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harrymccracken @harrymccracken
Jul 20, 2017, 4:42:56 PM
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R.J. Reynolds helpfully explains there's no evidence cigarettes are bad for you, 1968. https://t.co/Mt30hX4jsl
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rossrubin @rossrubin
Jul 19, 2017, 11:26:36 PM
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Are you still taking more than 10 seconds to brush your teeth? LIKE A CHUMP? https://t.co/o94c0r5FtK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2017, 8:34:21 PM
@JohnJMcG @codeincontext @mvirkkunen substitute the word "criticism" if you can't handle "punching"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2017, 7:32:38 PM
"How is it fair that X is allowed to do Y, but not me?" I have to explain "punching up, not down" a lot. Power = responsibility
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2017, 7:29:07 PM
I too am worried about AI destroying humanity. That's why I took out Old Glory robot attack insurance. https://t.co/1ysR0Gv7at
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It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they’ve been fooled: https://t.co/0AO8TB18gB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2017, 6:30:18 AM
Oh, it's easy! Just type wax bang at hash buck grapes circumflex and splat wane. https://t.co/PvXG1BIqnG
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decafjedi @decafjedi
Jul 19, 2017, 12:42:13 AM
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Readers' Choice: The Top 10 PC Games of All Time (Computer Gaming World, March 2001). https://t.co/wB0eojOFJH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2017, 12:07:30 AM
Valve should really remaster the original Portal for 4K. Portal 2 looks decent but Portal 1 needs some love.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 18, 2017, 7:38:54 PM
"There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself." https://t.co/kC1sC04c5D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 18, 2017, 6:09:57 PM
I just realized that Memento (2000) is now an impossible movie because smartphones. You could simply make videos of everything to remember.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 18, 2017, 4:56:20 AM
"I shall often revisit it, in seasons of reflection and despair, on flagless memorial days of my own choosing." https://t.co/GDgZfECQUU
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MSwannMSFT @MSwannMSFT
Jul 17, 2017, 11:59:56 PM
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New fidget spinner for the office 🤓 https://t.co/l6fLqzKZoa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 17, 2017, 6:32:57 PM
@Pekkanikolaus they do, in the first part of the lesson. https://t.co/PZnBvRcBd4
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chelsey_madsen @chelsey_madsen
Jul 17, 2017, 3:58:02 PM
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Working from home makes you happier and more productive, says Stanford University economist @Sales_Source https://t.co
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TimSweeneyEpic @TimSweeneyEpic
Jul 17, 2017, 5:52:18 AM
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Read the specs, read the docs, read the code, experiment. No programmer ever StackExchanged their way to greatness.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 17, 2017, 4:36:12 AM
“In this modern political climate that we’re living in, I actually don’t think such an idea is totally impossible” https://t.co/cP5Hu66aMz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 16, 2017, 9:26:26 PM
If you have kids, after eight years, you finally get to do this with them https://t.co/fEy2Ml36Jr
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DavidM2000AD @DavidM2000AD
Jul 16, 2017, 7:43:37 PM
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in 1997 Crayola made the leap into a cyberpunk future with the release of these internet themed crayons. Web Surfin' Blue…
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kibblesmith @kibblesmith
Jul 16, 2017, 6:00:37 PM
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Clerk ringing up all my sodas: Wow, you must really love Dr. Pepper Me: Yes, I do love *HER* Clerk: GAAAASP Me: YEAH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 16, 2017, 5:49:04 PM
"This is hard because being a good con man is much easier than being a good entrepreneur." https://t.co/9UVLy6HYH3
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JonErlichman @JonErlichman
Jul 16, 2017, 5:40:59 PM
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On this day in 1995: Amazon opens for business as an online bookseller https://t.co/I0mD7jJtAK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2017, 7:26:59 PM
@ChadDavidson001 Looks ok to me on iPhone? https://t.co/17cGlylKO3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2017, 6:33:13 PM
I am still looking for feedback on our markdown tutorial, ideally from people who have no idea what markdown is https://t.co/4eDDRTqxqP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2017, 6:04:53 PM
The problem so unintuitive one of the most notable mathematicians of the last century didn't even get it: https://t.co/poR5qKyBrT https://t.co/V2trfMqkCn
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MapQuest @MapQuest
Jul 15, 2017, 2:32:20 PM
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We still exist #FunFactFriday
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jimrossignol @jimrossignol
Jul 15, 2017, 2:31:24 PM
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Re-reading The Road to cheer myself up. https://t.co/fFMQG67mei
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2017, 12:11:04 AM
GPU accelerated JS! https://t.co/P1HIkUr3Rt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 11:54:22 PM
@marcoagner Twitter suppressed this under a "may be offensive" click to reveal fyi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 11:51:45 PM
