Ftrain, by Paul Ford

May 2014

May 31, 2014

My wife gave my toddler daughter a trim across her bangs...

My wife gave my toddler daughter a trim across her bangs and my daughter wiggled so now our twins look like Die Antwoord.
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May 31, 2014

She was completely familiar and introed the term to me.

@edsu She was completely familiar and introed the term to me.
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May 31, 2014

thanks for keeping an eye out

@katienotopoulos thanks for keeping an eye out
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May 30, 2014

oh some have punctuation it's just that i like the casual...

@allanwhite oh some have punctuation it's just that i like the casual disconnected feel of the unpunctuated statement
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May 30, 2014

d̸͙̆ͦͯ́̚͠a̶̳̯͎̒ͦ̀͗m̷̵̖̞̟͐ͦ̏͐͌͋͢m̡̘̯̒ͯ̐͗̾ỉ̝͎͖̣̱̰̗̖̖͊̑́͝t̞̑͒̈...

@jlax @goldman d̸͙̆ͦͯ́̚͠a̶̳̯͎̒ͦ̀͗m̷̵̖̞̟͐ͦ̏͐͌͋͢m̡̘̯̒ͯ̐͗̾ỉ̝͎͖̣̱̰̗̖̖͊̑́͝t̞̘͈͚͉̹̑͒̈ ̵ͬ̊̌̆ͦ̀͗̈͏̟͙̦̯́l̼͕̇͛̒̎ͫͪ͠a̗͔̟ͤͮ̓̕͡x̜͉̓͗̒́̉͐͊̕͞
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May 30, 2014

you can't hear it but charlie and i just exploded we are...

@GlennF @vruba @mbostock @migurski you can't hear it but charlie and i just exploded we are dead
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May 30, 2014

charlie let's reform the alphabet and the calendar at once...

@vruba @mbostock @migurski charlie let's reform the alphabet and the calendar at once and call it the calabet
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May 30, 2014

anywhere there is smoke on the water

@fromedome anywhere there is smoke on the water
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May 30, 2014

i wish i'd know that when we were working through our...

i wish i'd know that when we were working through our fertility issues
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May 30, 2014

Most of the mimeo machines on ebay are DICK FLUID...

Most of the mimeo machines on ebay are DICK FLUID DUPLICATOR brand. ebay.com/...
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May 30, 2014

whole goddam alphabet is a skeumorph charlie and everyone...

@vruba @mbostock @migurski whole goddam alphabet is a skeumorph charlie and everyone is like OOH TECHNOLOGY RUINED THE NYTIMES
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May 30, 2014

she had our back she really did

@bn2b she had our back she really did
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May 30, 2014

the whole alphabet man i say this to people and they just...

@vruba @mbostock @migurski the whole alphabet man i say this to people and they just chuckle
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May 30, 2014

They are making MANY quizzes from a SINGLE quiz. <eyes...

@timbray They are making MANY quizzes from a SINGLE quiz. <eyes width="wide"/>
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May 30, 2014

no but that sounds AMAZING

@MmichaelLlucy no but that sounds AMAZING
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May 30, 2014

powerful memory yes? something about the mimeo smell plus...

@timbray powerful memory yes? something about the mimeo smell plus my embryonic document-nerd self really stayed with me.
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May 30, 2014

we can ask @RachelFersh for zine advice she kind of rocked...

@jeremyzilar we can ask @RachelFersh for zine advice she kind of rocked it
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May 30, 2014

omg jeremy you are so in this zine

@jeremyzilar omg jeremy you are so in this zine
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May 30, 2014

mini-horses sort of tore through the pre-blogosphere for a...

@bn2b mini-horses sort of tore through the pre-blogosphere for a month way back when
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May 30, 2014

it would have been like 98. one day internet archive will...

@bn2b it would have been like 98. one day internet archive will be full-text searchable.
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May 30, 2014

no it was a young woman, she was a serious runner and she...

@bn2b no it was a young woman, she was a serious runner and she just got really into mini horses one day
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May 30, 2014

we can talk typographic history charlie. we can talk...

@vruba @mbostock @migurski we can talk typographic history charlie. we can talk kerning pairs and multiple masters and old lino manuals.
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May 30, 2014

we didn't even get there this was the voice of someone who...

@tolles we didn't even get there this was the voice of someone who raised goats
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May 30, 2014

the zine that i will make with my eighteen year old self...

the zine that i will make with my eighteen year old self will be called BLUE GASOLINE and will be mimeographed
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May 30, 2014

we're going to mimeo it if we can get mimeo ink

we're going to mimeo it if we can get mimeo ink
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May 30, 2014

no literally i'm like chasing after you listening

@vruba @mbostock @migurski no literally i'm like chasing after you listening
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May 30, 2014

style guide just got back from the branding agency...

@goldman style guide just got back from the branding agency headlines are collaged from old magazine and body is epson dot matrix
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May 30, 2014

my eighteen year old self and me decided to start a zine

my eighteen year old self and me decided to start a zine
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May 30, 2014

excellent work here tonight greg

@gregorysean excellent work here tonight greg
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May 30, 2014

we're starting a zine

@goldman we're starting a zine
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May 30, 2014

i mean I love a lot of H❦FJ and am fine with Gotham but...

@mbostock @migurski i mean I love a lot of H❦FJ and am fine with Gotham but HERE it's like Bell Centennial for ink that won't ever flow
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May 30, 2014

i just tried to explain to myself at age 18 why i care that...

i just tried to explain to myself at age 18 why i care that an enormous publicly traded social platform changed its font
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May 30, 2014

remember when giant monopolistic communication networks...

remember when giant monopolistic communication networks commissioned custom fonts that were amazing and exciting those were good days
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May 30, 2014

Amiga 1000, 1985. I grew up in West Chester, PA, home of...

@allanwhite Amiga 1000, 1985. I grew up in West Chester, PA, home of Commodore. Reminds me of where I came from.
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May 30, 2014

The font is fine but anemic as a drop-in replacement. Just...

@fivetonsflax The font is fine but anemic as a drop-in replacement. Just feels like compromise.
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May 30, 2014

the film adaptation is just called complicity

@leahfinnegan the film adaptation is just called complicity
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May 30, 2014

jesus this font it's like it has ink traps for ink that...

jesus this font it's like it has ink traps for ink that will never flow and the only way we will fill them is with blood
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May 30, 2014

what is that i should get it

@leahfinnegan what is that i should get it
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May 30, 2014

About 18 years ago someone wrote a “blog” post about...

About 18 years ago someone wrote a “blog” post about mini-horses where they called up breeders to ask about mini-horse stuff—anyone know it?
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May 30, 2014

the commenters were so great.

@leahfinnegan the commenters were so great.
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May 30, 2014

emma goldman didn't have to deal with instagram

emma goldman didn't have to deal with instagram
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May 30, 2014

we're talking major levels here, like we've got feminism,...

we're talking major levels here, like we've got feminism, farming, farm labor, body image, 4H, sexuality, and tiny piglets in a heady stew
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May 30, 2014

my wife just had a feminist fury abt a lady who does sexy...

my wife just had a feminist fury abt a lady who does sexy instagram photos on a farm “i'm so happy she's comfortable with her fucking self.”
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May 30, 2014

we're in this together

@Heather_R we're in this together
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May 30, 2014

Why yes I had a couple drinks and am checking out the...

Why yes I had a couple drinks and am checking out the #teacuppigs hashtag on Vine.
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May 30, 2014

why does twitter look like if Jan Tschichold composed a...

why does twitter look like if Jan Tschichold composed a ransom note
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May 30, 2014

what the hell did they do to the fonts

what the hell did they do to the fonts
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May 30, 2014

like in the movie where nicole kidman plays a un intepreter...

@jason_pontin @EmilyGould like in the movie where nicole kidman plays a un intepreter who overhears cats planning an assasination?
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May 30, 2014

[APPROVING NOD]

@hesketh [APPROVING NOD]
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May 30, 2014

i'm pretty bad at business i basically let the cats do it

@EmilyGould i'm pretty bad at business i basically let the cats do it
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May 30, 2014

S&P 500 says send a prospectus whatever that is

@EmilyGould S&P 500 says send a prospectus whatever that is
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May 30, 2014

If you could have dinner with five of the greatest writers...

If you could have dinner with five of the greatest writers in history, who would you choose? TRICK QUESTION they're all two hours late.
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May 30, 2014

Nemo is getting fixed but I guess you could meet with...

@EmilyGould Nemo is getting fixed but I guess you could meet with S&P 500
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May 30, 2014

We were sold to two cats who actually as publishers go are...

We were sold to two cats who actually as publishers go are hands off.
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May 30, 2014

The magazine I edit in my brain is no longer producing a...

The magazine I edit in my brain is no longer producing a print edition and had to lay off 90% of staff.
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May 30, 2014

I edit this amazing magazine in my brain.

I edit this amazing magazine in my brain.
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May 30, 2014

Anyway I work for myself now.

Anyway I work for myself now.
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May 30, 2014

I also thought it was amazing that no review of Brokeback...

I also thought it was amazing that no review of Brokeback Mountain was entitled “Jolly Ranchers.”
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May 30, 2014

I always thought whoever got that job could write a...

I always thought whoever got that job could write a personal essay for just about any magazine entitled “Paid to be her, not me.”
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May 30, 2014

That thing about blogging as a Meerkat was based on an AOL...

That thing about blogging as a Meerkat was based on an AOL job posting for someone to blog in the voice of Marlo Thomas.
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May 30, 2014

“She asks me what I remember about the Turbo Grafx-16 and I...

“She asks me what I remember about the Turbo Grafx-16 and I am up til the pale light telling her everything.” leighalexander.net/...
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May 30, 2014

i mean i made all of that up, 18 months is just a nice...

@michaelmccutch i mean i made all of that up, 18 months is just a nice arbitrary amount of months
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May 30, 2014

old media orgs poach from the new digital hotness on an...

@michaelmccutch old media orgs poach from the new digital hotness on an 18-month cycle and now it's BFs turn.
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May 30, 2014

i'm working on a big different thing that needs some SP...

@neilio i'm working on a big different thing that needs some SP functionality so when I get to the SP part I'll tidy it up.
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May 30, 2014

eventually i'll schedule a bug fix and doc day. it still...

@neilio eventually i'll schedule a bug fix and doc day. it still works for just about everything, fails on specific stuff like ars, guardian
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May 30, 2014

the perfect news startup would turn the tears of...

@harrisj @mathewi @losowsky the perfect news startup would turn the tears of millennials into branded content
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May 30, 2014

you're ahead of the curve!

@jakemcgraw you're ahead of the curve!
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May 30, 2014

it's all the same database michael.

@michaelroston it's all the same database michael.
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May 30, 2014

Seriously the ad people have their own web, WAY more...

Seriously the ad people have their own web, WAY more intense, it makes the regular web look like a something that runs on a Commodore 65.
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May 30, 2014

BTW that gibberish is not unique to buzzfeed. this is an...

BTW that gibberish is not unique to buzzfeed. this is an industry of gibberish. only the ad people know the truth, and they make NO SENSE.
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May 30, 2014

Slide 10 is the word SOCIAL NEWS SHARING STREAM ENGAGEMENT

@harrisj @kjhealy Slide 10 is the word SOCIAL NEWS SHARING STREAM ENGAGEMENT
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May 30, 2014

omg it just turned into a game of nomic

@kjhealy @harrisj omg it just turned into a game of nomic
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May 30, 2014

If we all converge on the same model as quickly as possible...

