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10/12/09; 11:57:03 PM Pacific
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gregpass: Tri-Klops's revolving eyes are circular-, triangular-, and square-shaped, respectively. NEED I SAY MORE?
11:41 PM 
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al3x@netik Jeez, not your fortnight, huh? Glad you're okay.
11:26 PM 
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biz: Hanging at the bar between meetings. Switching to white wine after dropping and smashing my espresso cup -- too much caffine!
11:23 PM 
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mhegge: Hour 5: starving
11:17 PM 
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netik: Was hit by a car on my bike this evening on the way home. Driver hit and run. Jwz got the plate and sfpd know. EMT checked me out, I am ok
11:13 PM 
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al3x: Trying to weight my news consumption more heavily towards Twitter. I bounce between too many info-junkie iPhone apps.
11:10 PM 
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jack: Working late at the office and having a Delirium tremens with @rsa who's playing some Icelandic music he listened to a year ago.
10:33 PM 
1,354,945
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abdur: Had the best bread pudding ever tonight, wow...
10:31 PM 
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kevinweil@rk you'll have to come to the next one and make us 7 for 7 :)
10:27 PM 
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jess: Late night run took us through the precursor to the storm.
10:27 PM 
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rk@kevinweil someone's not carrying their weight there.
10:15 PM 
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biz@jack I was in mexico city last month with @kevinthau -- you're going to love it!
10:11 PM 
1,397,248
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kevinweil: 6 people, 5 bottles of wine... dinner party success. On
10:09 PM 
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kevinthau: Windows are open preparing for the rain smells and sounds.
10:00 PM 
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stevej: Seems transactional memory doesn't make reasoning about concurrent code any easier. It just makes the behavior less explicit (via @crazybob)
9:58 PM 
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jack: Whew. My passport is still in my possession. Always worry just before my flight that I lost it. #MexTech
9:41 PM 
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kevinweil@noradio I believe Old Spanish Trail was validated by third party checkins this evening.
9:22 PM 
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ronpepsi: Plato: "How about them Dolphins!"
9:15 PM 
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Magnuson: I have physical therapy at 7:30 tomorrow morning. I'd rather be going to the dentist.
9:00 PM 
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jack: One more: @thehiphopking. We're all really excited to arrive in Mexico City tomorrow! #MexTech
8:58 PM 
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mhegge: Starting a water fast. Hope to last 4 days this time around.
8:55 PM 
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jack: More folks headed to Mexico City with us for #MexTech: @taraslens and @jasonliebman. I still need to pack...
8:49 PM 
1,354,727
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stevej: Interested in working on #nosql systems at Internet scale? We're hiring! Apply! http://bit.ly/44V97I (via @jkalucki)
8:47 PM
twitter
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jkalucki: Interested in working on #nosql systems at Internet scale? We're hiring! Apply! http://bit.ly/44V97I
8:30 PM
twitter
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robey: next book: begin. "Once a guy stood all day shaking bugs from his hair. The doctor told him there were no bugs in his hair..."
8:26 PM 
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robey: also, i finished "System of the World" last night, so i'm a bit sleep-deprived. well worth the re-read (all 3000 pages)!
8:20 PM 
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al3x: "Heisen-arrays". Awesome.
8:11 PM 
14,660
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biz: Started the day with a run up the slope of Mount Acha overlooking the Han river in Seoul—ouch, the hills
7:48 PM 
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evanhttp://twitpic.com/lc2ma - Pretty sure we brushed a whole nother cat out of @buttonscat's coat.
7:45 PM
twitpic
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rsarver: An extraordinarily busy Monday. Lots of good discussions. Lots to think about. Also, finally saw The Hangover this weekend. Hilarious
7:38 PM 
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jack: Some of the folks on the #MexTech delegation: @jaredcohen, @simonwdc, @ariw, @katiewdowd, @nancyscola. Follow them! More to come...
