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  • Office plushies https://t.co/MGOXdZ1M 21:20:08, 2012-05-04
  • Cool, I found one of my favorite books / movies online "The Secret of NIMH" http://t.co/LAA6VZmh 02:39:05, 2012-05-07
  • @dubster2k haha! in reply to dubster2k 02:56:41, 2012-05-07
  • OK, this is basically just a "volume knob" for Google Translate on every page, but sometimes simple ideas are… https://t.co/8pxjjwNy 05:26:01, 2012-05-10
  • Why are we even discussing gay marriage any more? Just yesterday this issue started being thrown around accompanied… https://t.co/4st88YSY 14:58:01, 2012-05-10
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by Liz on May 11, 2012
Tweets from this week
  • Fittingly named blog: http://t.co/WqC1QIIk 00:21:21, 2012-04-27
  • Thoughts from this week http://t.co/XX4wlIRr 08:26:53, 2012-04-27
  • "Rise of the 'brogrammer': Sexism in the tech startup world" post on my blog http://t.co/5Xg4K1CD 17:52:15, 2012-04-27
  • “Demoscene: The Art of Algorythms”: Demos came about as a sort of “visual graffiti” that preceded video games th… http://t.co/85VSzJDm 10:24:56, 2012-05-01
  • The overall study raises the possibility that role models who counter more than one competing stereotype (women can… https://t.co/LIP3wc11 19:41:12, 2012-05-01
  • Geeks vs. Hipsters: Genuine vs. Jaded? Passionate vs. Trendy? But in my friends and I I see a lot of overlaps between… https://t.co/rd0CI17S 21:12:10, 2012-05-02
  • "Dear Lego: What's with the sausage parties?" I've been on a gender-inequity-in-tech-fields kick lately, and the… https://t.co/AAcN5DvB 23:00:11, 2012-05-02
  • Letter to Lego: “Why you still have sausage party?” http://t.co/H8cJZxgP 23:06:29, 2012-05-02
  • Letter to Lego: “Why you still have sausage party?”: [Emailed to Lego on 5/2/2012 since they have a charlimit on… http://t.co/HtCXH2X2 00:14:48, 2012-05-03
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by Liz on May 4, 2012
Thoughts from this week
  • Thoughts from this week: Thoughts from this week: Thoughts from this week http://t.co/EZsAtFyW 08:54:26, 2012-04… http://t.co/kdbPHBvH 11:26:26, 2012-04-20
  • "Born Female" must be some kind of Ponzi scam. This is mad ridiculous. Basically,this female body is by default set… https://t.co/eIQVgcQ6 12:11:24, 2012-04-20
  • Wow! My new baby is soon to be delivered! Literally. — Hello, Liz, Congratulations on the purchase of your new… https://t.co/LOTBgSiG 16:31:24, 2012-04-20
  • Illinois Driver's Licenses are spectacularly hackable http://t.co/QDLci24L 16:31:28, 2012-04-20
  • Demo Scene http://t.co/15o5YOcb 17:17:55, 2012-04-20
  • DEVSND by Richard Devine. http://t.co/5oLrb95S 19:06:24, 2012-04-20
  • Play a paper piano with an Android phone https://t.co/zi2KhgJH 19:05:23, 2012-04-21
  • Got a SodaStream Penguin for Xmas and it's lots of fun. I think I should put a juicer on my wishlist next, because… https://t.co/RKdbi3gv 03:27:20, 2012-04-24
  • "100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience" Trailer http://t.co/KqT0grPJ 22:47:20, 2012-04-24
  • “Urbanized” A Documentary on the Design of Cities: Urbanized posits that city dwellers must not only forge an in… http://t.co/ta5oixMd 00:27:28, 2012-04-25
  • “Urbanized” A Documentary on the Design of Cities http://t.co/vhw6YqtU 00:28:49, 2012-04-25
  • Cracking the Credit Card Code http://t.co/KWVgHCDC 00:33:19, 2012-04-25
  • Hilarious scenester visual dictionary, but notably lacking in electronic music http://t.co/zh1QT1Ft 01:49:20, 2012-04-25
