Ftrain, by Paul Ford

July 2015

Jul 31, 2015

Only Suffering Kids Will Remember

@jeffemera Only Suffering Kids Will Remember
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Jul 31, 2015

Thanks Danny. I don't want to be down on people wanting to...

@DannyGroner Thanks Danny. I don't want to be down on people wanting to learn but they should know what they're getting in to.
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Jul 31, 2015

wars in the future will be fought over open source forks...

wars in the future will be fought over open source forks news.ycombinator.com/...
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Jul 31, 2015

“Put a gun to my head, and I will take the same position as...

“Put a gun to my head, and I will take the same position as Jeremy Keith.” zeldman.com/...
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Jul 31, 2015

Friday thought: Somewhere there is a message service you...

Friday thought: Somewhere there is a message service you signed up for years ago, then forgot, filled with unread messages from old friends.
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Jul 31, 2015

joel you are a piece of shit but you make me smile :)

@joeljohnson joel you are a piece of shit but you make me smile :)
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Jul 31, 2015

“I better not buy any books you publish. This is from...

“I better not buy any books you publish. This is from someone that thinks nothing of reading a 1000 +page long book by Tom Clancy.”—A reader
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Jul 31, 2015

we have to keep it away from media

@leahfinnegan we have to keep it away from media
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Jul 31, 2015

Now Spotify won't load after reboot so that I can't listen...

Now Spotify won't load after reboot so that I can't listen to that Frazey Ford song again.
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Jul 31, 2015

what IS that

@droob what IS that
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Jul 31, 2015

To illustrate incidental joy I tried to snap a picture of...

To illustrate incidental joy I tried to snap a picture of the Manhattan Bridge, sun reflecting from the East River, but my phone crashed.
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Jul 31, 2015

God imagine for five seconds if the apparatus of the world...

God imagine for five seconds if the apparatus of the world was designed to manufacture joy instead of mere delight, outrage, and engagement.
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Jul 31, 2015

I'm going to get that tatooed on everything I write.

I'm going to get that tatooed on everything I write.
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Jul 31, 2015

How amazing is the line “My joy, my joy, my joy takes...

How amazing is the line “My joy, my joy, my joy takes nothing from you” in that Frazey Ford song. youtu.be/...
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Jul 30, 2015

extremely good question

@strngwys extremely good question
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Jul 30, 2015

Check this shit out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbT1fCHO...

Check this shit out youtube.com/...
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Jul 30, 2015

I think about that every week.

@mattcutts I think about that every week.
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Jul 30, 2015

internet comments, but yours is good too

@flangy internet comments, but yours is good too
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Jul 30, 2015

But now I want to watch Amazing Stories again omg

@joefisher But now I want to watch Amazing Stories again omg
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Jul 30, 2015

oh wait it's Twilight Zone reboot

@joefisher oh wait it's Twilight Zone reboot
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Jul 30, 2015

80sTV: Aliens criticized our “puny” wars. Nations signed a...

80sTV: Aliens criticized our “puny” wars. Nations signed a peace accord. Aliens were like, lolno we LOVE war & blew up the earth. What show?
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Jul 30, 2015

It does seem like we've set future historians up to think...

It does seem like we've set future historians up to think we're assholes.
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Jul 30, 2015

My favorite part of a sci-fi movie is when the alien looks...

My favorite part of a sci-fi movie is when the alien looks at a montage of human history and says, “why...are you...so cruel?”
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Jul 30, 2015

“Sheesh, Historian.JohnX-39 why are you always sobbing?”...

“Sheesh, Historian.JohnX-39 why are you always sobbing?” [Looks up from database of Reddit posts.] “Because I am alive.”
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Jul 30, 2015

i wonder if historians of the 2010s will get incredibly sad...

i wonder if historians of the 2010s will get incredibly sad that we saved so much
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Jul 30, 2015

i wonder what citizens of the future will make of the...

i wonder what citizens of the future will make of the disqus database
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Jul 30, 2015

turns out people in disqus threads have strong opinions...

turns out people in disqus threads have strong opinions about coding boot camps onpoint.wbur.org/...
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Jul 30, 2015

whoa that is some comment thread

@OnPointRadio whoa that is some comment thread
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Jul 30, 2015

This is a good and welcomed response.

@quinnnorton This is a good and welcomed response.
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Jul 30, 2015

DAMMIT what other hilarious puns are out there unobserved

@anecdoted DAMMIT what other hilarious puns are out there unobserved
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Jul 30, 2015

holy shit dude i never noticed

@anecdoted holy shit dude i never noticed
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Jul 30, 2015

The thing about http://Recurse.com that sticks out is it...

The thing about recurse.com that sticks out is it focuses on PROJECTS recurse.com/... which means there's CODE to see.
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Jul 30, 2015

I mean it took them TWELVE YEARS to mismanage PayPal

@rustyk5 @nicktheandersen I mean it took them TWELVE YEARS to mismanage PayPal
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Jul 30, 2015

yeah I mean I think there are like earnest programs and...

@rustyk5 @nicktheandersen yeah I mean I think there are like earnest programs and LEARN TO DRIVE THE BIG RIGS programs
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Jul 30, 2015

i mean to the point of being sort of overwhelmed and...

@bozothegrey i mean to the point of being sort of overwhelmed and finding it hilarious what some can do with so little, absolutely
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Jul 30, 2015

sure my email is ford@ftrain.com

@jpmello sure my email is ford@ftrain.com
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Jul 29, 2015

I just thought it was like a game they played that was...

I just thought it was like a game they played that was dangerous for 20 years
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Jul 29, 2015

ashley this is my process

@ashfein ashley this is my process
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Jul 29, 2015

I just realized that “The most dangerous game” is a play on...

I just realized that “The most dangerous game” is a play on “game.”
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Jul 29, 2015

Just in general the Facebook sticker situation is really...

@leahfinnegan Just in general the Facebook sticker situation is really outstanding.
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Jul 29, 2015

You know what's cool? Four BILLION Seasons.

