Ftrain, by Paul Ford

October 2014

Oct 31, 2014

I know it sounds like inside baseball, but what is more...

I know it sounds like inside baseball, but what is more fascinating than industrial carpet management systems? There are $MILLIONS at stake.
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Oct 31, 2014

The truth IMO is that carpet installers just can't work...

The truth IMO is that carpet installers just can't work with carpet manufacturers; it's a totally different mindset. FASCINATING, though.
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Oct 31, 2014

I hope Nico Salvo is okay, he's a really talented...

I hope Nico Salvo is okay, he's a really talented industrial carpet systems guy who did great work for Sheraton and shouldn't be fired.
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Oct 31, 2014

I'm kind of looking forward to Joey Bram's column in the...

I'm kind of looking forward to Joey Bram's column in the CARPETBAGGER blog, that guy really has it in for Warsh.
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Oct 31, 2014

Also their CRM is a disaster, they were going to use Sugar...

Also their CRM is a disaster, they were going to use Sugar and then someone went with SAP, so. Imperial Carpet Systems is a nightmare.
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Oct 31, 2014

I talked to some people at Central Carpet Supplies and they...

I talked to some people at Central Carpet Supplies and they said that things are FUCKED at Imperial Carpet, which, no surprise.
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Oct 31, 2014

OMG Bob Warsh got into it with the management of Imperial...

OMG Bob Warsh got into it with the management of Imperial Carpet Systems and is going back to Universal Carpet Supplies this is CRAZY.
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Oct 31, 2014

do you have to give a speech as salutatorian

@leahfinnegan do you have to give a speech as salutatorian
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Oct 31, 2014

yeah but that's been 14 years now

@leahfinnegan yeah but that's been 14 years now
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Oct 31, 2014

not the same day but a true fact

@leahfinnegan not the same day but a true fact
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Oct 31, 2014

at the playground a dude came up, shook abe's hand, and...

@leahfinnegan at the playground a dude came up, shook abe's hand, and said: Welcome to a lifetime of fucking disappointment.
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Oct 31, 2014

kitty litter is strip-mined

@leahfinnegan kitty litter is strip-mined
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Oct 29, 2014

Sure! Send me an email and I'll send you my address.

@abackstrom Sure! Send me an email and I'll send you my address.
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Oct 29, 2014

less talk more salk

less talk more salk
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Oct 29, 2014

google is powerful but there is so much email that isn't...

@_dairema google is powerful but there is so much email that isn't google-controlled that it would be extraordinary if this was the plan
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Oct 28, 2014

God next we will learn that Barenaked Ladies actually had a...

God next we will learn that Barenaked Ladies actually had a million dollars.
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Oct 28, 2014

wait the dude from Moxy Früvous

wait the dude from Moxy Früvous
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Oct 28, 2014

Cool! just follow @unscroll or email to ford@ftrain.com....

@jd87 Cool! just follow @unscroll or email to ford@ftrain.com. will let people know when it is up.
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Oct 27, 2014

shouldn't you be caching something

@eventi @danbri shouldn't you be caching something
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Oct 27, 2014

Also does everyone know about Salto, the Xerox Alto...

Also does everyone know about Salto, the Xerox Alto emulator? The disk packs are pretty serious. toastytech.com/...
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Oct 27, 2014

recently got opengenera lisp booted which was kind of...

@danbri recently got opengenera lisp booted which was kind of extraordinary
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Oct 27, 2014

One of the most fun things I have is a 500 meg Mac hard...

One of the most fun things I have is a 500 meg Mac hard drive for system 6 with EVERYTHING on it. Looking for Win3.1 equivalent.
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Oct 27, 2014

just finally got to it this week and started using it;...

@danbri just finally got to it this week and started using it; writing about it
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Oct 27, 2014

Is there a place where serious emulation nerds hang and...

Is there a place where serious emulation nerds hang and exchange virtual machines? Or is that place simply Usenet?
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Oct 27, 2014

dave do you have a ‘I have a new piece in the New Yorker’...

@leahfinnegan @davebry9 dave do you have a ‘I have a new piece in the New Yorker’ dress?
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Oct 27, 2014

WHEN SHE WAS LIKE, a memoir

@leahfinnegan WHEN SHE WAS LIKE, a memoir
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Oct 27, 2014

When she was like, “This outfit accentuates both my waist...

@leahfinnegan When she was like, “This outfit accentuates both my waist and my phenomenal poise in the face of resounding literary success.
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Oct 27, 2014

I'll put it on github soon. Ping me via email if you need...

@goeringm I'll put it on github soon. Ping me via email if you need it ASAP and I'll just zip it up.
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Oct 27, 2014

Understanding the infectious disease is the best way to...

Understanding the infectious disease is the best way to prevent future outbreaks medium.com/... … (@waxpancake analyzes #gämergate)
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Oct 27, 2014

it was like 600 degrees there and they just fanned...

@publicroad it was like 600 degrees there and they just fanned themselves it was so sweet
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Oct 27, 2014

yeah i kind of hate speaking but i'm ABSOLUTELY doing poem...

@jrobertlennon @xoxo yeah i kind of hate speaking but i'm ABSOLUTELY doing poem breaks from here on out
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Oct 27, 2014

Yeah I mean NOTHING is better for behavior change than a...

@ddt Yeah I mean NOTHING is better for behavior change than a real human silently staring at you (c.f. my wife at my office door).
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Oct 27, 2014

Like the obvious answer is machine vision + outsource to...

@ddt Like the obvious answer is machine vision + outsource to india. Plus Vessyl. But the behavior-change answer is co-tracking.
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Oct 27, 2014

I've though this would actually be an amazing thing for...

@ddt I've though this would actually be an amazing thing for people to do for each other. Create these no-shame partnerships.
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Oct 27, 2014

(Because if I ACTUALLY work on that I'll never get anything...

@ddt (Because if I ACTUALLY work on that I'll never get anything done.)
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Oct 27, 2014

Yes, almost! I need arbitrary metadata to hang off it so I...

@ddt Yes, almost! I need arbitrary metadata to hang off it so I can track quantities. In the schema but not implemented as a service.
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Oct 27, 2014

but I mean my god, yes, also! FEEDBACK WELCOMED WITH OPEN...

@ddt but I mean my god, yes, also! FEEDBACK WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS.
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Oct 27, 2014

yeah I have a zillion possible use cases and then I have...

@ddt yeah I have a zillion possible use cases and then I have mine which is, "reboot my writing process around events" + "track calories"
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Oct 27, 2014

right now it feels kind of unethical to draw people in...

@ddt right now it feels kind of unethical to draw people in because I only know I had to make it, not what it is for
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Oct 27, 2014

basically, yes. i think i should get it out first and then...

@ddt basically, yes. i think i should get it out first and then decide if it's do-gooder open source or a business, and THEN talk to people.
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Oct 27, 2014

yeah i'm dogfooding and it doesn't quite work. has energy...

@ddt yeah i'm dogfooding and it doesn't quite work. has energy tho.
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Oct 27, 2014

Also don't worry, I know I said "product," but it's a...

Also don't worry, I know I said "product," but it's a platform for thinking weird thoughts about time, it's not a social news curation app.
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Oct 27, 2014

Also there's a product announcement towards the end of the...

Also there's a product announcement towards the end of the talk, this is the product, I will put it up soon. youtube.com/...
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Oct 27, 2014

maybe the best crowd i've ever seen

@publicroad maybe the best crowd i've ever seen
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Oct 27, 2014

Sometimes I actually help my guy configure his phone.

@karenmcgrane Sometimes I actually help my guy configure his phone.
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Oct 27, 2014

Every day I try to remember to look up at the ceiling, put...

Every day I try to remember to look up at the ceiling, put up both middle fingers, and spin in a circle.
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Oct 27, 2014

I told my shrink about it. He went you know, people don't...

I told my shrink about it. He went you know, people don't talk about suicide in public and I shot up two middle fingers into the air.
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Oct 27, 2014

I will never be able to watch this video, or listen to it....

I will never be able to watch this video, or listen to it. It's basically unbearable to me. But it exists. youtube.com/...
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Oct 24, 2014

Home with the sleeping tots feeling a little sorry for...

@Nullsleep Home with the sleeping tots feeling a little sorry for myself. Next time.
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Oct 22, 2014

Read this: https://storify.com/x_glitch/when-the-gamergate-m...

Read this: storify.com/... and this: boingboing.net/... and then figure out where you'll be hiding until next November.
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Oct 22, 2014

If you think #gamergate is tedious and depressing it's just...

If you think #gamergate is tedious and depressing it's just a tiny, tiny taste of the upcoming U.S. presidential election on social media.
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Oct 22, 2014

if i can have your ashes i'll make them into ink and then...

@leahfinnegan if i can have your ashes i'll make them into ink and then use them to write native ads
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Oct 22, 2014

that stingray is such a great writer

@leahfinnegan that stingray is such a great writer
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Oct 22, 2014

This deck on the history of APIs and the legal risk to API...

This deck on the history of APIs and the legal risk to API re-implementation is superb: drive.google.com/...
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Oct 21, 2014

I wish there was a public statement you could run in the...

I wish there was a public statement you could run in the newspaper to retract all your favs.
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Oct 21, 2014

STRONG case being made here noah

@nkulw STRONG case being made here noah
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Oct 21, 2014

oh god i have so many, email your address to ford@ftrain.com

@spetulla oh god i have so many, email your address to ford@ftrain.com
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Oct 21, 2014

Who ruins media most: Advertisers or investors?

Who ruins media most: Advertisers or investors?
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Oct 21, 2014

we have this book about the development of the ancient...

@tcarmody we have this book about the development of the ancient roman calendar and a cigarette and a diet coke
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Oct 21, 2014

it's the pure expression of the sitcom that hates its...

it's the pure expression of the sitcom that hates its audience. cross dressing! juggling! high fives! billy joel! hot blondes! voice over!
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Oct 21, 2014

this really is a little bit of pure tv magic right here...

this really is a little bit of pure tv magic right here youtube.com/...
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Oct 21, 2014

see now we're thinking

@GlennF see now we're thinking
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Oct 21, 2014

somehow it ends up this way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

@rustyk5 somehow it ends up this way youtube.com/...
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Oct 21, 2014

she seriously just popped in and said WRITE YOUR BOOK

@BillSeitz she seriously just popped in and said WRITE YOUR BOOK
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Oct 21, 2014

it's not sponsored content's fault is my opinion

@finn it's not sponsored content's fault is my opinion
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Oct 21, 2014

i'm okay with sponsored content tho. i have come to...

