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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


10/23/09; 11:57:02 PM Pacific
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ded: when i grow up, i want to be jason bourne.
11:37 PM 
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mrtall: Yeah u said it. "Dig if u will the picture"
11:31 PM 
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netik: Working our way through another amazingly flawless show @hubbahubba @dnalounge
11:20 PM 
4,524
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dougw: Thinking about how experiences are unique for each of us, even and especially for those in close proximiy.
11:13 PM 
124,429
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biz: Thanks to Don for helping students through my Giving Page: http://donorschoose.org/twt-gp/23941
11:04 PM
donorschoose
1,432,185
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mrtall: Atmebiryhdaycelebrationatcantina prollyshuldnttweetwiledrunk icansingwhendovescryperfectly. Tru story.
10:49 PM 
67,240
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jack: Just nominated @mlb for Best Brand Use of Twitter http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards
10:43 PM
mashable
1,387,552
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evan: It's some kind of bug! A very huge bug!
10:40 PM 
3,690
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pankaj: Marathon tweet reading session catching up on all of the day's tweets.
10:35 PM 
1,932
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rk: Walking down mission st. in a suit. Not a typical Friday for me.
10:35 PM 
68,238
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kevinweil: Anybody else at the computer history museum for the Stanford party? The desert table isn't bad. http://yfrog.com/0lm6phj
10:34 PM
yfrog
1,711
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jack: Just nominated @alyssa_milano for Twitter User of the Year http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards
10:34 PM
mashable
1,387,534
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stevej@kevinthau dude, yesterday was last Friday.
10:25 PM 
5,535
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kevinthau: And now the work week is done. Wasn't yesterday Monday?
10:18 PM 
4,737
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jack: Dining with @nk. #FollowFriday
9:57 PM 
1,387,490
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jack: Beautiful work. RT @chloroformdays: Finished a new tune last night, after a long writers block bout. http://bit.ly/YGcLG
9:55 PM
blip
1,387,487
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abdur: Geeking on #SGU @ana is not as happy about it as I am.
9:48 PM 
49,097
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ded: just setup youtube to twitter stuffs when i favorite it. it didn't work.
9:29 PM 
6,577
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jess: Started and ending my day with red wine. http://twitpic.com/moysn
9:22 PM
twitpic
168,893
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al3x: Having a drink with @_ (of @woot fame) and company.
9:19 PM 
14,783
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jillyfacehttp://twitpic.com/mowe0 - body clock, although time clock was an interesting concept. Last night's view:
9:04 PM
twitpic
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stevej: I saw @noradio running earlier near Caltrain. I did the only sensible thing and pointed at him. He pointed back. No words were exchanged.
9:04 PM 
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ronpepsi: Thanks @arcdoc. And yes, there are wars. I'll keep my eyes and ears and mind open as much as possible.
9:03 PM 
2,088
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stevej: "I returned to find the hamburger gone and in it's place a signed picture of the Hamburglar!"
8:58 PM 
5,535
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jillyface: For the first time in a long time, no cell reception. Frustrating, but free internet helps. It's warm, sunny, and my time clock is off.
8:57 PM 
1,954
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ronpepsi: What if there were an infinitely massive, monolithic supercomputer that could do everything instantly? Note: "were" not "was".
8:57 PM 
2,088
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ded: holding paper towels, smelling fried chicken, listening to "I wanna get physical" #lifeatsafeway
8:51 PM 
6,578
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ronpepsi: Email subject: "Diapers, poop, rashes". Whoa.
8:41 PM 
2,088
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kevinthau: This is good. Jay-Z vs. The Verve - Bittersweet Dirt Off Your Shoulder on @hypem http://awe.sm/2RSb
8:35 PM
hypem
4,737
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mutgoff: My friends in Virginia insert Manute Bol into every conversation.
8:32 PM 
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alissa: Embroidery: cooler than you would think.
8:26 PM 
3,718
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mzsanford: At @j_hizzo's charity happy hour in Ballard. The night is young and looking fiiiiine in those pants. #AttackOfThe90s
8:24 PM 
2,888
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andr8a: No more travel channel: ghost stories for @awesnap :(
8:17 PM 
1,715
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mutgoff: Forgot how much I love go go!