@mattbuchanan You know what's cool? Four BILLION Seasons.
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Jul 29, 2015

how cute is that daisy tho!

@leahfinnegan how cute is that daisy tho!
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Jul 29, 2015

God isn't dead, but he is driving an Uber.

God isn't dead, but he is driving an Uber.
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Jul 29, 2015

I do have an answer, but I don't have all the answers.

@ericbuth @iaincollins I do have an answer, but I don't have all the answers.
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Jul 29, 2015

it's actually all apps now

@stephcd it's actually all apps now
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Jul 29, 2015

This is great perspective, thank you.

@mxngyn This is great perspective, thank you.
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Jul 29, 2015

Nerds who hire nerds: What do you think about boot camps? I...

Nerds who hire nerds: What do you think about boot camps? I get asked this a lot and was asked to talk on the radio about it.
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Jul 29, 2015

Not just WONTFIX but WOOOOOOOOOOOOOONTFIX.

Not just WONTFIX but WOOOOOOOOOOOOOONTFIX.
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Jul 29, 2015

feels like we might need to order a bunch of keyboards and...

@joshuatopolsky @joeljohnson feels like we might need to order a bunch of keyboards and a bunch of tequila and just see where shit goes
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Jul 29, 2015

if only there was a sound associated with standing desks

@joeljohnson @joshuatopolsky if only there was a sound associated with standing desks
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Jul 29, 2015

can a future episode of tomorrow just be people typing at...

@joshuatopolsky @joeljohnson can a future episode of tomorrow just be people typing at different volumes i've got two das keyboards
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Jul 29, 2015

hmm i might be asking for something impossible i think i...

@joshuatopolsky @joeljohnson hmm i might be asking for something impossible i think i already bought that
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Jul 29, 2015

joel i have a noise issue with my das keyboard S; i just...

@joeljohnson @joshuatopolsky joel i have a noise issue with my das keyboard S; i just tried it out at work. what's a good compromise?
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Jul 28, 2015

well the thing to understand is that what you normally...

@Goldman44 well the thing to understand is that what you normally think of as a “client” is actually a “display server” whereas the applicat
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Jul 28, 2015

sometimes i just think of them singing wiggle it and i get...

@patbits sometimes i just think of them singing wiggle it and i get so sad
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Jul 28, 2015

wow that reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYFD1...

@patbits wow that reminds me of youtube.com/...
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Jul 28, 2015

So @brunohaid is trying to create nerdlife/architecture as...

So @brunohaid is trying to create nerdlife/architecture as a subscription service @brunohaid/as-we-may-live-b2f9b42b04f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@brunohaid/as-we-may-live-b2f9b42b04f I wish I was 25.
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Jul 28, 2015

see these words together are all great

@RitaJKing see these words together are all great
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Jul 28, 2015

good thinking greg

@gregseitz good thinking greg
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Jul 28, 2015

can't find my red horns but sure

@mattcutts can't find my red horns but sure
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Jul 28, 2015

god that's entirely accurate

@mancxvi god that's entirely accurate
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Jul 27, 2015

right. wintergreen was a good name. i keep wishing there...

@RitaJKing right. wintergreen was a good name. i keep wishing there was some way to reintroduce the term “roustabouts” to describe a group.
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Jul 27, 2015

i'm going to bed now. i've removed twitter from my phone in...

i'm going to bed now. i've removed twitter from my phone in order to limit my exposure to attentagens. i hope everyone has a good night.
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Jul 27, 2015

did you guys ever build a laser

@RitaJKing did you guys ever build a laser
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Jul 27, 2015

just hanging with some chill friends #727

@mattcutts just hanging with some chill friends #727
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Jul 27, 2015

sometimes i think sade is what steely dan wanted to be

sometimes i think sade is what steely dan wanted to be
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Jul 27, 2015

i've never seen deadwood is it good

@tcarmody i've never seen deadwood is it good
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Jul 27, 2015

try to imagine a world without sade. you cannot because it...

try to imagine a world without sade. you cannot because it would not be our world.
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Jul 27, 2015

Of course we can, John, and made from obscure metals.

@gruber Of course we can, John, and made from obscure metals.
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Jul 27, 2015

The first rule of Nomic Club is that the rules of Nomic...

The first rule of Nomic Club is that the rules of Nomic Club are mutable en.wikipedia.org/...
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Jul 27, 2015

That made me think of the phrase “quiet tweetstorm” and...

That made me think of the phrase “quiet tweetstorm” and that made me think of Sade and that made me think of twitter.com/...
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Jul 27, 2015

4/4 This has been my idea for creating ad-hoc secret...

4/4 This has been my idea for creating ad-hoc secret societies with a naming strategy that encourages social recurrences.
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Jul 27, 2015

3/4 If you need to meet more often you can just call it...

3/4 If you need to meet more often you can just call it "The 27." And so forth.
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Jul 27, 2015

2/4 I think the right thing to do is just name it for the...

2/4 I think the right thing to do is just name it for the date. "The July 27 Society." Then you know you always need to meet on that date.
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Jul 27, 2015

1/4 I had this thought: What if you decided one day to...

1/4 I had this thought: What if you decided one day to create a secret society with no particular purpose, just to create one?
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Jul 27, 2015

guys when i say whatever on twitter and you reply “WHAT IS...

guys when i say whatever on twitter and you reply “WHAT IS [WHATEVER]?” that joke is never getting old let's keep it going forever
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Jul 27, 2015

I cannot, cannot, cannot stop thinking about this moment...

I cannot, cannot, cannot stop thinking about this moment during the Businessweek talent show on Friday: twitter.com/...
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Jul 27, 2015

Right that piece is among my favorite Finnegan things.

@mariabustillos @leahfinnegan Right that piece is among my favorite Finnegan things.
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Jul 27, 2015

Leah Finnegan is incredibly talented and also the only...

Leah Finnegan is incredibly talented and also the only writer in America who is actually funny. twitter.com/...
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Jul 27, 2015

THIS JOKE IS CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSED...

