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9/15/09; 11:54:02 PM Pacific
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goldman: Listening to a new Themselves & Why collaboration. The song is called Canada and I heard Dose One do it solo like 18 months ago. Way good.
11:11 PM 
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ded: put the BBQ outside. walked back upstairs. saw people taking the BBQ. The Mission is awesome.
11:03 PM 
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biz: We ran just over 8k tonight in SF at a pretty good clip -- faster than I run on the weekends, for sure
11:02 PM 
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rsarver: I was really surprised by how good the food was at Heaven's Dog. The cocktails were a known, good entity. Check it out
10:59 PM 
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ded: just printed off a fresh sign "FREE BBQ!" - it's goin on the sidewalk.
10:51 PM 
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sean@sean join the 'this site proudly styled using tables' web ring! Sign the guestbook... (via @aaron_g)
10:46 PM 
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sean: I brought sexy back. Next is tables. Who's with me?
10:43 PM 
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mrtall: RT @kevinweil: Haha, four awkward moments in Facebook "likes" http://bit.ly/Td903 (via @randizuckerberg)
10:35 PM
collegehumor
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meangrape: Note to self: use "not encephalitis the email" extensively in future conversation.
10:17 PM 
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jillyface: Being.
10:15 PM 
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jillyface: YES! They're talking about Turducken on Bizarre Foods. Watching it be put together is pretty ick.
10:14 PM 
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kevinweil: Haha, four awkward moments in Facebook "likes" http://bit.ly/Td903 (via @randizuckerberg)
10:11 PM
collegehumor
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alissa: I'm about to be real sad about leaving my sweater at home today. Almost as sad as I am about leaving the office late enough that it matters.
10:01 PM 
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ronpepsi: A little progress goes a long way.
9:51 PM 
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crystal: High blood pressure. Could be worse.
9:46 PM 
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Magnuson: Looks like someone decided to take the username approach to naming their salon - http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4363/19925589.jpg
9:42 PM
imageshack
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abdur: The eight ball? http://twitpic.com/hwjwa
9:36 PM
twitpic
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rael: Darth Vader ordering a pie at Whiffies.
9:35 PM 
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mutgoff: From personal experience, I think this is a great idea: http://bit.ly/2Y7tMW
9:30 PM
nytimes
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rael: Arrived at Whiffies Fried Pies in Portland and checked in on Foursquare and, lo and behold, @dens was standing right next to me.
9:27 PM 
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rk: Hey ladies, I have huge mussels http://flic.kr/p/6YN35X
9:12 PM
flickr
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ev: Oh, interesting: Michael J. Fox was being interviewed by @michaelpollan, who's sister happens to be Fox's wife.
9:00 PM 
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ded: "I had a drink without being carded" @erin interprets as "I had a dream I was retarded"
8:50 PM 
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ronpepsi: The only way to understand how disruptive these pages are is to take them.
8:45 PM 
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goldman@ev Was just listening to that. Seems very cool. I'm curious about the startup model for his foundation.
8:35 PM 
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vl: After reading this ’05 essay from Paul Graham, I’m even more glad that I treated high school as a boring day job. http://bit.ly/11q97G
8:25 PM
paulgraham
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ev: Michael J. Fox is on @KQED (radio) right now. Always seems like a great guy.
8:23 PM 
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ronpepsi: Insanity, please stop.
8:22 PM 
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robey: what the--? ... i got a hand-written thank you note in the mail from the guy at mike's bikes that i bought my bike from. classy!
8:01 PM 
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ronpepsi: The interruptions are increasing in frequency. Very frustrating.
7:58 PM 
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goldman@mrtall good point! I'll set it up. Promise.
7:54 PM 
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rk: OH: "Where sharks hang out there's no other gross shit."
7:44 PM 
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mrtall@stevej @goldman speaking of which, we should have another poker night.
7:44 PM 
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jess: Rocking my socks off was fun until I literally didn't have socks for my run. http://twitpic.com/hw6l1
7:39 PM
twitpic
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kevinthau: from @kevinweil: "I'm a lefty who golfs righty, but I putt lefty with a cross-handed grip."... Wow.
