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dinapomeranz @dinapomeranz
Jul 9, 2015, 5:46:56 PM
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Status of women's right to vote in the US – less than 100 years ago! Via @MaxCRoser http://t.co/RATHP7uDfD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 9, 2015, 5:04:23 PM
In hell, there is only Edge http://t.co/JCN4bMh6bA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2015, 11:50:10 PM
these PagerDuty ringtones are hilarious, be sure to inflict them on your friendly neighborhood sysadmin https://t.co/HuMS3bpgtG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2015, 11:12:54 PM
when someone upvotes my Stack Exchange answer http://t.co/wNfkLwYGNF
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PHP_CEO @PHP_CEO
Jul 8, 2015, 8:53:21 PM
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I DON'T WANT TO ALARM ANYONE BUT ALL THE PASSWORDS ESCAPED AGAIN IT'S ALL VERY TECHNICAL AND I'M JUST AS SHOCKED AS YOU
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PHP_CEO @PHP_CEO
Jul 8, 2015, 8:53:02 PM
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I'M TOLD THEY WERE BOTH SALTED AND PEPPERED BUT NO AMOUNT OF SEASONING WAS ENOUGH TO PROTECT YOUR FREEDOM
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ValaAfshar @ValaAfshar
Jul 8, 2015, 7:48:48 PM
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"You likely have to get management approval for a $500 expense ... but you can call a 1 hour meeting with 20 people and no …
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2015, 5:24:46 PM
@howtogeek @the_pc_doc my point is you can be an enormous company and be irrelevant. Ms has done OK with Azure at least
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ScaleYourCode @ScaleYourCode
Jul 8, 2015, 5:15:12 PM
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New interview with @codinghorror about Discourse, Stack Exchange, and Coding Horror - https://t.co/P7s4SaS2v1 http://t.c
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cshirky @cshirky
Jul 8, 2015, 5:13:42 PM
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I just backed @JewelBots, bracelets that teach girls to code. https://t.co/ISbGaO2MmJ I saw @JewelBots get invented; great to …
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2015, 3:52:57 PM
Dark Horse finally arrives in Comixology with a 50% off sale -- https://t.co/etOjgaRCK5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2015, 2:18:24 PM
a bunch of comments piled in a heap at the bottom of every article is not a community http://t.co/iyFLQMo3Zy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2015, 2:15:40 PM
What was the worst PR move in history? https://t.co/XEyhBkktEw
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collision @collision
Jul 8, 2015, 2:04:49 PM
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.@elonmusk on the spread of unnecessary acronyms inside SpaceX http://t.co/C9H7OdKVlb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2015, 1:41:04 PM
Excellent @br talk on E3 booth babes, I think it applies to those awful Dice billboards too https://t.co/dpoqw91flJ http://t.co/nec7cnEwQM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2015, 1:35:49 AM
On DICE ad billboards and booth babes, please hear this amazing talk by @br (I can't deep link, ~50m in) http://t.co/BU8NDyUHvg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 8, 2015, 12:39:49 AM
As much as I love the iPad as a genre-defining device, it amazes me how hard a simple task like "get this video file on that iPad" is.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2015, 11:14:37 PM
I wonder how much free college and free healthcare and free daycare we could achieve if we cut the defense budget in half. Oh well.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2015, 11:02:20 PM
I'll get you, Denmark! And your little dog too! http://t.co/q2I5vHcbX7
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Portal 2 found to exhibits higher cognitive benefits than brain-training Luminosity. Classic. http://t.co/X2MxUpHW40
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2015, 9:54:32 PM
@howtogeek this has to be the only living human who misses the absurd charms bar
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2015, 6:18:03 PM
These twitter racy-lady-picture-bots going around randomly liking posts are starting to get annoying.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2015, 5:04:25 PM
Nothing gets downvoted as heartily as a proposal to remove downvotes. It is true that social discussions (Facebook) correctly don't offer it
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Kantrowitz @Kantrowitz
Jul 7, 2015, 4:54:29 PM
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TV now being used as punishment for kids. That's it folks, it's all over. (via @corybe): http://t.co/FE07GkKR6w http://t.co
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DanielPink @DanielPink
Jul 7, 2015, 4:48:24 PM
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The 4 largest employers in the world: 1) US Defense Dept 2) Chinese military 3) Walmart 4) McDonalds ... http://t.co/f8IG7n…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2015, 3:00:14 AM
This movie was a "major influence" on @siracusa as a lad https://t.co/WKd3nLb1xy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2015, 2:44:56 AM
"Don't make a show, technically or socially, of punishing/banning someone unless you want your community to be about showy punishments."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2015, 2:34:31 AM
Because I believe in truth in advertising, this was the image that greeted @discourse alpha testers in late 2012 http://t.co/36u2oD88CR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 7, 2015, 1:21:07 AM
@KarmicDice that is why whenever I see people playing chess in the park I grab the pieces and throw them because chess is a shitty game
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 6, 2015, 11:45:28 PM
10,000 words written about a "perfect" 16 word poem. http://t.co/BMuJ2aUqdX