THIS JOKE IS CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSED creativecommons.org/... RETWEETS WILL BE MET WITH HARSHEST JUSTICE FAVS WITH SLIGHTLY LESS JUSTICE
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Jul 27, 2015

so many hours sent straight to hour heaven

@anildash @kellan @nelson so many hours sent straight to hour heaven
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Jul 27, 2015

oh god NORAD is entirely powered by WSDL isn't it

@harrisj @kellan oh god NORAD is entirely powered by WSDL isn't it
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Jul 27, 2015

i have two das keyboards, one is for quiet, thoughtful...

@laura_june @joshuatopolsky i have two das keyboards, one is for quiet, thoughtful writing and the other one is for loud, angry writing
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Jul 27, 2015

Ulgh why did you REMIND me of this i'm old enough to...

@kellan Ulgh why did you REMIND me of this i'm old enough to understand it now and it's making me so angry
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Jul 27, 2015

i mean when we complain about the web we lost we should...

i mean when we complain about the web we lost we should also be grateful about the web we lost w3.org/... cc @anildash @kellan
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Jul 27, 2015

“The operations&messages are described abstractly,...

@kellan “The operations&messages are described abstractly, & then bound to a concrete network protocol/message format to define an endpoint”
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Jul 27, 2015

why is there no single consistent API for office chair...

why is there no single consistent API for office chair adjustment levers
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Jul 27, 2015

whoa https://medium.com/matter/table-of-contents-5b3519e1ffb...

whoa medium.com/...
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Jul 27, 2015

You must be thinking of “Vinegar Hill” by The Strawbs

@harrisj You must be thinking of “Vinegar Hill” by The Strawbs
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Jul 27, 2015

Highline didn't exist when I wrote Michael!

@jacqui Highline didn't exist when I wrote Michael!
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Jul 26, 2015

Looks like next week we'll finally find out whether...

Looks like next week we'll finally find out whether blogging is journalism.
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Jul 26, 2015

i just can imagine the conversation about including that...

@lindseyweber i just can imagine the conversation about including that field
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Jul 26, 2015

wikipedia come on https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/62546841...

wikipedia come on twitter.com/...
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Jul 26, 2015

if too much voice was perceived as a sign of thirst;...

@mariabustillos if too much voice was perceived as a sign of thirst; de-socialization of social media. prob already happening with youngs
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Jul 26, 2015

true, if it became deeply uncool to have more than 5K...

@mariabustillos true, if it became deeply uncool to have more than 5K followers, for example, that would be powerful.
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Jul 26, 2015

which is currently anathema to conversation platform...

@mariabustillos which is currently anathema to conversation platform architectures
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Jul 26, 2015

hard to do when so many points can be scored by pointing...

@mariabustillos hard to do when so many points can be scored by pointing and yelling; you'd need to remove the points-scoring systems
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Jul 26, 2015

oh wow I actually put that PDF up on the website after he...

@symptomatic @mariabustillos @gotophilk oh wow I actually put that PDF up on the website after he died i'm glad they left it
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Jul 26, 2015

Likely true! I spent the morning reading British Railway...

@toomuchnick @mariabustillos Likely true! I spent the morning reading British Railway articles which have been anoraked to death.
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Jul 26, 2015

I guess my thesis is that better and more subtle tools...

@mariabustillos I guess my thesis is that better and more subtle tools would help amplify them, but then again: Wikipedia infighting.
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Jul 26, 2015

Right, you see it with conversations online, the desire to...

@mariabustillos Right, you see it with conversations online, the desire to get to a place of total, unimpeachable orthodoxy.
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Jul 26, 2015

Unless they patiently work on their stuff for 20 years.

@mariabustillos Unless they patiently work on their stuff for 20 years.
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Jul 26, 2015

Well they won't be promoted, either. They will never bring...

@mariabustillos Well they won't be promoted, either. They will never bring in the raw numbers.
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Jul 26, 2015

It turns out that tribality extends to every aspect of...

@mariabustillos It turns out that tribality extends to every aspect of every subject.
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Jul 26, 2015

I think it's the primary cause of the situation. We write...

@mariabustillos I think it's the primary cause of the situation. We write in a defensive mode about EVERYTHING now, not just politics.
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Jul 26, 2015

Getting quotes isn't enough; we need drama and a take....

@mariabustillos Getting quotes isn't enough; we need drama and a take. Because we've lost trust in rhetoric and the audience.
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Jul 26, 2015

The whole thing is broken in such a way that a journalist...

@mariabustillos The whole thing is broken in such a way that a journalist must violently perform expertise in order to be seen as credible.
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Jul 26, 2015

It's the horrible insistence on total knowledge that does...

@mariabustillos It's the horrible insistence on total knowledge that does this. You're not allowed to say, Reader, I do not know.
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Jul 25, 2015

there was a long minute but now he thinks this video is...

@davebry9 there was a long minute but now he thinks this video is great
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Jul 25, 2015

twin toddlers dancing to the new wilco...

twin toddlers dancing to the new wilco instagram.com/...
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Jul 25, 2015

wAIT what did u name it i'm confused

@shabbychef wAIT what did u name it i'm confused
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Jul 25, 2015

nowhere is safe

@harrisj nowhere is safe
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Jul 25, 2015

at least the video is people riding horses instead of like...

@colinfitz at least the video is people riding horses instead of like the band playing at lark
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Jul 25, 2015

yeah we'll just make the best of it

@titivil yeah we'll just make the best of it
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Jul 25, 2015

is there room in your den

@harrisj is there room in your den
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Jul 25, 2015

When I see a US startup with a Japanese-sounding name I...

When I see a US startup with a Japanese-sounding name I assume it was started by children who secretly wanted to call it PIKACHU HOLDINGS.
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Jul 25, 2015

I say “like” so much it shows up in promotional teaser...

I say “like” so much it shows up in promotional teaser graphics. twitter.com/...
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Jul 24, 2015

umm how is that jermaine's jeep mix of creep asking for a...

