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9/7/09; 11:56:04 PM Pacific
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nk@jessverr A girl... Alcohol.
11:47 PM 
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ded: Day 250a: http://bit.ly/16SZLr - 250b: http://bit.ly/MWGot meet Theresa
11:45 PM
dustindiaz
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Magnuson: Both ready and not ready for the week to start. I think I will remain undecided for another 9 hours until it's time to catch the train.
11:39 PM 
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jessverr: Discovered this song on my run today http://bit.ly/1Oa9X
11:28 PM
youtube
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sean: Wonder if @mzsanford is in Tokyo yet... man, so wish I could've shown him around. Next time, Gadget, next time...
11:22 PM 
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sean: Then again, seeing as how I do not frequent biker bars and strip clubs, perhaps the chances of that are rather low.
11:21 PM 
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sean: Seeing as how @yukarim is out of town, I wonder if I'll finally run into the elusive @fakeyukari...
11:20 PM 
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sean: Alright, time to try and get to bed. Looking forward to hitting the twoffice tomorrow and seeing everyone again.
11:19 PM 
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jessverr@nk say more :)
11:06 PM 
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rael: RT @kevinthau Damn. @shitmydadsays is the funniest thing the on this whole Internet deal. #fact
11:04 PM 
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nk: The terrible, terrible, beauty of it all.
11:04 PM 
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jack: Thx! RT @Lammerding: WSJ.com: Congrats @Jack - Twitter co-founder to throw opening pitch in St. Louis. http://bit.ly/GgzjP
11:00 PM
allthingsd
1,198,270
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evan@robey Jon Hamm kills Dumbledore.
10:55 PM 
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evan: Aetna PPO stylin'.
10:52 PM 
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robey@kevinweil @mutgoff i'm in the middle of season 2 and trying to catch up -- no spoilers! :)
10:48 PM 
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bs: Evening one of wearing my new hat in the USA: "You look like Indiana Jones." Nightcap at the Lone Palm.
10:43 PM 
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kevinweil@stevej @nk I have a guess as to the origin of the software... you can probably guess my guess. Am I right?
10:22 PM 
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kevinweil@mutgoff @elizabeth and I just finished the first season on the plane home. We're hooked! Need to catch up to where you are!
10:18 PM 
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kevinweil@abdur how'd the wine with the cool label work out?
10:13 PM 
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kevinthau: Damn. @shitmydadsays is the funniest thing the on this whole Internet deal. #fact
10:10 PM 
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mutgoff: The third season of Mad Men is SO GOOD.
10:02 PM 
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kevinthau: Listening to the rain with my hotel room window open in Mexico City.
10:01 PM 
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jfray: Reading with the toddler..Me: "Can you read this word?" Her: "I-M I'm! Told you so!"
9:49 PM 
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rael@al3x Dosa, while Indian "fusion," does indeed count. While they take a few liberties, they take few enough liberties.
9:18 PM 
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rk@al3x there is a significant difference between southern and northern Indian food. Still, sounds like progress.
9:16 PM 
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jessverr: While ripping on my tweets & texts, the boys strike w the unkindest cut of all: "The smiley face has become a crutch for subpar writers." :)
9:05 PM 
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al3x: Discovered that @nexus6 likes Dosa, at least. Hard to say if that counts for Indian food in general, but still a win.
8:47 PM 
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rk@meangrape yeah. It was a dish I'd never done before and included a new technique. It will impress next time.
8:31 PM 
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goldman: In awe of @thatkevinsmith.
8:27 PM 
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meangrape@rk In all seriousness, that's an excellent baseline to strive for.
8:25 PM 
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rk: Tonight's culinary experiment came out alright. And by that I mean it was edible.
8:23 PM 
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meangrape: I buy Izzie books as if they were clothes: she should have to grow into them; when she outgrows them, they should be well-worn and missed.
8:16 PM 
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jessverr: Cooking dinner: little bit of this, little bit of that.
