The World We Live In

Monday, May 2, 2011

Plenty of people hop on Twitter to talk about what they think is interesting. Usually, it’s only of interest to them, or maybe a few select friends. And then there’s Sohaib Athar. He’s the guy who… well…

That’s right, by virtue of being a night owl, Sohaib was an accidental eyewitness to the capture of Osama Bin Laden. Over at Techcrunch, they’ve got all his honest, well-meaning tweets on display (“Go away, helicopter, before I take out my giant swatter”), allowing you to see history in progress 140 characters at a time. Head over, take a look, and if your boss catches you reading… well, he or she will probably be interested too. It’s the kind of day to cut each other a little slack, right?

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