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26 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-26

  • oddly named “Tool to Deceive and Slaughter” is a work of art that tries to sell itself on ebay. http://is.gd/74EAJ (via topsy top links) #

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25 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-25

  • as anouilh wrote in antigone, il faudrait ne jamais devenir grand. or, never grow up! xkcd Children’s Fantasy: awesome! http://is.gd/6ZmqY #

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22 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-22

  • How does BBC have best footage ever, always? filming Cave of Crystals - like an ant walking through a smashed chandelier. http://is.gd/6MJ8Z #
  • a picture is worth… 140 chars! cool project to create MonaTweeta, Mona Lisa encoded in a tweet. http://is.gd/6MYti http://is.gd/6MYFR #
  • old xkcd - dpain over dt. what a treasure trove. i keep kicking myself for missing the book signing+talk i’d PAID for. http://xkcd.com/128/ #
  • the best xkcd ever. pure “romance, math, language” though no sarcasm. Angular Momentum: http://xkcd.com/162/ #
  • beat that apple/google-bing: nokia smartphones get maps+navigation free, pre-loaded, no data connection needed! http://is.gd/6Nk8z #
  • Champagne is not bad on KL 606 SFO-> AMS 5a :) #

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21 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-21

  • when does size matter? cool graph screen resolution, viewing distance and screen size. 1080p matters after 80 inches. http://is.gd/6Hr6Y #
  • google code and sourceforge block access from syria and iran. microsoft codeplex is open to all. free as in FREEDOM guys. http://is.gd/6KC4O #

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20 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-20

  • london girl to marry her laptop. documentary video. nobody does deadpan like the brits! http://is.gd/6E7nn (via topsy top links) #

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19 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-19

  • thunder lightning hail in SF #

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18 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-18

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17 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-17

  • most truffle dishes in top restaurants are flavoured with synthetic “truffle” oil. old nytimes article: http://is.gd/6pGv5 #
  • NOW will Wallonie un-ban Firefox?? La France et l’Allemagne déconseillent … d’Internet Explorer http://is.gd/6pJbn http://is.gd/6pJmQ #
  • MI6 recruitment ad for spies in the Economist: “Where else could you barter in a bazaar, expose a terrorist network and brief Whitehall?” #
  • NYT->google:”If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place” http://is.gd/6qpb3 #
  • @cyantist i love how japan has figured out non-verbal methods of getting everything done. have you met a ramen-ticket vending-machine yet? #
  • everyone HAS to read Clay Shirky’s “Rant About Women”. i have wanted to write something like this many times. terrific. http://is.gd/6qsT0 #
  • clay shirky++ “men are better [than women] at being arrogant, less concerned about people thinking we’re stupid”. http://is.gd/6qsT0 #
  • @cyantist one of my best soba lunches: shinjuku place packed with sararimen. get ticket from vending machine, exchange at counter for yum! #
  • also good reading, on how privilege means not having to worry about how you’re judged: “Ceci n’est pas une excuse” - http://is.gd/6qwCQ #

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16 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-16

  • a punctuation mark for sarcasm. lifetime subscription for only $1.99. this is truly amazing! (quick, i need $1.99!) http://is.gd/6n4rO #
  • this is glorious :) “PAT ROBERTSON VOODOO DOLL! Proceeds Go To Haiti relief” on ebay. http://is.gd/6pop3 via topsy toplinks. #

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15 January 2010 - 23:59Twitter Updates for 2010-01-15

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