Ftrain, by Paul Ford

November 2015

Nov 30, 2015

what if...most code is bad then most software engineers...

what if...most code is bad

then most software engineers are...not geniuses twitter.com/...
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Nov 30, 2015

huh! interesting.

@orang55 huh! interesting.
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Nov 30, 2015

i have a gift certificate in a safe there i haven't used so...

@leahfinnegan @JPaskin @frannysbk @dpwenger i have a gift certificate in a safe there i haven't used so there goes my retirement plan
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Nov 30, 2015

Do you actually NEED the JVM? Because LISP has an amazing...

@harrisj @thejefflarson @A_L Do you actually NEED the JVM? Because LISP has an amazing community on Usenet.
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Nov 30, 2015

this is part of the thinking you need to do in order to be...

@thejefflarson @harrisj @A_L this is part of the thinking you need to do in order to be great at your job!
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Nov 30, 2015

you just have this sudden sense of what it's like to do a...

@thejefflarson @A_L you just have this sudden sense of what it's like to do a Ph.D. in comp sci
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Nov 30, 2015

i think that's transcended scarfhood to become an...

@aaroncoleman0 i think that's transcended scarfhood to become an incomplete sweater
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Nov 30, 2015

sometimes a whole new universe just appears where I have no...

@ldodds sometimes a whole new universe just appears where I have no idea what's going on and this is one of those times
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Nov 30, 2015

My first thought was Natalie Merchant, but Lenny Kravitz...

My first thought was Natalie Merchant, but Lenny Kravitz maybe too.
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Nov 30, 2015

YES also I was thinking Dean Martin

@mcclainwatson YES also I was thinking Dean Martin
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Nov 30, 2015

any sweater

@khaxan any sweater
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Nov 30, 2015

leslie lamport makes a really good case for it here:...

@thejefflarson @A_L leslie lamport makes a really good case for it here: youtube.com/... and the amazon case study is fascinating
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Nov 30, 2015

Which celebrity, living or dead, do you think owned or owns...

Which celebrity, living or dead, do you think owned or owns the most sweaters?
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Nov 30, 2015

don't get me started on xkcd comics

@knowtheory don't get me started on xkcd comics
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Nov 30, 2015

omg short-cut white haired white lady in light slacks...

@stephcd omg short-cut white haired white lady in light slacks wearing an unbuttoned blouse is my favorite stock photo model
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Nov 30, 2015

i'm gonna go read more Tanenbaum and you go ahead and...

i'm gonna go read more Tanenbaum and you go ahead and declare globals in Visual Studio for Cars or whatever we all win
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Nov 30, 2015

nerds calm down i know programming a vehicle bus is hard...

nerds calm down i know programming a vehicle bus is hard and web people could never do it because we're animals actually everyone go to hell
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Nov 30, 2015

we are all so dead

@redkeg we are all so dead
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Nov 30, 2015

Lee at the rate I move, even Fast Company seems painfully...

@Lee_Ars Lee at the rate I move, even Fast Company seems painfully slow.
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Nov 30, 2015

oh well that logic is impeccable

@Lee_Ars oh well that logic is impeccable
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Nov 30, 2015

like i would just assume that the cost-benefit at Toyota,...

@Lee_Ars like i would just assume that the cost-benefit at Toyota, etc, would have produced engineering at a level = or > than NASA's
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Nov 30, 2015

right but the actual risk to human life from bad car code...

@Lee_Ars right but the actual risk to human life from bad car code is much much higher than from a busted shuttle
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Nov 30, 2015

“what would a formally verified blog engine look like?”—me,...

“what would a formally verified blog engine look like?”—me, this morning, entirely alone
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Nov 30, 2015

Who could know he was talking about TYPE SAFETY?...

Who could know he was talking about TYPE SAFETY? twitter.com/...
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Nov 30, 2015

i'm sitting here like an ass using immutable data...

i'm sitting here like an ass using immutable data structures and reading about TLA+ and people at Toyota are like #define MAKE_CAR_GO 1
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Nov 30, 2015

i just assumed it was all formally-verified Ada done to the...

i just assumed it was all formally-verified Ada done to the highest standards with unbelievably high testing standards
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Nov 30, 2015

after 20 years of being told that web programmers aren't...

after 20 years of being told that web programmers aren't real programmers it's weird to learn that code in cars is garbage
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Nov 29, 2015

Kieran your entire workflow is emacs, pandoc, and R, what...

@FreeBSDHelp @kjhealy Kieran your entire workflow is emacs, pandoc, and R, what are you worried about?
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Nov 29, 2015

finn we are going to call you for advice

@finn @joshuatopolsky finn we are going to call you for advice
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Nov 29, 2015

to feel the reassuring grip of IDE cables as the pins enter...

@finn to feel the reassuring grip of IDE cables as the pins enter their sockets?
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Nov 29, 2015

come on finn don't you ever want to feel young again?

@finn come on finn don't you ever want to feel young again?
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Nov 29, 2015

I made wireless work on my SUSE laptop in 2000 so I'll...

@kjhealy I made wireless work on my SUSE laptop in 2000 so I'll never cast stones.
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Nov 29, 2015

I expected it would make me feel guilty but its all good.

I expected it would make me feel guilty but its all good.
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Nov 29, 2015

I just logged into http://tilde.club after many months away...

I just logged into tilde.club after many months away and there are maybe 100 people idly connected through mosh.
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Nov 29, 2015

Just using Finder is like having another toddler that won't...

Just using Finder is like having another toddler that won't do anything you want it to.
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Nov 29, 2015

Having twins made this person switch from MacOS to FreeBSD...

Having twins made this person switch from MacOS to FreeBSD and I completely understand where he is coming from. mirrorshades.net/...
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Nov 29, 2015

When you look at some statistics it's obvious there's a...

@kjhealy @harrisj When you look at some statistics it's obvious there's a problem. Why can't people acknowledge that?
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Nov 29, 2015

I'm not sure, but the media should be ashamed of itself.

@harrisj @kjhealy I'm not sure, but the media should be ashamed of itself.
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Nov 29, 2015

I'm afraid so.

@kjhealy I'm afraid so.
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Nov 29, 2015

this is sort of crazy; an ORM-style mapping of...

this is sort of crazy; an ORM-style mapping of JS<->RDF github.com/...
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Nov 28, 2015

that's what twitter looks like to me

@joeflateau that's what twitter looks like to me
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Nov 28, 2015

if they would fix the bread so it wasn't extruded I'd be...

@bn2b if they would fix the bread so it wasn't extruded I'd be totally cool w/it
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Nov 28, 2015

Arby's has sliders.

Arby's has sliders.
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Nov 28, 2015

what could you even have done?

@tolar @freddurst what could you even have done?
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Nov 27, 2015

Oh god its toy dog division time this is heaven.

Oh god its toy dog division time this is heaven.
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Nov 27, 2015

My daughter just told us that the hotel blankey is too...

My daughter just told us that the hotel blankey is too scrumbly.
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Nov 27, 2015

The crying just started up in these Pack N Plays.

The crying just started up in these Pack N Plays.
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Nov 27, 2015

Tomorrow we drive home and I guess I'll give another...

Tomorrow we drive home and I guess I'll give another donation to PP. We had salami and provolone on crackers for dinner.
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Nov 27, 2015

Here's the fire we saw on 81. https://twitter.com/ftrain/sta...

Here's the fire we saw on 81. twitter.com/...
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Nov 27, 2015

I'm in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, in a Best Western...

I'm in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, in a Best Western drinking Wild Turkey watching a dog show on TV with my family.
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Nov 27, 2015

I am trying to imagine this club....

I am trying to imagine this club. twitter.com/...
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Nov 26, 2015

it would have been awesome if there were ads for James Bond...

@adrjeffries @max_read @sacca it would have been awesome if there were ads for James Bond SPECTRE right next to the specter over europe
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Nov 26, 2015

he would do well at that quiz

@leahfinnegan he would do well at that quiz
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Nov 26, 2015

Well, newspapers did feature a lot of voices and there were...

@jensimmons Well, newspapers did feature a lot of voices and there were TONS of them. So probably...surprisingly high? But less pure volume.
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Nov 26, 2015

“adele quiz available”

“adele quiz available”
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Nov 26, 2015

the adele secondary content market has started to overheat...

the adele secondary content market has started to overheat twitter.com/...
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Nov 26, 2015

oh also email, facebook, and my god the VINES, plus youtube...

@jcn oh also email, facebook, and my god the VINES, plus youtube videos, and archive.org stuff (they can be dead voices)
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Nov 26, 2015

i bet it could easily be 30,000 discrete units of people...

@jcn i bet it could easily be 30,000 discrete units of people talking/yelling at you
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Nov 26, 2015

not to mention all the other corners, reporters and...

@jcn not to mention all the other corners, reporters and journalists, and the more traditional media we consume
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Nov 26, 2015

i mean you must see like 20 people a day on twitter new to...

@jcn i mean you must see like 20 people a day on twitter new to you right? that's ~7000, then hacker news and metafilter community + links
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Nov 26, 2015

oh the modern ones are more bureaucratic but the old ones...

@sts10 oh the modern ones are more bureaucratic but the old ones are so useful and much less has changed than you'd think
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Nov 26, 2015

How many individual voices do you think you read or heard...

How many individual voices do you think you read or heard this year on the Internet? I'd say for me it's something like 10,000-20,000.
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Nov 26, 2015

they're so good

@sts10 they're so good
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Nov 26, 2015

Also for the people who help us with our kids and home and...

Also for the people who help us with our kids and home and mental health: Margaret, Tasha, PDLA, Kaleidoscope, various LCSWs.
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Nov 26, 2015

I'm thankful for nerds who instruct me, $5 computers,...

I'm thankful for nerds who instruct me, $5 computers, feminists pissed off and not, RFCs, my coworkers, my family, prose, and Ditmas.
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Nov 26, 2015

it's really great when @doree reports and does big profiles...

it's really great when @doree reports and does big profiles buzzfeed.com/...
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Nov 25, 2015

tonight or in general

@adrjeffries tonight or in general
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Nov 25, 2015

oh man he thought there's a 🦃 emoji and if i put that...

oh man he thought there's a 🦃 emoji and if i put that together with the 💯 emoji to describe our meal then
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Nov 25, 2015

We got through stars-to-hearts pretty well, and I know that...

