µblog - archive for 2009-08

our timesheet system is pretty damn good. I know from personal experiences what horrors they can be

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got a lot of tips about effective resume writing from a recruiter, now acted upon them and will submit it to my eagle-eyed wife for review

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wherever you look, the forum buttache over the Canon 7D is truly epic #forumtards

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hmm metro or boat home?

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finished re-reading “Halting State” and loaned it to @Veidit #stross

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snabb koll av svenska tecken, tircd i irssi i screen i FreeBSD i ssh från Ubuntu: räksmörgås

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tja, någonstans går det fruktansvärt fel

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helping my sis-in-law connect to the wifi …

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hemtelefonen funkar igen… peppar peppar #fb

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sept 9 is both webcast from Leica and new iPod stuff from Apple… colour me a deep shade of “meh”

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testing MAC assignments by the simple measure of blocking them and listening to user complaints #BOFH

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Carbo-loading at McD’s with Viking and Teodor #weekend #kids

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Verdana is a great typeface, for online viewing! I use it myself. But plastered all over a catalog? That’s just cheap #IKEA #typeface #fail

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spent the weekend reading more about photo gear than actually taking pictures… sad #photog

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On my way in to Nybrokajen on “Emelie” #stockholm #sjöstaden

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just met with a recruiter, got a lot of good tips about smartening up the ole resume

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shooting with the SB-24 makes me want a real speedlight, not my wimpy SB-400. And it has to have iTTL #photog #nikon

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I’ve managed to blog at least once a month since 2004: http://is.gd/2DSWU

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A classic http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/

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o/~ ricochet in time / to the music o/~ #ShawnColvin #fb

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useasonably humid in #Stockholm right now

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Dude who bought our house is 1m away from me, either doesn’t recognise me or won’t meet my eye #fb

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fall fashion for women here in #Stockholm: frilly hems. What’s up with that?

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maybe it’s a NYC thing, chick in the pinstripe shorts w/ frilly hems is coming back from there

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looks like the new Canon 7D is the answer to Nikon’s D300s http://is.gd/2Bcws #photog #rumors

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hmm my “smart” solution wasn’t that smart

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part of me is happy I’m getting my watch repaired for a modest sum, part is disappointed I’m not getting a new watch

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reading @scalzi’s deconstruction of Star Trek physics, not nearly as fun as the Star Wars on http://is.gd/2BhHu

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Swedish regulator forbids the string “bank” in .se domain names… regulatory overstep http://stupid.domain.name/node/812

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why just “bank”, why not funds, or insurance-related strings? #PTS needs to explain itself!

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if you have a store called RayBan Kings you can’t have “raybankings.se”. Lunacy, as @jimh says :) #PTS #fail

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I wish identi.ca all luck, but it’s not enough to build a better mousetrap, you need the mice (=audience). Twitter appeal=everyone’s on it

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UPS and me == missed connections, and the package isn’t even for me

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I’m not a fan of the current Israeli government, but whoever’s in charge, it’s not an easy job

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new Sony A850 full-frame body doesn’t compromise much http://is.gd/2BPxf #photog #geargasm

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heading home to fix grub for the boys, then later out for beer at Glennfiddich Warehouse with @Veidit and others!

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Hmm kan man få iPhone på Tele2 också? #fb

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why is Google reader recommending feeds I’m already subscribed to?

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Thanks Nikon F90 for not reading the DX code on my roll of Portra 160 and staying set in ISO 400 #photog #fail #ihatefilm

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On my way into Glenfiddich Warehouse

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On my way home from a geeky and beery evening in #GamlaStan with @Veidit, @grunka, Magnus and someone who works for #Bahnhof

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this has awesome written all over it: http://bit.ly/wsPDD

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finally got my iPod to start syncing. I’m sure it’s not Apple’s fault, but I’m blaming them anyway

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waiting with bated breath for cron scripts to execute

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bated breath or baited breath? http://bit.ly/2ZH2R

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gah balance is subtly off in my headphones

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sold a children’s bed via #Blocket, good experience in general!

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Impact as a typeface has more or less been rendered irrelevant by LOLwhatevers. You can’t take anyting written in it seriously #typography

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twitter javascript vuln http://twitter.com/apifail2

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3 innuendos for the win (and the compressed URL makes a 4th!) http://bit.ly/18DICK

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Looking for work: http://bit.ly/L9ivD

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this SUCKS http://bit.ly/16wKtW #ikea #fail #typography

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is this a sore throat I feel coming on?

