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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15

    Apr 15th 2012

    By: Cate

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    • This is interesting – the economics of regret – http://t.co/H5sooaFo /via @meffer @UdadisiSuperior #
    • Finished reading the internet is a playground by @27bslash6 in preparation for trip to Australia. Couldn't read on plane, laughing too much! #
    • After some quality time upside down, I have a dinner date with drop dead diva, and the rotate-ey cross trainer http://t.co/mPQ0Rf8j #
    • Seeing all the tweets of people desperate for #mobeers tickets I should have traded mine for someone to bring me dinner. #postworkouthunger #
    • Instead I just gave it away when @confusement asked. Sometimes I don't think ahead! #
    • $1B for an app seems a little crazy, but $1B for a bunch of patents seems even crazier, something is very wrong with the system we have. #
    • The thing you resent missing causes burnout, interesting theory – Marissa Mayer – http://t.co/UK2I1clM /via @write_girl @rachelsklar #
    • Taking our intern out for a leaving lunch. It's like we are rehabbing him back to student life. (@ Frat Burger) http://t.co/53QIhYUV #
    • This interview with Hans Rosling is amazing (the guy is a legend) http://t.co/IHQaFNHj /via @zara_p /by @TimHarford #
    • Been rejected for health card because I don't meet residency requirements… #
    • Beautiful picture from Anton Tang – "I hide my sorrow behind a facade smile and pretend to be happy." http://t.co/61uNl0zF #
    • OHIP refusal declared a legitimate hr crisis, alternative sorted. But still. I've paid rent in Ontario for over 3 years! But not lived here? #
    • We're excited to be here for #kwmobeers And we're hiring! Come find james to chat! (@ THEMUSEUM w/ 7 others) [pic]: http://t.co/uIHvaqvp #
    • Checked in online for my flight… This is really happening! Best start packing… #
    • Only beauty products left to pack! I am on top of this! Any suggestions on when to leave kw if I need to be at the airport for 7? #
    • Love the idea of a "collective snapshot" – http://t.co/Cy7m7do3 #
    • This is awesome – "Glass Beach – Nature Corrects Another of Our Mistakes" – http://t.co/JnJzchdI /via @flourishflorals @Elsablaine #
    • Sad to miss meetup with @kwawesomefound trustees tonight, but have a plane to catch! Which means, next award a month away. Get your idea in! #
    • If you missed it last week, what Etsy is doing to promote women in tech is AMAZING! #
    • Ready! And why yes that IS a box of vodka for @tammypetro! http://t.co/OwJqej0l #
    • Waiting to see if I got upgraded… nervous like I'm sitting an exam or something! #
    • Horrible period when lost phone, but was at gate and this is my home until Friday! http://t.co/F9eL3bkN #
    • Wow the seat reclines completely into a bed and has some kind of massage setting. How will I ever fly cattle class again? #princessproblems #
    • 18 seats in my section of exec, including me: 2 women. About on par with women in cs numbers. Tonight I sleep surrounded by old white men. #
    • My fave is #1 – "Top 10 Reasons Why I Like Dating A Programmer" http://t.co/M2Ysdk4T /by @loriblalonde /via @AvocadoDog #
    • This is an awesome article illustrating how the way CS is taught in schools is broken – http://t.co/xoJFvpoN /via @michael_nielsen #
    • "You only need to be right 1% of the time." – on tackling hard problems – http://t.co/1FEXyfcY /via @jliyi @jrecursive #
    • Nice! I have arrived! http://t.co/QjTnykC7 #
    • Spraying the whole plane with anti fungal stuff was weird, but less scary than the hazmat suits and lasers on last trip to shanghai! #
    • This is so cute! (@ Google w/ 4 others) [pic]: http://t.co/G71NXS0V #
    • The guy here is soooooo lovely and my phone is all set up! (@ Telstra Sydney Central) http://t.co/JnsY5nfA #
    • This is pretty cool http://t.co/xwKRWrpk #
    • Fountain! http://t.co/0CJ37hxM #
    • 'If you're an "ideas guy", and "just need a couple of engineers" to build… YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG' – http://t.co/K3ATTFJB /via @akennberg #
    • Long thought technology could innovate in dating and commerce, but this is just depressing! http://t.co/wcwNEcUc /via @fillenumerique #