@finn i'm okay with sponsored content tho. i have come to understand it recently.
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Oct 21, 2014

anyone with cats has extra cats

@ESPNCommentary anyone with cats has extra cats
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Oct 21, 2014

i had stickers made

@finn i had stickers made
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Oct 21, 2014

that explains why the keema mutter is so terrible

@spolsky that explains why the keema mutter is so terrible
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Oct 21, 2014

i'm sitting on like five copies of S/Z and all these Wayne...

i'm sitting on like five copies of S/Z and all these Wayne C. Booth books plus $50 in seed capital we can do this.
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Oct 21, 2014

and then the book reminds you of the good times

@cassidyfein and then the book reminds you of the good times
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Oct 21, 2014

DAN WE ARE LIKE ONE PERSON

@dannosowitz DAN WE ARE LIKE ONE PERSON
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Oct 21, 2014

faulkner. no. alice for alice munro. no. barthelme is the...

faulkner. no. alice for alice munro. no. barthelme is the perfect cat name.
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Oct 21, 2014

we need to name the cat

we need to name the cat
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Oct 21, 2014

a cat with a rich backstory and a newspaper article about...

@dannosowitz a cat with a rich backstory and a newspaper article about the cat taped to the wall
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Oct 21, 2014

yeah i got an obscure guide to penmanship from the 30s and...

yeah i got an obscure guide to penmanship from the 30s and a parliament cigarette and a diet coke the place is called publisher's lunch
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Oct 21, 2014

that gets us to November

@leahfinnegan that gets us to November
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Oct 21, 2014

for real right? like you CAN'T do it more than once a week...

@cassidyfein for real right? like you CAN'T do it more than once a week that would be shameful but it's just the greatest 15 minutes
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Oct 21, 2014

yeah it's basically super-premium loosies + a book and a...

@leahfinnegan @samfbiddle yeah it's basically super-premium loosies + a book and a soda, that's the model
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Oct 21, 2014

oh it's no big deal it's JUST one cigarette plus I really...

oh it's no big deal it's JUST one cigarette plus I really want this book and of course i'll have a diet coke before i go back to work
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Oct 21, 2014

actually a bookstore that sold you one book, one diet coke,...

actually a bookstore that sold you one book, one diet coke, and one parliament cigarette for $60 would work incredibly well
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Oct 21, 2014

here is a parliament cigarette you can smoke just this one...

@samfbiddle @leahfinnegan here is a parliament cigarette you can smoke just this one that will be $60
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Oct 21, 2014

there is probably a way to do readings where smoking is...

@leahfinnegan @samfbiddle there is probably a way to do readings where smoking is allowed, like just diet coke and parliaments
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Oct 21, 2014

i think i also want my bookstore to specialize in books...

i think i also want my bookstore to specialize in books about, like, vaudeville, you must understand i am a disaster
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Oct 21, 2014

i truly want to open a bookstore, it's like a life dream,...

i truly want to open a bookstore, it's like a life dream, but i don't know enough about coffee
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Oct 21, 2014

also there is an amazing bookstore on coney island avenue...

also there is an amazing bookstore on coney island avenue at avenue p, it's called "here's a bookstore" and it's great, maybe terrifying
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Oct 21, 2014

i'm home now crying in the shower so all is well

@sogrady i'm home now crying in the shower so all is well
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Oct 21, 2014

what other things do you always say

@bn2b what other things do you always say
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Oct 21, 2014

one borough at a time jamie

@jamieforrest one borough at a time jamie
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Oct 21, 2014

omg that show is like a documentary of my life

@bn2b omg that show is like a documentary of my life
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Oct 21, 2014

is there a queens equivalent to...

is there a queens equivalent to youtube.com/... tho
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Oct 21, 2014

i say this about queens as an avid fan of brooklyn south of...

i say this about queens as an avid fan of brooklyn south of kings highway
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Oct 21, 2014

OMG there is a popup central perk and we were eating sushi...

@bn2b OMG there is a popup central perk and we were eating sushi across the street and 200 people lined up and it was GRISLY just this week
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Oct 21, 2014

have you seen a dude in a leather jacket swanning his beau...

have you seen a dude in a leather jacket swanning his beau down 74th st in the light of 70 restaurants and i have to say, queens, i have not
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Oct 21, 2014

ONLY IN NEW YORK

@bn2b ONLY IN NEW YORK
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Oct 21, 2014

queens is amazing and there is always more of it

@jamestweeting queens is amazing and there is always more of it
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Oct 21, 2014

queens is great because i'll think NYC, you've shown me...

queens is great because i'll think NYC, you've shown me everything there is to see in your five boroughs, and queens goes OH HAVE I?
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Oct 21, 2014

the spanish one the indian one the malaysian one the...

@patbits the spanish one the indian one the malaysian one the bangladeshi one the kashmiri the chinese one or the jewelry store
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Oct 21, 2014

i'm at east 49th st and west 73rd avenue at broadway and...

i'm at east 49th st and west 73rd avenue at broadway and jackson between northern and queens boulevard and queens st where is the restaurant
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Oct 21, 2014

i haven't been biking at night much since i had kids but...

i haven't been biking at night much since i had kids but queens can't be that complicathis was an exceptionally bad decision
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Oct 21, 2014

Ditmas to Jackson Heights by bike. #longrides

Ditmas to Jackson Heights by bike. #longrides
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Oct 21, 2014

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/524667154088857600/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Oct 21, 2014

if they were honest they would call the product fight with...

@bn2b if they were honest they would call the product fight with a woman
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Oct 21, 2014

eh and it's this guy's company http://www.amplifymedia.nl/ab...

eh and it's this guy's company amplifymedia.nl/... so: trolling, maybe viral marketing.
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Oct 21, 2014

The about page pegs the trollometer tho....

The about page pegs the trollometer tho. shopwithagirl.com/... Hmmmmm.
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Oct 21, 2014

What will be the first WaaS (Women as a Service) company to...

What will be the first WaaS (Women as a Service) company to IPO? shopwithagirl.com
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Oct 21, 2014

thank you! but imagine sitting there watching him as the...

@saila @tinysubversions thank you! but imagine sitting there watching him as the clock ticked ticked ticked.
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Oct 21, 2014

except i'm sure i had it too age 19 and i never read comix....

@leahfinnegan except i'm sure i had it too age 19 and i never read comix. truly wish I knew.
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Oct 21, 2014

I knew I had to go on stage a few talks after that...

I knew I had to go on stage a few talks after that @tinysubversions talk and I basically went FUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuucccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
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Oct 21, 2014

Upper-middlebrow affectations narrating relentless...

@leahfinnegan Upper-middlebrow affectations narrating relentless self-justification it's like they are all one person. WHERE do they get it?
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Oct 21, 2014

What is this writing style? "in flagrante delecto" etc?...

@leahfinnegan What is this writing style? "in flagrante delecto" etc? They all have it and it's exhausting. Miladiestic Prose.
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Oct 21, 2014

Thank you Michael

@donohoe Thank you Michael
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Oct 21, 2014

i swear to god if you think i retweeted that because i...

i swear to god if you think i retweeted that because i believe it is real unfollow me and never speak my handle again
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Oct 21, 2014

given that acct has 1.65 million follows many people now...

given that acct has 1.65 million follows many people now believe edgar allen poe and abraham lincoln were tight bros from way back
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Oct 21, 2014

abe and edgar just chill dudes hangin out before they do...

abe and edgar just chill dudes hangin out before they do their podcast
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Oct 21, 2014

tron is basic

tron is basic
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Oct 21, 2014

Hints for writing Unix tools: http://monkey.org/~marius/unix...

Hints for writing Unix tools: monkey.org/...
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Oct 20, 2014

Working on some new oaths and so far the best is “By the...

Working on some new oaths and so far the best is “By the vest of George R. R. Martin I shall avenge thee.”
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Oct 20, 2014

it is a perfect song and I can't believe people don't...

@redgirlsays it is a perfect song and I can't believe people don't recognize that
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Oct 20, 2014

90s club hits are hard on a marriage is something I can...

90s club hits are hard on a marriage is something I can Finally say.
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Oct 20, 2014

i would gladly kick in on the kickstarter for that...

@codinghorror i would gladly kick in on the kickstarter for that documentary
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Oct 20, 2014

My wife is powerfully against me combining tge twins'...

My wife is powerfully against me combining tge twins' interest in trains with the Quad City DJs so I switched to Jellyhead by Crush.
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Oct 20, 2014

Wherever Quad City DJs are now I hope they know they left...

Wherever Quad City DJs are now I hope they know they left the world a better place.
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Oct 20, 2014

Daddy play songs about trains said the three year old...

Daddy play songs about trains said the three year old twins. Well I happen to know an AMAZING song about riding a train I replied.
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Oct 20, 2014

Also all things related to thirst are nonsense everyone...

Also all things related to thirst are nonsense everyone here is a venal narcissist attention vampire its just some of us are good at it.
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Oct 20, 2014

“Free me from thirst, Lord, but not yet.” —St. Augustweet

“Free me from thirst, Lord, but not yet.” —St. Augustweet
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Oct 20, 2014

i was thinking more like “I will condemn you to a thousand...

@leahfinnegan i was thinking more like “I will condemn you to a thousand deaths for disturbing this grave”
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Oct 20, 2014

if you work there you need a thick skin to handle the...

@leahfinnegan if you work there you need a thick skin to handle the constant cursing
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Oct 20, 2014

in the future our minds will be uploaded to a computers to...

in the future our minds will be uploaded to a computers to become part of brand minds to survive the heat death welcome to nike galaxy
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Oct 20, 2014

i have a brand capital surplus

i have a brand capital surplus
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Oct 20, 2014

“The critique I think is actually the most interesting:...

