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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


10/15/09; 11:57:02 PM Pacific
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rsarver: Let the wild rumpus begin! #WTWTA
11:48 PM 
40,964
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Magnuson: I hate when pple talk about global warming. GW doesnt matter. What matters is that we R srsly degrading every natural living system on earth
11:45 PM 
1,382
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biz: Bye Tokyo, I want to come back with @livia so she can see all the crazy crows!
11:37 PM 
1,406,682
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rael: Taking a cue from @rsarver, I've started a PDX Food Carts list at http://bit.ly/4g1PUT. Additions welcome.
11:14 PM
twitter
7,745
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jkalucki: The startle reflex has been rechanneled into the eyelid-twitch reflex.
10:16 PM 
52,497
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crystal: I guess on days like this / you know who your friends are
10:08 PM 
14,368
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ded: seriously, medjool, no credit cards? you should be fined. I spit on your ATM dramatically.
10:00 PM 
6,463
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nk: Have you ever watched people walk? The way their arms swing and they balance from swagger to swagger? It trips me out.
9:53 PM 
54,952
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/lpa48 - @mutgoff rocked @roomtoread fundraiser.
9:48 PM
twitpic
66,643
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alissa: Homeless guy started singing at me. Not sure if he saw that I was wearing earbuds before, but he didn't miss it when I turned the volume up.
9:46 PM 
3,695
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ronpepsi: Cheese. Nori. Two great things that go great apart.
9:43 PM 
2,085
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rsarver@anamitra want to pick up some box wine for me? Thanks :)
9:34 PM 
40,714
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ronpepsi: It didn't take more than ten seconds to say "Open a ticket, I'm in the middle of something." Sorry, and it was true.
9:24 PM 
2,085
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alissa: Fuck you muni. Fuck you San Francisco. And fuck this day.
9:21 PM 
3,695
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stevej@al3x i'm sorry:( hopefully it will work out. Remember, cats have 9 lives.
9:21 PM 
5,534
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nk: I just figured out the cause of that race condition. Yay wine.
9:05 PM 
54,875
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stop: Viewing 1 thread, 3 messages. Sigs of each: # 1- "Sent from my mobile" # 2- "Sent from my iPhone" # 3- "Sent from my mobile device"
9:04 PM 
10,385
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nk: I checked in here on Foursquare, clicked on the Mayor's Twitter profile, and saw her new SF cycling list.
9:02 PM 
54,869
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ronpepsi: Reading Billy Ray Shakespeare's "Man up, Hamlet".
8:47 PM 
2,085
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dougw: My roommates are talking about buying a video camera for the house. Won't anybody please think of the children?
8:35 PM 
98,667
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robey: i guess this is one of the most recognizable songs of our generation. weird to think about, huh? http://bit.ly/HHZy9
8:30 PM
youtube
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ronpepsi: Want to sell tickets to the show? Leave the gates open as wide as possible.
8:26 PM 
2,085
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anamitra: There's a typo in my previous tweet. Whatever you do, don't have it carved into marble. (via @badbanana)
8:14 PM 
52,431
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anamitra: Just great, @rsarver gets to go to the IMAX and I get to go to Target...need anything?
8:14 PM 
52,431
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dougw: Feeling humorously nostalgic reading http://awkwardin140.com/
8:12 PM
awkwardin140
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ded: so, @erin is taking me out to dinner on a date. where's do we goes? #imighthavetoputout
8:11 PM 
6,459
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jess: Thank you to @tferriss who donated $2300 to @roomtoread for an autographed case of the @fledgling wine!
8:06 PM 
142,755
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jennadawn: At the @roomtoread sf fundraiser. Just auctioned a case of #fledgling for $2300!
8:01 PM 
55,104
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ded: Range restaurant in @sf; should work on getting a better range of items in their menu.
7:59 PM 
6,459
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bs: At the Room to Read Fundriaser. About to auction off some Twitter Wine!
7:47 PM 
33,879
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kevinthau: Congratulations @niw, @sean, @yukarim, @leland on the Japan mobile web launch! http://twtr.jp FTW!