@anildash @maureenflaherty umm how is that jermaine's jeep mix of creep asking for a friend because i am a friend to myself
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Jul 24, 2015

can outsiders attend the talent show?

can outsiders attend the talent show?
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Jul 24, 2015

sometimes i get sad that my children will never know what...

sometimes i get sad that my children will never know what it was like to grow up with jeep beats
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Jul 24, 2015

(I just realized that might seem kind of teasing; it wasn't...

@raganwald (I just realized that might seem kind of teasing; it wasn't intended to be —it was just a total semantic brain overload)
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Jul 24, 2015

Whoa this tweet makes perfect sense whether you are talking...

@raganwald Whoa this tweet makes perfect sense whether you are talking about JavaScript OR basic human rights.
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Jul 24, 2015

i just feel like such garb when it happens

@schmeenarf i just feel like such garb when it happens
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Jul 24, 2015

the eternal moment before you can bring yourself to look...

the eternal moment before you can bring yourself to look down at the shirt you're wearing to see how bad the coffee stain is
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Jul 24, 2015

Sad but also got me listening to Negativland again and his...

@shabbychef Sad but also got me listening to Negativland again and his work was amazing.
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Jul 23, 2015

more important than anything else i provide

@bn2b more important than anything else i provide
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Jul 23, 2015

god actually i spelled streetcart streetcar there's a lot...

god actually i spelled streetcart streetcar there's a lot of egg on my face
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Jul 23, 2015

i reposted that last tweet because i spelled streetcar...

i reposted that last tweet because i spelled streetcar streetcart which i think was probably why it got 0 retweets instead of 190,000,000
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Jul 23, 2015

cartoon idea: streetcart, vendor in a suit, sign says...

cartoon idea: streetcart, vendor in a suit, sign says "influence"—he's an influence peddler. i'm actually not using twitter much these days.
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Jul 23, 2015

cartoon idea: streetcar, vendor in a suit, sign says...

cartoon idea: streetcar, vendor in a suit, sign says "influence"—he's an influence peddler. i'm actually not using twitter much these days.
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Jul 23, 2015

You're right; I'm terrible.

@iano You're right; I'm terrible.
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Jul 22, 2015

Take these three statements: They represent a complete...

@iano Take these three statements: They represent a complete thought; they refer to one thing; and yet—they are but one sentence.
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Jul 22, 2015

shld be mdash :/?

@iano shld be mdash :/?
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Jul 22, 2015

Nominating “Jizz_(birding)” as greatest Wikipedia URL...

Nominating “Jizz_(birding)” as greatest Wikipedia URL parenthetical in history en.wikipedia.org/...
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Jul 22, 2015

jesus christ joel what even

@joeljohnson jesus christ joel what even
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Jul 21, 2015

lol Patrick YOU will be in the 1% by the time you are 34 if...

@patbits lol Patrick YOU will be in the 1% by the time you are 34 if not sooner but the larger point is accurate
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Jul 21, 2015

Patrick I get sad sometimes.

@patbits Patrick I get sad sometimes.
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Jul 21, 2015

Monte Testaccio is a huge mound of ancient garbage in Rome....

Monte Testaccio is a huge mound of ancient garbage in Rome. en.wikipedia.org/...
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Jul 21, 2015

tbth i'm not brave like u

@leahfinnegan tbth i'm not brave like u
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Jul 21, 2015

omg i just didn't have it on my phone we had no idea we had...

@leahfinnegan omg i just didn't have it on my phone we had no idea we had to use the nytimes to tell the world
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Jul 21, 2015

no thank you, you really did it

@leahfinnegan no thank you, you really did it
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Jul 21, 2015

One friend texted another: “sorry your life has falen...

One friend texted another: “sorry your life has falen aparet”
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Jul 21, 2015

do you have a nice wawa soft pretzel to go with it?

@dannosowitz @PJVogt @cwarzel do you have a nice wawa soft pretzel to go with it?
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Jul 21, 2015

promise me you didn't say, “well, now, I can see both sides”

@joshuatopolsky promise me you didn't say, “well, now, I can see both sides”
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Jul 21, 2015

I like the new Spotify green because I embrace change and...

I like the new Spotify green because I embrace change and progress, and respect creative work.
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Jul 20, 2015

Updated: Some people are telling me that it's basically...

Updated: Some people are telling me that it's basically hopeless and we can't really secure stuff medium.com/... I do not know!
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Jul 20, 2015

I added that to the piece, it's kind of great.

@jackrusher I added that to the piece, it's kind of great.
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Jul 20, 2015

oh yeah--wayner sort of of advocates for a continuum and...

@jackrusher oh yeah--wayner sort of of advocates for a continuum and identifies tradeoffs between fully encrypted/hashed.
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Jul 20, 2015

I was thinking about that! But they just completely screwed...

@jackrusher I was thinking about that! But they just completely screwed the pooch on the hash function, right?
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Jul 20, 2015

be super happy to be proved totally wrong

@aarontweets be super happy to be proved totally wrong
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Jul 20, 2015

From @benbrown a great idea for what to do with the Ashley...

From @benbrown a great idea for what to do with the Ashley Madison hack data (if you don't choose to release it all). twitter.com/...
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Jul 20, 2015

i definitely feel that the journalism is coming whether we...

@AdrianChen i definitely feel that the journalism is coming whether we want it or not
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Jul 20, 2015

god that is a great question and i have no answer

@epc god that is a great question and i have no answer
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Jul 20, 2015

translucent dbs are good tho

@harrisj translucent dbs are good tho
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Jul 20, 2015

not really planning shit is my superpower

@harrisj not really planning shit is my superpower
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Jul 20, 2015

You could do an article on rhinovirus without changing the...

@_loveallthis @anildash You could do an article on rhinovirus without changing the title at all.
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Jul 20, 2015

like there's this sense that i wrote that businessweek code...

like there's this sense that i wrote that businessweek code thing and maybe i should just shut up for a while but bills so here we go again
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Jul 20, 2015

I wrote a blog post about Ashley Madison it feels kind of...

