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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2015, 2:13:50 AM
wait, America's Funniest Home Videos is on YouTube? I thought that's what YouTube was.. https://t.co/RYm1P1B4fE
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jongalloway @jongalloway
Jan 20, 2015, 1:50:03 AM
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To be more creative, be more happy.
http://t.co/yYkEbtyHnt

Wait, be more sad.
http://t.co/lCk7vRxqWa http://t.co/hqCd9cP…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2015, 1:16:26 AM
if you can't be angry without being an asshole, you suck at being angry.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2015, 1:04:37 AM
"Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas." http://t.co/Q4jLDRzaNT
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BrankoMilan @BrankoMilan
Jan 19, 2015, 12:19:48 AM
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Billionaires' wealth as percentage of national GDP in 2013 (based on Forbes). http://t.co/fCa4Gwx9J8
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SwiftOnSecurity @SwiftOnSecurity
Jan 18, 2015, 11:43:36 PM
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What if Linus Torvalds is just angry because he's had to use Linux for 20 years
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2015, 11:20:39 PM
"...like Secret Service agents and Betty White, are allowed to go anywhere" http://t.co/qgQYcJPyUJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2015, 10:31:40 PM
You guys are just pissed because Silverlight is the future of Internet video. ICUH8N
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Hope lots of people watch new Philip K Dick adaptation series pilot so it gets picked up. Excellent! http://t.co/5se5uRzZIs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2015, 8:33:44 PM
Blind kid teaches himself to echolocate, fights social norms. Batman. http://t.co/VPAlwa6rff
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2015, 7:31:09 PM
@krostrikare still love mine. Peak eInk!
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segphault @segphault
Jan 18, 2015, 3:32:38 PM
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Instead of inventing encryption that only government can break, we should just breed a special unicorn that magically blocks…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2015, 3:33:36 AM
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a singl.. oh that's way too far.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2015, 8:24:51 PM
I only feel truly alive when I am writing regular expressions
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JaysonLusk @JaysonLusk
Jan 16, 2015, 6:08:32 PM
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Survey shows most consumers want GMO labels; but 80% also want to label any food with DNA http://t.co/9q9Exifgym http://t.c
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RockBand @RockBand
Jan 16, 2015, 5:39:05 PM
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Hello friends! You should fill out this important Rock Band survey. Sharing the link is encouraged. DO IT NOW! https://t.co/…
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DanielPink @DanielPink
Jan 16, 2015, 4:49:37 PM
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The Cruel Waste of America’s Tech Talent . ... http://t.co/GyL5t3kqM1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2015, 4:05:33 PM
Why we still believe in private offices http://t.co/PmiltNlUtg
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the lid to the new #stackexchange git server. http://t.co/RP7zeB7E5J
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Jan 16, 2015, 12:38:11 AM
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Rarely does a chart do such a good job of explaining why most apps are still iOS first http://t.co/c2HFoUp8DL http://t.co
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SuperDalgas @SuperDalgas
Jan 15, 2015, 8:49:49 PM
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Hey - YOU.. go look at http://t.co/e3kvcnj1r2 right now and complement @jzy and @stephane_m_ for the awesome facelift #abo…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2015, 7:15:03 PM
I have to say, Stripe is the best 2.9% I've ever spent. Made so easy and painless. Kudos.
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One of the hardest problems in Computer Science is almost solved! RT @csswg http://t.co/sHp9dnKgkX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2015, 5:29:14 PM
I use this super complex Unix editor, it's called "nano". You probably wouldn't understand how to use it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2015, 4:43:14 PM
Anyone else have a trip to the bathroom go so awry that you're like "You know what, I think I'll just take a shower." Asking for a friend.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2015, 4:20:24 PM
I wonder if the retina mac air and the 12" iPad Air Pro (or plus) -- both all but confirmed -- will use the same screen. That'd be a trip.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2015, 3:41:15 PM
if only there were some place I could go to look at large breasted anime girls. Oh well, maybe someday such a thing will exist..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2015, 2:15:26 PM
I sometimes consider buying a mythical retina Mac Air. But then I realize iTunes comes preinstalled and I'm not into malware.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2015, 12:43:21 AM
"You have made your glitter-coated bed and I'm afraid you will have to lie in it." http://t.co/OhJ7K7J6y0
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DanielPink @DanielPink
Jan 14, 2015, 9:33:51 PM
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MT @DLeonhardt: US is the only rich country w/significant doubts about evolution, via @MaxCRoser & @conradhackett. http://…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2015, 7:13:36 PM
When I click "Favorite" on your post this is what it looks like, in my mind http://t.co/jsmVdcwBQ4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2015, 5:26:21 PM
you don't often have to fire a customer, but man, when you do you REALLY need to.
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adholden @adholden
Jan 14, 2015, 5:17:35 PM
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What a world: Man Saves Wife’s Sight by 3D Printing Her Tumor http://t.co/eR35pyMX9D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2015, 10:01:53 PM
It is 2015, do you know where your new mainframe is? http://t.co/yt59wZd7LI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2015, 6:51:06 PM
this is ostensibly about swatting but I am fascinated with "we will PAY to keep watching you play games" http://t.co/aNCP9XLuGe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2015, 6:10:04 PM
Man those iPhone 4 were tiny http://t.co/zFU4ijrn6o
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2015, 4:45:31 PM
For God's sake what are we teaching our childrens http://t.co/3rJsChwAnG
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jonobacon @jonobacon
Jan 13, 2015, 3:58:35 PM
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New blog post: how @discourse is saving forums from themselves - http://t.co/NEY5qgtrAp #discourse #community
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2015, 4:09:39 AM
it is hard to understate how absurdly difficult international travel becomes when you have small children.. sorry speaking gigs!
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[Ouija board] Me: Demon? I-W-I-L-L-E-A-T-Y-O-U-R-E-S-O-U-L Me: *your Y-O-U-K-N-O-W W-H-A-T-I-D-O-N-T-W-A-N-T-Y-O-U-R-S-O-U-L…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2015, 4:47:23 AM
After probably hundreds of listens, the 2014 Best of Bootie is in the top 3 or 4 all time. It's solid. http://t.co/FOTOM36yY1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2015, 3:53:40 AM
brb gonna do a few laps http://t.co/u9IkFou4AY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2015, 2:44:29 AM
well that sure don't look good https://t.co/SYO2V8aa5u http://t.co/GcQsIFLEgS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2015, 1:49:08 AM
I had forgotten how good the Mind Bomb album was. That Matt Johnson, such an optimist! https://t.co/Vsn2bjk7Os
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2015, 1:33:57 AM
Well all right fellas... let's go! a) https://t.co/2tO6Vjp2h6 b) https://t.co/KpihxJEvtO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2015, 1:17:03 AM
all these gripey "This was when music was good!" youtube comments getting upvotes. Music is always good. Your ears aren't keeping up.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2015, 12:22:15 AM
“I’m That Guy.” http://t.co/c1zqGkAJD8
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markrussinovich @markrussinovich
Jan 11, 2015, 7:30:08 PM
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Horrible: Here’s What Happens When You Install the Top 10 http://t.co/a3bGBUPIBe Apps via @howtogeek http://t.co/CjtmF…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2015, 7:24:11 PM
OMG! You are the most impressive human being I have ever met! https://t.co/yZRbzPQmdk
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sychedelix @sychedelix
Jan 9, 2015, 7:13:40 PM
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@codinghorror It's more hilarious but they verify #password the @discourse way! http://t.co/PLZbzDNCCz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2015, 5:54:40 PM
"it would have to be a hell of a pandemic" http://t.co/MvoKl40lFe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2015, 5:41:33 PM
these bigco security assessment Excel docs are insane. "What are your contingency plans in case of a global pandemic?" TO THE BUNKERS
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StackExchange @StackExchange
Jan 9, 2015, 5:09:40 PM
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“If you’re a dev, you’re far more likely to get good answers on WPSE than on official WP forums.”

