Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29
// November 29th, 2009 // Social Media
- Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community building opened this weekend with a punk rock show. #
- Someone has to win, someone has to lose. #
- @drawclose I really hate tit for tat games. They only lead to escalation. Zero sum games are the goal. in reply to drawclose #
- RT @drawclose: Thank you, G-d, for inventing monks, who invented whiskey. #
- @drawclose I am quietly retreating to the Asylum Street Spankers. You win this time… in reply to drawclose #
- @drawclose On another note, we still need to brainstorm over coffee. in reply to drawclose #
- As much as I love Akismet, I despise the the fact WordPress sends me an email every time someone registers. #
- The Asylum Street Spankers are closing out their tour at the Rex Theatre. They're preformance is battle hardened. #
- @jtzl Or I could just do that… in reply to jtzl #
- Fresh Upload: Photos from James Black, Boogdish, and Laika the Astrohound playing my house Wednesday. http://bit.ly/748qsS #
- @woodenshoebooks I might be moving to Philadelphia, have any suggestions for collectives to check out? #
- Fresh Upload: Photos from the Hot Metal Community Building opening Friday. http://bit.ly/7SeIYI #pgh #pittsburgh #
- NYU Students celebrate UCLA Occupations, and stand in solidarity over 32% tuition hike. http://bit.ly/7S5lcs #
- What shall I do now? #
- @smilyus Ouch! @laurenwasson (G20 Bike Girl)'s court date is right after Christmas. in reply to smilyus #
- @FunkyDung Heh. I want a Concertina before a guitar. Bicycles before cars. And insomnia opens up the possibilities of night and day! in reply to FunkyDung #
- @FunkyDung They all sound so fun. in reply to FunkyDung #
- @FunkyDung Pink Floyd, right? in reply to FunkyDung #
- An estimated 5.3 million Americans, or one in forty-one adults, have lost their voting rights due to a felony conviction. #
- That is true. I am also intrigued by what percentage of felonies are minorities. Combined, it could make up an interesting chart. #
- 1.4 million African American men, or 13% of black men, are disenfranchised, a rate seven times the national average. #
- @solidadrocks All this information comes from The Sentencing Project http://bit.ly/5xZhds in reply to solidadrocks #
- Given current rates of incarceration, 3/10 next generation of black men can expect to be disenfranchised at some point. #
- @bjflanagan Deescalation of any sort is the primary problem. Bureau of Prohibition became the ATF with the repeal of Prohibition. in reply to bjflanagan #
- Interesting quote on how to track and embarrass a spammer http://bit.ly/82tlEV #
- @manilodisan I bought Wallpapers Script a while back. I'm glad my money helped support it going open source. #
- @anniething1 My imagination is backlogged right now. I'd rather leave it to someone else to free up my GPU time. in reply to anniething1 #
- @anniething1 heh in reply to anniething1 #
- Obama kicks off massive science education effort! http://bit.ly/8cQiSO #
- Decline: Geography of Recession – Jobless Rates Mapped Out http://bit.ly/5OBCax #
- RT @zenofshen: http://bit.ly/7k1iHG Pittsburgh downtown at night. #pgh #
- RT @steveklabnik: Maybe #pittsburgh should stop suing people over stupid stuff rather than tax students: http://j.mp/51gMD4 #
- RT @southsidepgh: It's Not A Bar: New Church Replaces South Side Bar http://bit.ly/7RLhcd #
- @jordanw18 Hey! I throw local concerts. Check out what's coming up at myspace.com/foowasaround #
- I just overheard this: Remember that time you took me to the resturant for my birthday, I thought it was an intervention. #
- I just overheard this: If you ever intervention me, I'm spilling all your secrets! Your coke habit and morning after pills! #
- @ifelicious I did everything I could to keep from laughing. in reply to ifelicious #
- @ifelicious Between the episode of It's Always Sunny and the Intervention episode in Pittsburgh, I'm good. in reply to ifelicious #
- @ifelicious I was drinking water while my roommates decided to go over. in reply to ifelicious #
- @ifelicious They snuck up behind the girl and grabbed her and started shouting intervention. in reply to ifelicious #
- @LLAmos Thank you in reply to LLAmos #
- Truly Heroic Squirrel Rescues It's Precious New Born From Fascist Dog http://bit.ly/6jXp5H #
- @dickssportcmo I didn't know Dick's Sporting Goods was based out of Pittsburgh. Crazy. #
- RT @KDKARadio: Pittsburgh mayor says he's separating from wife http://easyuri.com/4e0a0 #
- @thesho21 Will you be talking about the disproportionate coverage of H1N1 Virus? in reply to thesho21 #
- @ifelicious She did. Her friends had more fun with it. in reply to ifelicious #
- Contrary to popular belief, I don’t hang out in Cyberpunk bars. I like tea in the morning, music, and burning cars. #
- @SheIsAnarchy003 Pittsburgh's had quite a year this year. It hasn't been… *gasp* that bad. in reply to SheIsAnarchy003 #
- After crunching the numbers, it looks like I might be tweeting from the 2010 Olympics. #