I wrote a blog post about Ashley Madison it feels kind of weird to write things tbh medium.com/...
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Jul 20, 2015

playing the long game over here

@artlung playing the long game over here
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Jul 20, 2015

gawker published its brand guidelines...

gawker published its brand guidelines docs.google.com/...
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Jul 20, 2015

i think petzold's CODE already does the hard work there,...

@BoredAstronaut i think petzold's CODE already does the hard work there, going from light switches to assembly, also nand2tetris.org
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Jul 20, 2015

I know. There are so many product opportunities here.

@djacobs I know. There are so many product opportunities here.
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Jul 20, 2015

The 37 million AshleyMadison users should chill about the...

The 37 million AshleyMadison users should chill about the big hack; after all, it's just metadata.
krebsonsecurity.com/...
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Jul 20, 2015

It's a lot of hair and razors go dull quickly. It might...

@jackrusher It's a lot of hair and razors go dull quickly. It might make more sense to build our own razor forge.
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Jul 19, 2015

that is a great tweet

@bn2b that is a great tweet
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Jul 19, 2015

Related to that “mark on the world,” some of the Intel 386...

@worrydream @raganwald Related to that “mark on the world,” some of the Intel 386 team found God mid-design— twitter.com/...
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Jul 19, 2015

i don't have a point actually. i guess "history is a very...

@raganwald @worrydream i don't have a point actually. i guess "history is a very lossy compression algorithm"
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Jul 19, 2015

Also “the Von Neumann architecture” still rankles people...

@raganwald @worrydream Also “the Von Neumann architecture” still rankles people because he ended up getting credited for so much EDVAC work.
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Jul 19, 2015

I guess it's not enough to start an industry; you also need...

@raganwald @worrydream I guess it's not enough to start an industry; you also need to keep it.
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Jul 19, 2015

(I grew up in West Chester, PA, so it was a parallel...

@worrydream (I grew up in West Chester, PA, so it was a parallel universe--C64s and PETs in the middle school instead of Apple IIs, etc.)
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Jul 19, 2015

Also that early days, Jack Tramiel tried to buy Apple and...

@worrydream Also that early days, Jack Tramiel tried to buy Apple and Jobs seriously considered it. Peddle was a crazy wizard. Rubylith!
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Jul 19, 2015

u will do great and its a great team

@nzle u will do great and its a great team
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Jul 19, 2015

false dichotomy

@nelson false dichotomy
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Jul 19, 2015

today I fully came to understand setInterval

@nzle today I fully came to understand setInterval
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Jul 18, 2015

Thanks for this $1,000 in Taco Bell coupons, Pepsi Awesome...

@jcn @spollck Thanks for this $1,000 in Taco Bell coupons, Pepsi Awesome Foundation!
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Jul 18, 2015

hey guys nothing is more awesome than authentic engagement...

@spollck @jcn hey guys nothing is more awesome than authentic engagement with brands amirite
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Jul 16, 2015

We are taking the twins to Sesame Place tomorrow and I'm...

We are taking the twins to Sesame Place tomorrow and I'm mega-bummed I'll miss a whole day of tweets about what constitutes journalism.
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Jul 16, 2015

The community at @brooklyn_js was super warm and kind and...

The community at @brooklyn_js was super warm and kind and fun and inclusive and a little drunk. The new nerd reality is confusing.
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Jul 16, 2015

I'm at @brooklyn_js chillin with @ramapoola to explain the...

I'm at @brooklyn_js chillin with @ramapoola to explain the secret of writing long techy essays (hint: rhymes with bleemax gorg-lode)
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Jul 16, 2015

Being a nerd in NYC is all right in 2015. @brooklyn_js

Being a nerd in NYC is all right in 2015. @brooklyn_js
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Jul 16, 2015

gentle dozing

@KNF100 gentle dozing
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Jul 16, 2015

“The Glaive” was a cool name for a weapon.

“The Glaive” was a cool name for a weapon.
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Jul 16, 2015

next time for sure tho?

@majelbstoat next time for sure tho?
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Jul 16, 2015

Go back to bed for 40 minutes or put down my phone and...

Go back to bed for 40 minutes or put down my phone and enjoy the quiet house for 40 minutes?
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Jul 16, 2015

booked all day :( and then tomorrow I am at Sesame Place...

@majelbstoat booked all day :( and then tomorrow I am at Sesame Place with the kiddoes
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Jul 16, 2015

it's soooo baaaaaad

@redkeg it's soooo baaaaaad
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Jul 15, 2015

Fav if 53685 cyan 574447 25, RT if 5299 6458 indigo 88836...

Fav if 53685 cyan 574447 25, RT if 5299 6458 indigo 88836 #JadeHelm
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Jul 15, 2015

Lol more like Amazon SLIME day amirite INITIATE JADE HELM...

Lol more like Amazon SLIME day amirite INITIATE JADE HELM 73838 AMARILLOLOLOL 374737
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Jul 15, 2015

Leah ilu Jade Helm 4eva 7474863929.ieru.74748733 ee 73737...

@leahfinnegan Leah ilu Jade Helm 4eva 7474863929.ieru.74748733 ee 73737 4 free abortions 3747 9 4673
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Jul 15, 2015

To all my Jade Helm peeps, I just want to say I miss you...

To all my Jade Helm peeps, I just want to say I miss you and 48262 848638 3973 72 993938 37289 39474.
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Jul 15, 2015

no it really is outstanding. It's very patient with the...

@majelbstoat no it really is outstanding. It's very patient with the reader and hashing is very hard. This is great.
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Jul 15, 2015

I am on bus home reading this carefully (just passed the...

@rtembe @majelbstoat @mwichary @Medium I am on bus home reading this carefully (just passed the NYC Medium offices) and this is gooooood.
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Jul 14, 2015

”The…penitent did not mention whether the trouble was from...

