@hybotics I've never been a fan of the Plurk web interface either. Mostly because of the focus on the root of a conversation, not where it actually is right now.
For example, someone might start a post off about, oh, I dunno, what they had for lunch. But then it evolves into a discussion about diabetes. Sure, I'm happy to jump into a conversation about that, but good luck finding that conversation just by looking at the timeline.