If we all converge on the same model as quickly as possible we can call it innovation.
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May 30, 2014

Slide 3 is BuzzFeed

@harrisj Slide 3 is BuzzFeed
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May 30, 2014

Slide #2 BUT NEWS IS A 5 TRILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS —A16Z

@harrisj Slide #2 BUT NEWS IS A 5 TRILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS —A16Z
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May 30, 2014

congratulations that is now your job

congratulations that is now your job
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May 30, 2014

if you work for a giant media organization prepare yourself...

if you work for a giant media organization prepare yourself for these words within 18 months: “when i was at buzzfeed” followed by gibberish
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May 30, 2014

omg it's so great because they don't actually read news

@harrisj omg it's so great because they don't actually read news
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May 30, 2014

omg this means the great buzzfeed poach is coming

omg this means the great buzzfeed poach is coming
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May 30, 2014

wait if atlantic media isn't the future any more then where...

wait if atlantic media isn't the future any more then where will other media companies poach from
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May 30, 2014

“Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better...

“Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.” dreamsongs.com/...
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May 29, 2014

World's foremost Dracula scholar dead... OR IS HE? —Today...

World's foremost Dracula scholar dead... OR IS HE? —Today in Tabs
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May 29, 2014

The next billion Internet users will probably have too many...

The next billion Internet users will probably have too many credit cards so it's good we're solving that for them.
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May 29, 2014

Here's the blog post our lawyer wrote up:...

@rebeccablood Here's the blog post our lawyer wrote up: moxie-lab.com/... I mean obvs mine will be more involved.
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May 29, 2014

easy to hack savepublishing for this

@goldman easy to hack savepublishing for this
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May 29, 2014

Making a will because I have kids and discussing the role...

Making a will because I have kids and discussing the role of the “digital executor,” which is now a real thing, to keep my websites alive.
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May 29, 2014

“Well, thanks to this post I learned the word ‘platisher,’...

“Well, thanks to this post I learned the word ‘platisher,’ so fuck you very much for that.” metafilter.com/...
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May 29, 2014

yep just use the native data structures in whatever...

@jeremyzilar @yurivictor @nacin yep just use the native data structures in whatever language; it's the easiest possible markup
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May 29, 2014

Now that everyone is a publisher, everyone can be fired...

@felixsalmon Now that everyone is a publisher, everyone can be fired from publishing.
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May 29, 2014

seriously it's a fun job! based on this posting i saw once...

@tcarmody @j_zimms seriously it's a fun job! based on this posting i saw once where AOL was hiring someone to be marlo thomas.
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May 29, 2014

first u get some bacon

@rustyk5 first u get some bacon
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May 29, 2014

remember, i'm the fun cassandra

@rustyk5 remember, i'm the fun cassandra
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May 29, 2014

it was such a great site too bad it's basically porn now

@leahfinnegan it was such a great site too bad it's basically porn now
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May 29, 2014

“The ideal candidate can work the words ‘platform’ and...

“The ideal candidate can work the words ‘platform’ and ‘ecosystem’ into anything.” @ftrain/abf5f3fb39e9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@ftrain/abf5f3fb39e9
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May 29, 2014

“Our enterprise is seeking a full-time *FAT SHAMER *who can...

“Our enterprise is seeking a full-time *FAT SHAMER *who can work across social media and blogs.” @ftrain/abf5f3fb39e9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@ftrain/abf5f3fb39e9
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May 29, 2014

Good morning! Here are some very important Web Editorial...

Good morning! Here are some very important Web Editorial jobs that need filling IMMEDIATELY. @ftrain/abf5f3fb39e9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@ftrain/abf5f3fb39e9
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May 28, 2014

Bernard DeVoto and others too. Barbara Tuchman a little....

@JPaskin @leahfinnegan Bernard DeVoto and others too. Barbara Tuchman a little. This sort of dry, sharp non-exceptionalism.
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May 28, 2014

Dorothy Thompson was so great, there is this...

@JPaskin @leahfinnegan Dorothy Thompson was so great, there is this pre-and-postwar moment of fierce reflection that deserves more love.
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May 28, 2014

also Dorothy Thompson actually interviewed Hitler, that was...

@leahfinnegan also Dorothy Thompson actually interviewed Hitler, that was a thing she did in her career
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May 28, 2014

omg the comments are new to me, they are stunning

@leahfinnegan omg the comments are new to me, they are stunning
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May 28, 2014

“It’s an amusing game. Try it at the next big party you go...

@leahfinnegan “It’s an amusing game. Try it at the next big party you go to.”
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May 28, 2014

“Believe me, nice people don’t go Nazi.”

@leahfinnegan “Believe me, nice people don’t go Nazi.”
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May 28, 2014

Sort of the same thing tho fair pt

@anildash Sort of the same thing tho fair pt
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May 28, 2014

No I said that he wrote DONKEY.BAS

@anildash No I said that he wrote DONKEY.BAS
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May 28, 2014

I misquotweeted that Gates piece. Gates did not say we...

I misquotweeted that Gates piece. Gates did not say we should all be dog slaves, he “basically” said it. In my defense, ljhkdfhjklsdkhjlfds.
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May 28, 2014

first i'm smashing these looms

@kfury @anildash first i'm smashing these looms
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May 28, 2014

Which demonstrates the risks of letting robots do your job.

@anildash Which demonstrates the risks of letting robots do your job.
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May 28, 2014

I ship capitalism and plutocracy.

I ship capitalism and plutocracy.
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May 28, 2014

I guess when you're that rich your role play involves giant...

I guess when you're that rich your role play involves giant abstract entities. “Now I want to state to get on its knees and beg businesses.”
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May 28, 2014

“The Microsoft cofounder said that they should get on their...

“The Microsoft cofounder said that they should get on their knees and beg businesses to keep employing humans.” news.yahoo.com/...
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May 28, 2014

speaking of great historical assholes.

@rustyk5 speaking of great historical assholes.
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May 28, 2014

jobs was such an outlier, comparing this group to him...

@rustyk5 jobs was such an outlier, comparing this group to him doesn't make sense. like comparing henry ford to a car radio manufacturer.
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May 28, 2014

dammit @anildash i thought your thing was ready and shared...

dammit @anildash i thought your thing was ready and shared it i guess your pr people will never talk to me again
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May 28, 2014

ah wait maybe it's not live yet who even knows how the web...

ah wait maybe it's not live yet who even knows how the web works
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May 28, 2014

“You know how this story ends.”...

“You know how this story ends.” medium.com/...
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May 27, 2014

So long vibrant, exciting, bustling NYC, hello to “Excuse...

So long vibrant, exciting, bustling NYC, hello to “Excuse me, sir, but my ferret and me are wondering, is moe. jamming nearby?”
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May 27, 2014

This is terrible news. Science has proved that ferrets are...

This is terrible news. Science has proved that ferrets are the gateway drug to hacky sack and ultimately devil sticks.
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May 27, 2014

“Now his administration is sinking its teeth into a...

“Now his administration is sinking its teeth into a friskier challenge: legalizing ferrets.” nytimes.com/...
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May 27, 2014

both terms are interchangeable

@bdeskin @carr2n both terms are interchangeable
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May 27, 2014

“What we know for certain,” he concluded, as Creche...

“What we know for certain,” he concluded, as Creche Platform piloted around a mile-wide pillar of flame, “is they believed in disruption.”
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May 27, 2014

“Below us by that river, that was a server farm,” he...

“Below us by that river, that was a server farm,” he continued. “The word ‘farm’ appears to have had another meaning, but it is lost to us.”
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May 27, 2014

“They wrote articles about selfies,” said Creche Historian,...

“They wrote articles about selfies,” said Creche Historian, shaking his head at the ruins of Old Earth unrolling beneath our platform.
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May 27, 2014

No seriously if you don't say Adobe they revoke your...

@anildash @rustyk5 @nzle @fmanjoo No seriously if you don't say Adobe they revoke your creative cloud.
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May 27, 2014

it's the #1 meeting place for the platisher community

@rustyk5 @nzle @fmanjoo it's the #1 meeting place for the platisher community
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May 27, 2014

i can't hear you through this cloud of smoke bourbon and...

@leahfinnegan i can't hear you through this cloud of smoke bourbon and snax
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May 27, 2014

oh god that's incredibly accurate i just ruined my own life...

@leahfinnegan oh god that's incredibly accurate i just ruined my own life typing that
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May 27, 2014

i am severely allergic to humans and must constantly...

@leahfinnegan i am severely allergic to humans and must constantly medicate if I am going to be around them
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May 27, 2014

“What I take issue with is the idea that you can have...

“What I take issue with is the idea that you can have different kinds of mass surveillance.” idlewords.com/...
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May 26, 2014

i mean why limit yourself

@khanlou i mean why limit yourself
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May 26, 2014

That mission is no less than to annotate a man on Mars.

That mission is no less than to annotate a man on Mars.
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May 26, 2014

“I cannot let him compromise the Rap Genius mission.”...

“I cannot let him compromise the Rap Genius mission.” news.rapgenius.com/...
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May 26, 2014

I know it seems strange that we won't move from the shadow...

I know it seems strange that we won't move from the shadow of this volcano, but the only solution is for everyone to have their own volcano.
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May 26, 2014

“Speak up, Mr. President! Speak plainly. Just say, ‘Last...

“Speak up, Mr. President! Speak plainly. Just say, ‘Last night, I heard Chris’s dad. He’s right.’” newyorker.com/...
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May 24, 2014

it's never to early to quantify

@goldman it's never to early to quantify
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May 24, 2014

np it's from coursera

@goldman np it's from coursera
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May 24, 2014

I dunno. In the past, these same young people might have...

@oolah @hmason @jpressler I dunno. In the past, these same young people might have started bands. This may be a net gain.
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May 24, 2014

This is on my son's potty-training certificate. I hope it's...

This is on my son's potty-training certificate. I hope it's a bookworm. twitter.com/...
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May 24, 2014

It's CRM/ERP all the way down.

It's CRM/ERP all the way down.
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May 24, 2014

sure! but the culture of disruption often sells itself as a...

@Easycure sure! but the culture of disruption often sells itself as a radical libertarian transformation instead of recentralized CRM/ERP.
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May 24, 2014

A lot of times when people talk about disruption they are...

A lot of times when people talk about disruption they are just talking about logistics.
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May 24, 2014

“They’d just be the middleman, organizing the transaction...

“They’d just be the middleman, organizing the transaction and taking a slice of the ­profit.” nymag.com/...
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May 23, 2014

Twitter would be perfect with pokes.

Twitter would be perfect with pokes.
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May 23, 2014

“‘I was having my own feelings about pokes at this same...

“‘I was having my own feelings about pokes at this same time.’’” technologytell.com/...
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May 23, 2014

I hope the Financial Times takes on @kfan's Poke Friday...

I hope the Financial Times takes on @kfan's Poke Friday statistics.
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May 23, 2014

“The pair doesn’t have any hard data about Poke Friday...

“The pair doesn’t have any hard data about Poke Friday beyond their own experiences.” technologytell.com/...
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May 23, 2014

good article tho http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05...

good article tho newstatesman.com/...
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May 23, 2014

“We feel overwhelmed because we crave endings, and the...

