What are the people of Twitter twittering about?

10/19/09; 11:57:02 PM Pacific

Who	Recent tweet	When	Count	RT
	goldman: Here's 5 kilos of wagyu beef! Will run you a grand and worth it. http://yfrog.com/5dstjwj	11:42 PM yfrog	1,270,908	RT
	goldman: Got an awesome tour of the kitchen at L2O. So many gadgets! Here's a shot of the spice closet (partly). http://yfrog.com/0ria2vj	11:36 PM yfrog	1,270,903	RT
	al3x: 80% done with my talk on Minimalism in computing for @strangeloop_stl. Been thinking about it for two years, can't wait to talk about it.	11:28 PM	14,756	RT
	jess: Still thinking about questions of authenticity, consent, and safety in cases of citizen journalism & human rights, thanks to @witnessorg.	11:23 PM	156,347	RT
	rael: 15 minutes with the FlipFold and I'm done with the laundry. It may even have helped me over the last of my horrid flu. Thank you, FlipFold!	11:22 PM	7,765	RT
	rael: Finally set aside time to spend with my new FlipFold http://bit.ly/3jS54Y. And holy hatrack, it works: shirts folded in 1/2 the time.	11:20 PM amazon	7,765	RT
	evan: "I'll have that done tomorrow before you even enter the workplace (unless you come early)."	11:14 PM	3,674	RT
	crystal: Nathan and @Goldman- bonding on exchange of facts. Also: the things I never knew you could do with nitrogen!	11:06 PM	14,372	RT
	meangrape: Disturbing...RS story on...WallStreet: http://tr.im/Cn5K *THIS* is why long form journalism is so important (via @dearsarah via @tomprice)	10:40 PM rollingstone	3,398	RT
	nk: Very excited about some new ideas. Can't relax. Will I be able to sleep tonight?	10:25 PM	68,262	RT
	Magnuson: Oh, wow. brain hurts. http://isistwitterdowndown.com/	10:14 PM isistwitterdowndown	1,407	RT
	delbius: "Where The Wild Things Are" is a shockingly good adaptation of perhaps my very favorite childhood book.	9:57 PM	72,486	RT
	meangrape: Just realized I've got to cook supper for guest(s) on Sunday. Thinking a Moroccan fish stew.	9:54 PM	3,399	RT
	alissa: Where the Wild Thing Are: sweet-sad, funny-sad, cute-sad--woah! weird, gross... real sad. Happy-sad.	9:50 PM	3,708	RT
	bs: iPhone app that OCRs and overlays a translation in [near]real-time. This should be a thing that exists.	9:49 PM	33,880	RT
	ded: day 292: change we can believe in - http://bit.ly/2YUf1M	9:45 PM dustindiaz	6,528	RT
	anamitra: Twitter is the chisel, the user is Michelangelo. I'll take that. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/technology/internet/19link.html	9:40 PM nytimes	65,594	RT
	kevinthau: Nothing sharpens my procrastination skills like having a bunch of contracts to read.	9:26 PM	4,702	RT
	bs: New notebook for scratching out Twitter thoughts. http://yfrog.com/0bjjbkj	9:16 PM yfrog	33,880	RT
	crystal: http://twitpic.com/m7ljf - Looks like an egg... but it's a tomato! With salmon	9:13 PM twitpic	14,372	RT
	bs: Just scored a used hardcover copy of Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal! http://yfrog.com/16r27gj http://yfrog.com/0lgj2kj	9:13 PM yfrog	33,880	RT
	goldman: The beef we're eating shows up at the restaurant with a certificate of authenticity and a print of the cow's nose.	9:09 PM	1,270,661	RT
	evan: Please, let's put the hashtags in their own section.	9:05 PM	3,675	RT
	evan: Brown paper, white paper / Stick it together with the tape / The tape of love	9:02 PM	3,674	RT
	netik: Thanks, hopefully they didn't take your money	8:56 PM	4,509	RT
	crystal: http://twitpic.com/m7h2f - A closer look... It's like being within a cloud	8:32 PM twitpic	14,372	RT
	crystal: http://twitpic.com/m7h0w - Cotton candy from heaven	8:32 PM twitpic	14,372	RT
	goldman: The cotton candy has butter powder, pink peppercorn and bee pollen. It is the best thing I've ever had: http://yfrog.com/0lqu0aj	8:25 PM yfrog	1,270,585	RT
	goldman: Cotton candy and foie. L2O is blowing my mind!	8:16 PM	1,270,571	RT
