Ryan Berg
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I am a user experience designer in New York, NY. I also do freelance web design and development.
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Just clicked the "send" button thinking it read "save." Oops.
July 1st 2008, 1:44 a.m.
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@
skatterbean
Personally, I'd hammer in the evening.
July 1st 2008, 12:14 p.m.
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Enjoying a banana split - to celebrate Scripps' split into two companies. Never has a $3 stock price been so delicious.
July 1st 2008, 2:10 p.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
Mind letting me take a quick flip through it tomorrow?
July 1st 2008, 5:12 p.m.
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For the second consecutive day, I fall victim to circular logic.
July 1st 2008, 5:33 p.m.
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Hancock isn't great, but is better than its 35% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. For me, it was an enjoyable watch.
July 2nd 2008, 12:51 a.m.
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@
mtrier
Thanks for the nice mention in TWID!
July 2nd 2008, 2:10 a.m.
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Late start on Rootclip this morning.
July 2nd 2008, 10:30 a.m.
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@
jcroft
You pick up the new Tech N9ne today?
July 2nd 2008, 9:25 p.m.
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To the Knoxville folks out there - any recommendations for 4th of July festivities? This is the first time I'm in town for the holiday.
July 3rd 2008, 8:55 a.m.
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@
ericflo
I'd like to write one, myself. Seems like it'd be very intellectually rewarding
July 3rd 2008, 7:23 p.m.
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Sushi and pad thai with @
jlsisme
July 3rd 2008, 8:52 p.m.
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Getting ready to head down to the mountains. Really hoping the rain stays away.
July 5th 2008, 10:28 a.m.
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Playing GTA and trying to figure out where to go tonight.
July 5th 2008, 8:40 p.m.
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Off to the bars!
July 5th 2008, 10:16 p.m.
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Ready for a burger from Five Guys. It's been too long.
July 6th 2008, 11:32 a.m.
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@
stu_j
Can't go wrong with Independence Day. Where Jeff Goldblum saves the day by spreading a computer virus. There is no step three!
July 7th 2008, 12:09 a.m.
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Just beefed up comment spam protection a little bit. Hopefully it'll make a dent in the problem.
July 7th 2008, 12:32 a.m.
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@
howiworkdaily
http://djangocon.org
appears to have been registered in June. Wonder when we'll hear more...
July 7th 2008, 10:52 a.m.
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@
mattheisig
see
http://tinyurl.com/5c6b37
July 7th 2008, 11:42 a.m.
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@
mattheisig
I was teaching @
patrickbeeson
how to use his dict properly.
July 7th 2008, 1:32 p.m.
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@
simonw
But Lawrence would allow attendees to make a pilgrimage to college basketball's holy land. What's more important than that?
July 7th 2008, 1:36 p.m.
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Version control system has gone rogue.
July 7th 2008, 2:59 p.m.
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@
boltron5k
A tweet that begins with "pumping out the largest & longest" is a let down when it's really just about Caspio
July 7th 2008, 3:42 p.m.
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@
jcroft
Good to know: two complete washer/dryer cycles are no match for a GTI key fob thoughtlessly left in a jean pocket
July 7th 2008, 4:24 p.m.
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One more try to fix my subversion repository. Please, please work.
July 8th 2008, 9:51 a.m.
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Crisis under control.
July 8th 2008, 10:15 a.m.
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Feels good to be working productively again.
July 8th 2008, 10:34 a.m.
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@
Rootclip
I fully plan on going home bruised, battered, and sprained
July 8th 2008, 3:51 p.m.
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@
mattheisig
I'm bringin one of these bad boys
http://tinyurl.com/6pwtdp
July 8th 2008, 4:05 p.m.
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My turn to leave a goodnight tweet.
July 9th 2008, 1:29 a.m.
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Battling the javascript monster. Mostly winning!
July 9th 2008, 3:14 p.m.
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@
cpknoxify
Count. Me. In.
July 9th 2008, 5:05 p.m.
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Guzzled gas today with the GTI in sport mode. Was worth every premium penny.
July 10th 2008, 12:54 a.m.
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@
mattheisig
Is your role as janitor not fulfilling enough? You do good work
July 10th 2008, 9:51 a.m.
