Selection of My Twitter Favorites, Edition 1

Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages you find useful, amusing, or both. Here is the first edition of My Twitter Favorites:

	Berci #smit2008: I wish I had a voice recorder or something...not a single word I understand.. about 18 hours ago from web
	Berci #smit2008: It must be my fault but I cannot understand a word from a Japanese speaker who is talking in English... about 18 hours ago from web
	KidneyNotes Quote of the day: "My legs have become more swollen ever since I stopped standing on my head." 03:04 PM August 28, 2008 from TwitterBar
	ruraldoctoring I love receiving my energy bill, ever since I solarized my house. Love seeing a credit instead of balance owed. 01:19 PM August 28, 2008 from TweetDeck
	ruraldoctoring Sitting in ortho waiting room with friend. Just witnessed a massive hot lunch being delivered, followed by arrival of prosthesis rep. 02:01 PM August 25, 2008 from twitterrific
	pkedrosky i live in a socal beach town and am among the least beach-going people i know. used to live in canada and play minimal hockey too. hmmm. 09:54 PM August 24, 2008 from web
	pkedrosky summer winding down. kids back to school shortly. never thought i'd say this, but ... but wish they were home longer. 09:52 PM August 24, 2008 from web
	scanman Ok. I think it's time I started showing signs of life at home. Sitting in front of the laptop IS NOT a sign of life as per the wife. 09:22 PM August 23, 2008 from TweetDeck
	biz A recruiter just called me and said, "I understand you used to work at Twitter..." Do they know something I don't? 05:40 PM August 19, 2008 from web
	ev Don't like that everyone's look the same, thanks to faceyourmanga. My own avatar, on the other hand, is freaking me out. 02:01 PM August 18, 2008 from web
	chrisseper Asked a colleague why is wife removed her "married" sttaus from her Facebook profile. He was unaware. 01:36 PM August 17, 2008 from twhirl
	davewiner [FriendFeed]: Nebraska man who once weighed 1,072 pounds trying to keep things light during hard times http://bit.ly/2y5C8W 11:02 PM August 16, 2008 from web
	Stammy found the culprit to all of my plumbing problems. last guy put a pressure reducing valve in backwards! 02:05 PM August 15, 2008 from web

This CommonCraft video explains what a microblogging platform is by using Twitter as an example.

Related:
A Doctor's Opinion: Why I Started Microblogging on Twitter