”The…penitent did not mention whether the trouble was from his conscience or some other source, such as his mother.” haaretz.com/...
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Jul 13, 2015

I just ended up learning Clojure

@poundifdef I just ended up learning Clojure
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Jul 13, 2015

well it's not exactly obvious

@jepecito well it's not exactly obvious
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Jul 13, 2015

but it turns out

@jepecito but it turns out
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Jul 13, 2015

idk, ijdka. itik, bito ijdk.

idk, ijdka.

itik, bito ijdk.
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Jul 13, 2015

ulgh jenna okay but how will i measure my self-worth

@jennydeluxe @anildash ulgh jenna okay but how will i measure my self-worth
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Jul 13, 2015

i don't know why i invented @savedyouacoffee you are both...

@anildash @jennydeluxe i don't know why i invented @savedyouacoffee you are both nice friends with whom i'd enjoy having coffee or tea
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Jul 12, 2015

There is an amazing startup out of South Boston called...

There is an amazing startup out of South Boston called AppDahg you should check it out.
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Jul 12, 2015

i'm so happy with this outcome

@bn2b i'm so happy with this outcome
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Jul 12, 2015

a lot of people swear by AppDahg

@bn2b a lot of people swear by AppDahg
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Jul 12, 2015

there is no feeling quite so infuriating as having your...

@awltech there is no feeling quite so infuriating as having your work nibbled at by those particular piranha-ducks
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Jul 12, 2015

wait did fox and philomena hang with zelda because that is...

@joshuatopolsky @jenniferdaniel wait did fox and philomena hang with zelda because that is some nexxxxxt level shit
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Jul 11, 2015

Yes! Thank you! Absolutely no one understands that! But...

@worrydream Yes! Thank you! Absolutely no one understands that! But that is exactly the goal.
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Jul 11, 2015

ahhhhhh an emotional memex

@worrydream ahhhhhh an emotional memex
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Jul 11, 2015

there is very very little software that encourages empathy...

@worrydream there is very very little software that encourages empathy in composition though
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Jul 11, 2015

I think we have different experiences here. For ex. Ta...

@worrydream I think we have different experiences here. For ex. Ta Nehisi-Coates builds, in me, empathy for his experiences of being black.
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Jul 11, 2015

agree on uncle tom's cabin, less so on Hiroshima/My Lai....

@worrydream agree on uncle tom's cabin, less so on Hiroshima/My Lai. But lots of other empathy examples—bios of difficult leaders, etc.
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Jul 11, 2015

wellll there are some historical examples of narrative...

@worrydream wellll there are some historical examples of narrative engendering national empathy (uncle tom's cabin, My Lai, Hiroshima)
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Jul 11, 2015

[sees tweet in google glass, immediately stops having sex...

@rustyk5 [sees tweet in google glass, immediately stops having sex with narhwal] BACON IS EPIC
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Jul 11, 2015

just being proactive before someone sends me the current...

@harrisj just being proactive before someone sends me the current shunt faq
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Jul 11, 2015

also nerds before you choke i'm just trolling i KNOW that...

also nerds before you choke i'm just trolling i KNOW that mobile phones mostly measure state-of-charge by comparing to known discharge curve
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Jul 11, 2015

guys the PROBLEM is NOT with the person with the low or...

guys the PROBLEM is NOT with the person with the low or high battery but with people who would judge others based on coulomb counting
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Jul 11, 2015

Phone screenshots always lead me to judge the user's...

Phone screenshots always lead me to judge the user's battery charge. Less than 21% and the person is irresponsible; 100% is a loser.
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Jul 10, 2015

maybe Russians will buy it

@laura_june maybe Russians will buy it
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Jul 10, 2015

You're the best, Jim.

@jimray You're the best, Jim.
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Jul 10, 2015

ulgh don't joke about people being fridge it's like saying...

@alanalevinson @leahfinnegan @marklotto ulgh don't joke about people being fridge it's like saying they gave your mom herpes
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Jul 10, 2015

the honest-to-god truth in NYC media is that not having...

the honest-to-god truth in NYC media is that not having fridge shit on you means you're a hack
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Jul 10, 2015

thank god this finally happened...

thank god this finally happened twitter.com/...
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Jul 10, 2015

and one more thing http://giphy.com/gifs/film-indiana-jones-...

@kjhealy and one more thing giphy.com/...
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Jul 10, 2015

america wanted this to happen https://twitter.com/ftrain/sta...

america wanted this to happen twitter.com/...
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Jul 10, 2015

“The difference between the consumeR and the consumeD,”...

“The difference between the consumeR and the consumeD,” says Tim Cook to a fearful crowd, “is merely R&D.” Pause. “Unleash Project Icarus.”
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Jul 10, 2015

“Informer” by Snow starts playing but its the word...

“Informer” by Snow starts playing but its the word “consumer”
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Jul 10, 2015

I think I heard @katiedrumm refer to it as "toph time" in a...

@tophtucker I think I heard @katiedrumm refer to it as "toph time" in a stand-up?
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Jul 10, 2015

People crowing about the possible low sales of the Apple...

People crowing about the possible low sales of the Apple Watch have not obviously not considered the consequences of disappointing Apple.
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Jul 10, 2015

pretty damn early over here toph

@tophtucker pretty damn early over here toph
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Jul 10, 2015

the best jokes are the ones that require wikipedia to write

the best jokes are the ones that require wikipedia to write
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Jul 10, 2015

“Belisarius: Why so Sarious?” —ByzFeed, 564

“Belisarius: Why so Sarious?” —ByzFeed, 564
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Jul 10, 2015

ByzFeed was the favored news source the Byzantine empire,...

ByzFeed was the favored news source the Byzantine empire, millennials loved it.
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Jul 10, 2015

it's a sensible strategy

@RowanDonnell it's a sensible strategy
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Jul 10, 2015

i wonder if in ancient times people thought about what...

i wonder if in ancient times people thought about what teens thought. “ten things teens know about justinian the great.” —byzfeed
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Jul 10, 2015

we don't talk about teens as much as we used to

we don't talk about teens as much as we used to
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Jul 10, 2015

Refers to the version—we need people who can support from...

