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  • RT @bsoler: "This is why pole dancing and weddings don’t mix." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1qDpQYMjqs #
  • Am I ambivalent? Yes and no. #
  • Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun. #
  • I got some new underwear yesterday. Well, it was new to me. #
  • There are two rules for success: (1) Don't share all you know. #
  • Light travels faster then sound… which is why most people appear brilliant until you hear them. #
  • Tom Mabe: Black Echo: http://bit.ly/7wpySM #
  • Déjà Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before. #
  • A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: "A beer please – and one for the road." #
  • A dyslexic man walked into a bra. #
  • A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything." #
  • Sunday's child is full of __________. #
  • Oh, and… if anybody is promoting one thing or another ANYWHERE, they're advertising (for themselves or another party, @Scobleizer). #
  • I can't sell a sponsorship without disclosing #ad, @Scobleizer. Of course, that doesn't make my personality or tweets any less annoying. :) #
  • You have your bills covered by one company. Moreover, if your contention is disclosure, @Scobleizer, what do you think #ad is there for? ;) #
  • Wait a second. @Scobleizer – you're a walking billboard for Rackspace. Your way of #ad is superior to everyone else's? I don't buy it. #
  • Having fun with the Sony WX1: http://bit.ly/4TJJ5r [This is an amazing indoor / low-light point-and-shoot camera.] #
  • I coughed. Something flew out of my mouth, and I'll be damned if I know where it went. #
  • Now accepting your funny submissions: http://blaugh.com/submit-a-funny/ #
  • Retooling http://blaugh.com/ #
  • If I could be anywhere in the world right now, I'd wanna be at #mindcamp (I'm still a bit sick, not anti-social). #
  • My unfriend @GMA is asking what I'm thankful for: http://bit.ly/5PGJSy – so I responded with: http://bit.ly/7QrxZ8 #
  • There are Star Wars fans, and then there's this guy… http://bit.ly/QrOQL [I bet he smells bad on the outside, too.] #
  • RT @rizzn: Living in a browser – http://riz.gd/enrrks [Could you do it?] #
  • I wish I knew someone at LEGO. I've sold at least five AT-ATs with this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVBas_-3pYI #
  • Oops. I misread the label and took twice the amount of codeine. If I'm not up by Monday, please contact the authorities. #
  • Is it against the law to have a midnight snack at 10:33pm? #
  • Chumby One Review – http://bit.ly/4wpU4i #
  • LEGO AT-AT Fun – http://bit.ly/4Jc8tP #
  • How to Make an iPhone App – http://bit.ly/8YT717 #
  • After I die, I'm gonna come back as a ghost and follow the people who didn't follow me on Twitter. That'll teach 'em. #
  • This iPhone knows me better than I know myself. It autocorrected "I am home" to "I am joke." #
  • New Moon? Actually, it's Waxing Crescent tonight. Silly #Trends. #
  • Terminix (itself) is full of bugs. Their service, customer relations, and billing department are deplorable. #
  • Apparently, I need to beef up the amount of followers from India. Er, chicken up? #
  • Eating Indian food is a "naan event." #
  • This Saag Paneer is so spicy, I think I just saw God. #
  • What kind of gas are brain farts made of? #
  • The Electric Company… 2009? http://bit.ly/53xaN1 [Hey, you guys!] #
  • Every time I take a number and wait, I'm look around for Beetlejuice. #
  • I wonder what kind of flu swines are afraid of? #
  • Is IE9 worth getting excited about? http://bit.ly/8XzDSp #