We got through stars-to-hearts pretty well, and I know that we can handle hearts-to-tiny-turkeys tomorrow.
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Nov 25, 2015

don't let her service journalism fool you, katie is a trash...

@maureenflaherty @katienotopoulos don't let her service journalism fool you, katie is a trash monster
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Nov 25, 2015

pitas stood for "pain is truth, Andrew, sir"

@bn2b @anildash pitas stood for "pain is truth, Andrew, sir"
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Nov 25, 2015

yeah i sort of need a little color on this one

@anildash @bn2b yeah i sort of need a little color on this one
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Nov 25, 2015

omg the thankfulness keynote presentation would be amazing

@jpotisch omg the thankfulness keynote presentation would be amazing
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Nov 25, 2015

it's a high-stakes game, pranks are SO not welcome

@bn2b it's a high-stakes game, pranks are SO not welcome
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Nov 25, 2015

If you want a truly memorable Thanksgiving just break the...

If you want a truly memorable Thanksgiving just break the locks on all the bathrooms in the house.
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Nov 25, 2015

Tomorrow, when you're going around the table, just quietly...

Tomorrow, when you're going around the table, just quietly say, “I'm thankful for some of my family,” and see if anyone notices.
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Nov 25, 2015

i mean the key thing is just to have a more transparent...

@tylerpietz i mean the key thing is just to have a more transparent hiring process? it starts there.
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Nov 25, 2015

i wish missy elliott would write songs about open source...

i wish missy elliott would write songs about open source infighting
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Nov 25, 2015

i'm in the little white-doored office in the corner

@redkeg @jpotisch i'm in the little white-doored office in the corner
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Nov 25, 2015

come on, you know bitcoin is fucking disgusting

@adrjeffries come on, you know bitcoin is fucking disgusting
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Nov 25, 2015

Peter Gabriel is good too he doesn't sing like he's got a...

Peter Gabriel is good too he doesn't sing like he's got a whole ham stuffed in his mouth and seems to realize other people are on stage.
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Nov 25, 2015

omg dudes stop stop stop just let tracy chapman do this...

omg dudes stop stop stop just let tracy chapman do this youtube.com/...
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Nov 25, 2015

I think I just found the most painful cool-dad moment in...

I think I just found the most painful cool-dad moment in all of musical history open.spotify.com/...
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Nov 25, 2015

matt i'm coming to your house to punch your face

@mattbuchanan @worrydream matt i'm coming to your house to punch your face
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Nov 25, 2015

i'm🏆cool🏆with🏆millennials

@jamiekeiles i'm🏆cool🏆with🏆millennials
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Nov 25, 2015

I seriously thought it had been about three years.

@PJVogt @AGoldmund I seriously thought it had been about three years.
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Nov 25, 2015

I highlighted this too, just so I could kind of hang with...

I highlighted this too, just so I could kind of hang with my friends. medium.com/... twitter.com/...
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Nov 25, 2015

IT'S A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE

@sogrady IT'S A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE
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Nov 25, 2015

they'll need to prove their economic value like anyone else

@leahfinnegan they'll need to prove their economic value like anyone else
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Nov 25, 2015

good point but the law's the law

@leahfinnegan good point but the law's the law
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Nov 25, 2015

The good news is everyone can get abortions. The bad news...

@leahfinnegan The good news is everyone can get abortions. The bad news is the clinic is on Mars.
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Nov 25, 2015

i mean i suck at golf so this is basically it

@leahfinnegan i mean i suck at golf so this is basically it
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Nov 25, 2015

i did cut the paragraph where i explained capitalism but it...

@phyllisstein i did cut the paragraph where i explained capitalism but it was redundant.
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Nov 25, 2015

i'm using all the platforms leah

@leahfinnegan i'm using all the platforms leah
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Nov 25, 2015

put aside any six hours in the next six months and we'll do...

@john_overholt put aside any six hours in the next six months and we'll do this
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Nov 25, 2015

One way to fight ISIS is by canceling their subscription to...

One way to fight ISIS is by canceling their subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud.
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Nov 24, 2015

This is a pile of treats that feels like it was made just...

This is a pile of treats that feels like it was made just for me, but it's great to read @worrydream on climate worrydream.com/...
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Nov 24, 2015

I'll DM you our rates.

@thanland I'll DM you our rates.
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Nov 24, 2015

this viral video has an amazing twist at the end...

this viral video has an amazing twist at the end youtube.com/...
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Nov 24, 2015

it's in the book

@osulop it's in the book
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Nov 24, 2015

Hi! Now that I co-run @PostlightAgency I'm trying to blog...

Hi! Now that I co-run @PostlightAgency I'm trying to blog entrepreneurially, so I wrote about POWERPOINT TIPS @ftrain/helpful-talk-tips-5347ea7c2745" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@ftrain/helpful-talk-tips-5347ea7c2745
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Nov 24, 2015

that's pretty good and feels roughly complete!

@redkeg that's pretty good and feels roughly complete!
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Nov 24, 2015

probably for the best

probably for the best
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Nov 24, 2015

this is embarrassing but I wanted to find all the podcasts...

this is embarrassing but I wanted to find all the podcasts i've appeared on and just assumed i'd be able to, somehow
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Nov 24, 2015

wait is there no way to search through podcasts? not even...

wait is there no way to search through podcasts? not even the contents, just the titles and descriptions?
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Nov 24, 2015

oh god it really is isn't it

@leahfinnegan oh god it really is isn't it
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Nov 24, 2015

Not a subtweet just what I was thinking at the gym today.

Not a subtweet just what I was thinking at the gym today.
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Nov 24, 2015

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then you...

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then you savagely turn on your peers in order to show relevance.
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Nov 24, 2015

DIFFERENT CONSENT JESUS

@leahfinnegan DIFFERENT CONSENT JESUS
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Nov 24, 2015

I would drink french vanilla from a keurig

@leahfinnegan I would drink french vanilla from a keurig
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Nov 24, 2015

coffee is hot water strained through bullshit

@leahfinnegan coffee is hot water strained through bullshit
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Nov 24, 2015

until you hit the Pacific Northwest then buckle in

@jwalshireland until you hit the Pacific Northwest then buckle in
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Nov 24, 2015

It's cool they serve coffee though coffee in NYC is either...

It's cool they serve coffee though coffee in NYC is either unbearably precious or wonderful hot garbage.
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Nov 24, 2015

The fact that 7-11 sells pizza in NYC is so messed up.

The fact that 7-11 sells pizza in NYC is so messed up.
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Nov 24, 2015

I'm so looking forward to this.

@worrydream I'm so looking forward to this.
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Nov 24, 2015

“What the hell were you doing so long in the...

“What the hell were you doing so long in the bathroom?

Four year old: “Jokes!”
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Nov 23, 2015

Alex, sleep when the baby sleeps.

@AGoldmund Alex, sleep when the baby sleeps.
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Nov 23, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=109xEXkCW7c@patbits

@patbits @patbits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=109xEXkCW7c@patbits
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Nov 23, 2015

for kids, atrocious. for parents, wonderful because beard...

@hellokaitlin for kids, atrocious. for parents, wonderful because beard is britishy in your ear as a writer and cicero romulus roma PILLOW
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Nov 23, 2015

high school kids are universally terrible but then again...

@patbits high school kids are universally terrible but then again their situation is basically intolerable
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Nov 23, 2015

you can't fight this feeling/deep inside of you

@patbits you can't fight this feeling/deep inside of you
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Nov 23, 2015

Mary Beard's SPQR is patient and thorough and really good...

Mary Beard's SPQR is patient and thorough and really good so far. This has been Mary Beard's SPQR review digest.
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Nov 23, 2015

I bet Matt and Alex wish they could do that when they wake...

@PJVogt @davidcho I bet Matt and Alex wish they could do that when they wake up in the middle of the night
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Nov 23, 2015

PJ would Gimlet be wildly profitable if you didn't play...

@davidcho @PJVogt PJ would Gimlet be wildly profitable if you didn't play this game
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Nov 23, 2015

oh god it looks sooooo fun

@PJVogt oh god it looks sooooo fun
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Nov 23, 2015

I can't decide how fucked this is. Do you play in the...

@PJVogt I can't decide how fucked this is. Do you play in the bathroom at work?
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Nov 23, 2015

but go be clear that page appears to have been written by a...

@PJVogt but go be clear that page appears to have been written by a bot
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Nov 23, 2015

http://tstoaddicts.com/2014/09/07/turbo-tappin-level-44-data...

@PJVogt tstoaddicts.com/... I think it actually predates what is code?
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Nov 23, 2015

PJ can you do a YYN about this tweet

@PJVogt PJ can you do a YYN about this tweet
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Nov 23, 2015

it was so painstaking and all for these 200k games it is...

@waxpancake it was so painstaking and all for these 200k games it is breaking my heart
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Nov 23, 2015

according to that commercial people cried at their desks...

@elizabethminkel according to that commercial people cried at their desks all across America in the 1980s
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Nov 23, 2015

and there's something sort of quaint about it, “as i...

@leahfinnegan and there's something sort of quaint about it, “as i recounted in The Fox's Bark, the Sparrow's Call, by book about adolescenc
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Nov 23, 2015

like so often they are teaching in vermont or something and...

@leahfinnegan like so often they are teaching in vermont or something and live in their own system where being in the times actually matters
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Nov 23, 2015

i sort of feel for the writer in that case though because...

@leahfinnegan i sort of feel for the writer in that case though because somehow they've been able to preserve their narcissism
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Nov 23, 2015

You know what's hanging out there waiting? Anathem.

@gravitytrope You know what's hanging out there waiting? Anathem.
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Nov 23, 2015

not wrong, NEVER wrong, just thinking about 20-year...

@droob not wrong, NEVER wrong, just thinking about 20-year tentpoles
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Nov 23, 2015

I wonder if it's time for Neuromancer?

@GrahamStarr I wonder if it's time for Neuromancer?
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Nov 23, 2015

You have to choose though. You do medieval and space and...

You have to choose though. You do medieval and space and dystopia and you get Jupiter Rising.
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Nov 23, 2015

I know, the line was out the door!

@bn2b I know, the line was out the door!
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Nov 23, 2015

i feel that the stakes on alternate universe things are too...