8:16 PM 
76,672
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ev: Yep. Quite a week.
8:09 PM 
1,177,110
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ej: RT @evan: Pollution in China, in pictures: http://bit.ly/4CU0jg
8:09 PM
chinahush
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al3x: Met up with @davegray and friends at the suggestion of @billder. Fantastic folk.
8:09 PM 
14,782
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jkalucki: Headache all day long. Causes numerous and recurring, refuges few.
8:06 PM 
77,773
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bs: Cabs are hard.
8:05 PM 
40,018
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goldman: For example, the big debate after Nick Griffin's appearance seems to be "Should he have been put on the air at all?" Which seems secondary.
8:03 PM 
1,281,438
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biz: Thanks to Kay for helping students through my Giving Page: http://donorschoose.org/twt-gp/23941
8:01 PM
donorschoose
1,431,899
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biz: Thanks to Ian McAllister for helping students through my Giving Page: http://donorschoose.org/twt-gp/23941
8:00 PM
donorschoose
1,431,897
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noradio: My 9 year old nephiew is on Facebook. Here's an excerpt from one of his recent posts titled "Pie": "Pie pie pie pie pie pie pie pie pie pie"
8:00 PM 
65,846
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noradio@abdur Try the Acadian. It's my favorite there.
7:56 PM 
65,838
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goldman: The BNP stuff confuses me on the difference btn race in the UK and US. Both freak, but the UK seems more surprised when freaking happens.
7:55 PM 
1,281,424
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mutgoff: My friend speaking Arabic on a southern accent made soda come out my nose.
7:55 PM 
76,644
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rk: i like the new flickr people tagging, but I wish they'd let me tag the same person more than once: http://bit.ly/3Z1Ive
7:42 PM
flickr
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kevinweil: ...and an hour into drinks with friends, @elizabeth realizes her sweater is on backward. http://yfrog.com/0ogkvjj
7:41 PM
yfrog
1,710
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nk: I've had better weeks.
7:38 PM 
80,660
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jess: Growing up near Lake Washington has made any body of water feel a little bit like home.
7:32 PM 
168,678
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ded: on a date with @erin at Blue Plate. A cozy place.
7:27 PM 
6,580
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ronpepsi: I like Barry Stroud too, @nk. Unrelated, but in a similar vein: there is a sense in which "logical positivist" is an oxymoron.
7:27 PM 
2,088
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abdur: Flower & water 1.5hr wait = fail, Beretta sitting in 20 min with great drink = ftw
7:18 PM 
48,786
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Magnuson: UC Berkeley's highest paid employee is the football coach. He makes about $3 million.
7:18 PM 
1,417
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andr8a: wonders if @FigaroRascal is online
7:17 PM 
1,715
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nk@ronpepsi he was one of my fav professors at school.
7:12 PM 
80,616
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Magnuson: MUNI bus driver just extinguished his cigarette on the side of his bus. Classy. Real classy. #lame
6:54 PM 
1,417
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anamitra: Today is Pele's birthday, 69th. Probably one of the greatest athletes ever. Won the world cup at age 18, then again 2 more times. Inspiring.
6:52 PM 
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ronpepsi: Or Cartesian. It's similar.
6:35 PM 
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ronpepsi: Barry Stroud. Never quite figured him out; I think he's a hard core Hume guy: http://bit.ly/ne8kt
6:34 PM
wikipedia
2,088
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kevinweil: Loved the early 1990s videos of @ev and @biz today at teatime. I want five mins of Ev's infomercial to close out each Friday.
6:33 PM 
1,710
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robey: "the guy on the bus told me to use your memcache gem!" -@imownbey
5:56 PM 
2,458
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ronpepsi: When cron fails, a continuous loop is a friend.
5:51 PM 
2,087
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al3x: At a hookah place in St Louis, unexpectedly.
5:48 PM 
14,781
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Magnusonhttp://twitpic.com/mo11i - Holla!