“The critique I think is actually the most interesting: yeah, the meritocracy works if you know the right people.” nymag.com/...
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Oct 20, 2014

“There must be no more grumbling against this great and...

“There must be no more grumbling against this great and humble scholar.” tomandmaria.com/...
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Oct 19, 2014

meine name...zink...von die institut...mummies und...

@leahfinnegan meine name...zink...von die institut...mummies und eisverkäufer...[maniacal laughing, dances with and kisses skull]
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Oct 19, 2014

omg that is so fucking cool

@leahfinnegan omg that is so fucking cool
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Oct 19, 2014

”Albert Zink, from the Institute for Mummies and the Iceman...

@leahfinnegan ”Albert Zink, from the Institute for Mummies and the Iceman in Italy”
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Oct 19, 2014

I know! Like a crazy windows box or I dunno, a LISP machine.

@tcarmody I know! Like a crazy windows box or I dunno, a LISP machine.
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Oct 19, 2014

oh yeah there's a total mutual sigh chain that gets set up,...

@timidiceberg oh yeah there's a total mutual sigh chain that gets set up, like your avatar is an elf i sighed a little, mine's a disk, sigh
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Oct 19, 2014

things are moving fast in tildeville

@jcsalterego things are moving fast in tildeville
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Oct 19, 2014

Oh wow merged but argh THAT is a fork of...

@jcsalterego Oh wow merged but argh THAT is a fork of tildeclub/tilde.club so it's not headed upstream until I get my act together.
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Oct 19, 2014

and if you want to branch out even more you can just start...

@tcarmody and if you want to branch out even more you can just start your own!
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Oct 19, 2014

yes! plus there's a certain level of exhaustion with web...

@jeremyzilar yes! plus there's a certain level of exhaustion with web reading that is actually instructive and useful.
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Oct 19, 2014

"Not all content!" [CLICK TO SKIP AD IN 30 29 28 27 26 25...

"Not all content!" [CLICK TO SKIP AD IN 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 mobile site home page loading]
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Oct 19, 2014

i mean we don't really pay for content so much as we pay to...

i mean we don't really pay for content so much as we pay to not be exhausted by something
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Oct 19, 2014

this keeps evolving http://tilde.club/~fireland/

this keeps evolving tilde.club/...
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Oct 19, 2014

you all know exactly the sigh i'm talking about too, you do...

you all know exactly the sigh i'm talking about too, you do it 30,000 times a day
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Oct 19, 2014

That last tweet was the entirety of my memoir. The title of...

That last tweet was the entirety of my memoir. The title of that tweet is “Les Insufferables: Twenty years before the keyboard.”
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Oct 19, 2014

“I didn't have time to read the article," read the comment....

“I didn't have time to read the article," read the comment. I exhaled a small netsigh, that brief, clipped exhalation native to the web.
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Oct 19, 2014

wikipedia suggests that stop words are not to be confused...

wikipedia suggests that stop words are not to be confused with safewords en.wikipedia.org/...
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Oct 17, 2014

all you have to do is turn on one unix server on the...

@jandrewpotter all you have to do is turn on one unix server on the internet and give @waxpancake an account
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Oct 17, 2014

just did it not as good

just did it not as good
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Oct 17, 2014

i've watched this for 20 straight minutes and now i want to...

i've watched this for 20 straight minutes and now i want to try it with "the pretender" tilde.club/...
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Oct 17, 2014

because I thought your regular glasses worked okay for that...

@leahfinnegan because I thought your regular glasses worked okay for that is all
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Oct 17, 2014

do you really have separate glasses for staring at people...

@leahfinnegan do you really have separate glasses for staring at people to shame them?
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Oct 17, 2014

that said you know CNN people are playing with fridge...

that said you know CNN people are playing with fridge magnets that say "ebola" "sharks" "missing plane" just arranging and going "hmmm"
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Oct 17, 2014

i get very angry when people beat up on dummies who aren't...

@leahfinnegan i get very angry when people beat up on dummies who aren't listening anyway in order to demonstrate class superiority
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Oct 17, 2014

Why are you worried about ebola when every minute over...

Why are you worried about ebola when every minute over 5,000 Americans die of chronic self-regard?
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Oct 17, 2014

that chart about how more people die of rickets than ebola...

that chart about how more people die of rickets than ebola or whatever is awesome u r killing it FOR SCIENCE #infographics are #herographics
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Oct 17, 2014

pages updated is the one for me, so great

@abackstrom pages updated is the one for me, so great
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Oct 16, 2014

Just something people like saying

@leahfinnegan Just something people like saying
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Oct 16, 2014

its about ethics in game journalism

@leahfinnegan its about ethics in game journalism
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Oct 16, 2014

No no he is just the publisher

@leahfinnegan No no he is just the publisher
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Oct 16, 2014

the client thinks the subject matter is not on brand and...

@leahfinnegan the client thinks the subject matter is not on brand and that the prose needs more zazzle
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Oct 16, 2014

sure but then can you edit the piece to three or four words

@leahfinnegan sure but then can you edit the piece to three or four words
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Oct 16, 2014

I will buy a sponsored area of choires tilde blog and run...

@leahfinnegan I will buy a sponsored area of choires tilde blog and run it as native advertising
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Oct 16, 2014

What if journalism wasn't about hot takes but cool gives?...

What if journalism wasn't about hot takes but cool gives? #imagine #betterworld
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Oct 16, 2014

Man that apple event

Man that apple event
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Oct 16, 2014

aaaand we are done and OH MY GOD THAT WAS BRUTAL...

aaaand we are done and OH MY GOD THAT WAS BRUTAL medium.com/...
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Oct 16, 2014

awesome! phone in if you want to peer with our usenet and...

@polm23 awesome! phone in if you want to peer with our usenet and IRC (still works in progress, so no hurry) or ever want a few more users
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Oct 15, 2014

meaning that gender starts with a bunch of busted membranes...

@eventi @robynkanner meaning that gender starts with a bunch of busted membranes but ultimately just doesn't work?
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Oct 15, 2014

believing that is a key part of being a programmer

@katienotopoulos believing that is a key part of being a programmer
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Oct 15, 2014

well i mean back then dudes were stoners and bros were...

@Ezmyrelda well i mean back then dudes were stoners and bros were black guys, together we've all lived through a lot of change
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Oct 15, 2014

i don't even want to think about it

@michaelroston i don't even want to think about it
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Oct 15, 2014

to be clear guy/man is not a binary

to be clear guy/man is not a binary
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Oct 15, 2014

and you always knew where you stood in relationship to...

@AmyVernon and you always knew where you stood in relationship to their evolved nine-dimensional hyperconsciousness
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Oct 15, 2014

sometimes i get nostalgic for the simpler days when guys...

sometimes i get nostalgic for the simpler days when guys were guys and men were men
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Oct 15, 2014

i'm a dad which probably makes me a guy

@leahfinnegan i'm a dad which probably makes me a guy
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Oct 15, 2014

katie if you learn to code your trolling can become more...

@katienotopoulos katie if you learn to code your trolling can become more powerful than you ever imagined
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Oct 15, 2014

anyway i am firmly against that

@leahfinnegan anyway i am firmly against that
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Oct 15, 2014

or as i like to call it "the editor-intern"

@leahfinnegan or as i like to call it "the editor-intern"
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Oct 15, 2014

no that was it i was just telling you about my preference...

@leahfinnegan no that was it i was just telling you about my preference in adult diapers
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Oct 15, 2014

i mean it's really a personal thing for example i think...

@leahfinnegan i mean it's really a personal thing for example i think married couples should be able to brush hands in public without arrest
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Oct 15, 2014

i'm a bot now

@Alotron i'm a bot now
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Oct 15, 2014

i'm staring into the abyss and it's retina

i'm staring into the abyss and it's retina
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Oct 15, 2014

they're just getting used to coffee and cigarettes so they...

@bn2b @anildash they're just getting used to coffee and cigarettes so they get crazy at night
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Oct 15, 2014

get in here anil let's get this hug done

@bn2b @anildash get in here anil let's get this hug done
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Oct 15, 2014

we share the same medical practice should i file a ticket

@anildash @bn2b we share the same medical practice should i file a ticket
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Oct 15, 2014

anil r u critiquing jokes wrt brace placement

@anildash @bn2b anil r u critiquing jokes wrt brace placement
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Oct 15, 2014

i mean i work with my audience

@bn2b @anildash i mean i work with my audience
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Oct 15, 2014

New to me! Thank you.

@shanselman New to me! Thank you.
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Oct 15, 2014

thanks andrew i appreciate your respect for quality

@bn2b @anildash thanks andrew i appreciate your respect for quality
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Oct 15, 2014

Anil Andrew said that Hitlerbot started with one shell...

@anildash @bn2b Anil Andrew said that Hitlerbot started with one shell script and I said the problem was that he was not-C. ANIL. I DID IT.
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Oct 15, 2014

literally the best joke on twitter tonight

@bn2b literally the best joke on twitter tonight
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Oct 15, 2014

well duh, he was in shell, the problem was that he was not C

@bn2b well duh, he was in shell, the problem was that he was not C
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Oct 15, 2014

a web page with 20 one minute chunks of podcasts...

@bn2b a web page with 20 one minute chunks of podcasts autoplaying and stars. you find one you like you star it
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Oct 15, 2014

yeah but then you have some mechanism for saying what is...

@bn2b yeah but then you have some mechanism for saying what is good
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Oct 15, 2014

nah random chunking using like sox is a good start, this...

@bn2b nah random chunking using like sox is a good start, this could be done in one shell script
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Oct 15, 2014

oh i would do that i love recordings where people just turn...

@bn2b oh i would do that i love recordings where people just turn the radio dial
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Oct 15, 2014

what about something that just collaged existing podcasts...

@bn2b what about something that just collaged existing podcasts together in one minute chunks
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Oct 15, 2014

here is jean shepherd speaking alone for 38 minutes about...

here is jean shepherd speaking alone for 38 minutes about the 1963 march on washington archive.org/...
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Oct 15, 2014

do this and you'll know way more than 30 people

@bn2b do this and you'll know way more than 30 people
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Oct 15, 2014

andy i truly love you and by not clicking on that link my...

