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10/29/09; 5:36:03 PM Pacific
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anamitra@ej accepting is a much more fun experience on tracker!
5:22 PM 
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ej: having pivotal tracker anxiety. scared of clicking Start on a new story since then I'll want to race to Finish it.
5:12 PM 
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meangrape: Two H1N1 vaccinations complete. Izzie also got her seasonal flu vaccine this morning. She's enjoying well-deserved ice cream right now.
4:55 PM 
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sean: Been loving Mail Act-On. One more reason to enjoy the native appyness of Mail.app http://indev.ca/MailActOn.html
4:51 PM
indev
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kevinweil: Must-read article on FB eng architecture and scaling challenges. Also: haystack going open source. http://bit.ly/2A2EbG (via @squarecog)
4:37 PM
25hoursaday
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alissa: Another headphones cable on the fritz. I need to buy these things in bulk.
4:36 PM 
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Magnuson@sean Except even if you get tethering back, the reception is mostly non-existent. That's why I wanna go with Verizon.
4:32 PM 
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mrtall: Anybody know where the Halloween superstores are located in SF? There's a few crappy ones on Market... anywhere else?
4:30 PM 
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jess: Wow - check out @mutgoff's non-profit! RT @worktolive An informative video about our new partner @occupknowledge http://bit.ly/4vd7OC
4:28 PM
youtube
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kevinweil@rsarver what am I, chopped liver? What about my needs?
4:26 PM 
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caroline: wow! had to check my calendar to make sure it's not april 1st. O.O
4:21 PM 
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mutgoff: RT: @WorktoLive An informative video about the efforts of our new partner @occupknowledge http://bit.ly/4vd7OC
4:20 PM
youtube
96,312
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andr8a: Construction work going on outside.. grrr
4:16 PM 
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evan: Once more unto the breach, dear friends.
4:16 PM 
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sean@mzsanford Same here. Still digesting.
4:12 PM 
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mzsanford: I don't recall the last time an email stuck me speechless like this one does.
4:10 PM 
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jillyface: Inspired by my enjoyment of My Life in France, just purchased Julia Child's The Art of French Cooking. I've met my match in exclamation use!
4:07 PM 
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sean@Magnuson The MiFi looks awesome. I want one, but I keep hoping that the iPhone will properly support tethering someday...
3:58 PM 
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jess: A trip to the thrift store is in my future #halloweencostumes!
3:41 PM 
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jfray: Listening to Samiam and Black Cat Music
3:31 PM 
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Magnuson: Considered buying a MiFi from Verizon today so I could get internet on my iPhone when I'm away from the home or office - http://bit.ly/NRzLJ
3:21 PM
verizonwireless
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mutgoff: Bold and hilarious: http://www.mileysavefuzzy.com/ (I'm laughing so hard I'm crying)
3:16 PM
mileysavefuzzy
96,186
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jack: RT @MLB: 7:31 pm ET on FOX - Jay-Z & @aliciakeys "Empire St. of Mind" LIVE behind second base http://MLB.com/pulse @mlbpulse World Series
3:14 PM
mlb
1,405,150
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Magnuson: RT http://bit.ly/2LhoiC - my neighbor Tony on what happened to the Bay Bridge. Science, yo. (via @Case)
3:11 PM
sci-experiments
1,491
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rk@nk please give me a Directed Acyclic Graph of TwitterLists, kthxbai
3:10 PM 
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sean: Nice list of cigar makers on twitter, courtesy of @stogieguys: @stogieguys/cigarmakers
3:06 PM 
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rsarver: Finally getting my mullet chopped off. Sorry ladies
2:48 PM 
85,335
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jfray: Found Jason Beebout from Samiam, one of my favorite bands on twitter: @dumbtattoo
2:47 PM 
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mutgoff: W.R. Grace & Co. was named the 2009 "Philanthropist of the Year" by the Maryland chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals !?!
2:41 PM 
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evan: Don Draper II: http://bit.ly/3Gt3XQ
2:40 PM
thelastpsychiatrist
3,765
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mhegge: I check @PeopleOfWalmart when I want to feel like I have class and style, and @sartorialist when I want to feel like a poorly dressed slob.
2:35 PM 
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meangrape: Waiting for some H1N1.
