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Twitter API returning results that do not respect the arrow of time

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Re: Twitter API returning results that do not respect the arrow of time

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Post by zappbrannigan »

ihuman wrote: post #19
semanticist wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I read that part of the story to mean that people were tweeting nonsense about who won the next election, not that Obama was actually running.

Obama can't run for a second term. That violates the constitution.

He can. He did. He won. He cannot run for a third term.

Re: Twitter API returning results that do not respect the arrow of time

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Post by pavel_lishin »

ColinDabritz wrote: post #18
rogerbraun wrote: post #13

I love these hidden stories. Reminds me of the comp.basilisk faq at http://ansible.co.uk/writing/c-b-faq.html

Very nice. I believe it is inspired by the original BLIT: http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/blit.htm a delightful short story. along with other related stories listed here: http://ansible.co.uk/books/dkod.html

If people find those interesting, I strongly suggest that they check out Charles Stross's Laundry series.

Re: Twitter API returning results that do not respect the arrow of time

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Post by splintercell »

ihuman wrote: post #19
semanticist wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I read that part of the story to mean that people were tweeting nonsense about who won the next election, not that Obama was actually running.

Obama can't run for a second term. That violates the constitution.

*third term

Re: Twitter API returning results that do not respect the arrow of time

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Post by gaelenh »

I used to get results from the Getty Images API when I'd call it with future time ranges. Most of the photos were from the next week, but there were always a few handfuls from months and years in the future. Just a bug and bad metadata, not time travel. It did allow me to surface photos before they showed up on Getty though.

Re: Twitter API returning results that do not respect the arrow of time

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Post by wging »

ihuman wrote: post #19
semanticist wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I read that part of the story to mean that people were tweeting nonsense about who won the next election, not that Obama was actually running.

Obama can't run for a second term. That violates the constitution.

He can't be elected for a third term under the Constitution as currently written.

Re: Twitter API returning results that do not respect the arrow of time

#29

Post by wging »

ColinDabritz wrote: post #18
rogerbraun wrote: post #13

I love these hidden stories. Reminds me of the comp.basilisk faq at http://ansible.co.uk/writing/c-b-faq.html

Very nice. I believe it is inspired by the original BLIT: http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/blit.htm a delightful short story. along with other related stories listed here: http://ansible.co.uk/books/dkod.html

I think they have the same author.
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