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@
stu_j
There's nothing lovable about losing. That's just a marketing gimmick.
July 10th 2008, 11:20 a.m.
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@
stu_j
Don't need marketing when you have one of these
http://tinyurl.com/5gnja9
Looks like
http://tinyurl.com/589xry
when you win one
July 10th 2008, 11:41 a.m.
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@
stu_j
I hope Cuban doesn't buy the Cubs. He'd tempt me to root for them, and that's just disgusting.
July 10th 2008, 11:45 a.m.
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Too hungry to still be at the office working on new
http://rootclip.com
July 10th 2008, 6:13 p.m.
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@
skatterbean
Not only that, it proved to be a game winner. Royals' first win in six attempts vs the Sox this season
July 10th 2008, 11:16 p.m.
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Not yet on the white/black question. Still pondering to iPhone or not to iPhone
July 10th 2008, 11:15 p.m.
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@
stu_j
For me the biggest holdup is the 16gb size (I use 16+gb on my 30gb iPod) and also battery life. I either buy now, or wait for a 32gb
July 11th 2008, 12:13 a.m.
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@
cmm1869
Which apartment complex are you in? Mine's got a decent court. I'm always up for basketball
July 11th 2008, 8:54 a.m.
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@
cmm1869
Greenbrier Ridge. Actually planning on taking a look at Walker's Crossing this weekend, however. You like it?
July 11th 2008, 9:31 a.m.
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@
stu_j
Block 'em
July 11th 2008, 10:36 a.m.
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Day has been wasted recoding things due to legal BS. Not happy.
July 11th 2008, 1:50 p.m.
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@
ericflo
Activation requests were actually being sent via the Twitter API
July 11th 2008, 4:14 p.m.
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Oh, and in case anyone's wondering,
http://apple.com
is claiming Knoxville is completely dry of iPhone 3Gs today
July 12th 2008, 7:33 a.m.
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On my way to paintball. This is gonna be ugly
July 12th 2008, 7:31 a.m.
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Got back from paintball, jumped in the pool, cleaned up, ready to go back out. No injuries!
July 12th 2008, 1:42 p.m.
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@
clint
Not to be confused, of course, with
https://djangofriendly.com
:-)
July 13th 2008, 6:12 p.m.
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@
cmm1869
How bad is the left turn into Gallaher View from Walker's Crossing during high-traffic times?
July 13th 2008, 8:55 p.m.
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@
ericmoritz
I bet @
glenn1you0
smoked through a straw. He's l33t like that.
July 13th 2008, 11:39 p.m.
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@
glenn1you0
you have a bike helmet that looks like that, right?
July 13th 2008, 11:59 p.m.
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@
skatterbean
are honeys still wearing sassoon?
July 14th 2008, 12:22 a.m.
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@
clint
Looks like you've had quite the productive week!
July 14th 2008, 2:36 a.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
"Suck" is banned on knoxnews? Lame.
July 14th 2008, 1:51 p.m.
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About to test a massive chunk of code. I'm afraid.
July 14th 2008, 2:26 p.m.
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Code worked with only one minor tweak!
July 14th 2008, 3:26 p.m.
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Just crossed the last new feature off my list. Now I get to squash bugs.
July 14th 2008, 3:46 p.m.
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@
skatterbean
Kick the extra point, or go for two?
July 14th 2008, 3:46 p.m.
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@
jcroft
If I remember correctly, command-K clears all
July 14th 2008, 7:22 p.m.
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502 feet off the back wall of Yankee stadium. Josh Hamilton can swing a bat.
July 14th 2008, 9:29 p.m.
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Working on rootclip while watching the Home Run Derby with Herb
July 14th 2008, 9:34 p.m.
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Josh Hamilton almost just "Hit it Here!" 497ft almost straight away
July 14th 2008, 9:40 p.m.
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@
rootclip
how's the upload going?
July 14th 2008, 10:27 p.m.
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Done with Rootclip for the night. Tomorrow's launch day!
July 15th 2008, 1:17 a.m.
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@
ericmoritz
Where's the public RSS feed for whether you've received your email from ATT?
July 15th 2008, 11:21 a.m.
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Rootclip is alllllmost ready
July 15th 2008, 12:12 p.m.