  • UT’s Kraken named world’s third fastest computer, ORNL’s Jaguar is #1. http://bit.ly/586JTh [Oh, those ORNL guys think they're so superior!] #
  • Volunteer to leave, or be fired! http://bit.ly/6T0yzF [Thanks for the options. Glad I don't work for AOL.] #
  • Did you vote for higher credit card debt? http://bit.ly/92zYN5 [The answer may surprise you.] #
  • RT @JDLasica: "People upload equivalent of 86,000 full-length Hollywood motion pictures to YouTube every week." http://bit.ly/7NH1WV #
  • Tiny bubbles clean oil from water. http://bit.ly/5QF96p [Don Ho not available for comment.] #
  • The health bill: 2,074 pages. http://bit.ly/5syr6T [Keep it simple, stupid!] #
  • http://www.hoaxcall.com/ – build your own prank calls. Try it on a friend! Evil genius. :) #ad #
  • Everybody needs to be watching #CrunchUp today: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/crunchup [Thanks, @Ustream, @TechCrunch!] #
  • A slow audience is still a good audience. http://bit.ly/6SElBd [Especially if it's a molasses convention.] #
  • RT @HeidiMiller: Dilbert comments on news aggregation: http://is.gd/4ZMJE [Funny or sad?] #
  • Our maps are filled with hidden treasures: http://www.publicearth.com/ #
  • Warmer means windier on world’s biggest lake. http://bit.ly/4A26uf [That's Lake Superior, in case you weren't up on your trivia.] #
  • Is Microsoft willing to cede netbooks to Chrome OS? http://bit.ly/8jldw5 #
  • Researchers find potential treatment for Huntington’s Disease. http://bit.ly/4XsrgW [Sorry, Woody Guthrie. We're a few decades late.] #
  • California passes first standards for energy thirsty televisions. http://bit.ly/7uUCbF [Glug, glug, glug.] #
  • I've hereby decided to begin watching @Oprah – starting October 2011. #
  • ___________ is the spice of life. #
  • The coughing doesn't bother me half as much as the intense head pain I feel WHEN I cough. #
  • Are you hangoutable? http://bit.ly/4nYsyT [Sponty may help.] #
  • As Microsoft moves to MinWin, servers gain, desktops may lose. http://bit.ly/1JT4z5 #
  • Transcendental meditation helped heart disease patients lower cardiac disease risks by 50%. http://bit.ly/250Qh8 [Sounds transcendent!] #
  • How to Optimize Network Management – http://bit.ly/tjsR3 #
  • Whoa! Rob Scallon is skilled: http://bit.ly/2Y6KBm [Now, there's a REAL guitar hero.] #
  • PlayStation 3s make excellent code crackers, it turns out. http://bit.ly/4y3L1k [A government agency using its intelligence, for a change!] #
  • So there is a Chrome OS, after all. http://bit.ly/3BWndJ [It's just a little undercooked. Patience, patience!] #
  • Imagine a future where there will be no Eggos left to leggo! http://bit.ly/1h0ykB [At least we'll always have toast?] #
  • Witness! Check out my voice recording: http://voicesapp.com/7j7k7l (make one yourself!) #
  • Ever needed to convert .docx files to .doc? Here's how. http://bit.ly/JUkf2 [Making Word documents backwards-compatible] #
  • Chrome OS Revealed, but Hibernating for Winter: http://bit.ly/2btpFS [Watch this, too: http://bit.ly/HIntm #
  • Merlin Mann's "Best of SEO" Twitter list doesn't follow any users: http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/best-of-seo [Ironic?] #
  • Allen Iverson has been waived by the Memphis Grizzlies. http://bit.ly/2kGFe9 [Can't hibernate for more than one month at a time.] #
  • http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/10-star-trek-technologies.htm – Top 10 Star Trek Technologies that Actually Came True #
  • AMD (ATi) HD 5970 the new undisputed champion? http://bit.ly/kKQBE [Or do you dispute it?] #
  • Don't become a victim of Web loyalty or coupon saving scams. http://bit.ly/1MdNgb ["Fine print is the (biggest) scam of all time."] #
