Ftrain, by Paul Ford

December 2014

Dec 26, 2014

ttyl

ttyl
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Dec 26, 2014

see it can be okay http://www.theawl.com/2014/12/the-black-v...

see it can be okay theawl.com/... if you listen to that waterboys song while you read this they line up perfectly
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Dec 26, 2014

Weird contrast with that Graham essay and Chris Rock on...

Weird contrast with that Graham essay and Chris Rock on Hollywood whiteness hollywoodreporter.com/...
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Dec 26, 2014

H1Bs...or America is dooooooooooooomed!!!...

H1Bs...or America is dooooooooooooomed!!! paulgraham.com/...
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Dec 26, 2014

Chorus: People! Bobby: Think more about... Duke:...

Chorus: People!
Bobby: Think more about...
Duke: Thanks...people.
Chorus: For....going!
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Dec 26, 2014

when i see lists of "your top words in 2014" i hear them as...

when i see lists of "your top words in 2014" i hear them as the opening number to the worlds lamest sondheim musical ftrain.thinkup.com
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Dec 25, 2014

"maybe his fucking wife is fucking funny did he think about...

@bn2b "maybe his fucking wife is fucking funny did he think about that."
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Dec 25, 2014

damnnnnnnnnnn

@bn2b damnnnnnnnnnn
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Dec 25, 2014

everyone needs to go to bed RIGHT NOW

@maureenflaherty everyone needs to go to bed RIGHT NOW
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Dec 25, 2014

new wrens in 2015 http://www.stereogum.com/1723245/new-wrens...

new wrens in 2015 stereogum.com/...
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Dec 25, 2014

People who get upset about gendered gifts for kids should...

People who get upset about gendered gifts for kids should have seen my daughter's face when she opened the box and saw her Handmaid's dress.
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Dec 24, 2014

imagine Goebbels and Magda putting up the tree. Who came by...

@KenSilverstein1 @leahfinnegan imagine Goebbels and Magda putting up the tree. Who came by for cookies?
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Dec 24, 2014

no I have the symptoms but not the disease

@KenSilverstein1 no I have the symptoms but not the disease
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Dec 24, 2014

I woke up yesterday and had like 20 death camps open as...

@KenSilverstein1 I woke up yesterday and had like 20 death camps open as browser tabs
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Dec 24, 2014

My wife is all, you bought the wrong applesauce, I'm all,...

My wife is all, you bought the wrong applesauce, I'm all, what is wrong with this Hitler-brand squeezed pomaceous slurry tube?
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Dec 24, 2014

i mean honestly cookie jam illustrates the tweet better...

@davebry9 i mean honestly cookie jam illustrates the tweet better than my piece
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Dec 24, 2014

NEEDS MORE COOOOOOKIEEEEE JAMMMMMM

@davebry9 NEEDS MORE COOOOOOKIEEEEE JAMMMMMM
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Dec 24, 2014

COOKIE JAMMMMMMM

@davebry9 COOKIE JAMMMMMMM
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Dec 24, 2014

The QEMU advent calendar just ended and it was totally...

The QEMU advent calendar just ended and it was totally great. qemu-advent-calendar.org
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Dec 24, 2014

Never forget https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/5477745672433...

Never forget twitter.com/...
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Dec 24, 2014

if you doxx a fridge are there still chilling effects?

@leahfinnegan @NYTFridge if you doxx a fridge are there still chilling effects?
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Dec 23, 2014

they both screenshot text?

@mat they both screenshot text?
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Dec 23, 2014

The Awl asked me to write about what will go wrong in the...

The Awl asked me to write about what will go wrong in the year 2015: theawl.com/...
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Dec 23, 2014

Glad to see @anildash finally changed his name to the...

Glad to see @anildash finally changed his name to the nickname everyone uses for him, “I love Anil, but...” twitter.com/...
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Dec 23, 2014

Man Ayn Rand sure loved movies https://medium.com/message/wh...

Man Ayn Rand sure loved movies medium.com/...
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Dec 23, 2014

exactly. also they have the look so right. half new order...

@oolah exactly. also they have the look so right. half new order half thrill kill kult. i'd buy tickets based on this photo alone.
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Dec 23, 2014

Sounds fun! Like anything, it's going to change and evolve...

@phaistonian Sounds fun! Like anything, it's going to change and evolve as you start to build it and that's when it will take true shape.
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Dec 23, 2014

It sounds nice except for the snake people.

@marykasprzak It sounds nice except for the snake people.
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Dec 23, 2014

it's soooo good

@jacqui it's soooo good
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Dec 23, 2014

yes! i thought that as well. it's a great photo.

@dancohen yes! i thought that as well. it's a great photo.
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Dec 22, 2014

THIS is updog.

THIS is updog.
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Dec 22, 2014

“That's the rub, isn't it?” is something only commenters...

“That's the rub, isn't it?” is something only commenters say.
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Dec 22, 2014

this is shitpic as a shell script so spaass

@GlennF @kevinmarks this is shitpic as a shell script so spaass
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Dec 22, 2014

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/547107824300744704/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

that's a $34 billion idea

@anildash that's a $34 billion idea
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Dec 21, 2014

No need for further wit. Find your coat on the bed. Breathe...

No need for further wit. Find your coat on the bed. Breathe the cold air. It's so late. Your phone battery is dead. You are free. Unfollow.
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Dec 21, 2014

Shhhh now. No need to reply. No need to say a word. Just...

Shhhh now. No need to reply. No need to say a word. Just click the button so that it returns to its warm and wonderful shade of gray.
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Dec 21, 2014

This year, give me the greatest gift. The gift of...

This year, give me the greatest gift. The gift of unfollowing.
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Dec 21, 2014

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/546861261074726912/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/546849853465427968/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

this is exactly my use case

@schussman this is exactly my use case
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Dec 21, 2014

like you want to make a giant automated catalog of data...

@internetrebecca @xor like you want to make a giant automated catalog of data sources? this is relevant to my interests.
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Dec 21, 2014

There are multiple alternate paths--spidering DOM,...

@internetrebecca There are multiple alternate paths--spidering DOM, generating LaTeX/XSL:FO, user.it.uu.se/...
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Dec 21, 2014

Website as opposed to web page, right? This was a big...

@internetrebecca Website as opposed to web page, right? This was a big feature of Acrobat Pro, may still be. If it's bland HTML, doable.
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Dec 21, 2014

this is how i feel whenever we tweet...

@bn2b this is how i feel whenever we tweet giphy.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

okay now that I'm poking it's a little edge-casey but yeah,...

@xor okay now that I'm poking it's a little edge-casey but yeah, I think for a non-insane org-mode doc you can just do that and it'll work
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Dec 21, 2014

hooooooly bananacakes pandoc has come a long long way you...

hooooooly bananacakes pandoc has come a long long way you can now go "pandoc -s file.org -o out.docx" and have a NICE Word doc
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Dec 21, 2014

l;hjkasdhjl;ashjl;asdg

@mwiik l;hjkasdhjl;ashjl;asdg
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Dec 21, 2014

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/546777932430344192/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

oh yeah imagemagick is one of those, it requires EVERYTHING

@mslopatto oh yeah imagemagick is one of those, it requires EVERYTHING
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Dec 21, 2014

i mean i think so. i'll help if it's not.

@mslopatto i mean i think so. i'll help if it's not.
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Dec 21, 2014

it's enormous now!

@rustyk5 it's enormous now!
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Dec 21, 2014

everything you need is already installed on...

@mslopatto everything you need is already installed on tilde.club
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Dec 21, 2014

it has gotten so much more obscure

@rustyk5 it has gotten so much more obscure
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Dec 21, 2014

suuuuch the good stuff https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/546...

suuuuch the good stuff twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

this will never get old (actually it will get old in 10-15...

this will never get old (actually it will get old in 10-15 minutes) twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

sorry, no difference besides rotation, so it must be...

@chrisdary sorry, no difference besides rotation, so it must be related to how it recognizes
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Dec 21, 2014

i mean it's just a guess, but there's no difference between...

@chrisdary i mean it's just a guess, but there's no difference between the two images
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Dec 21, 2014

oh wow i forgot tilde club, i have to deal with that, too,...

@mnanopoulos @sippey oh wow i forgot tilde club, i have to deal with that, too, along with the timelines and the heinous zooming shit
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Dec 21, 2014

4/2 actually that last one should have been 3/3 amended, or...