2:29 PM 
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goldman: "This isn't an exact science," said an engineer about the Bay Bridge repair. Really? Bridge building has the same rigor as linguistics?
2:23 PM 
1,298,627
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Magnuson: Do you have Lists? Check out the most comprehensive list of beer related tweets on Twitter! - http://twitter.com/magnuson/beer
1:56 PM
twitter
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santojay@kevinthau you favorite car 2800 BMW 1972 is for sale at the body shop downstairs. It's mint buddy! The inside needs work
1:54 PM 
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evanhttp://twitpic.com/nfdod - Plane people.
1:52 PM
twitpic
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jack: RT @TouchByAM: Just in time for the Holidays~TOUCH will be available at BLOOMINGDALES next week! STORE LISTING: http://bit.ly/3MUkSD
1:31 PM
alyssa
1,404,897
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jack: RT @MLB: Jay-Z & @aliciakeys on STAGE behind SECOND BASE at 7:30 ET on FOX B4 Game 2 - don't miss it! World Series @mlbpulse
1:27 PM 
1,404,886
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kevinweil: It's fun to sit in the audience at conferences and see everyone in front of me on Twitter. #nosqleast
1:27 PM 
1,777
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dougw@nk @techcrunch can either make or break your day. Never neutral. Keep rocking.
1:25 PM 
142,877
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keerthi: Learnt about Banana Republic. Thanks @laura !
1:01 PM 
940
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jess: Eating Japanese food.
1:01 PM 
188,560
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robey: Current mood: velvet teen "333"
12:59 PM 
2,505
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nk: Thank you TechCrunch for ruining my afternoon.
12:55 PM 
100,537
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dougw: I always assume @yukarim is talking about me when she tweets in Japanese.
12:50 PM 
142,786
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jillyface: To stay on track w/ fish eating goals, ate another piece of eel and confirmed that I like the flavor, not texture. Not crazy about shrimp.
12:49 PM 
2,010
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nk: We are opening up Lists to more users.
12:49 PM 
100,513
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yukarim: 今日のツイーッターオフィスの昼は日本食!うれしい〜。サンフランで美味しい日本食のお進めはありますか?
12:40 PM 
14,126
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evan: On a plane!
12:30 PM 
3,755
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nk: Alright Lists are back on. Lists are not the cause of the issue, apparently. BTW, currently 50% of all users have Lists.
12:26 PM 
100,433
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kevinweil: "And that part is in thrift too, because, eh, it sucks, but it's there." @phatduckk talking services around Cassandra #nosqleast
12:05 PM 
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kevinweil: "It's Digg. No one's gonna die. It's not like medical stuff." @phatduckk, on possible data loss switching to #cassandra. #nosqleast
11:42 AM 
1,770
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nk: We're going to temporarily turn off lists for all users for 30 minutes or so while we investigate a performance issue.
11:40 AM 
100,177
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vl: This is just awesome: http://listorious.com/
11:36 AM
listorious
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ded: will begin my journey to create the ultimate photographer list: @ded/photographers
11:36 AM 
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jack: A great video by @Howcast on how to use Twitter to effect social change: http://bit.ly/3sDhHZ
11:22 AM
howcast
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sean@al3x Lame. I compile all my packages so that they're optimized for MY system. Gentoo 4 lyf http://funroll-loops.info/
11:19 AM
funroll-loops
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al3x: If anyone needs me, I'll just be installing the latest Ubuntu release while modding my PC and ordering a high-performance gaming mouse.
11:03 AM 
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kevinweil: Enjoying http://xkcdexplained.tumblr.com/ immensely. It's doubly valuable because I'm behind on XKCD anyway. (via @moonpolysoft)
11:01 AM
tumblr
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rael: Did you know? You can tweet about a list and it'll be automagically linked for you (in the Twitter web UI), like so: @rael/pdx-food-carts.
10:53 AM 
7,885
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evan@abdur @al does.
10:49 AM 
3,754
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jfray: sad news is sad
10:44 AM 
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ded: Market street has the Christmas lights up. the bokeh spirits will soon follow
10:34 AM 
6,696
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abdur@evan who takes care of kitty while you are gone?
10:20 AM 
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ej: pivotal tracker is down!?! now i have no idea what my purpose in life should be!