7:29 PM 
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netik: Djing at DNA Lounge tonight for the TC50 party, it's free -- come on by. @dnalounge #tc50
7:21 PM 
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kevinthau: RT @SarahKSilverman: Mass suicides are probably super fun but we don't realize it because they don't have that key word-of-mouth factor.
7:15 PM 
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mzsanford: Discussing moving the Twitter shirt giveaway to the #SMCSea event on the 29th so more people get a chance. Stay tuned.
7:03 PM 
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andr8a: RT @sukhjit: http://twitpic.com/hw04b - Nobody panic. I found my way out of the sony building. Phew.
6:56 PM
twitpic
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sean: Turns out we got our new ToS out in Japan with ninja-like stealth; no real backlash or controversy.
6:38 PM 
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stevej@jfray tasteless. hey, do you listen to benson's I Love Movies podcast?
6:32 PM 
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mzsanford: Neighbor kitty wants my cheeseburger http://twitpic.com/hvxcz
6:31 PM
twitpic
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jfray: RT @DougBenson: Want a t-shirt that depicts Chirs Farley and Patrick Swayze reuniting in Chippendale heaven? http://bit.ly/FeeWI
6:29 PM
donkeyts
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jess: OH: "I have an aesthetic sense that transcends gender roles."
6:22 PM 
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kevinweil: So jealous of @sacca and his cross-country ride.
6:19 PM 
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robey: RT @marianne_m: @robey Yeah, was bummed about that, too. Option + Click works.
6:18 PM 
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ronpepsi: I'm really no good for spur-of-the-moment activities nowadays.
6:12 PM 
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jess: The @charitywater Sept campaign is half done! Donate to my page http://bit.ly/lRtdm, support @sacca http://bit.ly/VKsFW, or make your own :)
6:10 PM
mycharitywater
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stevej@goldman oh dude, I've been practicing texas hold 'em. Also: bluffin' with my muffin.
6:10 PM 
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goldman: It's girly kickboxing followed by poker tonight.
5:58 PM 
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robey: it's taking me a really long time to get used to the green button no longer working correctly in itunes. i know, whine whine...
5:41 PM 
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delbius: OH: "Cutting out hearts will get you suspended and your results may not show up in search."
5:35 PM 
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crystal: New heights: my Mom is emailing me pics of the furballs she successfully combed out of her cats. HRM.
5:22 PM 
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kevinweil: RT @al: My right shoe has been untied forhours now. Adding some spice to my day.
5:20 PM 
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Magnuson@rael So long? Where'd they go? I still encounter pple dedicated to IE6 on a daily basis. It's sad.
5:20 PM 
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mutgoff@mrtall we HAVE to make this happen. And yes, the otters are so cute!
4:48 PM 
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mrtall: Great white shark at the Monterray Bay Aquarium http://bit.ly/5uojh (via @mutgoff). Hell, I'd go just for sea otters.
4:44 PM
montereybayaquarium
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al3x: Obama may have called Kanye a jackass, but until the Black Eyed Peas are officially decreed war criminals I say there's no justice.
4:43 PM 
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rael: Note to self: "Your son likes it" is no reason to try gloppy mac-and-not-quite-cheese.
4:42 PM 
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mutgoff: omg omg! Someone PLEASE take me to the Monterey Bay Aquarium http://bit.ly/5uojh
4:40 PM
montereybayaquarium
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rael: Thankful to be working with some incredibly wonderful people.
4:25 PM 
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rael: So long, IE7, IE6, FFX2, and Safari-Win... I'll see you next time through.
4:25 PM 
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evan: Went riding bikes with @twigsy in the state park. Made me feel like a little kid...no plans, riding around with a friend I have a crush on.
4:24 PM 
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mutgoff: Gaucho nominated for best jazz band! Vote! http://polls.sfweekly.com/polls/san/musicawards09/
4:19 PM
sfweekly
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biz: Join us for a run tonight starting at Twitter HQ at 6:30pm—we're doing the @sftechruns usual, an easy 8k
4:05 PM 
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ronpepsi: Eyes glazing over working on config files.
3:54 PM 
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jess: Rocking our socks off to @_M_I_A_ Boyz http://twitpic.com/hvbgl
3:51 PM
twitpic
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sean: So if I reply the most times on the same email thread, does that make me the mayor of that email thread? #boresquare
3:49 PM 
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bs: I stage everything now, thanks to @akshay_abd! I am filled with so much developer love.