“We feel overwhelmed because we crave endings, and the Internet has no end.” newstatesman.com/...
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May 23, 2014

Mo's dimples. Very important to her that dimple credit be...

@silviakillings @leahfinnegan Mo's dimples. Very important to her that dimple credit be properly assigned.
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May 23, 2014

everything that is n throwing a ball to a dog is liquid...

@harrisj @silviakillings everything that is n throwing a ball to a dog is liquid garbage runoff
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May 23, 2014

Sometimes they just hold hands and Ivy sings where is...

@silviakillings Sometimes they just hold hands and Ivy sings where is thumbkin.
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May 23, 2014

You people have no idea how much adorable toddler stuff I...

You people have no idea how much adorable toddler stuff I protect you from on twitter.
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May 23, 2014

The fundamental question of the digital humanities: Is the...

The fundamental question of the digital humanities: Is the unmonetized life worth living?
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May 23, 2014

no no it's all facebook the media industry will be fine if...

@rustyk5 no no it's all facebook the media industry will be fine if it wasn't for google i mean blogs i mean websites #longgggggggggggform
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May 23, 2014

i gotta move off that server

@edsu i gotta move off that server
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May 23, 2014

“In the context of content, if a bad actor acts...

“In the context of content, if a bad actor acts sufficiently like a good actor it is effectively a good actor.” news.ycombinator.com/...
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May 22, 2014

the construction industry is with you

@codinghorror the construction industry is with you
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May 22, 2014

Hello beautiful https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/4696397499...

Hello beautiful twitter.com/...
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May 22, 2014

“How many apps do we NEED?” —Keynote speaker at the...

“How many apps do we NEED?” —Keynote speaker at the Mechanics Institute graduation
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May 22, 2014

This is my heaven https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/46961175...

This is my heaven twitter.com/...
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May 22, 2014

those are the best people

@mediapathic those are the best people
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May 22, 2014

no it's always slow i love it

@alazyreader no it's always slow i love it
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May 22, 2014

Just in case you want to hear about something that isn't...

Just in case you want to hear about something that isn't the death of the media by algorithms.
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May 22, 2014

She is wearing a cap and gown and I think also a polka dot...

She is wearing a cap and gown and I think also a polka dot dress. She can read a blueprint, estimate a project, and make things in AutoCAD.
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May 22, 2014

Tonight my wife graduates from http://www.generalsociety.org...

Tonight my wife graduates from generalsociety.org/... after two years balancing night classes in construction project mgmt with baby twins.
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May 22, 2014

the idea of that site is just a list of things i say to my...

@leahfinnegan @silviakillings the idea of that site is just a list of things i say to my children thousands of times a day
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May 22, 2014

i'm not allowed to buy any more domains i got drunk and...

@silviakillings i'm not allowed to buy any more domains i got drunk and bought leavekittyalone.com last week and my wife is like uh uh
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May 22, 2014

the amount of communication not happening here is really...

@AdrianChen the amount of communication not happening here is really interesting
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May 22, 2014

right it has a lot of special effects but i did my 10th...

@leahfinnegan @silviakillings right it has a lot of special effects but i did my 10th grade honors project on thomas more
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May 22, 2014

the perfect explainer site is just the word capitalism in...

the perfect explainer site is just the word capitalism in 300 point proxima nova
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May 22, 2014

i am reading wolf hall on my kindle and sure some of the...

@leahfinnegan @silviakillings i am reading wolf hall on my kindle and sure some of the sentences are pretty sentencey but it's fun
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May 22, 2014

is this real life

is this real life
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May 22, 2014

“It's hard to tell who's to blame. But someone should fix...

“It's hard to tell who's to blame. But someone should fix this shit.” —Facebook director of product re: the Media vox.com/...
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May 22, 2014

is the roe vs wade of men

@leahfinnegan is the roe vs wade of men
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May 22, 2014

why are women attracted to jerks

@leahfinnegan why are women attracted to jerks
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May 22, 2014

“The two continue to chat as Foote opens the dura—‘It’s the...

“The two continue to chat as Foote opens the dura—‘It’s the water balloon that your brain lives in,’ he says.” smithsonianmag.com/...
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May 22, 2014

we're all in this together jason

@jkottke we're all in this together jason
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May 22, 2014

Around NYC and SF people wake up and stumble towards their...

Around NYC and SF people wake up and stumble towards their computers, thinking, “Gotta make the influence.”
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May 21, 2014

say i love you with https://www.etsy.com/listing/174881316/b...

say i love you with etsy.com/...
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May 21, 2014

i guess it's too much to ask our rich to be creative and...

@paulkruczynski i guess it's too much to ask our rich to be creative and weird otherwise how could they be rich
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May 21, 2014

i love the classes in boffing namely hitting people with...

@anya1anya i love the classes in boffing namely hitting people with foam sticks, esp. the generation gap class where old can boff young
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May 21, 2014

berkeley 1969 is looking pretty great right now i gotta say

@anya1anya berkeley 1969 is looking pretty great right now i gotta say
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May 21, 2014

yeah but those disciplines are a drag

@piewords yeah but those disciplines are a drag
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May 21, 2014

What's the pt of awesome tech if it's used to remake old...

What's the pt of awesome tech if it's used to remake old social structures? I mean why disrupt things? So that YOU can be the middleman?
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May 21, 2014

If Coursera had stuff like “Coexisting with the police”...

If Coursera had stuff like “Coexisting with the police” that would make me take it seriously.
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May 21, 2014

This course catalog is wonderful....

This course catalog is wonderful. midpeninsulafreeu.com/... My problem with MOOCs is they just perpetuate the same goofy disciplines.
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May 21, 2014

The anarchy class was taught by last year's anarchy...

The anarchy class was taught by last year's anarchy students.
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May 21, 2014

Another class: “Looking at things.” Course description: “We...

Another class: “Looking at things.” Course description: “We will look at things. Bring something else.” Menlo Park.
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May 21, 2014

One class from the 1969 Mid-Peninsula Free U: “Sadistic...

One class from the 1969 Mid-Peninsula Free U: “Sadistic Psychodrama,” taught by Larry Tesler, who invented cut&paste: midpeninsulafreeu.com/...
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May 21, 2014

I have been made fun of as someone who still thinks...

@wesmorgan1 I have been made fun of as someone who still thinks floppies are cool by commenters
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May 21, 2014

everyone loves to talk about the 20% but this 80% is a...

everyone loves to talk about the 20% but this 80% is a sumbitch
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May 21, 2014

Upon reflection: Aren't we all Internet treasures? And...

Upon reflection: Aren't we all Internet treasures? And isn't that the problem?
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May 21, 2014

“Somehow 11 plain black strokes perfectly captures the...

“Somehow 11 plain black strokes perfectly captures the essence of everything I really believe most deeply. ” dl.dropboxusercontent.com/...
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May 21, 2014

according to this post ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ is the yellow king...

according to this post ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ is the yellow king dl.dropboxusercontent.com/...
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May 21, 2014

wow of all the damn things

@symptomatic wow of all the damn things
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May 21, 2014

in the soft bleating i hear the word “mercy”

@ModFarm in the soft bleating i hear the word “mercy”
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May 21, 2014

it's house style to drop that

@heretohinder it's house style to drop that
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May 21, 2014

we can all say yes we can all go together

@ModFarm we can all say yes we can all go together
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May 21, 2014

no but that's very fun. thank you for showing me.

@xor no but that's very fun. thank you for showing me.
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May 21, 2014

in that last tweet the doctor was a woman and the nurse was...

in that last tweet the doctor was a woman and the nurse was a man who was standing on a block of ice in an elevator
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May 21, 2014

“oh god nurse another case of severe intestinal trauma?...

“oh god nurse another case of severe intestinal trauma? that's the fifth today.” “no one understands it doctor.”
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May 21, 2014

prepare for an ignoble death when this baby goat,...

prepare for an ignoble death when this baby goat, constrained to a wheelchair, melts your insides
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May 21, 2014

what if “THIS BABY GOAT TAKING HIS FIRST STEPS WITH A MINI...

what if “THIS BABY GOAT TAKING HIS FIRST STEPS WITH A MINI WHEELCHAIR WILL MELT YOUR INSIDES” was literally true
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May 21, 2014

it's a funny piece because it's all techrunchy and yet...

@bradchoate it's a funny piece because it's all techrunchy and yet about what we value as a society and the effects of capitalism on media
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May 21, 2014

ooh but a blue plaque tattoo would be cool if I lived in...

@complex ooh but a blue plaque tattoo would be cool if I lived in Britain and was British
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May 21, 2014

one thing i learned from the alchemist is that you can...

one thing i learned from the alchemist is that you can search the world for national internet treasure but in the end that book was lame
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May 21, 2014

all clear phew

@rynbtmn all clear phew
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May 21, 2014

if i am please explode me now

if i am please explode me now
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May 21, 2014

am i a national internet treasure

am i a national internet treasure
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May 21, 2014

“National Internet treasures like Metafilter (or TechCrunch...

“National Internet treasures like Metafilter (or TechCrunch for that matter) should never die.” techcrunch.com/...
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May 21, 2014

honestly that was kind of a middling tweet anyway

@leahfinnegan honestly that was kind of a middling tweet anyway
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May 21, 2014

“To provide fresh milk for our hippo as it sails the Nile,...

“To provide fresh milk for our hippo as it sails the Nile, we will need a herd of cows.” Tell me again how you solve things with regexps.
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May 21, 2014

Obaysch was sent by boat down the Nile to Cairo,...

Obaysch was sent by boat down the Nile to Cairo, accompanied by a herd of cows to provide him with milk. en.wikipedia.org/...
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May 21, 2014

Obaysch was born in 1849 and he was the the first...

Obaysch was born in 1849 and he was the the first hippopotamus seen in Great Britain since prehistoric times. en.wikipedia.org/...
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May 21, 2014

“an F.B.I. program called Sex Deviate”...

“an F.B.I. program called Sex Deviate” nytimes.com/...
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May 20, 2014

picture of a guy all bruised up in a shitty t-shirt blood...

picture of a guy all bruised up in a shitty t-shirt blood everywhere he's done with life under the picture it reads "I PARSED WIKIPEDIA."
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May 20, 2014

clear eyes full stack can't lose

clear eyes full stack can't lose
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May 20, 2014

let's just get through this week and see where we are at...

@ianadelman let's just get through this week and see where we are at monday's standup
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May 20, 2014

no one wants to be a writer any more steven

@StevenWalling no one wants to be a writer any more steven
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May 20, 2014

I'm learning LISP, Ian, it's my escape plan.

@ianadelman I'm learning LISP, Ian, it's my escape plan.
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May 20, 2014

It's like we've all served time in the same jail.

@ianadelman It's like we've all served time in the same jail.
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May 20, 2014

it's true, though! you really do need the mix. (& not...

@russellbrandom it's true, though! you really do need the mix. (& not just words and pictures of course, music, video, etc.)
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May 20, 2014

only if you work through it to meet a deadline and end up...

