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andrewtraviss
@andrewtraviss
Having a baby has really driven home how terrible it is when several issues result in the same error message

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The main weakness of the "Bunch o' Balloons" fill strategy is the elastic ties are not super tight. Fill in water, use fast.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@howtogeek @SuperDalgas LED bulbs probably don't need much packaging though
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damienkatz
@damienkatz
@aloyer @codinghorror Dunning Kruger doesn't work like that. Ironic that so many people think they know what it is, but are…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Bunch o' Balloons field report: WORKS! but 1) always fill while supported by water, then pull out 2) use in 15 mins http://t.co/xl4Z0iZsxv
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BrianRathbone
@BrianRathbone
That awkward moment when you realize plastic dinosaurs are made of actual dinosaurs.
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70sologist
@70sologist
Why Listening is More Important Than Talking Interview w/@codinghorror http://t.co/ILLohEiy9r

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I find endless runner games unplayable, depressing reminders of the inevitability of death.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@howtogeek I can't stand games like this, the endless runner, they are so un-fun to me

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@dozba bitch I own three bouncy houses and I ain't even joking

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Riding around town with two 3 year olds waving to everyone and yelling hello, sometimes I forget how angry I am at the world

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"Any man can withstand adversity; if you want to test his character, give him power." http://t.co/EBVoShyKce
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RobinDLaws
@RobinDLaws
Apple’s real profit margin comes from selling the tiny soul fragments they get each time we click on their User Agreement.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"It may not fully be the equivalent of having served time in a Mexican prison ... but it is something like that." http://t.co/JSK2VbAqV6

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Meanwhile, in Japan while wearing VR goggles http://t.co/Cjd5g1mqb8

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I wonder if one day people will look back on how barbaric we were to each other in 2015, too https://t.co/r7439Zp4lK
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dinapomeranz
@dinapomeranz
Impressive! Solar panel cost decline and corresponding boost in installations: http://t.co/82ix1VrMK8 http://t.co/TdMwadq…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@howtogeek it is kinda covered here but there could be a dedicated entry for it http://t.co/MOiv1cZnp7

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@howtogeek regular author participation is absolutely key to this working. There is even science and data behind that.
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tewy
@tewy
Launched The Million Dollar Homepage 10 years ago today.. how time flies! http://t.co/OMhpQZWX1K

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
it doesn't matter how many smart people are working at your company when you are building the wrong thing, or at the wrong time

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"You can find more problems in half a day than you can fix in a month." This is so deeply true http://t.co/hERUzJuayx

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I'm sure glad @skrug helped Flooz with their usability problems http://t.co/1Ex75dvJpb

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@howtogeek you definitely want 4k at 27" then. you'd need 5k or more for anything bigger, which is tough to do today.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
4k on the desktop, I am completely and utterly sold on it. Just decide if you want beautiful pixels ( <= 27") or big ones ( >= 34").

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
He needs some pettin' and lovin' on his rain-soaked hide http://t.co/tNG79E04W5
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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"And that was the first time I laughed after Steve died." harrowing and beautiful https://t.co/SX3b7iaTq0

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I don't miss the baby stage at all, but sometimes... maybe I miss it a little https://t.co/2hGquUlMaM via @boingboing

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The video game industry is awfully unforgiving. Even when you win, you lose: http://t.co/ODgQZrWSfU

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@dozba oooops damn

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
On the plus side, now I know who *really* loves me in this family.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
6yo son said I had to leave our family. I got up and pretended to sadly walk out. One of the 3yo twins burst into tears. I felt really bad.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
We software folks are spoiled. Hardware takes *years* to ship and easy to take a bath even if selling lots https://t.co/LKyquv0N1S
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freakonomics
@freakonomics
Markets at work: the media ridicules @realDonaldTrump while simultaneously exploiting his popularity for their own pagevi…
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ASUSUSA
@ASUSUSA
“This Asus PB279Q 4K monitor is the best thing I've upgraded on my computer...” @codinghorror http://t.co/VZCln5V5Vp http://t.…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
(puts on Crocodile Dundee hat) That's not a widescreen. This is a widescreen. http://t.co/BZWsOrfuev

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Dismaland looks amazing https://t.co/hWekiPHVQC
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colliderfrosty
@colliderfrosty
stop everything: Automan and Manimal The Complete Series DVDs were just announced. I know what I'm doing Nov 10th http:…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
There are a lot of MOBAs but which one is best? Perhaps if they faced off in some kind of arena, maybe five at a time on each side...
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betsyphd
@betsyphd
New rug & feral children. http://t.co/238FcWvnYl

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Teach the controversy http://t.co/47qZFtcY0k

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@howtogeek problem is the triple core and 2gb of Air 2 is so unbelievably devastating perf wise. It is not even close. Best iOS device

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Such a shame that most devices have zero SD storage slots these days, but nice for the Surface Pro.. http://t.co/FwbUxwsBgA

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Hot Pockets + VR = good times http://t.co/UQjG1p8i4O
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twotribes
@twotribes
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flyosity
@flyosity
iMore loading with an iOS 9 content blocker and without. Ridiculous. http://t.co/HSyBtaFyNM http://t.co/PUpjrfUT28
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Arminator
@Arminator
@ID_AA_Carmack We had printed Doom3 source code on that paper for our wedding table decoration #CompSciWedding http://t.co/m…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
What's up with downscaling images in Edge / IE11? https://t.co/xlFIdXw9d7