7:36 PM
twtr
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rsarver@al3x ugh. That's horrible. Sorry guys...
7:34 PM 
40,497
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al3x: Unsure as to whether @nexus6's cat will live or die of FIP, and will remain unsure for another 5 - 7 emotionally grueling days.
7:25 PM 
14,718
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rael: Universe sharded http://bit.ly/zvAE7 (via @pankaj)
7:17 PM
technologyreview
7,746
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rael@rsarver so yes then. But I appreciate your accuracy given our previous discussion of my use of period technology.
7:13 PM 
7,746
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rsarver@rael 12:01 showing
7:12 PM 
40,454
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pankaj: Physicists calculate number of universes in the multiverse: http://bit.ly/zvAE7 (via @Stanford)
7:09 PM
technologyreview
1,900
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rael@rsarver midnight slowing?
7:09 PM 
7,746
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andr8a: Yay! rt @sukhjit Finally got the INTERNET installed at my new place! Here's what I did to celebrate: http://is.gd/4lAUU
7:05 PM
sukhjit
1,698
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ronpepsi: Chicken soup without the chicken.
7:03 PM 
2,085
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rsarver: Where the Wild Things Are update: now IMAX'd. going to rock!
7:00 PM 
40,428
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ded: I wish cointreau didn't cost so much
6:58 PM 
6,457
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rael: Appreciating my daughter's lovely manners and sparkling conversation over dinner on our biweekly "Daddy/Mimi" evening out.
6:55 PM 
7,746
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evan: Dinner with friends and girlfriends.
6:47 PM 
3,650
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rsarver: Awesome. Boxcar 2.0 (@boxcar) for the iPhone just went free. You get one service for free, second one costs $0.99. http://bit.ly/AUPNj
6:37 PM
apple
40,385
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ded: why don't guys just buy pants that fit?
6:28 PM 
6,454
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ded: did things today that you really shouldn't do in JavaScript
6:18 PM 
6,454
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jess@nk you should have seen my emotional reaction a second ago when I realized I've been added to a few lists by people I really admire. Wow!
6:15 PM 
142,533
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Magnuson#balloonboy, Anne Frank, and 'Imma let you finish' jokes could be the perfect Trending Topics trifecta.
6:13 PM 
1,381
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nk: I'm really excited about the new social behaviors enabled by lists.
6:13 PM 
54,545
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biz: Great view of a massive yoga session from the Yahoo Japan offices http://yfrog.com/5n5ixhj
6:10 PM
yfrog
1,406,041
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rsarver: Just booked @devon and I two tickets to see Where the Wild Things Are for tonight at 12:01. Can't wait...
6:01 PM 
40,323
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ded: do it already now!
6:00 PM 
6,454
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jillyface: Trying to squeeze in a quick trip before dinner when the president is in town: #notagoodidea
5:59 PM 
1,899
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evan@rk Perfect demonstration of a bug; my share shows up as the source tweet only in the list.
5:56 PM 
3,649
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mhegge: "My dog punched me in the eye" sounds as lame as "I fell down the stairs" or "I walked into a wall" but really, my dog punched me in the eye
5:48 PM 
3,000
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rk: a perfect demostration of our new lists feature and http://emergencytrammell.com/ http://flic.kr/p/77RyuS
5:44 PM
emergencytrammell
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rk: Today will go down as the day that @trammell's new coworkers at @twitter were introduced to http://emergencytrammell.com/.
5:39 PM
emergencytrammell
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stevej: I hope @mattknox gets to the bottom of this laughing fit. There's no room for humor in the workplace.
5:38 PM 
5,533
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meangrape: Tracking down hyena-like cackling in the office.
5:37 PM 
3,399
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crystal@evan Both?
5:36 PM 
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evan: Speculating about what is going on in the Front End team area. Tickle fight? Nitrous?
5:34 PM 
3,648
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dougw: OH: "I am ventriloquist at a particular frequency"
5:32 PM 
98,295
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ded: trying out this tweeter thingy.
5:30 PM 
6,454
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jess: I like @sam's shirt http://twitpic.com/lobxc
5:28 PM
twitpic
142,440
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evan: So much work...feel like I don't give people the time they deserve. Sorry if I fuss at you.