  • Diskeeper 2010 launched with revolutionary new feature. http://bit.ly/2ue2kr [It knits quilts for winter?] #
  • Free training, a $25 JUMP rewards card, and a full copy of Expression Studio 3. http://bit.ly/226coJ #
  • If you had an extra hour today, what would you do with it? #
  • “Advice after injury is like medicine after death.” {Danish Proverb} #
  • "You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax. Tomorrow, you'll be afraid to cough." (Pearl Williams) #
  • "My doctor gave me two weeks to live. I hope they're in August." (Ronnie Shakes) #
  • Why do we pay more attention to wisdom when it's quoted than we do when it's originally presented? #
  • Twitter adds a stalking feature? http://bit.ly/3g46TB [I'd ask how you feel about that, but I'm sure this'll help me find out!] #
  • Which Seattle Startups are missing from this: http://twitter.com/chrispirillo/seattle-startups [My new "Seattle Startups" list] #
  • How does it feel to hang out with a Droid? http://bit.ly/eZ5In [Sorry. The preferred nomenclature is "Artificial American."] #
  • Optical Illusion: http://i.imgur.com/CLvcc.gif #
  • Verizon To AT&T: Our 3G coverage is better than yours! http://bit.ly/KqViB ["There's a map for that."] #
  • Watching "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" on Fancast: http://bit.ly/4Xe9d [Free!] #
  • How Can Companies Hire Social Media Directors? – http://bit.ly/4etepQ #
  • Sarah Palin: Could she be the second Internet President? http://bit.ly/4hkWTG [One nation, under odd.] #
  • How to Have a Chris Pirillo Live Gadget on your Windows Desktop – http://bit.ly/1Mtepq #
  • LeapFish Sponsors Tweet-a-Cause: Tweet to Send Ill Child to Disneyland – http://bit.ly/2A53Md #
  • Is Super Mario Bros. for the Wii worth $49.99? http://bit.ly/3g9OMK [This reviewer says yes!] #
  • Create Your Own WordPress Themes – http://bit.ly/qY2tN #
  • Microsoft has begun selling computers without shovelware and free trials. http://bit.ly/1aXfWw [The only cost is your soul! I kid. I kid.] #
  • Be Still My Beating Geek Heart – http://bit.ly/jZco8 #
  • How to Retrieve a Windows XP Product Key: http://bit.ly/3qoyzo [Or, I suppose you could drive to Redmond for it?] #
  • Disneyland Memories – http://bit.ly/14PHc8 #
  • Alt fuel hot rods rule the world. http://bit.ly/3FHQ8m [More so than alt fuel rickshaws, anyway.] #
  • Tweeting to grant a child's wish. #leapfish donates to #makeawish foundation for each tweet: http://bit.ly/3KgyQX #
  • “It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.” (Jackie Mason) #
  • http://tweetslounge.com/ #
  • Notebook reliability: Asus the best and HP the worst – what do you think? http://bit.ly/4fJIuk [Yes, Apple's somewhere in the spectrum.] #
  • Good news for builders: memory pricing will go down. http://bit.ly/1CaYNI [I just hope I remember to buy some before I forget.] #
  • Minimalism, perfectionism, audience reaction, and the artist. http://bit.ly/3EXofc [Aesthetics, shmathetics!] #
  • "You were born an original. Don't die a copy." (John Mason) #
  • Retrevo bills itself as "the ultimate electronics marketplace." http://bit.ly/3zcWd9 [Sounds like a tall order. Anyone use this?] #
  • "Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon." (Doug Larson) #
  • “I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later.” (Mitch Hedberg) #
  • What is the best tutorial, manual, or book for Windows 7 users? http://bit.ly/GrzYk [Grover's "The Monster at the End of This Book?"] #
  • “If you treat a sick child like an adult and a sick adult like a child, everything usually works out pretty well." (Ruth Carlisle) #