4/2 actually that last one should have been 3/3 amended, or like a *, †, ‡, §, ‖, or ¶, to indicate a sort of tweetstorm appendix
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Dec 21, 2014

2/2 (I had two 1/2 instead of a 1/2 and a 2/2 so I'm...

2/2 (I had two 1/2 instead of a 1/2 and a 2/2 so I'm putting this here to close out this quiet tweetstorm(TM)
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Dec 21, 2014

no, that's a twitter REPLACEMENT

@sippey no, that's a twitter REPLACEMENT
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Dec 21, 2014

1/2 so i'm guessing there's a de-duping algorithm that...

1/2 so i'm guessing there's a de-duping algorithm that detects skew and rotation and drops those then repeats the earlier frame
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Dec 21, 2014

1/2 so! (cc @xor) Twitter gif->MP4 skipped frames that...

1/2 so! (cc @xor) Twitter gif->MP4 skipped frames that were slightly rotated and zoomed from prior frames. rotation @ 1,2,10% all skipped.
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Dec 21, 2014

it's actually WEIRDER! i'll tweet out what I found in a sec

@chrisdary it's actually WEIRDER! i'll tweet out what I found in a sec
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Dec 21, 2014

my 2015 twitter self is going to be blatant self-promotion,...

my 2015 twitter self is going to be blatant self-promotion, friend promotion, savepublishing.com quotes, and heinous zooming shit
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Dec 21, 2014

there is singularity on all of our hands

@mwiik there is singularity on all of our hands
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Dec 21, 2014

never tweet EXCEPT to tweet zooming pre-glitched shit...

never tweet EXCEPT to tweet zooming pre-glitched shit twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

Okay this little shell script is kind of working now...

Okay this little shell script is kind of working now gist.github.com/... it zooms screenshots & blinks them twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

does anyone know why twitter drops frames of animated gifs...

does anyone know why twitter drops frames of animated gifs during mp4 conversion and what i can do to avoid it?
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Dec 21, 2014

yeah but the way twitter processes images it's cutting out...

@ryansholin yeah but the way twitter processes images it's cutting out the little dancy part which is EVEN MORE horrible
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Dec 21, 2014

testing testing please ignore https://twitter.com/ftrain/sta...

testing testing please ignore twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2014

the overhead on simple one box stuff is huge

@vgr @cdixon the overhead on simple one box stuff is huge
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Dec 21, 2014

aws seems to be heading, with stuff like lambda, towards a...

@vgr @cdixon aws seems to be heading, with stuff like lambda, towards a model where oses are abstracted out and computation is the focus
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Dec 21, 2014

digital ocean is the simplified version—much like old ssh...

@vgr @cdixon digital ocean is the simplified version—much like old ssh hosting in feel
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Dec 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/546104889114640384/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Dec 19, 2014

I think i'm getting off twitter for a while so let's fall...

@thisisaaronland I think i'm getting off twitter for a while so let's fall back to phone
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Dec 19, 2014

i guess i could have used email

@thisisaaronland i guess i could have used email
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Dec 19, 2014

you don't follow me and I am NOT asking you to but i can't...

@thisisaaronland you don't follow me and I am NOT asking you to but i can't dm you so! that sounds cool
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Dec 19, 2014

I can't write sci-fi either and it worked out fine.

@bcmerchant @emptywheel I can't write sci-fi either and it worked out fine.
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Dec 19, 2014

i'm usually zero shame but this was a year of shame for me

@shani_o i'm usually zero shame but this was a year of shame for me
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Dec 18, 2014

what were you like as a teen?

@leahfinnegan what were you like as a teen?
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Dec 18, 2014

that happens and honestly I sort of blank out. Like I know...

@gazoombo that happens and honestly I sort of blank out. Like I know pants were worn. I just don't remember how.
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Dec 18, 2014

"My daughter, the user" is a mini-essay I wrote about...

"My daughter, the user" is a mini-essay I wrote about toddlers and user experience
medium.com/...
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Dec 18, 2014

I once told @goldman how Twitter really works

@zeynep I once told @goldman how Twitter really works
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Dec 18, 2014

In conclusion: Don't tweet, write. Or read.

In conclusion: Don't tweet, write. Or read.
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Dec 18, 2014

So that's cool, I come up with the EXACT same ideas as...

So that's cool, I come up with the EXACT same ideas as @zeynep, but 4 entire years later. (Or I read that piece and it lodged in my brain.)
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Dec 18, 2014

You COULD could me in Slate saying Facebook is like eternal...

You COULD could me in Slate saying Facebook is like eternal Thanksgiving—OR read @zeynep saying EXACTLY THAT in 2010. nytimes.com/...
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Dec 18, 2014

hundreds and hundreds of outrageous things, one per day in...

hundreds and hundreds of outrageous things, one per day in 2014 slate.com/...
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Dec 17, 2014

cleopatra would make a good musical

cleopatra would make a good musical
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Dec 17, 2014

I am nearly out of the media industry don't jinx it

@rsingel I am nearly out of the media industry don't jinx it
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Dec 17, 2014

it was not paid

@rsingel it was not paid
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Dec 17, 2014

we are now watching hello kitty videos on youtube just to...

@rustyk5 we are now watching hello kitty videos on youtube just to take the edge off
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Dec 17, 2014

Look daddy said my kids we got BALLOONS at daycare! Let's...

Look daddy said my kids we got BALLOONS at daycare! Let's walk home! Then came the windstorm.
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Dec 17, 2014

It would be so fun [for a while]. People doing tiffin-style...

@internetrebecca @georgiamoon It would be so fun [for a while]. People doing tiffin-style note drops.
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Dec 17, 2014

Last bit: I keep asking myself, what does a social network...

@internetrebecca @georgiamoon Last bit: I keep asking myself, what does a social network look like if it were based on, like, pencils.
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Dec 17, 2014

Combine it with meshes, VPNs, etc. Resources are cheap and...

@internetrebecca @georgiamoon Combine it with meshes, VPNs, etc. Resources are cheap and plentiful. Skills are few.
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Dec 17, 2014

Real answer: Sure, because it's just the web and has been...

@internetrebecca @georgiamoon Real answer: Sure, because it's just the web and has been here all along.
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Dec 17, 2014

Thanks! You are very kind. Enjoy your blog very much!

@Jimbo_otr Thanks! You are very kind. Enjoy your blog very much!
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Dec 16, 2014

I took the train one stop too far west and got off in...

@JessicaFKane @tmn I took the train one stop too far west and got off in Scranton.
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Dec 16, 2014

“Brand advertising has never worked on the Internet...

“Brand advertising has never worked on the Internet anyways, because banner ads don’t work.” fortune.com/...
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Dec 15, 2014

yah, something sane. give it an hour or two. it thinks you...

@michaelcoyote yah, something sane. give it an hour or two. it thinks you are a chinese h@x0r
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Dec 15, 2014

the apple juice is amazing

@leahfinnegan the apple juice is amazing
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Dec 15, 2014

i mean the eight figures were 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

@tcarmody i mean the eight figures were 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
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Dec 15, 2014

In retrospect it WAS suspicious that the bank statements...

In retrospect it WAS suspicious that the bank statements were printed with emoji.
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Dec 15, 2014

Where's that?

@bn2b Where's that?
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Dec 15, 2014

i know me too. but they are perfect teen suits.

@bn2b i know me too. but they are perfect teen suits.
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Dec 15, 2014

I mean, it's a bad day for a LOT of people but THEIR SUITS.

@bn2b I mean, it's a bad day for a LOT of people but THEIR SUITS.
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Dec 15, 2014

Mo just came in and told me about this, now I see where she...

@maureenflaherty @jeremyzilar Mo just came in and told me about this, now I see where she got it, it's amazing.
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Dec 15, 2014

72 million reasons to love New York...

72 million reasons to love New York observer.com/...
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Dec 15, 2014

are you on AWS? Their default CentOS has a weird program...

@tylerdotdotdot @am3thyst are you on AWS? Their default CentOS has a weird program that overwrites it every 15 mins.
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Dec 15, 2014

Next year, Apple Watch will let you feel your grandma's...

Next year, Apple Watch will let you feel your grandma's final heartbeat.
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Dec 15, 2014

Kids are going to be all like “isn't this a touching...

