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10/16/09; 11:54:02 PM Pacific
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goldman: At a bistro in Chicago called Bijan's. Last time I was here I hadn't yet met @bijan (unrelated, I think, but can't be sure.)
11:32 PM 
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delbius: "Cat With Lion Cut In Boot Box" - apparently a permanent art installation in the hallway. http://twitpic.com/ludm1
11:06 PM
twitpic
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rsarver@stevej my plan is to be indifferent and pretend it doesn't exist
10:45 PM 
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jfray@kevinweil Not much for proverbs, but that's one of my favorites.
10:38 PM 
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bs: Getting passionate about life, making yourself a better person: These are things that benefit your company. #indirection
10:38 PM 
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gregpass: Speaking of delicate coherences, blogged a speculative diagram by Siu: http://bit.ly/2b20z4
10:35 PM
unurthed
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bs: "One of the most important things to change people's lives is to actually know how they live." -- @cesarsalazar
10:32 PM 
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jfray: Working on a new song, "and then it stopped" for my project, "your secret will die with me" -- have a listen? http://www.myspace.com/yswdwm
10:31 PM
myspace
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crystalhttp://twitpic.com/lu93f - Trump hotel, Chicago: view! (so far very impressed!)
10:23 PM
twitpic
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kevinweil: The deer are all over the place in Portola tonight.
10:18 PM 
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ronpepsi: Not so fast: "Most philosophers would grant Peter van Inwagen's premise that there is no more than one empty world." http://bit.ly/1GJ9Sn
10:14 PM
stanford
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kevinweil: RT @exectweets: "Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful" -John Wooden
10:09 PM 
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abdur@mutgoff thanks was wondering about that.
10:05 PM 
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goldman: Had to pay $70 to check bags but got a free bottle of wine on the flight. We'll call that a wash, United. A sloppy chardonnay wash.
10:04 PM 
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mutgoff: Just saw Where the Wild Things Are. Its a little deeper than I thought it would be. Not really a kids movie.
9:50 PM 
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ronpepsi: If I'm really bad, I'll be reincarnated as a text parser for my own scribbly code and the junk random people put in it.
9:49 PM 
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/lu53x - finish line my fav song @snowpatrol
9:48 PM
twitpic
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crystal: Yay, I'm in Chicago!! So happy ^_^
9:46 PM 
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Magnuson@stevej I have explored the app and have been unable to find any option to invite anyone ATM. The moment I get some, I'll add your email.
9:26 PM 
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crystal: Scientific American: "It turns out that routing data w/out making temporary copies...is a non-trivial task" Ha! Story of our (great) life:)
9:24 PM 
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stevej: I know enough people on Wave now that I should either try and get an invite or develop a sense of anti-Wave snobbery.
9:24 PM 
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stevej@Magnuson excuse me sir, do you have any invites? #hatinhand
9:22 PM 
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Magnuson: Google Wave: needs friends.
9:16 PM 
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ronpepsi: Lost another evening.
9:16 PM 
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jennadawnhttp://twitpic.com/ltzai - and the grand finale...
9:05 PM
twitpic
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rk: "I'm here, I'm bearded. Deal with it." -@trammell
8:59 PM 
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al3x: Now doing a Highland Park tasting class before WhiskyFest wraps up. Tried some great stuff this year. A nice counterbalance to a lousy week.
8:26 PM 
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/lttl5 - 1234...i love you @pwts
8:26 PM
twitpic
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kevinweil: Caballo blanco talking about the tarahumara: http://yfrog.com/2ptpnpj
8:16 PM
yfrog
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Magnuson: Did you know that black holes are not science fiction? - http://bit.ly/UkjdM #thereisnogod
8:16 PM
newscientist
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pankaj: Sparklers. http://yfrog.com/0rwcdusj
8:11 PM
yfrog
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pankaj: Diwali (festival of lights, Biggest Indian festival) celebrations underway. Lighting up evry corner of the house, n sparklers too!
8:10 PM 
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andr8a: woot! Garth Brooks tickets go on sale Oct 24th.