8:14 PM 
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netik: My photo book of concerts at DNA Lounge is now for sale! yay! http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/846849 (profits DNA legal defense fund)
8:02 PM
blurb
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stevej@pankaj looks like @al3x to me.
8:01 PM 
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mutgoff: I've always wanted to be a sex therapist, turns out that recent advice worked. Career plan locked! I guess school is gonna be a thing.
7:47 PM 
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al3x: At Dosa on Fillmore, finding out if @nexus6 likes Indian food after all. (Figured |'d start someplace gringo-friendly with good drinks.)
7:41 PM 
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Magnuson: My favorite American Brewery? Stone Brewing Co.
7:40 PM 
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pankaj: Love it that coworkers are responsive on email even during a long weekend. Eliminates the cold start problem once back to work.
7:36 PM 
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pankaj@stevej you are very close with the first letters. Lets see if someone gets it by tomorrow.
7:34 PM 
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jack: Loving the richness of tips for NYC places on @foursquare
7:32 PM 
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ronpepsi: Bob Barker was great in "Happy Gilmore". Plinko was also pretty good.
7:15 PM 
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stevej: Watching the very first episode of Jeopardy on KGO - Channel 7. Look at that generous mustache.
7:10 PM 
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ronpepsi: Siempre quiero que el queso, pero el queso no me quiere. Brocoli.
7:03 PM 
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biz: Riding through the busy streets of Mexico City
6:37 PM 
1,234,745
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mutgoff: I love college football!! So siked it's fall!!
6:33 PM 
12,338
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rael: Once again enjoying the wonders of Pivotal Tracker.
6:32 PM 
7,566
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rael: Drying my Wii.
6:15 PM 
7,564
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stevej@mutgoff "he looks like a cartoon pilot"
6:13 PM 
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mutgoff: Jon Hamm is so hot I can't even read this article. The picture is that distracting: http://yfrog.com/5h6etej
6:10 PM
yfrog
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stevej@nk It was started just a few years ago and is still quite active.
6:08 PM 
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jessverr@abdur I use that as a discriminating factor more often than not.
6:05 PM 
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nk@stevej how old is it? Modern software really shouldn't be written that way... But something 5-10 years old?
6:04 PM 
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jessverr: "Look to use what the holds are giving you." - took the advice to heart after the 5.6 smoked me. Came back to take the 5.7 :)
6:03 PM 
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ronpepsi: GGB Transit District announces for the first time lane changes for tomorrow. The dillema's horns: working remotely or a very bad commute.
6:01 PM 
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alissa: Things that have stood in the way of my productivity this weekend: a hurt finger, a hangover, and a deep and abiding dedication to leisure.
5:54 PM 
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stevej@pankaj I can't find a meaningful pattern. 10, 2, 5 are the positions of the letters, 0, 8, 3 are the difference from the previous letter.
5:51 PM 
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abdur: Shook off the city stress in Stinson Beach, California. - http://bit.ly/9nLLi
5:49 PM
trazzler
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rael: Eek! Sally Field is my barista again.
5:47 PM 
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pankaj@stevej is there any pattern in the first letters? And doesn't have to be a Twitter employee...
5:38 PM 
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jack: This happens nightly right outside my window. http://yfrog.com/147d3j #wsq
5:36 PM
yfrog
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pankaj: Yes good so far. @pankaj 4,3,2,... 1? (via @anand_raj)
5:35 PM 
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evan: Suddenly very tired.
5:33 PM 
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ronpepsi: "Obviously is was a significant crack to a structural member." Target opening is 0500 Pacific Wednesday 9 September 2009.
5:29 PM 
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alissa@delbius I find it an unsettling trend that this is not the first time I have been horrified and amazed at a turn of events in your life.
5:25 PM 
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ronpepsi: I'm happy with taking time to fix the Bay Bridge right. "...we're fixing it on the spot... in order to meet the schedule..." is worrisome.
5:23 PM 
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stevej: There's a popular open source project that has 50k lines of code and 3k of tests. Would you use it?