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Uh-oh, now getting stabbing headaches

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man, #tircd has some crazy dependencies on #FreeBSD

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there, finally got #tircd working again … think it’s the best client I can use on this Linux box

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how you know you’re not getting a job: the position is advertised again, after you’ve interviewed :P

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Viking had high fever last night but is A-OK this morning. Still staying home with him though #homewithkids

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I think I’ll add some fried eggs to this cholesterol-fest I’m making for lunch

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watch repair estimate came to 5800 SEK, thankfully #TryggHansa will cover all except 1200. Good and friendly customer service! #insurance

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Taking the boat this morning

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doin’ the password change dance

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no-one would have heard about the Aftonbladet piece if the Israeli gvnmt hadn’t flipped out #aftonbladet #israel

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if the Israeli gvnmt or defense forces feel slandered, feel free to bring a civil suit against #aftonbladet. Pressuring our gvnmt is weak

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the brouhaha in English: http://www.thelocal.se/21634/20090823/

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man lotso bad feelings in the press this morning, #israel #aftonbladet and #anna.odell and this by Charlie Stross http://is.gd/2w92m

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thanks iTunes for totally freezing up on me. Much appreciated

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don’t give anyone your passwords, kids… http://bit.ly/MSh02

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there’s a market for a decent Twitter client on Windows. Protip: don’t use Adobe Air

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heading out for a little walk!

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so far, 2 buyers have expressed interest in my 300 SEK clunker 24mm, but recoiled in horror when shown pics

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wish I could filter out all the Snow Leopard chaff and only see the most egregious fanboyism

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Scratch Black Internet from the list of potential future ISPs ;) #TPBfail

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huh, Google Chrome on Linux seems surprised I’ve changed my Google account password

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mad oversleep, lucky it’s Saturday

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planning kitchen renovation

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I’m beginning to wonder if I should mention that I don’t play #WoW on my resume. Gonna be a lot of “sick days” in the near future

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I feel like stomping our wifi router to bits, pissing on the remains and then burning them at midnight

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I’ll believe Hawaii is 50 when I see its LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE

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Valleywag on #spotify: http://bit.ly/IC801

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basic human rights are not really that important to the content industry http://techdirt.com/articles/20090820/0206315941.shtml

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Friday: time to get your drank on

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Forgot my phone at (not a good idea when you’re on call) so had to go back and get it

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need a nikon sb-24 speedlight manual #photog

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Stopp i tunnelbanans gröna linje vid Gullmarsplan, påverkar trafiken söderut #sl #stockholm #fb

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Thanks photography for enabling me to put something under “other interests” on my #resume

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huh, turns out these el-cheapo alkalines can’t power the SB-24

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Swedish vacation days are confusing :(

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protip: when trying to find out if the fax works, don’t try to fax its own number #thingsusersdo

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finally removed a ton of crap I never listen to from iTunes

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man, the Vista sidebar ecosystem is pretty paltry

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who the fsck is “_why” and why is everyone obsessing over him/her?

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oh ok, the dweeby Ruby nerd. /me stops caring

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some of these are just too good to be true, but funny nonetheless! http://bit.ly/13W5fz

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Listening to Timothy Snyder talk about the slaughter in Belarus in WWII in a NYRB podcast

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On my way back from Kista

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man I’m tired of Firefox, time to live on the edge with Google Chrome for Linux

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for future reference: gustaf@d420:~$ uname -a Linux d420 2.6.28-14-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Sat Jul 25 <00:28:35> UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

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why the hate on pop-up flashes for “semi-pro” bodies? Some disdain the D700 for having one. Me, I love me some emergency fill flash #photog

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oh hey it’s #unfollowtuesday!

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I suck at online auctions :(

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``Never, ever ask for the opinion of another photographer. If its good, they will copy you, if it’s bad, they won’t tell you.’’

