bloggeries thinks Nirvana is unattainable for the average user.

127 responses to this plurk.

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  September 01, 2008 at 19:15 aSouthernGirl says hmm...am i the average user?
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:15 EAGLESsurf no it's not, I'm average and I have achieved it
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:13 GoT mOcHi? says I totally agree! I've been plurking since the beginning of Plurk and can't even get to 50.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:13 StevoFC says lol topsurf no you're not. you have like 25000 responses.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:16 bloggeries says I can't get to 80 with alienating my friends. No one wants to hear what I eat 5X a day or that I just bought some new gadget lol.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:14 robin is at nirvana, but has really big trouble staying there... these overnight karma drops are shitty
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:16 EAGLESsurf
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:14 StevoFC says if anything i probably have one of the lowest plurk and response counts for someone in nirvana range.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:14 EAGLESsurf but I consider myself average, I just like to talk alot
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:14 Boredcollegekid stopped caring about Karma a while ago.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:15  Garno says I abandonned the project a long time ago... I can't plurk everyday and have a decend life
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:15 limmekus says i climbed relatively high at one point and was distant from family. then stopped and trying to climb again. kinda sux
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:18 bloggeries says I hear ya steve we're at the same ratios roughly
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:16 shotokan says I have never been told that I am average before but getting to plurk nirvana is s0mething that will happen when I deserve it.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:18 Madame Maracas thinks that by definition Nirvana should be hard to attain
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:16 Madame Maracas and the point is quality over quantity, right?
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:16 bloggeries says MadameMaracas I don't disagree at all.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:19 SquireHogg I hate loss of karma due to being absent.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:17 Madame Maracas I spent I think 2 weeks bouncing around 69, which amused me
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:19 bloggeries says MadameMaracas I think the point is quantity. They want you using thes ite all the time. Not necessarily lot's in 1 session but all the time
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:20 bloggeries says stevefc and i have same ratios but much different karma as an example. He uses it differently then I do.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:18 Madame Maracas and I'm gonna loose ground this week being out of town and unplurkable for a few days and I will NOT get upset, I'll giggle about it
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:20 endlesseternity says no it's not.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:18 Madame Maracas I mean for our own satisfaction but yes to get to nirvana one must be rather diligent and not sleep much
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:20 TheBadMonkey I think the plurk concept of quality is a big issue.They seem to think that if you post something of "quality" you'll gain followers...
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:22 TheBadMonkey which adds to quiantity, but... that's not always the case. actually, it seldom is
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:23 UKStevieB hit Nirvana a week ago, I think I qualify as an average user: Plurks: 559 Plurk responses: 3905 Friends invited: 1 Member since: Jun 2008
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:21 webpenguin says let the bots fight over nirvana. I'll plurk when I want to & let the karma fall where it may.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:23 TheBadMonkey but if you work overtime or take a vacation, you're "punished". I think that's what makes it seem "impossible". It's not impossible...
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:23 endlesseternity *looks at recent timeline* I don't plurk much either...but this is my fourth time in nirvana. I sleep/work/have a life. Oh no! xD
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:23 TheBadMonkey but it IS a lot to ask of an "average" user
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:24 naughtyhaughty says maybe not lol
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:22 Jupe thinks he is an average plurker. Usually does not plurk more than a dozen times a day. Think it is a matter of consistency.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:24 mrsb says her karma has dropped like a rock. A week on vacation completely unplugged has done her in.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:22 mrsb says she really could care less about Karma, btw!