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Flipping switches
July 15th 2008, 2:46 p.m.
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http://rootclip.com/
Is alive and kickin! Help complete the story and win some cash and prizes
July 15th 2008, 2:50 p.m.
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@
skatterbean
Running away from unknown foes?
July 15th 2008, 3:19 p.m.
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@
taylordaze
The Apple Store has actually had iPhones with which to replace yours? Their site says they've been dry since Friday.
July 16th 2008, 12:17 a.m.
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All Star Game is keeping me from watching Daily / Colbert tonight
July 16th 2008, 1:18 a.m.
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Shit. Student loan interest rates plummet less than a week after my 6 month grace period eligibility expires.
http://bit.ly/1d31Qc
July 16th 2008, 1:15 a.m.
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Homefield advantage to the AL! 4 hours, 50 minutes after starting the game. I like the outcome, but I still think it's a stupid rule.
July 16th 2008, 1:38 a.m.
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Cleaning up loose ends on new
http://rootclip.com
July 16th 2008, 12:51 p.m.
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@
bryanveloso
Which model? I loved my Hyundai 'till I traded it in for something faster.
July 16th 2008, 5:23 p.m.
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Preventing robots from taking down my site. I'm like terminator.
July 17th 2008, 12:22 a.m.
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Terminated.
July 17th 2008, 1:10 a.m.
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@
etm565
Pft. A good name for a dog that won't win anything for 100 dog years.
July 17th 2008, 12:59 p.m.
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@
Rootclip
Firehouse is my new favorite sub shop. Lunched there yesterday.
July 17th 2008, 12:57 p.m.
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I *hate* leaving voicemails
July 17th 2008, 2:39 p.m.
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@
ryansholin
Who's building it?
http://Kansan.com
has an awesome Django dev (my successor, Logan Collins). The core news site is on Ellington though
July 17th 2008, 3:27 p.m.
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Still seeing the old twitter layout...
July 17th 2008, 6:18 p.m.
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@
stu_j
As opposed to the people seeing a new twitter layout
July 17th 2008, 7:03 p.m.
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About to pull a glorious Lou Malnati's pizza out of the oven
http://www.loumalnatis.com/
July 17th 2008, 9:16 p.m.
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Apologies to family and friends, but nothing makes me miss Chicago more than Lou Malnati's pizza.
July 17th 2008, 11:09 p.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
Thanks for the heads-up. Whole site is giving me an error right now. Been happening on and off the last three days :-/
July 17th 2008, 11:08 p.m.
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@
mattheisig
No, I don't think that would have stayed in the freezer for 4 months nearly as well.
July 17th 2008, 11:08 p.m.
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New spam protection was properly blocking spam comments, but getting the server caught in a never ending 'while' loop on legitimate comments
July 18th 2008, 12:54 a.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
Thanks to your tweet linking the 502 error to leaving a comment, I should have the problem solved now...
July 18th 2008, 12:53 a.m.
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@
evilrob
How about design basics and template best practices for django developers who build their own front ends?
July 18th 2008, 12:52 a.m.
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Off to the DMV. Surrendering my IL drivers license. :-(
July 18th 2008, 7:05 a.m.
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In line at the dmv. "underestimated" my weight. When i was 16 i had to bump that number up :-(
July 18th 2008, 7:50 a.m.
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Up side: they didn't confiscate my IL license. Down side: new TN license photo is awful
July 18th 2008, 8:18 a.m.
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@
cpknoxify
In and out in less than an hour. I was convinced I was gonna get to the office in time to take the curb spot, but failed. Damnit.
July 18th 2008, 8:44 a.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
and @
ericmoritz
I had to fill out a form I missed with my IL license # so they gave it to me to help. I never offered it back
July 18th 2008, 8:47 a.m.
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@
etm565
Bring your license, birth cert or passport, ss card, and 2 bills at your new addy. Wait a while, pass a vision test, and you're done
July 18th 2008, 9:16 a.m.
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Line is so long for dark knight imax you'd think they have iphones in stock
July 19th 2008, 2:55 p.m.
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@
ericmoritz
Chaotically awesome.
July 19th 2008, 6:53 p.m.