  • Chicago's first vertical farm http://t.co/g6u3AUm1 19:34:18, 2012-04-25
  • Woo hooooooo! New puter is so far pretty awesome. 19:34:22, 2012-04-25
  • Detroit-based startup Are You Human wants to use mini-games instead of illigible word/numbers as Captchas http://t.co/jmHp7Zee 23:10:31, 2012-04-25
  • According to @klout, my Klout score is 50. Anyone else on there? http://t.co/jEAgYR5I 00:04:47, 2012-04-26
  • DJing in the Chicago Innovative Electronic Music room. Come hang out. ♫♪ #turntablefm http://t.co/AEe5YuXk 00:14:08, 2012-04-26
  • basically kimchee made from asian mustard greens https://t.co/eN8PVvgY 16:24:18, 2012-04-26
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by Liz on April 27, 2012
Thoughts from this week
  • Thoughts from this week: Thoughts from this week http://t.co/EZsAtFyW 08:54:26, 2012-04-06 Thoughts from this we… http://t.co/JSGMkyn6 08:04:46, 2012-04-13
  • Thoughts from this week http://t.co/0DzLms3T 08:46:19, 2012-04-13
  • "Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to do a newspaper crossword puzzle later in the day? Me neither. But… https://t.co/rrnPpC9L 15:59:36, 2012-04-13
  • I was standing up there like "what the fuck?" and alls I was hearing in my head was like, "wah-wah-wah-WAH-WHAH!… https://t.co/lo7qneUE 19:52:31, 2012-04-13
  • In honor of April 15, here's some light documentary viewing for the weekend. "Determined to find the law that… https://t.co/qd2EaZ1Q 22:11:50, 2012-04-13
  • Cleaned the heck out of this place….had catalogs for merch from 2006 buried in there! Much more storage action now,… https://t.co/Hj2maXwv 01:32:32, 2012-04-14
  • Emergency Lock Pick Card https://t.co/KJM9YH6T https://t.co/1Yw3ILew 18:07:28, 2012-04-16
  • Ordered a new desktop from these guys.. not this exact one but wow look at this thing http://t.co/SBS7ZBGW 18:22:28, 2012-04-16
  • Little does she realize, this is the perfect time for a bath sneakattack! MUHAHAHA. https://t.co/TQxVfdyG 04:45:28, 2012-04-17
  • Just over 24 left to snag my Echo Indigo DJ PCMCIA card for laptop DJs / Musicians, currently at $89.99 http://t.co/O302QHfO 16:52:29, 2012-04-17
  • If solar energy was subsidized like gas…. https://t.co/7gfP364d https://t.co/L1pWQpe0 16:52:33, 2012-04-17
  • I'm also selling this Digital Recorder that I used once at DEMF to record interviews years ago. It has a 1/8" line… https://t.co/1I3p2PbW 17:37:29, 2012-04-17
  • Hey, Redditors… I found this awesome tool that creates a playlist from subReddits. Neato! http://t.co/KWJAP9Xw 18:24:27, 2012-04-17
  • Next Wedneday from 7p-10p EST, Meetup from home at Turntable.fm to share some Innovative Electronic Music… https://t.co/HUT1Zubi 18:21:26, 2012-04-18
  • Ooh look at all the fun candy! http://t.co/peVkYOyE 20:40:53, 2012-04-18
  • FRACTALSPIN: We love our video game candy! Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil and more.: undefined… http://t.co/IpCiDBQB 21:19:59, 2012-04-18
  • 100 Ways to Discover and Enjoy Music http://t.co/UaqKrJ7a Any other weird ones you use that aren't listed? 22:58:28, 2012-04-18
  • https://t.co/iFDv9lxe 16:41:26, 2012-04-19
  • "Were sporting events created to control the population?" http://t.co/ZHmdFWfx 21:01:24, 2012-04-19
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by Liz on April 20, 2012
Thoughts from this week
  • Thoughts from this week http://t.co/EZsAtFyW 08:54:26, 2012-04-06
  • Thoughts from this week: Thoughts from this week: Congress Theater owner brings his lawyer to an interview with … http://t.co/0WimBQ1X 09:37:20, 2012-04-06