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Started reading “Toll the Hounds” again, it’s picked up quite a bit! #malazan

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Jag har aldrig sett ett DHL-inlämningsställe i Stockholm. Finns dom? City eller Söder #stockholm #fb

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yet another week on call. Big woop

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I would be very surprised – nay, flabbergasted – if Apple approves the #Spotify iPhone app

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apple’s Swedish iPhone ads are grating, I guess they’re the same the world over. Who loves that twee and twinkly music?

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sometimes you reach a stage when the only thing to do is to reinstall windows…

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Försenade i Kärrtorp pga skadegörelse, tack för det idiotiska tunnelbanebombare #sl #fb

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På Fredells #fb

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I find it LOLworthy that Tweetdeck still can’t handle Unicode URLs

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pushback in Sweden against #Spotify, not enough money going to the artists

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Just had lunch with Dad, on my way back to the office now

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how come you can read but not edit EXIF data in Windows Explorer? #photog

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Citibank slutar med lån till privatpersoner, hoppas man snart slipper töntreklamen dom kör #fg

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looking forward to the weekend

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on my shoppng list: rosé wine and strawberries

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the trailer for ID Software’s “Rage” leaves me with a profound sense of “meh”

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geurilla Friday beer!

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I feel I deserve a better 28mm than my current Series E. My gear is holding me back!(tm) #photog

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thanks for freezing up on my iTunes, that’s real helpful

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oh, the info panel decided to appear under my task manager…ok, I’m letting iTunes off with a warning this time

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regarding Facebook, I’m ashamed to be sharing the service with Sarah Palin. Makes me seem dirty somehow #fb

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need to refresh my resume/CV, not feeling inspired at all :P

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nu öser verkligen regnet ner #stockholm #fb

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annoyed by the rain dripping in through our window. Don’t ask me how!

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subway’d

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heading down to nybrokajen to catch my boat

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another reboot, Vista? Thanks a fucking bunch

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finally replaced my putty with puttytray http://is.gd/2bsoV

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considering deleting my friendfeed account… I feel too spread out

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rain on its way, looking forward to it almost

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new #blosxom plugin: fnumber http://is.gd/2bJ8u

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*/~ here comes the rain…

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closed my last semi-annual access review for SOX

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adding sports to stuff I won’t shoot, list earlier includes weddings, birds #photog

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Stilla regn vid Gullmarsplan #fb

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reading an ad for “High-speed Ektachrome” in 1973, rated for a blistering 160 ASA #photog

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hmm FriendFeed gets purchased by Facebook and suddenly people are subscribing to mine? what gives?

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made the mistake of accepting iTune’s offer to update itself, reboot ahoy! #winfail

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2 and a half months until termination. Maybe I should start looking for a new job

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60,000+ unread mails from our new monitoring service… ah, to be back from vacation!

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preparing to delete 60,432 mails from Outlook, this may take a while…

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testing importing pics from Picasa in Linux to Picasa in Windows

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finally below 1000 unread in Google Reader

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what the Fs wrong with my perl install…

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nearly 24 hours w/o signing into twitter, feels good!

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dayumm it’s getting dark…

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Some people are speculating that HFT is the only thing holding up stock prices. Scary if true! #finance #econocalypse

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oh my god TechCrunch insults my country! For this, they shall DIE #techcrunchfail

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dear lazyweb, how do I import my google reader shared items into Facebook? #fb

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damnit, the hanging sofa cushions concealed a large reservoir of water which made itself known after I’d sat on them a while #wetbutt

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borde läsa Klas Östergrens “Gangsters” #fb

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På barnkalas, grattis Pelle! #fb

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outside is cool and noisy (we’re near a major traffic artery), inside is stuffy and silent. What to choose?

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huh, the Omega I’m looking at is a “Bond Seamaster”, not sure I want that kind of product placement

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På väg till Stockholm med tåg. Plånbok glömdes kvar i Halmstad! #fb

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Göran Skyttes ledare i dagens SvD är rätt deprimerande. När fan blir gammal blir han religiös http://is.gd/1XykJ

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på väg in till Södertälje, dags att packa ihop datorn #sj #fb

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seriously, the acute accent (’) is not a fucking apostrophe (’). get with the programme, typographical illiterates!

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reading @gruber

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twitter and wine on the terrace!

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ok, making contingency plans if my Omega (which I managed to forget in the wash) doesn’t make it. Found conservative Seamaster for 14K SEK

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fan vad kallt det blev på terassen! #brrr #fb

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