@waxpancake @joshmillard andy i truly love you and by not clicking on that link my love will remain a simple untested love
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Oct 15, 2014

Hwr;goiuhasw;prghja;eswrghaeswgh

@bn2b Hwr;goiuhasw;prghja;eswrghaeswgh
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Oct 15, 2014

Will check out

@ddt Will check out
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Oct 15, 2014

do people do comedy any more, or do they just interview...

@toomuchnick do people do comedy any more, or do they just interview comedians?
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Oct 15, 2014

Is there a podcast network where people do exactly 2...

Is there a podcast network where people do exactly 2 minutes of audio each and it all gets aggregated into hour-long shows?
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Oct 15, 2014

Bonus awful podcast points if the dudes sound exactly the...

Bonus awful podcast points if the dudes sound exactly the same.
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Oct 15, 2014

The perfect podcast: “Hey so did you see that thing on...

The perfect podcast: “Hey so did you see that thing on TechCrunch about”— [two brief gunshots] [10 minutes of silence] [sirens] [end tape]
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Oct 15, 2014

OMG I give up. If your podcast is longer than 7 minutes and...

OMG I give up. If your podcast is longer than 7 minutes and features two dudes kinda chillin' it is terrible.
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Oct 14, 2014

dude i don't even know what day it is

@owise1 dude i don't even know what day it is
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Oct 14, 2014

that's exactly it. it's not narrative but rather like...

@jacecooke that's exactly it. it's not narrative but rather like browsing bookshelves and going ahhhhhh, you can read up down left right.
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Oct 14, 2014

just jump on the github stuff, launch a server and take...

@jeremymeyers just jump on the github stuff, launch a server and take some users off the waitlist, all seat of pants github.com/...
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Oct 14, 2014

it's still right here! we all just forgot for a while.

@jeremymeyers it's still right here! we all just forgot for a while.
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Oct 14, 2014

LOVE it. what i'm learning is that timelines are great for...

@jacecooke LOVE it. what i'm learning is that timelines are great for exploration and browsing, then lists take over. finding balance.
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Oct 14, 2014

thank you. very good to hear. i got distracted by another...

@jacecooke thank you. very good to hear. i got distracted by another project that exploded but need to get back to it and release it ASAP
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Oct 14, 2014

shai hulud is a great variation on snake...

shai hulud is a great variation on snake tilde.club/...
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Oct 14, 2014

thanks so much leah please file a github issue so i can...

@leahfinnegan @mattlanger thanks so much leah please file a github issue so i can address this for you
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Oct 14, 2014

Is anything more horrifying than the intellectual fads of...

@ohheygreat @gabrielroth Is anything more horrifying than the intellectual fads of yesteryear
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Oct 13, 2014

I think Bill Moyers did like a.series of interviews? and...

@ohheygreat @gabrielroth I think Bill Moyers did like a.series of interviews? and everyone was all myth .yth myth for like 18 mos
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Oct 13, 2014

its sort of a meta Groucho thing where I don't feel I...

@_ @ohheygreat @gabrielroth its sort of a meta Groucho thing where I don't feel I belong to the clubs I create.
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Oct 13, 2014

Sorry lol remember when people were all like Joseph...

@ohheygreat @gabrielroth Sorry lol remember when people were all like Joseph Campbell he is the best
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Oct 13, 2014

or as i like to call them, my two mother-in-laws

@maureenflaherty or as i like to call them, my two mother-in-laws
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Oct 13, 2014

Thank you. He lived a great life on his own terms and was a...

@nzle Thank you. He lived a great life on his own terms and was a loving friend to hundreds. A lot of the love I give came first from him.
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Oct 13, 2014

wives guys amirite

wives guys amirite
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Oct 13, 2014

/me rolls eyes while agreeing

@jackrusher /me rolls eyes while agreeing
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Oct 13, 2014

it's like titanic—you know it has to end that way and also...

@davebry9 @leahfinnegan it's like titanic—you know it has to end that way and also it is a huge piece of shit
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Oct 13, 2014

heh i do but i've been trying to help other people learn it...

@jackrusher heh i do but i've been trying to help other people learn it and so that means my advice would be, "first, learn emacs."
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Oct 13, 2014

let me tell you why that happened

@nzle let me tell you why that happened
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Oct 13, 2014

This is the end. I see light, I see water. I do not know...

@leahfinnegan This is the end. I see light, I see water. I do not know where I will go now. I just know that for 53 hours I was her steak.
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Oct 13, 2014

fair. i have learned to do a tiny number of things in such...

@wwahammy fair. i have learned to do a tiny number of things in such a way as to minimize pain for myself and others.
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Oct 13, 2014

penelope cruz ate me by a steak. her pearlescent teeth...

@leahfinnegan penelope cruz ate me by a steak. her pearlescent teeth ravished, tearing me apart soon i would be inside her. her esophagus wa
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Oct 13, 2014

gawker should interview the steak

@leahfinnegan gawker should interview the steak
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Oct 13, 2014

for i am not a person but rather a security camera

@leahfinnegan for i am not a person but rather a security camera
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Oct 13, 2014

sometimes i meet strangers and scan their faces for...

@leahfinnegan sometimes i meet strangers and scan their faces for strengths and vulnerabilities, lights and scars
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Oct 13, 2014

perhaps we could git merge our hearts, m'lady—oh m'lady...

perhaps we could git merge our hearts, m'lady—oh m'lady merges in emacs—i've only used kdiff3—why is m'lady forking
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Oct 13, 2014

guys i'm actually excellent at git, please save your...

guys i'm actually excellent at git, please save your explanations for helpless maidens who need your gitwizardry to rebase their hearts
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Oct 13, 2014

“we”'ll always get you

@leahfinnegan “we”'ll always get you
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Oct 13, 2014

When we meet strangers, we begin scanning their faces for...

@leahfinnegan When we meet strangers, we begin scanning their faces for their strengths and vulnerabilities, for the lights and scars that w
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Oct 13, 2014

"is your friend"

@timbray "is your friend"
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Oct 13, 2014

git has a steep learning cliff

git has a steep learning cliff
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Oct 13, 2014

first you get the equinox then you get the witches

@rustyk5 first you get the equinox then you get the witches
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Oct 13, 2014

but can u sit indian style on a sofa and drink a warm...

@rustyk5 but can u sit indian style on a sofa and drink a warm beverage while looking over the back of the sofa out a bay window at foliage
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Oct 13, 2014

down to the fucking floorboards

@rustyk5 down to the fucking floorboards
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Oct 13, 2014

headaches are totally not Fall Comfort you're a poser

@rustyk5 headaches are totally not Fall Comfort you're a poser
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Oct 13, 2014

could your socks be ever so slightly thicker? how frayed...

@rustyk5 could your socks be ever so slightly thicker? how frayed are your cuffs? let's take Fall Comfort to the next level.
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Oct 13, 2014

dude don't STOP THERE now drink some tea

@rustyk5 dude don't STOP THERE now drink some tea
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Oct 12, 2014

Boingo Hotspot is just a slang term for “my phone stopped...

Boingo Hotspot is just a slang term for “my phone stopped working.”
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Oct 12, 2014

I should ask if they have this Bud Lite Lime-A-Rita in a...

I should ask if they have this Bud Lite Lime-A-Rita in a smaller can size, I thought. And then I thought, who am I kidding?
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Oct 11, 2014

i'm not nothing sam i'm ~ford

@anecdoted i'm not nothing sam i'm ~ford
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Oct 11, 2014

sorry sam i'm with the new internet now

@anecdoted sorry sam i'm with the new internet now
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Oct 11, 2014

OMG I want to get new vapor cartridges for my eroto-bot but...

OMG I want to get new vapor cartridges for my eroto-bot but my rebreather is broken so I can't leave alpha zone #futureproblems
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Oct 11, 2014

oh right wow

@bn2b oh right wow
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Oct 11, 2014

yeah so 20 years from now people will be like omg remember...

@goldman yeah so 20 years from now people will be like omg remember when phones only had fifty teebs of quantum-ram
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Oct 11, 2014

people have approached me with offers but i always said, i...

@mathowie @jrlevine people have approached me with offers but i always said, i will sell tilde.club to microsoft for $2 billion
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Oct 11, 2014

just makin cool stuff

@jrlevine just makin cool stuff
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Oct 11, 2014

"stuff is so cheap and fast" is not cutting it in my brain...

@goldman "stuff is so cheap and fast" is not cutting it in my brain for what happened and there is no other framing
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Oct 11, 2014

i keep thinking about this. we are so unskilled at dealing...

@goldman i keep thinking about this. we are so unskilled at dealing with what we have been given and we are the ones defining an agenda.
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Oct 11, 2014

it's pretty ridic

@jrlevine it's pretty ridic
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Oct 11, 2014

Have you guys seen the page for the .club tld 50 cent is...

@joeljohnson @rustyk5 Have you guys seen the page for the .club tld 50 cent is endorsing it
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Oct 11, 2014

when you are with someone and telling them how you feel and...

when you are with someone and telling them how you feel and then they go and trash on you on twitter cuz they just see you as a thinkpiece
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Oct 11, 2014

okay so @jessamyn is schooling me on community...

okay so @jessamyn is schooling me on community management/moderation and it is much harder than programming just putting that out there
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Oct 10, 2014

Wife intervened.

Wife intervened.
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Oct 10, 2014

3YO: “Daddy what is that song?” Me: “Well son, in 1990 a...

3YO: “Daddy what is that song?” Me: “Well son, in 1990 a very great man jumped up on the scene with a lean and a pocket full of green.”
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Oct 10, 2014

I get up to the dumbest shit Felix.

@felixsalmon I get up to the dumbest shit Felix.
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Oct 10, 2014

i mean it is literally unstoppable

@tcarmody @panzer i mean it is literally unstoppable
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Oct 10, 2014

i mean it's happening here and there actually! i would love...

@jkupferman @goldman i mean it's happening here and there actually! i would love to teach unix as world literature. starting with cal.
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Oct 10, 2014

dns misconfig when i set up server. (calorie-tracking app...

@joeljohnson @ironicsans dns misconfig when i set up server. (calorie-tracking app and baby site)
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Oct 10, 2014

javascript is an american medium

@goldman javascript is an american medium
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Oct 10, 2014

god me too. this is kind of the opposite of that it's like,...