@user24 only if you work through it to meet a deadline and end up basically immobilized for two years
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May 20, 2014

the really successful people are basically all three

the really successful people are basically all three
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May 20, 2014

the web is a bizarre meeting of people who enjoy computing...

the web is a bizarre meeting of people who enjoy computing recursive functions, people who like words and pictures, and absolute assholes
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May 20, 2014

jesse i can't take it the entirety of nyc is now in product

@jjg jesse i can't take it the entirety of nyc is now in product
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May 20, 2014

unless your index finger has a quarter-inch callus from...

unless your index finger has a quarter-inch callus from hitting reload or tapping a screen your claims to being a product genius are suspect
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May 20, 2014

please don't tell me you work in product please don't do it...

please don't tell me you work in product please don't do it no god oh don't say it i can see your lips forming the words product oh god why
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May 20, 2014

God I've been in so many meetings with these boring robot...

God I've been in so many meetings with these boring robot garbage people valleywag.gawker.com/...
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May 20, 2014

Sadly not surprised. But that year!

@npr_ed Sadly not surprised. But that year!
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May 20, 2014

ironic usage is pre-approved

@rustyk5 ironic usage is pre-approved
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May 20, 2014

Don't call anything l'affaire anything.

Don't call anything l'affaire anything.
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May 20, 2014

A teen with an Ivy-league dream Or a load of advice about...

A teen with an Ivy-league dream Or a load of advice about code That's mentortainment!
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May 20, 2014

(Ages 0–35) People sure have a lot of powerful opinions, I...

(Ages 0–35) People sure have a lot of powerful opinions, I should have some too. (35+) Jesus please I just want to buy these Teddy Grahams.
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May 20, 2014

hard to punctuate on heroin

@leahfinnegan hard to punctuate on heroin
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May 19, 2014

“This is new psychological territory, working for...

“This is new psychological territory, working for publishers within publishers within publishers.” theawl.com/...
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May 19, 2014

wevs i have a complete copy of the source history on my...

@fivetonsflax wevs i have a complete copy of the source history on my laptop
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May 19, 2014

Good year.

Good year.
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May 19, 2014

In 1983, Margaret Atwood, Meryl Streep, Susan Sontag, and...

In 1983, Margaret Atwood, Meryl Streep, Susan Sontag, and Ursula K. Le Guin each gave commencement speeches apps.npr.org/...
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May 19, 2014

istock search for "sad trent reznor in mom sweater"

@atmccann istock search for "sad trent reznor in mom sweater"
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May 19, 2014

i'm worried that you will corrupt my log

@al3x i'm worried that you will corrupt my log
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May 19, 2014

[well, why not, exactly?][wat][!][!][!][those...

[well, why not, exactly?][wat][!][!][!][those people][?!][(why not, if so)][?!][?!][?!] —@mariabustillos's Chipotlit lareviewofbooks.org/...
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May 19, 2014

We can, but we must acknowledge our bisectuality.

@al3x We can, but we must acknowledge our bisectuality.
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May 19, 2014

Part of me is so bummed and unnerved by MeFi layoffs,...

Part of me is so bummed and unnerved by MeFi layoffs, another part amazed that it perseveres.
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May 19, 2014

each tweet is a monegraph

@anildash each tweet is a monegraph
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May 19, 2014

When people say that git is better than mercurial or vice...

When people say that git is better than mercurial or vice versa that is the narcissism of small diffs.
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May 19, 2014

"I'm going to really empower people...TO SHARE PICTURES OF...

@rebeccablood "I'm going to really empower people...TO SHARE PICTURES OF FERRETS." $$$$$$$$$$$$✈✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈
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May 19, 2014

Is there evidence in the bible that Hell is run by...

Is there evidence in the bible that Hell is run by subcontractors?
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May 19, 2014

My theory is that the worst possible thing, the one that...

@rebeccablood My theory is that the worst possible thing, the one that makes you flip your shit, that's the one that buys the private jet.
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May 19, 2014

The NYU official Abu Dhabi story sounds basically like...

The NYU official Abu Dhabi story sounds basically like every oil company human-rights denial in history, down to blaming subcontractors.
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May 19, 2014

“Mr. Beckman, the N.Y.U. spokesman, disputed that some...

“Mr. Beckman, the N.Y.U. spokesman, disputed that some workers are not paid a living wage.” nytimes.com/...
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May 19, 2014

anything you need!

@garychou anything you need!
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May 19, 2014

you will see so many people on the street, it's kinda weird

@megnut @rustyk5 you will see so many people on the street, it's kinda weird
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May 19, 2014

it is an entire culture predicated on creating terrific...

@rustyk5 @djacobs it is an entire culture predicated on creating terrific bowel movements and we should celebrate it
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May 19, 2014

seriously you get some granola and yogurt and fruit and...

@rustyk5 @djacobs seriously you get some granola and yogurt and fruit and it's the best damn thing you ever ate in your life
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May 19, 2014

It's pretty and fun and you ride bikes and drink coffee and...

@rustyk5 It's pretty and fun and you ride bikes and drink coffee and everyone is late.
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May 19, 2014

“The thing about San Francisco is that nobody will tell you...

“The thing about San Francisco is that nobody will tell you when you have a bad idea.” theawl.com/...
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May 18, 2014

i get all serious about old typesetting technology i get it

@aresnick i get all serious about old typesetting technology i get it
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May 18, 2014

But also GM employs 219,000 people. (Fun to consider US...

@vgr But also GM employs 219,000 people. (Fun to consider US bailing out Beyoncé.)
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May 18, 2014

major industrialists get to play at a pretty ridiculous...

@aresnick major industrialists get to play at a pretty ridiculous level of abstraction compared to the rest of us
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May 18, 2014

Yeah—it's a talking point to give to others, too;...

@aresnick Yeah—it's a talking point to give to others, too; expressing your appreciation of it is a way to mark yourself a superior person
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May 18, 2014

really interesting when you consider Jobs's Land obsession...

@aresnick really interesting when you consider Jobs's Land obsession and his insane money-burning over-tooling of the NeXT factory floor
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May 18, 2014

I think we agree—it's just that there's the simplicity...

@aresnick I think we agree—it's just that there's the simplicity narrative that dominates in media even if the consumer is like, fun thing!
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May 18, 2014

oooooof yes and i'm just imagining the scenarios this...

@vgr oooooof yes and i'm just imagining the scenarios this implies and hiding under my desk
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May 18, 2014

Heh. & Early Western religion was entirely associated...

@aresnick Heh. & Early Western religion was entirely associated with what we now call products. True cross bits, secret bibles, etc.
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May 18, 2014

Tricky. "Innovation" has always been subordinate to...

@aresnick Tricky. "Innovation" has always been subordinate to "simplicity" in the Apple narrative. An "Innovative" Apple is just Microsoft.
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May 18, 2014

they mess with our self-perception BUT allow us to...

@aresnick they mess with our self-perception BUT allow us to participate in the "genius" or "greatness" that they outline
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May 18, 2014

True of most huge brands. But the greatest brands are...

@aresnick True of most huge brands. But the greatest brands are committed to novelty, and criticized (i.e. iPad) when they don't surprise.
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May 18, 2014

I like being part of all the modern fun. On the...

@rustyk5 I like being part of all the modern fun. On the Crank/Apologist critical axis I fall hard right to Apologist. It is exhausting.
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May 18, 2014

Maybe a good descriptor is “Diegetic Brand,” where the...

Maybe a good descriptor is “Diegetic Brand,” where the narrative around the brand subsumes the product. These brands are fucking exhausting.
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May 18, 2014

Yeah, I'm thinking Louis Mumford Megamachines but...

@rustyk5 Yeah, I'm thinking Louis Mumford Megamachines but narrative-driven #Megamachines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Mumford#Megamachines
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May 18, 2014

Is there a term for the inescapable mega-brand where the...

Is there a term for the inescapable mega-brand where the narrative of the enterprise supersedes the product? I.e. Beyoncé, Obama, NYT, Apple
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May 18, 2014

Hopefully I can get my money back on the chair rental and...

Hopefully I can get my money back on the chair rental and the piñata that hangs itself and then hands you a stick.
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May 18, 2014

seriously just turn this on and let the rest of it wash...

@rustyk5 seriously just turn this on and let the rest of it wash away poolside.fm
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May 18, 2014

I've very sorry to announce that A Week Without Think...

I've very sorry to announce that A Week Without Think Pieces has been canceled due to think pieces.
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May 18, 2014

What Solange Needs To Know About the Battle to End Think...

@kjhealy @quinnnorton What Solange Needs To Know About the Battle to End Think Pieces
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May 18, 2014

america will again be great when men and women stand up and...

@leahfinnegan america will again be great when men and women stand up and write thinkpieces for themselves
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May 18, 2014

and then they left with the thinkpieces, and i finally felt...

@leahfinnegan and then they left with the thinkpieces, and i finally felt free to speak out
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May 18, 2014

Like, it's working so well for me as radio. I'd be willing...

@mathowie Like, it's working so well for me as radio. I'd be willing to hear ads.
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May 18, 2014

I did! It's so damn good.

@mathowie I did! It's so damn good.
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May 18, 2014

My new favorite website is http://poolside.fm/.

My new favorite website is poolside.fm
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May 18, 2014

Remember, the 3rd full week of May has traditionally been...

Remember, the 3rd full week of May has traditionally been celebrated as A Week Without Think Pieces. Hope people honor this great tradition.
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May 18, 2014

make sure your laughter license is valid because you don't...

@leahfinnegan make sure your laughter license is valid because you don't want another visit from the ministry of hugs
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May 18, 2014

so many men will be served!!!

@mdubinko so many men will be served!!!
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May 18, 2014

Congratulations to the Elder Gods on the forthcoming merger...

Congratulations to the Elder Gods on the forthcoming merger of AT&T and DirecTV! ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
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May 17, 2014

is that in bar chord?

@LyonsMusic is that in bar chord?
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May 17, 2014

yeah i know it's terrible we should always just use perl

@rustyk5 yeah i know it's terrible we should always just use perl
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May 17, 2014

it's a muddle; IMO the way to understand it is to learn a...

@rustyk5 it's a muddle; IMO the way to understand it is to learn a totally different functional language that does it right then come back
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May 17, 2014

I love that I can tell where you are in the process by...

@rustyk5 I love that I can tell where you are in the process by which jokes occur to you
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May 16, 2014

I kinda wanna go to congee village now I'm here

@leahfinnegan @nzle I kinda wanna go to congee village now I'm here
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May 16, 2014

feedback accepted

@rkillings feedback accepted
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May 16, 2014

I'm kind of hanging back not milling

@leahfinnegan @nzle I'm kind of hanging back not milling
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May 16, 2014

how r the appetizers

@nzle how r the appetizers
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May 16, 2014

I am at a party

@nzle I am at a party
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May 16, 2014

growth hacking!

@eaton growth hacking!
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May 16, 2014

“Parker,” said J. Jonah Jameson, “The Bugle doesn't need...

“Parker,” said J. Jonah Jameson, “The Bugle doesn't need crime fighting! It needs holistic yield management.” Thus was born...WEB-SPIDER-MAN
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May 16, 2014

someone doesn't know how to walk in his personal brand...

someone doesn't know how to walk in his personal brand platform heels
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May 16, 2014

Oh ferchrissakes, I forgot to mention that I wrote that...

Oh ferchrissakes, I forgot to mention that I wrote that BWeek thing about the right to be forgotten, MEEEEE meeeee me businessweek.com/...
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May 16, 2014

RIGHT? Editors love holistic yield management.

@ryanpitts @tealtan RIGHT? Editors love holistic yield management.
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May 16, 2014

Google is going to build a CMS for the whole publishing...

