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CoolBoxArt
@CoolBoxArt
Christmas Lemmings / PC / Psygnosis / 1992 https://t.co/2pEq4AAFeU

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@dozba this is why I try not to interact with other human beings whenever possible
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lizardbill
@lizardbill
It's not Christmas until... https://t.co/tRh9y3b34q
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aalear
@aalear
Every year, we give a little bit back. https://t.co/pTJ1QkhXvT

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I am sorry but as Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho once said, my shit is a little emotional right now

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Despite my grousing, Force Awakens was quite good, 9.5 / 10 and I realized my son is almost the same age I was when I saw Star Wars in '77

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
upgrading my 3TB data drive to a 4TB drive with 8GB SSD cache (SSHD) though I am not sure why I'm bothering

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The number of people that got super mega pissed off that :) had an open mouth in Emoji never ceased to amaze me.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
our long national nightmare of open-mouth :) emoji is finally over. Thanks "slightly smiling face" in Unicode 7! https://t.co/poIByHQ4MJ

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Here's .. a .. way .. to, uh.. *something*.. to the TSA's new rules! That'll.. err.. (runs away) https://t.co/2gEDhz2osB

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"devotees are convinced that there is no adequate substitute [pencil]" https://t.co/NM3KzFeTjv

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I don't even want to see the new Star Wars movie but I guess I have to otherwise I am in endless spoiler lockdown mode

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The best part of the holiday is trolling your extended family with Wham's Last Christmas... again

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Updated my 2013 Nexus 7 to Android 6! OK testing device, but if you can stand a device this slow today, god bless you.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The first key logger https://t.co/t1Lat9lUWi

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
oh noes, my meta repsssss @shog9 https://t.co/qAnGNr1nmK

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Sometimes I want to grab government officials by their lapels and scream into their face "it's MATH, stupid!" https://t.co/0GBSTzgogY

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"To enter Nanogenmo, you have to write a program that generates a novel" https://t.co/G1SyTetkzT https://t.co/Ypv0SJN9bW
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EFF
@EFF
F. Scott Fitzgerald died 75 years ago today. But Great Gatsby isn't public domain—thanks to absurd copyright terms. https://t.co/w…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Best of Bootie 2015! https://t.co/cmFOdh7a7N

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I am constantly amazed how sensitive many Internet Famous people are to rando criticisms. Whoever you are, randos, it is working.
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DavidGiard
@DavidGiard
Bill Fink in the Washington Post: https://t.co/SVoG5yyH3H

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Emojis Rule Everything Around Me 🙇

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Stack Overflow now integrates job (jerb?) search, if you need it. https://t.co/fybhq9R8hq
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Inigo_Flores
@Inigo_Flores
@codinghorror in moments of distress, I find this very soothing: https://t.co/C32mjDWdSE

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
still waiting for my Intellivision Keyboard https://t.co/hw8Hjn79t8 per https://t.co/7qh7dYcyiT

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Sometimes my mind wanders and I revisit painful memories. Then I think, why am I letting this memory bother me? F**k that memory!

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
“I’ve already had a pre-breakfast breakfast with a Nobel prize-winner.” https://t.co/KYNeLK503Z
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openscience
@openscience
The 1st website went live 25 years ago today at @CERN. "This is for everyone…" https://t.co/RIN5I4SGlC #openscience https:…
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stephanpastis
@stephanpastis
Terms and conditions. https://t.co/LKYKwaCB6S

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Meanwhile, in Ireland https://t.co/iXIkd32VNJ

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The Ray Bradbury status code, HTTP 451 https://t.co/5m3DV9ag50

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Here's what Ken Silverman (of Duke Nukem 3D build engine & pngout fame) is working on today: https://t.co/gE7j5xSnEX

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
If you ship PNGs, make sure they've gone through pngout first. Trust me, it's better than whatever you're using now. https://t.co/Il1Shn4285
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cocoacast
@cocoacast
It is nice to be about to just work without any discussions. https://t.co/Xnu2QugFYT

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Thug Life, cat style https://t.co/f94DrHO5Kc

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
DJ Khaled helps you unlock the key to success https://t.co/kYeQWdUyMN

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I look at teardowns of even tiny things like Apple Watch and I think "shouldn't this be one big chip by now?" https://t.co/hCAvogYnQs

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I have really grown to resent the "why not both" girl.
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revodavid
@revodavid
TIL the processor inside your Macbook's *charger* is about as powerful as the one in the original Macintosh https://t.co/w18…
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damienkatz
@damienkatz
People who think ai is going to rule humanity: I have a nuclear-powered flying car made of nanoparticles to sell you. It ca…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
An Xmas present full of brotherly love. https://t.co/oiJM4ns2eA

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Shkreli as an elaborate Wu-Tang publicity stunt. Mind = blown https://t.co/afzNTpI4gB
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donttrythis
@donttrythis
The story behind the time I said that thing on @MythBusters. #tbt https://t.co/ElLsgSlnc8 https://t.co/avXKTSBhQl

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I am not one to complain about UI changes, I generally like change, but man this Moments move has been awful https://t.co/XwQI3w0nQa

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
This Martin Shkreli goofball is exactly why I am majorly skeptical of white dudes that go all in on co-opting rap culture.
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dinapomeranz
@dinapomeranz
95% of Americans get this wrong! Since 1995, worldwide extreme poverty
-almost doubled?
-is similar?
-almost halved?
http…
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patio11
@patio11
Hats off to @codinghorror and the Discourse team -- finding it invaluable as a comms platform, community, and public bug track…
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emotionalpedant
@emotionalpedant
amazing via @mo_ali https://t.co/hloPvGYAxD
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bdkjones
@bdkjones
This is what a great bug report looks like --> https://t.co/h5gfO23G1A