7:55 PM 
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/ltoaq - woohoo! snow patrol & plain white t's
7:51 PM
twitpic
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al3x: Trying some of the first Laphroaig Cairdeas 12 in the US. Not sure if they're bringing it here, but I hope they do. Light and hot.
7:49 PM 
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jfray: Will be in SF next Tuesday evening. Hit me up, yo.
7:49 PM 
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jfray: iPhone died :( Have an appt with the Genius Bar in Glendale tomorrow. FML.
7:48 PM 
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mutgoff: Ladies night at the movies. Whooooooo!!!!!
7:44 PM 
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ronpepsi: There's Doctor House, and then there is the House Doctor. Acquainted with the latter: http://bit.ly/3YUKd1
7:40 PM
youtube
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ev: Very psyched about the stuff @Twitter has in the works. The team is nailing it on many fronts.
7:37 PM 
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rsarver: Annoyed the CNN iPhone app charges (which is fine) but then also runs ads. My expectation, right or not, is that they are mutually exclusive
7:36 PM 
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kevinthau: Rocking the Father, Daughter dance with Mal
7:34 PM 
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ronpepsi: About that Metallica thing: http://bit.ly/GzQDx
7:10 PM
google
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anamitra: You had me at cognitive disonance @santojay
7:10 PM 
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kevinweil@ded does that hurt?
7:08 PM 
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Magnuson: Playing with Google Wave. Kinda clueless about what it's supposed to do. I guess I need to spend some time on YouTube.
7:06 PM 
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al3x: In a "class" on Laphroaig. Basically a delicious extended in-person commercial, with tastings.
7:03 PM 
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jennadawnhttp://twitpic.com/lteyc - Actually home early enough to see the amazing sunset from my new ca sa @ 2000 ft. Ahhh...
6:53 PM
twitpic
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jess: Thought my @shittheboyssay friends had untouchably colorful language until I just OH'd a coworker yell "cock hammer!" mid work conversation.
6:50 PM 
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noradio: It was satisfying to respond to the salesman's suggestion that I do an exchange with, "That's not possible as I destroyed it in anger."
6:46 PM 
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alissa@evan I should have paid closer attention to the new org chart.
6:42 PM 
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jack: Look at the basket of tequila I arrived home to! Courtesy of @PepeAguilar. Thank you! http://yfrog.com/0imiacj
6:39 PM
yfrog
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al3x: Only Johnnie Walker and the vodka brands have booth babes at WhiskyFest. Really makes you think.
6:36 PM 
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kevinweil: Fixed some more bugs in hadoop-lzo today too. http://bit.ly/4Da3J. @acmurthy, would love to get these patches in the repo...
6:31 PM
github
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mrtall: RT @mammatall "There are several tatoos. You never asked." #retchingpresently
6:28 PM 
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ronpepsi: My idea has been stolen, but it should be used to keep summer drinks cool and made of thin nylon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_sock
6:22 PM
wikipedia
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jillyface: If it wasn't impossible i'd swear sadam hussein was driving the blue honda behind me.
6:19 PM 
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jess: Lawyers have a tendency to make jokes about lawyers, I've noticed.
6:19 PM 
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al3x: Heading towards the end of VIP hour at WhiskyFest and I've already tried a number of things quite a bit older than me (ex: 1968).
6:19 PM 
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evan@alissa Clearly there's a lot you don't know around here.
6:16 PM 
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jillyface: I smell steak. I want steak. Who cares about 15 years of vegetarianism.
6:13 PM 
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Magnuson: OH: L:"My son has started eating dog food when we feed the dogs" A:"Oh! How cheap!"
5:58 PM 
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ronpepsi: Anyone know of any good hadoop resource management and job serialization tools (besides FINAL files)?
5:52 PM 
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ronpepsi: This week was a blur and I have no idea what actually got done. Feels like a few close calls were in there somewhere.
5:49 PM 
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ded@Magnuson true
5:41 PM 
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Magnuson: Talkin with @ded bout widgets.
5:41 PM 
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jennadawn@ded you should really set some context before you tweet something like that.