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@
bmoore24
Did you see The Dark Knight at the Pinnacle IMAX? I was upset with out of sync sound and crap getting on the screen or lens
July 19th 2008, 9:48 p.m.
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@
glenn1you0
I made the same trip earlier this evening
July 20th 2008, 2:06 a.m.
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@
evilrob
DjangoCon looks great! Thanks for all the hard work putting it together
July 20th 2008, 11:44 a.m.
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Headin toward the Smokies
July 20th 2008, 11:49 a.m.
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@
clint
I read that something is technically wrong w/ django-friendly I freak out that something is technically wrong w/ Djangofriendly. Ah!
July 20th 2008, 9:29 p.m.
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@
howiworkdaily
Excited to see the new site!
July 20th 2008, 9:32 p.m.
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@
danrubin
Well, better question, what would you do differently?
July 21st 2008, 9:39 a.m.
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@
danrubin
What bothers you about the new boarding system? I find it much more convenient than lining up 1+ hours pre-flight for a good seat
July 21st 2008, 9:38 a.m.
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@
mattwaite
That site brings a new meaning to 'Private Beta'
July 21st 2008, 9:42 a.m.
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Anxious to start porting my Django code to newforms-admin
July 21st 2008, 10:24 a.m.
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Feels weird wearing my glasses again. They were missing for almost two months.
July 21st 2008, 11:22 a.m.
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@
danrubin
Well I look forward to reading that :) The new process certainly isn't perfect, but for me is far better than the old way.
July 21st 2008, 1:37 p.m.
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@
sketch22
I finally used Django's pagination last week after being afraid for a while. I couldn't believe how simple it was to plug in.
July 21st 2008, 3:02 p.m.
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@
cmm1869
Did you see it at Pinnacle? Dust specs were also distracting for my showing, not to mention sound was slightly ahead of the video
July 21st 2008, 3:46 p.m.
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Headin' home.
July 21st 2008, 5:02 p.m.
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@
comcastcares
FYI Cable was up but internet down during storm that passed through 3920 Lonas Dr area in Knoxville, TN
July 21st 2008, 6:47 p.m.
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@
ubernostrum
Freaking awesome.
July 21st 2008, 9:32 p.m.
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@
howiworkdaily
Very nice job moving visitors through a homepage narrative. Looks great!
July 22nd 2008, 12:03 a.m.
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Popcorn's popped, lights are off, it's time for some Cloverfield Blue-Ray action
July 22nd 2008, 12:05 a.m.
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@
stu_j
I better hear some of that good news tomorrow
July 22nd 2008, 1:20 a.m.
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@
ryansholin
Head directly to the nearest Lou Malnati's pizza. Once one opens up tomorrow.
http://www.loumalnatis.com/
July 22nd 2008, 1:32 a.m.
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@
danrubin
What, you wouldn't want to be a NWDI member? Think of all the puns - I know I'd read a NWDI magazine daily.
July 22nd 2008, 3:02 p.m.
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@
danrubin
Including "Newspaper" in the name comes across as too backwards-thinking to me. It's about community information of any sort
July 22nd 2008, 4:20 p.m.
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Cooling off after a good stretch on the basketball court
July 22nd 2008, 9:20 p.m.
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@
clint
Is there a new TextMate snippet for that?
July 23rd 2008, 11:38 a.m.
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@
eyeseast
https://djangofriendly.com
has reviews of Django hosts. Consensus is that
http://tinyurl.com/6hav97
is the best shared host
July 23rd 2008, 2:09 p.m.
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@
joshualane
http://tinyurl.com/5zpsff
EPIC MONORAIL?
July 23rd 2008, 2:31 p.m.
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Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch an EPIC PAIL of water
July 23rd 2008, 2:51 p.m.
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/media/haildamage/1.jpg
and
/media/haildamage/9.jpg
: Victim of EPIC HAIL. And I'm done.
July 23rd 2008, 2:55 p.m.
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@
ericmoritz
That happened to my old Elantra on KU's campus in April 06. Every panel was either repaired or replaced except the front bumper
July 23rd 2008, 3:06 p.m.
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Going out for a nice dinner for two in Knoxville on Fri. Thinking Bakers Peters. Any other recommendations?
July 23rd 2008, 10:23 p.m.