I cannot see any possible way this could go wrong at all https://t.co/va3mfXivi2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 8:58:34 PM
Have I given a shout out to https://t.co/oERhMa9OjW yet? Great model for "compare all the things!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 7:08:37 PM
The entire trilogy vastly exceeded my 1970s shlock movie expectations and if you haven't watched it, you probably should! https://t.co/jvbVvYmvG6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 6:43:41 PM
@PJoannisse "The captions typically describe various epiphanies and desires" https://t.co/zuqTJKEzOo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 5:30:22 PM
I love this guy. I want to hang out with this guy. On some level, I want to be this guy. https://t.co/Tl6uBlpT3B
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 4:58:54 PM
@PJoannisse I am wistfully looking off into the distance, thinking.. I wish I had trained my children to be dancers who pop off at any instant
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 4:57:35 PM
I'm so woke I may never sleep again
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beingtokyo @beingtokyo
Jul 14, 2017, 4:28:00 PM
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you can't fucking do it. no way. Inspirational slogan at my favorite t-shirt shop. Also 反戦 (anti-war) 地獄の耳 (ears from hel…
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BenedictEvans @BenedictEvans
Jul 14, 2017, 1:52:06 PM
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Anything that you can't do on mobile/tablet and can do on a PC is something that 90%+ of people couldn't actually do on…
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krystalbepsi @krystalbepsi
Jul 14, 2017, 1:51:49 PM
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This twitter UI update is great https://t.co/KOhzzRNTpl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 4:50:56 AM
I thoroughly enjoy working with people from different countries, and different cultures than my own. In fact, I think I prefer it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2017, 1:27:34 AM
@martinmcwhorter it's very.. English, and in kind of a negative way. I kind of agree it's one of the weaker episodes though not as bad as the avatar news one
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 11:55:17 PM
@PJoannisse Did you also misunderstand? https://t.co/I2Vyr2Zuke
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 11:54:58 PM
@noahsalz @Pratansyah I think you guys misunderstood this? https://t.co/I2Vyr2Zuke
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ageitgey @ageitgey
Jul 13, 2017, 11:11:01 PM
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Rank how well your AI demo went:
- Great
- Good
- Ok
- Bad
- Very Bad
- Miyazaki https://t.co/jqE487dblu
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AquaEvans @AquaEvans
Jul 13, 2017, 9:11:22 PM
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The elegant flying fish evades it's underwater predators by taking flight... 👀 https://t.co/Cu5WICvp2a
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 9:06:13 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 7:18:35 PM
in case you are not hip to the jive contained in my previous tweet https://t.co/5EZf4xQ8gv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 7:13:04 PM
hashtag bad parenting https://t.co/Arrd8A9C9m
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tophtucker @tophtucker
Jul 13, 2017, 7:00:27 PM
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This is one of my favorite chart types & idk what to call it; a line chart squared, a line for every point on a line. Cf bu…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 5:38:37 PM
there's a fair amount of dislike for Black Mirror S01E01 and I can concur it's not the strongest. Start anywhere but there; all stand-alone.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 4:26:27 PM
@_inikulin_ yeah I was thinking that too.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 4:15:49 PM
To prepare for the future, I strongly recommend watching all three seasons of Black Mirror. It's that good. https://t.co/W0u9eTuTWW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 4:12:30 PM
we currently live in an era of "it bleeds, it leads" amplified by three billion permanently, instantly connected smartphones
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 3:52:56 PM
@doubleo2_ Given that cloud would cost us 10x as much for lower performance, I *definitely* want all my competitors to move to the cloud! ;)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 3:10:37 PM
me: "please make a large charge to a server parts company I've done business with many times before" citibank fraud protection: "OMG FRAUD"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2017, 2:10:50 PM
"Increase your prices!" @patio11 keeps saying, over and over! So we did!
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jarrod_dixon @jarrod_dixon
Jul 13, 2017, 12:18:11 AM
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Is it just me or is Adsense becoming unprofitable? I need to find an alternative for https://t.co/QPb7Ghayu6 https://t.co/ufdi…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2017, 8:37:30 PM
https://t.co/eqjMC0Avf6 is such a fantastic tool for anyone who sends mail, kudos to whoever created it. https://t.co/W65fXZq5YG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2017, 6:28:34 PM
Thanks for all the questions, everyone! I've never done a live internet video Q&A before, it went smoothly: https://t.co/1CSxP0Y2Ib
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2017, 5:55:18 PM
5 minute warning! ⏱️https://t.co/xAPAKU3HfK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2017, 5:33:08 PM
If you'd like to ask me some questions 🤔I'll answer on live 📺. head over to https://t.co/xAPAKU3HfK -- starts in 30 mins!