@joeljohnson i feel that the stakes on alternate universe things are too low unless a portal threatens OUR universe
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Nov 23, 2015

It will be either medieval, space, or dystopia, or a world...

It will be either medieval, space, or dystopia, or a world much like our own.
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Nov 23, 2015

I wonder what the next huge tentpole franchise will be. We...

I wonder what the next huge tentpole franchise will be. We know it'll involve 1..n outsiders who must manage their magical powers/emotions.
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Nov 23, 2015

the thing is luxury brand expansion into artisanal foods...

@soypunk the thing is luxury brand expansion into artisanal foods makes perfect sense :(
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Nov 23, 2015

I don't like takes in my dreams.

I don't like takes in my dreams.
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Nov 23, 2015

It was literally “oh, Gucci makes coffee?” followed by a...

It was literally “oh, Gucci makes coffee?” followed by a stream of avatars with links to articles about why Gucci shouldn't make coffee.
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Nov 23, 2015

In my dream Gucci opened a coffee chain, then the dream...

In my dream Gucci opened a coffee chain, then the dream shifted to Twitter links to takes on Gucci Coffee. The cups were faux leather.
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Nov 23, 2015

for years, but lately I'm faltering

@mattcutts for years, but lately I'm faltering
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Nov 22, 2015

Jesus Pac Man give it a rest. https://twitter.com/ftrain/sta...

Jesus Pac Man give it a rest. twitter.com/...
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Nov 22, 2015

god i wish someone had told me

@richziade god i wish someone had told me
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Nov 22, 2015

amazed that “Cyberbalkanization” didn't catch on

amazed that “Cyberbalkanization” didn't catch on
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Nov 22, 2015

I love failed neologisms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splin...

I love failed neologisms en.wikipedia.org/...
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Nov 22, 2015

what language is that jim also all_songs needs to be a lazy...

@mubay what language is that jim also all_songs needs to be a lazy list or otherwise you are on a monster box
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Nov 22, 2015

pinning this

pinning this
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Nov 22, 2015

to be honest i still have no idea what code is

to be honest i still have no idea what code is
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Nov 21, 2015

Des Ark is so great https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/650008...

Des Ark is so great twitter.com/...
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Nov 21, 2015

coupla drinks, headed home

@papertyger coupla drinks, headed home
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Nov 21, 2015

3d printing of keyboards http://adereth.github.io/blog/2015/...

3d printing of keyboards adereth.github.io/...
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Nov 20, 2015

you knew what this was dave

@davebry9 you knew what this was dave
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Nov 20, 2015

I can tell I'm in a very fancy Chinese restaurant because I...

I can tell I'm in a very fancy Chinese restaurant because I just ordered Specific Tso's Chicken.
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Nov 20, 2015

oh yeah the Internet has treated me as a free service for...

@rustyk5 @osulop oh yeah the Internet has treated me as a free service for years, I monetize through brand engagement
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Nov 20, 2015

hmm someone should build this it probably would only take a...

@rustyk5 @PJVogt hmm someone should build this it probably would only take a couple of hours in perl
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Nov 20, 2015

25 at random or 25 selected or the 25 most engaged over a...

@rustyk5 @PJVogt 25 at random or 25 selected or the 25 most engaged over a given span of time
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Nov 20, 2015

for digital brands that need inspiration, Paul Ford is the...

@anildash @PJVogt for digital brands that need inspiration, Paul Ford is the lead provider of digital-brand-driven inspiration
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Nov 20, 2015

ben you knew what this was when you hit follow

@fivetonsflax ben you knew what this was when you hit follow
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Nov 19, 2015

Do it as an FAQ. List the questions, then answer them.

@skamille Do it as an FAQ. List the questions, then answer them.
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Nov 19, 2015

when i hear unix nerds talk about chroot i think...

when i hear unix nerds talk about chroot i think twitter.com/...
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Nov 19, 2015

we have wood floors so skitterskitter skitter skitter...

@redkeg @leahfinnegan @PostlightAgency we have wood floors so skitterskitter skitter skitter skitter skitter skitter skitter skitter skitter
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Nov 19, 2015

iknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknow...

@sophaskins iknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknowiknow
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Nov 19, 2015

i hate myself https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/667377681537...

i hate myself twitter.com/...
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Nov 18, 2015

gerry rafferty and tpau own me today

@thelancearthur gerry rafferty and tpau own me today
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Nov 18, 2015

all work has stopped in america

@thelancearthur all work has stopped in america
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Nov 18, 2015

it's not 100% clear from the interface but ...

it's not 100% clear from the interface but imacomputa.org/... if you click the names of the solos it will play the sax solo
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Nov 18, 2015

who will be the nine https://twitter.com/The_O_C_R/status/66...

who will be the nine twitter.com/...
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Nov 18, 2015

i feel so bad about everything

@jennschiffer i feel so bad about everything
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Nov 18, 2015

i'm going to watch that three or four times

@yoz i'm going to watch that three or four times
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Nov 18, 2015

that video came from @uhmhaleigh and is a great video

that video came from @uhmhaleigh and is a great video
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Nov 18, 2015

whoa it turns out that other profile subjects have had...

whoa it turns out that other profile subjects have had serious doubts about nancy jo sales's reporting dailymotion.com/...
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Nov 18, 2015

oh my sweet god oh my god this videomygod

@uhmhaleigh oh my sweet god oh my god this videomygod
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Nov 18, 2015

wait is it really "sapiosexuality"?

@uhmhaleigh @sally_j wait is it really "sapiosexuality"?
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Nov 18, 2015

He cast aspersions onto the moral character of a critical...

He cast aspersions onto the moral character of a critical journalist, said that he likes ugly women, and failed to use words good.
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Nov 18, 2015

He will be worth $300 million.

He will be worth $300 million.
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Nov 18, 2015

This is something that “went well.”

This is something that “went well.”
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Nov 18, 2015

This is with a PR person sitting right there.

This is with a PR person sitting right there.
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Nov 18, 2015

Burn it all down http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-...

Burn it all down standard.co.uk/...
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Nov 18, 2015

there are NONE it's kind of crazy much of it is going into...

@benrwms there are NONE it's kind of crazy

much of it is going into my book though?
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Nov 18, 2015

CMS rule of thumb: The number of people working on a CMS is...

CMS rule of thumb: The number of people working on a CMS is equivalent to the number of minutes it takes for the home page to cache.
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Nov 17, 2015

Everything that depresses you about design thinking and...

Everything that depresses you about design thinking and Silicon Valley goofballness, @garychou is an antidote twitter.com/...
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Nov 17, 2015

yes now i feel bad, people should do their work

@djacobs @jennschiffer yes now i feel bad, people should do their work
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Nov 17, 2015

also my guess is that she HAS released a javascript...

@djacobs @jennschiffer also my guess is that she HAS released a javascript framework
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Nov 17, 2015

you've probably released a javascript framework but i'm too...

@jennschiffer you've probably released a javascript framework but i'm too lazy to check
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Nov 17, 2015

if you released a javascript framework it would be called...

@jennschiffer if you released a javascript framework it would be called broken_promises
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Nov 17, 2015

tfw the publisher doesn't use your blurb

tfw the publisher doesn't use your blurb
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Nov 17, 2015

right fair we use meetup to track people and that's the...

@The_O_C_R right fair we use meetup to track people and that's the gateway drug to eventbrite
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Nov 17, 2015

wait there are tickets?

@The_O_C_R wait there are tickets?
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Nov 17, 2015

I am worried she'll get cold

@kfan I am worried she'll get cold
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Nov 17, 2015

oh totally, the crispy plastic edges that crumble when you...

@jennschiffer oh totally, the crispy plastic edges that crumble when you chew, the exciting poke of the tack on your lower tongue.
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Nov 17, 2015

if you remember that rubber geese video i sounded like that...

@N3OX @jacqui @jennschiffer if you remember that rubber geese video i sounded like that for a year
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Nov 17, 2015

my website is old that i would never presume a lady is...

@jacqui @jennschiffer my website is old that i would never presume a lady is familiar
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Nov 17, 2015

i mean it depends if you were reading ftrain in 2000-2002...

@jacqui @jennschiffer i mean it depends if you were reading ftrain in 2000-2002 and are willing to admit that
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Nov 17, 2015

we had like 20k pixels to work with per year it was a very...

@jacqui @jennschiffer we had like 20k pixels to work with per year it was a very different time twitter.com/...
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Nov 17, 2015

to be clear we're talking the little binder clips here not...

@jacqui @jennschiffer to be clear we're talking the little binder clips here not the big ones, as exemplified in the original video
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Nov 17, 2015

i'm 41 and I can do 12 binder clips in my mouth

@jennschiffer i'm 41 and I can do 12 binder clips in my mouth
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Nov 16, 2015

I mean there should be a government API that gives all...

@wrongwaygoback I mean there should be a government API that gives all women the ability to securely find reproductive health care?
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Nov 16, 2015

ulgh dan what is this

@hondanhon ulgh dan what is this
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Nov 16, 2015

try to get through tomorrow without saying “brand”

try to get through tomorrow without saying “brand”
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Nov 16, 2015

that's great. i updated the type a little and fixed some...

@Glench that's great. i updated the type a little and fixed some obvious issues, so it might be worth merging. then again, it's no big deal.
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Nov 16, 2015

oh wow that is new to me that is amazing

@harrisj oh wow that is new to me that is amazing
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Nov 16, 2015

every time they say mastermind i think...

every time they say mastermind i think twitter.com/...
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Nov 16, 2015

hello recruiter is radiohead's worst album

hello recruiter is radiohead's worst album
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Nov 16, 2015

jack look away i don't want you to see this

@jackrusher jack look away i don't want you to see this
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Nov 16, 2015

The source is here: https://github.com/ftrain/gov20

The source is here: github.com/...
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Nov 16, 2015

:double_middle_finger_extended_one_finger_brown_the_other_fi...

@anildash @jennschiffer :double_middle_finger_extended_one_finger_brown_the_other_finger_white:
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Nov 16, 2015

yeah abortions are nowhere near as well-funded as snapchat

@patbits yeah abortions are nowhere near as well-funded as snapchat
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Nov 16, 2015

i totally forgot i built this dumb bot that combines an...

i totally forgot i built this dumb bot that combines an internet term with a progressive term ftrain.github.io/...
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Nov 16, 2015

yeah being severely late with one book is enough for...

