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Weekly Twitter Digest for 2010-07-26

Dan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Sounds like somebody's about to learn the meaning of the phrase "judgment-proof": http://j.mp/beHf90 #
If the bar exam happens to be about nothing but the family bible exception to the hearsay rule, I'm golden. Love that thing. #
http://grab.by/5zwl Yeah, I've seen that movie — "Never get involved in a land war in Asia," "Inconceivable!" and all that, right? #
And they're nasty! RT @JoshMorrison Don't buy @UpperCrustPizza; they fire employees who win illegal unpaid wages cases http://bit.ly/bj0RNH #
"Look, as a former member of Journolist, I'd just like to remind everybody that I was cool enough to be on Journolist. Guys? Guys?" #
If I pass the bar, I'm gonna do it still thinking that "secured transactions" means armored cars. Commercial paper's not lookin good either. #
I'm always happy when I see an old musician on Trending Topics, and then find out that it's not because he died. Good on ya, Caetano Veloso! #
New York friends: anyone feel like lending a couch for a few nights in October? I'll be apartment-hunting… #

Dan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Sounds like somebody's about to learn the meaning of the phrase "judgment-proof": http://j.mp/beHf90 #
If the bar exam happens to be about nothing but the family bible exception to the hearsay rule, I'm golden. Love that thing. #
http://grab.by/5zwl Yeah, I've seen that movie — "Never get involved in a land war in Asia," "Inconceivable!" and all that, right? #
And they're nasty! RT @JoshMorrison Don't buy @UpperCrustPizza; they fire employees who win illegal unpaid wages cases http://bit.ly/bj0RNH #
"Look, as a former member of Journolist, I'd just like to remind everybody that I was cool enough to be on Journolist. Guys? Guys?" #
If I pass the bar, I'm gonna do it still thinking that "secured transactions" means armored cars. Commercial paper's not lookin good either. #
I'm always happy when I see an old musician on Trending Topics, and then find out that it's not because he died. Good on ya, Caetano Veloso! #
New York friends: anyone feel like lending a couch for a few nights in October? I'll be apartment-hunting… #

Dan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:20:00 +0000

I see we've entered the "no true Scotsman" phase of the tea party racism story: http://is.gd/dxn59 #
There is no greater gulf between how bad-ass something sounds and how bad-ass it actually is than in the case of the Simultaneous Death Act. #
I… I don't believe you, Facebook: http://grab.by/5qUO (for the uninitiated: http://bit.ly/azAuR0) #
Daily reminder: Bush gave away $700 billion to the rich by eliminating the estate tax; the GOP refuses to give 5% of that to the unemployed. #
Can't hear "executrix" without thinking of Oedipa Maas #barreview http://j.mp/cVfLen #
Warren Buffett: a pretty cool dude. http://i.imgur.com/xuMqS.png #

Dan — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Seems like a cool idea: a Pelosi-Boehner debate http://j.mp/c6rEFH #
130 years old is one thing, but she's also the commander of a Roman legion?! http://j.mp/9AeES1 (Copy editors: "centurion" ≠ "centenarian") #
(No, it didn't actually take me 4 hours to write my blog post… would you believe I got distracted?) (always relevant: http://j.mp/IPwO) #
Tried for >5 min. to fit a subtle comment on @thedailybeast Berkman Ctr./@zittrain "exposé" into 140 chars. Then remembered I have a blog… #
"Hunger Strike" is the "Layla" of the nineties. Think about that. #

Dan — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:20:00 +0000

When I feel down, I imagine going back to 9/12/01 and telling Bush that the next president would be named Barrack Hussein. Happy 4th to all! #
"Is *that* enough of a reference for you?" http://j.mp/a3OPmc #obliqueArrestedDevelopmentreference #
The Volokh Conspirtrs are bigger nerds for classical libertarianism than for Monty Python references. I set one straight: http://j.mp/bzC70A #
My sister's moving out of Chicago just in time: http://j.mp/90l5E5 — thanks, SCOTUS. #
.@GwenHochman It's like you've TiVo'd a season finale, and no one's allowed to ruin it by saying that Bilski dies at the end. (have fun!) #

Dan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Great voice, decent song, great remix: win. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xea3UVizsa4&feature=related (Andreya Triana, Mount Kimbie remix) #

Dan — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Today's surprise: that Sufjan tribute to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is actually listenable and minimally pretentious. http://j.mp/GNJl2 #
Holy crap. The Lips couldn't have picked a better Yo La Tengo song: http://j.mp/ceiNVO #

Dan — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Kottke cites one of my favorite bits of Infinite Jest re: the new iPhone: http://bit.ly/auCq69 #
Yay! My mom just got appointed to the school board. #

Dan — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:20:00 +0000

The GOP thinks it's time to win fights it lost in the 60s: first Rand Paul vs. civil rights, now Boehner vs. the Beatles: http://is.gd/cEcbt #
Tossing out my Charlie Card… #
Y'know what's aged well? Isaac Brock's "Ugly Casanova" project, whose album came out eight (!) years ago. ♫ http://twt.fm/429252 #
Hey, this scale tweets: http://j.mp/aPnhcc
Now if only they could make tweets scale. http://j.mp/2pTGUx #obviousjokeisobvious #

Dan — Mon, 31 May 2010 05:20:00 +0000

.@androslee Yeah, he was there for his 25th reunion. He got mobbed on the corner there, can see how it would be exhausting to be him. #
Graduated! Happened to run into Conan O'Brien (Harvard '85) on the way out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/electriccounterpoint/4645228705/ #
Least favorite Lost characters: 1) Nikki 2) Paolo 3) The "you know what 2:30 in the afternoon feels like, right?" guy. #