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Twitters for 2011-06-30

The Big Nothing "interestingness out of boredom" http://t.co/BJ2U9rB via @dangerousmeta #scienceiscool #
Obama shows some backbone! | Confrontational Obama rebukes GOP on debt talks http://t.co/6CFQ8ts #gop #fail #
@kitt You're such a girl 🙂 #

Twitters for 2011-06-29

@Fahrni #Excellent let's do lunch but since we're SLO noobs you name the place (staying at Sands Inn on Monterey St) #
Sammy Lee you are a true Scouser, big thanks and #ynwa no matter where you go #

The USMNT and the Gold Cup

From a SportsFilter discussion of Bill Barnwell’s Grantland article:

In general, I agree with the article though winning this Gold Cup would have been useful as entry ticket for the next Confederations Cup. If Bradley’s strategy had gotten us the trophy I could accept the roster choices.

As it did not there are definitely questions. For instance, why not play three young defenders plus Boca or Cherundolo for a bit of maturity? Putting those two as the first choice fullbacks meant a complete lack of pace out wide since our so-called wingers were constantly cutting inside; 4-6-0 was more like 4-3-3-0 with no one except Adu consistently getting wider than the 18 yard box.

Edu has consistently not gotten the playing time I think he’s earned from Bradley despite his club form. Jones hasn’t shown me the ability to do the offensive business required from his position, so I’m just not getting the decision.

I think the author doesn’t take injuries sufficiently into account though. With healthy Stuart Holden, Charlie Davies, Tim Chandler, and Jozy not going out so early the team would have been much younger and pacier. Add in Edu over Jones and I honestly think that team would’ve steamrolled the Gold Cup.

Twitters for 2011-06-28

@fahrni Will you be in SLO this weekend? #
@Fahrni Viv and I are coming for the weekend, want to do brunch or lunch Sunday? #

Twitters for 2011-06-27

About to start my first 5k w/TS1 #verynervous #bigchicken #
And we're home, all in one piece 🙂 #photographicevidence http://twitpic.com/5ha40v #5k #
I finished seventh in my age group–what a debut! #rofl #canttakeitseriously #

Twitters for 2011-06-26

Props to #mex but Bradley did not prepare his squad properly. How much did #usa miss @stuholden and Jozy? #
@flannelenigma Neven Subotic, @ussoccer should've done whatever they had to, to keep him! #

Twitters for 2011-06-25

Bill on the Kachingle … made enuf social cents from 21 Kachinglers for 11 latte(s) http://kachingle.com/mp/1394 #socialpayment #
Friday donut run with the Dev Crew #ftw #
Thanks Lio for all the joy! RT @SoccerByIves Happy 24th birthday, Lionel Messi http://bit.ly/mlk17j #
Red Hot Chilli Pepper on #Yelp The service was deplorable: food was forever coming out and then the servers couldn'… http://bit.ly/ldAyfV #

Twitters for 2011-06-23

@AndrewMueller Dull is the enemy of happy!! @mrosas #
@WWLoriHC People still have desk phones? Haven't had one since Aptana! #
@AndrewMueller I am happy too, joined @zuberance a month back to kill the front end #
Terrific! RT @AndrewMueller @billsaysthis Nice, I met Rob a while back right after @Zuberance got major funding and was quite impressed #
Super #pissed at @comcast + @FOXSoccer, the program guide was f'ed up so I missed #usmnt win tonight=#wtf is so hard about timezones?? #
Need some Crafting Rails Apps help in the forum please, http://t.co/ZmMQCX6 /paging @josevalim #
@josevalim Thanks–by the way, CRA is awesome and I'm implementing Ch3 for http://t.co/Nrodo9u and http://t.co/QoEpanX #

Twitters for 2011-06-22

@chicobangs Congrats on your #EPIC victory! /cc @cocktailbuzz #
Congress considering Internet Blacklist Bill. Email your members to ask them to vote no. More here: http://t.co/kar7Cli via @demandprogress #

Twitters for 2011-06-21

What is it with HBO shows killing characters lately? #treme #gameofthrones #

Twitters for 2011-06-20

ROFLCat! RT @github Happy Father's Day from GitHub!
octodex.github.com/#poptocat #
First half from #usmnt was underwhelming, though Donovan benching reasonable and not the cause #mustscoresoon #
Second half, that's the #usmnt I expected all along. On to Houston! #
@chriseppstein @jetviper21 My Darkseid's gotcha both beat #
Green Lantern was okay, not as good as Thor #popcornmovies #

Twitters for 2011-06-19

Can't believe he's gone! RT @gte: The Big Man called upstairs for a command performance http://t.co/j6PYsY6 RIP Clarence Clemons. #

Twitters for 2011-06-18

I'm really lucky, my new crew @zuberance is outstanding–if you're a JavaScript coder within commute range of San Carlos ping me! #

Twitters for 2011-06-17

@LFC Say hi John Arne for me–still wear my red 6 jersey with pride! #ynwa #

Twitters for 2011-06-16

BillSaysThis made enuf social cents from 20 Kachinglers for 21 latte(s) http://kachingle.com/mp/6 #socialpayment #
MtnVw #CalTrain parking lot full before 8am #unbelievable How is ridership not enough to pay the nut?!?! #
Congrats amigo! RT @HarlanCoben Ben Affleck To Turn French-Flavored Harlan Coben Novel 'Tell No One' Into Feature http://dlvr.it/WSqfS #

Twitters for 2011-06-15

ROFL! RT @druellan Why Microsoft Has Made Developers Horrified of Coding for Windows 8 http://bit.ly/j2C54z #
Good intro by Nodeta to the #Rails 3.1 Asset Pipeline http://t.co/ydARQI2 #
RT @dustball Friday 7PM is gonna be HUGE happy hour @hackerdojo ! Free food/drink thanks 2 LEVEL. All welcome http://t.co/1csZsHo cc @Fahrni #
Big Man, be well and wailin' soonest! About Clarence Clemons' stroke: http://bit.ly/m1H9QQ via @brucespringsteen.net #
@hackerdojo is collecting donations for its own tardis! I kicked in a few bucks, will you? https://www.wepay.com/x1kij0b #
Wow! But a good wow! RT @NCLRights U.S. Bankruptcy Court Declares #DOMA Unconstitutional: on.wsj.com/lDg6pK #
The brand spanking new, developed in Rails3 by yours truly, http://t.co/Nrodo9u is now ALIVE! #soproud #bugswhatbugs #

Twitters for 2011-06-13

@dweekly ESPN shows Aussie Rules Football now and then. #
Psyched! Got a UK copy of @amendlocke Restoration Game in used bookstore, get to read 3 months early #booklove #