@torrez god me too. this is kind of the opposite of that it's like, oh i like this but if i don't like post something no one cares.
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Oct 10, 2014

wow path huh

@torrez wow path huh
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Oct 10, 2014

i like having you here

@torrez i like having you here
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Oct 10, 2014

let me know if you want a team of maybe 50 other people

@torrez let me know if you want a team of maybe 50 other people
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Oct 10, 2014

shame happens because life lacks version control

@torrez shame happens because life lacks version control
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Oct 10, 2014

omg this is how shame is born isn't it

@torrez omg this is how shame is born isn't it
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Oct 10, 2014

i made backups using the cp tool

@torrez i made backups using the cp tool
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Oct 10, 2014

it overwrote my existing index.html which is cool good...

@torrez it overwrote my existing index.html which is cool good programming
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Oct 10, 2014

uses the wrong editor tho

@torrez uses the wrong editor tho
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Oct 10, 2014

no i'm good on friends

@Tyrangiel no i'm good on friends
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Oct 10, 2014

This isn't product work, Sippey. This is editor/author.

@sippey @Tyrangiel This isn't product work, Sippey. This is editor/author.
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Oct 10, 2014

Is it open-sourced?

@Tyrangiel Is it open-sourced?
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Oct 10, 2014

how did you run my piece when i didn't even turn it in

@Tyrangiel how did you run my piece when i didn't even turn it in
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Oct 10, 2014

“After eight IUIs, dozens of dates with Dildo-Cam…I began...

“After eight IUIs, dozens of dates with Dildo-Cam…I began to forget my feminism and feel like a failure as a woman.” autostraddle.com/...
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Oct 10, 2014

Now you are less of noob!

@KoryNunn Now you are less of noob!
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Oct 10, 2014

steven I write about my feelings for a living

@shabbychef steven I write about my feelings for a living
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Oct 9, 2014

oh it's mostly to give her a break from me not the other...

@brianvan oh it's mostly to give her a break from me not the other way around
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Oct 9, 2014

actually wait train salesman is probably a real job oh god...

@setecq @bn2b actually wait train salesman is probably a real job oh god i want it so bad
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Oct 9, 2014

yeah i'm an okay writer but you should see me sell you a...

@setecq @bn2b yeah i'm an okay writer but you should see me sell you a train
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Oct 9, 2014

my wife made a web page http://www.tilde.club/~mo/

my wife made a web page tilde.club/...
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Oct 9, 2014

the sad truth is that (1) i ACTUALLY work in media, not...

@bn2b the sad truth is that (1) i ACTUALLY work in media, not tech; (2) media companies never have 2xlt at their hackdays
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Oct 9, 2014

actually maybe 2?

@bn2b actually maybe 2?
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Oct 9, 2014

I was thinking about which celebs would have the best...

@willyblackmore I was thinking about which celebs would have the best thanksgivings
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Oct 9, 2014

Thanks! Not putting any schedule on it. Gonna think a ton...

@albedoa Thanks! Not putting any schedule on it. Gonna think a ton about what we're building before moving forward. Easy to screw up.
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Oct 9, 2014

facebook is more of a fecal lava flow

@goldman facebook is more of a fecal lava flow
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Oct 9, 2014

no i know but i say shit volcano and people just sort of...

@goldman no i know but i say shit volcano and people just sort of miss the more subtle point i do this to myself
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Oct 9, 2014

“yes leah is a good name. for a boy or a girl. yes. good...

@leahfinnegan @MikeIsaac “yes leah is a good name. for a boy or a girl. yes. good job. well this has been baby name critic.”
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Oct 9, 2014

RIGHT AFTER THAT SENTENCE it says that http://tilde.club...

@goldman RIGHT AFTER THAT SENTENCE it says that tilde.club could not have worked without Twitter.
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Oct 9, 2014

rich people don't understand that journalists are just...

@MikeIsaac @leahfinnegan rich people don't understand that journalists are just regular people who inherited a lot of deadlines
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Oct 9, 2014

that voice that dress

@paulsmith that voice that dress
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Oct 9, 2014

"created" is probably too strong a word

@rrhoover "created" is probably too strong a word
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Oct 9, 2014

i've assumed we're basically in agreement actually :)

@reedstrm @mcburton i've assumed we're basically in agreement actually :)
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Oct 9, 2014

yes, it's so easy to build general shareable tools on shell...

@reedstrm @mcburton yes, it's so easy to build general shareable tools on shell accounts and use them to guide people
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Oct 9, 2014

yes! but also your mail, or docs you own in other accounts,...

@mcburton @reedstrm yes! but also your mail, or docs you own in other accounts, etc, etc.
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Oct 9, 2014

a really good and thorough export tool is something i'm...

@reedstrm @mcburton a really good and thorough export tool is something i'm hoping will happen in time
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Oct 9, 2014

pretty easy to build paths from HTML in~user accounts on...

@reedstrm @mcburton pretty easy to build paths from HTML in~user accounts on unix boxes to fully-owned indieweb presences ala @t
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Oct 9, 2014

eh users are already bootstrapping stuff in the social...

@reedstrm @mcburton eh users are already bootstrapping stuff in the social unixy milieu then launching their own hosts
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Oct 9, 2014

do men even wear sweaters

@leahfinnegan do men even wear sweaters
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Oct 9, 2014

yeah but imagine how great it is for women whose upper...

@skinny yeah but imagine how great it is for women whose upper bodies are enormous trapezoids
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Oct 9, 2014

why does everyone suddenly look like a dancer on a smoke...

why does everyone suddenly look like a dancer on a smoke break
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Oct 9, 2014

wait when did all the women of New York City get devoured...

wait when did all the women of New York City get devoured by giant muted pastel sweaters
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Oct 9, 2014

Yep, but if that happens I hope we have the guts to shut it...

@jkottke @jcn @anildash Yep, but if that happens I hope we have the guts to shut it down and start over.
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Oct 9, 2014

yah IP address changed remove http://tilde.club lines from...

@GraceDobushToGo yah IP address changed remove tilde.club lines from home computer ~/.ssh/known_hosts
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Oct 9, 2014

I just published “http://Tilde.Club: I had a couple drinks...

I just published “tilde.club I had a couple drinks and woke up with 1,000 nerds” @ftrain/a8904f0a2ebf?source=tw-168dab556633-1412858610253" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@ftrain/a8904f0a2ebf?source=tw-168dab556633-1412858610253
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Oct 8, 2014

actually that movie sounds awesome

@leahpeah actually that movie sounds awesome
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Oct 8, 2014

the big problem with this all-female reboot is that...

the big problem with this all-female reboot is that everyone knows a woman on her menstrual period can't bust ghosts
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Oct 8, 2014

floppies used to be smaller 360k. But look at the data...

@iansltx floppies used to be smaller 360k. But look at the data returned in the API. A lot there.
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Oct 8, 2014

I have a problem

@droob I have a problem
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Oct 8, 2014

not even disabled. just not enabled. although i love the...

@pfhawkins @atduskgreg not even disabled. just not enabled. although i love the way people have been thinking about tiny static things.
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Oct 8, 2014

yeah i mean the IP address changed for [long reasons] and...

@tomh yeah i mean the IP address changed for [long reasons] and then...
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Oct 8, 2014

has there even been a platform that told you when someone...

has there even been a platform that told you when someone was ABOUT to MAYBE update their blog? cc/ @sippey twitter.com/...
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Oct 8, 2014

who gave consciousness to primates this is terrible

who gave consciousness to primates this is terrible
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Oct 8, 2014

This is an excellent and horribly true. point.

@missginsu This is an excellent and horribly true. point.
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Oct 8, 2014

Seriously, why no nerd love for Hans Reiser? He wrote a...

Seriously, why no nerd love for Hans Reiser? He wrote a Linux filesystem AND stalked and killed his wife, he's a Hero of Tech.
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Oct 8, 2014

One day the trolls will remember Hans Reiser and then...

One day the trolls will remember Hans Reiser and then they'll finally have their one true hero.
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Oct 8, 2014

ulgh the level of stupidity and cruelty that has been aimed...

ulgh the level of stupidity and cruelty that has been aimed at this woman for years by garbage people seriouspony.com/...
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Oct 8, 2014

Even so, it was nice to see you.

@rustyk5 Even so, it was nice to see you.
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Oct 8, 2014

it's like we're all on the same team or something

@smnevans @thinkup it's like we're all on the same team or something
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Oct 8, 2014

thank god I can finally browse kinja posts from gawker in a...

thank god I can finally browse kinja posts from gawker in a format that makes sense to me tilde.club/...
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Oct 8, 2014

lol 360k disks + look at the metadata avail in the Twitter...

@drmarkrbaker @lenwelter lol 360k disks + look at the metadata avail in the Twitter API. Don't forget cards, avatar images, etc. 30k is low.
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Oct 8, 2014

yeah I was thinking that today. Post migration in a coupla...

@OhMeadhbh @obra yeah I was thinking that today. Post migration in a coupla weeks.
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Oct 8, 2014

i can totally respect thank you

@GlennF i can totally respect thank you
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Oct 8, 2014

CORRECTION 1/5000th thank you @GlennF

CORRECTION 1/5000th thank you @GlennF
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Oct 8, 2014

the million dollar givepage is already 1/500th on its way...

the million dollar givepage is already 1/500th on its way to its goal tilde.club/...
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Oct 8, 2014

basically all this stuff will filter out into open code and...

basically all this stuff will filter out into open code and people can start up their own machines and do whatevs with it
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Oct 8, 2014

network graph connections in ~club...

network graph connections in ~club tilde.club/...
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Oct 8, 2014

just throw yourself on the waitlist so i don't lose track?...

@kevinmarks just throw yourself on the waitlist so i don't lose track? docs.google.com/...
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Oct 8, 2014

oh god strong sense memory of that curved plastic sliding...

@RossFloate oh god strong sense memory of that curved plastic sliding thing
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Oct 8, 2014

there's space for ~kmarks

@kevinmarks there's space for ~kmarks
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Oct 8, 2014

it's just 30k, it's like location and lat long and json...