Google is going to build a CMS for the whole publishing industry so that's going to go great adexchanger.com/...
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May 16, 2014

“Google has long been willing to scrub the public record in...

“Google has long been willing to scrub the public record in order to ease the distress of its users.” businessweek.com/...
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May 16, 2014

On the nature of digital archives and that “right to be...

On the nature of digital archives and that “right to be forgotten” thing, for Businessweek: businessweek.com/...
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May 16, 2014

Goose drone guys are always pretty weird.

@jaybarnes Goose drone guys are always pretty weird.
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May 16, 2014

“Enter the GooseBuster, an aerial-photography drone turned...

“Enter the GooseBuster, an aerial-photography drone turned anti-goose-copter.” modernfarmer.com/...
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May 16, 2014

whatever i'm unbearable but the REST of the book is really...

@sueapfe @jeremyzilar @designedex whatever i'm unbearable but the REST of the book is really really useful and i've been recommending it
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May 16, 2014

“‘That all men had to die, save Idris Elba and a few others...

“‘That all men had to die, save Idris Elba and a few others who would be enslaved for breeding purposes.’” @kfan/ec3c0301760b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@kfan/ec3c0301760b
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May 16, 2014

niiiiiiiiiice

@mubay niiiiiiiiiice
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May 16, 2014

A little earlier a possibility? I have a 2PM phone call....

@stgramophone A little earlier a possibility? I have a 2PM phone call. (Just ping ford@ftrain.com).
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May 16, 2014

if you want to show it to @ianadelman u can take credit,...

@leahfinnegan if you want to show it to @ianadelman u can take credit, i'm releasing it creative commons
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May 16, 2014

I made a little green icon of a mustache to put to the...

I made a little green icon of a mustache to put to the right of Tom Friedman articles if anyone wants to use it. twitter.com/...
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May 16, 2014

“Of course, bear management takes patience and time.”...

“Of course, bear management takes patience and time.” frankchimero.com/...
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May 16, 2014

good article. Pattern matching plus transforms in xslt2 was...

@ianand good article. Pattern matching plus transforms in xslt2 was so powerful. Clojure gets it back.
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May 16, 2014

agreed in retrospect

@ianand agreed in retrospect
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May 16, 2014

Goodnight some bird. Goodnight moon. Good night New York...

Goodnight some bird. Goodnight moon. Good night New York Times newsroom.
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May 16, 2014

omg reading the comments a dictionary could REALLY help

@GregorStocks omg reading the comments a dictionary could REALLY help
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May 16, 2014

man you dicked that quiz up fierce gregor

@GregorStocks man you dicked that quiz up fierce gregor
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May 16, 2014

There are 100s of comments on Revelations Chapter 1 which...

There are 100s of comments on Revelations Chapter 1 which is kind of coming to NYC and only visiting Times Square kingjamesbibleonline.org/...
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May 16, 2014

it's flashback city reading those man i can't hang

@anildash it's flashback city reading those man i can't hang
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May 16, 2014

I'm like, no WAY someone commented on Zephaniah but nope,...

I'm like, no WAY someone commented on Zephaniah but nope, someone is doing antichrist math in the comments kingjamesbibleonline.org/...
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May 16, 2014

someone should build a cms optimized for writing...

@jmbroad @anildash @tjl someone should build a cms optimized for writing tragicomedies
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May 16, 2014

when he gets my avatar tattooed on his shoulder is when i'm...

@Ted_Scheinman @rustyk5 when he gets my avatar tattooed on his shoulder is when i'm unfollowing him
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May 16, 2014

Someone hooked up every Bible chapter to a comment system...

Someone hooked up every Bible chapter to a comment system and it's pretty intense kingjamesbibleonline.org/...
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May 16, 2014

guys ENOUGH the only reason anyone gets fired in media is...

guys ENOUGH the only reason anyone gets fired in media is they find these glasses that let them see their coworkers: geek-art.net/...
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May 16, 2014

how many times employees directly participated in the...

@dpwenger @leahfinnegan how many times employees directly participated in the lowell house opera
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May 16, 2014

is it more of a lowell house newspaper or more of a...

@leahfinnegan is it more of a lowell house newspaper or more of a winthrop house newspaper
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May 16, 2014

both, really. enlive gets me back to parity with xpath and...

@ianand both, really. enlive gets me back to parity with xpath and clojure gets me the functional clarity of XSLT + a first-class full lang.
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May 15, 2014

you get the news but everyone is dead

@leahfinnegan you get the news but everyone is dead
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May 15, 2014

i like old news broadcasts from the 30s through 70s way...

@leahfinnegan i like old news broadcasts from the 30s through 70s way more than today's news
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May 15, 2014

and also come on this is insane it's like Harvard Crimson...

@leahfinnegan and also come on this is insane it's like Harvard Crimson level of self-absorbed
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May 15, 2014

I subscribe to a thing called Old Time Radio News, they...

@leahfinnegan I subscribe to a thing called Old Time Radio News, they email it once a month or two, it's pretty great.
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May 15, 2014

The weekly magazine is called Bikelanes

@worleygirl @tcarmody The weekly magazine is called Bikelanes
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May 15, 2014

Professor Darnington's Daily Beekeeper and Chocolatier

@tcarmody Professor Darnington's Daily Beekeeper and Chocolatier
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May 15, 2014

I think I have to start reading a paper where the paper is...

I think I have to start reading a paper where the paper is not the news.
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May 15, 2014

rosebudsman

rosebudsman
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May 15, 2014

i know and it's a shocker

@tcarmody i know and it's a shocker
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May 15, 2014

I'm guessing that's what happened too! But the end effect...

@tcarmody I'm guessing that's what happened too! But the end effect is so literary-weird that my eyes came unfocused.
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May 15, 2014

People are tweeting bird-nutting and identifying...

People are tweeting bird-nutting and identifying CD-ROM-style web products with Charles Foster Kane's snowglobe reveries. I was never here.
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May 15, 2014

Okay, to say that Snowfall is your Rosebud when Rosebud is...

Okay, to say that Snowfall is your Rosebud when Rosebud is the word used to represent to the unresolved longings of a press baron is beyond.
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May 15, 2014

yeah it was a great question

@anildash @tjl yeah it was a great question
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May 15, 2014

no just, it is VRY SRS BSNS and VERY ambitious and also a...

@tjl @anildash @ginatrapani no just, it is VRY SRS BSNS and VERY ambitious and also a source of constant hilarious editorial carping
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May 15, 2014

“[Abramson] mved journalism fwd into the digital...

“[Abramson] mved journalism fwd into the digital realm–let’s allow the wd ‘Snowfall,’ like ‘Rosebud,’ to say it all.” publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/...
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May 15, 2014

easy jab but honestly with clojure i get all the XSLT...

@anildash @tjl @ginatrapani easy jab but honestly with clojure i get all the XSLT goodness i love plus the convenience of LISP
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May 15, 2014

in time and with great effort one learns that the best way...

@anildash @joeljohnson @ginatrapani in time and with great effort one learns that the best way to use kinja is not to use kinja
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May 15, 2014

the minute kinja works it must be made to not work that is...

@joeljohnson @anildash the minute kinja works it must be made to not work that is its state of perfection
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May 15, 2014

in my head its sort of like if jane campion directed stuart...

@lauraolin in my head its sort of like if jane campion directed stuart little
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May 15, 2014

except in my cynicism the bird cops don't take the...

@lauraolin except in my cynicism the bird cops don't take the allegations seriously
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May 15, 2014

yeah nope just ulgh bad internet

@lauraolin @Yahel yeah nope just ulgh bad internet
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May 15, 2014

Joel, I'm glad you get to work with Kinja.

@joeljohnson @anildash Joel, I'm glad you get to work with Kinja.
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May 15, 2014

in the magical world inside my head the birds have their...

@lauraolin in the magical world inside my head the birds have their own police force and it goes to trial
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May 15, 2014

I mean there is a social contract

@lauraolin I mean there is a social contract
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May 15, 2014

Laura its not right

@lauraolin Laura its not right
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May 15, 2014

All I have been able to think all day is that in 2014...

All I have been able to think all day is that in 2014 people are nutting on birds.
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May 15, 2014

The media industry is stupid and bad at distribution we...

The media industry is stupid and bad at distribution we should make our own content (five hours of farting cats) but we hired a journalist
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May 15, 2014

I don't see colors of knighthood

@leahfinnegan I don't see colors of knighthood
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May 15, 2014

I guess I could if u really need

@leahfinnegan I guess I could if u really need
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May 15, 2014

yeah lord i dunno

@tealtan yeah lord i dunno
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May 15, 2014

Better than a Pulitzer.

Better than a Pulitzer.
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May 15, 2014

“One experiment described as a success led to Ashton...

“One experiment described as a success led to Ashton Kutcher tweeting a Nicholas Kristof column on sex trafficking.” buzzfeed.com/...
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May 15, 2014

Man I remember when a MegaOm was the dominant unit of...

Man I remember when a MegaOm was the dominant unit of content.
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May 15, 2014

Me: “God, I was so painfully fat in that photo from 2002.”...

Me: “God, I was so painfully fat in that photo from 2002.” Wife: “That doesn't bother me as much as the fact that you wore brown shoes.”
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May 15, 2014

Plus the scale of operations is SO massive that you have to...

@Ganson Plus the scale of operations is SO massive that you have to keep making new abstractions just to communicate. Goes south quickly.
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May 15, 2014

Cool MeFi comment from a former defense contractor about...

Cool MeFi comment from a former defense contractor about how .mil sees detail: #5544979" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.metafilter.com/139110/GI-Tufte#5544979
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May 15, 2014

That's the thing. If I had to manage up through an enormous...

@Ganson That's the thing. If I had to manage up through an enormous bureaucracy I bet I'd end up making many of those same PPT decisions.
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May 15, 2014

I have a fantasy of ripping that badge off and throwing it...

@Ganson I have a fantasy of ripping that badge off and throwing it down. "DO YOUR OWN GRADIENT FILLS I'M DONE." Then I get in my Hyundai.
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May 15, 2014

I just learned the term “PowerPoint Ranger.” Good term.

I just learned the term “PowerPoint Ranger.” Good term.
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May 14, 2014

My privilege! Whoot. Congrats on today.

@mkhandekar My privilege! Whoot. Congrats on today.
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May 14, 2014

looking through my mlkshk archive and found this of my kids...

looking through my mlkshk archive and found this of my kids at about 10 mos mlkshk.com/...
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May 14, 2014

Mo has a certificate in Construction Project Management...

@leahfinnegan @nzle Mo has a certificate in Construction Project Management from the Mechanics Institute so I only get to fix tall things
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May 14, 2014

Hey @leahfinnegan do you want this book I'm cleaning out my...

Hey @leahfinnegan do you want this book I'm cleaning out my shelves. twitter.com/...
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May 14, 2014

The Internet has turned us into a massively distributed HR...

The Internet has turned us into a massively distributed HR department.
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May 14, 2014

leah what are people talking about at work

@leahfinnegan leah what are people talking about at work
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May 14, 2014

the worst i'm not on a bus so i'm barely paying attention

@leahfinnegan the worst i'm not on a bus so i'm barely paying attention
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May 14, 2014

when i got the alert on my phone i feared the worse

@leahfinnegan when i got the alert on my phone i feared the worse
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May 14, 2014

That is helpful and interesting. Thank you!

@patrickj_harris That is helpful and interesting. Thank you!
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May 14, 2014

oh lord, but also THANKS!