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I wonder what died in my garbage and sent my kitchen to hell
July 23rd 2008, 11:19 p.m.
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@
mattheisig
I don't suppose the ATL airport just had free brownie sundays? We did.
July 24th 2008, 2:08 p.m.
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@
mattheisig
That's what you get for goin to Florida. Never has Tom leaving the company tasted so delicious
July 24th 2008, 2:25 p.m.
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Sprayed, scrubbed, vacuumed, and wiped down the GTI inside and out for its first birthday!
July 24th 2008, 10:19 p.m.
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Sprayed, scrubbed, vacuumed, and wiped down the GTI for its birthday
July 25th 2008, 1:34 a.m.
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@
jcroft
I just focus on how cool it was when Kansas demoralized UNC in the Final Four this year
July 25th 2008, 1:21 p.m.
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@
nicksergeant
I've added your writeup to
https://djangofriendly.com/hosts/mediatemple/
July 25th 2008, 4:29 p.m.
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Out on a hot date
July 25th 2008, 7:15 p.m.
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Seeing the sights in nashville
July 27th 2008, 12:39 p.m.
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So. Many. Cowboy hats.
July 27th 2008, 1:44 p.m.
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Dragging myself reluctantly to bed
July 28th 2008, 2:22 a.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
searching "Ryan Berg" doesn't bring up my site at all.
July 28th 2008, 1:25 p.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
I come up #1 or #2 on all the big boys. I think Cuil has some optimizing of its search engine still to do.
July 28th 2008, 4:08 p.m.
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Plenty of rainwater if the waitress is slow on refills
July 28th 2008, 7:19 p.m.
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On the nama patio, waiting for sushi and lightning strikes to arrive
July 28th 2008, 7:15 p.m.
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@
brittneymoore
Which one? Just took me 2 1/2 hours to get through dinner on the patio of the new one, while enduring a thunderstorm
July 28th 2008, 9:16 p.m.
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Finally beat GTA IV. Time to start some NCAA Football
July 28th 2008, 9:40 p.m.
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Trying to pick a trail in the Smokies for an afternoon hike tomorrow
July 28th 2008, 11:38 p.m.
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@
brittneymoore
I didn't get to see any of the lucky folks inside. Got stuck on the patio during the thunderstorm!
July 29th 2008, 1:56 a.m.
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Bedtime. Finally forcing myself to turn off the PS3
July 29th 2008, 3 a.m.
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@
cpknoxify
Half-price night takes twice as long, apparently. Was able to get 3 rolls in 2 1/2 hours
July 29th 2008, 9:32 a.m.
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@
cpknoxify
My hearing must have been off from carrying a conversation over the roar of the storm. Or I was still savoring my tempura roll.
July 29th 2008, 9:46 a.m.
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@
cpknoxify
That was good, though a bit raw...
July 29th 2008, 10:07 a.m.
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Heading down to the mountains for a hike
July 29th 2008, 3:30 p.m.
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Back from a hike to Rainbow Falls. Off to Barley's for a late dinner.
July 29th 2008, 9:38 p.m.
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@
jiconoclast
My guess is the 'someone in the newsroom' who likes Caspio isn't the same someone(s) tasked with using Caspio
July 30th 2008, 1:53 p.m.
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@
boltron5k
Not. Fair.
July 30th 2008, 3:44 p.m.
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Hope this rain stops in time for volleyball later
July 30th 2008, 4:43 p.m.
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After 697 days of service, my Dreamhost account is officially closed.
July 30th 2008, 11:03 p.m.
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Getting really annoyed with Firefox 3 deciding to stop allowing me to tab through form controls and hit 'enter' to submit
July 30th 2008, 11:30 p.m.
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@
comcastcares
internet been going in and out all night at 3920 lonas, knoxville, tn
July 31st 2008, 12:35 a.m.
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Apple store had an iPhone to sell me, but wouldn't b/c despite my status as an admin on our plan, I'm not the primary account holder. Ugh.
July 31st 2008, 9:41 a.m.
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Excited that
http://rootclip.com
didn't explode today. Go vote for your favorite video to continue the story!
http://tinyurl.com/rootclip1
July 31st 2008, 1:25 p.m.
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