Kids are going to be all like “isn't this a touching memory—” [cut to blood on wall, Meemaw holding teen's heart] [cut to throbbing Apple]
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Dec 15, 2014

That Apple ad plays with fire, what if that album contained...

That Apple ad plays with fire, what if that album contained the code words that triggered the grandmother into kill mode?
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Dec 15, 2014

The Ambassadors is rough going, I remember from the first...

@pfhawkins The Ambassadors is rough going, I remember from the first time. I'll warm up to it tho.
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Dec 15, 2014

A scientist finally was able to get a photograph of the...

A scientist finally was able to get a photograph of the ENTIRE internet: mlkshk.com/...
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Dec 15, 2014

this is so great. the world just isn't the same without you...

@KenSilverstein1 this is so great. the world just isn't the same without you relentlessly annoying these people.
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Dec 15, 2014

“She received incorporation papers for my firm—MCSE, an...

“She received incorporation papers for my firm—MCSE, an acronym for Medellin Cartel Successor Entity.” vice.com/...
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Dec 15, 2014

The Intercept publishes another awesome @KenSilverstein1...

The Intercept publishes another awesome @KenSilverstein1 piece (on Vice) vice.com/...
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Dec 15, 2014

Seriously what the hell is Henry James even saying?

Seriously what the hell is Henry James even saying?
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Dec 15, 2014

I was all like I need a break from this shit I'm gonna...

I was all like I need a break from this shit I'm gonna re-read The Ambassadors and I made it three pages.
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Dec 14, 2014

oh god i would in a minute i'm giving money screw it

@leahfinnegan oh god i would in a minute i'm giving money screw it
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Dec 14, 2014

That story tho Leah! Her name is Sweetie Sweetie and she is...

@leahfinnegan That story tho Leah! Her name is Sweetie Sweetie and she is four and everyone she loved died. It's such a sad story!
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Dec 14, 2014

Ebola orphan Sweetie Sweetie http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/...

Ebola orphan Sweetie Sweetie
nytimes.com/...
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Dec 14, 2014

yeah this fake horn is chafing the shit out of me john

@johnbiggs yeah this fake horn is chafing the shit out of me john
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Dec 14, 2014

No one ever writes, “The New York Times, co-creator of the...

No one ever writes, “The New York Times, co-creator of the War in Iraq.” But they deserve the credit!
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Dec 14, 2014

Why aren't there EVER pejorative appellations for older...

Why aren't there EVER pejorative appellations for older media orgs? No one ever says, “Bloomberg, which is famously controlled by lizards.”
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Dec 14, 2014

The thing to remember is that while some of us are...

The thing to remember is that while some of us are mainstream news organizations, and some are traffic-hungry, we're all SO VERY THIRSTY.
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Dec 14, 2014

The Times is soooo traffic hungry, I'm traffic hungry,...

The Times is soooo traffic hungry, I'm traffic hungry, Bloomberg too—why can't we all just admit how badly we want that sweet sweet traffic?
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Dec 14, 2014

I enjoy that the Times describes Gawker as “traffic hungry”...

I enjoy that the Times describes Gawker as “traffic hungry” and Bloomberg as a “mainstream news org” here. nytimes.com/...
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Dec 14, 2014

the internet has finally found its armond white

@leahfinnegan the internet has finally found its armond white
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Dec 14, 2014

what about heaven is for real

@leahfinnegan what about heaven is for real
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Dec 14, 2014

i've been working on a setup for “the milf on the shilf”...

i've been working on a setup for “the milf on the shilf” for two days and just want to put it out there and get on with my life
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Dec 14, 2014

shhhh or the elves might unionize

@6other shhhh or the elves might unionize
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Dec 14, 2014

here take this tablespoon of sugar right in your mouth and...

here take this tablespoon of sugar right in your mouth and if you like that we'll give you a cup of sugar
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Dec 14, 2014

that's like giving away a french fry

that's like giving away a french fry
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Dec 14, 2014

auntie annes was giving away thumb sized pretzel nuggets...

auntie annes was giving away thumb sized pretzel nuggets and when you need to GIVE AWAY salted dough to entice people there's trouble afoot
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Dec 14, 2014

it just feels like american stuff can't be neatly segmented...

it just feels like american stuff can't be neatly segmented into the old mall categories of "cookies, sunglasses, footwear, crystal"
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Dec 14, 2014

yeah they just remodeled this one and you can see dreams...

@mwiik yeah they just remodeled this one and you can see dreams smashing
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Dec 14, 2014

the mall wasn't even a little busy on Sunday, December 14th...

the mall wasn't even a little busy on Sunday, December 14th and it was hard not to draw conclusions about American retail from that
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Dec 14, 2014

malls are weird

malls are weird
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Dec 14, 2014

oh no this was not a simple costume change scenario, that...

@mwiik oh no this was not a simple costume change scenario, that was not the implication
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Dec 14, 2014

we'll never know. just like six teenagers sitting around...

@PatchHofweber we'll never know. just like six teenagers sitting around aimlessly waiting was all we saw.
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Dec 14, 2014

My kids were so freaked by the mall they didn't care Santa...

My kids were so freaked by the mall they didn't care Santa had the DTs. They just wanted to know that we would keep our lollipop promise.
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Dec 14, 2014

Central dispatch was sending out a new Santa by 2:30 so...

Central dispatch was sending out a new Santa by 2:30 so that Santa A could dry out, I guess.
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Dec 14, 2014

My wife and I went to a mall today and we were going to get...

My wife and I went to a mall today and we were going to get pictures with Santa for the kids but he had “umm, an emergency.”
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Dec 14, 2014

“Racist tweets grew from the hundreds to the thousands.”...

“Racist tweets grew from the hundreds to the thousands.” medium.com/... shhhhheeeezus
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Dec 14, 2014

yeah i was too busy thinking about earth as the corporate...

@rustyk5 @brownpau @harrisj yeah i was too busy thinking about earth as the corporate client state of a galactic empire to notice title
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Dec 14, 2014

i saw the preview for jupiter rising when i went to see...

@rustyk5 @brownpau @harrisj i saw the preview for jupiter rising when i went to see interstellar and was like WHY AM I NOT AT THAT MOVIE
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Dec 14, 2014

we need a new social network just for sunday morning dads

@rustyk5 @anildash @harrisj we need a new social network just for sunday morning dads
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Dec 14, 2014

remember when ADULTS were like THE MATRIX is IMPORTANT?

@brownpau @harrisj @rustyk5 remember when ADULTS were like THE MATRIX is IMPORTANT?
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Dec 14, 2014

you mean brooklyn?

@rustyk5 you mean brooklyn?
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Dec 14, 2014

thus not having noodles but definitely preserving my place...

@rustyk5 @harrisj thus not having noodles but definitely preserving my place in english department heaven
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Dec 14, 2014

and I would avoid it because something something baudrillard

@rustyk5 @harrisj and I would avoid it because something something baudrillard
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Dec 14, 2014

but not the level of noodles promised us by Bladerunner

@rustyk5 but not the level of noodles promised us by Bladerunner
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Dec 14, 2014

but in our current dystopia we refer to people we love by...

@rustyk5 but in our current dystopia we refer to people we love by their initial letters, speak in tiny robot fragments, and no noodles
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Dec 14, 2014

right it's just like some random photo in bladerunner...

@rustyk5 right it's just like some random photo in bladerunner right? because there aren't videocameras everywhere at all times.
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Dec 14, 2014

the "enhance" future is here but of course it's a pic of...

@rustyk5 the "enhance" future is here but of course it's a pic of cosplayers at a con
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Dec 13, 2014

so many stories at once

@delfuego so many stories at once
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Dec 13, 2014

I did :/

@bn2b I did :/
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Dec 13, 2014

showed it to me i probably watch it 5 times a month

@goldman @richziade showed it to me i probably watch it 5 times a month
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Dec 13, 2014

“In the meantime, the problem seems to grow only more...

“In the meantime, the problem seems to grow only more urgent.” bits.blogs.nytimes.com/...
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Dec 13, 2014

Have you ever truly LOOKED at the people in the background...

Have you ever truly LOOKED at the people in the background of our animated GIFs?
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Dec 13, 2014

so gfycat has a pretty amazing zoom function where you...

so gfycat has a pretty amazing zoom function where you click and drag gfycat.com/... which reveals the guy in a spiderman suit
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Dec 13, 2014

there can be only one

@goldman there can be only one
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Dec 13, 2014

this is so good from @readmatter about UFC fighting women...

this is so good from @readmatter about UFC fighting women medium.com/...
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Dec 13, 2014

You know when you get to that “page not found” message but...