  • Overseas China Restaurant on #Yelp: My mom owns a vacation house here, and I'm vegetarian. So when I'm visiting, es… http://t.co/UErfgDH1 01:33:38, 2012-04-08
  • Digital, Open Source School Program in Poland https://t.co/cYeoYyGO https://t.co/FtAVuh08 15:51:36, 2012-04-10
  • "Most of us are idiots.We just like to think we're not idiots because we use a bunch of shit that smart people have… https://t.co/7CyG7geu 18:39:37, 2012-04-10
  • How #Linux is built. (How Linux is Built) https://t.co/fTVRtCKs http://t.co/376V0Owf 05:12:35, 2012-04-11
  • Hey, aspiring laptop DJs: I put my Echo Audio Indigo DJ PCMCIA card on eBay. There are two 1/8" outs, but it has 8… https://t.co/iHxfYYOo 19:18:35, 2012-04-11
  • In just over an hour (7pm CST), the Chicago Innovative Electronic Music Meetup group will hang out in Turntable.fm,… https://t.co/0IcldyVm 23:09:33, 2012-04-11
  • @xyzr_kx thanks for joining us! That was fun in reply to xyzr_kx 03:55:15, 2012-04-12
  • How to get more Likes on Facebook http://t.co/QUnHAno4 17:23:34, 2012-04-12
  • Thanks to everyone who participated in our virtual Meetup last night on Turntable.fm. I've posted the track list here: http://t.co/F0z0tPuZ 17:38:36, 2012-04-12
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by Liz on April 13, 2012
Thoughts from this week
  • Thoughts from this week: Congress Theater owner brings his lawyer to an interview with Jim DeRogatis htt… http://t.co/QUpKLg17 08:10:38, 2012-03-30
  • Thoughts from this week http://t.co/Lyl3eMgE 08:33:06, 2012-03-30
  • Alright, this is Alex Jones, and he likes to try and push buttons on hot issues and , but Billy Corgan deconstructs… https://t.co/zPjWFRfp 15:17:48, 2012-03-30
  • Google Maps now has real time traffic data. Hooray! Also, the CTA has bus-tracker if you don't have a car, and it's… https://t.co/10dJwYgF 15:17:52, 2012-03-30
  • Google was basically the first socially-driven search engine, but it was based on a community of academics. The more… https://t.co/hvRgfRHY 16:34:48, 2012-03-30
  • Whoah, Idiocracy can be watched online. Re-watching it again just reinforces things I'm observing… I vote to be on… https://t.co/NAJTJ7Ak 17:51:49, 2012-03-30
  • @WorkWithAlex365 thanks! in reply to WorkWithAlex365 18:54:37, 2012-03-30
  • There's an algorithm for everything: "How to Drive in Traffic" (analysis by an engineer who wanted to create the… https://t.co/503iCHnK 19:40:48, 2012-03-30
  • It's FRIday, FRIday… (Calvin Harris – I'm not alone) http://t.co/KpIUMEom 05:13:48, 2012-03-31
  • The Six Habits of Highly Empathic People. Do you feel this way as well? http://t.co/xMuCgHbb 05:13:52, 2012-03-31
  • 'Sup, Korea http://t.co/BQKr8qYz 06:07:47, 2012-03-31
  • Uhf… tried to sleep, didn't happen. However, this is a nice interview http://t.co/9bhAULE4 Just one potential… https://t.co/GvoAvlNi 09:11:48, 2012-03-31
  • No need for freakouts… http://t.co/3XGMQwAP 19:11:48, 2012-03-31
  • Flourish (@ UIC Illinois Room) http://t.co/YN07St0x 22:17:16, 2012-03-31
  • Tux just chillin at Flourishconf https://t.co/VqHqkWh3 23:01:54, 2012-03-31
  • I have a free track for download on this compilation: "Polychromatic Tomatoes"… http://t.co/mmL8m7q8 19:01:50, 2012-04-01
  • Beautiful day to take out my 32" Mini Maestro from #bustinboards. It's a lot easier to maneuver and has the same… https://t.co/TF5WQYPM 18:47:44, 2012-04-02
  • My label subVariant and the Chicago Innovative Electronic Music Meetup group have been in it together from the… http://t.co/eUtZy8ag 21:29:47, 2012-04-02
