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heydonworks @heydonworks
Aug 18, 2016, 10:21:23 PM
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The entirety of my programming experience in two phrases: "That didn't work as expected." "That didn't work, as expected."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 18, 2016, 8:23:06 PM
"Why? Because I want to." https://t.co/DPejCfHhV7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 18, 2016, 7:28:51 PM
I have never been as close to suicide as I was that one time Joel Spolsky told me I had to install QuickBooks
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 18, 2016, 7:27:30 PM
“I’m wrestling with some insecurity issues in my life but thank you all for playing with me.” https://t.co/5Wwcr6qcQb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 18, 2016, 7:26:17 PM
Two thumbs up on @patio11's https://t.co/0SaXQ8HYfb recommendation for accounting. Our tax person even complimented their work.
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siracusa @siracusa
Aug 18, 2016, 6:48:50 PM
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At Twitter, Quality is Job #84283. Good news, though: that number just came up! https://t.co/Zc1BtLaAOh
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The last line in that Briggs obituary is just devastating. A reminder of how far we still have to go https://t.co/Sr7nrvtCO0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 18, 2016, 6:33:34 PM
I read that checking your USPS package status through Tor gets it flagged as darknet delivery. That's AWESOME
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SuperDalgas @SuperDalgas
Aug 18, 2016, 4:43:48 PM
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Interested in running Stack Overflow at your company? https://t.co/SgXU3doOek
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ericmigi @ericmigi
Aug 18, 2016, 1:52:28 AM
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This is a big deal. Code in Javascript for @Pebble Try it now, send us feedback @pebbledev https://t.co/uRQ710NKZf https://t.…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2016, 10:01:04 PM
These weekly summary emails I get from prepper Discourse communities are really .. something.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2016, 5:37:37 PM
Lessons from a long, difficult struggle: “But this time, I’d be nastier.” https://t.co/FIk3OLKak0
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Aug 17, 2016, 3:56:42 PM
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I'm sure the responses will be courteous and thoughtful. https://t.co/Q0EhIA66Tp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2016, 3:52:30 PM
Americans try the deee-licious Swedish salt licorice delicacy https://t.co/59y7wKfVW0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2016, 3:51:15 PM
"I was conned into trying some salt licorice a number of years ago. It was the worst betrayal of trust I've ever experienced."
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radiatoryang @radiatoryang
Aug 17, 2016, 2:32:56 PM
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when I lecture on level design, I do a 30 min lecture about level layouts; I put it into a diagram, hope it's useful http…
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NO IDEA HOW DOG FOOD IS GOING TO MAKE YOU DEVELOPERS MORE LEAN — FRANKLY SOUNDS DISGUSTING — BUT THERE’S 500 POUNDS OF IT IN T…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2016, 5:16:16 AM
“Be patient. Your future will soon come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and loves you no matter what you are.”
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2016, 4:11:39 AM
Or, if you want to get buck wild with complexity, AND OH I KNOW YOU DO, there's always this https://t.co/3xLW5pnjPb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2016, 4:05:46 AM
Bias lighting is super mega easy now with cheap USB LED strips: https://t.co/yMHacbFnKc https://t.co/1jVIoWtH8E
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2016, 2:47:58 AM
"Never install Adobe Acrobat" is a truism, but the free Acrobat still has excellent form filling / document signing support.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2016, 9:14:05 PM
You only begin to appreciate the meaning of "hit a nerve" at the dentist
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2016, 9:04:14 PM
I added pinball buttons and Neo-Geo colors to my two piece bartop arcade controls https://t.co/CJ2PYw9ShJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2016, 6:12:48 PM
I guess in that sense, totally un-upgradeable, it's like buying a Mac. <runs away>
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danariely @danariely
Aug 16, 2016, 6:12:12 PM
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The Simpler, Less Stressful Way to Helping Kids Succeed https://t.co/BFg0NCgFca
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2016, 6:08:26 PM
All I can think looking at Omen X is "that would be impossible to upgrade" https://t.co/Ej8PstWMbP https://t.co/csa8v2rwBA
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Today we announced plans to build the nation's 1st national memorial to victims of lynching: https://t.co/3ORF1G8tZq https://t
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Real_CSS_Tricks @Real_CSS_Tricks
Aug 16, 2016, 4:17:54 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2016, 4:12:59 AM
I've seen random comic generators before but this Pandyland one is just slaying me https://t.co/cXI3p9oRBs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2016, 3:31:28 AM
Most tweaking guides are object lessons in why the defaults were chosen.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2016, 3:17:05 AM
Yo dawg I heard you like scaling algorithms https://t.co/5GDH7ZQVxH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2016, 12:59:42 AM
Pro Pinball ultra is a fascinating study in the limits of pre-rendered graphics at 4k, looks incredible: https://t.co/Hr7WZnUqzX
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AndroidBlogger @AndroidBlogger
Aug 16, 2016, 12:47:33 AM