	vl: I’m glad they made this: Mr. Eaves Sans, from Emigre — http://bit.ly/BzcOU (via @luxuryluke)	8:08 PM emigre	6,456	RT
	abdur: Love this visualization: WhenTwitter Says Good Morning Around the World http://bit.ly/3txAaN from @FlowingData (via @bansi)	8:06 PM flowingdata	36,048	RT
	dougw: I am on a diet so I'm going to have a smalish-big piece of cake rather than a biggish big piece.	8:05 PM	111,650	RT
	dougw: Arrived home and 12 friends are celebrating my roommate's birthday. I am never lovely these days. http://twitpic.com/m7dm8	8:04 PM twitpic	111,650	RT
	delbius: "Where the Wild Things Are" is in my immediate future. Be still! (my beating heart)	7:58 PM	72,218	RT
	kevinweil: It's a dance party! http://yfrog.com/0lzcbvj	7:57 PM yfrog	1,680	RT
	mrtall: You can listen to new @FernandoAndGreg shows on stitcher.com, FYI	7:57 PM	54,439	RT
	evan: @abdur Swim in through the sewer system. You have scuba gear, right?	7:54 PM	3,673	RT
	abdur: Locked out of my house. :(	7:45 PM	35,992	RT
	ronpepsi: Accumulating a boatload of happy kids' art. No scalpels in eyeballs or mushroom clouds, yet.	7:45 PM	2,087	RT
	rsarver: @goldman does it taste as good as it looks?	7:34 PM	53,445	RT
	Magnuson: @stevej Actually, I can't take credit for that factoid. @rickmagnuson told me about Madden's impressive setup.	7:33 PM	1,406	RT
	nk: I suppose Facebook's new Groups functionality is the first step in Friendfeed integration.	7:23 PM	67,855	RT
	noradio: @goldman pfft, should be platinum flaked. Useless.	7:19 PM	53,337	RT
	goldman: This is lamb tartar, shiro ebi sashimi, gold flake. The picture does not do it justice: http://yfrog.com/0is1cj	7:14 PM yfrog	1,270,464	RT
	ej: OH: "i've almost gotten back to where i was a couple days ago"	7:09 PM	2,970	RT
	Magnuson: RT @dailybooth: Some really creative pictures here. http://dailybooth.com/piet	6:53 PM dailybooth	1,406	RT
	goldman: Thanks @brookwarner for being the first to suggest Silver Lining. You can try it exclusively at L2O in Chicago. http://yfrog.com/0nbxllj	6:50 PM yfrog	1,270,419	RT
	Magnuson: Every time I eat a meal, I tip at least $1 no matter what I buy.	6:48 PM	1,406	RT
	pankaj: First Goog now Aapl - amazed!	6:47 PM	1,918	RT
	jennadawn: Welp, anyone want to get a broken down montero sport off my hands? Just needs a new engine, that's all.	6:45 PM	68,930	RT
	pankaj: It still amazes me how late in human history the number zero was discovered	6:43 PM	1,918	RT
	evan: Apparently @lg is on the run from the Canadian law.	6:40 PM	3,673	RT
	ronpepsi: Trying to reconstruct the sequence of events over the last seven years to figure out what, if anything, it teaches.	6:28 PM	2,087	RT
	pankaj: Raining heavily in south bay right now but not in sf	6:27 PM	1,918	RT
	stevej: @Magnuson I see that you are a fellow pilgrim on the path of Madden.	6:22 PM	5,545	RT
	Magnuson: @stevej Please note that it's not simply 9 HDTVs, he has 9 HDTVs on a single wall. Almost like Super PIP IRL.	6:18 PM	1,406	RT
	al3x: @goldman Apropos of a conversation I was just having with @hoverbird: "The Floating World"	6:18 PM	14,753	RT
	crystal: http://twitpic.com/m6zav - Luxurious mouthfeel... And yes, there are silver flakes	6:16 PM twitpic	14,374	RT
	crystal: http://twitpic.com/m6yz7 - @cpabros making the matcha/sake/emperor cocktail of your dreams	6:14 PM twitpic	14,374	RT
	goldman: Most amazing cocktail. Gin, sake, silver flake and matcha cloud. Created by @cpabros and @pulpo1. Needs a name! Send suggestions please.	6:10 PM	1,270,350	RT
	stevej: @kevinweil best advice I've gotten all week!	6:09 PM	5,544	RT
	kevinweil: @stevej I don't think you should check with her. Women love surprises.	6:03 PM	1,680	RT
	stevej: So John Madden has 9 hdtvs at his house for game day. My early christmas list now includes 8 HDTVs. I might need to check with @stacy first.	5:56 PM	5,544	RT
