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August 2013

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Trying to get my laundry done in SF even though I just did it and I'm in ON til Aug25. Yet I knew which shirt I was wearing. #DreamsAreWeird

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Different perspectives. This photo goes with my latest blog post, "Subjective Objectivity"… instagram.com/p/cfiwWattdu/

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Don't Be Afraid Of Love (VINE) vine.co/v/bFQ1KYbhWTQ

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This, and Beautiful Mess. How did I not spot these when I first heard the album? Was I not ready? ♫ t.thisismyjam.com/Malcolm/_6fa4y…

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1. Be a virgin. 2. Give birth. 3. ??? 4. Prophet.

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Retweeted @BeeStapler

Thanks, I'll add that to my database of how many muscles every action requires, since that's how I decide what to do and ho…

"If you’ve never missed a flight, you’re spending too much time in airports" ...last time I missed a flight, I spent 6 extra hours in one...

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Retweeted @y26choi

Don't develop apps, develop superpowers. edu.mkrecny.com/thoughts/dont-… via @recborg

Umeshism for today: If you've never failed a course, you're spending too much time studying. Or taking easy courses. Or something. ...right?

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You know, @gmail, if you could show the relevant part when I'm searching hangout history... that'd be great. #onelonghangout

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Fire! Explosions! ...uh, dinner! vine.co/v/hhjxF7XA3eh

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A lot of ElectroSwing doesn't seem to be really electro OR swing. I'm actually pretty okay with that. It's still awesome.

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Gah. So catchy. Also I can somehow see most of this story happening to me, especially the very first bit. ♫ t.thisismyjam.com/Malcolm/_6hfms…

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I had been intending to sleep, but apparently my brain wanted to invent a way more awesome version of Zendo instead. #WorthIt

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Had trouble getting to sleep last night, & then I had most awesome polyphasic core ever. 3h20 sleep (1h23 REM, 1h28 deep, only 30mins light)

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Biking uphill to my physics exam: "Gah, I'm losing all of my kinetic energy to potential energy"

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Random acts of dance. This gallery has hugely grown my admiration for ballet. buff.ly/13i6HCq

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Not even 24h into my third uberman adaptation and I just had a 21min REM nap. I'm clearly getting better at this. #polyphasic

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"Done, done, and I'm on to the next one." This song came on just as I finished practice asst 1 of 12. #perfecttiming buff.ly/16bv0zT

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"I seem to have turned my life into a series of teaching anecdotes" — Jean

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Retweeted @notthisbody

adjectified is the new objectified. That is all.

/ want someone pushing me a little further than I think I can.

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Fashioned a standing desk out of stairs and railing on my porch. #notbad instagram.com/p/dCIjKFNtfn/

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Retweeted @arundelo

A steganography technique for journalists: Write a story about the pope; embed info in your sequence of uses of "pope" versus…

Joel Spolsky explains that if you're willing to be patient, eventually you can be your own VC. buff.ly/14P2uXR

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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." — Hunter S. Thompson

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The WaybackMachine on archive .org is clearly one of the best things to happen to the internet. archive.org/web/web.php

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"What do I want instead of a Strong Female Character? I want a ♂:♁ character ratio of 1:1 instead of 3:1 onscreen." buff.ly/14R4S04

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Paying $10 to have @uwaterloo send someone a letter proving I'm enrolled. That should just be a cryptographically signed document online.

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Retweeted @PsychToday

"52% of Americans polled believe it’s easier to do their taxes than to figure out how to eat healthfully." …

Replying to Emma Dines @thinkerpoet ·

@Malcolm_McC what was the name of that study where subjects had to hold a pencil in their teeth (to simulate smiling)?

@thinkerpoet I'm not sure. Googling [psych study pen teeth mouth smile happy] yields the "facial feedback hypothesis" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_fe…

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And thanks again to @bmndr for causing me to work on blog posts during family holidays. beeminder.com/malcolmmcc/blog

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Retweeted @tipsfromkatee

head only rapture

When did memes become a meme?

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It's like speaking in tongues, except... eyebrows instead of tongues.

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Today in "it has a great name so it must exist": Sans Francisco. heathermcilrath.com/Sans-Francisco…

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After a night out in Halifax, catching YHZ ✈ YYC on the way to San Francisco for my in-ternship :)

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Aaaand... the winners of the seat-choosing contest are myself and this other guy in row 12.

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"Sir, you didn't declare that quiche you just bought on the customs form." It won't be a quiche for lonng #omnomnom

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This statement intentionally left vague.

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First day interning @Twitter: "Feel free to tweet about your orientation, except [REDACTED]"

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Rooftop balcony. My 2nd backyard for the next 4 months interning at Twitter.

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Gradually coming to terms with the fact that more people work at @TwitterSF than live in the town I grew up in... #wat

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Retweeted @ZachWeiner

15 Hottest Sideboobs at the VMA's collegehumor.com/article/691093… via @CollegeHumor

Retweeted @evanm

For our next trick, let's all band together to make the word "objectively" literally meaningless.

Who needs telekinesis when you could just use someone else's body instead? buff.ly/13XwIal

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#TIL @TwitterSF's cafeteria has a literal hashtable.

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Retweeted @coursera

MOOC: Pronunciation: /mo͞ok/, officially integrated into @OxfordWords today!

@Janis_McCulloch You got twitter!! Hey :)

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@philogb I love the viz in the commons, but the tweets flash by too fast to read... and I'm a fast reader!

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"...'til morning comes... let's tessellate..." rd.io/x/QX55-zdeUBfq/ #NowPlaying

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Downside: one of the BART seats was a BARF seat today. Upside: it sparked a bunch of laughs and conversations between strangers. #worthit?

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Retweeted @cgst

"Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them." - Alfre…

@DaveUrsillo Hey Dave, long time no... much of anything!

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Replying to Elena M @elemili11 ·

If you haven't tried this yet, YOU MUST.

@elemili11 I agree so much. Grapefruit Radler = #win.

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The best apps today transform your phone into a magic wand. I like this way of thinking about things. buff.ly/17tz6q8

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Replying to Mark Chua @mkc ·

@aimango What if someone retweeted/favorited a Tweet of yours from last year?

@mkc @aimango So I just found this because it's 3rd on Mark's feed. Then went and fav'd an old post of Elisa's. Sorry if that was too weird.

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If you like the Ladder Paradox (buff.ly/17sBLwD) you'll love Velocity Raptor (buff.ly/17sBLwG)

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Just completed a 0.50 km run with @RunKeeper. Check it out! rnkpr.com/a3vg9hk #RunKeeper

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Retweeted @JessAtSource

!! RT @thisisdare: Pressy: the amazing little button to add to your phone that was kickstarted in less than 24 hours. htt…

Replying to Tony Na @naruxin ·

First day @ #Twitter and first #Tweet going out

@naruxin Dude you need to not be an egg. Srsly.

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Retweeted @gaberivera

If you think there's no real innovation happening in Silicon Valley today, take a look at *this*.

@nikilustig Do you still have your Mraz ticket? I've already got one, but if yours is on the floor I might want to upgrade :P

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#TIL "bibulous" means "excessively fond of drinking alcohol". economist.com/blogs/dailycha…

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@TheViewFromHell Ehh, only until the singula—waitasec.

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