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"A team with a high McDonald’s Quotient." https://t.co/EYcnDIz7dL
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emilynussbaum
@emilynussbaum
I'm gonna tweet that link again, bc this @poniewozik essay absolutely nails so much of the current TV environment: https…
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DrDaxxy
@DrDaxxy
@codinghorror see also: some people modding fans into their Gear VRs because otherwise everything overheats after 15 minutes

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
VR on smartphones is gonna be a real challenge due to thermals https://t.co/uiFTPqzyk6

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
A good example of the ejector seat button being in the wrong place... https://t.co/VXvbUYgy4T

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"by far the most important team dynamic is psychological safety" https://t.co/cDn0DYVkmP

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Meanwhile in Canada https://t.co/zochdxnfxB

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"I’ll be honest and say that 2015 has been a pretty bad year for Android devices" thanks Qualcomm https://t.co/UUW6ywa6dt
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aalear
@aalear
Help us sanity check a new code-specific license for #StackOverflow: https://t.co/AdOQ3bLb7h
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textfiles
@textfiles
I have now received 31 copyright claims against the background music. Listing 20 different companies or groups. All automati…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
OMG they remade Point Break?! https://t.co/X4oCbHHiL5

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I'm living in a world of darkness https://t.co/m38IKrqQ0G

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Web 2.0 seems so long ago now

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
the roots of funk https://t.co/SZtjyDltQl
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ScanBC
@ScanBC
#VPD requesting member to respond to front desk where a male claims Nickelback is trying to kill him.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I think meritocracy is the wrong choice. I favor an effortocracy: those who work the hardest should benefit most.
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Tor_H
@Tor_H
#Berkeley (unsurprisingly), #Albany and #ElCerrito among 10 most liberal cities in U.S. https://t.co/hnj8KzW88C https://t.co/q5p…
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waxpancake
@waxpancake
If I lived in SF, I'd be at the @internetarchive's Telethon. Get your tix: https://t.co/2UuF69jNL2 Livestream here: https:/…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The real value of a code of conduct: it causes people who you wouldn't want *anywhere* near your project to identify themselves early on.
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jonnysun
@jonnysun
.@NRO @powerlineUS WOW!!!!! this chart shows gun violence isnt a issue either https://t.co/TLGEjoHNmQ

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Degree of resultant apocalypse: smooth jazz
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jonathansampson
@jonathansampson
First attempt at async programming. https://t.co/u5YwRqBuou
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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Hats. https://t.co/TFUJS3m7Gw

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Not that modern comics are much better. XMen Battle of the Atom! Future vs. past vs. current vs. ok you know what to hell with all this

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Re-read Secret Wars. Wow that has.. not.. aged well. #burnit https://t.co/CH7njRK9IZ

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I always love a trace buster buster story https://t.co/Bpw7bbX3EY

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Why do we only use tinfoil for hats but the rest of the time we use aluminum foil to wrap food?
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siracusa
@siracusa
“In answer to your query, they’re written down for me.” https://t.co/dM2pN2mDHV

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"I suspect she was something of a nerd, complete with math jokes and everything." https://t.co/8PHf1cnG2F

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
As a coda to previous tweet, Touch Arcade reduced to begging for Patreon :( https://t.co/j850AHebSV

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
tl;dr Apple is largely a smartphone company now, not sure that's a bad thing https://t.co/zwGwcljb1M

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Deep linking to a mobile app feels about as natural on the web as deep linking to a flash app did. Hideous.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The "force launch an app from touched URLs" in mobile safari is so infuriating I am uninstalling apps over it

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Virtually there: the hard reality of the Gear VR https://t.co/j9qk7LtXg1
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cshirky
@cshirky
.@DaynaEvans_ "A Prayer To The Heavens For The Tiniest Taste Of Dramamine" is so good. https://t.co/vAHHnqb8De
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siracusa
@siracusa
This https://t.co/c9e3gmXXSC is the incredibly dark side of this https://t.co/E17EkdfVd1
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RockBand
@RockBand
Rock Band 3 export is now available on Xbox One! Get the instructions on downloading here: https://t.co/qLbjBiv1rC
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missokistic
@missokistic
Him: How do Americans celebrate Christmas?
Me: With a 24-hour marathon of a film about a kid who wants a gun.
Him: That ex…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
If nobody is disagreeing with your opinion, either you are 100% right, or everyone is quietly avoiding you because you're nuts.
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lunchbreath
@lunchbreath
Can't get the Wu-Tang off my mind this week. Thus, the newest addition to BusinessTown:
https://t.co/EuuxMguIfD https://t…
https://t.co/EuuxMguIfD https://t…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@FredrikTonn @thepaulstella I didn't notice this, whatever it was!

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Why didn't anyone tell me how good Kingsmen: The Secret Service is? That Freebird scene in the church, loolll
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SwiftOnSecurity
@SwiftOnSecurity
From a follower: To avoid WiFi interference during iPhone presentations, Steve Jobs used WiFi channel 14, which isn't …

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Hey it's computer man! https://t.co/0MtwMzrv78
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f2prateek
@f2prateek
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damienkatz
@damienkatz
Great comment about why self driving cars are overhyped, possibly deadly https://t.co/VYuDrseH8d