@neversent @RachelFersh yeah being severely late with one book is enough for meeeeeee
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Nov 16, 2015

like, making it no big deal is really helpful

like, making it no big deal is really helpful
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Nov 16, 2015

you know i've gotten some feedback from people that...

@mattwaite you know i've gotten some feedback from people that building a website on tilde.club was the same
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Nov 16, 2015

what did they learn?

@mattwaite what did they learn?
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Nov 16, 2015

i erased my last tweet because the ironic voice wasn't...

@anildash @jennschiffer i erased my last tweet because the ironic voice wasn't coming across
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Nov 16, 2015

this is the other greatest gif in history

@selfagency this is the other greatest gif in history
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Nov 16, 2015

wow anil that is the nerdiest imaginable way to say smash...

@anildash @jennschiffer wow anil that is the nerdiest imaginable way to say smash the patriarchy
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Nov 16, 2015

This is so wonderful.

This is so wonderful.
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Nov 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/666304609460183040/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Nov 16, 2015

i'm good with any gif where something small happens and is...

i'm good with any gif where something small happens and is followed by a nuclear explosion twitter.com/...
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Nov 16, 2015

me too! this one was hands-full

@sccarmichael me too! this one was hands-full
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Nov 16, 2015

this actually doesn't sound fun at all

@patbits this actually doesn't sound fun at all
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Nov 16, 2015

and you have to be there for that. you can't just be...

@Goldman44 and you have to be there for that. you can't just be blessed and not grateful.
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Nov 16, 2015

These are the things no one tells you in your 20s.

These are the things no one tells you in your 20s.
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Nov 16, 2015

Sneezing with headphones on mass transit is awkward because...

Sneezing with headphones on mass transit is awkward because what if someone blesses me and I don't hear? So I do a kind of thankful “ahm.”
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Nov 16, 2015

Everyone is so focused on their own narrative that they...

Everyone is so focused on their own narrative that they forget to consider all the wonderful things that jet fuel *does* melt.
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Nov 15, 2015

turn around and go home

@bn2b turn around and go home
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Nov 15, 2015

in the 70s my great aunt buried $20k in a chicken at...

@leahfinnegan in the 70s my great aunt buried $20k in a chicken at midnight and wore a wire later to gather evidence against the gypsy
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Nov 15, 2015

I am LOVING this archive. What a wonderful resource.

@awbjs @anildash I am LOVING this archive. What a wonderful resource.
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Nov 15, 2015

it is! it's just a reminder of what the real low-level work...

@djacobs @anildash it is! it's just a reminder of what the real low-level work is like in a world of six JS frameworks per month.
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Nov 15, 2015

What I love is, “spend a year implementing this 6K of...

@anildash What I love is, “spend a year implementing this 6K of documented code.”
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Nov 15, 2015

nothing changes, but they had a much better excuse

@anildash nothing changes, but they had a much better excuse
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Nov 15, 2015

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/665958302417686531/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Nov 15, 2015

Software history nerds only—a 1980 letter from Xerox to...

Software history nerds only—a 1980 letter from Xerox to Tektronix offering Smalltalk wirfs-brock.com/... via @awbjs
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Nov 15, 2015

Oh, interesting. The global media coverage generates huge...

@spacierarcher Oh, interesting. The global media coverage generates huge FB traffic which generated a product decision.
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Nov 15, 2015

Beirut didn't get Facebook's Safety Check like Paris did...

Beirut didn't get Facebook's Safety Check like Paris did nytimes.com/...
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Nov 15, 2015

i was looking at the API, I think it might be possible to...

@monteiro i was looking at the API, I think it might be possible to automate battledecks
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Nov 15, 2015

i could never surpass the original

@monteiro i could never surpass the original
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Nov 15, 2015

typical slideshare slide https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/6...

typical slideshare slide twitter.com/...
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Nov 15, 2015

what in the world even

@ursonate what in the world even
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Nov 14, 2015

the one where he calls radio shack to ask for goggle by...

@peterrojas @AGoldmund the one where he calls radio shack to ask for goggle by tandy is like my entire life
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Nov 14, 2015

you changed my life

@AGoldmund you changed my life
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Nov 14, 2015

spotify is also strong for prank calls btw, has many of the...

@AGoldmund spotify is also strong for prank calls btw, has many of the classics
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Nov 14, 2015

it's for the typo

@anildash it's for the typo
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Nov 14, 2015

you're sad wrong

you're sad wrong
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Nov 13, 2015

I bet this program will encourage some young trees to...

@anildash @backspace @internetrebecca I bet this program will encourage some young trees to consider careers in STEM
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Nov 13, 2015

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/665306643786153984/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Nov 13, 2015

it was our joke patrick

@patbits it was our joke patrick
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Nov 13, 2015

do u play fantasy skorts

do u play fantasy skorts
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Nov 13, 2015

stop trying to make you happen

stop trying to make you happen
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Nov 13, 2015

your now girlfriend is way cooler

@patbits your now girlfriend is way cooler
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Nov 13, 2015

embedded video is weird

@patbits embedded video is weird
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Nov 13, 2015

i think maybe the words "hackathon" and anything related to...

i think maybe the words "hackathon" and anything related to genitals is kind of hard to handle
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Nov 13, 2015

menstrual hack day http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/a...

menstrual hack day buzzfeed.com/...
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Nov 13, 2015

javascript can do anything now

@etl javascript can do anything now
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Nov 13, 2015

goodbye morning tabs. see you next week, late afternoon...

goodbye morning tabs. see you next week, late afternoon tabs.
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Nov 13, 2015

ulgh they have so much fun and so little shame in California

@phyllisstein ulgh they have so much fun and so little shame in California
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Nov 13, 2015

it was an honest mistake and I pledge to help in the...

@etl it was an honest mistake and I pledge to help in the rebuilding
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Nov 13, 2015

I'm just imagining the moment, you just got back from a...

I'm just imagining the moment, you just got back from a three day offsite with the InBev team, and your scarecrow costume is on your chair.
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Nov 13, 2015

Twitter's threading isn't working so I can't tell if this...

@jackrusher Twitter's threading isn't working so I can't tell if this is a reply or just a general observation but in either case absolutely
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Nov 13, 2015

If @postlightagency gets huge I'm making the executive...

If @postlightagency gets huge I'm making the executive staff dress up like the cast of Hellraiser.
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Nov 13, 2015

maybe shonda rhimes should run yahoo

@patbits maybe shonda rhimes should run yahoo
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Nov 13, 2015

Marissa Mayer made Yahoo's executive team dress up as...

Marissa Mayer made Yahoo's executive team dress up as characters from the Wizard of Oz. recode.net/...
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Nov 12, 2015

its perfect in that photo

@leahfinnegan its perfect in that photo
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Nov 12, 2015

have you seen that video lately it's majestic

@bn2b @redkeg @Choire have you seen that video lately it's majestic
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Nov 12, 2015

choire has a slight tendency to say "come come my lady" in...

@bn2b @redkeg @Choire choire has a slight tendency to say "come come my lady" in conversation and ruining your entire day
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Nov 12, 2015

maybe I locked down notifications too hard

@bn2b maybe I locked down notifications too hard
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Nov 12, 2015

I'm on Android Twitter it doesn't tell me shit.

@bn2b I'm on Android Twitter it doesn't tell me shit.
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Nov 12, 2015

that should be enough for anybody

@margarita that should be enough for anybody
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Nov 12, 2015

It would be pretty crazy if Twitter notified you about your...

It would be pretty crazy if Twitter notified you about your poll results when the poll completed
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Nov 12, 2015

butterfly is the best song on the album

@redkeg @Choire butterfly is the best song on the album
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Nov 12, 2015

“infinitely non-monolithic” is a beautiful formulation that...

@sanarao @gpena “infinitely non-monolithic” is a beautiful formulation that I will think about for a long time
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Nov 12, 2015

Shooter Jennings (Waylon's son) did a GREAT “You Are My...

Shooter Jennings (Waylon's son) did a GREAT “You Are My Sunshine” open.spotify.com/... & programs BBS door games breakintochat.com/...
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Nov 12, 2015

I like that because those could branch in so many ways

@serifsheriff I like that because those could branch in so many ways
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Nov 12, 2015

I've definitely scrubbed extra hard during bath time...

@shabbychef I've definitely scrubbed extra hard during bath time passive aggressively
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Nov 12, 2015

that is my default dns but I had the exact same range of...

@yagermadden that is my default dns but I had the exact same range of emotions
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Nov 12, 2015

this is how we live now

@worldofchris this is how we live now
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Nov 12, 2015

we have octoalerts printed out around the house

@worldofchris we have octoalerts printed out around the house
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Nov 12, 2015

What is a better term than “recruiting pipeline”? People...

What is a better term than “recruiting pipeline”? People probably shouldn't be in pipelines.
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Nov 12, 2015

octonauts is a military installation that teaches children...

@harrisj octonauts is a military installation that teaches children chain of command, they need to get on the gup
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Nov 12, 2015

We are late for school. “Then where is the pee?” I ask. My...

We are late for school. “Then where is the pee?” I ask. My son points to a wall. Not without ceremony I remove my blazer.
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Nov 12, 2015

“Octonauts is a privilege, not a right,” is something I...

“Octonauts is a privilege, not a right,” is something I just said in a commanding tone to twin four-year-olds.
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Nov 11, 2015

guys i know there are other events that honor bad ideas,...

guys i know there are other events that honor bad ideas, but bad ideas are WORTHLESS. it's shitty implementations that change the world.
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Nov 11, 2015

to be fair it only captures spotify track links

@PJVogt to be fair it only captures spotify track links
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Nov 11, 2015

it's just that one song

@PJVogt it's just that one song
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Nov 11, 2015

i know me too

@tolar i know me too
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Nov 11, 2015

literally every major brand

@jledbetter literally every major brand
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Nov 11, 2015

i was thinking more like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvd...

@jlax i was thinking more like youtube.com/...
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Nov 11, 2015

oh yeah i tried to use a netbook at a yahoo hack day, it...

@fredbenenson @waxpancake oh yeah i tried to use a netbook at a yahoo hack day, it was a disaster
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Nov 11, 2015

i'm sure it will happen organically

@tolar i'm sure it will happen organically
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Nov 11, 2015

honestly though inside of each of us there's a little...

honestly though inside of each of us there's a little publishing industry and a little technology industry, teach them to love one another
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Nov 11, 2015

it's a micro VGA port coming out of a Slackware laptop? it...

@fredbenenson @waxpancake it's a micro VGA port coming out of a Slackware laptop? it worked at drupalcon?
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Nov 11, 2015

at the bad ideas festival i'll bring together leaders in...

at the bad ideas festival i'll bring together leaders in publishing and technology so that they can just beat the shit out of each other
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Nov 11, 2015

at the bad ideas festival, how much should we charge people...

at the bad ideas festival, how much should we charge people to participate in the hack day?
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Nov 11, 2015

maybe betaworks should fund a new email client for macintosh

@McAndrew @anildash @mattcutts maybe betaworks should fund a new email client for macintosh
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Nov 11, 2015

honestly @PostlightAgency has room for 100, the wi-fi, the...

@worrydream @patrickc honestly @PostlightAgency has room for 100, the wi-fi, the catering budget, and the will to do this
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Nov 11, 2015

oh cool another project i never finished

@anildash @mattcutts oh cool another project i never finished
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Nov 11, 2015

i mean it's "quota units" but still and then twitter is...

@anildash @mattcutts i mean it's "quota units" but still and then twitter is like "five tweets a day otherwise you move to ENTERPRISE BIRD"
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Nov 11, 2015

anil do you know how many API requests you can make against...

@anildash @mattcutts anil do you know how many API requests you can make against the Gmail API daily? 1 billion
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Nov 11, 2015

ulgh matt i'm programming against the twitter search api...

@mattcutts @anildash ulgh matt i'm programming against the twitter search api right now why
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Nov 11, 2015

a lot of what i found when i searched was kind...

@MikeIsaac a lot of what i found when i searched was kind of...revealing
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Nov 11, 2015

oh no it's fine

@JPaskin oh no it's fine
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Nov 11, 2015

oh wait it doesn't capture url-shortened links you do have...

@MikeIsaac oh wait it doesn't capture url-shortened links you do have something twitter.com/...
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Nov 11, 2015

it just screen-scrapes twitter's search for spotify links...

it just screen-scrapes twitter's search for spotify links you can see what's up in a search like this: twitter.com/...
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Nov 11, 2015

it only works if you post spotify links no dice...

@MikeIsaac it only works if you post spotify links no dice twitter.com/...
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Nov 11, 2015

i think that is the literal engineering process at square

@jlax i think that is the literal engineering process at square
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Nov 11, 2015

literally just spotify links, nothing complex

@zigged literally just spotify links, nothing complex
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Nov 11, 2015

bad ideas festival workshop: better javascript through...

bad ideas festival workshop: better javascript through orgone therapy
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Nov 11, 2015

you two were the strongest of my sample set

@anildash @maura you two were the strongest of my sample set
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Nov 11, 2015

it only works with spotify i don't think you've posted...

@AGoldmund @PJVogt it only works with spotify i don't think you've posted individual tracks? twitter.com/...
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Nov 11, 2015

at the bad ideas festival everyone will be able to use...

at the bad ideas festival everyone will be able to use their own computer to present
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Nov 11, 2015

i wrote a script that extracts playlists from people's...

i wrote a script that extracts playlists from people's twitter accounts, here's @PJVogt's open.spotify.com/... cc @AGoldmund
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Nov 11, 2015

the internet in my brain is pretty accurate

@bn2b the internet in my brain is pretty accurate
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Nov 11, 2015

goes to show you there are no original bad ideas...

goes to show you there are no original bad ideas twitter.com/...
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Nov 11, 2015

oh don't worry you'll be hosting our diversity seminar at...

@emckean oh don't worry you'll be hosting our diversity seminar at 7:30AM on Sunday
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Nov 11, 2015

guys don't worry the bad ideas festival will be 100% panels

guys don't worry the bad ideas festival will be 100% panels
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Nov 11, 2015

go ahead everyone question the pricing at my registrar of...

go ahead everyone question the pricing at my registrar of choice i live by my own rules
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Nov 11, 2015

i just bought http://badideasfestival.com which, spending...

i just bought badideasfestival.com which, spending $15 on that is a self-fulfilling prophecy kind of.
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Nov 11, 2015

getting you to sponsor is probably a really bad, ah, fuck...

@jenniferdaniel getting you to sponsor is probably a really bad, ah, fuck it, $500 and you get premium placement on the home page
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Nov 11, 2015

i wonder if people are less excited about personal finance...

i wonder if people are less excited about personal finance stuff like mint because there's no middle class
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Nov 11, 2015

“yes you can do accents” would be a good presentation at...

“yes you can do accents” would be a good presentation at the bad ideas festival
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Nov 11, 2015

oh that would have been great

@justinph oh that would have been great
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Nov 11, 2015

it was so neat and felt so productive and then it just...

@510home it was so neat and felt so productive and then it just completely ceased to work at every level
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Nov 11, 2015

remember how mint made it seem like you could just kind of...

remember how mint made it seem like you could just kind of mess with pie charts and retire
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Nov 11, 2015

panel: five writers show you their mint accounts

panel: five writers show you their mint accounts
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Nov 11, 2015

honestly it would just be the same as the good ideas...

honestly it would just be the same as the good ideas festival just more honest about the outcomes
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Nov 11, 2015

besides sxsw

besides sxsw
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Nov 11, 2015

someone should throw a bad ideas festival

someone should throw a bad ideas festival
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Nov 11, 2015

”why do we throw meat at our parents“ panel discussion at...

”why do we throw meat at our parents“
panel discussion at the new yorker ideas festival
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Nov 11, 2015

it's really just a person throwing processed meat on...

it's really just a person throwing processed meat on another person twitter.com/...
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Nov 11, 2015

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/664593098048208896/photo/1

twitter.com/...
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Nov 11, 2015

time won't pass itself

@Lee_Ars time won't pass itself
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Nov 11, 2015

Hitler's baby shoes, never worn.

Hitler's baby shoes, never worn.
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Nov 11, 2015

but the cure is worse than the disease

@jackrusher but the cure is worse than the disease
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Nov 11, 2015

When friends from the EU throw kids’ birthday parties, the...

When friends from the EU throw kids’ birthday parties, the first thing they tell you when you get there is that they are serving cookies.
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Nov 11, 2015

this feeling is familiar to me

@peterwayner this feeling is familiar to me
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Nov 11, 2015

Here is an argument over whether it's correct or not to say...

Here is an argument over whether it's correct or not to say that LISP is a language where “everything is a list.” news.ycombinator.com/...
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Nov 11, 2015

I am late to review this but Finn is correct.

@jeb @yacomink @finn I am late to review this but Finn is correct.
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Nov 11, 2015

“remember your training, Ford” (anthologizes tiny factoids...

@rustyk5 @lauraolin @tinysubversions “remember your training, Ford” (anthologizes tiny factoids into ironic narratives) “remember your TRAI—
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Nov 10, 2015

Meanwhile Facebook identifies which asteroids are likely...

Meanwhile Facebook identifies which asteroids are likely inhabitable.
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Nov 10, 2015

Hug your children 6% harder tonight everybody.

Hug your children 6% harder tonight everybody.
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Nov 10, 2015

no exactly whenever they do that I just get so incredibly...

@internetrebecca @harrisj no exactly whenever they do that I just get so incredibly happy
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Nov 10, 2015

when the GOP can make a good web anything the Internet is...

@harrisj @internetrebecca when the GOP can make a good web anything the Internet is over
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Nov 10, 2015

listen guys GOP infographics and meme appropriation are...

@harrisj @internetrebecca listen guys GOP infographics and meme appropriation are like the only internet thing left to me
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Nov 10, 2015

We were all wrong also the world is doomed...

We were all wrong also the world is doomed
techcrunch.com/...
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Nov 10, 2015

lolol

@jcn lolol
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Nov 10, 2015

no it was at the new school

@jcn no it was at the new school
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Nov 10, 2015

I talked about a thing and had some drinks, everyone was...

I talked about a thing and had some drinks, everyone was chill.
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Nov 10, 2015

that looks like you are headed somewhere great!

@harper @tolar that looks like you are headed somewhere great!
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Nov 10, 2015

I love that place!

@tolar I love that place!
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Nov 10, 2015

a large modernist theater so yes

@RakiahNoari a large modernist theater so yes
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Nov 10, 2015

kapie I don't have a personality

@katienotopoulos kapie I don't have a personality
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Nov 10, 2015

I am eavesdropping. The hot gossip is that people are...

I am eavesdropping. The hot gossip is that people are looking for opportunities and some people have opportunities to share but it's uneven.
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Nov 10, 2015

I should be networking.

I should be networking.
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Nov 10, 2015

My headshot is on a screen and no longer accurate, which...

My headshot is on a screen and no longer accurate, which makes it a headshat.
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Nov 10, 2015

Here is a photo of the place I am....

Here is a photo of the place I am. twitter.com/...
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Nov 10, 2015

TBD

TBD
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Nov 10, 2015

It is called Design Driven and sponsored by @firstmarkcap...

It is called Design Driven and sponsored by @firstmarkcap and held at the New School and everyone is very nice so far.
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Nov 10, 2015

I know I should be more specific.

I know I should be more specific.
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Nov 10, 2015

I am at this thing where I will talk about stuff.

I am at this thing where I will talk about stuff.
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Nov 10, 2015

because then it's froblematic

@elizabethminkel because then it's froblematic
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Nov 10, 2015

the question is, is fantitlement a form of frivelege?

@elizabethminkel the question is, is fantitlement a form of frivelege?
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Nov 10, 2015

This is a very interesting help-wanted ad if you like web...

This is a very interesting help-wanted ad if you like web things and stacks twitter.com/...
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Nov 10, 2015

write more about fantitlement

@elizabethminkel write more about fantitlement
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Nov 10, 2015

thank you michael

@miketcope thank you michael
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Nov 10, 2015

your tilde site was so good and i loved it

@lindseyweber your tilde site was so good and i loved it
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Nov 10, 2015

if we wing it hard enough WE CAN FLY

@garychou if we wing it hard enough WE CAN FLY
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Nov 10, 2015

and bad writing

@ckoerner and bad writing
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Nov 10, 2015

also how is “bottling” a thing? is the UK really much of a...

also how is “bottling” a thing? is the UK really much of a mess? because bottling is supposed to mean putting fluids IN a bottle.
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Nov 10, 2015

so @garychou is our first speaker and we're like “gary we...

so @garychou is our first speaker and we're like “gary we are totally winging this” and he's like “LET'S WING IT TOGETHER” i like gary
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Nov 10, 2015

also he was on some game show but more importantly this was...