  • Basically. (A Quantum Theory of Mitt Romney) https://t.co/LbcK5KBr http://t.co/SkHC9vkQ 22:08:46, 2012-04-02
  • @Gossip_Wolf : Hey Jessica & JR: I'm doing an online "open decks" event on Turntable.fm next Wednesday pop through? http://t.co/8Q6Kf7wh 14:18:19, 2012-04-03
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by Liz on April 6, 2012
Thoughts from this week
  • Congress Theater owner brings his lawyer to an interview with Jim DeRogatis http://t.co/DwVwNeUP Recent Yelp… https://t.co/ksvDEeao 02:06:57, 2012-03-28
  • Check it out: Check it out: "Terra-forming for algorithmic efficiency" … his argument is that tiny efficiencies … http://t.co/cKAinHQ7 08:24:58, 2012-03-28
  • Peter the Elephant plays with a Samsung Galaxy Note. https://t.co/HcRO3Nfr http://t.co/YbjvsWFw 15:42:50, 2012-03-28
  • Where's all that campaign money go from Obama and Romney? Mostly PR / Marketing. That's 61m and 56m spent… https://t.co/xMikBv07 16:31:50, 2012-03-28
  • “Sniffles, The Frost-Breathing Dragon” Paper Toy: Sniffles is basically an “albino” in the dragon community. Thr… http://t.co/px8J75sY 19:35:26, 2012-03-28
  • I guess this is like Whuffie in Cory Doctorow's Down and OUt in the Magic Kingdom http://t.co/8TexT4D2 19:54:50, 2012-03-28
  • Check it out http://t.co/cVYBYVE2 20:30:12, 2012-03-28
  • “Sniffles, The Frost-Breathing Dragon” Paper Toy http://t.co/hwb9FR28 20:30:12, 2012-03-28
  • Wow… spent most of the afternoon fixing the RSS feed on my blog (it was a series of obscure character errors from… https://t.co/tjtQ9sEi 21:11:20, 2012-03-28
  • Check out my new Geeklist name! http://t.co/Zlnkti0G. You should get yours here: http://t.co/pR4KAphS #gklstbeta 22:39:13, 2012-03-28
  • A more accurate representation of the periodic table of elements: a spiral http://t.co/cPPXWLSB 23:00:51, 2012-03-28
  • @NWTotemCellars sorry! Ill repost it on Friday in reply to NWTotemCellars 23:35:13, 2012-03-28
  • I'm at Provenance Food and Wine (Chicago, IL) http://t.co/PSFZqZB8 23:47:48, 2012-03-28
  • VA: Frequencity http://t.co/4g0WKWPp 04:32:50, 2012-03-29
  • Handlebar on #Yelp: Years ago, this was my in-hood go-to vegetarian spot, and if it was summer and I had a club nig… http://t.co/1vj86kjx 08:41:57, 2012-03-29
  • TEDtalk by DJ Mary Anne Hobbs on passion https://t.co/jxjmfZn8 http://t.co/xfxBeXkw 21:14:49, 2012-03-29
  • My Yelp review of veggie-friendly Wicker Park staple, Handlebar http://t.co/8Q6Kf7wh #chicago #vegetarian 21:14:53, 2012-03-29
  • Nail grindz https://t.co/GRYi7cMx 23:05:48, 2012-03-29
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by Liz on March 30, 2012
Check it out
  • I just uploaded "Departure Mix" to Mixcloud. Listen at http://t.co/ZQmQOwqU 00:50:58, 2012-03-21
  • "Mr. Linux: King of Geeks (Father of 3)" http://t.co/4vhDh58T 02:08:05, 2012-03-21
  • A free 3D-printable "adapter kit" for all brick toys. http://t.co/wAOKs5V9 15:12:58, 2012-03-21
  • HeatMapz is a new smartphone app for clubbers, party animals and concert-goers. The app shows, in real time, what the… https://t.co/5LUjocJ0 22:14:03, 2012-03-21
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by Liz on March 22, 2012
Cool stuff you might have missed this week…2010-06-12-2010-06-18
  • Walking into your kitchen and having 8 people talk about MAX/Msp = Priceless. Thank you everyone who came out last night to Liz's Nerd Fest. 07:57:43, 2010-06-13
  • I'm broadcasting my live Stickam stream at http://stickam.com/quantazel started: Sun, 14:55 PDT 15:55:35, 2010-06-13