@imalkovitch oh lord, but also THANKS!
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May 14, 2014

I like teaching at @svaixd because I get to meet my future...

I like teaching at @svaixd because I get to meet my future bosses years before I ask them for jobs.
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May 14, 2014

Congrats to my advisee @mkhandekar who just did a fantastic...

Congrats to my advisee @mkhandekar who just did a fantastic job presenting her thesis for @svaixd.
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May 14, 2014

goddam gold mine in there kevin

@kzurawel goddam gold mine in there kevin
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May 14, 2014

it was like i was a sniper and the voice in my ear kept...

it was like i was a sniper and the voice in my ear kept saying "take the joke Paul, take the joke," and I put down my joke gun and said no
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May 14, 2014

excellent i will hire you to help me with that

@joeljohnson excellent i will hire you to help me with that
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May 14, 2014

two of the authors on one of those battlespace awareness...

two of the authors on one of those battlespace awareness papers were named Phister and Bush and all I did was name them I deserve a pulitzer
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May 14, 2014

i mean if you find yourself overcome with modesty i fully...

@joeljohnson i mean if you find yourself overcome with modesty i fully understand
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May 14, 2014

cool. i think my pt is that it looks great and delivers,...

@joeljohnson cool. i think my pt is that it looks great and delivers, & there's no reason aside from modesty not to yell and scream about it
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May 14, 2014

Not to add stress. But they really don't care about the...

@joeljohnson Not to add stress. But they really don't care about the diff between today and next month, and "newness" is good.
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May 14, 2014

There is no reason to wait. Being new and having a...

@joeljohnson There is no reason to wait. Being new and having a different POV makes you newsy and you will only have time to talk 4 products
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May 14, 2014

Me too! And THIS ONE will guide a half-trillion of IT...

@chrisfahey Me too! And THIS ONE will guide a half-trillion of IT spending over the next decade. It's the pinnacle of IA.
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May 14, 2014

They're talking about the same stuff we do (connecting...

@harrisj @clockwerks They're talking about the same stuff we do (connecting people to ideas with tech), using different risk/reward systems.
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May 14, 2014

I mean, this is why I love those graphics. There is a...

@harrisj @clockwerks I mean, this is why I love those graphics. There is a system of thought in there but it's unique to the military.
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May 14, 2014

Well of course. You guys are TOTALLY ready to go on TV and...

@joeljohnson Well of course. You guys are TOTALLY ready to go on TV and talk products. Do you have a PR person?
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May 14, 2014

I'm part of a group on Medium called The Message and we...

@imalkovitch I'm part of a group on Medium called The Message and we co-edit each other and are paid by Medium. It's great.
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May 14, 2014

You know, I'm really impressed with it. I think it looks...

@joeljohnson You know, I'm really impressed with it. I think it looks great and is going to grow into a terrific resource.
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May 14, 2014

Joel how's TheNightlight goin?

@joeljohnson Joel how's TheNightlight goin?
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May 14, 2014

The more I look at this chart the more amazing and perfect...

The more I look at this chart the more amazing and perfect it becomes. @ftrain/1ba60bdc32e7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@ftrain/1ba60bdc32e7 twitter.com/...
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May 14, 2014

can you imagine the meetings that led to that slide?

@jodify can you imagine the meetings that led to that slide?
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May 14, 2014

That's my favorite part of that slide. I've been thinking...

@clockwerks That's my favorite part of that slide. I've been thinking about it for days. Anything! Annnnyyyyyytttthing. (But sir!) ANYTHING!
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May 14, 2014

that graphic tho

@mbd_s that graphic tho
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May 14, 2014

“You can smell the money burning.”...

“You can smell the money burning.” @ftrain/1ba60bdc32e7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@ftrain/1ba60bdc32e7
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May 14, 2014

they really are one of my favorite ways to learn about the...

@mbd_s they really are one of my favorite ways to learn about the world
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May 14, 2014

“The overall effect is that of an easter basket filled with...

“The overall effect is that of an easter basket filled with killing power.” medium.com/...
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May 14, 2014

I wrote about AMAZING MILITARY INFOGRAPHICS for Medium:...

I wrote about AMAZING MILITARY INFOGRAPHICS for Medium: medium.com/... because they are awesome
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May 13, 2014

i bet you thought apis were cool well apis are OLD AND...

i bet you thought apis were cool well apis are OLD AND BUSTED writings.quilt.org/...
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May 13, 2014

this industry brian it can wear a person out

@brianvan this industry brian it can wear a person out
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May 13, 2014

“Who can forget the IE box model, or the layer tag?” omg i...

“Who can forget the IE box model, or the layer tag?” omg i did i forgot the layer tag bitworking.org/...
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May 13, 2014

“HTML+CSS+JS are my framework.”...

“HTML+CSS+JS are my framework.” bitworking.org/...
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May 13, 2014

“What can we learn from the success of products like Square...

“What can we learn from the success of products like Square and Paypal in the context of EBT payments?” marketsforgood.org/...
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May 13, 2014

“‘Whiskey is the last surviving specimen of a turnspit dog,...

“‘Whiskey is the last surviving specimen of a turnspit dog, albeit stuffed.’” npr.org/...
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May 13, 2014

We dug into this supermarket and found the food that you...

We dug into this supermarket and found the food that you need to know.
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May 13, 2014

We dug into this edited crafted article in a national...

We dug into this edited crafted article in a national magazine.
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May 13, 2014

“The New Yorker has the full 12-page story today, and we've...

“The New Yorker has the full 12-page story today, and we've dug into it to find some of the main timeline points.” —Yahoo! News
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May 13, 2014

Yours was better I was just curious what the limits were.

@HarperPerennial Yours was better I was just curious what the limits were.
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May 13, 2014

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@HarperPerennial (╯°>°)╯ ┻━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┻
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May 13, 2014

who even are you

@rustyk5 who even are you
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May 13, 2014

yeah i see it as “the met has elevators?”

@rustyk5 yeah i see it as “the met has elevators?”
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May 13, 2014

i care a little

@rustyk5 i care a little
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May 13, 2014

This emoji (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ is permabanned from the Barbarian...

This emoji (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ is permabanned from the Barbarian Group.
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May 13, 2014

i would find it frustrating because every time i was all...

@jpfinley i would find it frustrating because every time i was all (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ i'd just end up ヽ(●ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ●)ﾉﾟ
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May 13, 2014

hard to keep up

@artlung hard to keep up
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May 13, 2014

i like the idea that the superdesk is a shy, mild-mannered...

@jpfinley i like the idea that the superdesk is a shy, mild-mannered normal desk that transforms into superdesk during client emergencies
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May 13, 2014

oh well then i am sending a resume

@jpfinley oh well then i am sending a resume
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May 13, 2014

global capitalism is so awesome at solving the problems it...

@loisbeckett global capitalism is so awesome at solving the problems it creates
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May 13, 2014

ulgh yeah

@A_L ulgh yeah
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May 13, 2014

NYC is going to be so weird when you have to swim...

NYC is going to be so weird when you have to swim everywhere.
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May 13, 2014

I mean I too would enjoy knowing why Solange went full...

I mean I too would enjoy knowing why Solange went full Solange on Jay-Z. It's that NEED TO KNOW headline formulation that's weird.
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May 13, 2014

Here Is Everything You Need to Know About the Solange-Jay Z...

Here Is Everything You Need to Know About the Solange-Jay Z Elevator Fight: .
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May 13, 2014

what happens if you want a standing superdesk...

what happens if you want a standing superdesk vimeo.com/...
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May 13, 2014

Being a climatologist doesn't have a lot upside except you...

Being a climatologist doesn't have a lot upside except you can turn to a journalist and say, “It's too late. There's no stopping it now.”
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May 13, 2014

“‘This is really happening. There’s nothing to stop it...

“‘This is really happening. There’s nothing to stop it now.’” nytimes.com/...
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May 12, 2014

I lift two children every day but I'm worried you live in...

@dpwenger @leahfinnegan I lift two children every day but I'm worried you live in some misbegotten neighborhood
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May 12, 2014

its been the same god the whole time

@tcarmody its been the same god the whole time
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May 12, 2014

I mean not even god controls that

@Austin_Federa I mean not even god controls that
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May 12, 2014

he just isnt responsive

@tcarmody he just isnt responsive
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May 12, 2014

replaced by hosannas gets a little tired after 70 billion...

@tcarmody replaced by hosannas gets a little tired after 70 billion years tbh
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May 12, 2014

depends on if u believe in god or not

@Austin_Federa depends on if u believe in god or not
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May 12, 2014

What if you stared into the face of God and it was just the...

What if you stared into the face of God and it was just the interface to Circa?
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May 12, 2014

Capitalism is all like lolwut sorry I was making everything...

Capitalism is all like lolwut sorry I was making everything you eat and wear and feel and breathe.
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May 12, 2014

Your move, capitalism.

Your move, capitalism.
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May 12, 2014

Headed to Cobble Hill on a public bus to see Ken...

Headed to Cobble Hill on a public bus to see Ken Silverstein read from his Verso book about global oil politics. versobooks.com/...
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May 12, 2014

it was pretty warm and i was happy ans I was not behind on...

@leahfinnegan @mattbuchanan it was pretty warm and i was happy ans I was not behind on deadlines and there was within my heart an invincible
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May 12, 2014

it was a different time

@mattbuchanan it was a different time
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May 12, 2014

of course i'm the manager

@bwc of course i'm the manager
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May 12, 2014

i know but not using it makes me more authentic as a PM

@jakemcgraw i know but not using it makes me more authentic as a PM
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May 12, 2014

I know! It's crazy to contemplate.

@kendall I know! It's crazy to contemplate.
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May 12, 2014

I can actually hear the squicking sound of eyes rolling...

I can actually hear the squicking sound of eyes rolling when I ask for the password, too.
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May 12, 2014

99% of the things in Crunchbase will be pure memory within...

@kendall 99% of the things in Crunchbase will be pure memory within 50 years. All things trend towards Borgesian in time.
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May 12, 2014

I never feel more like a project manager than when I lose a...

I never feel more like a project manager than when I lose a website password and have to ask the entire team to send it for the third time.
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May 12, 2014

⒜⒧⒧⒤⒮⒪⒩

@atmccann ⒜⒧⒧⒤⒮⒪⒩
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May 12, 2014

just tell me where and a fried turkey leg will be delivered...

@leahfinnegan @katienotopoulos just tell me where and a fried turkey leg will be delivered to your door
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May 12, 2014

I wonder how many problems Jay-Z will have in tomorrow's...

I wonder how many problems Jay-Z will have in tomorrow's headlines.
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May 12, 2014

<item name="relaxed"/>

@jacqui @harrisj <item name="relaxed"/>
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May 12, 2014

what if i want an agent that exchanges emotions with...

@jacqui @harrisj what if i want an agent that exchanges emotions with another entity but i don't know which vocabulary they are using
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May 12, 2014

those guys know how to describe a party

@jacqui @harrisj those guys know how to describe a party
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May 12, 2014

“‘triggeredBy’ indicates that the reference identifies an...

“‘triggeredBy’ indicates that the reference identifies an emotion-eliciting event;” #ref-emotion-xg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-emotionml-20100729/#ref-emotion-xg
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May 12, 2014

No one do it. I'm serious. See if you can control...

