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ironicsans
@ironicsans
Idea: A section of HBO NOW called HBO THEN. It has classics like Fraggles, NNTN, Crypt, Mr Show, etc. And this: https://t.c…
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JoshZumbrun
@JoshZumbrun
Average debt per graduate:
Doubled since class of 04
Tripled since 96
Quadrupled since 93
https://t.co/hBiHySB6uu https://…
Doubled since class of 04
Tripled since 96
Quadrupled since 93
https://t.co/hBiHySB6uu https://…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
On the limits and boundaries of empathy on the Internet https://t.co/RsXKeowAVk https://t.co/eneN7MRTkN

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Battleborn is great fun. If you liked Borderlands 2 (and who didn't), this is a logical MOBA extension. https://t.co/UJgN3Tey1L

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
When I have to use iTunes, I do so through a virtual machine running Windows XP. https://t.co/SCBT8WwJ0g
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misskallisto
@misskallisto
Gender and recognition in college classrooms.
https://t.co/qmfMdih07y
https://t.co/qmfMdih07y
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rands
@rands
Which tag should totally be an html element? https://t.co/fxJVggTeIX
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Pinboard
@Pinboard
Chuck Tingle was nominated for a Hugo, but I believe he deserves the Nobel Prize for Literature. https://t.co/EmTOpAd9Lu
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SuperheroFeed
@SuperheroFeed
Prom done right https://t.co/2VjtcTKWhH

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Tried to sell my old XBone at GameStop. Man that place is depressing. It has the stench of pawn shop digital distribution victim all over it
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xor
@xor
New Yorker marks Claude Shannon's 100th birthday; he completely changed the world and many don't know his name. https://t.co/ocUn7…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The Oasis is the answer to several questions that nobody was asking. It is nice, but way too expensive. A Bentley e-reader.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The Kindle Oasis is a weird device. Out of case, so light, but so lopsided to hold. In case, who exactly needed "months" of battery?

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Kindle Oasis arrived. Very very tiny when detached from battery case. https://t.co/zmTQN6tDN3
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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." https://t.co/trdWvquhYx

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@lowellheddings I buy and rip them so I can dump them in a file system

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@lowellheddings people use Apple TV?
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francescagino
@francescagino
Why Luck Matters More Than You Might Think - Great piece in @TheAtlantic by @econnaturalist https://t.co/hTsCSUE4W5
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Emdashes
@Emdashes
They tried to make me go to improv / I said yes, and, and

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Imagine what that feels like.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
They Have To Be Monsters https://t.co/RsXKeowAVk

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@lowellheddings can the host block them upstream?
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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@lowellheddings why though for what purpose?

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@malckier performance will be utter ass, though. Just complete and utter ass. What good is 16GB when it's so slow to read/write?

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
beware 120gb SSDs though as they can be much slower, e.g. not enough chips / channels for parallel writes

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I can recommend the Phison S10 controller based BP5e as well. $130 for 480gb and plenty fast. https://t.co/Ebcb6iBDKd

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Almost no reason to buy high capacity USB thumb drives; just use a tiny M.2 adapter and full speed SSD it up https://t.co/lVHmJBteIE

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"It’s impossible for most people to bear witness to every single thing, let alone enjoy it." https://t.co/CKqZxrER8u

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"The most common way to get usability wrong is to listen to what users say rather than actually watching what they do."

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I am excited because now that I own a Mac I could get hired at 37 Signals wait I meant Basecamp

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
some software is so bad that once uninstalled, the bits of memory it occupied should be plowed with salt so nothing can grow there again

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I feel like the Food Surgeon YouTube guy is one bad relationship away from becoming the guy in Seven
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mirandaasantos
@mirandaasantos
throwback to when the car insurance lady asked my mom for front, rear, & side views but she didn't get the memo.. https…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. (Obligatory) https://t.co/8xskGEoUk4

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@bitquabit we will always have London

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"my cause is just, my will is strong, and my gun is very, very large." https://t.co/xy9e0PaXkj

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Days later, local Apple Store randomly cancelled my in-person iPad Pro repair request (for heat yellowing of LCD edge). No notification.
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waxylinks
@waxylinks
Breaking YouTube's Content ID with counteracting claims: pretty clever hack https://t.co/LT0UY9bBsu

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@gortok @lizardbill solving problems you customers brought to you is a bit better
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kwiens
@kwiens
My pal @starsandrobots has a new project, gorgeous vintage circuits for learning electronics https://t.co/mqcP4rXxl8 https://t.…
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imgur
@imgur
The glorious @EditingNLayout spent nine weeks creating nothing but Macho Man GIFs. Dig it. https://t.co/BCraSwzdi7 https://t.co/…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@bitquabit @lizardbill that would be really power inefficient, just put it to sleep instead.
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spencerchen
@spencerchen
Nothing is original, esp. in #design. (btw, these are NOT the logos of Medium AirBNB, Flipboard, and Beats)
https://t.co/…
https://t.co/…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"an artisanal die-rolling machine ... was used to cast a d20 8k times." https://t.co/QGcFONTVRC

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@lowellheddings Chrome does better than Safari on that test. Safari gets like 22k for me. Surface Pro 4 gets 30k with Core i5.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@lowellheddings Google octane 25k on battery w/chrome latest
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DorsaAmir
@DorsaAmir
The (real) scientific method. https://t.co/05nD1ObNlD

