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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


10/27/09; 11:59:07 PM Pacific
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netik: You are: temporarily stuck in a house for three months and need the 'net. 3G service is atrocious and WiFi is abysmal. Need 6-10MB/s. Help.
11:37 PM 
4,548
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ev: Follow @BayBridgeInfo for, ya know, Bay Bridge info.
11:36 PM 
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Magnuson: Careful, it's windy out tonight.
11:22 PM 
1,429
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nk: Mistrust the fairness of your own judgement.
10:21 PM 
94,607
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santojay: Mr.B and I carved our first pumpkin together
10:16 PM 
3,750
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santojay@pankaj which one? :-) The one our Chuck Norris loves?
10:07 PM 
3,750
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goldman: 35mins on eliptical = 450 kcal. 6oz Willet's bourbon = 459 kcal. I'll let the vig run on the kcals from the sugar in my Old Fashioneds.
10:02 PM 
1,293,522
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pankaj: iphone app idea: take a pic of the treadmill dashboard and update my weekly running stats. Or is there already an app for that?
9:58 PM 
1,951
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pankaj: just expressed disagreement about the kool aid everybody is drinking about the newest company on the block
9:45 PM 
1,951
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ev: Doing some home IT. New iMac arrived -- glass cracked, but servicable. Kinda like my iPhone.
9:43 PM 
1,176,208
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robey: "bridgepocalypse"
9:27 PM 
2,476
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ronpepsi: How am I getting to work tomorrow, Buster? @rondapepsi may take me to BART, or the ferry. Got to keep the wheel rolling.
9:15 PM 
2,101
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kevinweil: "Your life might need to change, because that sucks. You are a sorry, sorry human being." --my wife, re my lack of @foursquare mayorships.
9:06 PM 
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al3x: Ruined everything.
9:02 PM 
14,807
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jess: My favorite thing about fall: it feels cozy.
8:58 PM 
182,687
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ronpepsi: The Wilkersons. Now I know.
8:48 PM 
2,101
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netik: I feel like it is the mid 80s an I'm watching Kate Bush. Whoa.
8:47 PM 
4,546
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goldman: Look, I think we need to consider the possibility that this bridge just isn't meant to be. I'm going long on caulking and ferry services.
8:42 PM 
1,293,382
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robey: really? the bay bridge is closed because it's falling apart & pieces are landing on cars? take your time on that new bridge guys! no rush!
8:41 PM 
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noradio@kevinweil the Atlanta acquarium has a whale shark!
8:35 PM 
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keerthi: Thanks for the patience. We know about the existing SMS issue. Solution soon!. More info here - http://status.twitter.com/
8:34 PM
twitter
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netik: Bustles, corsets, and harpsichords oh my! Emilie autumn at GAMH. http://yfrog.com/0ip5tuj
8:30 PM
yfrog
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ronpepsi: I'm home just fine, thanks :) Otherwise, that's pretty much what I've come to expect.
8:24 PM 
2,101
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robey: first test of my shard tool was basically successful, but now my to-do list is 10 items longer.
8:18 PM 
2,476
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jack: Tuesday is my favorite day. This one especially.
8:06 PM 
1,399,521
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ronpepsi: Waiting for the team thing.
8:07 PM 
2,101
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ej: staying late to close out some tasks, only to find pivotal tracker saying "The system is down for maintenance". my progress must be tracked!
8:06 PM 
2,984
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jess: Impressed by @noradio and @mutgoff who have been regulars on the @sftechruns and are now pushing the pace for everyone else!
7:55 PM 
182,138
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jack: RT @JaredCohen: I've made the decision to wear the Qatar Airways pajamas. Bold decision, but I believe I have to either go big or go home
7:50 PM 
1,399,474
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Magnuson: Mexico, I'm really happy for you and imma let you finish, but China makes the crappiest products OF ALL TIME!
7:47 PM 
1,431
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Magnuson: Just pulled a #FML move. Now my work laptop is fried. If you need me I'll be crying in the corner.
7:43 PM 
1,431
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biz: I'm glad I didn't need to drive over the bay bridge tonight seeing as how it's closed (and falling apart)
7:42 PM 
1,444,634
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rael: Dessert with the lovely @parenthacks (@ Tao of Tea in Portland) http://bit.ly/3KOAf4
7:36 PM
foursquare
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kevinweil: Twittersphere: I'm going to Atlanta tomorrow for @nosqleast. Never been there before. What shouldn't I miss?
