Twitter was David’s public platform and tools for practicing a new language – clear and understandable for everyone, it was a space where he made friends and enemies.

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Sun 15 Jan 2012 01:55

@DinaMakram – it was but I missed you! Spent most spare time hiding in room writing. Book due in 15 days!!’

Sat 14 Jan 2012 00:40

@artsagainstcuts – if not before! Hoping to come through in spring. It made me so happy to see you all.

Fri 13 Jan 2012 17:29

@benjohnbarnes @kerim – US will never pay its debts. Anyway is it ok not to free Mozambique so Chinese investors don’t take a haircut?

Mon 9 Jan 2012 12:52

@bentrott – Tadzio seems to think being an unapologetically arrogant jerk never has repercussions but sometimes it actually does

Mon 9 Jan 2012 12:48

@H_Y_L – oh yes, all great people! and all have had their problems with Yale, too, haven’t they?

Sun 8 Jan 2012 12:10

@H_Y_L – well, Yale I didn’t expect much better. What startled me was the blackballing by the rest of US anthropology

Sat 7 Jan 2012 23:56

@redscaled – pretty sure but no harm to message it to me. Could do Bricklane Sunday if yr free. Is the occupation still going?

Sat 7 Jan 2012 07:00

@H_Y_L @GregDowney1 @anthroworks – well, for a few months! Also, she was able to get a job in the US. For the last 5 years I couldn’t

Fri 6 Jan 2012 20:40

@JimNichols @SteveForbesCEO – of course crony capitalism is capitalism. I’m not sure the financial services industry is though.

Fri 6 Jan 2012 04:50

@jenwdragon @brainpicker – hey give that back! my doodles were mediocre at best and I don’t want people to see them

Fri 6 Jan 2012 01:10

@GregDowney1 @anthroworks – hm why am I guessing that one doesn’t come w the Million-dollar prize?

Wed 4 Jan 2012 06:53

@melflashman – well I think by “communism” they mean more abolition of privately held productive capital. I doubt they’ll leave scent trails

Wed 4 Jan 2012 01:29

@melflashman – oh it just means a libertarian (anti-authoritarian, anti-state) communist who likes Marx’s theories of political economy.

Tue 3 Jan 2012 04:23

@CultureCultJeff – I love both Noam and Fyodor, don’t know what Noam thinks of Fyodor, and strong suspect Fyodor would have hated us both

Sun 1 Jan 2012 21:32

@raeblodmas – more a social currency, used among the Karok & Yurok of California. But you could buy some things w it http://t.co/eDs99eSM