	crystal: All the elements of a good time: "classic. fun. And I know that you want it."	5:52 PM	14,374	RT
	al3x: "Dress Code: Upmarket and Glam". Hott.	5:51 PM	14,752	RT
	Magnuson: Van Ness MUNI station waterfall (video) - http://bit.ly/1alvZt	5:44 PM youtube	1,404	RT
	delbius: @yukarim Yay, presents! I shared with the team. Begrudgingly. ;)	5:40 PM	71,890	RT
	jess: @biz haHahAHahHa, i knew it! And just for you, I'm throwing in a Hey-O!	5:39 PM	155,586	RT
	biz: @jess goodness gracious, watch your language in the workplace!	5:33 PM	1,418,361	RT
	ded: in... stalling... win... doze...	5:31 PM	6,522	RT
	biz: The good news is that American Airlines will eventually have wifi on this plane. Some day. So, that'll be good.	5:30 PM	1,418,353	RT
	noradio: The @twitterapi has been sabotaged by @yukarim. Her gift was a box of these cream filled crispy baked wafers. We. Can't. Stop. Eating. Them.	5:17 PM	53,071	RT
	ej: Need to employ a greedy algorithm to avoid queuing for the @twoffice bathroom: while queue.empty? flush();	5:09 PM	2,971	RT
	jess: If @biz was in the office today, he would be making fun of the fact that I've said "goodness gracious" a dozen times today.	5:07 PM	155,507	RT
	Magnuson: OMGStormWatch2K9 Part II - The Flooding - http://bit.ly/KlN7L (via @SFist)	5:02 PM sfist	1,405	RT
	noradio: Awesome Japanese Twitter mobile web client schwag with QR Code http://twitpic.com/m6oms	5:00 PM twitpic	53,021	RT
	mrtall: Contemplating how to get home with the flooding. Seems like the Mayans were off by a couple years... losers.	4:54 PM	54,036	RT
	noradio: The problem with @yukarim's gifts from Japan is that the packaging is so nice I end up never opening them http://twitpic.com/m6ni8	4:54 PM twitpic	53,005	RT
	robey: subways are closed due to flooding! http://bit.ly/4lkPFY	4:40 PM youtube	2,443	RT
	Magnuson: Apparently Muni has shut down due to flooding in San Francisco - http://bit.ly/VAhd9 #SF	4:40 PM 511	1,404	RT
	nk: Inbox 420	4:37 PM	67,444	RT
	crystal: Just call me Bowser.	4:36 PM	14,372	RT
	al3x: Man, ask a rhetorical question...	4:31 PM	14,750	RT
	goldman: @crystal hasn't seen me yell at the TV during baseball before. 8-6-3 Abreu!	4:28 PM	1,270,114	RT
	stevej: @al3x I don't think there's a way to mark code as deprecated in Ruby. I bet some ancient version of Ruby did actually let you dup a Fixnum.	4:17 PM	5,540	RT
	evan: Hope I finished that refactor for real. Go tests go!	4:13 PM	3,670	RT
	al3x: @nk I understand not being able to dup it. I disagree with the decision to say that it responds to dup when it always throws an exception.	4:09 PM	14,750	RT
	andr8a: (ditto) rt @laura tiempo de lluvia.	3:58 PM	1,703	RT
	Magnuson: RT @NicAragon On the corner of Powell and Francisco in SF and the manhole erupted in the flash flood rain. http://twitvid.com/6DF88	3:37 PM twitvid	1,402	RT
	al3x: Dear Ruby: why http://gist.github.com/213787 ??!? Love, Alex and Damon.	3:37 PM github	14,751	RT
	stevej: @evan don't worry, it will be summer again tomorrow!	3:30 PM	5,539	RT
	caroline: more verifed peeps! @anthonyedwards @F_gary_Gray @quincydjones @PepeAguilar @JozyAltidore17 @Tahj_Mowry @pixiesmusic @octavianasrCNN	3:08 PM	79,076	RT
	andr8a: @caroline great pix!	3:07 PM	1,703	RT
	caroline: http://twitpic.com/m67e9 - rain, rain go away...	3:05 PM twitpic	79,066	RT
	jack: RT @AndrewL33: Hey @tigeraquatics, I'm happy for you and all, and i'mma let you finish, but @jack had the best first tweet ever.	3:03 PM	1,374,632	RT
	andr8a: http://twitpic.com/m66uz - no umbrella :(	3:01 PM twitpic	1,703	RT
	robey: @mzsanford are you implying that "jesus christ superstar" isn't always on the cusp of your mind?!	3:01 PM	2,444	RT
	ronpepsi: Failed to dress appropriately for the weather today.	2:58 PM	2,086	RT
	robey: The rain is back! :) http://yfrog.com/5dbjtqj	2:58 PM yfrog	2,443	RT
	stop: "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." —Alan Kay	2:52 PM	10,462	RT