You know when you get to that “page not found” message but it's in, like, Slovenian, you probably aren't supposed to keep looking.
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Dec 13, 2014

that looks positively calming

@jackrusher that looks positively calming
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Dec 12, 2014

I thought it was a great piece. I love that it pokes at...

@aedison I thought it was a great piece. I love that it pokes at that horrible place between self-commodification and desire.
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Dec 12, 2014

I'm confused. When we agreed to put the production config...

@ryan_marsh I'm confused. When we agreed to put the production config in environment variables we also [sound of drill whine]
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Dec 12, 2014

Oh yeah, in a technology thread that's EXACTLY what it...

@ryan_marsh Oh yeah, in a technology thread that's EXACTLY what it means.
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Dec 12, 2014

“I'm confused” is business slang for “you're wrong.”

“I'm confused” is business slang for “you're wrong.”
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Dec 12, 2014

She owns the copyright. Did she assign these to you?

@laura_june She owns the copyright. Did she assign these to you?
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Dec 12, 2014

“Still, it was refreshing to be pursued by someone, even in...

“Still, it was refreshing to be pursued by someone, even in a somewhat demeaning manner.” theguardian.com/...
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Dec 12, 2014

“The Siliconian came down like the wolf on the fold, And...

“The Siliconian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in wireless gold” newyorker.com/...
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Dec 12, 2014

worth it for the Ozick poem

worth it for the Ozick poem
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Dec 12, 2014

the longest form

the longest form
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Dec 12, 2014

right but at scale is a good shorthand when you're actually...

@stuffisthings @ctatplay right but at scale is a good shorthand when you're actually solving problems...at scale, I guess :)
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Dec 12, 2014

if library of religious pamphlets and store catalogs sealed...

@leahfinnegan if library of religious pamphlets and store catalogs sealed in during a 1923 home renovation was uncovered that'd be cool
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Dec 12, 2014

Like bad management uses language badly, it's not the...

Like bad management uses language badly, it's not the jargon that's the problem.
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Dec 12, 2014

Silicon Valley jargon is just business jargon plus like,...

Silicon Valley jargon is just business jargon plus like, the word “deployment.” I don't know why everyone is so bugged by it.
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Dec 12, 2014

i mean onesies are cool

@leahfinnegan i mean onesies are cool
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Dec 12, 2014

imagine writing this in a onesie tho

@leahfinnegan imagine writing this in a onesie tho
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Dec 12, 2014

i already sent her a resume

@chrismohney i already sent her a resume
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Dec 12, 2014

it took...well it took a while

@merveille it took...well it took a while
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Dec 12, 2014

s͈̮o͈̮ h͈̮a͈̮p͈̮p͈̮y͈̮

s͈̮o͈̮ h͈̮a͈̮p͈̮p͈̮y͈̮
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Dec 12, 2014

s͈̯o͈̯ s͈̯a͈̯d͈̯

s͈̯o͈̯ s͈̯a͈̯d͈̯
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Dec 12, 2014

a time to catch up with old friends and obsessively parse a...

@leahfinnegan a time to catch up with old friends and obsessively parse a 4,000-word memo
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Dec 12, 2014

You know, the more thin̬̯͖̱͇g̦͍̬̘s̩̹͙̩͈ c͓͎ha̭n̤̯ge͉̺ the...

You know, the more thin̬̯͖̱͇g̦͍̬̘s̩̹͙̩͈ c͓͎ha̭n̤̯ge͉̺ the m͚͚̭̘̽̄̆͊͛̄͘͟ͅͅơ̶̵͖̹̮̼͗ͤͤ̓́ŗ̖̻͎̹͎͓͔ͭ̉ͤ̉̕͢͞͝ͅȩ̿͌͂͆̽̋̃͊̄̓̔͋̽͊̈́ͧͪ̎̇͝ t ̂̎̀ͮ͊̊͆͆ͮ͘͢
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Dec 12, 2014

wow where is that person now

@leahfinnegan wow where is that person now
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Dec 12, 2014

So dusk? In winter? It's a style thing, we are allowed to...

@leahfinnegan So dusk? In winter? It's a style thing, we are allowed to be a little impressionistic.
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Dec 12, 2014

I truly enjoyed this essay. I think a lot about this...

@leahfinnegan I truly enjoyed this essay. I think a lot about this subject. I look forward to discussing it tonight at the Christmas party.
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Dec 12, 2014

Strong piece but it would be improved by a few scenes....

@leahfinnegan Strong piece but it would be improved by a few scenes. Maybe a conclusion where you visit Auschwitz and look at the night sky?
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Dec 12, 2014

anyway the complete anthology of everything I have ever...

@thejefflarson @xor anyway the complete anthology of everything I have ever written, ranked, in an interactive timeline will be done basical
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Dec 12, 2014

oh yeah it's so good. i've been really inspired by messing...

@eaton oh yeah it's so good. i've been really inspired by messing with the amiga and started to think of dynamic ways to manipulate CSS.
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Dec 12, 2014

well so i was like what if my spreadsheet could become a...

@thejefflarson @xor well so i was like what if my spreadsheet could become a notebook! and then i build this! youtube.com/...
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Dec 12, 2014

Finance? Tech? Which industry?

@jamescarr Finance? Tech? Which industry?
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Dec 12, 2014

umm i love this!

@eaton umm i love this!
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Dec 12, 2014

i have a spreadsheet and i keep finding things i've missed....

@xor i have a spreadsheet and i keep finding things i've missed. it's insane.
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Dec 12, 2014

i promise: no one will ever test you

@xor i promise: no one will ever test you
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Dec 12, 2014

i mean it's kind of the same essay over and over though...

@xor i mean it's kind of the same essay over and over though right?
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Dec 12, 2014

now I am! sweet!

@eaton now I am! sweet!
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Dec 12, 2014

it's good though it's got the right level of abstraction...

@phooky it's good though it's got the right level of abstraction for print-derived content modeling!
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Dec 12, 2014

wait but this vagrant install you've got looks mighty sweet

@eaton wait but this vagrant install you've got looks mighty sweet
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Dec 12, 2014

oh yeah that stuff gave me the willies in wordpress and...

@eaton oh yeah that stuff gave me the willies in wordpress and would lead to nightmares when you changed urls
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Dec 12, 2014

Yeah tbh I like it. I'd rather have my edge cases...

@eaton Yeah tbh I like it. I'd rather have my edge cases pre-resolved. I'm not sure I get the API-driven/Symfony transition in V8 yet tho.
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Dec 11, 2014

As long as it's SOMEWHAT abstracted away from the...

@eaton As long as it's SOMEWHAT abstracted away from the developer, and really away from the user, it's a win.
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Dec 11, 2014

But see that's good though. No one complains about the fact...

@eaton But see that's good though. No one complains about the fact that Cocoa widgets on iOS allow for all these different button types.
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Dec 11, 2014

I actually don't see it as cringey as much as...just big....

@eaton I actually don't see it as cringey as much as...just big. All things happen for a reason.
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Dec 11, 2014

Right! And if you stick to it, it looks like you get nice...

@eaton Right! And if you stick to it, it looks like you get nice versioning and well-structured data hanging out in a DB.
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Dec 11, 2014

it was hard but they got it down to just a few hundred core...

it was hard but they got it down to just a few hundred core data types
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Dec 11, 2014

It definitely is inspiring some feelings!

@eaton It definitely is inspiring some feelings!
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Dec 11, 2014

i mean check this erd out https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/...

i mean check this erd out twitter.com/...
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Dec 11, 2014

I'm learning about Drupal for work and hoo doggies there's...

I'm learning about Drupal for work and hoo doggies there's a lot of Drupal.
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Dec 11, 2014

Lately it feels like I could just replace all the mirrors...

Lately it feels like I could just replace all the mirrors in my house with pictures of my dad and never know the difference.
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Dec 11, 2014

that's equivalent to like 30 lines of python

@edsu @soypunk that's equivalent to like 30 lines of python
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Dec 11, 2014

“If building something is more virtuous than talking, then...

“If building something is more virtuous than talking, then shouldn’t the builders shut the fuck up too?” theawl.com/...
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Dec 11, 2014

To anyone required to make a best-of-Twitter-in-2014 list:...