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:25 shotokan says I just use plurk as a spur of the moment type thing. I don't really think about quality or quantity, I just type what I feel at the time.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:23 bloggeries says Jupe plurking usually not more than a dozen times a day is not an "average" user
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:24 shotokan says I enjoy talking to my friends and say pretty much the same here as I would if I was standing face to face with you.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:25 endlesseternity says depends on your definition of average. which changes from user to user.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:27 MikeFarho says I only plurk 6-8 times a day. It just takes good timing. Fortunately, my time zone works well with Karma and my sleep schedule.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:27 bloggeries says farho you see you've calculated all this and make the effort for timing. Your not the average user
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:31 Jalapeno says i disagree. i think it is and I have obtained it
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:31 PlurkingPoppa agrees with bloggeries' apparent suggestion that the karma algorithm causes peeps to make nonsense plurks to maintain karma.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:33 PlurkingPoppa says that Nirvana is attainable for the average user but it requires engaging in a lot of nonsense that shouldn't be necessary.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:33 PlurkingPoppa agrees with robinreekers that the karma penalties are a shitty way to treat plurkrs.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:35 PlurkingPoppa tells MadameMaracas that the current karma algorithm definitely rewards quantity over quality
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:34 Gort56 says Nirvana is overated
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:36 bloggeries says Slattern none at all except a badge.That' s why I'd rather somewhat meaningful plurks here and there instead of a diary of my eating habits
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:35 bloggeries says or making sure to notify everyone when I wake up, go to bed or whatever else.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:38 PlurkingPoppa tells webpenguin he expects that the bots will eventually all populate the top spots ... read this thread: getsatisfaction.com/plurk/topics/eliminate_karma
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:38 Madame Maracas thinks that threads w/lotta responses have got to be a factor as well so one might only plurk a lil bit but get oodles of responses
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:36 Tales Karma is Useless, you don't even have a pause/holiday mode :S
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:39 bloggeries says MadameMaracas most of the top responses just look like an MSN log of people chatting in emoticons lol
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:37 bloggeries says Slattern that's deep. It's funny how many people attach their own chains to so manythings in their lives. Isn't freedom the ultimate?
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:40 endlesseternity says sorry for polluting your timeline by telling you when i get up and go to sleep. my bad~
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:40 bloggeries says I use plurk same reason I USED TO USE twitter. Meet other like minded people and collaborate / grow.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:41 bloggeries says twitter annoys me now and even w/ following 1500 peeps whenever i login it's thes ame 10 people talking about nothing lol
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:40 templestark thank you bloggeries for not trying too hard, because, no don't want to know about eating habits 5x a day.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:40 bloggeries says templestark hahahaha thank you for confirming my beliefs!
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:43 endlesseternity isn't eating anything at the moment. darn.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:41 Danacea feels that SocMed types tend to be obsessives by nature
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:44 bloggeries says what's SOCmed?
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:44 bloggeries says Slattern I follow those who follow me. I follow ~1500 and have ~1500 followers. I don't read 1/10000's of it. If it's on my screen
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:45 bloggeries says when I show up I'll read it if not ... you won't catch me digging through old pages as some elude too
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:46 endlesseternity finds that notion hilarious.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:46 bloggeries says Slattern I as well but hey takes all types to run this world.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:46 bloggeries says you know you hear people saying like I left for 3 hours and now I have 233 unread plurks! OMG this is gonna take a while.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:47 endlesseternity says that's kinda annoying.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:47 endlesseternity but i shall inform everyone once in a while when i eat pie. because pie is delicious like that.
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:46 bloggeries says hey everyone neeeds to inform people occasionally for the hell of it. I think it was best said those who choose to become slaves is a shame
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:48 bloggeries says I THINK Slattern said it
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:49 Madame Maracas plurks what and when she feels like it and comments in the same manner. I enjoy meeting folks & the discussions & links shared esp.!
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  September 01, 2008 at 19:47 endlesseternity wishes she had pie now... and I agree with you bloggeries.
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  September 01, 2008 at 21:08 webpenguin says it's weird that I will get punished for sleeping past an update, but a bot will be rewarded for gaming the system.
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  September 01, 2008 at 21:12 Raven says I totally agree.
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  September 01, 2008 at 21:13 OKatKnits says I am less than average and I attained it...
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  September 01, 2008 at 21:16 EagleHawk thinks sister kat is above average
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  September 01, 2008 at 23:02 RogueTess is mundanely average. I had a pre-Nirvana sweet spot of 1-3 plurks and 4-6 responses per period that gave the max. Replies to my plurks matter.
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  September 01, 2008 at 23:24 MikeFarho shares bloggeries: Enjoy some cookies! We'll have a push up contest in 20 minutes! upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Oreo.jpg/800px-Oreo.jpg
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  September 02, 2008 at 00:14 Becca L-Smith says I've just been plurking about without caring for my karma. Just being friendly and having fun. Currently at 75.70 and climbing.
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  September 02, 2008 at 00:14 Becca L-Smith says I'd say it's attainable.