- @SheIsAnarchy003 The unemployment motion graph is just as depressing. http://bit.ly/5OBCax in reply to SheIsAnarchy003 #
- @AmmO_Singh I'd be coming from Pittsburgh, PA. I'll also cover the G20 in Toronto. in reply to AmmO_Singh #
- I broke down and bought Tweetie2 for the iPhone. It was worth it. #
- November 24, at 03:55 am – Thessaloniki anti-authoritarian space attacked with explosives http://bit.ly/8gBi5C #
- @AmmO_Singh Yep. It will be my first time on the west coast. in reply to AmmO_Singh #
- @Terrible_Towel If the Olympics were in Pennsylvania, avoiding road construction season would be hard. in reply to Terrible_Towel #
- @AmmO_Singh Round trip to Vancouver = $500. Round trip to Seattle with Vancouver Bus = $270. in reply to AmmO_Singh #
- @AmmO_Singh I miss London. Shoreditch won't be the same after the 2012 Olympics. in reply to AmmO_Singh #
- @SheIsAnarchy003 There is always Montana. What is it you do? in reply to SheIsAnarchy003 #
- @Maggie_GPAC I was going to call GPAC later today and discuss social media and upcoming events. in reply to Maggie_GPAC #
- @Maggie_GPAC For now, I'm #1 in Pittsburgh by followers. http://bit.ly/5TxHIo in reply to Maggie_GPAC #
- My favorite feature of Tweetie2 is the Tweets by Map. #
- I met the Internet! (@drawclose) http://yfrog.com/4egw7j #
- @steveklabnik You're like finding Waldo in this city. Look hard enough and you're there. in reply to steveklabnik #
- I spent yesterday looking at houses in the north side of Pittsburgh. There are 5 candidates for living. #
- Listening to I Hope You Forget About Your Myspace by Molly Lewis – http://bit.ly/8dyljJ #
- @Nolee79 @carolann3888 We're looking for a place to open up a Social Centre / Punk Cafe. #
- @davidmacktbc Enjoy your Iron City Beer from Latrobe, PA in reply to davidmacktbc #
- RT @InjusticeNews: Pittsburgh PA paid insurer $3 million to protect against civil rights suits over G-20 police actions: http://is.gd/53BWY #
- @carolann3888 It seems all the community councils are interested in placing art on a falling building instead of fixing it. in reply to carolann3888 #
- @hieberspharmacy Welcome to Twitter. in reply to hieberspharmacy #
- @carolann3888 Step 1. Prey on Artists for Free Work. Step 2. Use Free Work. Step 3. Council deemed fix and soaks up grants. in reply to carolann3888 #
- @drawclose summed it up: @JustinKownacki is Lawful Good, while @iwasaround is Chaotic Good. #
- @TyDurway Just go to the next Podcamp, she'll be there. in reply to TyDurway #
- 'Aggressive & Unfair' Policing of Protests Condemned in Post-G20 Inquiry http://bit.ly/6JC6FK #
- @BrookeKenny You are one pimp wooden bear. in reply to BrookeKenny #
- This is what the Great Firewall of China looks like: http://bit.ly/5sgXru #
- Social Media is meant for shaping culture experience, not egos. #
- This is going to be awesome; And by awesome I mean inherently stupid. #
- @ChachiSays Because we're all awesome! in reply to ChachiSays #
- @wsly Yes, but it is the sum of the users that define a site, or culture. in reply to wsly #
- It seems like it's going to be a content posting day. Might as well post it all at once. #
- Happy Turkey Day! #
- I'm going to take a nap if I have hopes of finishing all the work ahead for tonight. Hopefully someone will call and wake me! #
- Fighting for my life against procrastination. #
- Its not really procrastination this time; it's more along the lines of several huge projects wrapping up. #
- Working on the super secret project that's been years in the making. #
- @cwpress Hey, are you guys open today? #
- @cwpress Are you there? I'd like to swing by. in reply to cwpress #
- I told the African in my dream, "What are you imprisoned by? I see no guards. The world is open. Don't you see? You are Free." #
- Facebook is having serious problems right now. #
- @PattySexy The connectivity to chat has been erratic lately. in reply to PattySexy #
- I just bought BeejiveIM. Take that Trillian! #
- Brewce Martin is going to be transporting the 11ft bowl ramp to Skatopia tomorrow. http://bit.ly/8KSNiv #
- @delbius My tweets don't show up in twitter's search. I yearn for the days my tweets will rejoice in rejoining the flock. Suggestions? #
- @astrowebgirl @ChasingTao @EastDallasAlice @MajorDodson @IgnacioGondra @Ultra_Fox @drguru @carolann3888 @WhoaMellyNYC @Laanetweets #FF #
- @astrowebgirl What kind of T-shirts do you design? #
- @MajorDodson You're very welcome. in reply to MajorDodson #
- AWESOME XKCD VIDEO! It's a remake of the Discovery Channel's "The world is great" commercial. http://bit.ly/6BWr9P #
- @astrowebgirl Oh, if you check out my stuff it's along the same lines. I'm just consumed with work right now. in reply to astrowebgirl #
- Dear ABC, how lame you used Flu Shot hysteria in V. What next, tin foil hats? Stop impeding real science. #
- @iheartcells Your Twitter profile mislinks to your flickr album. However, good flicks of Pittsburgh. #
- Punk Rock Church Begins Service on Pittsburgh's SouthSide http://bit.ly/8qaLVI #
- Yay, it seems Twitter support has my search problems. #
