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elonmusk The President just called to say congrats. Caller ID was blocked, so at first I thought it was a telemarketer :) about 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by benparr and 1732 others
@adamostrow Happy Birthday, Old Man. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to adamostrow
anniemal @benparr You miss 100% of the shots you never take. --Wayne Gretzky about 6 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to benparr Retweeted by benparr and 5 others
Don't be ashamed of failure. Be ashamed of not giving it a shot in the first place. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
@ljharb Your Klouts are risings! about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to ljharb
@acoolong Did you just ... just say Neon Genesis Evangelion?! Drive up here, and then we'll rewatch it. about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to acoolong
@dens And now you finally pop up on my 4sq. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
@dens You're in SF?! about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to dens
@Milanachka Damn! about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to Milanachka
.@Shopkick is going to be a huge company someday, if somebody doesn't get smart and acquire it first. - on.mash.to/JIub9j about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
JonWorrel @BenParr Humanity Survival Poll. twitter.com/JonWorrel/stat… about 12 hours ago via web from Costa Mesa, CA Retweeted by benparr
What is the biggest threat to humanity and its survival in the next century? Answer: qr.ae/RqbEQ on @Quora about 15 hours ago via Quora
@heycheri This is why I have a truck. 10:24 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to heycheri
@joshelman Sounds like you didn't enjoy this side of SV. 10:23 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to joshelman
.@ark continues to kick ass. Congrats @patrickfriley and team! - tcrn.ch/JsdJL5 10:21 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck
A REAL proposal to build a modern version of the U.S.S. Enterprise starship in the next 20 years for $1 trillion - bit.ly/Kta2St 7:18 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck
@audreyfromLA Home. 5:08 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to audreyfromLA
@audreyfromLA LET'S HANG! 5:07 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to audreyfromLA
@hermioneway I see @Ribeezie! 3:40 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to hermioneway
@obrien: Do humans still fight? cc: @m4tt @hblodget @benparr 3:38 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to obrien

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Name Ben Parr
Location San Francisco/Silicon Valley
Web http://benparr.com
Bio Co-Founder of @ThePeepProject, Columnist at CNET. Advisor to startups, formerly @Mashable.