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  September 02, 2008 at 00:31 AZJazzyJ wonders what bloggeries defines as "average user"? Perhaps your definition of "average" does not equate to Plurk's definition.
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  September 02, 2008 at 00:32 Joolliee i think average users can get there, i'm just over 61 now and its steadily rising, maybe i'll hit a block soon...
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  September 02, 2008 at 01:58 Brilliant2009 says true
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  September 02, 2008 at 01:56 Brilliant2009 says requires 4 stops a day to keep your karma going strong
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  September 02, 2008 at 14:45 bloggeries says AZJazzyJ average is someone who doesn't live / work on a computer. SOmeone who has an offline job and uses
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  September 02, 2008 at 14:48 bloggeries says the PC as a hobby after work. That's an average user. We're all early adopters heavy internet users. Including yourself
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  September 02, 2008 at 14:56 Becca L-Smith says *ponders* If we're "all early adopters heavy internet users" wouldn't that make us the average?
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  September 02, 2008 at 14:56 Becca L-Smith says Many people who don't work online haven't got into Plurk and may never enjoy it because it demands a lot of time commitment.
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  September 02, 2008 at 14:59 bloggeries says laffarsmith - Average current user but not an average internet user.
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  September 02, 2008 at 15:10 AZJazzyJ thinks it depends on why you use Plurk. I am analyzing this as a corporate tool meaning my users would use it often making them average.
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  September 02, 2008 at 15:11 AZJazzyJ says as such they would be active with it and therefore would see positive karma stream during day/week which would offset weekend fall.
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  September 02, 2008 at 15:12 AZJazzyJ says in that sense karma is attainable especially for customer service reps although I will probably hide karma just to eliminate this discussion
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  September 02, 2008 at 15:11 TheDudeDean says I am an average Dude and I got there.
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  September 02, 2008 at 15:22 AZJazzyJ says TheDudeDean according to bloggeries definition anyone using the Internet regularly is not average therefore you don't count.
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  September 02, 2008 at 15:25 AZJazzyJ thinks the definition was built to justify the conclusion rather than test it. A user posting 4-6 messages per day and engaged in conv can reach.
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  September 02, 2008 at 15:28 LChamp says I posted 5 times yesterday and 2 so far today...i sit for almost an hour at a time responding
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  September 02, 2008 at 16:42 bloggeries says AZJazzyJ 4-6 tmes a day is not an average user imo. I'll agree to disagree.
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  September 02, 2008 at 16:46 Olivia Bell says what is the average number for plurking?
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  September 02, 2008 at 16:50 bloggeries says oliviabell I don't know but having to visit a site 4-6 times a day isnt what an average user is willing to do unless a) absolutely plurkin
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  September 02, 2008 at 16:48 bloggeries says loves plurk or b) is a slave to karma.
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  September 02, 2008 at 16:55 Liz says is starting to wonder...hahah.
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  September 02, 2008 at 16:58 endlesseternity is not a slave to karma...and doesn't love the site plurk that much...and still is chillaxing in nirvana. and works and takes classes.
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  September 02, 2008 at 17:02 bloggeries says we're all entitled to our opinions
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  September 02, 2008 at 17:07 menstrualpoetry I agree. With 604 plurks and 2943 responses I'm stuck in the lower 70's. And I don't like it. I want nirvana, dammit! GIVE IT TO ME!
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  September 02, 2008 at 17:05 skraggy wonders if Nirvana were available to the average user, what would be the point in be awarded Nirvana (not that it's anything but bragging rights).
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  September 02, 2008 at 17:07 theotherones says not so important for me
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  September 02, 2008 at 17:09 bloggeries says skraggy I agree. I'm just talking about obtaining it as an average user. Not the exclusivity, status or whatever else it may entail
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  September 02, 2008 at 17:12 endlesseternity finds that the people who actually find/use plurk are not average, even though the insist that they are. XD (woo insanity!)
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  September 02, 2008 at 17:11 bloggeries says endlesseternity your right everyone on this now is somehow connected to the Social media scene. Walk down the street
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  September 02, 2008 at 17:13 bloggeries says ask your friends, anyone, no one knows about plurk yet.
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  September 02, 2008 at 17:16 endlesseternity says yep.