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  James Corbett

  2 years ago

  Paul, mind if I add you to a list of Irish 'coworkers'/web-workers (ie. freelancers, homeworkers, startuppers, etc)?
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  Shog9

  2 years ago

  >> If I explained it here you’d think it was a frivolous service for asbos and ADD afflicted kids.
  
  Don't be so hard on yourself. I already thought that. ;-P
  
  That said, what do you actually *get* out of it? I mean, your cafe metaphor sounds classy and all, but... i ignore people. I *depend* on ignoring people to get anything done! For email, i filter it so i can scan for messages that actually pertain to me. For IM, i shut off all "active / inactive" notifications, all "zzz has changed her name" notifications, *all* notifications except for those that let me know someone's actually asking me a question. And even those, i reduce to a tiny little icon at the bottom of the screen.
  
  Much as i feel bad for depriving others of the ability to know what i'm doing at all times, and deprived for not indulging my voyeuristic side... i just can't imagine what Twitter brings to the table *besides* pure, unadulterated Noise...
  
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  Paul Watson

  2 years ago

  It is not for when you are deep in a programming task. Twitter respects your IMs status so if you are away or busy you won't get the cafe murmur. But when you are surfing the web or replying to emails it is handy to tap into what a group of people you respect or work with are thinking, saying and doing.
  
  And James, go right ahead, thanks.
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  WillemM

  2 years ago

  Sounds like a fun idea. Although you can get distracted pretty fast by the twitters flowing by.
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