The Week in Twitter: 2010-10-15

We just brought our new baby boy home (born a month early – surprise!). All is well. Commencing Twitter break until further notice… #
Thanks all – baby's name is Otis Benjamin "Obie" Coldewey. We just had our first night at home – Obie slept a lot more than we did… #

The Week in Twitter: 2010-10-01

Cross-browser bookmark sync service Xmarks is shutting down. Fantastic tool, couldn't find a business model. http://bit.ly/d1C36V #
Biophysicist studying "the hydrodynamics of jellyfish propulsion" (awesome) gets MacArthur genius grant, w/ 22 others http://nyti.ms/awII72 #

C'mon Tony, start a @zappos airline! #growconf #
Infographic: How You Will Get Hurt at Burning Man http://bit.ly/ci4Vxk #
INCEPTION (@ Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver w/ 2 others) http://4sq.com/3RL0P4 #
@asminchen yes. So great. in reply to asminchen #
RT @AriW: As “temes” proliferate, using ever more energy and resources, our own role becomes ever less significant. http://nyti.ms/cHWwI0 #
Big travel week: YVR>PHL>NYC>PVD>BOS #

Bravo @tcarmody for a fantastic week of @jkottke guest posts. #
@jennyjimenez hey jenny! hope you are doing well – thanks for checking out redrovr. #
If I were to live in a 10×12 ft house, this would be the one: http://bit.ly/ddGI1L #
@emh $189 kindle = lifetime, global cellular connection in reply to emh #
9:48am: @davemcclure drops first F-bomb of the day at #growconf #
@JustinTurple yeah- are you? I'm in back left. in reply to JustinTurple #

RT @redrovr: RedRovr has won a @ubcentrepreneur competition to to present to Silicon Valley VCs http://ow.ly/2ocfN #
Added to my towering to-read pile: "Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes" http://amzn.to/crSsB2 via @robinsloan #
Meteor! #
"…The Perseid meteor shower is caused by debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle." [Swift-Tuttle! Short story character name if I ever heard one.] #

Help bring Pete Cashmore (@mashable) to Vancouver, BC with RedRovr! http://redrovr.com/mashable/bc/vancouver #
Back from an offline week on the beaches of Vancouver Island. Not exactly tan, more like fog-steeped. #
Great idea RT @danmartell: YCommonApp: Apply to 25 YC-funded startups in under 10 minutes http://bit.ly/9Ge4s2 #Jealous #Recruiting #Talent #
RedRovr is #1 RT @ubcentrepreneur: Shortlist of 11 candidates to make a Splash in Silicon Valley has been announced. http://ow.ly/2kBLG #
congrats to my bro! RT @seattletips: WWU's X-Prize student team celebrate their achievements in 100 mpg car competition http://bit.ly/aG6Xnz #
Some serious big thinkers at the Techonomy conference in Lake Tahoe: http://techonomy.com/program-outline/ #
@sobitemeex3 Request @sergioramos to come to NYC on http://RedRovr.com ! in reply to sobitemeex3 #
@sherrett were those hedges near http://bit.ly/9mtZkC ? in reply to sherrett #
@alexshipillo thanks! give it a shot and try requesting a few people you follow on twitter to come to vancouver. in reply to alexshipillo #

@MarkBusse i think it was @habaneroconsult http://bit.ly/a6abjf in reply to MarkBusse #
Summited the Black Tusk yesterday in an epic day trip: 18 miles, 6000 ft elevation gain, lots of Clif bars, 2 Advil. #

Discovered Pemberton this weekend. And Joffre Lakes…wow! http://twitpic.com/24ul0g #
Looking forward to another great Democamp next Thursday. Register here: http://democampvan11.eventbrite.com/ #DCV11 #
Beyond leaderboards and badges…the next generation of game mechanics. Good post from @bhargreaves: http://bit.ly/aOCDIi #
RT @danmartell: Flowtown is hiring: Apple gear budget, Book allowance, SXSW Conf every year ++. http://bit.ly/9xOKM6 #Ruby #RoR #
must…stop…watching…@oldspice guy #
Double Rainbow remix by @autotunethenews is on iTunes – they're splitting the proceeds with Hungrybear9562 http://bit.ly/cA3xmY #
This @oldspice ad spoof is not half-bad considering it's by a mormon college library http://bit.ly/cUIjeK (via @sambr) #

@jdnashrocks Check out RedRovr to see which cities your fans want you to go to http://redrovr.com/jdnashrocks/fans #
3:35pm Pacific time: @kingjames just got more followers than @oneandonlycp3…in less than a day. 138,500 and counting! #
RT @tkineshanko: MBA Students: Analyze social enterprises in the IC MBA Venture Fellow program. Apply by July 16th http://cot.ag/cqIZnN #
@dbarefoot it's going to have to compete for patrons with this place i visited near mumbai http://twitpic.com/238zre in reply to dbarefoot #
My stepbrother's team from Bellingham's WWU has reached the Automotive X-PRIZE finals! They are the only student team. http://bit.ly/aZCAzf #
Make that 9! RT @davidcrow: Discount code for up to 10 people on The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development http://bit.ly/a71ypw #
@inkbase the Versus app may be a solution to your TDF woes – rec from @mathowie http://bit.ly/cMQwf0 #
@inkbase let me know how it goes if you do. i'll let you be the guinea pig… in reply to inkbase #
@AriW I camped next to a guy like that at one Burning Man. Actually, every Burning Man. in reply to AriW #
RT @clintchilds: I gave up Soccer for Lebronukkah… #lebrondecision #
Inspiring feedback from the participants in Seth Godin's week-long "NanoMBA" program http://www.squidoo.com/feedback-on-the-nano-program #

OH: "Crystal meth is just so cheap…" <–This was on a bus. It was the busdriver. #
RT @davemcclure: Running Geek Events (slides) http://slidesha.re/clMTue #EventTech <– great ideas for fast and light event planning #
Would love to go to NOLA for this conf. @tribecon: Leveraging online communities to create offline action. Oct 28. http://www.tribecon.com #
@jason_baker I use it, but miss the drag n drop data portability of yojimbo. i find lots o tags is the best assurance of rediscovering info. in reply to jason_baker #
Taco date (@ La Taqueria w/ 2 others) http://4sq.com/7W2ZIK #
@shervin makers in reply to shervin #
Spending Canada Day in the longest border lineup I've ever seen. #
@tribecon no access to google doc? in reply to tribecon #
@tribecon cancel that. I got it. in reply to tribecon #
Still in line at the border #