Why Twitter is here to stay

What an amazing article from Tim O’Reilly on why Twitter is starting to find its place in the world and why it is so special. I’ve been using Twitter since August 22nd, 2007 when my first tweet echoed across the globe.
My first tweet in all its resounding epicness: I am working on homework [...]

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Now that’s a government grant!

The UK government cares about its drunk citizens. As demonstrated by its recent grant allocated for handing flip-flops to the tipsy femmes that can’t balance.
From the St. Petersburg Times Via @eyecharlotte
British resort firmly behind free flip-flops
One of the biggest societal problems facing the people of the British resort town of Torbay is: How do [...]

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The new food chain, which includes zombies

An awesome shirt via Threadless.
Appropriate considering that I’m reading the new Walking Dead hardcover.

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49ers Men’s Bball takes on App State on Wednesday night

We beat ‘em last year. Probably because I made this sign and showed it to their head coach.

Actually, that probably wasn’t the reason we won. However, I’m excited to beat the boonies again this year. But then again, UNC Boone was my safety school.
Update: We lost because we are horrible at basketball. ’nuff said.

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Charlotte 49ers on ESPN.com College Football front page

I never thought I would see the day when the Charlotte 49ers were on the front page of ESPN.com’s College Football tab.
All the 49er football haters out there: I encourage you to speak your opinons about how we will never be as good as UNCCH and how we will lose tons of money as much [...]

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Charlotte Region Leaders Tour Alternative Energy in Austria

I’ve been meaning to write up a blog post on my trip to Austria but the technology transfer office between Austria and the US beat me to it.
North Carolina, famous for the first successfully powered and human-piloted airplane flight by the Wright Brothers, is starting to take off with a new claim to fame: bio-energy [...]

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Monopoly: US Edition

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Change

I think what finally sold me on Obama was not his platform or his persona but his recent rally at UNC Charlotte. I spoke to a mom who took a half day off work to bring her son to the rally. Obama was his hero. His mom said that he might have only had a [...]

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