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  1. This is totally insane: awe.sm/5kK2M about 1 hour ago via Timely by Demandforce
  2. Glad to hear NBC is using its other networks to cross-promote @chrislhayes. Can I suggest a _30 Rock_ cameo? about 2 hours ago via Echofon
  3. @scottlearns Friends are having a debate: is muzieklijstjes.nl/Tips/CostelloE… a photo of you or @metasj? about 3 hours ago via Echofon
  4. @nycsouthpaw @guan Yeah, I'm looking forward to the first IPO that doesn't come with votes or dividends or anything of value. about 7 hours ago via Echofon in reply to nycsouthpaw
  5. @guan Doesn't bankruptcy seem like the more likely prospect? about 7 hours ago via Echofon in reply to guan
  6. @guan Michael Dell can say a dozen times he will never pay a dividend and it barely affects the stock. about 8 hours ago via Echofon in reply to guan
  7. @guan I mean, what's the chance that $22B is anywhere close to an accurate estimate of the NPV of future DELL dividends? about 8 hours ago via Echofon in reply to guan
  8. @guan @nycsouthpaw But my point is people don't buy stock for the votes or the dividends, they buy it to sell it to someone else. about 8 hours ago via Echofon in reply to guan
  9. @nycsouthpaw Do you think most shareholders are buying stock so they can vote? Turnout rates are awfully low. about 8 hours ago via Echofon in reply to nycsouthpaw
  10. @nycsouthpaw - The Entire Stock Market about 8 hours ago via Echofon in reply to nycsouthpaw
  11. Here's the piece Krugman mentioned awarding the Maastricht treaty the Booker Prize for best postmodern novel: independent.co.uk/opinion/maastr… about 8 hours ago via Echofon
  12. Remember back when Apple had their own search engine? #whyistheskyblue 5:00 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS
  13. Traditional management is for doing stuff repeatedly; these days, there's no point in doing anything more than once: awe.sm/5kJso 4:44 PM May 28th via Timely by Demandforce
  14. #uppers 5:29 PM May 27th via Echofon
  15. Pilot of the day: _Outlaw_. hulu.com/watch/178370/o… 2:35 PM May 27th via Echofon
  16. @binarybits "Sergei" should be "Sergey". 2:10 PM May 27th via Echofon in reply to binarybits
  17. @mattyglesias That's not how Venn Diagrams work. 1:52 PM May 27th via Echofon in reply to mattyglesias
  18. @zunguzungu Totally. Some bland procedural episodes, but a bunch are the most thoughtprovoking stuff Whedon's ever done. 1:16 PM May 27th via Echofon in reply to zunguzungu
  19. @vdurai A couple dumb VCs, it's not like it went IPO. 4:56 AM May 26th via Echofon in reply to vdurai