@ftrain also he was on some game show but more importantly this was all due to wattpad
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Nov 10, 2015

reddit is somehow not yet involved

@ftrain reddit is somehow not yet involved
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Nov 10, 2015

a guy wrote something on wattpad and a woman criticized it...

a guy wrote something on wattpad and a woman criticized it so he traveled 500 miles to hit her with a bottle dailymail.co.uk/...
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Nov 10, 2015

its too covered with trophies and bills anyway

@patbits its too covered with trophies and bills anyway
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Nov 10, 2015

good tweet kid here's your 🏆

@leahfinnegan good tweet kid here's your 🏆
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Nov 10, 2015

The idea of a “generation” is just more baby-boomer...

The idea of a “generation” is just more baby-boomer bullshit.
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Nov 9, 2015

this is cool as hell. thanks for the kind words too.

@circleci @tvachon this is cool as hell. thanks for the kind words too.
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Nov 9, 2015

speakers gonna speak http://www.meetup.com/Postlight/events/...

speakers gonna speak meetup.com/...
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Nov 9, 2015

bought my wedding suit at Attire Fire (where the deals...

@matt_levine @JPaskin bought my wedding suit at Attire Fire (where the deals can't be extinguished) it was the best purchase of my life
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Nov 9, 2015

I pretty much only shop at Pants Bucket.

@JPaskin I pretty much only shop at Pants Bucket.
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Nov 9, 2015

I was just thinking of an American remake of Totoro, it...

I was just thinking of an American remake of Totoro, it would just be Totoro fleeing enraged hunters while Catbus is dismantled for Catuber.
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Nov 9, 2015

and when you are all done you package it all into a...

@harrisj and when you are all done you package it all into a jar...jar file [death star explodes]
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Nov 8, 2015

I erased that tweet I realized that Sunday night is no time...

@tcarmody I erased that tweet I realized that Sunday night is no time for economics Twitter.
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Nov 8, 2015

The Internet saved American jobs. It saved them for robots.

The Internet saved American jobs. It saved them for robots.
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Nov 8, 2015

It's a very regressive outrage. I mean one of the things...

@baconmeteor @tqbf It's a very regressive outrage. I mean one of the things startups do is turn everyone into contractors.
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Nov 8, 2015

this is an 8-year-plus bugbear for him, unions bug the shit...

@baconmeteor this is an 8-year-plus bugbear for him, unions bug the shit out of the guy paulgraham.com/...
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Nov 8, 2015

I want to host a meetup I love it so.

@harrisj I want to host a meetup I love it so.
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Nov 8, 2015

Any industry that still has employees has potential energy...

Any industry that still has employees has potential energy that could be released by startups.
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Nov 8, 2015

Knausgård is the best blogger alive.

Knausgård is the best blogger alive.
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Nov 8, 2015

don't quit! you're almost there!

@harrisj don't quit! you're almost there!
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Nov 8, 2015

See, it works for everyone!

@theRightSteph See, it works for everyone!
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Nov 8, 2015

Twitter should give real celebrities red checkmarks so that...

Twitter should give real celebrities red checkmarks so that you don't keep getting your hopes up about media people.
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Nov 8, 2015

This video is EXACTLY what the New Testament is about,...

This video is EXACTLY what the New Testament is about, bringing a gun to a corporate coffee chain facebook.com/...
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Nov 8, 2015

If Twitter made a car it would have 50 horns but no wheels.

If Twitter made a car it would have 50 horns but no wheels.
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Nov 8, 2015

Why is no one talking about the Facebook car?

Why is no one talking about the Facebook car?
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Nov 8, 2015

not that I know of although that is on my TOREAD

@NedWhitman not that I know of although that is on my TOREAD
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Nov 7, 2015

no i was in upstate New York, they were far away, I bought...

@energyovertime no i was in upstate New York, they were far away, I bought CDs
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Nov 7, 2015

legos for education 800 piece + lego small house bases

@djacobs @ianadelman legos for education 800 piece + lego small house bases
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Nov 7, 2015

you can buy a DVD player for $18 new but a pile of plastic...

@ianadelman you can buy a DVD player for $18 new but a pile of plastic is $75
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Nov 7, 2015

i just gave up and ordered legos

@ianadelman i just gave up and ordered legos
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Nov 7, 2015

wait have you seen computer chess this is the exact plot

@mattcutts wait have you seen computer chess this is the exact plot
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Nov 7, 2015

kapie is a fucking toilet person but hoooooooly shit this...

@katienotopoulos @aarontweets kapie is a fucking toilet person but hoooooooly shit this is an excellent tweet
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Nov 7, 2015

i missed this tweet when i unfollowed

@katienotopoulos i missed this tweet when i unfollowed
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Nov 7, 2015

every day i pray for your podcast

@katienotopoulos every day i pray for your podcast
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Nov 7, 2015

i was here before you and i'll be here when you're dead

@katienotopoulos i was here before you and i'll be here when you're dead
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Nov 7, 2015

then you probably gave her a real PISS-STASH-IO

@katienotopoulos then you probably gave her a real PISS-STASH-IO
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Nov 7, 2015

did you drain them into a PEE CAN?

@katienotopoulos did you drain them into a PEE CAN?
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Nov 7, 2015

PERFECT PROGRAMMING METAPHOR https://twitter.com/ftrain/stat...

PERFECT PROGRAMMING METAPHOR twitter.com/...
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Nov 7, 2015

HEY KIDS https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/66310708952344985...

HEY KIDS twitter.com/...
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Nov 7, 2015

these ecologically sound legos invoke all the fun of the...

these ecologically sound legos invoke all the fun of the film “dark city” colors-cc.net/...
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Nov 7, 2015

oh i'm pretending this never happened

@redkeg @ajc308 oh i'm pretending this never happened
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Nov 7, 2015

Well-known jewelry-seller offers Star Wars jewelry...

Well-known jewelry-seller offers Star Wars jewelry because...♫Every Sith begins with Kay♫ kay.com/... (thanks @redkeg)
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Nov 7, 2015

oh no i'm doubling down on this

@redkeg oh no i'm doubling down on this
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Nov 7, 2015

Every Sith begins with Kay.

@redkeg Every Sith begins with Kay.
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Nov 7, 2015

just went down the rabbit hole of alternative generic...

just went down the rabbit hole of alternative generic lego-style brick web discussions
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Nov 7, 2015

Here is the sexing ribbon http://www.quirkspace.com/booniver...

Here is the sexing ribbon quirkspace.com/...
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Nov 7, 2015

and you can't spell TED without the D

@monteiro and you can't spell TED without the D
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Nov 7, 2015

When an American says, “There is no ‘I’ in ‘team’,“ does a...

When an American says, “There is no ‘I’ in ‘team’,“ does a UK person think “but there is ‘tea’”? This was hard to punctuate on a phone.
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Nov 7, 2015

I just found myself wishing townies would sneak in and...

@mariabustillos @ntabebe I just found myself wishing townies would sneak in and pickpocket everyone
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Nov 7, 2015

which is kind of fair to believe in at Yale

@mariabustillos @ntabebe which is kind of fair to believe in at Yale
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Nov 7, 2015

college students don't know its risk-free though, it's life...

@mariabustillos @ntabebe college students don't know its risk-free though, it's life and death and they believe in vast conspiracies
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Nov 7, 2015

the article neglects to mention that they were in a vending...

@Lee_Ars the article neglects to mention that they were in a vending machine
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Nov 7, 2015

Where does an astronaut lock away her emotions? In a space...

Where does an astronaut lock away her emotions? In a space safe.
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Nov 7, 2015

use out-of-box everything, get good at the #+OPTIONS lines...

@kjhealy @harrisj use out-of-box everything, get good at the #+OPTIONS lines up top, have as few files as possible
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Nov 7, 2015

wikipedia timeline of members of the la's...

wikipedia timeline of members of the la's twitter.com/...
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Nov 7, 2015

lol this is a very good point

@peterwayner lol this is a very good point
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Nov 7, 2015

o m f g this is a gift thank you

@memefan2000 o m f g this is a gift thank you
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Nov 7, 2015

“She is described on the site as ‘a bitter woman who is...

“She is described on the site as ‘a bitter woman who is angry that she has achieved nothing in life.’”
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Nov 7, 2015

“Mr. Ovsishcher successfully fought an eviction suit a few...

“Mr. Ovsishcher successfully fought an eviction suit a few years ago that was sparked by his need for an emotional support dog.”
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Nov 7, 2015

“If I call the president of the company a pirate, I don’t...

“If I call the president of the company a pirate, I don’t know if it’s slander.”
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Nov 7, 2015

NYC condo board president uses “drones to search for...

NYC condo board president uses “drones to search for unregistered air-conditioners in windows.” nytimes.com/...
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Nov 7, 2015

just apply! We are glad to hear from everyone and if its...

@mattgrommes just apply! We are glad to hear from everyone and if its not the right fit today we know what you can do for tomorrow.
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Nov 6, 2015

and yes I've linked to this before but a bean like that you...

and yes I've linked to this before but a bean like that you don't tweet all at once
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Nov 6, 2015

i needed a convenient proxy factory bean superclass for...

i needed a convenient proxy factory bean superclass for proxy factory beans that create only singletons and then—docs.spring.io/...
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Nov 6, 2015

maybe we should take down the Patrick Nagel prints?

@Maggie maybe we should take down the Patrick Nagel prints?
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Nov 6, 2015

“Building a modern decentralized development team using...

@mik3cap @finn “Building a modern decentralized development team using cutting-edge Perl,” by Finn Smith, Master of Tools.
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Nov 6, 2015

i swear to god finn if you don't stfu I will invite you to...

@finn i swear to god finn if you don't stfu I will invite you to give a brown bag talk
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Nov 6, 2015

This is one of the best examples I've ever seen of why it's...

This is one of the best examples I've ever seen of why it's so important to comment your source code bloomberg.com/...
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Nov 6, 2015

I put in a SPOILER ALERT.