To anyone required to make a best-of-Twitter-in-2014 list: Know, despite how you may feel right now, that you are loved and worthy of love.
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Dec 10, 2014

“A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court” is a perfect...

“A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court” is a perfect title, the more I look at it the more perfect it seems
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Dec 10, 2014

can't fuck with hello kitty though, looking that up is the...

@leahfinnegan can't fuck with hello kitty though, looking that up is the highlight of the book
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Dec 10, 2014

I have this book of 3,000 logos and the kids love it so we...

@leahfinnegan I have this book of 3,000 logos and the kids love it so we look at like, Shell Oil, and I go EVIL SEASHELL and they laugh
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Dec 10, 2014

lot to look forward to in 2015

@leahfinnegan lot to look forward to in 2015
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Dec 10, 2014

journalism has become this neverending christmas party with...

journalism has become this neverending christmas party with no +1s
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Dec 10, 2014

i'm NOT criticizing your work posting a picture of a pig...

@katienotopoulos i'm NOT criticizing your work posting a picture of a pig with excrement on its testicles, just glad you're branching out
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Dec 10, 2014

Proud of @katienotopoulos for using a picture of a pig but...

Proud of @katienotopoulos for using a picture of a pig but not that picture of a pig buzzfeed.com/...
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Dec 10, 2014

oh wow i meant nyt_mouse but @nytmouse is pretty great...

@harrisj oh wow i meant nyt_mouse but @nytmouse is pretty great actually
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Dec 10, 2014

niiiiiiiice no i know you were referring to nytmouse

@harrisj niiiiiiiice no i know you were referring to nytmouse
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Dec 10, 2014

is tom friedman even on twitter

@harrisj is tom friedman even on twitter
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Dec 10, 2014

finally got my fridge block huge sigh of relief

finally got my fridge block huge sigh of relief
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Dec 10, 2014

actually I'd miss u too much I refollowed

@shani_o actually I'd miss u too much I refollowed
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Dec 10, 2014

I'm sorry I couldn't help myself

@shani_o I'm sorry I couldn't help myself
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Dec 10, 2014

My toddler son just looked me in the eye and said, “Don't...

My toddler son just looked me in the eye and said, “Don't ride the white horse.”
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Dec 10, 2014

i need you to kill me please kill me

@thinkupinsights i need you to kill me please kill me
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Dec 9, 2014

The trailer park in Palo Alto. http://www.theawl.com/2014/12...

The trailer park in Palo Alto. theawl.com/...
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Dec 9, 2014

Right! The escalators were closed and then I was like, take...

@mmcwatters Right! The escalators were closed and then I was like, take an express bus! And then I was suddenly surrounded by Christmas.
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Dec 9, 2014

Working in Rockefeller Center around Christmas is peak NYC.

Working in Rockefeller Center around Christmas is peak NYC.
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Dec 9, 2014

no @harper is an angel with earplugs and we are lucky to...

@tolar no @harper is an angel with earplugs and we are lucky to have him
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Dec 9, 2014

this is a great piece about playing videogames with your...

this is a great piece about playing videogames with your kid medium.com/...
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Dec 9, 2014

i mean it was my own fault i forgot to build, like, a cms

i mean it was my own fault i forgot to build, like, a cms
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Dec 9, 2014

i can take it from the masthead but it is forever in my...

@anildash i can take it from the masthead but it is forever in my heart
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Dec 9, 2014

harper's removed me as contributing editor once but they...

harper's removed me as contributing editor once but they forgot to tell me and then asked me if i could remove my own name from the website
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Dec 9, 2014

i'd love to come but boats make me nervous

@leahfinnegan i'd love to come but boats make me nervous
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Dec 9, 2014

oh god i just disagreed with a ranking on that list and now...

oh god i just disagreed with a ranking on that list and now i hate myself
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Dec 9, 2014

imagine if this was the guest list to a party...

imagine if this was the guest list to a party theawl.com/...
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Dec 9, 2014

another good friend, @KenSilverstein1, just got on Twitter...

@leahfinnegan another good friend, @KenSilverstein1, just got on Twitter and you will really enjoy his feed; you guys would like each other
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Dec 9, 2014

it's nice to have such good friends

@leahfinnegan it's nice to have such good friends
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Dec 9, 2014

There are now 26 servers on the http://tilde.club list,...

There are now 26 servers on the tilde.club list, looking for people like you: tilde.club/...
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Dec 8, 2014

okay i've had a few sure okay but listen no seriously...

okay i've had a few sure okay but listen no seriously listen no one ever talks about him but you know who was amazing was horace pippin
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Dec 8, 2014

it was good, you guys did okay

@rustyk5 @knguyen it was good, you guys did okay
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Dec 8, 2014

Welcome to my class. It is difficult. How difficult? Look...

Welcome to my class. It is difficult. How difficult? Look to your left. Look to your right. These are the people who can help you succeed.
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Dec 8, 2014

andrew we need an intentional community where we all live...

@bn2b andrew we need an intentional community where we all live and build websites and like, one person is in charge of twitter
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Dec 8, 2014

when tim robbins's foot taps at the end man

@roblifford when tim robbins's foot taps at the end man
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Dec 8, 2014

we need to prepare probably

@bn2b we need to prepare probably
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Dec 8, 2014

i mean the thing is, it's just going to keep going and...

@bn2b i mean the thing is, it's just going to keep going and going, it's just going to get more insane for our ENTIRE LIVES
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Dec 8, 2014

YES it's so great to see 21 boxes with different political...

@kthread @maxfenton YES it's so great to see 21 boxes with different political & technical agendas, my job is to help them talk if they want
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Dec 8, 2014

anyway god yes please send an email that would be great

@kthread anyway god yes please send an email that would be great
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Dec 8, 2014

YES @jessamyn has been just killing it here, pushed me to...

@kthread YES @jessamyn has been just killing it here, pushed me to see all sorts of things i wasn't seeing about nerd triumphalism
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Dec 8, 2014

god you're right i really am assuming that the whole ship...

@bn2b god you're right i really am assuming that the whole ship is going to go down while we play violin what if it doesn't
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Dec 8, 2014

lemme know if you have code camp ideas. my 1st step is just...

@kthread lemme know if you have code camp ideas. my 1st step is just "get all the docs together" and then 2nd is "bring your site i'll help"
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Dec 8, 2014

i mean literally every part of the screen is alive and...

@bn2b i mean literally every part of the screen is alive and scriptable, like it's all going to explode soon
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Dec 8, 2014

I've kind of had a few but left myself a note...

@kthread I've kind of had a few but left myself a note twitter.com/...
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Dec 8, 2014

yep tx smart feedback gonna do that

@kthread yep tx smart feedback gonna do that
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Dec 8, 2014

i could be running little radical code camps on...

@kthread i could be running little radical code camps on tilde.club OR i could write snippy things about magazines on twitter
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Dec 8, 2014

I mean if you love insane garbage we live in a perfect era....

@bn2b I mean if you love insane garbage we live in a perfect era. It's so...beautiful sometimes.
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Dec 8, 2014

yeah that opt-out advice at the end is realllllllly strong...

@kthread yeah that opt-out advice at the end is realllllllly strong stuff it's rattling inside my little brain right now
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Dec 8, 2014

like when i read about the royal family visiting i keep...

like when i read about the royal family visiting i keep imagining him kind of standing around with a notepad
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Dec 8, 2014

the giancarlo esposito character from bob roberts was a...

the giancarlo esposito character from bob roberts was a perfect thing
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Dec 8, 2014

So we all are garbage, we are a universe of pure garbage.

@laura_june So we all are garbage, we are a universe of pure garbage.
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Dec 8, 2014

Benjamen asks her if she would have stayed in the mix if...

@laura_june Benjamen asks her if she would have stayed in the mix if her friends supported her, and she says yes, but no one did.
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Dec 8, 2014

It's just complete madness.

@laura_june It's just complete madness.
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Dec 8, 2014

Good to hear Kathy Sierra telling her story:...

Good to hear Kathy Sierra telling her story: soundcloud.com/...
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Dec 8, 2014

“Listening to Gerry Rafferty is even better than listening...

“Listening to Gerry Rafferty is even better than listening to ‘Jingle Bells’ again,” I explained to a three-year-old.
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Dec 8, 2014

this is cool http://ncase.me/polygons/

this is cool ncase.me/...
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Dec 8, 2014

this is a profound question and will take me weeks

@goldman this is a profound question and will take me weeks
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Dec 8, 2014

You know that part of changing your eating habits where you...

