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not ashton kutcher. or alaska. tweeting like it's 2007.

Brooklyn, NY
Joined February 2007
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@ak
Akshay
7 years
I teared up watching this. Glad your safe @Perna -- thanks for capturing and sharing these people's story
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7 years
New video: After the Flood
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@ak
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9 years
I have so many questions
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@ak
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11 years
Auto-fill locations in Google Calendar using Foursquare venue info - easily my most used @foursquareapi integration:
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@ak
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6 years
@dpatil Ugh. Well, thanks for reminding everyone about how I'm the black sheep in this family.
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@ak
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10 years
This is what an indie app launch looks like (Stitch! Available for Android @ ) http://t.co/FJn0DMl0VH
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@ak
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10 years
Today is my last day at @foursquare . After three wonderful years, I’ve decided it’s time to move on.
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@ak
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5 months
I made a little video game! Hope you like it.
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5 months
Poco wants to go out and play, but the world just keeps getting in her way! Help Poco navigate the mazes while keeping an eye out for tasty fish snacks. Designed for kids but fun for all ages! And that's it for this drop. See you soon!! 👾
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@ak
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6 years
@CaseyNeistat It was great running into you too! Glad you finally got to meet the 👶🏽😁
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@ak
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3 years
Many many many thanks to @vivekb , @goldman , and the Twitter Support team for helping restoring my account after it was stolen yesterday. You rock.
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@ak
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8 years
LAUNCHING
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@ak
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10 years
I really have to pee
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@ak
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11 years
"People will ask for a pony… then you give them one and they don't ride it" - @kvanscha cautioning against slavishly doing what users ask
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@ak
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8 years
Sad to sunset @bemeapp , but excited to embark on a new adventure w/ this team I love rethinking tech+media at CNN:
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@ak
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11 years
My poop's weight: 0.5 lb. My parents have a scale right by the toilet and I have twitter on my phone. It's the future!
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@ak
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10 years
Turns out I'm the kind of tourist who enjoys exploring "The Brooklyn of *" in every new city.
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@ak
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8 years
I WISH TO GIVE YOU MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR SERVICES
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@ak
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8 years
End of an era
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8 years
We'll be going offline in 2 weeks on Oct 17th. We hope Partychat has been as helpful & wonderful a part of your lives as it has been for us.
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@ak
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6 years
Who made the HQ Trivia theme song and opener? That 💩 is 🔥.
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@ak
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11 years
There are a few types of people in this world: Pro-oxford comma, anti-oxford comma and illiterate.
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@ak
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7 years
Has anyone figured out a way to add wireless charging to a Pixel 2? I tried using a regular USB-C Qi receiver tag, but it didn't work 😞
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@ak
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7 years
Very upset that Google Photo's face recognition feature doesn't allow me to categorize/label my cats.
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@ak
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10 years
And away we go. http://t.co/xilMzY8uqK
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@ak
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9 years
Brilliant. Nicely done team @swarmapp =) http://t.co/UJ00411ESt
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@ak
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10 years
Incredibly grateful for the opportunity I’ve had to work w/ @dens @naveen @mharkey @Holger @octopi @krave & so many others the past few yrs
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@ak
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10 years
Hi SF! I'm here for the week... let's get coffee sometime
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@ak
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9 years
Finally solved a @nytimes Sunday crossword without cheating! Guess I should get a job now...
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@ak
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3 years
no but seriously, wheres my goddamn pageless google docs already
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@ak
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10 years
Many thanks to @katiecouric for featuring my blog post in her newsletter today! http://t.co/m4dvLRRmLH
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@ak
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11 years
What is a Platform? More than APIs: (a blog post by yours truly)
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@ak
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8 years
Whiskey stones are a complete waste of money. Question everything about any gift guide claiming otherwise.
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@ak
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10 years
I’ve been a terrible friend, and my phone is mostly to blame:
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@ak
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8 years
I really hope someone is making a YouTube video of Pence refuting that Trump never said something, followed by the clip of Trump saying it.
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@ak
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11 years
@dickc just walked past you in Soho -- good luck tomorrow!
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@ak
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10 years
Ship it.
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@ak
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10 years
I’ll be spending some time hacking while exploring options for my next adventure. Sign up @ http://t.co/RZG2RIr5zX for future updates
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@ak
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4 years
@amalt Everyone trying to do home workouts
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@ak
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11 years
@mm have you tried being an indian male in SF?
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@ak
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11 years
Famous last words: "Oh, I can do that with just a Hive query or two."
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@ak
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9 years
Pizza in Brooklyn is really, really good.
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@ak
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11 years
Excited to see what the world learns with our newly launched Foursquare firehose: http://t.co/e0dKpn91Xv. Data!
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@ak
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9 years
CAFFEINE!! WHEEEEEEEE!!!!!
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@ak
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10 years
So many apps for making new friends; so few apps for keeping old friends.
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@ak
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6 years
I love my friends
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@ak
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10 years
Unearthed this time capsule during an epic spring cleaning this weekend. /cc @rsarver @Devon @jeremyhylton http://t.co/mtvT1tjfWV
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@ak
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6 years
Sunsets are pretty.
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@ak
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6 years
Retweet if you're currently waiting for the R train.
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@ak
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9 years
Whoa. Woke up and walked into a time machine this morning: http://t.co/OYmL2rTeS4 /cc @dylancasey @jeremyhylton @andrewhyatt @kevinweil
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@ak
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8 years
This is for you, my fellow Americans: #ExitPollLive
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@ak
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2 years
Every time I finish reading a novel, I'm left wondering how no one in the entire book ever pooped.
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@ak
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7 years
I've always wished my Amazon Echo was an answering machine.