@crazybutable it's just 30k, it's like location and lat long and json syntax and links to profiles and avatars and on and on
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Oct 8, 2014

omg i want to high five the sunshine...

omg i want to high five the sunshine tilde.club/...
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Oct 7, 2014

oh it'd be a huge differential, very redundant

@kevinmarks oh it'd be a huge differential, very redundant
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Oct 7, 2014

oh god i only tweet about like five things i would compress...

@goldman oh god i only tweet about like five things i would compress incredibly well
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Oct 7, 2014

i demoed it at xoxo it's fine, like actually since...

@alazyreader i demoed it at xoxo it's fine, like actually since tilde.club i've been thinking about how to finish it
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Oct 7, 2014

that could hold 10,000 tweets

@goldman that could hold 10,000 tweets
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Oct 7, 2014

lol i just wrote about floppies and twitter and saw this....

@goldman lol i just wrote about floppies and twitter and saw this. was thinking 360k.
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Oct 7, 2014

Or 2500 tweets without full metadata.

Or 2500 tweets without full metadata.
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Oct 7, 2014

I think a lot about twitter in terms of floppy disks. A...

I think a lot about twitter in terms of floppy disks. A floppy could hold about 12 tweets with full metadata but held Zork or Wordstar.
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Oct 7, 2014

i like your web site a lot

@Heather_R i like your web site a lot
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Oct 7, 2014

for comparison, that six megs is equivalent to five tweets...

for comparison, that six megs is equivalent to five tweets with animated gifs attached, you're welcome
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Oct 7, 2014

goddammit I HAVE to start saying "we" instead of "i" i'm...

goddammit I HAVE to start saying "we" instead of "i" i'm garbage at being in a cabal
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Oct 7, 2014

since everyone was cool about the server crashing i have...

since everyone was cool about the server crashing i have upped everyone to SIX megs quota
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Oct 7, 2014

scrollz or irssi, /SERVER localhost, or tunnel through ssh...

@mathowie scrollz or irssi, /SERVER localhost, or tunnel through ssh like a boosssssss
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Oct 7, 2014

great primer http://tilde.club/~anthonydpaul/primer.html...

great primer tilde.club/... (although there is also now an IRC server on localhost)
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Oct 7, 2014

i'm getting a lot of help and encouragement, to the point...

@sixfoot6 @mariabustillos i'm getting a lot of help and encouragement, to the point where it's less mine and more ours
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Oct 7, 2014

that was worth five hours of AWS sysadminning

@sixfoot6 @mariabustillos that was worth five hours of AWS sysadminning
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Oct 7, 2014

yes and then they realized that this also applies to their...

@sjttocs yes and then they realized that this also applies to their phones
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Oct 7, 2014

it's more accurate to not say "my" council but rather say...

it's more accurate to not say "my" council but rather say thanks to the far more experienced sysops who're letting me learn from them
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Oct 7, 2014

thanks to my council of sysadmins who currently are...

thanks to my council of sysadmins who currently are anonymous until i ask for their permission to thank them in public
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Oct 7, 2014

RE: ~club: nothing was lost. all appears fine. there is a...

RE: ~club: nothing was lost. all appears fine. there is a new IP address. dns still propagating. still on AWS for now. better server. bye.
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Oct 7, 2014

i have really good news regarding http://tilde.club which...

i have really good news regarding tilde.club which is that thanks to a mysterious group of admins [grasps throat and falls over]
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Oct 7, 2014

Never let it be said I don't follow my own advice....

Never let it be said I don't follow my own advice. twitter.com/...
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Oct 7, 2014

Amazon was ALL ABOUT helping me when I tweeted about a...

Amazon was ALL ABOUT helping me when I tweeted about a dream I had about AWS but when it's real they say I'm basic. twitter.com/...
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Oct 7, 2014

just get this difficult-to-find configuration variable from...

just get this difficult-to-find configuration variable from the command line then find it on this enormous undifferentiated list tx
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Oct 7, 2014

this is a REAL ACTUAL COMPUTER THING that amazon allowed to...

this is a REAL ACTUAL COMPUTER THING that amazon allowed to happen twitter.com/...
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Oct 7, 2014

last backup is from saturday night so prepare to grieve

last backup is from saturday night so prepare to grieve
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Oct 7, 2014

wow http://tilde.club is very dead in a way that is new to...

wow tilde.club is very dead in a way that is new to me. i offer full amnesty to anyone who admits what they did. ford@ftrain.com
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Oct 6, 2014

Glad to see Dan Nosowitz take on Big Dressing; ashamed of...

Glad to see Dan Nosowitz take on Big Dressing; ashamed of the blog comments. theawl.com/...
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Oct 6, 2014

windows license

@_ windows license
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Oct 6, 2014

that's is actually making me laugh really hard

@bn2b that's is actually making me laugh really hard
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Oct 6, 2014

what url will the guardian article have tho

@j_zimms @rustyk5 what url will the guardian article have tho
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Oct 6, 2014

every thinkpiece will only make my thinkpiece stronger

@rustyk5 every thinkpiece will only make my thinkpiece stronger
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Oct 6, 2014

ccing @jackrusher because he'll be real proud of us

@tvachon ccing @jackrusher because he'll be real proud of us
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Oct 6, 2014

ohhhhhh noooooo pleaaase write about it P L E A S E

@rustyk5 ohhhhhh noooooo pleaaase write about it P L E A S E
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Oct 6, 2014

It's Product now, Rusty. Everything is product. This Tweet....

@rustyk5 It's Product now, Rusty. Everything is product. This Tweet. Our children. In fact, product oh god I can't product. Product?!! Produ
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Oct 6, 2014

EDITOR: What if in the feature article about new...

EDITOR: What if in the feature article about new media...we...put hyperlinks...to notes...in...THE...MARGINS. [GETS PROMOTED IMMEDIATELY]
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Oct 6, 2014

here friends is a thing that is a perfect thing...

here friends is a thing that is a perfect thing tilde.club/...
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Oct 6, 2014

incredibly excited to announce

@_ incredibly excited to announce
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Oct 6, 2014

very interested in people sharing content marketing results...

@youngna @djacobs @jakedobkin @jkottke very interested in people sharing content marketing results maybe via shared google spreadsheet
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Oct 6, 2014

we're gonna migrate fairly soon and it will have i dunno...

@capndesign we're gonna migrate fairly soon and it will have i dunno like 100x as much room?
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Oct 6, 2014

man is that the freaking truth

@capndesign man is that the freaking truth
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Oct 6, 2014

fandom/zines and academic bootstrapped the whole thing

@capndesign fandom/zines and academic bootstrapped the whole thing
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Oct 6, 2014

MY GUSTER FAN PAGE oh you are too good to be real sometimes

@capndesign MY GUSTER FAN PAGE oh you are too good to be real sometimes
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Oct 6, 2014

http://tilde.club/~rustyk5/?g=10VvsW12ZM1YrK&w=58984903621

tilde.club/...
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Oct 6, 2014

RUSTY we need to make these embeddable with a tiiiny bit of...

@rustyk5 RUSTY we need to make these embeddable with a tiiiny bit of javascript.
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Oct 6, 2014

hairstyles to hide your face from cameras...

hairstyles to hide your face from cameras cvdazzle.com
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Oct 6, 2014

Just woke up from a night's sleep or, as I like to call it,...

Just woke up from a night's sleep or, as I like to call it, #longnaps.
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Oct 5, 2014

wow karen that is a like a b-side of the web's most obscure...

@KarenInWichita @tcarmody wow karen that is a like a b-side of the web's most obscure single
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Oct 5, 2014

just sent a surprisingly emotional email about systems...

just sent a surprisingly emotional email about systems administration
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Oct 5, 2014

so far the first page to feature siedel

@DanPiepenbring so far the first page to feature siedel
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Oct 5, 2014

THANK YOU Lydia I was waiting and waiting.

@lydialaurenson THANK YOU Lydia I was waiting and waiting.
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Oct 5, 2014

people are saying that about us right now ben

@fivetonsflax people are saying that about us right now ben
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Oct 5, 2014

yeah that is also unsafe and bad for everyone

@mward yeah that is also unsafe and bad for everyone
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Oct 5, 2014

wall street is really just a union if you think about it...

@vruba @amanicdroid @tealtan wall street is really just a union if you think about it they're just better at it than poors
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Oct 5, 2014

fun to read that in light of the illegal Apple, Google,...

@vruba @amanicdroid @tealtan fun to read that in light of the illegal Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe non-compete agreements
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Oct 5, 2014

also why are they working 15 hour days it's unsafe and bad...

@mward also why are they working 15 hour days it's unsafe and bad for everyone
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Oct 5, 2014

like if you thought bitcoin was hilarious bitcoin + labor...

like if you thought bitcoin was hilarious bitcoin + labor rights discussion + SV + tech + hundreds of billions in loose capital = LAFFFFFFFS
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Oct 5, 2014

This is how SV sees unions, best I can tell:...

This is how SV sees unions, best I can tell: paulgraham.com/... So ANY unionization effort is a guaranteed hilarity engine.
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Oct 5, 2014

tilde club belongs to no person sean tilde club is in all...

@mize tilde club belongs to no person sean tilde club is in all of our servers waiting to get out
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Oct 5, 2014

i have always loved amigas, that is the story of my amiga...

@Cocquyt i have always loved amigas, that is the story of my amiga logo
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Oct 5, 2014

this is the basic indifference that makes america great, sir

@mward this is the basic indifference that makes america great, sir
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Oct 5, 2014

facebook bus drivers unionizing COULD mean that facebook...

facebook bus drivers unionizing COULD mean that facebook will be forced to RADICALLY reduce the number of racist things uncles can say
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Oct 5, 2014

i think americans understand that if these bus drivers...

i think americans understand that if these bus drivers unionize we at facebook can't guarantee any more free pusheen messenger sticker packs
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Oct 5, 2014

tilde club is a union

@Frankiezzy tilde club is a union
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Oct 5, 2014

UNIONS? IN MY HYPERGROWTH KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY?

UNIONS? IN MY HYPERGROWTH KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY?
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Oct 5, 2014

“‘We hope there will be a domino effect. If we get Facebook...