10:05 AM 
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evan: Headed to the airport. Goodbye kitty-boo. :-( http://twitpic.com/neh7b
10:04 AM
twitpic
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dougw: There's a list for that.
9:44 AM 
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Magnuson: I never ever ever ever never ever never ever ever ever ever ever never ever want to have a kid.
9:33 AM 
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keerthi: Met a nice old lady today in the train. Feeling so good. She was so sweet :)
9:31 AM 
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meangrape: Riding muni in from the Aves is a strange slice of timelessness.
9:27 AM 
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kevinweil: Enjoyed @moonpolysoft's talk, plus his excellent diagram with "tubes" sending data from "obligatory cloud"
9:01 AM 
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evan: Downloading Ubuntu 9.10 Galactic Ganja. Wait......
8:55 AM 
3,748
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mzsanford: Sometimes being a realist is depressing. Make that most of the time.
8:51 AM 
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Magnuson: I have to construct my entire Halloween costume tonight. Doubtful it'll be ready for tomorrow.
8:45 AM 
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stop: Dreamt that I had a conf talk to give today for which I wasn't prepared. My slides had oranges on them, but I was speaking about apples.
8:35 AM 
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abdur: I don't expect any dialog or plot but there will be some good action - http://www.ongbaktwo.com/
8:25 AM
ongbaktwo
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JugglingPumba: The car used to set a US record for fuel economy of 67.90 mpg...not a hybrid: http://bit.ly/1Ll2aE
8:14 AM
nytimes
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mrtall: Some of Chris Cornell's lyrics sound like they were written by Yoda.
8:14 AM 
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caroline: hah! it only took me 90 minutes to get to twoffice today. :P
8:11 AM 
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kevinweil: "Tokyo Cabinet is fast ...for a little while. Turns out writing to disk is hard." @geirmagnusson at #nosqleast http://yfrog.com/j45v1j
7:40 AM
yfrog
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kevinweil: RT @spyced: "the CAP theorem isn't just a good idea; it's THE LAW" #nosqleast
7:33 AM 
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mzsanford: When the punching bag breaks off and falls on your foot it's a sign that you're done at the gym. Bonus: early at the office.
7:12 AM 
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ronpepsi: Walk. BART. Battle Firefox.
7:01 AM 
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caroline: getting ready to leave for twoffice. hope there's parking at the bart station. ugh. :P
6:39 AM 
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bs: New Webkit Inspector shows you events attached to DOM nodes. *Downloads nightly.* http://thurly.net//779
6:35 AM
bogojoker
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jess: Again up before the alarm. Making tea.
6:16 AM 
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kevinweil: The welcome poster for #nosqleast tells us what Twitter hashtag to use. I like it. http://yfrog.com/9glk8kj
6:05 AM
yfrog
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evanhttp://bit.ly/n5eNE
2:03 AM
youtube
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vl: It’s the hat: http://ffffound.com/image/581c9f4e640e064424b243e9084e8a6026f18fb5
2:02 AM
ffffound
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evan: Sigh...I guess I will finish this thing I promised @avibryant long ago on the plane tomorrow.
2:00 AM 
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dougw: The data from Lists is the most striking aspect of the feature. Follower counts are so last season.
1:30 AM 
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evan: We made 1¢ in interest from our new USAA checking account. Planning to spend it all in one place.
1:28 AM 
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kevinweil@abdur @cayley the thing about @ramcmu is that he's sleeping three hours a night, and then taking naps. real men wouldn't take naps :)
12:33 AM 
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evan: Seems that @buttonscat is charging around like a maniac.
12:33 AM 
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evan: Seems that @twigsy is watching an opera.
12:31 AM 
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ronpepsi: Software: what has happened before, happens now, and will happen again. All of it. It's good to try to improve this cycle.
11:51 PM 
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evan: Muse? Kin? Sweetheart? The semantic web is secretly just a chapter in Twilight. http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/RelExtensions
11:47 PM
whatwg
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nk: I just mean it's terrible to be anything but a beginner. To have wonder, to be humble.
11:46 PM 
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al3x: I think my cat has taken up parkour.
11:45 PM 
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al3x@nk Let my people go. To Burger King.
11:35 PM 
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