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    Image of graceless graceless
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    Why couldn't twitter have stayed down long enough so that I had missed this?
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    Image of FaceMelter FaceMelter
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    The only thing that is down is the quality of tech reporting in 2009. Hacks.
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    Image of Michael Bauser Michael Bauser
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    Like most days Twitter.com is down, the Twitter search engine is still up and running. (Apparently, whoever is DOSing Twitter forgot to attack subdomains? Amateur.)

    [search.twitter.com]

    You can see there that tweets sent via text message and API-based applications seem to be going in to Twitter, they're just not getting out. Which means all you oversharers can continue to overshare, but nobody can read your oversharing.

    Of course, probably nobody was reading your overshares to begin with, but now you can be sure.
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    Edited by Michael Bauser at 08/06/09 11:58 AM Michael Bauser was starred Michael Bauser was unstarred
    Image of snugbug snugbug
    08/06/09

    @Michael Bauser: RT @Michael Bauser OMG you're so over the 140-character limit. #alsoyourewaytoosmart
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    Image of Preetareet Preetareet
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    AndrewWK tweeted this morning, it'll be enough to get me through the day I think.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    Why couldn't this happen on #FollowFriday?
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    Image of Swifter Swifter
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    Now, if only someone would attack Tumblr, it would be the end of Julia Allison as we know her.
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    Image of skymotel skymotel
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    Am I the only one that loves seeing the Twitter bird belly-up? And can I make that image my Gawker icon without suffering the wrath of Ev's lawyers?
     Reply
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    Image of Penscribe Penscribe
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    My twitter following tells me which blogs to read. I don't know how to start my day. #cantfunction
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    Image of psych101 psych101
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    Great. Now you guys are stuck with hourly updates on my wedding planning that would normally torture my friends on Facebook.
    But seriously - should I go with fuchsia or purple flowers for the centerpieces?
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    Glib and Bitchy promoted this comment psych101 was starred psych101 was unstarred
    Image of Glib and Bitchy Glib and Bitchy
    08/06/09

    @psych101: Boy, are you in the wrong place. Now if you have questions about the codpieces. . .
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    Image of psych101 psych101
    08/06/09

    @Glib and Bitchy: Oh, I settled that last week. Those will be neon blue with LEDs designed to look like our respective genitals are throbbing with pleasure.
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    Edited by psych101 at 08/06/09 11:43 AM psych101 was starred psych101 was unstarred
    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/06/09

    @psych101: Now, now--you can't just throw it out like that. What color are your bridesmaids wearing?
     Reply
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    08/06/09

    @Glib and Bitchy: Twitter = blib and glitchy.
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    Image of Glib and Bitchy Glib and Bitchy
    08/06/09

    @psych101: And Energy Star approved!
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    Edited by Glib and Bitchy at 08/06/09 11:54 AM Glib and Bitchy was starred Glib and Bitchy was unstarred
    Image of psych101 psych101
    08/06/09

    @DahlELama: I don't want this to devolve into a conversation more appropriate to Gawker's sister site, but suffice to say this wedding is low-key enough that my maid of honor gets to wear a dress of her choosing.

    As long as it matches the codpiece, of course.
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    Edited by psych101 at 08/06/09 12:03 PM psych101 was starred psych101 was unstarred
    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/06/09

    @psych101: Well in that case, purple. I've always like the combo of a nice violet and neon blue genitals.
     Reply
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    Image of jobsworth jobsworth
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    is breathing in and out.
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    Image of ToDaLoo ToDaLoo
    08/06/09

    omfg lol! RT @jobsworth is breathing in and out.
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    Image of jobsworth jobsworth
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    is brushing her teeth.
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    Image of muppet_baby muppet_baby
    08/06/09

    @jobsworth: omg same. #hygienethursdays
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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    in interspace no one can hear you scream
     Reply
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    Twitter says:
    Update: we are defending against a denial-of-service attack.
    First they came for my Gawker, but few seemed to
    care . . .
     Reply
    Edited by naugahydeinplainsight at 08/06/09 11:08 AM naugahydeinplainsight was starred naugahydeinplainsight was unstarred
    Image of pmarble pmarble
    08/06/09

    @naugahydeinplainsight: it's as if some hacker out there is systematically attacking everything I hold dear -- or at least everything I use to avoid working.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    08/06/09

    @pmarble: I'm starting to think the reason these DDoS attacks happen is not to bring down major companies, but so some jerks who do this "for hire" can have a calling card.
    Bring down the big boys, add that notch to your belt, sell your services to folks who want to target specific places.
    It's all sick.
     Reply
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    Image of ToDaLoo ToDaLoo
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    Fuck. Another reminder that I have no real friends.
     Reply
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    08/06/09

    In reply to Twitter Attack Brings a Day Without Social Media
    Oh last night was a full moon... And today is... Thursday! (dun, dun, dunnnnnnn!!!!)
     Reply
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