5:19 PM 
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abdur: Buying a bottle of wine because I liked the lable. http://twitpic.com/gwwut
5:18 PM
twitpic
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stevej@pankaj that's tough since there are no single letter twitter employees and now I'm out of ideas.
5:07 PM 
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jack: Waking home. Feeling inspired and clear.
5:02 PM 
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ronpepsi: A nice family weekend. Of note, I did yardwork for the first time in about two years and enjoyed it, and the cats abused the house as usual.
4:59 PM 
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stevej@al3x Definitely. I'm thrilled to have AppleCare, though. Every computer I've owned has needed some service: it's either me or Apple.
4:55 PM 
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jfray: RT @foodproof "San Francisco Tuesday Night! Come hang with the FoodProof and Reddit folks for Fantastic Voyage! http://tinyurl.com/njg337"
4:48 PM
foodproof
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al3x@stevej Pity! Although people have the same thing happen with Macs that wake from sleep in bags/cases and overheat.
4:47 PM 
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jack: Looking classy. http://yfrog.com/14vepoj
4:43 PM
yfrog
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stevej@al3x it didn't sleep properly and the fan ran for a few days at top speed. I wasn't in my office and didn't notice. :-(
4:43 PM 
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noradio: Neighbor's garbage spilled on sidewalk. A sample: issue of GWmagazine (their alma matter maybe), calling card to Mexico, 44 pack of Trojans.
4:40 PM 
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mutgoff: My best guest for next winning supreme court nominee: flamboyantly gay Korean.
4:40 PM 
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abdur@delbius tell me it's not so...
4:34 PM 
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pankaj: Simple math question: what should come next in this series: @jack,@biz,@ev,...?
4:34 PM 
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bs: Also, I'm at Ikea. Fuck.
4:34 PM 
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al3x@stevej How so? Like bad power management ran the machine too hot or something? (FWIW, I'm researching mostly for a friend. Mostly.)
4:34 PM 
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bs: I love @susansjlee!!!
4:34 PM 
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mhegge: Sampling beer (and lemonade) at Swans http://twitpic.com/gwpbn
4:29 PM
twitpic
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jfray@mutgoff Instead of derivatives it's DREivatives. #dreislikemathday
4:28 PM 
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stevej@al3x also, linux sucking is what killed it.
4:27 PM 
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stevej@al3x snap! (I wish I could take it to the apple store and have them fix it. I downloaded the guide and will bringing out the screwdriver)
4:27 PM 
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al3x: The War on Cat Hair is my War on Drugs: unending, demoralizing, futile, and costly.
4:25 PM 
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jfray@mutgoff On the mic it's like a cookie, they all crumble. They also fail to measure function changes as its input changes. #dreislikemathday
4:24 PM 
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jfray@mutgoff hell yeah. #dreislikemathday
4:16 PM 
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al3x@stevej That's a shame. I also once had a computer that didn't work right.
4:16 PM 
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pankaj: Learning from S about cisco's collaboration efforts in the enterprise over coffee
4:15 PM 
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jfray@delbius poopglasses?
4:15 PM 
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delbius: First, near-boiling water and soap. Next will come bleach. Last will come my dignity. http://twitpic.com/gwlxd
4:09 PM
twitpic
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stevej: (psst @al3x) Speaking of which, my thinkpad t42p didn't sleep correctly and now it won't boot but instead displays 'fan error' and halts.
3:49 PM 
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delbius: In a mixture of awesome & horrible, I have my glasses back & didn't call a plumber. I now know how to remove a toilet. Finally: ew.
3:46 PM 
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evan: So much cleaning and laundry today.
3:36 PM 
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santojay: Getting out to the Cal Academy of Sciences while the Bay Bridge was closed was a smart manoeuvre. Lovely sparse afternoon
3:26 PM 
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al3x: Do you have a ThinkPad X200, X200s, or X301? If so, what do you think of it? Would you buy the same machine again or something else?
3:20 PM 
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robey: configgy trunk should have scribe-server support now. tested, but not tested in production, so tread carefully. :)
3:08 PM 
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