5:32 PM 
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stevej: Unfriending the idiot who mailed me with the subject line of "RSVP for our adidas shopping party"
5:23 PM 
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mrtall: Twitter Ops engineer @netik can stop speeding cars with his turntables: http://bit.ly/4u1lnL
5:21 PM
venturebeat
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stevej@santojay I didn't get to mark that item off my list today. :-(
5:20 PM 
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bs: What a great Tea-Time! But I feel like I say that every week.
5:12 PM 
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ded: Dick is on fire
5:04 PM 
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robey: Oops I think tweetie just reposted my tweet from this morning. Sorry about that. :(
5:02 PM 
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robey: I'm not good at finding stopping places.
5:01 PM 
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jillyface: Anyone who has said to me "Oh, that's right, you don't take public transprt in SF" with an air of disapproval, see here http://bit.ly/4Bfso1
4:57 PM
dlisted
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evan: EMBARGOED TWEET
4:53 PM 
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mzsanford: Attending my first Tea Time meeting in several weeks. Amazing how much you miss when you can't be there every week.
4:51 PM 
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al3x: Follow Friday: @trelvix and nobody else but @trelvix. There are many humorists on Twitter, but this gentleman is a fucking *stylist*.
4:46 PM 
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crystal: Boarding the plane for Chicago! @yarrow here I come!
4:45 PM 
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al3x@robey Mnemonic: "I need to unstage these changes. I must have been all mixed up in the head when I wrote this code. Aha!"
4:43 PM 
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evanhttp://twitpic.com/lsszw - The Blazer Two.
4:40 PM
twitpic
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dougw: RT @team_team: Remember folks: everytime someone goes over seven minutes on a teatime presentation an angel craps themselves.
4:38 PM 
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santojay@stevej you still seem yourself. You need to double up Steve
4:29 PM 
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jillyface: Humility at its best. Just found out thanks to @trippingonwords that the heat pack I've had on my shoulder all day looks like a 'kotex pad'
4:20 PM 
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carolinehttp://twitpic.com/lsphd - beverage of choice during twitter tea time.
4:18 PM
twitpic
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robey: how to unstage changes in git? turns out to be "git reset --mixed head". because nothing says "unstage" like "reset mixed head".
4:10 PM 
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ronpepsi: Off to pass by 680 Folsom. The polished stone ramparts, plywood covered windows and pigeon nests give it a serious Planet of the Apes vibe.
3:59 PM 
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andr8a@jillyface i am honored to sit near you.
3:57 PM 
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stevej: This afternoon my goal is to drink too many beers and embarrass myself in front of the whole company. I need to put it into my todo list.
3:56 PM 
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jillyface: It's confirmed. I have the best (and most entertaining) job ever.
3:55 PM 
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caroline: verified gop reps pt 2: @RepGusBilirakis @RoyBlunt @MaryBonoMack @JohnBoozman @RepKevinBrady @RepPaulBrounMD more to come...
3:51 PM 
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caroline: verified gop reps pt 1: @ToddAkin @SteveAustria @MicheleBachmann @BachusAL06 @greshambarrett @RepJoeBarton @JudyBiggert @BilbrayCA50
3:49 PM 
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delbius: Today I've listened to @Collidemusic, Rasputina, & Switchblade Symphony. My inner goth is coming out (& not making eye contact).
3:45 PM 
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delbius@jillyface is telling me how it is. A direct quote: "This is what I think of you: cbjeksbaveu."
3:40 PM 
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jack: Ha! I like stripes. RT @SuzKPH: @jack is wearing the best socks for his #AYM panel with @natmorar
3:40 PM 
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jack: RT @SuzKPH: RT @michaeltmatthew: #aym What's cooler: @jack socks or @levifelix bow tie? Vote here:http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2129409/
3:39 PM
polldaddy
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al3xhttp://bit.ly/2o0bML et http://bit.ly/aMoG0. Train of thought courtesy of @nevenmrgan's wholly unrelated joke.
3:37 PM
zcache
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jack: This was awesome. RT @natmorar: Having a pannel with founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey on Moldova's case in couple of minutes in Mexico City
3:35 PM 
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bs: The part of my mind that does profiling is being blown by @evan.
3:20 PM 
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jack: Oops. Yes! RT @manchax: you mean @pepeaguilar right? RT: @jack: On the phone with @pepeaguular!
3:10 PM 
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