	5:49 PM	12,888	RT
	jessverr: Perhaps my sleep debt is a making everything a little funnier than it should be, but I just shed tears laughing at this: http://bit.ly/i9WlX	5:12 PM youtube	2,931	RT
	al3x: Vote on the 7 languages you'd like to see covered in Bruce Tate's next book: http://bit.ly/ZOBYj. Scala's at 6 right now, vote it up!	5:00 PM selectricity	13,710	RT
	mikelimondba: @mutgoff I think if you look at http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ and http://www.latfh.com/ in equal measure, they cancel each other out.	4:44 PM peopleofwalmart	1,107	RT
	anamitra: once again misread the SF weather this morning, the wet finger in the wind routine is over hyped	4:34 PM	2,458	RT
	sean: Which is interesting, because the chances of me being very funny or teleporting are both roughly nil	4:31 PM	1,446	RT
	sean: Also, judging by the volume of @replies from hot ladies, I am apparently capable of teleportation and am a very funny guy	4:31 PM	1,446	RT
	sean: The errant @replies are getting funnier. So far I've been called a slut and word has it that I was "bagged", whatever that means	4:30 PM	1,446	RT
	evan: sudo port install valgrind	4:28 PM	3,548	RT
	Magnuson: Whatever the dentist used to numb my teeth has also numbed my brain. I can't think and I'm very sleepy.	4:12 PM	1,349	RT
	al3x: Did around 26,000 visits to http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ yesterday thanks to the Gmail downtime. #nottooshabby	4:10 PM downforeveryoneorjustme	13,710	RT
	bs: Misattribution! The reference in my last Tweet was crafted by one @rk.	4:10 PM	34,076	RT
	rael: @stop no, you stop.	4:10 PM	7,542	RT
	rsarver: Nice work guys RT @dens: Foursquare for Android just launched! http://playfoursquare.com/android (special thx to @jlapenna @naveen!)	4:03 PM playfoursquare	2,155	RT
	jennadawn: @al3x I hope you got a free one for that promo spot.	3:58 PM	1,665	RT
	stevej: @jillyface hey, I want to see all the rapists in my 'hood! on the web, I mean.	3:57 PM	5,534	RT
	al3x: The Twoffice is a bloody furnace today. Working from @epicentercafe, who are serving lovely cold-brewed iced coffee.	3:49 PM	13,712	RT
	mutgoff: Am I a bad person for thinking this is funny? http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/	3:49 PM peopleofwalmart	12,333	RT
	Magnuson: @delbius You shoulda seen me try to take a sip of water. I just dribbled it all over myself. Felt like a baby.	3:44 PM	1,348	RT
	rk: @bs that wasn't @cw. that was me.	3:41 PM	3,805	RT
	mhegge: Called the vet for an update on my dog could hear her howling in the background. I'm told she's still drunk from the anesthetic.	3:38 PM	3,025	RT
	jillyface: Disturbed and..well, disturbed that @lukester introduced me to the Megan's Law site so I can see all the rapists in my neighborhood. Great.	3:35 PM	1,594	RT
	delbius: @Magnuson Looks about the same.	3:35 PM	5,643	RT
	mutgoff: I am seriously SO excited about @dickc joining the team! Proof that we care about funny! http://bit.ly/Ep22a	3:31 PM techcrunch	12,332	RT
	Magnuson: Mouth is numb and I can't control many of my facial muscles. Here's a full smile - http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4387/72411763.jpg	3:30 PM imageshack	1,348	RT
	bs: status = statuses(:shared_once_but_never_inhaled) -- Thanks @cw. :)	3:26 PM	34,075	RT
	jillyface: I hate when badjilly, my alter ego, hijacks my account and tweets profanities. Glad to have myself back again. (sigh)	3:18 PM	1,592	RT
	bs: Pretty sure Apple did hypnotic research on the "Beach Ball". Pretty sure, internally, they call it the "Spinning Beach Ball of Tranquility."	3:05 PM	34,076	RT
	nk: class Beauty; include Good; include Truth; end	3:03 PM	3,238	RT