No one do it. I'm serious. See if you can control yourselves.
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May 12, 2014

“HumanML was proposed to ‘fundamentally enhance the human...

“HumanML was proposed to ‘fundamentally enhance the human communications process, through the use of XML.’” en.wikipedia.org/...
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May 12, 2014

ooh journal of the plague year too, where they're talking...

@rebeccablood ooh journal of the plague year too, where they're talking to each other from their yards
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May 12, 2014

assuming there is electric, yes

@rebeccablood assuming there is electric, yes
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May 12, 2014

“What Jane Austen can teach us about living in an...

@rebeccablood “What Jane Austen can teach us about living in an antiobiotic-free world” is a great article pitch.
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May 12, 2014

I know right. I'm going to miss antibiotics even more than...

@rebeccablood I know right. I'm going to miss antibiotics even more than I miss cool summer breezes.
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May 12, 2014

Like you cared for so long and now you just can't bring...

@rebeccablood Like you cared for so long and now you just can't bring yourself to care any longer, but will simply be patient and kind?
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May 12, 2014

If Woody Allen published an op-ed about Beyoncé's feminism,...

If Woody Allen published an op-ed about Beyoncé's feminism, who would rebuild civilization?
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May 12, 2014

also the alphabet is literally a bunch of pictures

@rustyk5 @harrisj @JPaskin also the alphabet is literally a bunch of pictures
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May 12, 2014

we are so lucky to live in a world where there can be a...

@rustyk5 @harrisj @JPaskin we are so lucky to live in a world where there can be a single object-system relationship
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May 12, 2014

please .lower() your voice jacob

@harrisj @rustyk5 please .lower() your voice jacob
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May 12, 2014

or as i like to call it “the burden of history”

@harrisj @rustyk5 or as i like to call it “the burden of history”
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May 12, 2014

no question about cmses is innocent

@rustyk5 no question about cmses is innocent
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May 12, 2014

the potato lobby has eyes everywhere

@leahfinnegan the potato lobby has eyes everywhere
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May 12, 2014

Can't sleep so I'm listening to 1786 music recorded in 1937...

Can't sleep so I'm listening to 1786 music recorded in 1937 and reading about programming techniques from the 1960s. We live in the future.
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May 11, 2014

A tiny book of world history http://m.imgur.com/gallery/7P93...

A tiny book of world history m.imgur.com/...
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May 11, 2014

what did cranky people do before the web?

@tomcoates what did cranky people do before the web?
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May 11, 2014

you're just cranky because your house won't shut up about...

@tomcoates you're just cranky because your house won't shut up about sunscreen
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May 11, 2014

make pancakes on me

@rustyk5 make pancakes on me
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May 11, 2014

Time is a flat circle

Time is a flat circle
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May 11, 2014

My wife pted out that makin' bcon pancakes has the same...

My wife pted out that makin' bcon pancakes has the same cadence as Wannabe by Spice Girls I really really wanna wanna bacon pancakes bacon p
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May 11, 2014

please don't ask for licorice or fudgypops or scones if you...

@nzle @leahfinnegan @moranjarrett please don't ask for licorice or fudgypops or scones if you ask for icecream we will blow u up with drones
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May 11, 2014

right you can keep switching it out and getting more...

@nzle @leahfinnegan @moranjarrett right you can keep switching it out and getting more ridiculous for HOURS
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May 11, 2014

wait they made a whole movie about British ice cream trucks

@leahfinnegan @nzle @moranjarrett wait they made a whole movie about British ice cream trucks
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May 11, 2014

“Yes, we have no sprinkles, and no Popsicles or cones/If...

@nzle “Yes, we have no sprinkles, and no Popsicles or cones/If you ask for soft-serve you will always be alone! Don't come to the truck, &c”
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May 11, 2014

That bacon pancakes song in your head makes it hard to...

That bacon pancakes song in your head makes it hard to concentrate when you are actually making pancakes.
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May 10, 2014

how are you both still doing this?

@emckean @rustyk5 how are you both still doing this?
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May 10, 2014

“Every Human in Star Wars is Really a Humanoid Bee”...

“Every Human in Star Wars is Really a Humanoid Bee” tor.com/...
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May 10, 2014

“I began to hear rumors of frat-boy-esque shenaningans...

“I began to hear rumors of frat-boy-esque shenaningans billed to expense accounts.” medium.com/...
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May 9, 2014

3/3 “Don't stand in the line and cry and whine, there's no...

3/3 “Don't stand in the line and cry and whine, there's no ice cream for you.” And goes a little from there.
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May 9, 2014

2/3 It starts: ♫ “Don't come to the truck, you're out of...

2/3 It starts: ♫ “Don't come to the truck, you're out of luck, we just ran out of ice cream.” ♫
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May 9, 2014

1/3 We want our kids to believe that the ice cream truck...

1/3 We want our kids to believe that the ice cream truck song means “we're out of ice cream” so I've been working on alternate lyrics.
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May 9, 2014

Headshot video of people smiling wearing Google Glass with...

@michaelroston Headshot video of people smiling wearing Google Glass with super-fast horror-movie cuts from the “Head Like a Hole” video.
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May 9, 2014

Slow pans over Android devices set to “I Do Not Want This”

@michaelroston Slow pans over Android devices set to “I Do Not Want This”
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May 9, 2014

We'll know something is up when the iPhone 6 is renamed...

We'll know something is up when the iPhone 6 is renamed Halo 29.
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May 9, 2014

The Beats acquisition kind of means that Trent Reznor will...

The Beats acquisition kind of means that Trent Reznor will now be a product manager for Apple, which is a weird outcome for my teens.
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May 9, 2014

true. at some level usenet won.

@mat @leahfinnegan true. at some level usenet won.
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May 9, 2014

wwii and nuclear weapons basically made everyone into a...

@leahfinnegan wwii and nuclear weapons basically made everyone into a major downer
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May 9, 2014

yeah i mean they had all just seen up close the greatest...

@leahfinnegan yeah i mean they had all just seen up close the greatest civilization in history go absolutey murderously insane
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May 9, 2014

the internet is better now but in 2002 it WAS much much...

@leahfinnegan the internet is better now but in 2002 it WAS much much less completely insufferable every fucking minute of every fucking day
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May 9, 2014

my apartment was $600/mo, there was no work, i made...

@leahfinnegan my apartment was $600/mo, there was no work, i made $16,000, everything smelled like burning buildings
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May 9, 2014

These sorts of puns are a Chronic problem.

@rustyk5 These sorts of puns are a Chronic problem.
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May 9, 2014

“Also, the beach where I found the seal vertebra is for...

“Also, the beach where I found the seal vertebra is for sale.” aesop.com/...
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May 9, 2014

“[Orhan Pamuk]: I always felt embarrassed about using...

“[Orhan Pamuk]: I always felt embarrassed about using detective plots, but they are inevitable.” aesop.com/...
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May 9, 2014

Okay so here is the best literary magazine produced by a...

Okay so here is the best literary magazine produced by a cosmetics company that I have ever seen aesop.com/...
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May 9, 2014

I'm a little all over the place.

@dvmurrell I'm a little all over the place.
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May 8, 2014

“The obvious goal is to dry up the used book market by...

“The obvious goal is to dry up the used book market by draining the supply of used copies.” laboratorium.net/...
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May 8, 2014

You can ask ANY question in advertising as long as the...

You can ask ANY question in advertising as long as the answer is brands.
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May 8, 2014

I figure when it's over the pitch meeting looks like Roger...

@jlax I figure when it's over the pitch meeting looks like Roger Sterling's hotel room.
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May 8, 2014

Q: “How should we bring these two very different...

Q: “How should we bring these two very different communities together?” A: “A branded drone-delivered soft-drink experience.”
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May 8, 2014

Coke approached Ogilvy and said, "we want to do something...

Coke approached Ogilvy and said, "we want to do something with the drone, the harbinger of death and destruction.” adage.com/...
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May 8, 2014

“*14.* ‘I am learning how to learn.’”...

“*14.* ‘I am learning how to learn.’” theawl.com/...
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May 8, 2014

Yep. Time to throw away all my Mudhoney T-shirts and put up...

@maura @rustyk5 @tcarmody Yep. Time to throw away all my Mudhoney T-shirts and put up a Crazy Town poster.
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May 8, 2014

yeah seriously go get lunch and have a double alligash

@rustyk5 @tcarmody yeah seriously go get lunch and have a double alligash
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May 8, 2014

I feel viral and cont(ent)agious

@tcarmody I feel viral and cont(ent)agious
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May 8, 2014

♫ Let me entersplain youuuuu. ♫

♫ Let me entersplain youuuuu. ♫
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May 8, 2014

for one thing, monitors were very heavy

@leahfinnegan for one thing, monitors were very heavy
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May 8, 2014

and build from there. There's a need to justify that...

@timoni and build from there. There's a need to justify that investment and go for pure traffic I guess. But long term meh.
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May 8, 2014

Then again the latin root of explain is explānāre, to...

Then again the latin root of explain is explānāre, to flatten.
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May 8, 2014

Guys, explainers can be beautiful. You have the time and...

Guys, explainers can be beautiful. You have the time and space to be smart and funny. Infinite canvas. Why are you doing this?
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May 7, 2014

why doesn't the times just make up a conference for us to...

@jacqui @harrisj @rustyk5 why doesn't the times just make up a conference for us to attend?
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May 7, 2014

I mean think of all the people you've avoided by not...

@rustyk5 I mean think of all the people you've avoided by not launching certain things, the people who COULD NOT SUBMIT TROUBLE TICKETS
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May 7, 2014

I mean the nice thing about when shit DOESN'T launch is you...

@rustyk5 I mean the nice thing about when shit DOESN'T launch is you don't spend a year getting yelled at about using tables over divs.
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May 7, 2014

the best brogrammers are awesome because they raaaaaaaage

@harrisj @rustyk5 the best brogrammers are awesome because they raaaaaaaage
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May 7, 2014

man's got three children matt, you'll have three children...

@rustyk5 @mattbuchanan man's got three children matt, you'll have three children very soon and you'll understand
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May 7, 2014

Oh god so many TERRIBLE IMPLOSIONS.

@rustyk5 Oh god so many TERRIBLE IMPLOSIONS.
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May 7, 2014

Jacob I will GIVE YOU the AlQaeda github account.

@harrisj @rustyk5 Jacob I will GIVE YOU the AlQaeda github account.
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May 7, 2014

Especially now that everything is Javascript.

@rustyk5 Especially now that everything is Javascript.
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May 7, 2014

But that's the thing. Dark Times are just part of the job!

@rustyk5 But that's the thing. Dark Times are just part of the job!
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May 7, 2014

wait which way? i'm just saying that you're honest about...

@rustyk5 wait which way? i'm just saying that you're honest about schedules and when things move around you just fix it.
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May 7, 2014

it's that last part that is so essential to actually...

@rustyk5 it's that last part that is so essential to actually getting things done—and yet so many developers miss that tiny critical detail
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May 7, 2014

you're so much fun to work with because you're like "i...

@rustyk5 you're so much fun to work with because you're like "i totally flaked and didn't do that, so i will do it now," and then you DO IT
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May 7, 2014

oh god there are so many freaking media projects

@rustyk5 oh god there are so many freaking media projects
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May 7, 2014

haha i never go anywhere fooled them

@bn2b haha i never go anywhere fooled them
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May 7, 2014

i swear to god

@rustyk5 i swear to god
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May 7, 2014

“‘I had no idea this was coming, but I never believed it...

