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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2017, 2:29:48 PM
Sublime, the only band worse than Nickleback, in a nutshell https://t.co/A9EgCuLBQl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2017, 12:56:46 PM
Do you like Zombies? Do you like Flexbox? Please to be enjoying https://t.co/XzLl2Nd2yq
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patvandiest @patvandiest
May 1, 2017, 12:38:03 PM
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Pope be like: "Pack it up, pack it in. Let me begin. I came to win, battle me, that's a sin." https://t.co/RNzlbGuo3R
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2017, 1:03:52 AM
I use the lightning port headphones on iOS devices with headphone jacks because I am just that kind of a-hole
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TheOnion @TheOnion
Apr 30, 2017, 11:39:23 PM
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New Cheat Code Unlocks Bonus Level Of Microsoft Word https://t.co/6hFUc03SG7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2017, 7:22:56 PM
If you want a Windows 10 tablet with iPad Pro level performance and OLED screen, I can recommend this: https://t.co/13SyThXkGE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2017, 1:07:42 AM
@gortok Nope, that's not what I'm saying. But if it helps you sleep through the night, go for it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2017, 9:36:11 PM
@gortok Principles are bullshit. That is why opponents of same sex marriage fight over "harm to the *idea* of marriage". People > Principles
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2017, 9:17:05 PM
@gortok You seem more interested in dogma than actual solutions.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2017, 8:28:37 PM
@gortok Whatever we are doing now, it is not working, and it is getting worse.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2017, 8:25:08 PM
Any economic system (*cough* Reaganomics) that assumes people are anything other than completely selfish bastards is doomed to failure
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2017, 8:23:04 PM
All these US income distribution graphs over time sure point out the folly of "give the rich more money and they'll generously share!"
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conradhackett @conradhackett
Apr 29, 2017, 8:17:44 PM
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Watch the income distribution in America change https://t.co/Rtun7mN6bN
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fictionaIs @fictionaIs
Apr 29, 2017, 7:39:06 PM
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don't worry if you produce content that's been done before or you think has been done better. this is why, if the content…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2017, 4:10:43 AM
If vegetables are so freakin' great, why don't they come in delicious "by the foot" varieties like fruit does? https://t.co/SnQllU9myO
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acathrow @acathrow
Apr 28, 2017, 7:33:09 PM
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An engineer just suggested an RFC for HTTP response HTTP 299 Disappointed: The server has accepted your request but thinks yo…
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Kevin Kelly on the myth of a superhuman AI: refreshing counter-argument to the current religious fervor https://t.co/G9s8jQ1Bbl
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I'm a 10x developer: everything takes 10x longer than I planned.
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Here we go. Over 3000 words investigating a single sentence from a New York Times piece: https://t.co/d5QrPrdwxD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 28, 2017, 2:22:11 AM
the actual, correct answer to "what do you do after you succeed" is what Facebook did: you buy other companies building the next thing
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 28, 2017, 2:12:50 AM
"what do you do after you fail" is easy; "what do you do after you succeed" is infinitely more difficult https://t.co/weDtDqpoi9
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ala_sattar @ala_sattar
Apr 28, 2017, 1:20:13 AM
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In #Iraq, in the book market, books remain in the street at night because Iraqis say: the reader does not steal and the thi…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 28, 2017, 1:06:12 AM
I guess I am hopeful our mutual hatred of Facebook can eventually bring us together as human beings, one day
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2017, 7:08:12 PM
@rich_markle he already found that having it out in the open hurt his income, so how's that going to work? Love being poor and honest, I guess?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2017, 7:01:41 PM
@rich_markle ... *and* they need to grow up and realize that some beliefs can carry social consequences.
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The largest company in each state https://t.co/FFzBNhiPSh
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Coincidentally, this is how I taught my son to drive stick https://t.co/uMY894oYu1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2017, 2:52:10 AM
Meanwhile, in Cardiff 1989 https://t.co/nFYEzFvLIV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2017, 2:34:19 AM
I'm gonna just start saying "deal with it dot gif" to people from now on
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2017, 2:18:19 AM
What is the secret to your success? https://t.co/AZCfERuUUJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2017, 1:47:52 AM
The Age of Plastic https://t.co/OlFGPyyiX1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2017, 12:11:52 AM
Complaining about the comments is just another way of leaving a crappy comment.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2017, 9:38:08 PM
A hard rain has begun to fall at ESPN https://t.co/2RSOAFP8Kh
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NewsmanDan @NewsmanDan
Apr 26, 2017, 9:28:57 PM
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Unexpected exchange of the day from @cypresshill and @londonsymphony https://t.co/BFvURe5TbE
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leahjlou @leahjlou
Apr 26, 2017, 7:02:52 PM
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when worlds collide... VIM NAILS https://t.co/paPCSzh1jX
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kevindente @kevindente
Apr 26, 2017, 7:02:08 PM
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The best way to send highly sensitive secrets? Put it in a Slack thread. No one will ever find it.