You know that part of changing your eating habits where you are sitting at your desk hungry and seething at the media industry?
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Dec 8, 2014

i mean why not compromise https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/...

i mean why not compromise twitter.com/...
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Dec 8, 2014

dude we're still in phase 1

@goldman dude we're still in phase 1
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Dec 8, 2014

one thing we've all learned it's that journalists need...

one thing we've all learned it's that journalists need landline phones.
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Dec 8, 2014

tbh one of the regrets of my life is that i'll never get to...

@michaelroston tbh one of the regrets of my life is that i'll never get to take a buyout
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Dec 8, 2014

gonna take a lot of apple watches before the media industry...

gonna take a lot of apple watches before the media industry can give itself permission to stop grieving
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Dec 8, 2014

I mean, Send not to know For whom the buyout comes, It...

@michaelroston I mean,
Send not to know
For whom the buyout comes,
It comes for thee.
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Dec 8, 2014

one day the tears will end https://twitter.com/ftrain/status...

one day the tears will end twitter.com/...
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Dec 8, 2014

literally just like little points of toast

@bn2b literally just like little points of toast
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Dec 8, 2014

i've been waiting for 18 months for this day, too...

@bn2b i've been waiting for 18 months for this day, too twitter.com/...
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Dec 8, 2014

also say it in a movie nazi accent

@bn2b also say it in a movie nazi accent
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Dec 8, 2014

Once, at a party, Eichmann ate all the toast points. Sassen...

Once, at a party, Eichmann ate all the toast points. Sassen asked him why. He said, “I was only swallowing hors d'oeuvres.”
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Dec 8, 2014

Eichmann used to swing by Saskia Sassen's place in...

Eichmann used to swing by Saskia Sassen's place in Argentina to hang with her Nazi dad. m.chronicle.com/...
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Dec 7, 2014

but not annoying guitar vocalists types

@leahfinnegan but not annoying guitar vocalists types
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Dec 7, 2014

nah ivy on drums/programming and Abe on bass. The cool...

@leahfinnegan nah ivy on drums/programming and Abe on bass. The cool twins who make any band more fun.
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Dec 7, 2014

ghost riders. Ivy has all about that base as "all about...

@leahfinnegan ghost riders. Ivy has all about that base as "all about that no trouble"
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Dec 7, 2014

its fun when they ask for stuff by name, like host riders...

@leahfinnegan its fun when they ask for stuff by name, like host riders in the sky. And its the ventures. So they are like, no words, daddy?
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Dec 7, 2014

I mean I would settle for Danny to just keep sending the...

@danlyke I mean I would settle for Danny to just keep sending the NTK redux emails
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Dec 7, 2014

but they live recent pop (echosmith, Meghan trainor)....

@leahfinnegan but they live recent pop (echosmith, Meghan trainor). Toddlers are into the zeitgeist like everyone I guess.
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Dec 7, 2014

we have a good playlist for them. Lots of Dolly and Glen...

@leahfinnegan we have a good playlist for them. Lots of Dolly and Glen Campbell and cartoon theme songs.
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Dec 7, 2014

I mean Suck was not perfect! But it sure was bearable.

I mean Suck was not perfect! But it sure was bearable.
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Dec 7, 2014

mo knows her bio cold. Neither one of us has been to...

@leahfinnegan mo knows her bio cold. Neither one of us has been to dollywood
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Dec 7, 2014

just that she's great and also Abe and ivy ask for islands...

@leahfinnegan just that she's great and also Abe and ivy ask for islands in the stream by name
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Dec 7, 2014

Can we have Suck back?

Can we have Suck back?
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Dec 7, 2014

She's so great. We talk about her a lot at home.

@leahfinnegan She's so great. We talk about her a lot at home.
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Dec 7, 2014

I just gave the world two middle fingers and fell off the...

I just gave the world two middle fingers and fell off the elliptical.
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Dec 7, 2014

Nah its still Dolly.

Nah its still Dolly.
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Dec 7, 2014

Oh shit Tracy Thorn covered Hard Candy Christmas. I'm not...

Oh shit Tracy Thorn covered Hard Candy Christmas. I'm not ready to make that choice in my life just yet.
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Dec 7, 2014

Lifehack: Put Hard Candy Xmas by Dolly Parton and Joy by...

Lifehack: Put Hard Candy Xmas by Dolly Parton and Joy by Whitney Houston on infinite repeat and pretend no other Xmas music exists.
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Dec 7, 2014

i prefer to think of it as a "hub"

@zeldman i prefer to think of it as a "hub"
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Dec 7, 2014

i mean what can i say

@zeldman i mean what can i say
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Dec 7, 2014

no what i'm saying is i'll come read all the @zeldman...

@zeldman no what i'm saying is i'll come read all the @zeldman tweets every couple weeks or so, just batch it
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Dec 7, 2014

lol I unfollowed EVERYONE I still check in manually

@zeldman lol I unfollowed EVERYONE I still check in manually
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Dec 7, 2014

oh lord, jeffrey. well regardless of whether that's true or...

@zeldman oh lord, jeffrey. well regardless of whether that's true or not the browser is now a supercomputer so let's have FUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNN
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Dec 7, 2014

One way to tell if you're in a bubble is to measure the...

One way to tell if you're in a bubble is to measure the number of experts.
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Dec 7, 2014

“This is an opportunity! We have the talent and ability to...

@KenSilverstein1 “This is an opportunity! We have the talent and ability to complete in the open market. We can, ah fuck it do healthcare.”
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Dec 7, 2014

What I love is that rather than trying to like, compete,...

@KenSilverstein1 What I love is that rather than trying to like, compete, they just bought another huge government contractor.
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Dec 6, 2014

they left its just Hitler and twitter now

@max_read @tomscocca they left its just Hitler and twitter now
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Dec 6, 2014

I mean they don't hurt! Well, I mean, most of them do...

I mean they don't hurt! Well, I mean, most of them do actually.
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Dec 6, 2014

Hitler is just getting out of jail it is pretty fucked up...

@max_read Hitler is just getting out of jail it is pretty fucked up in Germany
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Dec 6, 2014

You don't actually need rich people to publish on the web.

You don't actually need rich people to publish on the web.
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Dec 6, 2014

Just sitting quietly alone trying to enjoy my biography of...

Just sitting quietly alone trying to enjoy my biography of Hitler and my beer while the people to my right discuss TNR.
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Dec 5, 2014

just chill and do something fun later if it comes to you....

@ashponders just chill and do something fun later if it comes to you. like me!
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Dec 5, 2014

“I am so excited to get started working on my resignation...

“I am so excited to get started working on my resignation letter from Vice, where everyone would…” —@gilbertjasono medium.com/...
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Dec 5, 2014

why is this such an insane tarpit of a problem? it does...

@sogrady @jeremyzilar why is this such an insane tarpit of a problem? it does SEEM solveable.
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Dec 5, 2014

this is how it starts!

@jeremyzilar this is how it starts!
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Dec 5, 2014

no no there have been many @sogrady knows them

@jeremyzilar no no there have been many @sogrady knows them
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Dec 5, 2014

this is sort of the next-level todo list tho. there are a...

@jeremyzilar this is sort of the next-level todo list tho. there are a thousand solutions and none of them work for long.
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Dec 5, 2014

I think about that constantly, it's just this very fluid...

@davebry9 I think about that constantly, it's just this very fluid working metaphor.
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Dec 5, 2014

Ben Metcalf @ Harper's used to say that every sentence is...

@davebry9 Ben Metcalf @ Harper's used to say that every sentence is like shooting an arrow, take aim and try to hit the target, then again.
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Dec 5, 2014

I worked so hard on that piece so I'm glad to see this....

@davebry9 I worked so hard on that piece so I'm glad to see this. Something about the subject demanded hours and hours of painful revision.
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Dec 5, 2014

Thank you! Much appreciated.

@bokardo Thank you! Much appreciated.
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Dec 5, 2014

exactly! it can be painful to be disrupted, but we live in...

@digiphile exactly! it can be painful to be disrupted, but we live in a golden era of—why are you screaming exactly?
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Dec 5, 2014

just do like ten minutes in the morning and then hit publish

@digiphile just do like ten minutes in the morning and then hit publish
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Dec 5, 2014

Let's all have good digital transformations today everybody.