  • Cray returns to top dog status. http://bit.ly/2CfNdT [Crayfish, however, still served as tasty snacks.] #
  • What Drives Your Productivity? – http://bit.ly/3yAUy1 #
  • Parallels Review – http://bit.ly/gvZgG #
  • When Twitter goes offline, does that mean the Internet becomes useless again? #
  • Word of the Year: Unfriend – http://bit.ly/1l9vJR #
  • Every time I hear someone mention Horchow, I wonder: "They make special food for prostitutes?" #
  • Control your Mac with your voice. http://bit.ly/2PLS6f (you can even use your Darth Vader impression) #
  • What is an Eye-Fi? – http://bit.ly/2OgU6X #
  • Is there a word for when a squeeze bottle makes a wet farting sound when pressed? #
  • Why can't phlegm taste like strawberries? Or coconut? Or _________? #
  • "The future isn't what it used to be." #
  • “One good reason why computers can do more work than people is that they never have to stop and answer the phone.” #
  • To make memories, new neurons must erase older ones. http://bit.ly/1xAWBV [Older ones tell young, whippersnapper neurons to "watch it."] #
  • "Computers have lots of memory but no imagination." #
  • “A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.” (@emophilips) #
  • Researchers turn algae into high-temperature hydrogen source. http://bit.ly/2gkSuS [Running cars on crap from your fish tank?] #
  • “That’s the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers.” (Larry Niven) #
  • “There are only two industries that refer to their customers as ‘users’.” (Edward Tufte) #
  • 48% would pay for online news while 80% would not. http://bit.ly/32RflA [Wait... I'm no math genius, but...] #
  • “There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don’t believe this to be a coincidence.” (Jeremy S. Anderson) #
  • “Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.” (Steve Wozniak) #
  • Want to know a little more about who's following you on Twitter? Topify. http://bit.ly/UFleE #
  • “Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” (Pablo Picasso) #
  • Reminder for Seattle: Next #ColdPavement Tweetup is tomorrow (November 18th) at 6pm at Cyclops – http://twtvite.com/ia0itx #
  • AOL set to go it alone. http://bit.ly/1FnVOU [I think, in the old country, they say "put out to pasture."] #
  • No! Droid does not need iTunes. http://bit.ly/4AcolD [That must be some smart phone.] #
  • Russia bans Modern Warfare 2. http://bit.ly/1g77Gq ["Wasn't done with the first one yet," country says.] #
  • http://www.konamicodesites.com/ #
  • A Final Line on Malware Protection – http://bit.ly/1iEgxg #
  • The DRAM landscape has changed quickly. http://bit.ly/1IC0FD [Unlike Iowa, where the landscape goes on and on and on...] #
  • Using the equalizer in iTunes. http://bit.ly/2Ol1d3 [Because not all mp3s are created equal?] #
  • If you're still using XP, you can get a feel for Windows 7 by checking out this theme. http://bit.ly/4i6X1T #
  • Graphics cards coming on strong. http://bit.ly/1BpQly [Like Axe body spray?] #
  • Will Sezmi replace your cable or satellite company? http://bit.ly/17A5Rm [Sezwho?] #
  • Network Mapping Deal – 50% off SolarWinds LanSurveyor: http://tinyurl.com/yjlep8k #ad [Use promo code PLS504QC, offer ends Nov. 20th] #
  • http://twitpic.com/pv7s0 – Why did @GMA use this photo of me to illustrate "Unfriend" this morning? :P #
  • Deep Discount Coupons – http://bit.ly/2OArVf #
  • Target.com Coupons – http://bit.ly/1zCKQl #
  • RT @roibert: "50% of all doctors finished in the bottom half of their class." #
  • I'm convinced that countless doctors are nothing more than idiots with very expensive degrees. #