7:23 PM 
1,730
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ronpepsi: My money's on the Bay Bridge being closed tomorrow and beyond. The cable snapped where they did the emergency repair a few weeks ago.
7:23 PM 
2,100
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stop: Take a peek at traffic right now for San Francisco on Google Maps. Yikes. http://bit.ly/1VvTvD #baybridge
7:19 PM
google
10,579
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JugglingPumba: Back in training for the high score of Arkanoid. 1.2M (my high score from years ago) would get me on Twin Galaxies. http://yfrog.com/iyc18j
7:18 PM
yfrog
1,921
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abdur: Always great to watch Saotome's Aikido - http://bit.ly/2Mc3GE
7:13 PM
youtube
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ronpepsi: The commute across the Bay is going to be bad, it seems, maybe for a while.
7:06 PM 
2,100
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goldman@kevinweil oh, this has occurred to me. I'm just lucky the machine accepts input above 8 bits.
6:46 PM 
1,293,115
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ronpepsi: This Bay Bridge cable-snapping news is a little disconcerting. Both decks impaired now.
6:45 PM 
2,100
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kevinweil@goldman Protip: enter your weight as 512 pounds, win more cocktails.
6:32 PM 
1,730
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ded: RT @jakobo: All these apps / sites that do Facebook Connect...how do you know the iframe is really facebook.com? Great phishing opportunity.
6:31 PM 
6,645
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jack: Wow, the @NBA iPhone app is extremely well done. Good work!
6:28 PM 
1,399,302
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goldman: I'm going to be watching the calorie counter on the elliptical and converting that number into cocktails.
6:28 PM 
1,293,086
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ronpepsi: Looking forward to satisfying a protein craving. Not that I don't like salad.
6:26 PM 
2,100
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meangrape: I'm going to start a fashion line of men's overalls. Evisu for farmer's.
6:21 PM 
3,400
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stevej@delbius correct. I dealt with it accordingly.
6:20 PM 
5,546
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mhegge: Successfully getting blood from a stone, but not really.
6:18 PM 
3,001
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delbius@stevej Like, his junk? Or some other kind of deal?
6:16 PM 
98,777
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ded: frame busting JavaScript sounds so sexy until you see what it really is
6:13 PM 
6,645
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jess: Listening to @nk @vl @ev casually debate the nuances of a particular product feature. #awesome
6:10 PM 
182,071
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crystal: Heading to my first night of "deepening your practice" series for yoga. Excited for 2 hours of yoga!
5:49 PM 
14,503
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kevinthau: Awjtmg
5:45 PM 
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sean: Broke my jetlag prevention rule (zero sleep until proper bedtime) yesterday. Jet lagged for first time in years.
5:35 PM 
1,670
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sean: Need to bone up on my statistics jargon in Japanese.
5:27 PM 
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netik: I just bought tickets to An evening with Emilie Autumn. http://tickets.gamh.com/events/45054
5:18 PM
gamh
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jfray: I need some doom. Mastodon, Russian Circles, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor will do well in this regard.
4:53 PM 
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Magnuson@ded I've always wondered the same thing. cc @mrtall
4:36 PM 
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stevej: but then @rsarver & @devon made my day with an autographed photo from Roger Craig to me! http://img19.yfrog.com/i/e9tg.jpg/ MY BRAIN MELTED!
4:35 PM
yfrog
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kevinweil: Shades of @al3x... thoughts on Twitter's place in the tech cycle from @davewiner's presentation http://bit.ly/twcycle (via @anildash)
4:33 PM
youtube
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ded@mrtall escape_hex_color returns 'red' if it can't parse a hex? why?
4:21 PM 
6,645
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stevej: For crying out loud, some moron just emailed me pictures of his deal.
4:15 PM 
5,547
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jennadawn: Just got light headed and realized I haven't had any liquids besides coffee all day. Now that I'm hydrated the world is looking clearer.
4:12 PM 
96,100
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al3x: "This is going to pass. Or fail." - @da3mon runs a test.
4:09 PM 
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jess: To explain the previous: coworker used it in the context of needing to make a final decision on something rather than continually waffling.
4:03 PM 
181,920
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sean: I think I finally finished this expense report.