Let's all have good digital transformations today everybody.
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Dec 5, 2014

That's amazing, thank you!

@dansplain That's amazing, thank you!
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Dec 5, 2014

no its bad I've bailed hard in Katie twice now I'm garbage

@anildash @katienotopoulos no its bad I've bailed hard in Katie twice now I'm garbage
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Dec 5, 2014

no I know I erased all those tweets for everyone's best...

@leahfinnegan no I know I erased all those tweets for everyone's best interest
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Dec 4, 2014

Guys, look, I know why print-driven organizations don't...

Guys, look, I know why print-driven organizations don't work as digital media companies. [Grabs throat, dies.]
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Dec 4, 2014

hah no that's not how she and I are wired

@tharsheblows hah no that's not how she and I are wired
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Dec 4, 2014

not gonna happen @mat PS VERY EXCITED ABOUT BUZZCRUNCH

@mat not gonna happen @mat PS VERY EXCITED ABOUT BUZZCRUNCH
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Dec 4, 2014

yes

@_ yes
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Dec 4, 2014

yes i often tweet the same thing many times because that...

@_ yes i often tweet the same thing many times because that improves E N G A G E M E N T
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Dec 4, 2014

Everything is pretty complicated.

Everything is pretty complicated.
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Dec 4, 2014

I emailed the friend that piece because it feels wrong to...

I emailed the friend that piece because it feels wrong to write about her without showing her, which is kind of rekindling the friendship.
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Dec 4, 2014

just think about software until the tears dry

@sogrady just think about software until the tears dry
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Dec 4, 2014

i'm crying right now

@sogrady i'm crying right now
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Dec 4, 2014

those days are gone now

@reyhan those days are gone now
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Dec 4, 2014

I mean but we didn't, yet!

@zeynep I mean but we didn't, yet!
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Dec 4, 2014

I know it can be confusing when I publish like five things...

I know it can be confusing when I publish like five things in a week but I wrote something else: @ftrain/how-to-email-with-an-old-friend-when-you-probably-wont-rekindle-the-friendship-f3b734d3698c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@ftrain/how-to-email-with-an-old-friend-when-you-probably-wont-rekindle-the-friendship-f3b734d3698c
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Dec 4, 2014

one of the things that's great is XML allows for infinite...

@harrisj @rustyk5 one of the things that's great is XML allows for infinite nesting of comments so we can have lots of hierarchy
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Dec 4, 2014

could there be anything more http://bbc.co.uk than the...

@harrisj @rustyk5 could there be anything more bbc.co.uk than the section title “Some titling problems with the PIPs hierarchy”
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Dec 4, 2014

I just published “How to Email with an Old Friend When You...

I just published “How to Email with an Old Friend When You Probably Won’t Rekindle the Friendship” @ftrain/how-to-email-with-an-old-friend-when-you-probably-wont-rekindle-the-friendship-f3b734d3698c?source=tw-168dab556633-1417726363553" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@ftrain/how-to-email-with-an-old-friend-when-you-probably-wont-rekindle-the-friendship-f3b734d3698c?source=tw-168dab556633-1417726363553
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Dec 4, 2014

hey h@x0rs what if i told you [drops book entitled “N3W...

hey h@x0rs what if i told you [drops book entitled “N3W T3ST/\/\/\3NT” on soldering bench] that god was real and he was already doxxed
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Dec 4, 2014

thank you chris it's a pleasure to work with you

@chrismohney thank you chris it's a pleasure to work with you
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Dec 4, 2014

i had to give ivy a full-minute hug since she was upset by...

@leahfinnegan i had to give ivy a full-minute hug since she was upset by proxy
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Dec 4, 2014

in stories about kitty litter you always want to bury the...

in stories about kitty litter you always want to bury the lede
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Dec 4, 2014

so much of this story was buried

@mslopatto so much of this story was buried
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Dec 4, 2014

he was frankly kind of spectacular we should discuss him at...

@goldman he was frankly kind of spectacular we should discuss him at some pt
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Dec 4, 2014

abe punched me in the eye yesterday it gut super real and...

@leahfinnegan abe punched me in the eye yesterday it gut super real and required a lot of hugs and tucking in before things were put right
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Dec 4, 2014

I have two cats and for the record they are terrible.

I have two cats and for the record they are terrible.
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Dec 4, 2014

“[The research cats] scampered, played, and—given their...

“[The research cats] scampered, played, and—given their ultimate responsibilities—probably ate rather well.” businessweek.com/...
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Dec 4, 2014

“We aim to stay No. 1,” he said, “in a No. 2 business.”...

“We aim to stay No. 1,” he said, “in a No. 2 business.” businessweek.com/...
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Dec 4, 2014

Speaking of kickers.

Speaking of kickers.
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Dec 4, 2014

I wrote about one of my favorite subjects, kitty litter, in...

I wrote about one of my favorite subjects, kitty litter, in this article for Businessweek: businessweek.com/...
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Dec 4, 2014

no surprise that everyone in the media wants that little...

@yayitsrob @xor no surprise that everyone in the media wants that little blue halo by their name
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Dec 4, 2014

I bet .va IT is pretty damn pro.

@yayitsrob @xor I bet .va IT is pretty damn pro.
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Dec 4, 2014

oh you just call the Vatican they have a fact sheet

@xor oh you just call the Vatican they have a fact sheet
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Dec 4, 2014

ulgh that deck

@harrisj ulgh that deck
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Dec 3, 2014

This is a genius idea though, like in terms of schemes this...

@bn2b @torrez This is a genius idea though, like in terms of schemes this is an EXCELLENT scheme.
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Dec 3, 2014

“That's the reality.” http://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/...

“That's the reality.” nytimes.com/...
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Dec 3, 2014

via irc discussions and then people did "w" and noticed it...

@nelson via irc discussions and then people did "w" and noticed it running
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Dec 3, 2014

Second, I updated my http://tilde.club blog with the letter...

Second, I updated my tilde.club blog with the letter that will go out to the waiting list today/tonight: #journal-2014-12-03" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.tilde.club/~ford/#journal-2014-12-03
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Dec 3, 2014

I love reading Ken Silverstein on corruption...

I love reading Ken Silverstein on corruption vice.com/...
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Dec 3, 2014

The nine most terrifying words in the media industry are...

The nine most terrifying words in the media industry are “I'm from the Internet, and I'm here to help.”
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Dec 2, 2014

The authors address these concerns in the first few...

@tommyunger @jeremyzilar The authors address these concerns in the first few sections Tommy :)
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Dec 2, 2014

If anyone started a http://tilde.club style server, wants...

If anyone started a tilde.club style server, wants users, but hasn't gotten in touch with @pfhawkins, now is the right time!
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Dec 2, 2014

can @pfhawkins add you to the list and would you like to...

@bgreenlee can @pfhawkins add you to the list and would you like to join the tilde-ops mailing list?
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Dec 2, 2014

JUNGLEPUSSY - NAH: http://youtu.be/AtwVdabW0GE

JUNGLEPUSSY - NAH: youtu.be/...
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Dec 2, 2014

right. It was such an intense moment. Same for me. That's...

@mgrnbrg right. It was such an intense moment. Same for me. That's cool followed by oh holy shit
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Dec 2, 2014

i read that and was like, oh okay, then the stakes kept...

@shabbychef i read that and was like, oh okay, then the stakes kept raiiising and raising until YEP
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Dec 2, 2014

It is excellent to be involved!

@themanual It is excellent to be involved!
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Dec 2, 2014

Counting down to Christmas with cool/weird QEMU hard-drive...

Counting down to Christmas with cool/weird QEMU hard-drive images every day: qemu-advent-calendar.org
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Dec 2, 2014

whereas like jack benny you can trace straight through to...

@sally_j whereas like jack benny you can trace straight through to 30 rock
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Dec 2, 2014

Right it's hard to think of something TRULY like it. A...

@sally_j Right it's hard to think of something TRULY like it. A strand in our cultural DNA that weirdly didn't reproduce.
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Dec 2, 2014

that's very cool. what an amazing collection.

@sally_j that's very cool. what an amazing collection.
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Dec 2, 2014

it's such a great show.

@sally_j it's such a great show.
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Dec 2, 2014

i'm anti-kicker now but it's only really the last six months

i'm anti-kicker now but it's only really the last six months
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Dec 2, 2014

kicker warning on that lesson

kicker warning on that lesson
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Dec 2, 2014

I did! It was great to read. I had opinions and then...

