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Re:Skittr, a Twitter clone that scales easily, written in 17... by mickt on Wednesday November 21, 2007 @01:22AM (#82373)
With a name like Skittr, picking a name can be tough,

Skitter is Irish slang for diarrhoea (or a wee kid). As Twitter is a form of verbal diarrhoea, then SKittr is as good a name as any for a competitor! ;)

http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA1295&... http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/voices/atilazed/s.shtml

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Re:Skittr, a Twitter clone that scales easily, written in 17... by michaelneale on Thursday November 22, 2007 @05:22AM (#82708)
I remember the "Pikey" which was a USB key with PKI stuff built in. Hilarious.
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