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nixcraft @nixcraft
Apr 26, 2017, 5:23:32 PM
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Ah, the secret robot internet. LOL Taken from https://t.co/B7BtlFBnP1 https://t.co/pPHmtki741
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2017, 3:55:59 PM
that feeling of ennui when you click an old link to a blog you loved and the browser just keeps spinning..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2017, 3:05:26 AM
Kickstarter is the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment for adults. Can you wait 3 years for this thing you paid for to.. maybe.. materialize?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2017, 2:31:33 AM
if you have a single all-powerful moderator / admin running a community, that community is doomed, only a matter of time
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2017, 1:57:52 AM
Is there a wikipedia page for "parody of X becomes more famous than X, such that X is forgotten?"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2017, 1:41:52 AM
wait wait wait Foghorn Leghorn was a parody of Senator Claghorn? https://t.co/kNUmI8B6Bm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2017, 1:18:46 AM
I knew that our children's Teen Titans Go learning had apexed when my son asked "Dad, what was the gold standard?" https://t.co/chZebmJdQA
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Pinboard @Pinboard
Apr 26, 2017, 1:14:01 AM
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You thought I was an angry old fossil mired in the past, but I am a tech visionary who is creating the future! https://t.co/w…
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caseywest @caseywest
Apr 26, 2017, 12:54:11 AM
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The Wizarding World of Cloud Computing Google Cloud: Ravenclaw Amazon AWS: Gryffindor Microsoft Azure: Hufflepuff Oracle Cl…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2017, 12:07:25 AM
Thoughtful advice from @chrisfralic for online (and offline) biz relationships https://t.co/qs0aRyzkub
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 10:09:50 PM
"make mental health your top priority" https://t.co/L3nHLwj3yb
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I’m not kidding. We’ve let running for office become so weird that only the rando RedPill guy does it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 9:49:00 PM
@han0z Seems specific to that device though
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 9:36:27 PM
Please, please #deleteuber -- it is the only form of communication they understand https://t.co/FnNzu33F28
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 9:23:47 PM
I think Amazon ... may know something the rest of us don't? <runs to underground bunker> https://t.co/XAZno740EL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 8:34:35 PM
"Doing what one wants to do because one wants to do it is hard for a lot of people" https://t.co/qjUZc3qgQb
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jongalloway @jongalloway
Apr 25, 2017, 7:14:04 PM
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1. Worry about tech that can forge audio/video of politicians saying things 2. Remember folks already believe headlines w/…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 5:12:23 PM
@tinysubversions I know right? It's like performance art. I got a project for you: most cognitively dissonant youtube video to follow the one you just saw!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 5:09:09 PM
brb winning the lottery
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 5:09:01 PM
hey @tinysubversions right after I watched your 2014 XOXO talk (excellent!) this auto-played for me on YouTube https://t.co/ONaHKLR1N1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 4:58:59 PM
"The people must be alerted, and they won’t even need the glasses!" https://t.co/I5TZHmhSUY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 4:56:20 PM
Every Talk Ever Given By a Successful Creative Person https://t.co/DuEy3yGrfI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2017, 4:42:46 PM
Night Trap 25th anniversary edition for XBone and PS4. This is what the world needed. https://t.co/GEunr9grBt
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jeffseibert @jeffseibert
Apr 25, 2017, 3:40:30 PM
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Oh Silicon Valley.... https://t.co/ZxzDrrITfT
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ultrasparky @ultrasparky
Apr 25, 2017, 2:43:00 PM
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How variable fonts work https://t.co/PlSny7QFkf
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ChakaKhan @ChakaKhan
Apr 25, 2017, 2:41:49 PM
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#IfYouSeeMeInRealLife DO NOT rap my name to me! Just say hello like a "regular" person...😉 https://t.co/e1RNtbwvIO
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PFTompkins @PFTompkins
Apr 25, 2017, 2:38:46 PM
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Is there anything even 3/5 as bad? https://t.co/ldP4WoACzi
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sarahjeong @sarahjeong
Apr 25, 2017, 2:28:56 PM
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Maybe the hardest problem in security is getting people to stop clicking on bad URLs https://t.co/2hV1wWxTuW
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codefolio @codefolio
Apr 24, 2017, 6:34:31 PM
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Want to see how Rails and Discourse performance change from Ruby 2.0.X through 2.3.X? Do you like pretty graphs? https://t.c
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brendonbigley @brendonbigley
Apr 24, 2017, 1:29:59 PM
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oh god look what united is doing to passengers now https://t.co/mqGrlSIUtA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 24, 2017, 1:06:50 PM
Seriously the only thing I ever want to listen to is this completely *insane* NES Pictionary jam https://t.co/oS2XrDTgXk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 24, 2017, 1:03:22 PM
Tweet me something cool to listen to RIGHT NOW. I will be the final arbiter of whether it sucks or not. And knowing you it probably will.