@nzle I did! It was great to read. I had opinions and then realized that it was just a good piece from a good-to-read POV so I stopped.
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Dec 2, 2014

I actually wrote those pieces...wow...a while ago so there...

I actually wrote those pieces...wow...a while ago so there are some recurring themes (also I still like in Brooklyn!)
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Dec 2, 2014

The lesson is about the radio show Vic and Sade, it's here:...

The lesson is about the radio show Vic and Sade, it's here: themanual.org/...
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Dec 2, 2014

I wrote a thing about file formats a while ago, for The...

I wrote a thing about file formats a while ago, for The Manual, and it is now up on the Internet with a lesson: themanual.org/...
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Dec 2, 2014

r u on the ops mailing list?

@riotgirlclub r u on the ops mailing list?
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Dec 2, 2014

weekend-only is so smart

@qrush weekend-only is so smart
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Dec 2, 2014

people going off and booting up linux servers to serve...

people going off and booting up linux servers to serve their own communities is a SPECTACULAR thing imo riotgirl.club
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Dec 2, 2014

reading these comments i feel like i've bitten off more...

@davebry9 @tomscocca @leahfinnegan reading these comments i feel like i've bitten off more than I can chew
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Dec 2, 2014

yep everything is knitting together via IRC, Usenet, and...

@salrandolph yep everything is knitting together via IRC, Usenet, and email with different people running different boxes
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Dec 2, 2014

(I've been away from http://tilde.club dealing with my life...

(I've been away from tilde.club dealing with my life but am diving back in to get people off the waiting list onto other clubs.)
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Dec 2, 2014

omg this is happening http://riotgirl.club/

omg this is happening riotgirl.club
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Dec 2, 2014

the viral hoax marketing videos of other cultures are...

the viral hoax marketing videos of other cultures are fascinating vimeo.com/...
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Dec 1, 2014

i had something like that but it was when my dad took me to...

@leahfinnegan @harrisj @silviakillings i had something like that but it was when my dad took me to quaker feminist poetry readings
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Dec 1, 2014

you don't want your kids growing up thinking people are...

@leahfinnegan @harrisj @silviakillings you don't want your kids growing up thinking people are kind which isn't the same as being mean
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Dec 1, 2014

well sure but she's not like a twitter dad but like a real...

@harrisj @silviakillings @leahfinnegan well sure but she's not like a twitter dad but like a real dad that people fear and respect
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Dec 1, 2014

Japan finally perfects the cat-shaped beverage marshmallow:...

Japan finally perfects the cat-shaped beverage marshmallow: sanpasta.ocnk.net/...
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Dec 1, 2014

“Oh god...rain...human kindness...birds...wizards. Larks?...

“Oh god...rain...human kindness...birds...wizards. Larks? Togetherness? Home? Mountains? FUCK.” —Writers writing kickers
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Dec 1, 2014

Kickers are the worst tho. If you want to drive a writer to...

Kickers are the worst tho. If you want to drive a writer to despair, collect all their kicker sentences in one document.
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Dec 1, 2014

“If there’s one thing in even shorter supply than legroom,...

“If there’s one thing in even shorter supply than legroom, it’s empathy.”
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Dec 1, 2014

i mean it makes you think doesn't it the way that airplanes...

i mean it makes you think doesn't it the way that airplanes are like little flying versions of society en.wikipedia.org/...
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Dec 1, 2014

good to see times explore the never-before-explored...

good to see times explore the never-before-explored relationship between air travel and the class system nytimes.com/...
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Dec 1, 2014

i mean albums are basically music for old people

@rustyk5 i mean albums are basically music for old people
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Dec 1, 2014

yelling at rolling stone about its rock list is like...

@rustyk5 yelling at rolling stone about its rock list is like yelling at aarp magazine about its recipe for cabbage soup
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Dec 1, 2014

rusty u r yelling at rolling stone

@rustyk5 rusty u r yelling at rolling stone
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Dec 1, 2014

i thought you were at gawker because you're getting a phd...

@leahfinnegan i thought you were at gawker because you're getting a phd in misandry
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Dec 1, 2014

i mean would you even get credit

@leahfinnegan i mean would you even get credit
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Dec 1, 2014

you guys don't have interns but it does raise the question...

@leahfinnegan you guys don't have interns but it does raise the question of whether the nazis had interns
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Dec 1, 2014

J.J. Abrams won't ruin Star Wars. The Internet will ruin...

J.J. Abrams won't ruin Star Wars. The Internet will ruin Star Wars.
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Dec 1, 2014

“I was just updating the home page,” I'd say. “It was a...

@leahfinnegan “I was just updating the home page,” I'd say. “It was a tight schedule and we didn't have time to edit everything.”
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Dec 1, 2014

the thing is you're not directly on the team. there's this...

@leahfinnegan the thing is you're not directly on the team. there's this huge buffer. so like in the same way you have max, then joel.
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Dec 1, 2014

I look forward to your hootorials on Gist.

@jackrusher I look forward to your hootorials on Gist.
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Nov 30, 2014

And they'd go, “Can you do Der Stürmer next?” and I'd go,...

@leahfinnegan And they'd go, “Can you do Der Stürmer next?” and I'd go, well, this is an important part of the historical record!
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Nov 30, 2014

and i'd go, well can i open source it and they'd be like...

@leahfinnegan and i'd go, well can i open source it and they'd be like idgaf and i'd be all i'm doing the right thing
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Nov 30, 2014

I probably would have tho because they'd go "we need a...

@leahfinnegan I probably would have tho because they'd go "we need a really great way to display the beobachter archives on the web"
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Nov 30, 2014

it used to be available on microfiche in a kind of suitcase...

@blprnt it used to be available on microfiche in a kind of suitcase that had everything you needed to read it
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Nov 30, 2014

joel don't pretend otherwise you would be GREAT in an...

@joeljohnson joel don't pretend otherwise you would be GREAT in an intentional community
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Nov 30, 2014

my wife works in construction and can cook. i'm less useful...

@vruba @summeranne @alderrr my wife works in construction and can cook. i'm less useful practically but if a thing takes a week to fix i'll
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Nov 30, 2014

just you know like 150 earthships somewhere trading recipes...

@vruba @summeranne @alderrr just you know like 150 earthships somewhere trading recipes doing poetry readings
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Nov 30, 2014

charlie you ever think what would happen if we built an...

@vruba @summeranne @alderrr charlie you ever think what would happen if we built an intentional community w/local wireless but no internet
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Nov 30, 2014

it's pretty bad

@ddt it's pretty bad
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Nov 30, 2014

Nazi wikipedia and British monarchy Wikipedia are both so...

Nazi wikipedia and British monarchy Wikipedia are both so amazing—and then you realize: There's a liiiiitle bit of overlap.
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Nov 30, 2014

I got it from @vruba's newsletter a goodly newsletter

@summeranne I got it from @vruba's newsletter a goodly newsletter
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Nov 30, 2014

Nearly every night I go to bed thinking about (1)...

Nearly every night I go to bed thinking about (1) cold-weather survival; or (2) desert homesteading; or (3) if I would have been a Nazi.
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Nov 30, 2014

This is so comforting: http://boingboing.net/2014/11/20/trai...

This is so comforting: boingboing.net/...
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Nov 30, 2014

The thing is I have no way of reaching this person, the...

The thing is I have no way of reaching this person, the only thing I know is that his name is Harry and he uses my email address at Kmart.
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Nov 30, 2014

I mean, $150, that's like one hour of Javascript (i.e....

I mean, $150, that's like one hour of Javascript (i.e. running npm). Or five 10,000-word essays for national magazines.
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Nov 30, 2014

It's for an $150 tent they've got ten months to go.

It's for an $150 tent they've got ten months to go.
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Nov 30, 2014

Somebody put in one of my old gmail addresses as their...

Somebody put in one of my old gmail addresses as their KMart customer address and I keep getting these layaway reminders and it's rough.
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Nov 30, 2014

I just wish I'd had a chance to say goodbye but, candy crush

@kfan @rustyk5 I just wish I'd had a chance to say goodbye but, candy crush
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Nov 30, 2014

We had fun though didn't we? And I don't regret what...

@rustyk5 @kfan We had fun though didn't we? And I don't regret what happened. I just regret the way it happened.
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