  • I'm broadcasting my live Stickam stream at http://stickam.com/quantazel started: Sun, 18:30 PDT 19:30:16, 2010-06-13
  • I'm broadcasting my live Stickam stream at http://stickam.com/quantazel started: Sun, 21:01 PDT 22:01:48, 2010-06-13
  • wow! epic live set http://youtu.be/pSzP1X7lTWE 07:50:18, 2010-06-14
  • RT @percussionlab: Well that was quick. We're back. http://percussionlab.com 07:53:00, 2010-06-14
  • Wow I feel bad for you legal types out there. The system is like anti-digital. I actually had to use a copier today. Retro! 15:16:04, 2010-06-15
  • I heart rain! Wish it had thunder + lightening tho. That stuff rules. 15:49:22, 2010-06-15
  • Whoah! Breaking Bad "Half Measures" was intense! Awesome show dot com. 16:29:24, 2010-06-15
  • Blech! Dog is mad shedding…yay for Dysons! 18:18:40, 2010-06-15
  • Know the facts about Dihydrogen Monoxide! http://bit.ly/IDxJL #lulz 13:39:51, 2010-06-16
  • OMG just read the first sentence an try not to laugh and lose: http://bit.ly/aWZ8Dx #ihearthumans 14:03:48, 2010-06-16
  • I have like 15 friends that do mastering but I really need help with mixing. I'm frustrated. Help? 15:42:16, 2010-06-16
  • I don't think there's a polite way to say "so bored with yr whining & excuses" so I'm just gonna close these windows and go out and has fun 18:52:32, 2010-06-16
  • Heard a commercial on the radio for Six Flags where a dude kept screaming "coke and rollercoasters" while on a rollercoaster. Hilarity. 22:03:40, 2010-06-17
  • I'm at Berlin Nightclub (954 West Belmont Avenue, Scheffield, Chicago). http://4sq.com/520jnt 00:07:05, 2010-06-18
  • LOL I asked for thunder and lightning and GOT IT. :-) 15:25:36, 2010-06-18
  • i ment "blissfully painful insanity" http://youtu.be/MdwueBQOQ5s 15:45:16, 2010-06-18
  • RT @merrickb: Chicago Police Scanner is going nuts right now… http://bit.ly/nP1Zx #nerd < Yes, that's a nerd hashtag right there. 15:59:03, 2010-06-18
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by Liz on June 19, 2010
Cool stuff you might have missed this week…2010-06-05-2010-06-11
  • It's Taturday! http://bit.ly/cQIZKV 17:14:58, 2010-06-05
  • Cool desktop theme competition "Cute Vector" at PixelGirlPresents http://bit.ly/94GaNa win Fractalspin, iTunes, and Shanalogic gift cards! 20:27:32, 2010-06-05
  • Cool desktop background competition “Cute Vector” at PixelGirlPresents: Win Fractalspin, iTunes, and Shanalogic gi… http://bit.ly/dlHXek 21:46:24, 2010-06-05
  • June 15 is Keanu Reeves Day. http://bit.ly/ckpnf2 PIC: http://bit.ly/aM3mDp 21:53:29, 2010-06-05
  • Speaking in Code DVD available now at Fractalspin http://bit.ly/cihEYT 15:10:55, 2010-06-06
  • "Yo, I got your back. Literally." (Cute turtles) http://youtu.be/Ob-0syU_M9w 17:41:10, 2010-06-08
  • More science nerdcore hiphop: stem cell research http://bit.ly/bBbj5n 18:00:47, 2010-06-08
  • Goats with balls ain’t into crackers from crackers! Jus sayin’ http://bit.ly/bog5Uv 01:00:03, 2010-06-09
  • Awesome Mario Stop Motion Animation http://bit.ly/99KPTU 20:12:55, 2010-06-09
  • thanks, Blackhawks. Your fireworks-loving fans make my dog cower and shiver under my desk. Good times. 21:19:39, 2010-06-09
  • My dog hates your sportsfans http://twitpic.com/1vfi5t 21:37:39, 2010-06-09
  • Chicago Music Nerds: Tonite will be a nerd-fest http://bit.ly/co3GJF 10:33:31, 2010-06-10
  • LULztastic car commercial http://youtu.be/St2FCxtlV7w 18:52:16, 2010-06-11
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by Liz on June 12, 2010
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