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9/8/09; 11:57:03 PM Pacific
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gregpass: Blogged Folon's thought process: http://bit.ly/BDPjj
11:51 PM
unurthed
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evan: "I totally invented the automobile in 1825 and it even ran on air which is free! We just failed to execute."
11:39 PM 
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al3x: HTML isn't object code if you don't clearly map objects to HTML entities. Not that I'm, uh, trying to scrape @hackernews or anything.
11:20 PM 
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mhegge: I found a Victoria burger blog http://vicburgers.blogspot.com/ This changes everything.
11:13 PM
blogspot
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kevinthau: That party was amazing.
11:05 PM 
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al3x: The HTML behind @hackernews is truly atrocious.
10:49 PM 
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kevinweil: The battle between @elizabeth and I for #foursquare mayorship of our street is escalating.
10:49 PM 
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biz: that's a lot of tequilla and I've got an early flight tomorrow !buenos noches!
10:30 PM 
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Magnuson: asdlfkjasdflkjasd;flkjasdghadsglkjdslfja;slkfja;sdkfj;ak!!!
10:30 PM 
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delbius@kevinweil No, I took that home first. Never fear.
10:27 PM 
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kevinweil@delbius did you go in there with your cat litter?
10:26 PM 
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evan: So much still to do.
10:12 PM 
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mikelimondba@alissa I won't smoke with you, but I will wear an army coat and play cassette tapes of megadeath and 7 seconds.
10:02 PM 
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jfray: RT @mhalligan: What do Santa Clause, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy, and Perl 6 have in common? They're all figments of your imagination.
9:56 PM 
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evan: "I'll set up my blog to ping RSSCloud right after I finish checking out my share.opml.org stats."
9:50 PM 
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jessverr: Wow- look at that moon.
9:40 PM 
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mrtall: "Shops are bastards. They always include one diseased grape that infects the other grapes and you end up with crap fruit" - @miss_splendid
9:22 PM 
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jillyface: I tried both Ahi AND a piece of tuna sashimi tonight- For those who don't know me, this is an epic accomplishment #nevereatenfishdonteatmeat
9:18 PM 
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pankaj: RT: @gssachdev: Brilliant!! Gola nahi Gogola - http://bit.ly/4WhYt (via @vivek_kumar)
9:15 PM
creativereview
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crystalhttp://twitpic.com/h1svo - Both year of the dragon. Can you tell?
9:14 PM
twitpic
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evan: RT @jessverr Getting acquainted with @buttonscat my new housemate in SF (at least for the next two weeks) http://twitpic.com/h1pfs
8:55 PM
twitpic
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crystal: "oh. That's a limerick. Limericks are fun to write." yeehaw.
8:51 PM 
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crystal: At Jace's birthday dinner, at a place of Jace's choosing (Lark Creek Steak.) We wrote him a bday poem and imagine my delight when he said...
8:50 PM 
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meangrape@abdur @al3x Wine sells on quality, price, and visual appeal. Most wines succeed on only one of those points.
8:47 PM 
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al3x@abdur Cute label. Bad sign.
8:42 PM 
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bs: Darting ... Zooming. Finishing a final errand.
8:42 PM 
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abdur: FYI: This bottle sucked... http://twitpic.com/gwwut
8:42 PM
twitpic
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jessverr: Getting acquainted with @buttonscat my new housemate in SF (at least for the next two weeks) http://twitpic.com/h1pfs
8:41 PM
twitpic
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bs: In a car filled with beautiful smells.
8:38 PM 
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ronpepsi: Eating planets, it's a heck of a thing to do.
8:36 PM 
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alissa: I may have just hit a new personal container store low. I purchased a container to store my new containers in.
8:34 PM 
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jack: Drinking tea with @drx. So good to catch up.
8:21 PM 
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evan: Hurry up, DeSoto.