3:24 PM 
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goldman: RT @hotdogsladies: Author Dan Brown strode through the brass lobby of a bar and ordered a beer, his eyes white as something white. The b ...
3:19 PM 
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mrtall: Careful what you write online: http://twitpic.com/dcu4y
2:59 PM
twitpic
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stop: A friend at a design shop is looking for a developer to help with some CSS work. http://stopdesign.com/contact if you're interested. Thx.
2:54 PM
stopdesign
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mutgoff: Birds of a feather: http://bit.ly/18miWV
2:37 PM
mercurynews
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bs: Massively pessimistic read repair. Also, pessimistic is hard to spell. Let's go shopping?
2:32 PM 
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mutgoff@al3x I've started running! Anything is possible.
2:31 PM 
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jack: Looking at office space!
2:25 PM 
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kevinweil@jess me too :)
2:11 PM 
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noradio@al3x A year ago @chadfowler basically couldn't run at all. On Sunday he finished a half marathon.
2:10 PM 
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al3x: If @noradio can run, and @eddieizzard can run seemingly endless marathons, maybe I can run too. HMM.
2:08 PM 
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jess@kevinweil For the record, I voted for both, http://bit.ly/2h2u3y (cc: @elizabeth @sacca). And obviously I'm the authority here, so... :)
2:08 PM
mallplace
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stevej@ej I told you 20th and capp was dangerous.
2:05 PM 
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Magnuson: I discovered how to lock the icons on your springboard and prevent accidental icon rearrangement on your iPhone: use Lockdown
2:02 PM 
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kevinweil: My wife @elizabeth is the fifth best internet investor, just behind @sacca -- it says so on the interwebs. http://bit.ly/2h2u3y
2:00 PM
mallplace
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noradio: RT @ej: Almost hit by a tiffany ring box flung out this broken window. Ah, love. http://twitpic.com/husrx
1:57 PM
twitpic
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rael: I believe my IE 7 is drunk.
1:56 PM 
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jack: I love that you all created retweets. It's an awesome use of the technology & has taken me a while to appreciate. Great work!
1:54 PM 
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rael: "These eggs are totally fresh; they come from a local guy." — @parenthacks. Ew!
1:52 PM 
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anamitra@ej I think we heard that tiffany ring crash too, from the 4th floor. Musta been some rock.
1:50 PM 
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Magnuson: Cupcakes from @ashsimpsonwentz! Yay! http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9532/37886796.jpg
1:47 PM
imageshack
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jess: Tons of nerd fodder for tonight's @sftechrun: @mint sells for $170M, fB hits 300M and CFBE, Adobe buying Omniture for $1.8bn #siliconvalley
1:40 PM 
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meangrape: RT @VictoriaMia: Deciphering bits of information and random narrative writ a handful of years ago. If I were Dan Brown I could make a w ...
1:36 PM 
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ej: Almost hit by a tiffany ring box flung out this broken window. Ah, love. http://twitpic.com/husrx
1:33 PM
twitpic
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crystalhttp://twitpic.com/hurxx - Thx @ashsimpsonwentz! They're beautiful (and tasty)
1:27 PM
twitpic
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rk@rael well, the thing for which the company is named faces north
1:15 PM 
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sean: Replied to a blog post comment. Also, about to open this box that belongs to some chick named Pandora.
1:11 PM 
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jillyface: OH: ' it teaches you how to live life.'. They really are selling everything these days.
1:00 PM 
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ev: RT @fredwilson: tumblr wire is mesmerizing. maybe the best time waster on the internet yet. http://www.tumblr.com/popular
12:57 PM
tumblr
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rsarver: I am checking out TweetMixx: http://bit.ly/LtEkU
12:46 PM
tweetmixx
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mrtall: RT @tomlorek: Most fascinating thing you'll read today. And freaky in a modern Joseph Conrad way. http://tinyurl.com/qnr3dr
12:43 PM
dailymail
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anamitra@dougw @kevinweil with the recent focus on our plant, we now have a crack team of plant paramedics working on some Gatorade fertilizer
12:38 PM 
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