7:34 PM 
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jillyface: Chilli eating competition @ viet dinner. All fun & games until K announced 'oh I'm fucked'. Lots of tears at the table.
7:33 PM 
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alissa: Working late, pro: nobody talks to me. Working late, con: I can't talk to people.
7:32 PM 
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anamitra: Isn't the weekend view most missed on a Monday night? http://twitpic.com/lc0q5
7:30 PM
twitpic
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jack: RT @t: "Every 3 days, you basically have a new heart" http://tr.im/cells
7:24 PM
nytimes
1,354,540
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robey: Oops, forgot there was a Scala meetup tonight. Work grumpiness drove me home.
7:16 PM 
2,421
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al3x: Watching @jorgeortiz85 talk about the many nice changes in Scala 2.8 at the @scalabase meeting.
7:10 PM 
14,660
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meangrape: I'm amazed at how well my aravot have held up.
7:05 PM 
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jack: Our State Dept delegation is going to Mexico City to explore how tech can help citizens engage against drug cartels. Follow: #MexTech
6:46 PM 
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mzsanford: Chase needs more faxed docs for the 3rd time. Took 6 weeks for them to realize. I am livid.
6:36 PM 
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ronpepsi: What have the Romans ever done for us? http://bit.ly/ybIHG
6:28 PM
c2
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Magnuson: What's so offensive about a naked body? Don't forget: you're naked too.
6:08 PM 
1,422
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nk@evan yeah. want to finish something before tomorrow.
6:04 PM 
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al3x: My next three hundred or so blog posts are going to be about programming language esoterica or something equally uncontroversial. Sheesh.
6:03 PM 
14,658
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evan@nk You guys staying late tonight?
5:54 PM 
3,640
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rael: "If you love potatoes so much, why don't you marry one." Hmm...
5:50 PM 
7,742
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jillyface: OH: I like beer. I'm good at it. - yeah, the blokes must think you're great.
5:45 PM 
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jess: Note the double asterisks #211195907">http://jessverr.tumblr.com/#211195907
5:42 PM
tumblr
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nk: LET'S ORDER SOME PIZZA AND WRITE SOME CODE.
5:24 PM 
44,470
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evan: Rain is starting! So excited for this storm.
5:12 PM 
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al3x: Need to move Minima off of Soup.io. Feeling like the chick in that Microsoft ad. "I'm just not cool enough to be a Tumblr person."
4:31 PM 
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jack: RT @TheEllenShow: Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson are making their US television debut on my show today! You have to watch.
4:30 PM 
1,354,073
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evan: 9003 tweets. I feel ISO-compliant.
4:28 PM 
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rael: Planning and scheming.
4:03 PM 
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evan: I will do what I need to do today, even if it takes until tomorrow.
3:54 PM 
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Magnuson: Today is proving to be all kinds of frustrating. I can't wait till it starts raining so my mood has company.
3:43 PM 
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alissa: Many years of careful and rigorous study have led me to the conclusion: I am always, always tired. Always.
3:43 PM 
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al3xhttp://10gui.com/video/ YES PLEASE
3:27 PM
10gui
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ronpepsi: At long last some actual weather is on its way: http://bit.ly/KxVGq
3:19 PM
weather
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evan: Wish Ruby had a fast, stable sort defined for Symbol. Don't care what it is, just that it's the same.
3:13 PM 
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evan: In the interests of fairness, the people next door did quiet down some time ago.
3:12 PM 
3,641
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mrtall@evan bastard
2:58 PM 
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evan@mrtall http://hallandoateschristmas.ytmnd.com/
2:56 PM
ytmnd
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mzsanford@mrtall I can't go for that. No can do.
2:55 PM 
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mrtall: Day 17: Still have that Hall and Oates song in my head, considering of self-lobotomy.
2:48 PM 
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jillyface: I enjoy pressing zero through "sorry that's not an option" "sorry""sorry""sorry"..."Please hold for an operator". Success! (when it works)
2:31 PM 
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mhegge: Family movie night: The Goonies
1:57 PM 
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jack: RT @pm: My soul has a hole, time for new shoes
1:44 PM 
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rael: Opthalmologist's office is a house lf mirrors.
