May 2012

May 31, 2012

See that's the thing. He truly can do no wrong after...

@shabbychef See that's the thing. He truly can do no wrong after Sqwubbsy, and yet he does so much right. flickr.com/...
May 31, 2012

Julian Cope explains post-punk: "Women! Blacks! Gays!...

Julian Cope explains post-punk: "Women! Blacks! Gays! Synthesizers!" tinyurl.com/... (via mefi)
May 30, 2012

In theory parsing out political speech is sort of like...

In theory parsing out political speech is sort of like inverse NSA monitoring.
May 30, 2012

So you're saying that we used regular expressions and now...

@quinnnorton @kevinmarks So you're saying that we used regular expressions and now we have two problems?
May 30, 2012

Right, but if we block "/it's .*, stupid/i" we'll have...

@kevinmarks Right, but if we block "/it's .*, stupid/i" we'll have blocked about 50% of Maureen Dowd's columns, which is AWESOME.
May 30, 2012

True. There is absolutely no escape.

@amitorit True. There is absolutely no escape.
May 30, 2012

Phrases to block between now and November: "think about...

Phrases to block between now and November: "think about it"; "the real america"; "have a beer with." ".*crats", "repub.*", others.
May 26, 2012

actually yes. I'd be arrested if anyone saw my org-mode...

@jackrusher actually yes. I'd be arrested if anyone saw my org-mode file.
May 26, 2012

Is "gurgitate" a word? As in "I gurgitated for 18 minutes"?

@anecdoted Is "gurgitate" a word? As in "I gurgitated for 18 minutes"?
May 26, 2012

Amazing sentece: “As far as we know, polyethylene glycol is...

Amazing sentece: “As far as we know, polyethylene glycol is safe.” (For kids.) nytimes.com/...
May 26, 2012

A virus that would send out all of the emails in your DRAFT...

A virus that would send out all of the emails in your DRAFT box would change the world.
May 26, 2012

Saturday midnight our phones switch to NUMBERS....

Saturday midnight our phones switch to NUMBERS. youtube.com/...
May 25, 2012

Yep--Louie, Good Wife, Law & Order, bunch of others....

@yoni Yep--Louie, Good Wife, Law & Order, bunch of others. See it on the way to the train--they love the Victorians.
May 25, 2012

And when they need suburbs, Beverley Square West.

@yoni And when they need suburbs, Beverley Square West.
May 25, 2012

Other fun fact: Alanis Morissette's video for "One Hand In...

Other fun fact: Alanis Morissette's video for "One Hand In My Pocket" (1995) was insanely filmed in Windsor Terrace. youtube.com/...
May 25, 2012

Fun fact: The NYC transit bus fleet has 4,300 buses (and...

Fun fact: The NYC transit bus fleet has 4,300 buses (and 12,499 stops). en.wikipedia.org/...
May 25, 2012

Here's the source: http://www.reddit.com/r/fifthworldproblem...

Here's the source: reddit.com/...
May 25, 2012

Fifth-world problems: http://digitalcortex.net/science/fifth...

Fifth-world problems: digitalcortex.net/...
May 24, 2012

Some pictures http://www.reddit.com/r/FifthWorldPics

Some pictures reddit.com/...
May 24, 2012

StackOverflow capitalizes on the urge in a very positive...

@cocoadog @ksearsbooks @djacobs StackOverflow capitalizes on the urge in a very positive way, because they get web bhvr.
May 24, 2012

I moved your cheese.

I moved your cheese.
May 24, 2012

"I Gave Up Easily: A Media Memoir"

@harrisj "I Gave Up Easily: A Media Memoir"
May 24, 2012

See I'd read that.

@mciarlo See I'd read that.
May 24, 2012

The [Insert Word Here] Economy

The [Insert Word Here] Economy
May 23, 2012

no way that's not already taken. Like, two cats talking...

@CastmateFM no way that's not already taken. Like, two cats talking about the human internet would be huge.
May 23, 2012

It was supposed to go for a full hour but there was a bird...

It was supposed to go for a full hour but there was a bird on the balcony.
May 23, 2012

The first fifteen minutes are all about the litterbox.

The first fifteen minutes are all about the litterbox.
May 23, 2012

I just found out my cats have a podcast.

I just found out my cats have a podcast.
May 23, 2012

I was previously anti-wishlist http://www.ftrain.com/amazon_...

I was previously anti-wishlist ftrain.com/...
May 23, 2012

Yes, I realize I've become a publisher.

@Choire @aaronlammer Yes, I realize I've become a publisher.
May 23, 2012

God I forgot entirely about the same, written under a...