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Apr 24, 2017, 11:06:24 AM
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In 2012, I wrote about @Unrollme and why giving startups silent, perpetual access to your Gmail is a terrible idea. https:/…
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AndyAsAdjective @AndyAsAdjective
Apr 24, 2017, 1:16:22 AM
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GRANDPA: I have shrapnel stuck in my head from World War II ME: I've had that Chumbawamba song stuck in my head since…
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mattcutts @mattcutts
Apr 24, 2017, 1:14:00 AM
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https://t.co/JvivZuDvi5 is good, b/c
1. You get what you measure
2. Everything measured will be gamed.

Many people focus on…
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TheMurdochTimes @TheMurdochTimes
Apr 23, 2017, 10:26:17 PM
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Car tyre arrives late for important meeting https://t.co/A83foogJUJ
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Apr 23, 2017, 8:55:24 PM
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Your "hacker" name is the name of your first pet, your social security number, and your mother's maiden name.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2017, 4:50:12 PM
@91jme tell @endofficecolo and they should fix!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2017, 5:49:53 AM
Dresden Files books were recommended to me, on book 1 and getting *real* tired of reading descriptions of how cute n' sexy the ladies are
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manekinekko @manekinekko
Apr 23, 2017, 2:23:55 AM
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understanding async/await in 7 seconds https://t.co/IJOQJ2DR35
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2017, 6:07:26 PM
If you'd like a cloud server with some oomph, co-locate a mini pc: https://t.co/IjF4ib7dMB
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TheEconomist @TheEconomist
Apr 22, 2017, 5:34:16 PM
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As populations age, countries are more likely to restrict immigration https://t.co/eUpPJqgyFw
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#marchforscience #marchforsciencesf https://t.co/Dtz8rRbdeu
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samsaffron @samsaffron
Apr 22, 2017, 5:14:18 PM
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Time for a new theme for my blog comment, hot dog has run its course, https://t.co/buPEPPgJ8O https://t.co/sB8XcsQyZQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2017, 6:20:43 AM
Logan (2017) was good. Really, really good. Probably one of the top 3 comic book movies I've ever seen.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2017, 12:11:17 AM
"For classic NES game collectors, in many cases the cartridges are worth less than the 'paper', i.e. the cardboard boxes and manuals"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2017, 10:24:21 PM
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So, all those studies claiming moderate drinking is beneficial DIDN'T CONTROL FOR WEALTH https://t.co/9k9KIX46Z7
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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste
Apr 21, 2017, 8:54:50 PM
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time heals all wounds https://t.co/vw3RdDcoV1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2017, 6:18:33 PM
the Something Awful forums -- an oral history https://t.co/qZxzpCxV7M https://t.co/bxKQ0XtyFo
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Six different administrations.

Note: creator asked that I not tag them in this tweet. https://t.co/Z85zrbpPth
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Today is Britain's first coal-free day since the industrial revolution https://t.co/ErPE3p5jt1 - to confirm, check https://t.c
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2017, 4:00:25 PM
"the use of Facebook was negatively associated with well-being" 😔 https://t.co/tFnUV9Sw7r
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A Dubai real estate developer kept caged tigers in its showroom to impress guests. Here is its Tiger Escape Protocol https://t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2017, 4:28:51 AM
My technolust for OLED is so overwhelming I had to buy a damn Galaxy TabPro S to experiment with
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ianbremmer @ianbremmer
Apr 21, 2017, 4:18:45 AM
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How's Trump doing?
Depends who you ask, as never before. https://t.co/izjryX9byR
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ChuckWendig @ChuckWendig
Apr 21, 2017, 3:07:08 AM
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the new Beverly Hillbillies reboot looks shitty https://t.co/rHBqO4RTIl
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SwiftOnSecurity @SwiftOnSecurity
Apr 20, 2017, 11:05:50 PM
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When they start talking about anime https://t.co/5HiHlr9Ivk
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when you only tested on localhost https://t.co/xacNpcGFvf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2017, 6:25:43 PM
Keep using https://t.co/B6PWOlSMen and https://t.co/70PosNSJp7 -- it's working.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2017, 3:57:20 AM
"roughly a third of [emails] did not clear the bar of needing to be seen at all" https://t.co/vmLubamj1L
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Pinboard @Pinboard
Apr 19, 2017, 11:32:01 PM
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A sign of how pitiless the online realm has become: someone subscribed me to the Nickelback mailing list
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2017, 9:04:06 PM
whoever it was that came up with yogurt raisins is a bad person and should feel bad
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