  • Just demonstrated http://go.tagjag.com/artisteer – killer desktop tool to generate random blog themes! #
  • Gotta do some YouTube video recordings: 0schttp://live.pirillo.com/ [Eye-Fi, Rubik's TouchCube, Magic Mouse, etc.] #
  • I'm drinking green tea. Thing is… it's not supposed to be green. Ewwwwww! #
  • Doctor says I've gone viral. Antibiotics won't help. Suggested taking honey. I'm all like… "Is this 1840? Bust out the leeches, too!" #
  • "Honesty is the best policy" is still the rule for some! http://bit.ly/4G9JKU [Lesson: Avoid 50-year-old overdue library charges.] #
  • Asus And Toshiba could merge and become the #3 PC maker. http://bit.ly/2JnclA [But wouldn't Fisher-Price and LEGO make something funner?] #
  • Starting to refollow people again. Did I miss you? Sorry. #
  • To the pedestrian waiting at the crosswalk I didn't stop for: I'm sorry. #
  • Xubuntu 9.10 after a few machines. http://bit.ly/4eCua3 [Xubuntu? You buntu?] #
  • What's the hottest gadget for this holiday season? http://bit.ly/23fhE2 [Swatches are pretty cool if you're spending your holidays in 1985.] #
  • RT @kk: 100+ Examples of Brilliant Tilt-Shift Photography – http://bit.ly/18xAG6 [Holy shift!] #
  • How does "news" make you feel? http://bit.ly/huSqM [I know it's harder to line birdcages with Web pages than old-fashioned newspaper.] #
  • Geek Art: The Mona Lisa recreated using a bunch of discarded ASUS motherboards – http://bit.ly/2Cserj [via @amalucky] #
  • Google wants to make the Internet more SP(ee)DY. http://bit.ly/1jhgr5 [Or more SP(ud)DY. "What's 'taters?"] #
  • The Open Source Community at Microsoft: http://port25.technet.com/ #
  • FTC to BlueHippo: :You've duped 35,000 consumers and that's enough! http://bit.ly/3627sO [ScrewHippo?] #
  • "Yes, risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise it would be called sure-thing-taking." ~ Tim McMahon #
  • Apple wins in court; Psystar left twisting in the wind. http://bit.ly/3OpxlO [Don't worry, Psystar, that's where the answer's blowin'.] #
  • Others top out @ 20MB down, but Charter is rolling out 60MB & faster: http://bit.ly/1PNz7w #ad [New speed tiers are called "Phatband."] #
  • Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Google: http://bit.ly/26iqgy [@DonDodge is making the switch.] #
  • Do modern GUIs make for clueless users? http://bit.ly/15T5g2 [If things are going too smoothly, try typing with your toes.] #
  • White House vlog in the air. http://bit.ly/2tqEST [Wave your vlog in the air like you just don't care!] #
  • Google vs. Murdoch: Once again, the plot thickens. http://bit.ly/kvl8Y [Like Mr. Murdoch's skull.] #
  • Good things come to those who wait. http://bit.ly/bWZOL [Bad things do, too, but the line's shorter!] #
  • Wrapables Coupons – http://bit.ly/18tUFP #
  • Origins Coupons – http://bit.ly/zp8AF #
  • "If there ever is a service called Twitter, I hope people never quote me on there." ~ Albert Einstein #
  • Via @TechFlash: http://bit.ly/21hjB8 [Kid sings "Windows 7" parody.] #
  • Keep Your Computer in Tip-Top Shape – http://bit.ly/2VsasP #
  • Remix My Burps! – http://bit.ly/1QyNpf #
  • How to Convert Cassettes to MP3 – http://bit.ly/3shRuM #
  • RT @TerriNakamura: OMG! 76 WTF pictures: http://bit.ly/175VV8 [Half of these can't be real.] #
  • Boys & Girls Club Fundraiser (for geeks): http://bit.ly/1Ed8ut [Get an awesome @jinx t-shirt for helping!] #
  • Social Media Updates for 2009-11-15 – http://bit.ly/3gpFU2 #
  • Converting cassette tapes into MP3s: http://bit.ly/2sOZyE [How's that for a trip down memory lane?] #

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