3:59 PM 
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goldman: Finally booked my quinquennial physical. Held off until I felt I was in good enough health to get checked out. I hate letting people down.
3:53 PM 
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kevinweil: RT @cw: "When your only tool is a cat, every problem looks like starting a new blog." - @baileygenine
3:50 PM 
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jess: Scheduled a "Coming to Jesus" meeting, per request.
3:45 PM 
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al3x: Filthy euchre.
3:43 PM 
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kevinthau: OH "Settings is the garbage can of design."
3:31 PM 
4,749
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kevinweil: Checking in for my airtran flight tomorrow. I can check 9 bags for the low low one time price of $350!
3:24 PM 
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kevinweil@al3x I figured I'd get beat up for discussing tuplespace in public. Ooops.
3:20 PM 
1,731
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santojay@Biz's love of double entendres = Like getting two birds with one stone
3:18 PM 
3,747
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kevinthau: These Twitter commercials from our partner Airtel in India are amazing. http://bit.ly/20N3GH, http://bit.ly/MGFFm, http://bit.ly/3ujWSU
3:08 PM
youtube
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kevinweil: Good meeting with the facebook crew. Scribe has a good direction, and a more vibrant OS community will accelerate that
3:06 PM 
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jack: It has. RT @kitson: Birth of an idea: @jack: "I'm happy this idea has taken root; I hope it thrives." http://sn.im/jack070506
3:05 PM
flickr
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stop: Kinda want: http://bit.ly/4yjMEa (via @Hicksdesign)
3:05 PM
monoscope
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jack: Steady as she goes.
3:01 PM 
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anamitra: Hey business peeps, check out the updated Twitter 101 http://business.twitter.com with downloadable slides you can customize yourselves
2:38 PM
twitter
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mzsanford: That begs the question, "¿Qué estás haciendo?"
1:58 PM 
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jess: From our new hire orientation http://bit.ly/44pgki. Also, we're looking for talented folks to join our flock: twitter.com/jobs!
1:48 PM
tumblr
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meangrape: *grumbling* at dependency management.
1:40 PM 
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mzsanford@alissa "this day would have gone heterosexual if I had started it differently" … that is a conversation starting sort of tweet.
1:36 PM 
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alissa: Also, my iPhone just swapped "better" for "heterosexual". After all these years, sometimes I feel like you don't know me AT ALL, iPhone.
1:33 PM 
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alissa: I'm beginning to think this day would have gone better if I had started it differently. Mainly if I'd skipped the getting out of bed part.
1:23 PM 
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ded: stepped out to grab a burger. cucumber salad and chips wasn't going to cut it
1:18 PM 
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Magnuson: Interrupting my jazz binge with some Smashing Pumpkins. Straying away from music with guitars for too long makes me feel uneasy.
1:18 PM 
1,431
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mzsanford: My staying home from climbing last night seems to have worked. I'm feeling better.
1:03 PM 
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rael: The Skype video froze for a minute or so but the voices continued — oddly I didn't notice anything odd at first.
12:32 PM 
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ronpepsi: Sad news. Irritating news. A little good news thrown in. Would just like to make it through today.
12:29 PM 
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al3x: Ladies and gentleman we are floating in space ^H^H^H^H^H cache consistency.
12:16 PM 
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meangrape: 1,200 mg of ibuprofen before noon does not bode well for me.
10:55 AM 
3,403
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evan: Phone-screen from home-screen.
10:45 AM 
3,701
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yukarim: インドのNo.1 モバイルキャリアーAIRTELがツイッターを3つのCMで宣伝。私のおすすめCM:http://bit.ly/sQJvF
10:44 AM
youtube
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al3x: Oh, sure. If I post tuplespace jokes: crickets. But a free Phillip Glass record and you're like a bunch of schoolgirls. Philistines.
10:43 AM 
14,801
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stevej: My favorite NFL show, @coachspeak, is on Twitter (obviously) and is available online. Now if only @ESPN NFL Matchup would find the internet.
10:30 AM 
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al3x: Free Philip Glass music sampler: http://is.gd/4Ep2V in handy DRM-free MP3 format, courtesy of @amazon. (via @brainpicker)
10:27 AM
is
14,798
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evan: Tweeting via ThriftClient, for real this time.
10:03 AM 
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