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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 9, 2016, 7:25:51 PM
And they say America is having a tough time adapting to the metric system https://t.co/UCx50TOUJT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 9, 2016, 1:30:16 PM
Trent was right: hover was a bad path https://t.co/GGj5lAGxa0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 9, 2016, 12:19:38 PM
How many candy corns? @pix0r was closest with 590, actual number is 580. My son guessed 587. But even 1 candy corn is too many. https://t.co/jJxUNLdzAK
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If we live in a simulation, I am pretty sure its PHP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 8, 2016, 5:10:49 PM
My son Henry won this anti-prize jar of candy corns at a picnic by closely guessing how many were in it. What is your guess? https://t.co/mLpqKZOPfn
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PDChina @PDChina
Oct 8, 2016, 4:28:25 PM
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Happy Birthday! World’s oldest cat Nutmeg just celebrated his 31st birthday (141 in human years) and looks as chipper as ever…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 7, 2016, 5:30:40 PM
This Black Mirror show is excellent. Truly Twilight Zone for the smartphone generation. https://t.co/O39vCbgMvg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 7, 2016, 2:25:24 PM
Christian mom hears rap song, takes to YouTube and much excellent internet ensues https://t.co/gdeccf6cOc
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ThePracticalDev @ThePracticalDev
Oct 7, 2016, 2:15:59 PM
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1, 2, 🦄, 4, 💩, 🦄, 7, 8, 🦄, 💩, 11, 🦄, 13, 14, 🦄💩 https://t.co/eJP3igXVwE
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Debating on the internet in a nutshell https://t.co/VSaSHJCjMA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2016, 4:44:16 PM
“A supposed programmer on my team thinks you have to escape smart quotes in strings.”
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2016, 4:31:56 PM
@sklacy @rantlab the watt budget is wildly different. There's no heatsink, no fan. Nobody is saying they're the same. Burst perf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2016, 3:29:23 PM
(walks into the room with an insouciant shrug) I bet none of the so-called "programmers" in this room can solve Fizzbuzz. (runs away)
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People claim happiness cannot be photographed. They are wrong. https://t.co/tsu5WQjb5L
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2016, 12:39:49 PM
@sklacy @rantlab not really, if you graph relative perf changes over time. Desktop is stagnant.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2016, 4:28:25 PM
@DanReyLop wow 4x, so the Samsung Note 7 is a 4k resolution phone?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2016, 4:04:59 PM
@anthonyhobday Android is definitely screwing up my "phones will be as fast as desktops!" business plan and I take that personally.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2016, 3:18:51 PM
If you thought I was exaggerating when I said Android was 2x-3x slower: I wasn't. https://t.co/5eIpnBm29L
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2016, 12:53:26 PM
"He has already replaced it with an iPhone 7." https://t.co/ICI0qilqAf
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riklomas @riklomas
Oct 5, 2016, 12:27:00 PM
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❎ Client not paid? ✅ Add opacity to the body tag and increase it every day until their site completely fades away
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2016, 11:59:01 AM
Being cranky is good for your health! https://t.co/3r1E7ShJWo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2016, 11:48:26 AM
Wow, this UPS page inviting me to watch the real time delivery map of my package is like.. hard core information pr0n.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2016, 11:27:24 AM
It seems like you could almost destroy the Android ecosystem completely if you blew up Qualcomm. And you should.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2016, 11:26:11 AM
The OnePlus 3 for $400 is more what Android should be, I think. Otherwise, show me your Apple-comparable custom hardware please.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2016, 11:25:22 AM
I did buy a Google Pixel phone for my mom, with 128gb, case, $99 insurance and taxes was ~$900. That's big money for crap Qualcomm hardware.
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zeldman @zeldman
Oct 5, 2016, 9:50:52 AM
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Forced signups cause over 50% of potential users to leave. Of those who remain, 88% lie, just to get past the form. @kryshiggi
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Oct 4, 2016, 6:49:48 PM
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I'll bet this was a scheduled post, and the server is on UTC/GMT. https://t.co/Ww9HXsEVuw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 6:20:56 PM
the weirdest thing, though, is the drummer / vocalist. Sorry Phil Collins. https://t.co/raPD23gVQd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 6:18:15 PM
I had no idea Taste of Honey was two female vocalists on guitar and bass, that's awesome https://t.co/fR5GxWElh9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 5:31:18 PM
if you said I created @discourse so I could send inappropriate kiss emojis in Discourse replies to our customers.. well, you ain't wrong 😘
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 4:46:28 PM
the punchline here is so beautiful https://t.co/lYZfNPYFEs https://t.co/DJfMh4QWkk
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caityweaver @caityweaver
Oct 4, 2016, 3:33:25 PM
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Wow @GQMagazine scored an interview with the most fascinating person on Earth--congrats @ChrisGayomali https://t.co/qvADiA…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 3:31:11 PM
@mondain @TauPowered that is absolutely the case. 1.5x to 2x slower depending on task
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 1:08:28 PM
I remember @SuperDalgas owned one of these. The first (real) MP3 player predates the USB port. https://t.co/pCyEURFW1V
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trevortimm @trevortimm
Oct 4, 2016, 12:43:25 PM
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Crazy. Yahoo built an email backdoor and didn't even tell their security chief. "The security team initially thought hacker…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 12:40:09 PM
I like Google's services a lot, but I hate the craptacular Qualcomm hardware they're forced to run it, and at iPhone costs 👎
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 12:24:52 PM
@sloverlord his/her stuff is really good. Overly long though.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 12:22:11 PM
"The less useful, and more controversial, a post here is, the more likely it is to get me lots of page views." https://t.co/hfR3N9kSzC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 11:57:17 AM
"let me know what I can do to help and/or make things terrifyingly worse" actual sentence I typed in an email to my spouse
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jengolbeck @jengolbeck
Oct 4, 2016, 11:55:11 AM
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Guys. I can't tell you how frustrating shit like this is. Especially having to deal with comments like this over and over a…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2016, 11:20:22 AM
Hooray, new Android devices that look exactly like iPhones but are 2-3x slower! I'm just trying to.. contain.. my excitement..
