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title: Private channel session 661
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ended_at: "2020-12-09T14:37:11"
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A slack conversation of 27 messages spanning 2h 21m.

# Metadata

- **Started:** 2020-12-09T12:15:43
- **Ended:** 2020-12-09T14:37:11
- **Duration:** 2h 21m
- **Participants:** 4
- **Source:** [slack_pm](/sources/slack-pm.md)
- **Pages:** 304-306

# Participants

* [Andrew Rambaut](/people/andrew-rambaut.md)
* [Edward C. Holmes](/people/edward-c-holmes.md)
* [Kristian G. Andersen](/people/kristian-g-andersen.md)
* [Robert F. Garry](/people/robert-f-garry.md)

# Transcript

**[2020-12-09T12:15:43] Edward C. Holmes:** Does she not have anything else to do? She's another of those people that have just become obsessed by their Twitter following.

**[2020-12-09T12:27:56] Kristian G. Andersen:** We need to get back to the good old days where Nick Loman was the only one with a lot of Twitter followers and was the only one really Tweeting - mostly about bowel movements, drinks, random stuff from an exciting day of being Loman, and, sometimes, good science.

**[2020-12-09T12:57:52] Andrew Rambaut:** But she only has 9000 followers!

**[2020-12-09T13:00:05] Kristian G. Andersen:** Andrew, it's the quality of your followers, not the quantity that counts.

**[2020-12-09T13:04:07] Andrew Rambaut:** She has many of the finest people following her

**[2020-12-09T13:08:34] Edward C. Holmes:** In her mind it is millions of followers and she is the voice of truth

**[2020-12-09T13:09:37] Kristian G. Andersen:** WELL. [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.08.36.png, Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.09.12.png]

**[2020-12-09T13:11:04] Edward C. Holmes:** Love it! More fake followers than most.

**[2020-12-09T13:11:17] Andrew Rambaut:** Cool. How many have I got?

**[2020-12-09T13:11:45] Andrew Rambaut:** You have more fake followers than she has followers

**[2020-12-09T13:12:38] Kristian G. Andersen:** shared file(s): Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.12.08.png

**[2020-12-09T13:13:20] Kristian G. Andersen:** shared file(s): Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.13.07.png

**[2020-12-09T13:13:47] Andrew Rambaut:** We are more genuine than Kristian, Eddie

**[2020-12-09T13:14:16] Andrew Rambaut:** Kristian has paid click farmers for his followers

**[2020-12-09T13:14:26] Kristian G. Andersen:** CCP did it

**[2020-12-09T13:14:43] Kristian G. Andersen:** I'm a long way away from true greatness though. [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.14.12.png]

**[2020-12-09T13:15:14] Andrew Rambaut:** What about Obama?

**[2020-12-09T13:15:19] Edward C. Holmes:** Wow! That's a whole country's worth!

**[2020-12-09T13:15:54] Kristian G. Andersen:** shared file(s): Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.15.41.png

**[2020-12-09T13:16:03] Edward C. Holmes:** That's my day gone Kristian

**[2020-12-09T13:17:32] Kristian G. Andersen:** Sorry. I have that effect on a lot of people.

**[2020-12-09T13:18:12] Kristian G. Andersen:** Despite fake followers, at least Andrew and I are very influential on Twitter... Down with the Tweeps man. [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.16.36.png, Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.16.47.png, Screen Shot 2020-12-09at 13.17.03.png]

**[2020-12-09T13:19:23] Edward C. Holmes:** That's heartening

**[2020-12-09T13:20:12] Kristian G. Andersen:** Aaaaaaahahahahahahahah - A+K+B more influential than the Donald. [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.19.01.png, Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 13.19.27.png]

**[2020-12-09T14:01:14] Robert F. Garry:** I've never tweeted, but I do have 6 followers. I'm guessing 100% fake.

**[2020-12-09T14:25:19] Robert F. Garry:** Kate Rubin going to the moon...https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-team/

**[2020-12-09T14:37:11] Kristian G. Andersen:** No way! So cool. I want to get a Zoom call with her when she's up there - this'll be my mission in life!