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2011-11-04 (Friday)

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  1. Google Answers: Trying to remember which Vonnegut book I’m thinking of

    “The Only Way to Have a Successful Revolution in Any Field of Human Activity” including the three kinds of people required, from ‘Bluebeard’. (via @genmon)

Tweets

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    @stml Isn't it just. I want one in my flat. Although it'd mean I'd do nothing but sit and stare.

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    @matthewward @kpunk99 It's now returned to being mostly shoppers having a break from their endless walking.

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    Westfield seating: Me reading the LRB; woman reading the Lakeland catalogue; man reading 'Infinite Jest'; man reading 'Capitalist Realism'.

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    "What do you do?" "I stand in an empty shop staring forlornly through the plate glass while people walk past outside."

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    I am not the target market.

    Newham, England, United Kingdom

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    @shaunsavage_etc It’s a terrible sign of the current austerity that you have to choose.

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    Re previous tweet: I think the package tracking is mixing tracking of the item (still in the US) and its data (in Castle Donnington). Odd.

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    @dracos @tomcoates Of course! “Add to list” is the obvious way to do exactly the opposite! (Thanks Matthew.)

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    @tomcoates Yeah, I was trying to remove people from a list and “Unfollow” seemed like the only option. Oops. Still have no idea.

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    I’ve ordered something on Internet and it’s gone from Seattle, WA -> Castle Donnington, UK -> Portland, OR… this doesn’t seem ideal.