Ruminated Twitters

So, I've spent the past few weeks either on vacation or busy; the following Twitter-like thoughts have crossed my mind: Wobbly Houses I regard Twitter to be a clunky dotcom product which longs for an IPO, so the dev team can dump the project on unsuspecting fools and "retire". Maybe the app will evolve past this state, maybe not. In particular, the XML/HTTP "API" just simply reeks of VC herd mentality. Seesmic Desktop? They didn't bother separating comment download, storage, and presentation into separate processes. So, I call it "Seize My Desktop", and will try other options shortly. Content is Still King I find Twitter's content largely fascinating. As I watch results scroll by for a given search term, I recall the days where only a lucky few of us were online in any capacity. Now, enough bandwidth exists to place everyone online, and I imagine what my peers would do, had this technology been available to them at the time. For example, a search on "Atlanta" nets twits from passengers landing and departing Hartsfield-Jackson traffic. This was particularly hilarious for Monday's washout and subsequent airport closure.

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Today's topic for discussion is:

Radar guns.

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