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Actually, the Twitter stream was the first news I'd read about OBL. I woke up a short while ago, checked HN, thought "Huh, 'Osama'... I wonder if they're refer
by palish 16y ago
Actually, the Twitter stream was the first news I'd read about OBL. I woke up a short while ago, checked HN, thought "Huh, 'Osama'... I wonder if they're referring to Bin Laden?" and read the Twitter stream. (I had the good fortune of not seeing "Osama Bin Laden Is Dead" at #6.)
For me personally, that was far more satisfying than hearing about it via "traditional" sources. (Including Reddit.)
- bbgm 16y agoLikewise. I was working when my Twitter lit up. And it's not the first time this has happened.