1:41 PM 
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bs: Finally reading Death Note (デスノート). Finished Volume One last night. #cantsleep
1:38 PM 
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ronpepsi: Laughing at the various "case of the Mondays" comments :)
1:38 PM 
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jack: "It's a learning remote? ... What do I learn?" -@rsa
1:37 PM 
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rael@mrtall having a child is not what I would consider lazyweb material. When I'm next in town we can have a talk.
1:32 PM 
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jack: RT @Alyssa_Milano: 1st WOMAN to win economics Nobel prize since it began in 1968: http://bit.ly/4m6sBj
1:15 PM
bbc
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kevinthau: RT @Mark_Sanchez Bum bum bum bum, (do do,do do) bum bum bum bum, Bum, bum bum bum... Bum Bum Bum Bum..bum bum bum bum bum, do do, do do MNF!
1:08 PM 
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jack: Going to Mexico City w/ the State Department tomorrow. Excited(!) & preparing for it now. Learning that SF is nearly as close as NYC.
12:58 PM 
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evan: Dear idiots in the apartment building next door: shut up.
12:41 PM 
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jack: Congrats! RT @dom: Today is Publication Day for @thebook 140 Characters. Copies to appear in stores this week! http://flic.kr/p/76VfKx
12:37 PM
flickr
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jack: Sometimes it's hard to recognize greatness when it's standing right in front of you. I strive to get better at that.
12:36 PM 
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ronpepsi: Just another Monday.
12:32 PM 
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delbius@TheLovelySha http://bit.ly/tD84M If you mean Find People, you'll be in it when it updates.
12:30 PM
twitter
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jess: In the middle of a meeting, OH: "I'd like to call made-up-word on ad hocly."
12:21 PM 
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al3x: Nothing like starting Monday with some light cauterizing.
11:55 AM 
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nk: I'm getting doughy from lack of exercise.
11:34 AM 
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delbius: Locked out of your Twitter account and (understandably) irritated? We're working on it. http://bit.ly/1YRVS
11:20 AM
twitter
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JugglingPumba: Feel asleep to the sound of crickets for the first time in a week. Preferable to the sound of crazy people yelling obscenities at trash cans
11:07 AM 
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jillyface: Chatted with someone on Orbitz "chat" for the first time and it was Awesome. A Real person, very quick, super responsive and helpful.
11:07 AM 
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evan: Working from home. No complaints.
10:51 AM 
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jess@ev eww.
10:41 AM 
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ev: My green tea tastes a little fishy today.
10:30 AM 
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Magnuson: I know I've posted this before but it's way too cool not to watch 2-3 times - Claremont HD http://vimeo.com/1654340
10:30 AM
vimeo
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keerthi: I am happy every monday, when my parents call me up to say - 'have a great week ahead' ! :)
10:22 AM 
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kevinweil: Protip: Hadoop jobs run a lot slower when you log each line of your input 3 times.
10:12 AM 
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al3x: RT @dickwall: Reminder: Scala BASE meeting 7pm tonight at Twitter in SF. Learn about Scala 2.8. http://bit.ly/unLKF
10:02 AM
ning
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al3x: Either it's Oracle Open World time or they're filming a special episode of "Tool Academy" for the Business Week crowd at 3rd & Howard.
9:44 AM 
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mzsanford: I wish I hadn't lost my patience about that. Oh well, lawyers do that to me I guess.
9:36 AM 
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jack: A common awareness inspires & focuses a common movement.
9:34 AM 
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sean@mzsanford Good to have you back. Hope you're not in need of a liver transplant after your Oktoberfest adventures.
9:32 AM 
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mrtall@andr8a I beg your pardon! ;-)
9:24 AM 
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andr8a@mrtall which one?
9:16 AM 
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