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9/14/09; 11:56:03 PM Pacific
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al3x: By demand, my hack for combatting distracting web sites, explained. Screencast: http://screenr.com/Ix7. Blog post: http://bit.ly/3ZwRPT
11:51 PM
screenr
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Magnuson: Note to self (and followers): not all floss is created equal.
11:51 PM 
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evan: In the middle of nowhere, Virginia. Many emotions.
10:53 PM 
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sean: News Flash: When living in Japan, you should learn Japanese: http://bit.ly/TUdPc
10:47 PM
co
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sean@santojay Nice! So you're smoking the unbanded cigar I gave you?
10:13 PM 
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vl: Trying out http://www.readtwit.com. Loving it.
10:01 PM
com
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abdur@alissa was actually nice today... I am sure that flying pigs will be seen tomorrow...
9:58 PM 
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ded: I might start a 365 of doing pushups
9:56 PM 
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ronpepsi: Bad HTML plus caching magic means download fail. Fix0red. Now, about those Raiders.
9:41 PM 
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santojay: Enjoying a full bodied cigar courtesy of @sean.
9:33 PM 
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kevinweil: On the one hand, I want my Hadoop jobs to be motivated. On the other, 897% complete is probably too much.
9:19 PM 
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ev: RT @dougw: Any out of town faces from #tc50 going to join tomorrow's @sftechrun? 5 miles at a comfortable pace. Starts 6:30 from Twitter HQ
9:06 PM 
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/hsfez - my1st giants game!
9:00 PM
twitpic
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abdur: Reminded today of how cool Bruce Shapiro's art machines are. http://www.taomc.com/ (via @annmarie_thomas)
8:58 PM
taomc
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vl: It’s all about refining and shipping incremental improvements. Still a lot do do, though.
8:58 PM 
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netik: I'm in a box http://yfrog.com/09hzoj
8:55 PM
yfrog
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jessverr: Writing thank you notes and stumbled upon an old one I never sent. Like looking through drafts folder in email. Should have sent this one.
8:45 PM 
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stop: New default theme rolled out today. A new icon too (in 7 different colors). Visible at: http://twitter.com/stoptest
8:40 PM
twitter
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stevej: Photographic evidence has been uncovered for these crazy referee throwback uniforms on Monday Night Football: http://bit.ly/sguAg
8:39 PM
flickr
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Magnuson: Hotel Utah: bartender is an ass, 20$ minimum on credit cards #notcomingback
8:38 PM 
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dougw: Any out of town faces from #tc50 going to join tomorrow's @sftechrun? 5 miles at a comfortable pace. Starts 6:30 from Twitter HQ.
8:37 PM 
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dougw: Always bewildered when my taxi driver is better dressed than I am (or ever will be)
8:29 PM 
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andr8a: RT @georgelopez: rick .. hows " Miss Parker" .. la cabrona .. sheeoow !!
8:29 PM 
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al3x: Fang Restaurant is kind of a disaster. Was trying to eat something light tonight. Ended up with grease-tongue.
8:25 PM 
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crystal: Wifi... At Safeway... I won't think about it now; I'll think about it tomorrow
8:22 PM 
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Magnuson: Chillin at the Hotel Utah with a pint of beer and a dual esata hard drive gadget. I feel wonderfully out of place.
8:15 PM 
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andr8a: RT @delbius: Word of the day: dearth. There is a dearth of dearth-usage in my life.
7:59 PM 
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noradio: New 5K personal best: 23:14 (down from 26:19). Trying to get under 20 minutes. http://bit.ly/9RZhB Hey @sf folk, join us for @sftechruns.
7:50 PM
garmin
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mzsanford@jkalucki Oktoberfest will be in full swing. My liver will be put to the test.
7:42 PM 
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ded: just bought $15 sunglasses after being called "Sir" 15 times. I may have caught onto their sales tactic
7:40 PM 
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jfray: At the giants/Rockies game with @anm, @liquidgecka, and @netik. Luxury boxes are luxurious. Thanks @mutgoff!
7:35 PM 
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vl: RT @bwalkin: If all Photoshop CS5 added was the ability to do OS X-style subpixel text rendering, it would be worth the price.