	kevinweil: OH (@burnsy6): Yes, we should think about bringing the club beatings in house. But then you have to manage them, and it's a whole process.	2:49 PM	1,417	RT
	kevinweil: Attempting to minimize movements so that I don't start sweating here in the suddenly-tropical @twoffice.	2:44 PM	1,417	RT
	meangrape: RT @dougw "The first thing people do in an earthquake? Tweet. Via @USGSted: http://bit.ly/xiwRu "earthquake" tweets following 2009-9-2 J..."	2:39 PM twitpic	3,355	RT
	alissa: You guys, you guys, look! The future--it's right THERE! http://bit.ly/15VJTs (via @delbius)	2:19 PM gizmodo	3,607	RT
	dougw: The first thing people do in an earthquake? Tweet. Via @USGSted: http://bit.ly/xiwRu "earthquake" tweets following 2009-9-2 Java earthquake.	2:15 PM twitpic	4,996	RT
	dougw: @kevinweil on the phone: "I love you." Me: *vomit in my mouth* @kevinweil: I don't talk to your mom that often. touché, @kevinweil.	2:12 PM	4,996	RT
	rael: I choose the blue pill.	2:09 PM	7,542	RT
	al3x: I GOT THE TWITCHY EYE. *twitch twitch*	2:07 PM	13,712	RT
	stop: Am I the only one who tries to hit the spacebar twice on a desktop keyboard to get a ". " in between sentences?	2:07 PM	9,586	RT
	rk: OH: "we'll all cross our fingers...and other appendages"	1:59 PM	3,804	RT
	stop: @rael No, raelly.	1:53 PM	9,584	RT
	rael: Really?	1:50 PM	7,542	RT
	rael: Spending the next 24 hours at lofty casa @duncan.	1:46 PM	7,542	RT
	goldman: If there's one thing I've learned from hiring committee, it's that it pays to have a unique name. Amazing I even have a job.	1:44 PM	1,076,756	RT
	jack: If you're attending the Government 2.0 conf in DC next week, I'll be on a panel. Looking forward to being back in DC. http://bit.ly/5qGQE	1:22 PM gov2summit	1,170,818	RT
	bs: Jet-lagged? How about Language-lagged. Of course it could be argued that I'm continuously in such a state.	1:16 PM	34,076	RT
	evan: Always surprised when bleak_house still works...and works well, even.	1:08 PM	3,550	RT
	stop: Liking the redesign, @jina. Nice work on the baseline grid - challenging work, eh? Evidence of my own efforts: http://stopdesign.com/?b=1	1:03 PM stopdesign	9,582	RT
	bs: "If I can't fit the code on my slide at 40pt font, something's wrong." --@wycats	1:03 PM	34,078	RT
	bs: "You don't have to argue with a pilot about the merits of pairing." -- @wycats	12:52 PM	34,078	RT
	rael: Heh... The Google Voice transcription of @gnat's kiwi accented "my" came through as "Monica."	12:32 PM	7,543	RT
	rael: Grabbed wrong phone to call a friend. Seeing a call from "Twitter," she was a little confused. "But I don't want to twitter!" she answered.	12:20 PM	7,543	RT
	jack: My first university (before transferring to NYU) is on Twitter at @MissouriSandT. Hello, Rolla!	11:23 AM	1,170,200	RT
	al3x: A subdued, loping dubstep and grime mix: http://bit.ly/1Jd1d. The Anti-Pop a cappella in the middle is a nice touch.	11:37 AM soundcloud	13,706	RT
	evan: This credit card hold line is playing the blues.	11:35 AM	3,550	RT
	bs: Yep. Aerosol Deodorant is just as unpleasant as I remember it from High School.	11:08 AM	34,077	RT
	mrtall: Gone for two weeks and the Twoffice is like Singapore: crowded, hot, loud, and full of unfamiliar faces.	11:13 AM	3,056	RT
	meangrape: "Why isn't there a good IDE for bash?" --me	11:05 AM	3,351	RT
	ej: warpath	10:58 AM	2,822	RT
	Magnuson: Just got the least painful tetanus shot ever :-)	10:57 AM	1,349	RT
	mzsanford: @stevej don't chew on your co-workers.	10:38 AM	2,655	RT
	ej: snow leopard sped up my air to a usable level, but the 64-bit ruby 1.8.7 was bad. rebuilt all gems by hand since they now ignore ARCHFLAGS	10:27 AM	2,821	RT