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@invernessfalls I infer from your twitter stream that you are leaving Fresno wat? about 2 hours ago via web
.@gotoplanb did an excellent job of making me sound semi-coherent in that podcast, though I ramble at a maddeningly slow pace. Que sera! about 4 hours ago via web
Spitballing with @gotoplanb. At 29:50, I attempt to answer everyone who's ever asked me how I learned to do what I do. 3rdaverad.io/shows/view-sou… about 4 hours ago via web
"most people who know how to use social media also know how to share URLs." A case against social buttons: informationarchitects.net/blog/sweep-the… ht @ryanmark about 5 hours ago via web
@mom_de_plume No, you should tell your podcaster what it is so she can book tickets. about 8 hours ago via web in reply to mom_de_plume
mvg_organic Caraway Thyme bursts into bloom earlier and more prolifically than many other ground cover thymes. bit.ly/KWJt4D about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck Retweeted by hbillings
I've always wondered about the effectiveness of raising money for disease "cures." Curious to see this documentary salon.com/2012/05/30/the… about 9 hours ago via web
Pretty sure I greeted @eads this morning with a "hello" like this: youtube.com/watch?v=mcpBnL… about 11 hours ago via web
@jeremybowers Congratulations to you (and especially to @beckybowers)! I know she'll be a blessing to everyone around her. about 14 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to jeremybowers
@thejefflarson And suddenly, I begin to understand the genesis of your NICAR talk. about 22 hours ago via web in reply to thejefflarson
I have broken wget. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE. about 22 hours ago via web
ericg dear innovators "these words are going to be the mc hammer pants of the 2010s: 1. Ideation Jam 2. Codeathon 3. Datapalooza " via @lxbarth about 23 hours ago via web from Washington, DC Retweeted by hbillings and 3 others
eads @palewire @schwanksta We put the code for our gallery generator and liveblog editor on github today blog.apps.chicagotribune.com/2012/05/29/cov… 2:49 PM May 29th via web Retweeted by hbillings
@brianboyer They better be worth the wait, that's all I'm sayin' fresnobee.com/2012/05/29/285… 3:03 PM May 29th via web
"Don't take down any editors today." I'm not sure I want to know what it is @mom_de_plume thinks I do... 12:13 PM May 29th via web
@tasneemraja @eschow @jhollak Fresno isn't all like that. But I spent lots of time in dusty, well-worn parts that were nonetheless home. 11:20 AM May 29th via web in reply to tasneemraja
@tasneemraja @eschow @jhollak thumping rap from passing cars and grass growing in the sidewalk cracks. It was real. It was unpretentious. 11:17 AM May 29th via web in reply to tasneemraja
@tasneemraja @eschow @jhollak abandoned properties next to well-kept ones, signs of poverty but also of community that wants to help its own 11:15 AM May 29th via web in reply to tasneemraja
@tasneemraja @eschow @jhollak I'd not yet seen in Chicago real panaderias, tiny worn auto repair shops blaring Mexican music... 11:14 AM May 29th via web in reply to tasneemraja
@tasneemraja @eschow @jhollak So I've only been to Humboldt Park once, so my assessment may be totally wrong (and it helped that it was hot) 11:13 AM May 29th via web in reply to tasneemraja

Name Heather Billings
Location Chicago, IL
Web http://heatherjay...
Bio A steamroller in heels. Journo-geek with @tribapps. My heart's in the high country of the Sierras.