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"A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam." - Frederik Pohl
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joshmillard @joshmillard
Jul 6, 2015, 11:35:42 PM
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I like when they read like they’ve been badly translated from another language: http://t.co/na8GotEXze http://t.co/glwTkPg…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 6, 2015, 6:40:14 PM
Really looking forward to Edge on Win 10. Frozen-in-carbonite IE11 is so slow compared to modern Chrome and Firefox http://t.co/3NSuQ3zV18
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neocitiesweb @neocitiesweb
Jul 6, 2015, 6:30:49 PM
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WE'RE FUNDED! Thank you everyone and @codinghorror for your help! Next up: let's try to hit some stretch goals! https://t
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Jul 6, 2015, 4:47:24 PM
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Ever tried to deactivate your Facebook account? What a guilt trip. http://t.co/4BuZU0kIii
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 6, 2015, 4:23:50 PM
@jezenthomas the idea is that we dudes should be trying to fix it. Our responsibility too.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 6, 2015, 4:06:53 PM
@ericjgruber @joranelias if you have actual examples, cite them on http://t.co/MVKbgsCznt
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"That city's littering laws are too strict. I'd leave, but for some reason every other city is covered in garbage." https://t.co/…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 6, 2015, 1:37:11 PM
if your reaction to {website} is "I don't like their rules", it doesn't mean the site is wrong. It means you're playing the wrong game.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 6, 2015, 12:37:02 AM
Dear fellow dudes in tech: what the hell. Dear fellow women in tech: right on. https://t.co/LT6UZeR7Mf
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Jul 5, 2015, 11:49:55 PM
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Let's send @baconmeteor to Antarctica, okay? https://t.co/8w3NrlbNp0
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kevinmontrose @kevinmontrose
Jul 5, 2015, 5:07:23 PM
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Only feature I want in the next iOS: any web redirect to the appstore without a prompt fires the app authors into the su…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 11:21:28 PM
Tog, in 1992, imagineering what computers will be like in 2004: Starfire http://t.co/sdKiSpVAlD
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One time I ordered 200 bouncy balls from Amazon because @codinghorror tweeted about it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 7:55:21 PM
That time someone disrespected me and I had to burn down the building
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 7:35:45 PM
That's a hell of a rumor: MSFT to switch to Android, drop Windows Phone? http://t.co/lVGJLTo54L
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 6:42:50 PM
@rightfold this is just HTML and CSS really. More akin to traditional writing / layout
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 5:24:20 PM
@Lee_Ars I'll meet you in Louisville. Not that one. The other one.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 5:22:57 PM
@Lee_Ars I pronounce Thursday "thruhs-day"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 5:13:10 PM
Remember Geocities? Support Neocities 3.0: An interactive HTML/CSS course for everyone! http://t.co/S24ECeTxM2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 4:11:21 PM
Sorry about the fireworks, Britain! http://t.co/t1kw71JWMj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 3:15:52 PM
More peace dividends from the smartphone wars http://t.co/NNht9Bur1O
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 1:02:45 AM
Remember when men's cologne used to be awesome, you know, pre-Axe? http://t.co/QkBRoWRbAj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 12:37:30 AM
A modest proposal on the use of automobile horns http://t.co/5k1C6Nxva8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 4, 2015, 12:15:12 AM
If you've ever said "This is too complicated to explain, let me show you" then you already know why GUIs are better than voice recognition.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 3, 2015, 11:26:06 PM
Whenever I hear fireworks I think about that scene from Brokeback Mountain http://t.co/1a06eIefny
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 3, 2015, 10:39:33 PM
(Insert GIF of me looking at Android market share, and crying) https://t.co/yjusNFYH3D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 3, 2015, 9:35:43 PM
I jokingly suggested someone use whiskey in a neti pot, then thought "hmm I better check YouTube first" and http://t.co/w1idN7PKkU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 3, 2015, 7:26:33 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 3, 2015, 6:33:21 PM
My tolerance for companies little foibles declines linearly with the zillions in venture capital they've obtained
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 3, 2015, 6:31:08 PM
Aargh the way the @slackhq iPad app randomly has areas of landscape keyboard that stop working is infuriating. Typing app needs typing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 3, 2015, 4:47:01 PM
"the iconic house that the Windows 95 maze screensaver was based on is now officially on the market" http://t.co/CfR7a5L7MU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 2, 2015, 10:27:15 PM
For the venture capitalist in your life who has everything. Literally. http://t.co/5shtrHtNpX http://t.co/E6NPBYGXEw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 2, 2015, 9:52:20 PM
• some people • feel it is • important • to make a • list • I am not • one of those • people
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 2, 2015, 7:10:25 PM
