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  1. Mem Day: Cool pictures of "homefront" during World War II, from Boston Globe archives b.globe.com/JmbDGw #ww2 #memorialday about 10 hours ago via bitly
  2. Rhode Island should tell #Schilling & 38 Studios to take a hike b.globe.com/LrlNqj #38studios about 14 hours ago via bitly
  3. Always love this: West Roxbury Library annual book sale, June 4-9 about 14 hours ago via bitly
  4. Big change for GOP coming?: More Republican candidates pass on Tax Pledge b.globe.com/KqK9SF #mapoli #bospoli about 18 hours ago via bitly
  5. Invention of perfection: the paper clip in 1889. Here's its story slate.me/LxycID about 18 hours ago via bitly
  6. Neat: Faneuil Hall makeover ready for the public b.globe.com/JrLB9M #faneuilhall 7:46 AM May 25th via bitly
  7. #McGrory: Best story about a dead rooster I ever read b.globe.com/KfYOlg 6:45 AM May 25th via bitly
  8. Filings cast doubt on Eliz Warren's Native American claims b.globe.com/LhFwvW #mapoli #scottbrown 6:43 AM May 25th via bitly
  9. Curt #Schilling, ex Red Sox pitcher, strikes out: 38 Studios lays off entire staff b.globe.com/JW5Eyn #38studios 2:33 PM May 24th via bitly
  10. Where the rich folks live: Income map of Massachusetts bo.st/L6QaWe #dataviz #mapoli 5:18 AM May 24th via bitly
  11. One of most awful stories ever: Etan Patz suspect in custody bit.ly/MJG5jJ #etanpatz 5:16 AM May 24th via bitly
  12. @alexmontjohn Off the top of my head, there's one for Python and another for Google devs... know there's more too. 5:10 AM May 24th via web in reply to alexmontjohn
  13. 'Lost #Egypt': Cool mummy pictures from Museum of Science exhibit b.globe.com/KBixqY 5:08 AM May 24th via bitly
  14. Flip a coin: Sen. Scott #Brown & challenger Eliz Warren dead even in poll b.globe.com/JYtRCc 5:05 AM May 24th via bitly
  15. Poor work by attorney #Dvorak means #immigrants may be deported b.globe.com/LiqdQ4 5:04 AM May 24th via bitly
  16. Remember the #Unabomber? He's listed in new #Harvard alum directory -- as a prisoner b.globe.com/KedaAP 10:59 AM May 23rd via bitly
  17. No surprise here: #Facebook investors sue everyone in sight after lackluster stock offering b.globe.com/KLsrMr 8:26 AM May 23rd via bitly
  18. #Everett crossing guard in serious condition after she was hit by MWRA truck b.globe.com/LoGSEH 8:25 AM May 23rd via bitly
  19. Sneak peek: Income per resident in Massachusetts bo.st/L6QaWe #dataviz 4:49 AM May 23rd via bitly
  20. New study: Those online classes? Just as good as being there b.globe.com/Jl08nv 4:44 AM May 23rd via bitly
  • Name Matt Carroll
  • Location Boston, Massachusetts
  • Web http://www.boston...
  • Bio Reporter for the Boston Globe/boston.com, specializing in data analysis. Co-organizer of Hacks/Hackers Boston. Love data viz. Newsroom geek.
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