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@ak
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12 years
Gettin' hitched (@ Bronx Zoo for Anna & Akshay Get Married! w/ @krave @dpatil @mikiephresh ) [pic]: http://t.co/p4BU2i5i
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@ak
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8 years
That thing where I smiled at someone familiar & later realized I recognize them as the star of a Tony Award Winning Best Musical
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@ak
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3 years
Tequila and I are no longer friends
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@ak
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4 years
Always a crewmate, never an imposter
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@ak
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11 years
Foursquare as the location layer for the internet as told by @anildash -- a vision of @naveen 's I continue to carry: http://t.co/n8JMBWQ5H0
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@ak
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7 years
PSA iPhone users: disable WiFi until you can update to 10.3.1 at home Android users: disable WiFi until the April sec patch is available
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@ak
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9 years
Seriously people -- when asking someone for a favor, would it kill you make sure you've SPELLED THEIR NAME CORRECTLY?
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@ak
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3 years
And now thank you T, Lisi, & Lindsay from @GoDaddyHelp for helping me regain access to my account. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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@ak
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12 years
Why do all last-minute travel deals always require me to say where I want to go? I'm here; tell me where I can get to for how much!
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@ak
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12 years
Really can't argue with that headline: "Foursquare Connected Apps Make Foursquare Insanely Useful" - @Lifehacker http://t.co/7VnWF8hl
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@ak
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2 years
Help me make "Zuko Stardust" a thing
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@ak
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12 years
Squaredar has over 10,000 users… not bad for a weekend project. Add it to your foursquare account here:
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@ak
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1 year
Turns out the green thing on this leftover pizza is basil, not mold.
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@ak
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9 years
That thing when you find a missing sock after many months of optimistically keeping its mate.
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@ak
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7 years
TFW you minimize all your Chrome windows because you tried commenting in a Google Doc with view-only permissions.
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@ak
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11 years
It's not considered "drinking alone" if you're wearing a tie, sipping bourbon, and listening to jazz, right?
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@ak
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11 years
Picking the right animated gifs for important business correspondences is a crucial skill I bring to this job.
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@ak
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9 years
I *can* even. Literally.
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@ak
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11 years
All too often we forget about the networked sensors we carry around all day: http://t.co/4VFowO81mj
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@ak
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9 years
"Are those tater tots?" "Sorry, no. Those are fried cheese curds." #midwest
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@ak
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11 years
Guys! My brainwave cat ears are finally here! No, I'm not joking. /cc @Alex_Donn http://t.co/myoOXruZy7
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@ak
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12 years
Make a decision and move on. There are worse things in this world than being wrong.
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@ak
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6 years
@jackycoyne Want a Beme Dropmix original?
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@ak
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11 years
If you ever wonder why I'm bad at replying to at-mentions, it's because my inbox is full of crap like this http://t.co/RYzaTduHD4
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@ak
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7 years
Any song that includes the sound of a phone ringing unanswered in the background for more than 5 seconds is evil.
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@ak
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11 years
EST != EDT. Use "ET" if you can't be bothered to keep them straight.
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@ak
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10 years
Just crunched some data: I talk to my grandfather 2.5x more often since I built @letsstitch
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@ak
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10 years
"Don’t fuck up people’s names. A person’s name is the most important sound to them in the world." - a very wise @amit
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@ak
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8 years
@noah_weiss @stewart Congratulations! Excited to see a new NYC office bloom and for @SlackHQ to get even smarter!
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@ak
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10 years
Simplify.
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@ak
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6 years
Wheat Thins are so good.
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@ak
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8 years
TFW you accidentally pour yourself a bowl of regular Cheerios® instead of Honey Nut Cheerios®
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@ak
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10 years
Tomorrow we eat kale
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@ak
Akshay
11 years
Tacos today: 5
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@ak
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11 years
I like this @jeffbercovici guy at @Forbes , he makes me sound smart: http://t.co/yUsUPqq3SA
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@ak
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10 years
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@ak
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8 years
So this is what it fells like to be old.
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@ak
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12 years
My first @foursquare anniversary! It's been an amazing year and this next year is already on track to beat the last one.
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@ak
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9 years
Jet lag is a great excuse to eat ice cream for breakfast.
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@ak
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12 years
Pro tip: If you're trying to be in my good graces, don't address me as "Ashley" #threadmuted
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@ak
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11 years
@SFath something similar to "42" (they did a way better job than I would have though =)
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@ak
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11 years
Guys, I can't tell you how excited I am @rsarver is blogging about what he learned working on Twitter's Platform: http://t.co/unsagP4bCR
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@ak
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10 years
That thing when you hear the remix before the original and feel guilty for liking the remix more.
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@ak
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10 years
Listening to Coldplay because... wait, screw it, I don't have to justify my music choices to you
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@ak
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3 years
Heads up: lost 90% of the people I follow during my latest account snafu, so don't be confused by new follow requests.
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@ak
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10 years
<- headed to Chiang Mai & Hong Kong for a few weeks. If you're been, send me your recommendations!
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@ak
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3 years
Heyo @TwitterSupport , if you're going to offer 2FA, don't let hackers bypass it so easily. Literally 48 hours after I get my account back someone managed to disable my 2FA
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@ak
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10 years
Mesmerized by @chris_whong 's viz of a day in the life of a random NYC taxi driver http://t.co/GJui5R161j
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@ak
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10 years
Favorite discovery of the week: you can map your check-in history in @swarmapp . Tap the profile screen's map icon! http://t.co/uCXYkhc4d9
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@ak
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11 years
A wonderful profile of @goldman ; my first and archetypal product manager http://t.co/xtNn75us9m
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