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TheMacalope

  1. @lorenzorlandi Thanks. Fixed. 9:40 PM May 25th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to lorenzorlandi
  2. @ShawnKing Sometimes I think they don't know how soup works. 1:55 PM May 16th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to ShawnKing
  3. @jeffcarlson @jsnell @ianbetteridge Without, of course, addressing what the complaint was. 3:07 PM May 7th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to jeffcarlson
  4. @ShawnKing It's very weird. It's a weird thing to have done and then an even weirder thing to try to defend. 12:33 PM May 5th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to ShawnKing
  5. @STARumors They should have gone with "overzealous copy editor". 12:18 PM May 5th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to STARumors
  6. @lexfri WHERE IS MY REGULAR EDITOR? 8:54 AM May 2nd via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to lexfri
  7. @cwpreston Hey, thanks for the kind words! 5:50 PM Apr 29th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to cwpreston
  8. @the_other_jon Exactly what I was writing about! Thanks! 5:50 PM Apr 29th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to the_other_jon
  9. @adrianoconnor Perhaps unintentionally, yes. 11:42 AM Apr 29th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to adrianoconnor
  10. @hoagy_ytfc Right you are! 11:30 AM Apr 29th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to hoagy_ytfc
  11. Writing about Google for tomorrow. How do you spell "Khmer Rouge"? 11:12 AM Apr 29th via Twitterrific for Mac
  12. Trying to read this 24/7 Wall St. piece is like trying to take an exam in the middle of a carnival. bit.ly/IjiQZC 11:07 AM Apr 29th via Twitterrific for Mac
  13. @RoccoPendola Jobs also was opposed to iTunes on Windows. He'll be missed, but I think the team and continuing culture are more important. 10:02 AM Apr 29th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to RoccoPendola
  14. Kudos to @RoccoPendola for being a good sport about yesterday's column. I admire his attitude. 7:32 AM Apr 29th via Twitterrific for Mac
  15. @jasonbreitkopf You're more than welcome. 11:44 AM Apr 28th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to jasonbreitkopf
  16. @jsnell Why is the award-winning mythical beast always the last one to hear about these things? 8:04 AM Apr 28th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to jsnell
  17. @AntonioSalgado They'll probably do it again this year because it's the anniversary of his death. 10:27 AM Apr 25th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to AntonioSalgado
  18. @zaktar I did not feel the drawing of the kitty was up to the standards of Macworld readers. Please wait for Kitty 2.0. 10:26 AM Apr 25th via Twitterrific for Mac in reply to zaktar
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