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BrettTrout

  1. Sony files a patent application on how to interrupt your videogame with commercials. gamesthirst.com/2012/05/25/you… 4:26 PM May 25th via web
  2. @musicalredhead @adriandayton Feel free to DM me and I can give you my phone number. 9:58 AM May 24th via web in reply to musicalredhead
  3. Sell. Sell. Sell. Facebook drops below IPO price in pre-market trading. forbes.com/sites/abrambro… 6:37 AM May 21st via web
  4. @marcthollander @lancegodard @justinbrady Thanks for the RTs 9:39 AM May 1st via web in reply to marcthollander
  5. @bencox34 lol I'm sure they would pay you to put this on all the existing windows. Science for the win! 11:48 AM Apr 27th via web in reply to bencox34
  6. @cyberlaw Hah. I had not seen that. Nice catch! 10:53 AM Apr 27th via web in reply to cyberlaw
  7. CISPA is the most anti-privacy legislation ever passed by the House. Find out what it is and why you need to stop it. blawgit.com/2012/04/27/con… 10:42 AM Apr 27th via web
  8. MIT researchers create nano bed of nails on glass to make the glass self-cleaning, anti-fogging and glare-free. mit.edu/newsoffice/201… 5:59 AM Apr 26th via web
  9. Charging people based upon how valuable they are to an online community. techdirt.com/articles/20120… 5:37 AM Apr 24th via web
  10. @CatRocketship Hey. I know me too. How awesome are we? I mean we're not Ausen awesome... but we're still pretty awesome. 4:43 PM Apr 23rd via web in reply to CATrocketship
  11. @jenhansoniowa @mcuban Nice. That works some of the time, but certainly not all of the time. Tough to bet your business on it. 2:04 PM Apr 18th via web in reply to jenhansoniowa
  12. @jondthompson @bpmilne @tejdhawan @xianrenaud Congrats Jon. 9:45 PM Apr 15th via web in reply to jondthompson
  13. Businessman files trademark registration for "I Believe You Zimmerman" thesmokinggun.com/buster/george-… 1:36 PM Apr 11th via web
  14. @DMJoe LOL. That is hilarious. 1:56 PM Apr 9th via web in reply to DMJoe
  15. @DMJoe Don't we all ; ) 12:17 PM Apr 9th via web in reply to DMJoe
  16. AOL to sell 800 patents to Microsoft for $1 billion reuters.com/article/2012/0… 8:03 AM Apr 9th via web
  17. @shericottreau Thanks for the retweet. 9:55 AM Apr 2nd via web in reply to shericottreau
  18. Judge Dismisses Unpaid HuffPo Blogger Class Action Suit Against AOL blawgit.com/2012/03/31/jud… 7:21 AM Mar 31st via web
  19. @alexmasica I can't DM you unless you are following me, but you can Google my number and give me a call tomorrow. 2:29 PM Mar 26th via web in reply to alexmasica
  20. @dlayphoto I did. Thanks. 11:18 AM Mar 26th via web in reply to dlayphoto
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