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@ID_AA_Carmack Google made an awesome( and funny) vidéo on how not to shoot in 360 https://t.co/4QnDzdlDdT
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Kyle_MacLachlan @Kyle_MacLachlan
Aug 15, 2016, 11:31:12 PM
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🌏💧✋🕋🗡🚀🏜☀️🌡🌶💯🚱⏳🌅🌑😡💉😱😈💀💥🌛🌙🐭💥🚶🏻〰🐛️⌛️👳🙏💥😴🛌😳💥🐛💥👊⚔👑 #dune https://t.co/bXwpdYC8jz
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Lotteries & startups moving in sync. More "mind-bogglingly big winners" while "odds of winning...became even worse" https://t.c
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It's a brave new world, driven by software: https://t.co/GXL8MYzcHA
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AstroKatie @AstroKatie
Aug 15, 2016, 8:24:58 PM
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@gary4205 I dunno, man, I already went and got a PhD in astrophysics. Seems like more than that would be overkill at this p…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2016, 5:27:08 AM
so, Blu-Ray UHDs are both 4k (3840x2160) and using the latest H.265 encoding, total 100GB max filesize?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2016, 5:13:27 AM
4k content is not easy to find at this point. What's your favorite 4k streaming demo "wow" content?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2016, 4:52:52 AM
noticed last landscaper invoice was number 1337 -- a good omen https://t.co/mplOBzDj4R
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2016, 4:06:29 AM
Citizen, your ZZ Top levels are dangerously low. Report to your closest re-education center. https://t.co/Z7EMSrCtYx
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WarrenIsDead @WarrenIsDead
Aug 14, 2016, 11:48:17 PM
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Oh good we're disrupting God https://t.co/Qu0fbkWhU2
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freakmommy @freakmommy
Aug 14, 2016, 3:27:39 PM
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This guy is a fucking genius https://t.co/4pDOP5EK9j
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2016, 3:02:45 AM
This is the most insanely great collection of novelty game controllers. Keep scrolling. Trust me. https://t.co/aMpccb9kvW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2016, 7:30:08 PM
@ScienceOMFG it was very strong for me. The parallels between her child, and humanity..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2016, 7:13:46 PM
@ScienceOMFG I think the story is also about, us (humans) being the child in that scenario.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2016, 7:03:42 PM
The Ted Chiang short story "Story of Your Life" this is based on, may be one of the best things I've ever read https://t.co/wYHIyGE4AQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2016, 6:21:40 PM
There should be a nobel prize in children's entertainment for the person who invented the Bunch o' Balloons. Up there with bubble machines.
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lowehuff @lowehuff
Aug 13, 2016, 6:06:24 PM
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Here's the pre-parenting test: Is your favorite thing sitting down only to immediately stand up again? If no, reconsider. #Ne…
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worldsofzzt @worldsofzzt
Aug 13, 2016, 4:20:45 PM
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https://t.co/5TgQkn252j I just launched a Patreon to help preserve ZZT w/ the creation of a new website, tools, and in-dep…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2016, 10:23:10 PM
Guess which one is the OLED set https://t.co/8u6XpsLI4O
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2016, 9:54:51 PM
Built our first snap together model kit with the kids. Educational! https://t.co/jER8Vi5t6G
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royalpizzaboy @royalpizzaboy
Aug 12, 2016, 5:51:56 PM
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I throw my son a Nintendo themed birthday party. he opens the first gift, a big box. inside is a cease and desist letter…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2016, 5:31:34 PM
Patreon is such an interesting phenomenon. 25% NSFW roughly https://t.co/oeuTr714hM
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KarenKilgariff @KarenKilgariff
Aug 12, 2016, 5:27:20 PM
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6 minutes after walking into Sephora https://t.co/5ah3bOmDJs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2016, 4:01:53 PM
Product inaction is, in my book, the ultimate sin. The very point of software is that it's so malleable and can evolve rapidly.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2016, 3:56:53 PM
“product inaction created a honeypot for a-holes.” https://t.co/dW7GcXKUrR
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destraynor @destraynor
Aug 12, 2016, 1:49:18 PM
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Q: “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?” A: Humanity has enough to-do apps, for the moment. https:/…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2016, 12:56:09 PM
The death penalty needs to be abolished. https://t.co/FEhcxbehBe
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saywhatagain @saywhatagain
Aug 12, 2016, 12:28:38 AM
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Over the last 15 years my dad collected 1785 bowling balls and built this Pyramid with them https://t.co/smz6MCzNbZ
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Katie Ledecky is the Olympic hero we need, writes @annaesilman: https://t.co/vqvWuhMDT9 https://t.co/3ct9ULXBXq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 9:08:32 PM
The PostgreSQL approximate_row_count function returns 5.2m on a 4.1m row table, not quite "close enough"..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 9:01:37 PM
we use PostgreSQL in @discourse and it has been very good to us, but the slow count(*) behavior is super annoying https://t.co/8LvZxhGRws
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You don't have to put on the red light!