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
ah, the Kindle Voyage new font (Bookerly) and typography improvement firmware is finally out: https://t.co/Z8UTgnozmm
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drob
@drob
Why can't you start Stack Overflow questions with "Hi?" So searches don't look like this: http://t.co/jm81LjsToW http://t.co/m5OL…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
My 6 year old son turned me on to GMM, and their depiction of the BeanBoozled challenge is accurate http://t.co/kdhaJh6pes

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
They have these new disgusting Jelly Belly flavored and they are... actually disgusting. I could not eat Rotten Egg http://t.co/64P8zGGx98

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
“Winners Don’t Play Video Games.” https://t.co/3m4OM1Vd81

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I am not totally comfortable with this new phase of Salt n Pepa's career https://t.co/8z8Q6Dz9e8

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Real Life First Person Shooter (Chatroulette version) https://t.co/VsZ1ygNOhQ
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xor
@xor
Club owner says hookup apps lead to fewer singles, less live music revenue. Waiting for somebody to call it "theft" http://t.co/mg…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Ten million questions! Reminder: all future questions will be closed as duplicates. http://t.co/pXYZNRLrpz
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betsyphd
@betsyphd
Great story from a review of my husband's barber, a local legend. http://t.co/ZHi3kKZZrY http://t.co/4yU5Ykw7xD

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
This 30 year old goateed dude on BART is straight up watching The Golden Girls on his iPad mini.
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koenmetsu
@koenmetsu
Sharp Regrets: Top 10 Worst C# Features http://t.co/7VYO3XcM5m

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
hey @jetbrains I am having a wee bit of an issue with high DPI and your RubyMine IDE http://t.co/K6cT7id0hY

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Teach Yourself Programming in 23 Hours http://t.co/jsYoG3O6b1
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tinkertim
@tinkertim
We are 1,217 questions away from 10 *million* questions asked on #stackoverflow.
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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Filed under "Idiocracy was a documentary" -- tiny window of content in center, ringed by giant ads http://t.co/w7HPINy7XI

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Overclocker hits 7 Ghz stable on Skylake with liquid nitrogen cooling. Single core, no hyperthreading though. http://t.co/WJyid7lWPA
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VoteDeezNuts16
@VoteDeezNuts16
#DeezNuts 2016 🇺🇸 http://t.co/QrhcEMnCjU

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
hmm, http://t.co/JmiOUoHfTx don't care cc: @baconmeteor
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cragcrest
@cragcrest
My months-long obsession. Science isn't broken. It's just really fucking hard. http://t.co/WljU0ffJJz w/@RitchieSKing http:/…
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shutupmikeginn
@shutupmikeginn
I posted the word MOIST in Comic Sans all around the graphic design school next door http://t.co/pqWv1MIcGO
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splattne
@splattne
Intel's Skylake chips will drive three 4K monitors at 60Hz http://t.co/sSKUlKSk1d

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
You can't stop anyone from doing anything. You can only slow them down.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@tomasradej if blur is encoded into the frame, it can be.. sort of.. but not the case here.
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jarrod_dixon
@jarrod_dixon
How "oldschool" graphics worked. http://t.co/LXTrq4oLhf

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Whenever you see "at 30Hz" in regards to a monitor connection, run away screaming. As fast as you can.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
If you have feedback on the upcoming 1.0 release of CommonMark, now is the time to get it in -- http://t.co/LVDGqGYJMc
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ClaraJeffery
@ClaraJeffery
Pro tip: Read your story out loud before you turn it in.
I cannot emphasize this enough.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Retina on the desktop is now here, with 4K displays http://t.co/stGSKKMc5z http://t.co/VqdDNE36qe

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Our Brave New World of 4K Displays http://t.co/stGSKL3MX7

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I"M THE BEST BLAWGER IN THE WORLD WOOOOOoOOOOoO0ooOozx;fljlaswhrlzskxf[0- (passes out) http://t.co/yRMRIP5EWQ

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Number of times we have had problems due to hardware fail: 1. Number of times we have had problems due to human fail: I have lost count

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
If you don't have time to get language details right, you probably aren't getting the other details of your job right, either.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Lack of typos, grammatical errors correlates with success. Also true on Stack Overflow. http://t.co/zyTYkpsdSg http://t.co/N3b9JMw0nx

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Once upon a time, in the year 2007, people were really excited about Second Life. http://t.co/AGJAaceUln

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
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adrianchm
@adrianchm
"I finished the game in 250 hours. Not much else to do after. Not recommended. Get it on sale." #Terraria http://t.co/ZR7Rs1…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@gortok it was not embedded until I just edited the post on my iPad about 5 minutes ago

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@gortok ok I embedded the video in that post. You meant the cusec blog post yes?

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"whenever I post in a strong voice, it is an implied invitation to a discussion" http://t.co/P1tcj7jnly
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RockBand
@RockBand
PANAMA, PANAMA!
The @VanHalen hit is coming to Rock Band 4. Pre-order now: http://t.co/gJbRW3D6rV
#MusicMonday
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The @VanHalen hit is coming to Rock Band 4. Pre-order now: http://t.co/gJbRW3D6rV
#MusicMonday
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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"your Dad is so very proud of you and the way you are living your life" reading this is hard because I want so badly to write it myself

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"when good is dumb, evil will always triumph." http://t.co/LCgsDVf7fF

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
once you have kids you will realize what a vacation you have been on for your whole life
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jtbandes
@jtbandes
Shoutout to @StackOverflow/@codinghorror for allowing me to become literally addicted to helping people

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Ah, Google dropped the price of the Nexus 6 by $150. Much more sensible now, I got one for a parent.