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LiveOfficeHours @LiveOfficeHours
Jul 12, 2017, 5:05:47 PM
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Have a question you've always wanted to ask @codinghorror? Love clicking emoji? GUESS WHAT: Jeff joins us live @ 4pm h…
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NAChristakis @NAChristakis
Jul 12, 2017, 4:14:33 PM
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Probability that a politician will father a politician is huge compared to other occupations. https://t.co/PDtvJaMTgx via…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 11, 2017, 8:29:04 PM
We are an impossible event in an unfathomably large universe https://t.co/Sg94NN8H76
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castrojo @castrojo
Jul 11, 2017, 6:41:42 PM
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Before OS/2 and Linux, I was a GEOS head: https://t.co/jOHEaX0k1K
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 11, 2017, 6:28:41 PM
Another successful Prime Day, everyone! https://t.co/3gWmnl1lYf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 10, 2017, 9:04:58 PM
@captainkrtek @Pinboard If I get hassled at the border, I will be like, you hoser, put down your poutine and look up my damn Wikipedia page
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 10, 2017, 7:05:23 PM
Modern fraud "detection" on our business debit card is completely insane. So many false positives. Might as well approve manually.
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joshmillard @joshmillard
Jul 10, 2017, 5:24:46 PM
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Neural network generative movie posters, by MetaFilter member OrangeGloves:

https://t.co/r0mHejvueP https://t.co/wYGoITLQ…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 10, 2017, 3:38:05 PM
"I have $517,249.79 in student loan debt." https://t.co/ySKxlWuKpi
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treesfjnale @treesfjnale
Jul 10, 2017, 2:27:55 PM
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so the lawnmower guy lives in my town and he was in the parade today i can’t stop laughigngjfjfjfj https://t.co/7rTZenbqZ5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 10, 2017, 12:12:21 AM
iOS bugs are "too valuable to report to Apple." https://t.co/db14TrfoXM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 9, 2017, 4:17:35 PM
"I learned it by watching you" https://t.co/cUDgey2qn8
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Grady_Booch @Grady_Booch
Jul 9, 2017, 3:45:47 PM
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So. True. "Remote work policies take the fall when other issues are to blame." https://t.co/8cHsBokkPA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 9, 2017, 5:53:36 AM
The internet: still wonderful https://t.co/3bj1F3Myy6
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johncutlefish @johncutlefish
Jul 9, 2017, 2:46:22 AM
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interesting how "definition of done" applies to these common types of team requests ... #agile #leanux #kanban https://t
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Jul 8, 2017, 8:35:35 PM
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Trump hair cotton candy. https://t.co/3NdDQPKH7n
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Jul 8, 2017, 8:35:16 PM
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My latest tattoo is the infamous gelatinous cube monster from Dungeons and Dragons. To evade him, simply step aside. https:/…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2017, 11:55:40 AM
@__lukebennett @FogCreek @StackOverflow @StackExchange @trello @FogBugz @glitch Fog Creek the company wasn't involved in Stack Overflow / Exchange, just mainly Joel
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2017, 12:53:50 AM
Today has been an object lesson in letting five year olds make all their own bad decisions. We have all learned ... uh, something?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2017, 5:12:15 PM
I haven't even started reading this article and it's already awesome https://t.co/UePQTSO0S2
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arstechnica @arstechnica
Jul 7, 2017, 5:02:26 PM
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Wildcard certificates for everyone https://t.co/MmP0bul3fV
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I need to update my LinkedIn profile... https://t.co/1ZiYbJr22d
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dosnostalgic @dosnostalgic
Jul 6, 2017, 8:58:51 PM
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RT if you remember https://t.co/z1ZykY99t6
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splcenter @splcenter
Jul 6, 2017, 5:17:32 PM
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With crime, incarceration rates falling, Texas closes record number of lock-ups https://t.co/u3TidBVA1Z
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TheEconomist @TheEconomist
Jul 5, 2017, 6:54:45 PM
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Recent immigrants are more educated than Americans in 26 states https://t.co/8tKOeXma85
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matthew_d_green @matthew_d_green
Jul 5, 2017, 6:42:18 PM
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I know I've criticized GnuPG, but it's a critical part of our software ecosystem. They're running out of money. https:…
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JonnieMarbLes @JonnieMarbLes
Jul 5, 2017, 6:40:26 PM
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Love ruining the plot of Dorian Gray for people. Never gets old.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 5, 2017, 6:31:49 PM
We've obtained the best socks in the world https://t.co/gRm2foVha1
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iamrondavison @iamrondavison
Jul 5, 2017, 2:02:39 PM
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Life expectancy in the US has doubled since 1880, from nearly 40 to nearly 80.
https://t.co/nnn7TMWq4j https://t.co/JO78…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 5, 2017, 1:40:59 PM
I really, really like the current design of the Apple wired headphones. So many in ear models seal the ear canal which feels awful to me.
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EcuadorMacro @EcuadorMacro
Jul 5, 2017, 11:48:17 AM
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Jewel caterpillar, Acraga sp., Dalceridae #flickr https://t.co/YR84ci8Sxz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 5, 2017, 1:34:17 AM
All those thinkpieces about Dubya being a bad president seem unbelievably quaint now https://t.co/tic2fjXwSn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 5, 2017, 1:19:07 AM
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snoyberg @snoyberg
Jul 4, 2017, 6:49:19 PM
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I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry. https://t.co/v4q6fNa6lu
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