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StigAbell @StigAbell
Oct 4, 2016, 9:54:09 AM
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To celebrate the first cold day of the autumn, here is that picture of Lenny Kravitz in a scarf. https://t.co/Rv5AGwwHuZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2016, 9:39:28 PM
Kudos to Amazon for finally cracking down on the scourge of incentivized reviews. https://t.co/wPRLWu9Rc3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2016, 9:36:28 PM
Mozilla is doing fantastic work supporting open source projects with real $ https://t.co/PstoOOx6I9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2016, 7:21:18 PM
read Alas, Babylon on my trip and I gotta say, great work on not starting a nuclear war so far, fellow human beings! https://t.co/fIu8uK0YT8
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secretGeek @secretGeek
Oct 3, 2016, 7:16:41 PM
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Can we talk about the mail? I'm dying to talk to you about the mail https://t.co/wQbMGGZpX2
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the flies are buzzing around the vinegar. question everything .trust no one https://t.co/gFXtN6nehH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2016, 2:32:51 AM
"It's heroic, it's admirable, but it’s no way to run a culture." https://t.co/A5kGXmcdTC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2016, 2:20:07 AM
I ❤️ Nixie tubes https://t.co/6UXFAOo59S
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2016, 12:29:02 PM
The lesson of Trump is not "what a terrible person", it is "sometimes Democracy is god damn terrifying"
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DPRK_News @DPRK_News
Oct 2, 2016, 11:54:54 AM
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"Street style" is western term for by elites who adopt the fashions of homeless lunatics, in vain effort to emulate the dres…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2016, 10:07:16 AM
Also, a few days ago I saw a kid at a French outdoor market playing with -- I swear to God -- a Michael Jackson moonwalker figurine
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2016, 9:58:24 AM
The bad news is I missed a transatlantic flight due to delays. The good news is I just saw a guy in Paris wearing a Bowie Labyrinth shirt
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MythBusters @MythBusters
Oct 1, 2016, 4:07:03 PM
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“I’ve found a portal into Donald Trump’s head.” https://t.co/4yy8ZqD7hP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2016, 3:53:37 AM
I initially hated raise to wake in iOS 10 (I turned on, then reflexively off sooo much) but I am adapting and I think it saves time overall.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2016, 3:50:29 AM
the Surface Pro 4 keyboard cover is outstanding and I highly recommend it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2016, 5:01:27 PM
I don't understand what happened in 1967 on this graph https://t.co/sVFIR85mWK https://t.co/JTMAr9dcSK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2016, 4:28:36 PM
The origin of the comic book font https://t.co/KFeqnrnlv5
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photomatt @photomatt
Sep 30, 2016, 4:15:33 PM
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iPhone 7 Plus Depth Effect is Legit "Because why should anything be in focus, really." https://t.co/K65cepQ7fZ via @5tu
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2016, 5:25:41 AM
People do change. Just at a rate of decades, not years.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2016, 5:25:00 AM
"I used to believe and say some pretty ignorant and racist things." https://t.co/NOUC2DKJHq
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ryanaraine @ryanaraine
Sep 30, 2016, 5:09:03 AM
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$1.5 million price tag on iOS zero-day. Bug bounties can never compete https://t.co/2U8NKkZybq https://t.co/SBMztcReNE
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thattommyhall @thattommyhall
Sep 29, 2016, 4:19:59 PM
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Learn to code and all will be well https://t.co/6TRfS7FlXr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 29, 2016, 4:17:49 PM
RNGesus accepts your offering. https://t.co/dkIVX52U0d https://t.co/XVdhINKI4o
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colon_three @colon_three
Sep 29, 2016, 11:50:54 AM
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@textfiles no but i did find this in a dive bar once https://t.co/5UZRmHVlqk
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A little something we've been working on at @StackOverflow. https://t.co/SmzUmH7Exi https://t.co/O5CTkL8IwW
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JoshHelfferich @JoshHelfferich
Sep 29, 2016, 11:41:09 AM
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Girl I want you as bad as google wants your background location services on
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By 2030, Africa will be home to 1/4 of the world's workforce and consumers | @MikeFroman & @AMB_A_Mohammed https://t.co/Qt8Y0OE…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 28, 2016, 10:10:24 AM
The one time when getting a stain on your shirt is a good omen https://t.co/cM7j6gFWQA
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kylembrandt @kylembrandt
Sep 28, 2016, 9:51:14 AM
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Strange consequence of Twitter's spam problem: every old tweet has a frieze of boobs below it. https://t.co/gkDGg3NTze
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 27, 2016, 3:40:13 PM
"Just make sure you are still you when it's all over."