    • I know I am always complaining about airports and travel, but this weeks trip from YYZ to SYD was painless. Even pleasurable in places. <3 #
    • I love this – things to do in 2012 http://t.co/4Ra6WLZD /via @leapingwoman #
    • Lock wildlife having a snack, apparently it is an ibis http://t.co/PgO4BNpu #
    • I'm on a boat! http://t.co/21fzEU9V #
    • It is such a beautiful day here! And we're off to the Zoo! http://t.co/ipFhdzT5 #
    • Check out the Sydney opera house! Going there on Wednesday! http://t.co/xuF3CWkb #
    • Skyline! Boats! http://t.co/hOPuZsek #
    • Miscellaneous island http://t.co/AD8j6KGS #
    • I can't see you! http://t.co/5gSGExJ1 #
    • Echidna! Very cute http://t.co/GHfIAWir #
    • Koala! http://t.co/8JPu8vSC #
    • Grooming time! http://t.co/Xs8whKDW #
    • Ginger jumpy thing http://t.co/NZSQoqVb #
    • I interrupted his mid-morning snack http://t.co/GxfOZz04 #
    • Apparently the cassowary kills more people than any other animal. http://t.co/l2hHHxru #
    • This view is amazing! http://t.co/qiN6sP4e #
    • Ok I see now why my French colleague described this country as "paradise" http://t.co/XUBB6Odu #
    • A pelican http://t.co/99IjnEEy #
    • Seal show! http://t.co/XrCyzLZF #
    • He's checking you out http://t.co/mGF1EsaD #
    • Handstand! http://t.co/Yqn0Ybr2 #
    • Small part of a jumping seal. Very cool seal show! http://t.co/dTBwV0p9 #
    • Baby elephant http://t.co/5I3kHsjz #
    • It is a warm day, time for a shower http://t.co/LMseq0dd #
    • Playtime under the waterfall. These elephants are super cute! http://t.co/3f883ygV #
    • More tiny penguins. They are like, pocket sized. Want! http://t.co/a3Dvc5B3 #
    • Little penguins! So adorable! http://t.co/qhtZ2k6H #
    • My colleague Michael bonds with a giant koala http://t.co/E1AqrX6K #
    • Boats! http://t.co/w6ucoFJz #
    • Spuds and crepes. Bizarre, but makes a weird kind of sense! http://t.co/fxwq4Dob #
    • Amazing view from the tallest tower in the city (@ The Sydney Tower Eye w/ 3 others) [pic]: http://t.co/k7Ieueil #
    • The fountain I took a picture of last night, from above. Way above. http://t.co/XnYe3sj4 #
    • BT! http://t.co/WC9YHsWc #
    • Apparently the bridge is also very famous and you can walk up over the top of it. http://t.co/ZOWYv1sW #
    • Just discovered colleague who has been mocking me for lack of scifi knowledge has never read hitch hikers. Mind. Blown. #
    • Wow had the BEST day in Sydney today with @tammypetro and michael feat. pancakes, zoo, tallest tower, lots of walking and delicious dinner. #
    • Sunset! http://t.co/aagp1egC #
    • It is a BEAUTIFUL day and I'm rocking out to the counting crows. Does it get any better than this? [pic]: http://t.co/EitaPIJ3 #
    • It is LUSH here! So much greenery. Nice change after the dead post winter look in Ontario. http://t.co/d1n6gzxm #
    • I love parks in the middle of cities! http://t.co/I99U2ktP #
    • Palm trees! http://t.co/z2HdCD9w #
    • <3 http://t.co/o2fCQSXK #
    • As usual when I go anywhere people are asking me if I'll move here… And for the first time, I'm tempted. http://t.co/TeAbGgNt #
    • I think sydney is the most beautiful city I've ever been to. http://t.co/OLAc4RgN #
    • This park is huge and soooooo pretty! http://t.co/7pucZZBj #
    • Bottle tree. Starchy roots and seeds were eaten by aborigines. http://t.co/fdNf9zDQ #
    • Palm trees, skyscrapers, bridge, water… All my favorite things to walk amongst. http://t.co/ZhUQGiSJ #
    • Ok I want to move to Sydney and live on this small island in the middle of the botanical gardens http://t.co/uGwJFjPq #
    • This is cool http://t.co/j1Gotlzb #
    • Ooh I can see a ferris wheel. Must find and go on it! http://t.co/WqShWyVv #
    • Pretty! http://t.co/ZPMNNHKm #
    • This flower is so cool! No idea what it is. http://t.co/kdDokpf5 #
    • Random remains of some building? http://t.co/Jur1RP7D #
    • Apparently (thanks @melle @intrstngtimes) that flower was a hibiscus. Disappointed not more exotic. But this exciting. http://t.co/JQXFWoDp #
    • Here there be dragons http://t.co/rw5LGqjA #
    • The thing about being awake since 4am is that it's now lunchtime and I would like a nap. Sooooo tired! #