I put in a SPOILER ALERT.
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Nov 6, 2015

My single greatest Internet accomplishment was creating the...

My single greatest Internet accomplishment was creating the Bartleby the Scrivener Wikipedia page in 2004. en.wikipedia.org/...
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Nov 6, 2015

fun fact I created the first Bartleby the Scrivener...

@drunkenbee fun fact I created the first Bartleby the Scrivener wikipedia page, of which i will be forever proud en.wikipedia.org/...
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Nov 6, 2015

Yes! Please send me an email to paul.ford@postlight.com and...

@SuMastodon Yes! Please send me an email to paul.ford@postlight.com and I'll route accordingly.
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Nov 6, 2015

i have NO IDEA but you can totally send me an email about...

@_cynar i have NO IDEA but you can totally send me an email about where you are and where you want to go and then I'll know what you are abt
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Nov 6, 2015

Right I should also include this link to our careers page:...

Right I should also include this link to our careers page: postlight.recruiterbox.com
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Nov 6, 2015

she threw that party!

@patbits she threw that party!
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Nov 6, 2015

that looks like texas

@amyhoy that looks like texas
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Nov 6, 2015

to be clear our first hire was a director of HR and she's...

to be clear our first hire was a director of HR and she's KILLING it
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Nov 6, 2015

i've been studying how to recruit a diverse team for...

i've been studying how to recruit a diverse team for @postlightagency and most of the strategies out there are like twitter.com/...
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Nov 6, 2015

Maybe they should rename OpenBSD to CassandraOS, because...

Maybe they should rename OpenBSD to CassandraOS, because they keep warning us and we never listen.
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Nov 6, 2015

whatever it is, it's only $25 and it will make you happy,...

@patbits whatever it is, it's only $25 and it will make you happy, so absolutely
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Nov 6, 2015

it's a fun world

@D5AA96 it's a fun world
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Nov 6, 2015

and dudes like me to go “oh that's terrible” and then...

@D5AA96 and dudes like me to go “oh that's terrible” and then return to my speaker notes
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Nov 6, 2015

oh yeah MANY of the ladies who go to nerd conferences have...

@D5AA96 oh yeah MANY of the ladies who go to nerd conferences have horrible stories about familiar figures that they shrug off
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Nov 6, 2015

oh jeez http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=6907&cpage=1#comment-16508...

@D5AA96 oh jeez #comment-1650807" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=6907&cpage=1#comment-1650807
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Nov 6, 2015

being an asshole i mean tbh “what's the story morning...

@djacobs @laura_june @max_read @tomscocca being an asshole i mean tbh “what's the story morning glory” has not aged as well as he has
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Nov 6, 2015

That's the thing, he genuinely works at it, you can see him...

@tomscocca That's the thing, he genuinely works at it, you can see him really working up to some of the better bon mots.
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Nov 6, 2015

I mean from his perspective this is basically a charitable...

@jackrusher I mean from his perspective this is basically a charitable assessment.
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Nov 6, 2015

I just appreciate that his craft is being a complete and...

@tomscocca I just appreciate that his craft is being a complete and utter shithead whenever possible and he's been with it for DECADES.
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Nov 6, 2015

right or a desk calendar

@notreallyjcm right or a desk calendar
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Nov 6, 2015

Noel Gallagher is a colossal dick and I think Oasis was...

Noel Gallagher is a colossal dick and I think Oasis was bullshit but this interview made me laugh out loud esquire.co.uk/...
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Nov 5, 2015

no no i had the same set of confusions like an hour ago...

@jcsalterego no no i had the same set of confusions like an hour ago which is why i asked. it's communicated in a rather quiet way.
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Nov 5, 2015

it works fine, it just returns zero results because i'm...

@jcsalterego it works fine, it just returns zero results because i'm looking specifically for links to one site and there are none recent
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Nov 5, 2015

using their oauth tool to generate curl requests to "GET...

@jcsalterego using their oauth tool to generate curl requests to "GET search/tweets"
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Nov 5, 2015

like, they *say* you have to pay for old tweets, i was just...

@jcsalterego like, they *say* you have to pay for old tweets, i was just wondering if there was some thing i didn't know
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Nov 5, 2015

no no i'm like, doing it with curl and i'm authed and it's...

@jcsalterego no no i'm like, doing it with curl and i'm authed and it's def not going back past 7 days (which is what they say is the max)
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Nov 5, 2015

honestly tonight they had dinner and we chatted, watched 20...

@hubs @maureenflaherty honestly tonight they had dinner and we chatted, watched 20 minutes of a video about salt, read, and they went to bed
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Nov 5, 2015

they look nice tho

@Chanders they look nice tho
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Nov 5, 2015

wait really? it says seven days max and i'm only seeing...

@jcsalterego wait really? it says seven days max and i'm only seeing seven days max.
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Nov 5, 2015

it's such an amazing thing

@laura_june it's such an amazing thing
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Nov 5, 2015

I can't get back past a week for some reason :(

@jcsalterego I can't get back past a week for some reason :(
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Nov 5, 2015

Is there a way in the regular or streaming Twitter APIs to...

Is there a way in the regular or streaming Twitter APIs to do historical tweet search without paying for GNIP? Not complaining—making sure.
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Nov 5, 2015

oh wow this has happened to me SO MANY TIMES

@sanarao oh wow this has happened to me SO MANY TIMES
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Nov 5, 2015

ad agency against spec work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

ad agency against spec work youtube.com/...
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Nov 5, 2015

I read up on it every week and lurk on IRC it looks like so...

@loltimo @joXn @dtm609 I read up on it every week and lurk on IRC it looks like so much fun.
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Nov 5, 2015

art dept is killing it right now

@NewRepublic art dept is killing it right now
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Nov 5, 2015

their way of gently telling you you're using it wrong

@waxpancake their way of gently telling you you're using it wrong
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Nov 5, 2015

I can make that joke, I'm a co-founder.

I can make that joke, I'm a co-founder.
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Nov 5, 2015

My phone just auto-corrected “co-founder” to “do-gooder,”...

My phone just auto-corrected “co-founder” to “do-gooder,” which is hard to fault because the entire tech industry makes the same mistake.
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Nov 5, 2015

are you using magit? it's such a good friend in times of...

@harrisj are you using magit? it's such a good friend in times of need
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Nov 5, 2015

Some of the best women I know are programmers.

Some of the best women I know are programmers.
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Nov 5, 2015

its just weird to see it as news

@jackrusher its just weird to see it as news
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Nov 5, 2015

market and chill

@Choire market and chill
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Nov 5, 2015

I know it really puts things into perspective

@amyhoy I know it really puts things into perspective
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Nov 5, 2015

you are in for a treat

@amyhoy you are in for a treat
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Nov 5, 2015

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5194018 its worse than you...

@bn2b m.huffpost.com/... its worse than you could ever imagine
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Nov 5, 2015

the one where he told you how to hit on women in elevators...

@amyhoy the one where he told you how to hit on women in elevators or the one where he said he was the god pan reincarnated
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Nov 5, 2015

I think Harper's once tried to make Tom Frank read the...

@Tyrangiel I think Harper's once tried to make Tom Frank read the entire tax code
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Nov 5, 2015

I agree that I have unusual tolerances.

@Tyrangiel I agree that I have unusual tolerances.
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Nov 5, 2015

tbh I would read this, this actually looks pretty good to...

@Tyrangiel tbh I would read this, this actually looks pretty good to me and I'd learn a lot about international trade
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Nov 5, 2015

THOSE comments tho

@D5AA96 THOSE comments tho
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Nov 5, 2015

This comment thread, what a world...

This comment thread, what a world esr.ibiblio.org
➛
Nov 5, 2015

it really was!

@allenpg it really was!
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Nov 5, 2015

I know we've been talking about how software is culture for...

I know we've been talking about how software is culture for decades but it is pretty weird when it actually happens.
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Nov 5, 2015

esr thinks SJWs wanted to honeypot Linus, emacs is getting...

esr thinks SJWs wanted to honeypot Linus, emacs is getting a code of conduct, and Perl6 will ship, the cathedral is fucking bizarre.
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Nov 5, 2015

yeah but emacs is getting a code of conduct! WHAT A WORLD.

@anildash @harrisj yeah but emacs is getting a code of conduct! WHAT A WORLD.
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Nov 5, 2015

Some days you just want to git reset --hard the world.

Some days you just want to git reset --hard the world.
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Nov 5, 2015

What is happening http://nymag.com/following/2015/11/this-th...

What is happening nymag.com/...
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Nov 5, 2015

relax, 20 years of relentless praise has done nothing to...

@mala @Suw relax, 20 years of relentless praise has done nothing to mitigate my self-loathing
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Nov 5, 2015

I was just so amazed when they emailed it

@yoz I was just so amazed when they emailed it
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Nov 4, 2015

I hadn't that's nice

@reppep I hadn't that's nice
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Nov 4, 2015

plus the sense of death just slightly at bay to add some...

@jordne plus the sense of death just slightly at bay to add some tension
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Nov 4, 2015

Yes god has burdened the afflicted with bursting pustules...

Yes god has burdened the afflicted with bursting pustules and death, but otoh this is a great time to paint the kitchen and play videogames.
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Nov 4, 2015

Do you ever read plague-ey things like The Decameron or...

Do you ever read plague-ey things like The Decameron or Journal of the Plague Year and think, that sounds kind of neat?
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Nov 4, 2015

lolol i don't mind. i'm sort of used to it.

@SrPablo lolol i don't mind. i'm sort of used to it.
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Nov 4, 2015

i worry constantly it's wonderful

@patbits @LesHorn i worry constantly it's wonderful
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Nov 4, 2015

My new gym is so snooty they don't have an Android app.

My new gym is so snooty they don't have an Android app.
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Nov 4, 2015

this is good preparation for the future of the brands

@anildash @jennschiffer this is good preparation for the future of the brands
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Nov 4, 2015

My overall Twitter aesthetic is humblecore.

My overall Twitter aesthetic is humblecore.
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Nov 4, 2015

what kid wouldn't want to live under the stairs?

@Cruftbox @anildash what kid wouldn't want to live under the stairs?
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Nov 4, 2015

bloomberg already has that in the budget

@ProfJeffJarvis bloomberg already has that in the budget
➛
Nov 4, 2015

I just need to stop the violence for 20 minutes

@Urbablurb I just need to stop the violence for 20 minutes
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Nov 4, 2015

it's sooooo good too bad it won't happen again until they...