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Seanbabydotcom @Seanbabydotcom
Sep 27, 2016, 3:14:47 PM
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The Calculords 2 Kickstarter Campaign's begun! Help finish the future's raddest collectible card number puzzle game. ht…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 27, 2016, 3:11:50 PM
Let's flush 240 pounds of mercury down a toilet! https://t.co/57NGQscuUS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 27, 2016, 8:11:05 AM
Exploring Carcassonne castle. Take that compass haters! https://t.co/uoX5hOOYvh
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stevesilberman @stevesilberman
Sep 27, 2016, 12:06:57 AM
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Wonderful sign from Berkeley Zen Center. https://t.co/9mfCkXxJoa https://t.co/GAhjg0dT5h
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tomgauld @tomgauld
Sep 26, 2016, 2:29:21 PM
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‘Sympathy cards for scientists’ (a recent @newscientist cartoon) - https://t.co/gV6v0Mv7BY
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Well played, @google, well played. https://t.co/VvpSVo27Fs
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jonskeet @jonskeet
Sep 26, 2016, 12:12:31 PM
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I joined @StackOverflow 8 years ago today. It's been a heck of a ride so far.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 26, 2016, 6:59:26 AM
I have found the most French car in all of France https://t.co/aWiDf3szi4
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scottorn @scottorn
Sep 26, 2016, 4:39:34 AM
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Super News: Ben's Friends completed its Tech transition: https://t.co/itw2ar5dWX Thx donors & @discourse - you're amazing!!!!
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lazygamereviews @lazygamereviews
Sep 26, 2016, 3:42:34 AM
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Your reminder that the most exciting PC game in history was made by IBM in 1983.. https://t.co/kgnpDxI7sp
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MachinePix @MachinePix
Sep 26, 2016, 3:41:47 AM
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Cutting a rubber band ball with a water jet. https://t.co/MN7gfOGVpd
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briankrebs @briankrebs
Sep 25, 2016, 12:05:10 PM
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first post with the site back under Google's Project Shield - The Democratization of Censorship https://t.co/iOuoV6G7l1
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joshgondelman @joshgondelman
Sep 25, 2016, 8:33:36 AM
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"Why am I not asleep?" he thought, while shining a beam of pure information directly into his eyes from eight inches awa…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 25, 2016, 8:07:53 AM
Playing with the realtime Google Translate app in France https://t.co/Z8KWHQNnaW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 25, 2016, 5:08:28 AM
The Canadians have one weakness! https://t.co/20L4sLaPv1
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zenorocha @zenorocha
Sep 25, 2016, 12:16:35 AM
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Now I can finally say that Clipboard.js is supported in all major browsers! There's no more excuse to use Flash for copying…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2016, 8:43:06 PM
"I can’t follow your banner any more than you can follow mine." https://t.co/hsp47Ac1CX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2016, 8:18:47 PM
"We care more about ourselves than about the needs of others." https://t.co/rWMcM1vbTE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2016, 7:43:18 PM
"Now try to imagine all that in late 1960s kitchen." https://t.co/nlwJuMGloW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2016, 7:20:30 PM
This bike company started printing a picture of a flatscreen tv on shipping boxes. Shipping damage decreased 80% https://t.co/FidEP2QiOg
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snow_van @snow_van
Sep 24, 2016, 5:58:54 PM
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1. Cant believe its not butter 2. Mad its not butter 3. What can I do to make it butter 4. Sad its not butter 5. I accept it…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2016, 8:15:24 PM
You sunk my Argon! https://t.co/JP4NZGzu3D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2016, 12:55:42 PM
Guys I am flying at an airport right now and it is taking every ounce of willpower I have not to tweet about it. Oh damn
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TheOnion @TheOnion
Sep 23, 2016, 10:49:02 AM
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6-Day Visit To Rural African Village Completely Changes Woman’s Facebook Profile Picture https://t.co/6peMDZAAvu https://t.co
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TheMattWilstein @TheMattWilstein
Sep 22, 2016, 11:56:57 PM
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Only @MelBrooks could get away with trying to pants @POTUS at the White House. https://t.co/JjMV9xKqB5
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anildash @anildash
Sep 22, 2016, 8:42:41 PM
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One reason every political hashtag on Twitter is filled with racist trolls? The founder of Oculus is funding them: https://t.…
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