“‘We hope there will be a domino effect. If we get Facebook and a decent contract, others will follow.’” nytimes.com/...
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Oct 5, 2014

only one way to know for sure

@tcarmody only one way to know for sure
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Oct 5, 2014

http://tilde.club can be abandoned guilt-free

@tcarmody tilde.club can be abandoned guilt-free
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Oct 5, 2014

lol no you will forget about it in a month or two but it...

@tcarmody lol no you will forget about it in a month or two but it will help you frame your thinking
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Oct 5, 2014

huh should only take like a tiny bit of code then

@tcarmody huh should only take like a tiny bit of code then
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Oct 5, 2014

what is the tiniest possible cms tho

@tcarmody what is the tiniest possible cms tho
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Oct 5, 2014

there is only one answer finn you need to become root and...

@katienotopoulos @finn there is only one answer finn you need to become root and administrate your way to respect
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Oct 5, 2014

history page is real good on this one

@chessninja history page is real good on this one
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Oct 5, 2014

oh cool i bike up there a lot. could have been chris he is...

@lifewinning oh cool i bike up there a lot. could have been chris he is helping me with sysadmin. (better banh mi in sunset park tho)
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Oct 5, 2014

Yes! Shoot me an email. I agree and would love it if we...

@blueminder Yes! Shoot me an email. I agree and would love it if we were collecting lore and hacks and also connecting boxes.
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Oct 4, 2014

nono you're totally right i'll get a plan

@delfuego @megnut nono you're totally right i'll get a plan
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Oct 4, 2014

oh i'm running this thing as an exhaustocracy so basically...

@delfuego @megnut oh i'm running this thing as an exhaustocracy so basically whoever is awake
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Oct 4, 2014

ooh i got this compiled Net::SSLeay on dreamhost

@grahamvsworld @harper ooh i got this compiled Net::SSLeay on dreamhost
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Oct 4, 2014

Imagine a whiskey-drinking monkey teetering atop a glass...

@GlennF Imagine a whiskey-drinking monkey teetering atop a glass bookcase piled with exposed firecrackers. And smoking. Label that DevOps.
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Oct 4, 2014

don't thank me. Thank UNIX™

@dwmulvin don't thank me. Thank UNIX™
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Oct 4, 2014

I made some backups but didn't test them so maybe this is a...

I made some backups but didn't test them so maybe this is a startup after all.
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Oct 4, 2014

I should not have installed lisp

@BenRegenspan I should not have installed lisp
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Oct 4, 2014

Isn't that just an essay?

@leahfinnegan Isn't that just an essay?
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Oct 4, 2014

i'm writing ffs it's the only way i can afford hosting

@leahfinnegan i'm writing ffs it's the only way i can afford hosting
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Oct 4, 2014

just fyi this is a verified account and this person will...

just fyi this is a verified account and this person will respect nudes tilde.club/...
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Oct 4, 2014

oh right i mean it was an awesome pop

@leahfinnegan oh right i mean it was an awesome pop
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Oct 4, 2014

twitter is just selling people out now on their faves it's...

@leahfinnegan twitter is just selling people out now on their faves it's brutal
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Oct 4, 2014

u faved a really cute boston terrier puppy today it was cool

@leahfinnegan u faved a really cute boston terrier puppy today it was cool
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Oct 4, 2014

recursion has consequences http://tilde.club/~benr/

recursion has consequences tilde.club/...
➛
Oct 4, 2014

i have incurred a massively distributed non-renumerative...

@leahfinnegan i have incurred a massively distributed non-renumerative responsibility without discharging other responsibilities
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Oct 4, 2014

guys my wife has mixed feelings about http://tilde.club

guys my wife has mixed feelings about tilde.club
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Oct 4, 2014

everyone renice to each other

everyone renice to each other
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Oct 4, 2014

it's back up and a possible culprit has identified himself

it's back up and a possible culprit has identified himself
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Oct 4, 2014

i think someone hacked the gibson

i think someone hacked the gibson
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Oct 4, 2014

http://tilde.club has completely melted right as i was...

tilde.club has completely melted right as i was going to do the 2nd big backup
i am going to reboot and give my kids baths &pray
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Oct 4, 2014

send me email for stuff like this please i am truly slammed

@gewt send me email for stuff like this please i am truly slammed
➛
Oct 4, 2014

I wonder if the market is ready for the dark, gritty reboot...

I wonder if the market is ready for the dark, gritty reboot of Everybody Poops.
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Oct 4, 2014

we can't all be on fire

@joeljohnson we can't all be on fire
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Oct 4, 2014

I just don't want people going oh I'll store my home movies...

@paperkettle @pfhawkins I just don't want people going oh I'll store my home movies there
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Oct 4, 2014

this is just the best tweet

@libbybrittain this is just the best tweet
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Oct 4, 2014

this is amazing. its too bad that awesome celebrity blog...

@Choire @mariabustillos this is amazing. its too bad that awesome celebrity blog doesn't update cc @lindseyweber
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Oct 4, 2014

port 22 and port 80 are the only ports for me

@gewt port 22 and port 80 are the only ports for me
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Oct 4, 2014

is this social engineering

@gewt is this social engineering
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Oct 4, 2014

“it's not a product, it's a place.”...

“it's not a product, it's a place.” tilde.club/...
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Oct 4, 2014

as a community support person I say use what is right for...

@bn2b as a community support person I say use what is right for you to do your best work but as a human you are ctrl-xed to me
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Oct 4, 2014

yeah also i remember when you were editing that...

@bn2b yeah also i remember when you were editing that root.exploit file but in nano
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Oct 4, 2014

Yeah aside from ports 80 and 22 this thing should be locked...

@bn2b Yeah aside from ports 80 and 22 this thing should be locked up
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Oct 4, 2014

only for inside the box no incoming no outgoing

@bn2b only for inside the box no incoming no outgoing
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Oct 4, 2014

the INTERNET says that its a total bear to pull off when...

@fivetonsflax the INTERNET says that its a total bear to pull off when using the local recipients table
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Oct 4, 2014

postfix can't deal with capital letters in usernames is a...

postfix can't deal with capital letters in usernames is a lesson i have learned today
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Oct 4, 2014

this is a powerful mvp and you are ready to laucnh

@johnshankman this is a powerful mvp and you are ready to laucnh
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Oct 4, 2014

just right

@bn2b just right
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Oct 4, 2014

twenty six minutes and fifty five seconds

@bn2b twenty six minutes and fifty five seconds
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Oct 4, 2014

well to be fair it has been in development for 40 straight...

@mychelmiller well to be fair it has been in development for 40 straight years with billions of dollars in funding
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Oct 3, 2014

i know it's annoying that i keep tweeting http://tilde.club...

i know it's annoying that i keep tweeting tilde.club shit but it's the exact same shit i tweeted before except on one server
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Oct 3, 2014

i've gone from hoping it doesn't last to hoping it lasts

@phooky i've gone from hoping it doesn't last to hoping it lasts
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Oct 3, 2014

exactly also I FORGOT YOUR THING DO I STILL HAVE TIME

@tinabeans exactly also I FORGOT YOUR THING DO I STILL HAVE TIME
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Oct 3, 2014

it calls out to http://jodi.org at one pt it's got a lot...

@symptomatic it calls out to jodi.org at one pt it's got a lot going on
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Oct 3, 2014

(i find myself just using whatever works& will make...

@_ @harrisj (i find myself just using whatever works& will make people laugh instead of freaking over standards, it feels realllly weird)
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Oct 3, 2014

i promise to help you do it wrong

@maureenflaherty i promise to help you do it wrong
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Oct 3, 2014

it's doing some STUFF with web pages too it's for real

@LaRossa it's doing some STUFF with web pages too it's for real
➛
Oct 3, 2014

i should be clear the last thing is VERY blinky if you are...

i should be clear the last thing is VERY blinky if you are at risk at seizures
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Oct 3, 2014

this is realllllllllly strong http://tilde.club/~chrisnovell...

this is realllllllllly strong tilde.club/...
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Oct 3, 2014

holy shit xanadu works

@torrez holy shit xanadu works
➛
Oct 3, 2014

all the support emails now forward straight to you just...

@joeljohnson all the support emails now forward straight to you just like you asked
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Oct 3, 2014

this is a real envelope that was just slipped under the...

this is a real envelope that was just slipped under the door of my apartment @danbri this is NEXT LEVEL internet twitter.com/...
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Oct 3, 2014

I wish I had that kind of game

@jrbaldwinn I wish I had that kind of game
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Oct 3, 2014

there's a lot to remember

@uhAndrew there's a lot to remember
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Oct 3, 2014

right although also it took years to unrando yourself in ye...

@rustyk5 right although also it took years to unrando yourself in ye olden tymes
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Oct 3, 2014

it's also HIGHLY rando tolerant which is interesting.

@rustyk5 it's also HIGHLY rando tolerant which is interesting.
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Oct 3, 2014

that's what everyone is remembering, literally it's tiny...

@rustyk5 that's what everyone is remembering, literally it's tiny shell scripts and links and also it was a little world with less yelling
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Oct 3, 2014

i mean it's not even a joke it's more i got drunk and woke...

@rustyk5 i mean it's not even a joke it's more i got drunk and woke up with 600 nerds and now we're all like omg you like ketchup w eggs
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Oct 3, 2014

you need a login first tho

@rustyk5 you need a login first tho
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Oct 3, 2014

http://tilde.club/~ford/social.html some social connections...

tilde.club/... some social connections on the box as person a links to person b
➛
Oct 3, 2014

“A quip is funny.” http://www.tilde.club/~sixfoot6/

“A quip is funny.” tilde.club/...
➛
Oct 3, 2014

Leah invited me to come to gawker but left before I got...

@dpwenger @leahfinnegan Leah invited me to come to gawker but left before I got there because she had vapours
➛
Oct 3, 2014

Seeing what people do is actually inspiring, as opposed to...

Seeing what people do is actually inspiring, as opposed to hearing what they say which is exhausting.
➛
Oct 3, 2014

Thanks for inviting me you have a fun crew of hip peers

@leahfinnegan Thanks for inviting me you have a fun crew of hip peers
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Oct 3, 2014

One thing I forgot that tildeclub made me remember is that...