8:17 PM 
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ded: Awkward Strobist discussion: http://bit.ly/YWYMh Will post comments on this later tonight
8:14 PM
flickr
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abdur@delbius yes... since most of my music is from decades before this is indeed new in my book
8:08 PM 
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sean@abdur Are you going to write about that on your GeoCities website? If so, give me the address and I'll sign your guestbook.
8:07 PM 
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jessverr@evan yep- about to head your way. DM me address?
8:06 PM 
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delbius@abdur Welcome to 1994! ;)
8:04 PM 
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evan@jessverr you still coming tonight?
7:58 PM 
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ronpepsi: Pretty much grinding though mediumish issues all day. That's pretty good. Little E said she had a third eye today.
7:50 PM 
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abdur: Portishead Dummy is my new fav CD... Thanks @scurrynurry
7:49 PM 
9,158
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abdur@alissa I will join your team...
7:46 PM 
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goldman@careerblurb hmm I don't know what lms is...
7:42 PM 
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mzsanford: it turns out "near the 7-11" is not good directions in Tokyo.
7:38 PM 
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al3x@alissa I'd take up smoking to join that team. Maybe we can even make it a task force.
7:35 PM 
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pankaj: I m missing smthng. Did u lower the timeout?
7:26 PM 
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evan: A mis-dispence has occurred.
7:21 PM 
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biz: I'm invited to dinner tonite at the home of a local resident of Mexico City -- looking forward to it! #hospitality
7:17 PM 
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delbius: For the record: I only have two cats, I just don't go to Costco that frequently.
7:11 PM 
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delbius: Made it to @shotwellsbar in time to get a creme brûlée from @cremebruleecart. Win!
7:06 PM 
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caroline: so cool @bifnaked is tweeting! :)
6:47 PM 
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sean@alissa If this club is cigar-friendly then yes; I'll even bring the whisk(e)y.
6:46 PM 
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delbius: Yes, I am now the proud possessor of 90 pounds of cat litter. Don't be jealous. http://twitpic.com/h1b5w
6:46 PM
twitpic
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sean@al3x Twelve year what?
6:44 PM 
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alissa: I'm considering starting a "stand under the bleachers and smoke" team, to provide balance to our Twitter fitness and running team. Anyone?
6:43 PM 
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caroline: confession: i have a *crush* on someone with perfect grammar and impeccable english. *swoon* <3
6:43 PM 
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al3x: Just gonna have a sit-down for a few with a couple fingers of 12 year and the Doctors Foster and Smith "Just for Cats" catalog.
6:37 PM 
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dougw: Loving the Kings of Leon show with @KatieSharpe and @RalstonM
6:27 PM 
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mhegge: But seriously, if you're not in the position to make money by having the Beatles catalog released on iTunes why would you give two shits?
6:25 PM 
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al3x: Google Chrome stores history and cookies in SQLite, like other browsers, but preferences and bookmarks are in JSON. Cool.
6:16 PM 
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crystal: Evening plans: kickboxing and then Jace's 11th birthday dinner!
5:47 PM 
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jillyface: I don't recommend trying to readjust the shape of your sunglasses while driving. Or maybe at all. http://mypict.me/zKFt
5:39 PM
mypict
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goldman@stevej soon.
5:19 PM 
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stevej@goldman is this why you're holed up in the conference room?
5:14 PM 
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stevej@jack That is the premise of the old classic 'Software Tools' by Kernighan.
5:14 PM 
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mutgoff@stevej Actually, they used footage of him from his high school swim team to draw The Little Mermaid's Prince Eric.
5:14 PM 
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jfray: I've been trying to figure out what the hell that was even after all these years. Super creepy it was.
5:13 PM 
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jfray: When I lived in Germany, about 29 years ago, there was a TV show that featured a murderous Raggedy Andy doll turned human. DAE remember it?
5:12 PM 
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goldman: Wondering if we have any Dungeon Masters who know 4E here at the Twoffice.
5:08 PM 
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jack: Let's not build products for people to use. Let us instead create utilities others can build value upon.
