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@capndesign A few specialty bakeries carry a huge cupcake, in a flat rectangular shape, with a much higher cake-icing ratio.

discussing Mario Kart strategy with my 9yo #geekdad

Google reader feat req: let me specify that I only want to see items from people I follow that have been "shared with note", not "liked".

@rayners congrats!!

@monkchips so, I take it you'll be switching to all browser-based apps on your desktop #apps #bluepill

Twitter aims to be the man-in-the-middle: http://bit.ly/a3fhXf

I think @twitter's "safety" angle on link-wrapping feels disingenuous: http://bit.ly/a3fhXf

@carnage4life I collected some of my thoughts on @twitter + url-wrapping here: http://bit.ly/dlZ5KE

Bleary-Eyed Analysis of Twitter's Link-Wrapping Plans http://bit.ly/dlZ5KE (via @monkinetic)

This is going to be short and only partially thought-out, since I'm currently suffering from deployment-induced sleep deprivation, but that's not important now.

@Carnage4Life 3rd-party shorteners may have to target other publishers as clients (like TypePad), since individuals will just use t.co

@Carnage4Life but it does mean that twitter is likely getting into link stats, which is bit.ly's core strength.

@Carnage4Life No, they'll just get de-referenced twice: t.co -> bit.ly -> url

@chrismessina tuples are the RDF of programming languages #notreally

hello @gawker? "Apple's Worst Security Breach" in the headline, but "AT&T closed the security hole #bittermuch #hitmachine

hello, Gawker? "Apple's Worst Security Breach" in the headline, but "AT&T closed the security hole #bittermuch

@toddbarnard "You've unlocked the 'Driver License' badge on @texasgov". "You've ousted <previous owner> as the Owner of <Your Address>"

oh sweet merciful God, thank you for caffeine.

first thing I notice on http://grrok.com/jo/ is the "fuax'reilly" branding. bold serif title, italic sub, pale background with b/w animal?

Between Mail.app and Mailplane, my fingers are now accustomed to cmd-shift-D to "send". You may all update your app shortcuts now. @tweetie