Ugh even factory reset magic does not help mom's Nexus 9. Looks like it is bricked in the boot sequence due to 5.0.2 update.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 2, 2015, 6:04:12 PM
Discourse: trying super hard not to accidentally build Google Wave since 2013™
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 2, 2015, 5:28:19 PM
we've had such bad results with network fs ceph/glusterfs, I want all the bytes that code occupied plowed with salt https://t.co/bXlxmuIH6c
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 2, 2015, 4:28:35 PM
If you were ever thinking of signing up for Mandrill / email, a little birdie told me you might do that right now rather than waiting..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 2, 2015, 4:26:43 PM
Mom's Nexus 9 got stuck in a boot loop with the Android 5.0.2 update.. *to the cloud* for factory reset time!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 2, 2015, 4:03:45 PM
A Quick Puzzle to Test Your Problem Solving http://t.co/ZA1FcuS91t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 1, 2015, 8:55:50 PM
How is that all languages and cultures agreed on arbitrary divisions of time? Seconds, minutes, days, months, years?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 1, 2015, 5:59:53 PM
I have a bad feeling that the "internet of things" is going to end up as "dozens of devices I have to charge / replace batteries"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 1, 2015, 5:46:37 PM
It's not that Unix won -- just that closed source lost. Big time.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 1, 2015, 5:33:14 PM
@dozba oh yeah we're right on the cusp of super-intelligent sentient AI, all right
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 1, 2015, 5:22:10 PM
If I could go back in time, I would have learned a lot less Windows and a lot more Unix
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 30, 2015, 6:09:53 PM
Ah, when I used to write five blog entries a week! http://t.co/l7ALlSVmPf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 30, 2015, 4:53:41 PM
running low on memory? no problem, just download more. http://t.co/dmJVplpdZo (via @howtogeek)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 30, 2015, 4:37:23 PM
you play match three games? I WAS BORN TO MATCH THREE, SON
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Really happy with how well our new data scientist @drob is adapting to life outside of academia. http://t.co/vkJl7l74S6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 30, 2015, 1:06:14 AM
I.. am not entirely sure what is going on here, but it's kind of awesome http://t.co/VxEJnKrck7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2015, 11:18:32 PM
"I decided the most logical thing to do was to implement the TIS-100 CPU myself in pure C" http://t.co/jS9BqWjVbe
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One letter at a time: Quadriplegic coder looks back at 21-year career at Microsoft http://t.co/hpyWDF9aGx http://t.co/cS8bAiTTPo
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StartupLJackson @StartupLJackson
Jun 29, 2015, 2:04:03 PM
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People seem very concerned about CEOs learning to code. I'd much rather see judges have this skill set.

http://t.co/6…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2015, 5:02:15 AM
I got my own reason to drink now https://t.co/ZSBQ7DwDfD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2015, 4:36:23 AM
"Yet someone is clearly doing their job horribly wrong." https://t.co/cgPi2PR8Tj http://t.co/iI8AL5DpiH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2015, 3:53:00 AM
Whenever I read "do your servers run anti-virus software", I want to dragon punch someone
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2015, 12:30:58 AM
the lowercase name people https://t.co/n1ZzVTg9Qw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2015, 12:19:38 AM
Meanwhile, in Japan http://t.co/QeFxMvCoDD
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Jun 28, 2015, 8:42:47 PM
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Pride Parades are happening all over, but does your city have OPTIMUS PRIDE? https://t.co/nWvUA7y8NZ
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patrickc @patrickc
Jun 28, 2015, 4:07:16 AM
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Surprisingly excellent: Scott Alexander gives a graduation speech. http://t.co/aUMcCANKd0. (Via @sknthla.) http://t.co/XU6Nxu…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2015, 12:27:08 AM
"The real crime is that I'm not allowed to marry my database." http://t.co/b90HF6NGeZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2015, 10:04:32 PM
Will it beard? http://t.co/UCBhJ8MzCl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2015, 9:17:05 PM
@_bwmaker @Navarr pretty easy if CloudFront's service could be replicated with open source software plus cloud hosting. Reddit is OSS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2015, 9:07:10 PM
It is one thing to say "stormfront has a right to exist" but quite another to say "we, a for profit business, choose to host stormfront"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2015, 8:58:39 PM
Reddit is open source software, isn't it? So why do they continue to host hate on their servers? http://t.co/WGHiNxxA0H
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joeheenan @joeheenan
Jun 27, 2015, 5:09:13 PM
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#amazingphotos
Sand, magnified over 100 times, looks like this. http://t.co/4QOxN43fbM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2015, 3:56:39 PM
So many rainbows, it is Roy G. Biv all up in this http://t.co/VjHYacfTxi
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@codinghorror Did you see the GCHQ went after vulns in vbulletin? http://t.co/MBGUeC7iZQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 26, 2015, 4:59:02 PM
meanwhile, in Germany http://t.co/33NgbkmquC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 26, 2015, 4:58:07 PM
"The average webpage is over 1MB today" https://t.co/ckmWTDTCsE
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