5:08 PM 
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mutgoff: I have to pre-order the new Jay-Z on itunes. This isn't fair! I'm sick today. I can't get the physical album. Jay-z hates immobile people.
5:07 PM 
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mutgoff: RT @Zhanna: Warning: This may be the cutest thing you've ever seen. thx @sarar! http://bit.ly/3geV4r
4:44 PM
funnyordie
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jack: Reflecting. http://yfrog.com/18zarqj
4:42 PM
yfrog
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goldman@mrtall they are coated with lye. that'll do it.
4:40 PM 
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goldman: Camping on @bs. I hear he drops epic loot.
4:39 PM 
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mrtall: these pretzels are making me thirsty
4:37 PM 
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al3x: Hip-hop Bulgarian folk fusion is totally the biggest sound happening right now. I'm digging on this Gang Tsarr record.
4:24 PM 
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jessverr: Contemplating the difference btw an email, fb message, tweet, text, and phone call - feels like the method is the message. At least in part.
3:58 PM 
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jack: Wow. http://yfrog.com/0ywinxmj
3:51 PM
yfrog
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mhegge: Song of the day - River by Akron/Family http://www.scjag.com/mp3/do/river.mp3
3:37 PM
scjag
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evan: Polker's burger not so good today.
3:18 PM 
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jack: The White House http://yfrog.com/0tco1jj
3:13 PM
yfrog
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rael: One thing about pairing that drives me N-V-T-S nuts is not realizing until 1/2 way in to a chat that you're IM'ing to two sets of eyes.
3:10 PM 
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delbius@al3x At first I read your update as "It's not "gravity" if it's mandatory" and I was wondering where you were going with this.
3:00 PM 
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al3x: It's not "gratuity" if it's mandatory. It's a service fee. I don't mind paying it, but seriously, just call it a service fee. Gratuitous.
2:53 PM 
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jillyface: I have learned that 1) Peasant Pies are sold in Whole Foods and 2) even though they don't give microwave directions, 2 min is perfect! yum.
2:51 PM 
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al3x: Lookout! The @github meetup this Thursday has combined with Functional Alcoholics to form one single awesome event! http://bit.ly/18kBRX
2:36 PM
github
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jfray: RT @foodproof: "Quick reminder: If you're in SF tonight, stop by Lava Lounge for a drink on us! http://tinyurl.com/njg337"
2:29 PM
foodproof
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jack: Looking forward to being on a panel tomorrow with Vint Cerf. He led the creation of TCP/IP, the foundation of this here internet.
2:28 PM 
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mhegge: Secretly Canadian is secretly based out of Bloomington, Indiana.
2:20 PM 
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robey: muni is really, really intent on having a part in the Summer of Death: http://bit.ly/tBiQ9
1:56 PM
sfgate
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jack: Arriving in DC. After checking into my hotel I'm going to walk straight to the Lincoln Memorial.
1:51 PM 
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biz: Walking around Mexico City before addressing the Telmex Foundation -- it's a pretty, sunny day
1:32 PM 
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al3x: Trying Chrome dev channel build as my default browser. So far, quite nice. Would like @1password support, but easy enough to open the app.
1:19 PM 
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keerthi: Soup for lunch is so good. Can have it every day :)
1:15 PM 
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mutgoff@kevinweil no problem. I have Twitter SARS or some horrible illness. It might be a few days. But Season 2 is on it's way!
1:01 PM 
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jack: Using @foursquare to ease the "last 50 ft" meeting communication. Checking in lets friends know I've arrived (and they're late).
12:45 PM 
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Magnuson: Overwhelmed does not even begin to describe my day so far.
12:35 PM 
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jack: Working on a story as we speed down the East Coast. A user story. http://yfrog.com/4r9e6j
12:32 PM
yfrog
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jack: RT @mightyleaf: A new study claims that a cup of tea everyday can help reduce the risk of heart disease: http://bit.ly/t0MEt
12:16 PM
scotsman
1,200,836
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