“‘I had no idea this was coming, but I never believed it wasn’t possible,’ said Caleb Crain.” theguardian.com/...
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May 7, 2014

jack there's a pull request NOT NOW CHLOE

@redkeg @bn2b jack there's a pull request NOT NOW CHLOE
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May 7, 2014

i honestly can't remember what my intent was

@bn2b i honestly can't remember what my intent was
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May 7, 2014

It was in Firefox and I just opened it and was logged into...

It was in Firefox and I just opened it and was logged into the AlQaeda account and was briefly really worried, then realized it was me.
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May 7, 2014

I forgot I drank too much once and registered on GitHub as...

I forgot I drank too much once and registered on GitHub as github.com/... with a repo called “nsa” with the constitution GPGed.
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May 7, 2014

Is there anything more awkward than acoustic Peter Gabriel...

Is there anything more awkward than acoustic Peter Gabriel covers?
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May 7, 2014

oh! yes, actually that's true. the world burns and we're...

@hesketh oh! yes, actually that's true. the world burns and we're all like, "i made you a smore."
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May 7, 2014

excellent point

@goldman excellent point
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May 7, 2014

If you could see everyone's true face, and we took off our...

If you could see everyone's true face, and we took off our masks and were just REAL for a while, I'd give society five minutes to implode.
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May 7, 2014

ilu michael. i actually think i am through the worst of my...

@sippey ilu michael. i actually think i am through the worst of my writer's block.
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May 7, 2014

Just writing about the current VC climate.

@sippey Just writing about the current VC climate.
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May 7, 2014

Google probably could create artificial intelligence, but I...

Google probably could create artificial intelligence, but I doubt they could get it a badge.
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May 7, 2014

“Don't...be...eeeeeevvviiii” it says—and in any case I will...

“Don't...be...eeeeeevvviiii” it says—and in any case I will trade you this axe for that can of beans and some firewood. What do you say?
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May 7, 2014

In Mountain View an oleaginous life-form emerges from a...

In Mountain View an oleaginous life-form emerges from a giant vat, born wearing Google Glass, assuming total control of all Internet.
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May 7, 2014

Young executives suddenly go silent and stand up from their...

Young executives suddenly go silent and stand up from their omakase. “I am Google!” they say, and less adventurous diners tremble.
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May 7, 2014

People on private jets around the world stand up holding...

People on private jets around the world stand up holding plush Android toys. “I am Google!” they cry out. The applause is rapturous.
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May 7, 2014

If you've never seen it, this video is a pretty typical...

If you've never seen it, this video is a pretty typical presentation by a Google executive: youtube.com/...
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May 7, 2014

“I am Google,” he cried, throwing back his head as lines of...

“I am Google,” he cried, throwing back his head as lines of blazing light burst from his eyes and mouth. “Behold my true face if you dare.”
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May 7, 2014

“‘I am Google," he told a woman working at the registration...

“‘I am Google," he told a woman working at the registration desk of the IoT Expo. ‘I do not speak to small groups.’” readwrite.com/...
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May 7, 2014

ANDY I AM REALLY HAPPY YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS THING

@waxpancake @jeremyzilar ANDY I AM REALLY HAPPY YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS THING
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May 7, 2014

“How bad is it?” “Mazzy Star related artists bad.”

“How bad is it?” “Mazzy Star related artists bad.”
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May 7, 2014

everything still works and people are bad

@harrisj @rustyk5 everything still works and people are bad
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May 7, 2014

too bad there are no consistent metadata schemas that we...

@rustyk5 too bad there are no consistent metadata schemas that we could OH GOD I AM DEAD THIS IS MY GHOST YELLING
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May 7, 2014

thinking of VCs as "well-branded money" really does change...

@alexismadrigal @beep @harrisj thinking of VCs as "well-branded money" really does change the framing
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May 7, 2014

This is a fucking nightmare and also everything is...

@rustyk5 This is a fucking nightmare and also everything is inconsistent and it's all just completely horrible. (Twitter got it right.)
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May 7, 2014

i can't take any more twitter emails though

@reppep i can't take any more twitter emails though
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May 7, 2014

what soda would i drink? what perl books could i read? a...

@beep @harrisj what soda would i drink? what perl books could i read? a cold and heartless nightmare
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May 7, 2014

TIM COOK LOOKS UP FROM HOOTSUITE AND CALLS AN EMERGENCY...

@rustyk5 TIM COOK LOOKS UP FROM HOOTSUITE AND CALLS AN EMERGENCY MEETING
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May 7, 2014

A brand-free world would actually be a nightmare, can you...

@harrisj @beep A brand-free world would actually be a nightmare, can you imagine?
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May 7, 2014

I only follow 30-odd people but with slowdown.io I can pay...

I only follow 30-odd people but with slowdown.io I can pay even less attention to Twitter than I currently do.
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May 7, 2014

From @schmeenarf at SVA IXD, a service that lets you read...

From @schmeenarf at SVA IXD, a service that lets you read Twitter by email once a week slowdown.io FINALLY
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May 6, 2014

“In my 45 years I’d never directly observed Jupiter and its...

“In my 45 years I’d never directly observed Jupiter and its moons myself.” medium.com/...
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May 6, 2014

Some useful schooling on the some-> macro by @tvachon...

Some useful schooling on the some-> macro by @tvachon hiim.tv/...
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May 6, 2014

That's great! I love it.

@tvachon That's great! I love it.
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May 6, 2014

“The proper conclusion, then, is that gun deaths...

“The proper conclusion, then, is that gun deaths _skyrocketed_ after Stand Your Ground was enacted.” psmag.com/...
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May 6, 2014

A heartfelt look back at Mlkshk http://mlkshk.com/p/YUFI

A heartfelt look back at Mlkshk mlkshk.com/...
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May 6, 2014

“The three most popular senior girl groups are the Bots,...

“The three most popular senior girl groups are the Bots, the Bedfords, and Acrimonious.” nymag.com/...
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May 6, 2014

GOD YOU ARE RIGHT ULGH

@godaisies GOD YOU ARE RIGHT ULGH
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May 6, 2014

Harper's Magazine got bombarded with Harper's Bazaar...

@rustyk5 Harper's Magazine got bombarded with Harper's Bazaar pitches and calls; sometimes the cooler interns would go on make-up junkets.
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May 6, 2014

What is the ugliest-sounding word in English for you? For...

What is the ugliest-sounding word in English for you? For me it's “sebum.”
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May 6, 2014

But Rusty, your readers may be interested.

@rustyk5 But Rusty, your readers may be interested.
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May 5, 2014

I'm sad @mlkshk is going away because it was a sweet and...

I'm sad @mlkshk is going away because it was a sweet and doofy part of my life instead of a soul-crushing social-media battering.
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May 5, 2014

These are great! Last one very (more) readable.

@tvachon @jackrusher These are great! Last one very (more) readable.
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May 5, 2014

that was the original use case for SP, it would be a jquery...

@kfan @jbenton that was the original use case for SP, it would be a jquery plugin that would modify your pullquotes, then I was like wevs
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May 5, 2014

At long last, @joeljohnson gives the Internet the...

At long last, @joeljohnson gives the Internet the baby-products advice it deserves thenightlight.com
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May 5, 2014

“The lesson that mass extinction is normal is hard to...

“The lesson that mass extinction is normal is hard to accept.” lukemitchell.org/...
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May 5, 2014

“Not surprisingly, the teens that I meet rarely hear people...

“Not surprisingly, the teens that I meet rarely hear people talk joyously about cars.” medium.com/...
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May 5, 2014

“She is Parker Posey, not Posey Parker.”...

“She is Parker Posey, not Posey Parker.” nytimes.com/...
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May 5, 2014

“‘The thing about rides is they never go out of style....

“‘The thing about rides is they never go out of style. There’s always children being born, thanks be to God.’” theawl.com/...
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May 5, 2014

“I continue to notice an unsettling trend: the rise of the...

“I continue to notice an unsettling trend: the rise of the GitHub monoculture.” nedbatchelder.com/...
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May 5, 2014

some things are just the best, thank god

@inthefade some things are just the best, thank god
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May 5, 2014

I watched this for ten minutes straight....

I watched this for ten minutes straight. i.imgur.com/...
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May 5, 2014

this week could theoretically be different than the weeks...

this week could theoretically be different than the weeks prior. i could get things done this week. i could push things to a finished state.
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May 4, 2014

And so it's not a stack about which [most] can reason. Also...

@jackrusher @stphnthiel And so it's not a stack about which [most] can reason. Also a lot of the output is semi-automated from XML suites.
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May 4, 2014

Humanities markup standards are not known for their...

@jackrusher @stphnthiel Humanities markup standards are not known for their ruthless focus on simplicity. They future-proof as a practice.
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May 4, 2014

I've done it. It comes from following the rules without...

@jackrusher @stphnthiel I've done it. It comes from following the rules without understanding the rules.
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May 3, 2014

Warning: If you listen to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id...

Warning: If you listen to youtube.com/... every time you see Peter Dinklage you will hear it in your brain over and and over.
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May 3, 2014

It is my sacred right as an Internet-American to publicly...

It is my sacred right as an Internet-American to publicly demand better-quality garbage.
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May 3, 2014

In other news I just ate popcorn and am angry.

In other news I just ate popcorn and am angry.
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May 3, 2014

A Helicarrier Christmas

A Helicarrier Christmas
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May 3, 2014

Why doesn't Hollywood ever make smaller, more intimate...

Why doesn't Hollywood ever make smaller, more intimate films about the regular people who work and live on helicarriers?
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May 3, 2014

The only thing worse than a movie with one helicarrier is a...

The only thing worse than a movie with one helicarrier is a movie with three helicarriers.
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May 2, 2014

photos of young women who have pledged to stay virgins...

photos of young women who have pledged to stay virgins until marriage being held by their fathers featureshoot.com/...
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May 2, 2014

Corrected my shrink on the pronunciation of Walter...

Corrected my shrink on the pronunciation of Walter Benjamin's name and thought, “I am a real New Yorker now.”
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May 1, 2014

all of my friends have urls

@majcher all of my friends have urls
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May 1, 2014

“Today, a Canary build of Google Chrome removed something...

“Today, a Canary build of Google Chrome removed something kind of important from the browser: the URL.” allenpike.com/... whoa
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May 1, 2014

I know but if you are lucky you are old for 2/5 of your...

@tcarmody I know but if you are lucky you are old for 2/5 of your life or more.
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May 1, 2014

I think it is awesome until you are unwell or old and need...

@tcarmody I think it is awesome until you are unwell or old and need other people and then everyone finds you excruciating
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May 1, 2014

Whatever is funny back there it is really freaking funny.

Whatever is funny back there it is really freaking funny.
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May 1, 2014

Then I got on a bus and it was half mentally handicapped...

Then I got on a bus and it was half mentally handicapped people and their caregivers having an awesome time on a sunny day so I love NYC.
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May 1, 2014

Oh my shoe is untied, I should wade into and impede the...

Oh my shoe is untied, I should wade into and impede the progress of an incredibly dense river of humanity here in midtown Manhattan.
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May 1, 2014

A young woman just stepped into a crowded crosswalk in...

A young woman just stepped into a crowded crosswalk in midtown, knelt down, and tied her shoe. Most amazing thing I have ever seen.
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