@anildash it's sooooo good too bad it won't happen again until they are ten
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Nov 4, 2015

true—redeye from Portland is a rich sensory experience

@Tyrangiel true—redeye from Portland is a rich sensory experience
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Nov 4, 2015

thanks that feels normal

@luckycloud thanks that feels normal
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Nov 4, 2015

gotta respect the skill of the puppeteers who control jimmy...

@robleathern gotta respect the skill of the puppeteers who control jimmy fallon
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Nov 4, 2015

But to be fair they love watching TV and they love...

But to be fair they love watching TV and they love breakfast and the fact that I combined these was almost too much for them to handle.
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Nov 4, 2015

So I could shower I told my kids they could eat cereal...

So I could shower I told my kids they could eat cereal while watching TV, and my son gasped in wonder, like I'd told him he could fly.
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Nov 4, 2015

Achievement 2 of 2: I took the redeye back, landed at 5am,...

Achievement 2 of 2: I took the redeye back, landed at 5am, went home, saw my wife off to work on time, and took the kids to pre-k by 8:10.
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Nov 4, 2015

Achievement 1 of 2: I spoke at Mozilla's View Source...

Achievement 1 of 2: I spoke at Mozilla's View Source conference about “The state of the web” and not one person stood and yelled FRAUD.
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Nov 4, 2015

this is good and interesting. the internet talks a lot of...

@drunkenbee this is good and interesting. the internet talks a lot of shit.
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Nov 3, 2015

Oh wow this redeye between PDX and JFK stops in Phoenix I...

Oh wow this redeye between PDX and JFK stops in Phoenix I am honestly a very poor planner at times.
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Nov 3, 2015

I know but macklemore is the most problematic fave

@indiemaiden @patbits I know but macklemore is the most problematic fave
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Nov 3, 2015

because i love the smell of burning world

@joshin4colours because i love the smell of burning world
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Nov 3, 2015

Remember on http://tilde.club when we used broadcast...

Remember on tilde.club when we used broadcast messaging straight from bash? Because you used to wall me on a shell clone.
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Nov 3, 2015

thank you! Say hi if u see me

@helenvholmes thank you! Say hi if u see me
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Nov 3, 2015

“Notes on Twitter Hearts” @pdavies...

“Notes on Twitter Hearts” @pdavies @pete/notes-on-twitter-hearts-d72274594189" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@pete/notes-on-twitter-hearts-d72274594189
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Nov 3, 2015

This is my consumer digital products consumer panic world...

This is my consumer digital products consumer panic world series I want it to go on forever
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Nov 3, 2015

*fav guy* my stars!

*fav guy* my stars!
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Nov 3, 2015

Oregon CPA conference at this hotel kicked off right at 8am

Oregon CPA conference at this hotel kicked off right at 8am
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Nov 3, 2015

but everything was my favorite

but everything was my favorite
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Nov 3, 2015

sorry it was right there

@HeyVeronica sorry it was right there
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Nov 3, 2015

then you're doing great!

@HeyVeronica then you're doing great!
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Nov 3, 2015

meanwhile at facebook [CUT TO ENORMOUS GEODESIC DOME ON...

meanwhile at facebook [CUT TO ENORMOUS GEODESIC DOME ON MOON]
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Nov 3, 2015

a genuinely interesting and challenging decision would've...

a genuinely interesting and challenging decision would've been to retroactively erase all of your favorites and force you to re-earn hearts
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Nov 3, 2015

this heart thing is a totally sensible product decision for...

this heart thing is a totally sensible product decision for making a global consumer product that even the dumbest people can understand
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Nov 3, 2015

imagine the heart-shaped meetings

imagine the heart-shaped meetings
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Nov 3, 2015

ulgh i tried to fave this but there are these hearts...

@s_m_i ulgh i tried to fave this but there are these hearts everywhere
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Nov 3, 2015

Achievement unlocked.

Achievement unlocked.
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Nov 3, 2015

open source wakes up

@waxpancake open source wakes up
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Nov 3, 2015

Paul are you a pharmacist

@PaulM Paul are you a pharmacist
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Nov 3, 2015

will ping! Can't remember when flight is.

@mathowie will ping! Can't remember when flight is.
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Nov 3, 2015

my wife started a new job so my schedule is really dumb

@mathowie my wife started a new job so my schedule is really dumb
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Nov 3, 2015

I think sleep is coming now.

I think sleep is coming now.
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Nov 3, 2015

excellent advice I would likely greatly enjoy that book

@karenkho excellent advice I would likely greatly enjoy that book
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Nov 3, 2015

I'm not really here. But I'm at conference which is at the...

@sixfoot6 I'm not really here. But I'm at conference which is at the armory? But I feel guilty when I leave a venue.
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Nov 3, 2015

Because like an idiot I'm taking a redeye back tomorrow so...

Because like an idiot I'm taking a redeye back tomorrow so that maybe I can take the kids to school in the morning.
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Nov 3, 2015

I am going to wake up no earlier than 530AM PST. I can do...

I am going to wake up no earlier than 530AM PST. I can do this. Just for today.
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Nov 3, 2015

(Portland is providing some excellent white noise right now...

(Portland is providing some excellent white noise right now but come on what other color of noise do they have here.)
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Nov 3, 2015

I went to Powell's and bought a Melville House book on...

I went to Powell's and bought a Melville House book on economics which I am just about to read. I also have both the fan on and window open.
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Nov 3, 2015

I also finished my conference deck tonight to cut stress...

I also finished my conference deck tonight to cut stress and talked with my kids on hangout. I cut caffeine after 2pm. I pre-registered.
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Nov 3, 2015

I drank two beers and took two Benadryl and I forgave...

I drank two beers and took two Benadryl and I forgave myself at least three major life-inadequacies. But that's just a start.
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Nov 3, 2015

So I'm in Portland, OR, from NYC, to speak at a conference,...

So I'm in Portland, OR, from NYC, to speak at a conference, and I'm going to attempt the ultimate dad move, which is to sleep beyond 3:30AM.
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Nov 3, 2015

Then, in 2017, came the Candytown riots.

Then, in 2017, came the Candytown riots.
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Nov 2, 2015

this is really extraordinary

@redkeg this is really extraordinary
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Nov 2, 2015

nah not buying it. Marketing is more powerful than the...

@patbits nah not buying it. Marketing is more powerful than the force.
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Nov 1, 2015

I like the part of packing where you dress yourself in...

I like the part of packing where you dress yourself in abstract multiples. “4 pair socks for feet, 4 pair underwear, 2 pair jeans for legs.”
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Nov 1, 2015

7am flights seem practical when you schedule them, then the...

7am flights seem practical when you schedule them, then the night before you're staring at a damp sweater drying next to a carry-on bag.
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Nov 1, 2015

oh wow i just remembered a gmail label that i haven't...

@waldojaquith @digiphile oh wow i just remembered a gmail label that i haven't looked at in some time
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Nov 1, 2015

jon at this stage i take my ships of theseus where i find em

@jlax jon at this stage i take my ships of theseus where i find em
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Nov 1, 2015

my point is that everyone is wrong and we should all be...

@digiphile @waldojaquith my point is that everyone is wrong and we should all be logged into unix boxes using $ wall
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Nov 1, 2015

but he's right just because something works for a couple...

@jlax but he's right just because something works for a couple years doesn't EXACTLY make it a solution in our stupid broken world
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Nov 1, 2015

“My cats are healthy and stay indoors.” “How very lucky for...

“My cats are healthy and stay indoors.” “How very lucky for you. I hope you are prepared for INFINITE CAT CANCER HOLOCAUST.”
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Nov 1, 2015

i love this https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/66090571611129...

i love this twitter.com/...
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Nov 1, 2015

it's a shame we're having this conversation on...

@knowtheory @jennschiffer it's a shame we're having this conversation on twitter.com i wish there was a way you could simply cha
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Nov 1, 2015

That sound you hear is a thousand new media studies...

@worrydream That sound you hear is a thousand new media studies professors updating their syllabi.
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Nov 1, 2015

i've been reading the perl6 logs they're so fun

@knowtheory @jennschiffer i've been reading the perl6 logs they're so fun
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Nov 1, 2015

it's the greatest way to learn a technology though because...

@knowtheory @jennschiffer it's the greatest way to learn a technology though because people talk about idioms and share lore
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Nov 1, 2015

Last 2 things: Zero discoverability for conversations. And...

@jennschiffer Last 2 things: Zero discoverability for conversations. And log formatting ALWAYS sucks so you can't get your bearings.
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Nov 1, 2015

"IRC is a chat network where the best communities work...

@jennschiffer "IRC is a chat network where the best communities work together and share knowledge. It takes 10 minutes to learn."—No one
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Nov 1, 2015

these are the good docs http://www.irchelp.org/ but where...

@jennschiffer these are the good docs irchelp.org but where do you start
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Nov 1, 2015

also bots are screaming at you all the time and you have no...

@jennschiffer also bots are screaming at you all the time and you have no idea what is human or not
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Nov 1, 2015

Once you log in you are going to do something wrong and you...

@jennschiffer Once you log in you are going to do something wrong and you will feel like a loser and every time you do anything it tattles.
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Nov 1, 2015

Docs are insane, INSANE, INSANE. Native clients are weird...

@jennschiffer Docs are insane, INSANE, INSANE. Native clients are weird and janky. You never know when you're public or private.
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Nov 1, 2015

i went through this myself and also helping people on...

@jennschiffer i went through this myself and also helping people on tilde.club; huge barriers include
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Nov 1, 2015

he would have loved the content he inspired

@leahfinnegan he would have loved the content he inspired
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Nov 1, 2015

Last night I stayed home, had a couple drinks, and made a...

Last night I stayed home, had a couple drinks, and made a big pile of old newspapers, but no one recognized my George Bell costume.
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Nov 1, 2015

oh wow those look...soft

@Choire oh wow those look...soft
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Nov 1, 2015

to do this on a morning where there is like an 120% chance...

@laura_june @jenniferdaniel to do this on a morning where there is like an 120% chance of hangover is basically criminal
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Nov 1, 2015

they are crying because we won't let them eat candy for...

@laura_june @jenniferdaniel they are crying because we won't let them eat candy for breakfast
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