@tommyunger Refers to the version—we need people who can support from ice cream sandwich, onward.
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Jul 10, 2015

rise and grind

@bn2b rise and grind
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Jul 10, 2015

i turned on dms-for-all and really look forward to engaging...

i turned on dms-for-all and really look forward to engaging with your brands
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Jul 10, 2015

well I mean I always have code/product/client projects...

@knowtheory well I mean I always have code/product/client projects running; I just don't talk about them directly. Writing too unstable.
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Jul 9, 2015

meaghan there were circumstances

@meaghano meaghan there were circumstances
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Jul 9, 2015

ted i just got here let me ease into this

@knowtheory ted i just got here let me ease into this
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Jul 9, 2015

twitter truly is the workshop of capitalism

twitter truly is the workshop of capitalism
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Jul 9, 2015

okay so @michelet just pointed out that maybe i'll have...

okay so @michelet just pointed out that maybe i'll have more luck recruiting when people are AWAKE so I'll try again tomorrow
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Jul 9, 2015

Please DM me if you are a sr. Android (4.0+) dev who wants...

Please DM me if you are a sr. Android (4.0+) dev who wants to exchange sweet, sweet labor in NYC or remotely for sweet, sweet capital.
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Jul 9, 2015

The last tweet was totally real I'm having trouble getting...

The last tweet was totally real I'm having trouble getting the tone right. Let me try again.
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Jul 9, 2015

It's going to take me a little while to get the tone right.

@meaghano It's going to take me a little while to get the tone right.
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Jul 9, 2015

NERD$: I co-founded a platform+product agency and whoa do...

NERD$: I co-founded a platform+product agency and whoa do we need Sr. Android (4.0+) devs JUST LIKE YOU. Agile, $, NYC/remote. DM me, tx.
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Jul 9, 2015

stoop shrimp http://gawker.com/summer-in-the-city-and-the-st...

stoop shrimp gawker.com/...
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Jul 9, 2015

it's weird how much the enemies of fridge are my friends

@mariabustillos @leahfinnegan it's weird how much the enemies of fridge are my friends
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Jul 9, 2015

Holds up https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/36083398518780723...

Holds up twitter.com/...
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Jul 9, 2015

“Ortberg compares [@Choire] to Tom Bombadil, the friendly...

“Ortberg compares [@Choire] to Tom Bombadil, the friendly magical being from Lord of The Rings.” theverge.com/...
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Jul 9, 2015

fair point, sometimes you just need the story, but story...

@joeljohnson fair point, sometimes you just need the story, but story approval...ulgh
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Jul 9, 2015

great canary for untrustworthy pubs tho...

@joeljohnson great canary for untrustworthy pubs tho #q=singer+vehicle+design&tbm=nws" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=singer+vehicle+design&tbm=nws
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Jul 8, 2015

So @tophtucker and @stephcd are showing easter eggs inside...

So @tophtucker and @stephcd are showing easter eggs inside of easter eggs and it is awesome twitter.com/...
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Jul 8, 2015

Are we measuring broken engagements, fervid glances, scroll...

@jonathanshainin @marklotto Are we measuring broken engagements, fervid glances, scroll playing, or bad impressions?
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Jul 8, 2015

i have no idea how to mail things from my office

@elizabethminkel @rustyk5 i have no idea how to mail things from my office
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Jul 8, 2015

dude these are going for $50 on ebay

@rustyk5 dude these are going for $50 on ebay
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Jul 8, 2015

That would be super tacky so I have a stack at my desk,...

@rustyk5 That would be super tacky so I have a stack at my desk, below a White House coffee cup for business cards. twitter.com/...
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Jul 8, 2015

COBY ELECTRONICS: “Its name came from deleting the 'w' and...

COBY ELECTRONICS: “Its name came from deleting the 'w' and second 'o' in Cowboy.” #cobyfacts
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Jul 8, 2015

but mark the world wide web was only invented in 2014

@marklotto but mark the world wide web was only invented in 2014
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Jul 8, 2015

i mean damned if i know

@Lee_Ars i mean damned if i know
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Jul 8, 2015

is there a word/term for the way headphones wear out at the...

is there a word/term for the way headphones wear out at the plug and you have to wiggle them to get bass back?
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Jul 8, 2015

i know we've all had just about enough of this shit

i know we've all had just about enough of this shit
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Jul 8, 2015

this is the last one okay http://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...

this is the last one okay usatoday.com/...
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Jul 8, 2015

mom memes are real i've seen them in the wild...

mom memes are real i've seen them in the wild medium.com/...
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Jul 8, 2015

How Microsoft nearly owned online advertising...

How Microsoft nearly owned online advertising adexchanger.com/...
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Jul 8, 2015

anil i am scared

@anildash anil i am scared
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Jul 8, 2015

maine is not canada rusty, and wishing won't change that

@rustyk5 @silviakillings maine is not canada rusty, and wishing won't change that
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Jul 8, 2015

me neither do we know any canadians?

@silviakillings me neither do we know any canadians?
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Jul 8, 2015

it's good to see you

@patbits it's good to see you
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Jul 8, 2015

PATRICK are you back on TWITTER?

@patbits PATRICK are you back on TWITTER?
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Jul 8, 2015

say curate again i swear to god

say curate again i swear to god
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Jul 8, 2015

cobble hill would survive 20 minutes out here

@colinfitz cobble hill would survive 20 minutes out here
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Jul 8, 2015

longer term I doubt anyone in ditmas will look up from...

@colinfitz @shani_o longer term I doubt anyone in ditmas will look up from their strollers long enough to notice she lives here
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Jul 8, 2015

we already have the national this is kind of nbd tbh

@shani_o we already have the national this is kind of nbd tbh
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Jul 7, 2015

it's a real problem

@sjttocs it's a real problem
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Jul 7, 2015

I mean it's totally fair criticism.