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15

    Apr 15th 2012

    By: Cate

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    • This is interesting – the economics of regret – http://t.co/H5sooaFo /via @meffer @UdadisiSuperior #
    • Finished reading the internet is a playground by @27bslash6 in preparation for trip to Australia. Couldn't read on plane, laughing too much! #
    • After some quality time upside down, I have a dinner date with drop dead diva, and the rotate-ey cross trainer http://t.co/mPQ0Rf8j #
    • Seeing all the tweets of people desperate for #mobeers tickets I should have traded mine for someone to bring me dinner. #postworkouthunger #
    • Instead I just gave it away when @confusement asked. Sometimes I don't think ahead! #
    • $1B for an app seems a little crazy, but $1B for a bunch of patents seems even crazier, something is very wrong with the system we have. #
    • The thing you resent missing causes burnout, interesting theory – Marissa Mayer – http://t.co/UK2I1clM /via @write_girl @rachelsklar #
    • Taking our intern out for a leaving lunch. It's like we are rehabbing him back to student life. (@ Frat Burger) http://t.co/53QIhYUV #
    • This interview with Hans Rosling is amazing (the guy is a legend) http://t.co/IHQaFNHj /via @zara_p /by @TimHarford #
    • Been rejected for health card because I don't meet residency requirements… #
    • Beautiful picture from Anton Tang – "I hide my sorrow behind a facade smile and pretend to be happy." http://t.co/61uNl0zF #
    • OHIP refusal declared a legitimate hr crisis, alternative sorted. But still. I've paid rent in Ontario for over 3 years! But not lived here? #
    • We're excited to be here for #kwmobeers And we're hiring! Come find james to chat! (@ THEMUSEUM w/ 7 others) [pic]: http://t.co/uIHvaqvp #
    • Checked in online for my flight… This is really happening! Best start packing… #
    • Only beauty products left to pack! I am on top of this! Any suggestions on when to leave kw if I need to be at the airport for 7? #
    • Love the idea of a "collective snapshot" – http://t.co/Cy7m7do3 #
    • This is awesome – "Glass Beach – Nature Corrects Another of Our Mistakes" – http://t.co/JnJzchdI /via @flourishflorals @Elsablaine #
    • Sad to miss meetup with @kwawesomefound trustees tonight, but have a plane to catch! Which means, next award a month away. Get your idea in! #
    • If you missed it last week, what Etsy is doing to promote women in tech is AMAZING! #
    • Ready! And why yes that IS a box of vodka for @tammypetro! http://t.co/OwJqej0l #
    • Waiting to see if I got upgraded… nervous like I'm sitting an exam or something! #
    • Horrible period when lost phone, but was at gate and this is my home until Friday! http://t.co/F9eL3bkN #
    • Wow the seat reclines completely into a bed and has some kind of massage setting. How will I ever fly cattle class again? #princessproblems #
    • 18 seats in my section of exec, including me: 2 women. About on par with women in cs numbers. Tonight I sleep surrounded by old white men. #
    • My fave is #1 – "Top 10 Reasons Why I Like Dating A Programmer" http://t.co/M2Ysdk4T /by @loriblalonde /via @AvocadoDog #
    • This is an awesome article illustrating how the way CS is taught in schools is broken – http://t.co/xoJFvpoN /via @michael_nielsen #
    • "You only need to be right 1% of the time." – on tackling hard problems – http://t.co/1FEXyfcY /via @jliyi @jrecursive #
    • Nice! I have arrived! http://t.co/QjTnykC7 #
    • Spraying the whole plane with anti fungal stuff was weird, but less scary than the hazmat suits and lasers on last trip to shanghai! #
    • This is so cute! (@ Google w/ 4 others) [pic]: http://t.co/G71NXS0V #
    • The guy here is soooooo lovely and my phone is all set up! (@ Telstra Sydney Central) http://t.co/JnsY5nfA #
    • This is pretty cool http://t.co/xwKRWrpk #
    • Fountain! http://t.co/0CJ37hxM #
    • 'If you're an "ideas guy", and "just need a couple of engineers" to build… YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG' – http://t.co/K3ATTFJB /via @akennberg #
    • Long thought technology could innovate in dating and commerce, but this is just depressing! http://t.co/wcwNEcUc /via @fillenumerique #