One thing I forgot that tildeclub made me remember is that it's fun to see what people are doing instead of just what they are saying.
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Oct 3, 2014

I'm a palas cat guy but that's cool too

@tolar I'm a palas cat guy but that's cool too
➛
Oct 3, 2014

I know it is insane

@gazoombo I know it is insane
➛
Oct 3, 2014

giving yourself some time in the hedge is def the right move

@Ike_Saul @leahfinnegan giving yourself some time in the hedge is def the right move
➛
Oct 3, 2014

you would be a cool mom your kids could visit your office

@leahfinnegan @Ike_Saul you would be a cool mom your kids could visit your office
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Oct 3, 2014

Paul

Paul
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Oct 3, 2014

Admin resize the partition please users brought this...

Admin resize the partition please users brought this filesystem to its knees
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Oct 3, 2014

i'm gonna make like an admin council and will send out an...

@fivetonsflax @michelet i'm gonna make like an admin council and will send out an email soon, like five or six people
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Oct 3, 2014

yep there's an email backlog i'm working through. if you...

@fivetonsflax @michelet yep there's an email backlog i'm working through. if you emailed me about your password i'll send it to you soon.
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Oct 3, 2014

takes about three or four days to wear off but you'll get...

@sixfoot6 @rebeccablood takes about three or four days to wear off but you'll get through it
➛
Oct 3, 2014

update on my tilde blog http://tilde.club/~ford/index.html#j...

update on my tilde blog #journal-2014-10-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://tilde.club/~ford/index.html#journal-2014-10-02
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Oct 3, 2014

ulgh trei come on man it's not even 9am

@clockwerks ulgh trei come on man it's not even 9am
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Oct 3, 2014

you may be 1000% percent right on this. "we realized that...

@clockwerks you may be 1000% percent right on this. "we realized that people could organize with their phones."
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Oct 3, 2014

"it turned out to be more difficult than we expected"

@tomburns "it turned out to be more difficult than we expected"
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Oct 3, 2014

truly looking forward to the december 2015 post-mortem of...

truly looking forward to the december 2015 post-mortem of the failure of the republican technology platform
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Oct 3, 2014

i set your shell to /bin/menu you're welcome

@snarkout i set your shell to /bin/menu you're welcome
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Oct 2, 2014

it's about centos more than anything. it's easy if i switch...

@snarkout it's about centos more than anything. it's easy if i switch to ubuntu.
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Oct 2, 2014

i figured you were good on unix accounts but there are fun...

@rustyk5 i figured you were good on unix accounts but there are fun people there i'll do you in the next batch
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Oct 2, 2014

Do you want an invite? I know a guy.

@rustyk5 Do you want an invite? I know a guy.
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Oct 2, 2014

the web yes. maybe that's its magic://sauce

@rustyk5 the web yes. maybe that's its magic://sauce
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Oct 2, 2014

FIRST as farce THEN tragedy then back to farce

@rustyk5 FIRST as farce THEN tragedy then back to farce
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Oct 2, 2014

One server. Divided.

@sixfoot6 One server. Divided.
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Oct 2, 2014

that is the best page on the internet

@rebeccablood that is the best page on the internet
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Oct 2, 2014

I'm glad you invited me anyway

@leahfinnegan I'm glad you invited me anyway
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Oct 2, 2014

Leah I am sitting on the roof alone in the crowd it smells...

@leahfinnegan Leah I am sitting on the roof alone in the crowd it smells like hamburgers why aren't you heat
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Oct 2, 2014

I'm at ga wker where r u

@leahfinnegan I'm at ga wker where r u
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Oct 2, 2014

shit got real fast when @harper showed up

@adamatsya shit got real fast when @harper showed up
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Oct 2, 2014

dammit someone already wrote one in lisp maybe awk?

@daveliepmann dammit someone already wrote one in lisp maybe awk?
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Oct 2, 2014

this is an excellent plan. which lisp should we install on...

@daveliepmann this is an excellent plan. which lisp should we install on tilde club?
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Oct 2, 2014

Yep, you are logging into a Unix machine (running Linux...

@gokari @mattlanger Yep, you are logging into a Unix machine (running Linux variant) over secure shell (SSH) on via your terminal program.
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Oct 2, 2014

that's actually my favorite part too, like there's zero...

@mattlanger that's actually my favorite part too, like there's zero reason people shouldn't learn a tiny bit of unix in their lives
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Oct 2, 2014

bill this is a modern web server get with it

@BillSeitz bill this is a modern web server get with it
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Oct 2, 2014

no way it's purely for doofy shit and wall messages...

@daveliepmann no way it's purely for doofy shit and wall messages consisting of ascii dragons
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Oct 2, 2014

since people are asking a lot a lot i made a waitlist form...

since people are asking a lot a lot i made a waitlist form for tilde.club goo.gl/...
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Oct 2, 2014

sounds like someone is just a little afraid of disruption

@inkblurt sounds like someone is just a little afraid of disruption
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Oct 2, 2014

no but a place where PEOPLE live

@sixfoot6 no but a place where PEOPLE live
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Oct 2, 2014

no no you're right we must stick with the system we have...

@OddLetters @tcarmody no no you're right we must stick with the system we have now change could be fatal two parties are enough
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Oct 2, 2014

nah I kind of need to stick to air popped with a mist of...

@leahfinnegan nah I kind of need to stick to air popped with a mist of olive oil
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Oct 2, 2014

just stopping by your desk on my way to get coffee

@leahfinnegan just stopping by your desk on my way to get coffee
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Oct 2, 2014

I know it can be hard to think this way but just for a...

I know it can be hard to think this way but just for a second imagine a world where guac isn't extra.
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Oct 2, 2014

much less surprising in a tech journalist

@ChanSteele @patbits much less surprising in a tech journalist
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Oct 2, 2014

Its so convenient plus its the only place in nyc where...

@harrisj @patbits Its so convenient plus its the only place in nyc where people will stfu about the times
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Oct 2, 2014

So @patbits is like ‘I am the only black person in this...

So @patbits is like ‘I am the only black person in this dean and deluca’ burying the lede that he's the only person in a wooden bow tie.
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Oct 2, 2014

they did this its called banner ads

@anildash @Choire they did this its called banner ads
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Oct 2, 2014

While in the Condé Nast elevator my headphones came off and...

While in the Condé Nast elevator my headphones came off and Take Me Home 12" mix by Phil Collins kept playing and I could not turn it off.
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Oct 2, 2014

do you need me to install webalizer

@Choire do you need me to install webalizer
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Oct 1, 2014

i mean not gonna lie there's a high proportion of sausage...

@knguyen @mslopatto i mean not gonna lie there's a high proportion of sausage to rare roast beef in tilde club if you catch my meatdrift
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Oct 1, 2014

can u send email with username request to ford@ftrain.com

@nzle @mslopatto can u send email with username request to ford@ftrain.com
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Oct 1, 2014

WELCOME TO OPERATION ALT.FAN.WARLORD

@goldman WELCOME TO OPERATION ALT.FAN.WARLORD
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Oct 1, 2014

[smh, sighing] i'll see what i can do

@nzle @mslopatto [smh, sighing] i'll see what i can do
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Oct 1, 2014

is neuromancer a male or female name

@knguyen @mslopatto is neuromancer a male or female name
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Oct 1, 2014

oh my god it does

@tcarmody oh my god it does
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Oct 1, 2014

putting so many ascii dragons in my .plan

putting so many ascii dragons in my .plan
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Oct 1, 2014

be nice to me or i'll add you to sudoers

@tomburns @anildash be nice to me or i'll add you to sudoers
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Oct 1, 2014

gotta say that's a pretty good site

@knguyen gotta say that's a pretty good site
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Oct 1, 2014

Happy birthday to the @W3C from http://Tilde.Club!

Happy birthday to the @W3C from tilde.club!
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Oct 1, 2014

it was rad tho

@finn it was rad tho
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Sep 30, 2014

"that's the kind of quality ascii art that deserves to be...

"that's the kind of quality ascii art that deserves to be piped to the terminal
of everyone who is logged in" is why @finn should be banned
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Sep 30, 2014

people are just playing it's great to see

@livlab people are just playing it's great to see
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Sep 30, 2014

there actually is a webring going people hacked it out of...

@bn2b there actually is a webring going people hacked it out of javascript
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Sep 30, 2014

like if you say "yeah i use ssh to update my personal home...

@katienotopoulos @finn like if you say "yeah i use ssh to update my personal home page with a text editor" nerds will stfu
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Sep 30, 2014

it's actually not that bad and then you can totally own...

@katienotopoulos @finn it's actually not that bad and then you can totally own nerds
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Sep 30, 2014

If you emailed me and didn't get a http://tilde.club...

If you emailed me and didn't get a tilde.club account I'll set up an account tomorrow—but otherwise signup is closed.
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Sep 30, 2014

Shoot me an email to ford@ftrain.com if you haven't already.

@ra Shoot me an email to ford@ftrain.com if you haven't already.
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@winjer [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@nelson [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

whoops sorry i meant to say send me an email to...

@colinashe whoops sorry i meant to say send me an email to ford@ftrain.com with username if you haven't
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@samgdf @ox [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@StefanHayden [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@ptraughber @mathowie [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@michaelcoyote [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@heretohinder [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@keystricken @BrendanAdkins [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@ahhrrr [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@mahon_e [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

[Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com...

@yayitsrob [Pseudo-autoreply] Shoot me an email at ford@ftrain.com with your username if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2014

the problem is that there is no centralized authority that...

@esoneill the problem is that there is no centralized authority that can control everything so it could never work
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Sep 30, 2014

for example if instead of one unix machine you had multiple...

for example if instead of one unix machine you had multiple machines all speaking a common protocol.
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Sep 30, 2014

were you a vax notes user nick you seem like a vax notes...

@npdoty were you a vax notes user nick you seem like a vax notes user
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Sep 30, 2014

gonna set up the last batch of logins now. server can't...

gonna set up the last batch of logins now. server can't handle much more. if only there were a way to build a network of unix machines.
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Sep 30, 2014

this page makes me so happy http://tilde.club/~delfuego/tild...

this page makes me so happy tilde.club/...
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