7:26 PM 
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yukarim: Kyoto -> Tokyo and just arrived at @AIF2009 . @jlager is on stage! Missed Tsujino-san :/
7:21 PM 
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jkalucki@mzsanford Munich, in September?
7:17 PM 
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abdur: RT @adaptiveblue Visit http://getglue.com/friends to see the most recent movies, music, & books that your friends have liked around the web
7:15 PM
getglue
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mzsanford: Reading emails and getting ready for my flight
7:11 PM 
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mzsanford@jkalucki in point of fact: Kyoto, Tokyo, Seattle, München, Prague
7:09 PM 
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mutgoff: Stupid F'ing Patriots.
7:06 PM 
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delbius: Word of the day: dearth. There is a dearth of dearth-usage in my life.
6:57 PM 
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ej: Two masters are better than one
6:56 PM 
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evan: RT @achewood: If I were a porn star, my Sex Name would be "Revenoodle, The Man That Makes Revenue!"
6:50 PM 
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ronpepsi: Raiders game sounds fun but I have to take a pass. And, west is best but east is a beast.
6:36 PM 
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al3x: Made it so that when I go to distracting web sites, my browser tells me to get some work done and pops up Things.app. 10 mins well spent.
6:27 PM 
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sean: Whoa, Mint.com aquired by Intuit.
6:05 PM 
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ded: Twitter, the new celebrity death notifier.
5:47 PM 
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crystal: I feel like a zombie. Going to yoga.
5:34 PM 
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evan: Kitty left a toenail casing for me in my bag, as a wedding present.
5:31 PM 
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meangrape: RT @coketweet: Tomorrow on "The View": Whoopi Goldberg talks to Patrick Swayze.
5:17 PM 
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Magnuson: Sad about Swayze
5:14 PM 
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andr8a: R.I.P. Patrick Swayze
5:11 PM 
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mrtall: Convert the Oakland span of the Bay Bridge into housing? http://bit.ly/roW62 (via @warandpeace and @greatdismal)
5:10 PM
io9
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sean: RIP Patrick Swayze. Never was a big fan, but always a shame to see someone lose to cancer.
5:10 PM 
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crystal: RT @tyip: Last unmarried tweet.
5:08 PM 
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Magnuson: Someone needs to put me in charge of designing a phone or operating system. All the options out there are complete jokes.
4:50 PM 
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rael: Sigh.
4:41 PM 
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jack: Board meeting for @mintplaza!
4:04 PM 
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mhegge: Or if friendship means I can follow your listening habits or whatever and discover some cool new music then sure, let's get it on.
3:28 PM 
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delbius@mhegge NOW you tell me.
3:13 PM 
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mhegge: Feels weird asking to be a 'friend' on last.fm. No offense, just curious about what you're listening to. Not looking for a relationship here
3:08 PM 
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al3x@kevinweil Nope! Acorn makes me happy, haven't had a need to try alternatives.
3:01 PM 
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jkalucki@mzsanford Kyoto, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne, Launceston.
2:58 PM 
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kevinweil@al3x have you tried seashore?
2:55 PM 
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jillyface: DOING THE RIGHT THING. Fortunately @delbius guided me in the right direction in this instance.
2:54 PM 
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kevinweil@crystal but how cool would it be if he was actually my grandpa?
2:54 PM 
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mzsanford: Checking out of my hotel in Kyoto. So begins a very long day (Kyoto, Tokyo, Seattle).
2:24 PM 
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al3x: A hot new version of Acorn, my favorite lightweight image editor for the Mac: http://flyingmeat.com/acorn/. Don't need no 'shop.
2:11 PM
flyingmeat
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kevinthau: RT @goldman: Hey Google: When you see the results for [anal] in my search history, I wanted Analytics and put it in the wrong box. So to ...
1:29 PM 
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delbius: Tweet and retweet were sitting on the bridge... tweet jumped off. Who was left? (via @crystal)
1:28 PM 
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caroline: RT @candice: He's Only Making Plans for Colberta http://bit.ly/14ObJU
1:27 PM
gothamistllc
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evan: Investigating Amtrak Express Shipping.