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Mac isn't a panacea, but UNIX + excellent and mature high DPI display support + awesome battery life is a winning combo
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mattlieberman
@mattlieberman
This is important https://t.co/CPmMLJEqts
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danluu
@danluu
How changes in hardware (e.g., networks quicker than SSD) affect application architecture: https://t.co/dPkgJLiW9f https://t.co…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Butcher Billy Boosts Bukowski: The Pop Art Series https://t.co/GejfuGyAGU https://t.co/JHGsuT8VPW

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@dozba I never answer my phone any more unless I know the number that is calling
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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
So far the Mac is like a really confusing iOS device

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
This is the first Mac I have ever owned https://t.co/hRSCOq5Jdb

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The 2016 Hugo Award Finalists https://t.co/qyprCaW6sq

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Sup nerds.
I like hating myself and also cats

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Are there any fast snapdragon 820 Android 7 inch tablets out there? Aliexpress? I gotta retire this 2013 Nexus 7, but I like the form factor

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I'm gonna need you all to sign up to bring this shirt back kthx https://t.co/5OWa7nVMur https://t.co/zovvHArXwr
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arstechnica
@arstechnica
Businesses pay $100,000 to DDoS extortionists who never DDoS anyone https://t.co/g7MCNa4YRu by @dangoodin001

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Programmers needed to help rebuild the old 16 bit DOS game Tornado from its ASM source code https://t.co/TvU58ooHPx https://t.co/CzcUgsKtmD

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Difference between worst and best thermal compound is 4.3c or 7.7f https://t.co/6y0jhyco0c https://t.co/u2DdB850iy

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I upgraded the default pre-installed grey goop on a server heatsink and saw surprisingly large improvements in thermal behavior just now 🤔

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Power outage! Time for our third world cosplay!
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arstechnica
@arstechnica
This ain't your Macbook Pro or Air keyboard (and it's polarizing accordingly) #MacBook https://t.co/J2NM2lasKH https://t.c…
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danluu
@danluu
Programming blogs e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶m̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶d̶ you might like:
https://t.co/PVPErutrzU
https://t.co/PVPErutrzU

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Working code attracts people who want to code. Design documents attract people who want to talk.
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samsaffron
@samsaffron
Looks like I can get @discourse to work on Bash on Ubuntu on Windows, with rbenv and Ruby 2.3 https://t.co/AzcwsyvBob

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
12.5 million C64s were sold, https://t.co/reUAQ5DLtw thus the total combined memory size of all C64s is 800 gigabytes of RAM.
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neha
@neha
"not only are we not plugging the holes, we’re proud of how fast the pipeline is leaking" great post by @danluu https://t.co/FPCA…
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arstechnica
@arstechnica
Sonos on the cheap: How Chromecast Audio breathes new life into old speakers https://t.co/M3DCZxnrMh by @samred

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Hey, I recognize these actors in Quantum Break, they look so realistic! Then after watching the game FMV of them https://t.co/Y4IxuHpQhp
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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Maybe it's super gimmicky, but I'm loving the time effects in Quantum Break. I never played any Alan Wake, but I did play Singularity 👎

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
good point -- invest in water https://t.co/o1AwFWM1D8

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
If you were shorting VR, actively betting against it, where would you put your money?
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SteampunkMuppet
@SteampunkMuppet
I’m literally crying https://t.co/5IWd14bzKA

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The problem with "engage everyone on the Internet with empathy" is that the individual emotional effort required is .. basically infinite
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wittelstephanie
@wittelstephanie
I wrote a thing about shitty people being shitty and how they should stop. “The End of Empathy” https://t.co/2HHHoxcL…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
And this, my friends, is why the maximum number of times anyone can fold paper is 12, wait, 13, times. https://t.co/VWpPv9VtTE
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MackLamoureux
@MackLamoureux
I always figured something would eventually break me mentally and emotionally. I never thought it would be the Berenst(a…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Meticulously researched post on the history and failings of chatbots https://t.co/bl9aqBtH4N
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PadraigBelton
@PadraigBelton
Today's the date of Shakespeare's death. For comparison, this is how his characters died. #Shakespeare400 https://t.co/F…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Wow this Quantum Break game has some of the best resonance cascade science setup intro since Half Life

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
And they said YouTube comments weren't any good https://t.co/dm5H00qpyv

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
If you'd like to take a crack at my Ubuntu Server 16.04 clean install problem: https://t.co/bIbcpuYXg1

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The wonderful thing about YouTube is getting that vicarious thrill of other people's bad life choices https://t.co/kbsfsA94Oj

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
My Quake clan always believed in me and knew I'd go on to do great things after holding down the RL area in dm3

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@BrianAltenhofel zero hw has changed since 14, and 14 installer says "yep, that's sda" and works perfectly. Just did it again in fact.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Seriously what kind of a-hole would install Linux on a desktop. Come on people. It's a server.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
This is on a server. I *think* the problem is Ubuntu 16 installer insists the primary drive is `sdc`, 14 installer treats it as `sda`

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Excited to try Ubuntu 16, and after installing 4 times I *still* can't get it to boot. (This is a system 14 was fine on) NEVER CHANGE, LINUX

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I've always liked Steely Dan but felt bad admitting it https://t.co/s3adHkcEom

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"When we think about privacy, what we are describing is liberty." https://t.co/E9L7iiOtDu
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splattne
@splattne
This eight-year-old is going places https://t.co/XvRS4ju6m5
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cshirky
@cshirky
Actual disruption is roughly inverse to advance predictions of same. Look for things most people ignore or laugh at. https://t…