@leahfinnegan I mean it's totally fair criticism.
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Jul 7, 2015

normally i just need to guess

@jimaley normally i just need to guess
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Jul 7, 2015

as a writer it was very comforting to have an answer to the...

@jimaley as a writer it was very comforting to have an answer to the question “what drugs is this person on?”
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Jul 7, 2015

I love bisect tho its like magic. Whereas rebase oooof.

@epc I love bisect tho its like magic. Whereas rebase oooof.
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Jul 7, 2015

oh god where do you even begin with that

@epc oh god where do you even begin with that
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Jul 7, 2015

That thing where, over 25 years, people were like, “Hey,...

That thing where, over 25 years, people were like, “Hey, give up control and accept help from others?” I maybe could have listened sooner.
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Jul 7, 2015

I'm not big on life lessons but I learned a lot about how...

I'm not big on life lessons but I learned a lot about how to give up control/accept help on that one and it turned into something huge. So.
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Jul 7, 2015

I M a coding expert

@peakscale I M a coding expert
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Jul 7, 2015

It's immodest to tweet this but What Is Code was highly...

It's immodest to tweet this but What Is Code was highly successful m.huffpost.com/...
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Jul 6, 2015

only a monster mother would allow her child to chew that...

@laura_june only a monster mother would allow her child to chew that pure poison
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Jul 6, 2015

thank god, because the minute i saw “ketchup” my apple...

@laura_june thank god, because the minute i saw “ketchup” my apple watch told me my heart rate doubled
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Jul 6, 2015

i hope you mean organic tomato paste on spelt bread

@laura_june i hope you mean organic tomato paste on spelt bread
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Jul 6, 2015

i have so much to learn bret

@worrydream i have so much to learn bret
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Jul 6, 2015

i've seen a lot of javascript-driven cpu simulators in my...

i've seen a lot of javascript-driven cpu simulators in my life and this one is pretty sweet schweigi.github.io/...
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Jul 6, 2015

I appreciate that they just went for “the future of...

@worrydream I appreciate that they just went for “the future of technology will be entirely determined by petty corporate politics,” though.
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Jul 6, 2015

That's what i keep coming back to! (1) The future looks...

@worrydream That's what i keep coming back to! (1) The future looks like a ScummVM game; and (2) people are just nasty garbage.
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Jul 5, 2015

i checked the calendar and it coincides with five birthday...

@leahfinnegan @jamiekeiles i checked the calendar and it coincides with five birthday parties and my nap
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Jul 5, 2015

i think she's living in a days inn in milwaukee?

@leahfinnegan @jamiekeiles i think she's living in a days inn in milwaukee?
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Jul 5, 2015

sometimes i turn to mo and say, “i'm not sure if i'm ready...

@leahfinnegan @jamiekeiles sometimes i turn to mo and say, “i'm not sure if i'm ready to be a dad.”
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Jul 5, 2015

why would she fly if she's already a perfect angel?

@leahfinnegan @jamiekeiles why would she fly if she's already a perfect angel?
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Jul 5, 2015

benjamin if there's one thing we've learned it's that we...

@bitquabit benjamin if there's one thing we've learned it's that we can never, ever admit that very thing
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Jul 5, 2015

if we all spoke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lojban then...

if we all spoke en.wikipedia.org/... then it's entirely possible we could eliminate microformats twitter.com/...
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Jul 5, 2015

it truly was an amazing decade for villainous hair and we...

@phyllisstein it truly was an amazing decade for villainous hair and we had no idea at the time
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Jul 5, 2015

I know its craaazy

@ursonate I know its craaazy
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Jul 5, 2015

charlene this goes very deep http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0097...

@ursonate charlene this goes very deep imdb.com/...
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Jul 5, 2015

This video from Sun in 1992 predicts life in 2004 and...

This video from Sun in 1992 predicts life in 2004 and watching it you think, they spent so much MONEY:
youtube.com/...
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Jul 5, 2015

It's more likely to pop accidentally out of IoT frolic,...

@sippey @fredwilson It's more likely to pop accidentally out of IoT frolic, “why are two million kids chatting using ZoopaPetz protocol?”
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Jul 5, 2015

plus product work, which defines "good" UX, is a discipline...

@sippey @fredwilson plus product work, which defines "good" UX, is a discipline almost entirely organized around centralized $ervices.
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Jul 5, 2015

i think about this a ton. to execute you're moving back...

@sippey @fredwilson i think about this a ton. to execute you're moving back down the stack which is painfully hard.
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Jul 4, 2015

everyone who has ever slighted or patronized you as a...

@joeljohnson everyone who has ever slighted or patronized you as a writer and manager just told me you'll never finish eating the watermelon
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Jul 4, 2015

i mean we spend your annual healthcare budget on fireworks...

@bn2b i mean we spend your annual healthcare budget on fireworks it is kind of amazing
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Jul 4, 2015

andrew come to a barbecue become one of us

@bn2b andrew come to a barbecue become one of us
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Jul 3, 2015

oh man and today is a holiday

@karenmcgrane oh man and today is a holiday
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Jul 3, 2015

like, if you do something, and it looks at all like this,...

@joshuatopolsky like, if you do something, and it looks at all like this, set it all on fire and RUN
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Jul 3, 2015

i'm learning SO MUCH about product management watching this...

@joshuatopolsky i'm learning SO MUCH about product management watching this though, it's actually kind of a gift
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Jul 3, 2015

who could have predicted this shocking turn of events

who could have predicted this shocking turn of events
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Jul 3, 2015

oh man management is just pouring jet fuel on a trash fire...

oh man management is just pouring jet fuel on a trash fire reddit.com/...
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Jul 3, 2015

oh my god this reddit apocalypse...

oh my god this reddit apocalypse gawker.com/...
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Jul 2, 2015

Huh https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/616768626834673665/pho...

Huh twitter.com/...
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Jul 2, 2015

listen Slateriarchy is just a system we live under

@joeljohnson listen Slateriarchy is just a system we live under
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Jun 30, 2015

&niiiiiice;

@nelson &niiiiiice;
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