1:23 PM 
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keerthi: RT @candice: He's Only Making Plans for Colberta http://bit.ly/14ObJU
1:18 PM
gothamistllc
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keerthi: RT @vl: I always dreamt about this: a tiny subway for delivering groceries http://bit.ly/aoprv
1:17 PM
wired
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keerthi: RT @lauraigomez: “I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.” Antonio Gramsci
1:16 PM 
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andr8a: RT @Magnuson: I need to hire someone just to read my email. It'd be a full-time position.
1:15 PM 
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crystal: Tweet and retweet were sitting on the bridge... tweet jumped off. Who was left?
1:15 PM 
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andr8a: RT @meangrape: Awesome Izzie gifts from @verdandi and @ivy. Thanks! http://yfrog.com/0o7iyj
1:15 PM
yfrog
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meangrape: Awesome Izzie gifts from @verdandi and @ivy. Thanks! http://yfrog.com/0o7iyj
1:14 PM
yfrog
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andr8a: RT @lauraigomez: “I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.” Antonio Gramsci
1:14 PM 
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andr8a: RT @vl: I always dreamt about this: a tiny subway for delivering groceries http://bit.ly/aoprv
1:14 PM
wired
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andr8a: RT @CirqueLasVegas: Mystere Revealed today at 4:50. Watch a training and pre-set for the show. Open to the first 100 people.
1:13 PM 
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andr8a: RT @candice: I wonder if these kids have Asperger's... And if they maybe wanna come over & vaccum my place... http://bit.ly/14YB3Y
1:11 PM
buzzfeed
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sean: RT @vl: I always dreamt about this: a tiny subway for delivering groceries http://bit.ly/aoprv
1:10 PM
wired
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jessverr: Facebook's ad targetting algorithms think I'm simultaneously looking for a private jet and $5 coupon for pizza. http://twitpic.com/hqn4f
12:53 PM
twitpic
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andr8a@Magnuson staying connection 24/7 helps me.
12:51 PM 
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delbius: Things that I have done this morning: stubbed my toe, sniffed dry erase markers, listened to Jewel. Believe it or not, these are unrelated.
12:40 PM 
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Magnuson: I need to hire someone just to read my email. It'd be a full-time position.
12:25 PM 
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mrtall@crystal Yeah, I've got to imagine they will be picked up by another Bay Area station though.
12:24 PM 
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mrtall: I never, ever want to take off these bedroom slippers
12:23 PM 
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kevinthau: Trying out Brizzly. Grrrrrr. Thanks @shellen and @cw for the invite.
12:21 PM 
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crystal: Not related to Kevin Weil: http://www.drweil.com/ Promise. I checked.
12:20 PM
drweil
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crystal: RT @candice: He's Only Making Plans for Colberta http://bit.ly/14ObJU
12:18 PM
gothamistllc
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jillyface: Watching Lady Gaga at VMAs over several minutes while the video buffers makes the whole spectacle even more confusing on so many levels.
12:01 PM 
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ev: RT @goldman: Hey Google: When you see the results for [anal] in my search history, I wanted Analytics and put it in the wrong box. So to ...
11:55 AM 
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crystal@mrtall I'm so bitter about @fernandoandgreg being removed from the air in an underhanded way. And the new station-- sucks.
11:55 AM 
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mrtall: I'd go as Lady Gaga for Halloween, but what's the point?
11:50 AM 
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goldman: Hey Google: When you see the results for [anal] in my search history, I wanted Analytics and put it in the wrong box. So to speak.
11:49 AM 
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mutgoff: So useful! http://tweetdouche.com/
11:41 AM
tweetdouche
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sean: Been using them in my Mighty Mouse for over a year, very satisfied. No more running out of batteries. They even have a cool USB charger.
11:31 AM 
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mrtall@jillyface I know, wanted to hear what they had to say about the whole Kanye blowup.
11:31 AM 
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sean: Use AA or AAA batteries a lot? Get some eneloops. As good as a standard Enegizer, except they're rechargable. http://www.eneloopusa.com
11:30 AM
eneloopusa
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