# Why Twitter is the Devil

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [February 18, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462 "2010-02-18T13:43:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462/1 "2010-02-18T13:43:40Z")

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wow…

[http://pleaserobme.com/](http://pleaserobme.com/)

> **[PleaseRobMe.com posts when you're not at home](https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/PleaseRobMe-com-posts-when-you-re-not-at-home-3272742.php)**
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> Frank Groeneveld, a computer science student in the Netherlands, was fast asleep not long ago when a burglar tried to enter his home. While little more than a gag, PleaseRobMe raises serious questions about the potential ills associated with...

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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462/2 "2010-02-18T13:49:49Z")

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still never been to [twitter.com](http://twitter.com), now I have one more reason not to

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462/3 "2010-02-18T13:59:41Z")

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Twitter’s so weird. Why the hell are half of all of the twats in goofy characters?

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462/4 "2010-02-18T14:18:31Z")

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meh I like twitter

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**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462/5 "2010-02-18T15:02:37Z")

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i have one status on twitter, or… tweet… i think they’re called

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**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462/6 "2010-02-18T17:03:44Z")

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How does the website know all of the addresses?

EDIT: and do people randomly just tell twitter “I’m at…” for crap like “Parking Garage G” Really? Do they just walk around all day telling twitter exactly where they are, no matter how dull?

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462/7 "2010-02-18T17:46:52Z")

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I didn’t read the whole article but a friend from England said that insurance companies are denying home owners coverage to people on twitter, etc.

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-twitter-is-the-devil/79462/8 "2010-02-18T17:54:35Z")

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> [@deebo](#):
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> i have one status on twitter, or… tweet… i think they’re called

I’ve never twatted anything. :tif:

But it is handy for knowing when a Consumers taps a new keg. Sheridan has Alta Gracia Coffee Porter on tap. :homer:
