Comments on: Twitter as Modern Local News: Falls Church Explosion Not Serious http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/06/twitter-as-modern-local-news-falls-church-explosion-not-serious/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:33:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: washwords http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/06/twitter-as-modern-local-news-falls-church-explosion-not-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-13692 washwords Tue, 06 May 2008 21:10:31 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/06/twitter-as-modern-local-news-falls-church-explosion-not-serious/#comment-13692 fabulous! I do love twitter. the problem is: between this and digg and technorati and bloglines and Soup.io and del.icio.us and ... I get so overwhelmed. I feel constantly excited AND overwhelmed by all of this. thanks for the post and link to "twitter scan" - great one more thing to track! fabulous! I do love twitter. the problem is: between this and digg and technorati and bloglines and Soup.io and del.icio.us and … I get so overwhelmed. I feel constantly excited AND overwhelmed by all of this. thanks for the post and link to "twitter scan" – great one more thing to track!

]]> By: Tom Bridge http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/06/twitter-as-modern-local-news-falls-church-explosion-not-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-13686 Tom Bridge Tue, 06 May 2008 20:25:12 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/06/twitter-as-modern-local-news-falls-church-explosion-not-serious/#comment-13686 Well, that's the really weird bit, Mack. First it was, "Oh yeah, that was us." Then it's "Well, USGS said it was an earthquake..." and then "Well, our demolition's scheduled for 4:15pm..." Something's kinda fishy here. But I attribute it more to incompetence and stupidity than I do to sinister motives. It fits Occam's Razor more. Well, that’s the really weird bit, Mack. First it was, "Oh yeah, that was us." Then it’s "Well, USGS said it was an earthquake…" and then "Well, our demolition’s scheduled for 4:15pm…"

Something’s kinda fishy here. But I attribute it more to incompetence and stupidity than I do to sinister motives. It fits Occam’s Razor more.

]]> By: Mack Reed http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/06/twitter-as-modern-local-news-falls-church-explosion-not-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-13685 Mack Reed Tue, 06 May 2008 20:12:10 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/06/twitter-as-modern-local-news-falls-church-explosion-not-serious/#comment-13685 Give them a minute. It'll probably turn out to be an untethered weather balloon. Or swamp gas. Or sunspots. Just wait for the official government explanation. That's the one you can trust. Give them a minute. It’ll probably turn out to be an untethered weather balloon. Or swamp gas. Or sunspots. Just wait for the official government explanation. That’s the one you can trust.

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