5:48 PM
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alissa@delbius called me a "pretty little hate machine". It made me blush.
5:27 PM 
3,718
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jess: And if tea time this week wasn't good enough, we just rolled out vintage videos of @ev and @biz from a decade ago. So much to celebrate.
5:17 PM 
168,401
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meangrape: Izzie is putting selected dried pinto beans in time put.
5:13 PM 
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mutgoff@yukarim, do a lot of Japanese people wear top hats or are we using that image for other things?
5:03 PM 
76,276
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santojay: Fuck, this Gadea dude is brilliant at presentations and comedic timing
5:02 PM 
3,732
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dougw: Move over @dickc. @lg is quickly becoming Twitter's funny man.
5:01 PM 
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robey: "now you know why all the kids use bittorrent!" -@lg
5:00 PM 
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mutgoff: Yea, @jennadawn rules. @Jenna, I take it all back.
4:57 PM 
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netik: Hubba tonight at DNA lounge, but I feel like going to sleep for a long time. What a week.
4:52 PM 
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santojay: This tea time is a kick ass end to an insanely busy week
4:47 PM 
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alissa: "Don't cloud the wonder of this week with your little ...facts."
4:41 PM 
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jennadawn@mutgoff I think you meant me. Athank you.
4:35 PM 
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ded: twice-a-fire: @dickc
4:31 PM 
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mutgoff: So glad to be watching teatime from ol' Virginia! Big thanks to @Jenna!
4:23 PM 
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crystal: Charles would like to "lukinated." HRM.
4:05 PM 
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ronpepsi: Giving a new backup process a test run.
3:51 PM 
2,089
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rael: Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma - http://bit.ly/3iJfwz #iTunes
3:37 PM
apple
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rael: Simply lovely email thread on punctuation — in particular, everyone's 2nd or 3rd favorite: the semicolon.
3:35 PM 
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crystal: "Our period; our friend." -@meangrape. So true, so true.
3:33 PM 
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meangrape@mzsanford Oh, it is three periods. It's just not typeset that way.
3:24 PM 
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caroline: verifed peeps: @CARE @charitywater @coolio @Refugees @joseserra_ @JonKleinCNN @cocolee117 @QuincyDJones @anthonyedwards @JozyAltidore17
3:24 PM 
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caroline: verifed peeps: @CARE @charitywater @coolio @Refugees @joseserra_ @JonKleinCNN @cocolee117 @QuincyDJones anthonyedwards @JozyAltidore17
3:23 PM 
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mzsanford@meangrape I held off nearly all day but in the end someone's suggestion that "…" was three periods forced my hand.
3:19 PM 
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mzsanford: I have been using @skitch for real work today rather than just captioning @bs and his mother. It feels good.
3:17 PM 
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meangrape: An email thread positing a preferred punctuation mark generates dozens of replies. #twitterculture
3:13 PM 
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al3x: Post-talk catharsis. Aaaah.
2:49 PM 
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ded: my teatime shoutout of "ME: BECAUSE I AM SO AWESOME" was declined :(
2:37 PM 
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nk: I wonder if staring at your belt buckle and wondering what the hell you're doing with your life should be considered navelgazing.
2:18 PM 
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robey: so what are the rules on this? can you "release" an operating system after everyone who cares about it has already downloaded it?
2:10 PM 
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jess: Cleaning out our workspace and saving all of @ev's scratch notes in a special folder. Will be interesting to revisit in time.
2:05 PM 
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rael@ej ok, well, yes, there is that. That said, I would like to suggest that you at least switch cold medications for the duration.
1:59 PM 
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ej@rael that and your extra-dimensional nature
1:56 PM 
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rael@ej based on what, my having eyes and slightly the same angle to the camera?
1:55 PM 
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ej: just realized that @rael's avatar looks just like Nagilum http://twitpic.com/mmyoj
1:51 PM
twitpic
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Magnuson: Paste and Go is one of the most brilliant features of Opera and Chrome. It's insulting that @Firefox requires an addon to use that feature.
1:48 PM 
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