@jimmus God I forgot entirely about the same, written under a pseudonym even ftrain.com/...
May 23, 2012

I feel totally fine--as an author it's great, and...

@Choire I feel totally fine--as an author it's great, and flattering--but I acknowledge that my take is biased and me-specific.
May 23, 2012

seen it

seen it
May 21, 2012

On the train on the bridge in heavy rain listening to...

On the train on the bridge in heavy rain listening to Islands in the Stream on repeat.
May 21, 2012

“Maybe I just think in internet. Oh my god, that's...

“Maybe I just think in internet. Oh my god, that's horrible.”--Kitty Pryde vice.com/...
May 17, 2012

Pottsville PA

@jcn Pottsville PA
May 17, 2012

No one in this Cracker Barrel is going to see 2017.

No one in this Cracker Barrel is going to see 2017.
May 17, 2012

thanks @rosecrans for one beautiful night

thanks @rosecrans for one beautiful night
May 15, 2012

Thank you to KGB and to everyone who came out to see me...

Thank you to KGB and to everyone who came out to see me open for @rosecrans. Night!
May 15, 2012

I just want to set the record straight, since that was in...

@aaronsw I just want to set the record straight, since that was in the paper of record.
May 15, 2012

I did threaten that a bear would hurt him.

@ftrain @aaronsw I did threaten that a bear would hurt him.
May 15, 2012

James Lipton has advice for Mitt Romney. Weird advice....

James Lipton has advice for Mitt Romney. Weird advice. nymag.com/...
May 15, 2012

I found that correspondence and I didn't threaten anything...

@aaronsw I found that correspondence and I didn't threaten anything of the kind.
May 15, 2012

I'll do the whole thing in a squeaky voice so there's less...

@nzle @rosecrans I'll do the whole thing in a squeaky voice so there's less sadness
May 15, 2012

it never made it to hardback

@allisonacs it never made it to hardback
May 14, 2012

thirty kittens per minute shot out of a t-shirt cannon

@michelet thirty kittens per minute shot out of a t-shirt cannon
May 14, 2012

PROMOTE Reading tomorrow in NYC come see me read ('bout...

PROMOTE Reading tomorrow in NYC come see me read ('bout fertility, I think) themorningnews.org/... with @rosecrans PROMOTE
May 14, 2012

NOOOOOOO seriously I will pay you the money you spent do...

@allisonacs NOOOOOOO seriously I will pay you the money you spent do not go there
May 12, 2012

Dear lord the SVA Interaction design graduates are a smart,...

Dear lord the SVA Interaction design graduates are a smart, sweet group. Congrats on your thesis festival! #invision
May 12, 2012

Girl in riding breeches carrying a helmet getting off B68...

Girl in riding breeches carrying a helmet getting off B68 Coney Island ave bus to go ride horses.
May 11, 2012

This bunny isn't going to pat itself.

This bunny isn't going to pat itself.
May 10, 2012

i keep waiting for the HELLO THIS IS STARDOG meme

@kendall i keep waiting for the HELLO THIS IS STARDOG meme
May 10, 2012

as long as you mask my sobbing

@djacobs as long as you mask my sobbing
May 10, 2012

the rejected title for that feature was "Husbands Who...

@RachelFersh @meaghano the rejected title for that feature was "Husbands Who Haven't Had Sex in Four Years."
May 10, 2012

It's not really attachment parenting as much as a four-year...

It's not really attachment parenting as much as a four-year milk fast.
May 10, 2012

But RDF alrea--AAAhhhhh

@djacobs But RDF alrea--AAAhhhhh
May 10, 2012

"Sharing is deeply sensory" is a sentence that a person...

"Sharing is deeply sensory" is a sentence that a person wrote. googleblog.blogspot.com/...
May 9, 2012

He promises me I can have the name of his tailor once we...

@felixsalmon @mjw He promises me I can have the name of his tailor once we ship.
May 9, 2012

So weird to see an adult on the train reading a book for...

So weird to see an adult on the train reading a book for adults.
May 9, 2012

I'm an off-the-rack guy in a tailor-made world.

I'm an off-the-rack guy in a tailor-made world.
May 9, 2012

PROMOTE I'm reading with @rosecrans on Tuesday, May 15 at...

PROMOTE I'm reading with @rosecrans on Tuesday, May 15 at 7PM at KGB in NYC kgbbar.com/... PROMOTE
May 8, 2012

thank you, that was worth the wait

@djacobs thank you, that was worth the wait
May 8, 2012

you see this is my concern

@jackrusher you see this is my concern
May 8, 2012

"In an era of X, Y is more important than ever," said a...