https://t.co/e9WduaTmI4 https://t.co/194HXcZPBz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 8:16:52 PM
This OLED TV is making sweet, sweet love to my eyeballs. Mmmm. LCDs you are dead to me forever
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elquesogrande1 @elquesogrande1
Aug 11, 2016, 6:11:15 PM
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Evolution of the caltrop https://t.co/5FmwCrBXqI
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DanielPink @DanielPink
Aug 11, 2016, 5:00:24 PM
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Amy Herman trains cops & docs how to see. Learn her technique in our @heleoworld chat: https://t.co/tPVNu9okLg https://t.co
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 4:24:21 PM
Watch what people actually *do*, not what they say they'll do. https://t.co/DvjCmQZaW4 https://t.co/nBN8gVY580
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@hspter I did do an interview for Time today! https://t.co/64lza80GK7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 2:15:32 PM
My reaction to these OLED contrast levels https://t.co/RLzHZ3JLDh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 2:13:37 PM
Wait a second. I know someone who knows the actress who played the "It's got electrolytes" character in Idiocracy? 😍👌
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 2:03:57 PM
Oh my godddd OLED television where have you been all my life. I'll be in my bunk.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 12:34:08 PM
"co-pilots were encouraged to question captains if they observed them making mistakes" https://t.co/NxdCOxeSVC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 12:03:57 PM
I tried being excellent to other people, but then I realized my standard for excellence is super low.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 11:48:36 AM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2016, 11:47:21 AM
I put Donkey Kong Jr. art on a mini-arcade cab for my son. He's gotta take over kicking Mario's ass when I'm gone. https://t.co/wha4qEFC2k
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2016, 6:48:48 PM
Alexa, Get Lamp https://t.co/rUaqbSAyxD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2016, 6:07:42 PM
I swear to god that 13 minute low-res video of MS Flight Sim was the most riveting video I've seen in the last several years.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2016, 5:24:47 PM
This low-res MS Flight Sim recreation of a real, 1989 airline crash (with survivors!) is.. just terrifying. https://t.co/XMuwZG4av8
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Better photos = 100% increase in animal adoption. https://t.co/ngFHgGfAml
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2016, 3:50:43 PM
You have all failed me. You failed to notify me about this amazing bug-a-salt thing: https://t.co/MrPR6dndny
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2016, 3:12:23 PM
I haven't mansplained anything to anyone today... YET
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Online trolls are more hostile under their real name than when anonymous, new research shows https://t.co/OlyQnqjAPA
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On this date 20 years ago: The first known MP3 rip of a song ('Until it sleeps' by Metallica) is released. https://t.co/dsnmEDnp…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2016, 1:08:58 PM
"When you eat a dried fig, you’re probably chewing fig-wasp mummies, too." So much for ever eating Fig Newtons again https://t.co/qTRIdNXnz8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2016, 4:20:15 AM
You only have five real friends. https://t.co/7bLkLzpGlN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2016, 1:34:51 AM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 9, 2016, 9:19:54 PM
I did not care for The Stanley Parable but the indiebox for it is utter genius https://t.co/mY6dKInq6m https://t.co/R2ZKYAQLrw
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So tired of tweet-threads. There are places you can put paragraphs of text. Your ideas deserve more than a series of fortune co…
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_plinth_ @_plinth_
Aug 9, 2016, 4:39:19 PM
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I’m Old, Part XX: I ♥ 6502 https://t.co/jvGyv45RkS #programming #appleII #coding Tagged @BillB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 8, 2016, 9:21:00 PM
This new era of pervasive real time video on social media is going just great https://t.co/dxpIzRks7D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 8, 2016, 9:08:43 PM
Isn't it weird that OLED TVs are approaching mainstream pricing, yet OLED computer monitors of any size are completely MIA?
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Talk to one user… start jumping to a solution. Talk to 5+ users… start understanding the problem.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 8, 2016, 8:29:53 PM
@lowellheddings @hakumangel wow that is quite a compliment, thank you
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 8, 2016, 8:29:07 PM
iPad plus mechanical keyboard. Because We Could. https://t.co/lY9aj8hXXH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 8, 2016, 7:04:11 PM
@professorsloth you can read the amazon reviews to get an idea of that
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