5:28 PM 
3,648
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ded: turns out killface has been killed.
5:27 PM 
6,454
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dougw: A "Send and Label" labs feature in gmail would save me 4 mouse clicks, which at this rate would delay carpal tunnel to at least age 25.
5:19 PM 
98,278
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rk: for those of you who got the new lists feature today, i have some tasty lists for your to follow: http://twitter.com/rk/lists
5:19 PM
twitter
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crystal: In the words of Juliette: Be satisfied ;)
5:19 PM 
14,364
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crystal: A do-over for @jillyface and @audomatic: Read the vomiting pamphlet while I ate lunch. Feels like vomiting on people's personal dramas...
5:18 PM 
14,364
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mrtall: Went through day blissfully unaware that some kid may or may not be on a hot air balloon alone.
5:04 PM 
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mzsanford: "how about we drink and watch The Sound of Music tonight?" — @ruth … so, I guess I have plans then.
4:57 PM 
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jillyface@crystal, no shit, me too. I totally thought you were reading about vomiting and had to read twice. cc @audomatic
4:35 PM 
1,897
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anamitra: In a meeting
4:13 PM 
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biz: I'm going to have two Fridays back to back—one here in Tokyo and another tomorrow in San Francisco
4:12 PM 
1,405,811
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jack: Scratch that. I'm going in the pool.
4:08 PM 
1,362,658
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mzsanford: that took far too long, but it was worth it.
4:03 PM 
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krissy: Really nice to see @dom, a picture of his blue eyed angel and catch my first glance @thebook 140 Characters!
4:01 PM 
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jack: Taking a break and walking by the pool. Whew.
3:58 PM 
1,362,636
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ej: it's too hot for me to work
3:53 PM 
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jess: Come to the @roomtoread event http://bit.ly/2kFzd to support an incredible team and cause http://bit.ly/McIiw. Plus, wine & good company.
3:49 PM
exacttarget
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rael: As some of you may have noticed, we just released our beta Lists feature to a skosh more people.
3:41 PM 
7,744
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nk: We just released Lists to a wider group of beta testers. Yay.
3:38 PM 
54,211
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andr8a: Thank you @Magnuson for opening the window. :)
3:24 PM 
1,693
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andr8a: sauna up in here.. like a crowded standing field metallica concert.
3:18 PM 
1,693
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santojay: Congratulations @niw, @sean, @yukarim on the Japan Mobile Site launch! Please party and sleep hard :-)
3:15 PM 
3,696
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Magnuson: Balloon boy is alive!
3:07 PM 
1,380
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ev: Sexy new updates to our widgets http://twitter.com/widgets including an install-on-Blogger button and a Faves widget. (Thx to @ded.)
2:11 PM
twitter
1,178,556
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crystal: Read the voting pamphlet while I ate lunch. Feels like voting on people's personal dramas. Two-aide restriction? Street furniture, indeed.
1:52 PM 
14,357
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delbius: Phrase of the day: "somewhat theoretical."
1:45 PM 
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kevinweil: RT @bijan: You know you are on sand hill rd when you park between a rollsroyce and a prius.
1:35 PM 
1,661
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jack: RT @katiewdowd: #aym if you were worried, there was no boy in the balloon and twitter will outlast the macarena
1:18 PM 
1,362,355
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rael: Off my bananas, I say! Off, damnable little fruit-flies.
1:14 PM 
7,743
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al3x: Looking at you, Native Instruments. #stinkeye
1:09 PM 
14,694
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gregpass: Saturating: http://yfrog.com/631bij
1:09 PM
yfrog
2,665
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al3x: Commercial software: because you want to be treated like a criminal for having paid a premium for something you could have easily stolen.
1:08 PM 
14,694
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ronpepsi: New largest known prime: 2^43112609 - 1
12:49 PM 
2,083
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delbius: RT @alissa: Booze for poor children! No, wait... books for poor children! The booze is for you. http://bit.ly/3PqTY6
12:44 PM
twitter
57,634
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jillyface: There is NO child. This is why.
12:42 PM 
1,895
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