"In an era of X, Y is more important than ever," said a spokesline.
May 8, 2012

Can anyone explain web intents in one tweet?

Can anyone explain web intents in one tweet?
May 8, 2012

there is no i in twins

there is no i in twins
May 7, 2012

But lowered acquisition cost could eat the lunch of Google...

@kevinmarks But lowered acquisition cost could eat the lunch of Google Ads. Difference between buying words and buying people.
May 7, 2012

DUUUUUUDE "Your friendships are worth $0.62 each, and your...

@kevinmarks DUUUUUUDE "Your friendships are worth $0.62 each, and your profile page could be valued at $1,800."
May 7, 2012

Sigh. Good Old Workbench.

@artlung Sigh. Good Old Workbench.
May 7, 2012

What the hell *is* a "welcoming party"? Is that when you're...

What the hell *is* a "welcoming party"? Is that when you're ignored until someone yells at you? Because I've definitely had that.
May 7, 2012

“People don’t have welcoming parties around here,”...

“People don’t have welcoming parties around here,” said...[the 60 Minutes] executive editor. As opposed to WHERE? nytimes.com/...
May 7, 2012

I'm trying to get back there but you know having kids and...

@debcha I'm trying to get back there but you know having kids and all
May 7, 2012

An avatar that is thinner than the person it represents you...

An avatar that is thinner than the person it represents you could call an ectoconograph.
May 7, 2012

That thing when you're fatter than your avatar does that...

That thing when you're fatter than your avatar does that have a name? Because I have that.
May 7, 2012

Fuckups are 20/20.

Fuckups are 20/20.
May 7, 2012

i use julian days so i can schedule meetings...

@theodoreross i use julian days so i can schedule meetings post-singularity when i become a machine. coffee on JD 9,000,000 on saturn?
May 7, 2012

an autonomous parasitic organism dedicated to its own...

@drunkenbee an autonomous parasitic organism dedicated to its own reproduction, feasting on time
May 7, 2012

can we talk about this for 16 minutes at 3:17 please in the...

@theodoreross can we talk about this for 16 minutes at 3:17 please in the Bataille meeting room
May 7, 2012

meetings have started to have meetings

meetings have started to have meetings
May 7, 2012

"some sort of Kevin Slavin algorithms-gone-mad situation"...

@kevinmarks @jobsworth "some sort of Kevin Slavin algorithms-gone-mad situation" is just the best thing
May 7, 2012

A little more on the facebooks in NYMag:...

A little more on the facebooks in NYMag: nymag.com/...
May 6, 2012

cool--didn't know it was out! Thanks!

@MatthewShaer @nymag cool--didn't know it was out! Thanks!
May 6, 2012

Took me a full minute to read "house movers" as anything...

Took me a full minute to read "house movers" as anything but "mouse hovers."
May 6, 2012

7:30 is like midday now.

@sufferfest 7:30 is like midday now.
May 6, 2012

A dozen jobs isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion...

A dozen jobs isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion jobs.
May 5, 2012

"Nuns . . . spend too much energy on poverty and economic...

"Nuns . . . spend too much energy on poverty and economic injustice and not enough on abortion and same-sex marriage." minnpost.com/...
May 5, 2012

I have to present to an audience in a week and I look...

@bdeskin I have to present to an audience in a week and I look forward to looking like an escaped convict named Tiny.
May 5, 2012

dude whattttt

@dvsjr dude whattttt
May 5, 2012

Apparently at this barber shop "a little off the top" means...

Apparently at this barber shop "a little off the top" means "make me look like a Russian mental patient."
May 5, 2012

If I was a journalist I'd be thinking "I wonder what other...

If I was a journalist I'd be thinking "I wonder what other CEOs lied on their resume?" Because FUN.
May 4, 2012

there's something so soothing about geography

@doingitwrong there's something so soothing about geography
May 4, 2012

I never want to write another book review without one.

@kendall I never want to write another book review without one.
May 4, 2012

Did another one in the book review a little while back. But...

@kendall Did another one in the book review a little while back. But it didn't have a bar chart.
May 4, 2012

My review of the novel "A Naked Singularity," with a bar...

My review of the novel "A Naked Singularity," with a bar graph: slate.com/...
May 4, 2012

I'm actually only following seven; Twitter's zero is four.

@dancohen @tcarmody @jharris I'm actually only following seven; Twitter's zero is four.
May 4, 2012

NOTE NEW DIAL-IN!

NOTE NEW DIAL-IN!
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