    • I know I am always complaining about airports and travel, but this weeks trip from YYZ to SYD was painless. Even pleasurable in places. <3 #
    • I love this – things to do in 2012 http://t.co/4Ra6WLZD /via @leapingwoman #
    • Lock wildlife having a snack, apparently it is an ibis http://t.co/PgO4BNpu #
    • I'm on a boat! http://t.co/21fzEU9V #
    • It is such a beautiful day here! And we're off to the Zoo! http://t.co/ipFhdzT5 #
    • Check out the Sydney opera house! Going there on Wednesday! http://t.co/xuF3CWkb #
    • Skyline! Boats! http://t.co/hOPuZsek #
    • Miscellaneous island http://t.co/AD8j6KGS #
    • I can't see you! http://t.co/5gSGExJ1 #
    • Echidna! Very cute http://t.co/GHfIAWir #
    • Koala! http://t.co/8JPu8vSC #
    • Grooming time! http://t.co/Xs8whKDW #
    • Ginger jumpy thing http://t.co/NZSQoqVb #
    • I interrupted his mid-morning snack http://t.co/GxfOZz04 #
    • Apparently the cassowary kills more people than any other animal. http://t.co/l2hHHxru #
    • This view is amazing! http://t.co/qiN6sP4e #
    • Ok I see now why my French colleague described this country as "paradise" http://t.co/XUBB6Odu #
    • A pelican http://t.co/99IjnEEy #
    • Seal show! http://t.co/XrCyzLZF #
    • He's checking you out http://t.co/mGF1EsaD #
    • Handstand! http://t.co/Yqn0Ybr2 #
    • Small part of a jumping seal. Very cool seal show! http://t.co/dTBwV0p9 #
    • Baby elephant http://t.co/5I3kHsjz #
    • It is a warm day, time for a shower http://t.co/LMseq0dd #
    • Playtime under the waterfall. These elephants are super cute! http://t.co/3f883ygV #
    • More tiny penguins. They are like, pocket sized. Want! http://t.co/a3Dvc5B3 #
    • Little penguins! So adorable! http://t.co/qhtZ2k6H #
    • My colleague Michael bonds with a giant koala http://t.co/E1AqrX6K #
    • Boats! http://t.co/w6ucoFJz #
    • Spuds and crepes. Bizarre, but makes a weird kind of sense! http://t.co/fxwq4Dob #
    • Amazing view from the tallest tower in the city (@ The Sydney Tower Eye w/ 3 others) [pic]: http://t.co/k7Ieueil #
    • The fountain I took a picture of last night, from above. Way above. http://t.co/XnYe3sj4 #
    • BT! http://t.co/WC9YHsWc #
    • Apparently the bridge is also very famous and you can walk up over the top of it. http://t.co/ZOWYv1sW #
    • Just discovered colleague who has been mocking me for lack of scifi knowledge has never read hitch hikers. Mind. Blown. #
    • Wow had the BEST day in Sydney today with @tammypetro and michael feat. pancakes, zoo, tallest tower, lots of walking and delicious dinner. #
    • Sunset! http://t.co/aagp1egC #
    • It is a BEAUTIFUL day and I'm rocking out to the counting crows. Does it get any better than this? [pic]: http://t.co/EitaPIJ3 #
    • It is LUSH here! So much greenery. Nice change after the dead post winter look in Ontario. http://t.co/d1n6gzxm #
    • I love parks in the middle of cities! http://t.co/I99U2ktP #
    • Palm trees! http://t.co/z2HdCD9w #
    • <3 http://t.co/o2fCQSXK #
    • As usual when I go anywhere people are asking me if I'll move here… And for the first time, I'm tempted. http://t.co/TeAbGgNt #
    • I think sydney is the most beautiful city I've ever been to. http://t.co/OLAc4RgN #
    • This park is huge and soooooo pretty! http://t.co/7pucZZBj #
    • Bottle tree. Starchy roots and seeds were eaten by aborigines. http://t.co/fdNf9zDQ #
    • Palm trees, skyscrapers, bridge, water… All my favorite things to walk amongst. http://t.co/ZhUQGiSJ #
    • Ok I want to move to Sydney and live on this small island in the middle of the botanical gardens http://t.co/uGwJFjPq #
    • This is cool http://t.co/j1Gotlzb #
    • Ooh I can see a ferris wheel. Must find and go on it! http://t.co/WqShWyVv #
    • Pretty! http://t.co/ZPMNNHKm #
    • This flower is so cool! No idea what it is. http://t.co/kdDokpf5 #
    • Random remains of some building? http://t.co/Jur1RP7D #
    • Apparently (thanks @melle @intrstngtimes) that flower was a hibiscus. Disappointed not more exotic. But this exciting. http://t.co/JQXFWoDp #
    • Here there be dragons http://t.co/rw5LGqjA #
    • The thing about being awake since 4am is that it's now lunchtime and I would like a nap. Sooooo tired! #

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