via @pollyplummer

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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2015, 4:29:25 PM
We solved the "every programmer writes their own file open dialog" problem long ago, but not for the login dialog. http://t.co/aS2OOymzQX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2015, 3:12:47 PM
Tetris for the kitchen: loading the dishwasher https://t.co/AQr2RrBV8B
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rajatsuri @rajatsuri
Jan 9, 2015, 3:10:24 PM
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I Am Not Charlie Hebdo http://t.co/JkZEibyXPf
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mattmight @mattmight
Jan 9, 2015, 1:22:45 PM
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The stages of learning the Unicode standard: -_- ^_^ o_^ o_o O_O (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
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veryimportant @veryimportant
Jan 9, 2015, 1:20:52 PM
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I like to think this is one person gradually setting their expectations down to something more realistic http://t.co/eyj…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2015, 6:23:20 AM
now to drink enough that I can fall asleep! Living the dream
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2015, 5:44:03 AM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2015, 10:02:41 PM
"counterfactual regret algorithm" solves heads up limit Hold 'Em with 262 TB of data http://t.co/YZqzxgoaNj
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Jan 8, 2015, 9:39:15 PM
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“Mama, let me look at the picture of that lady. What’s her name?”

Lando Calrissian. http://t.co/B486VWBuGf
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Archeologists will be amazed when they discover that humans once used phones smaller than the 6+.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2015, 7:05:39 PM
"We're the programmers; programming is whatever we say it is." http://t.co/HGVuhBGXry
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2015, 7:01:38 PM
aha! chrome://flags "enable password generation" http://t.co/Ry9TLQYXbp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2015, 6:45:06 PM
@dictvm where? I don't see it natively in Chrome or Firefox? I know OSX has keychain, does it generate + store?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2015, 6:43:31 PM
It is so obvious that "password generators" need to be moved into browsers (and operating systems). Why isn't it happening?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2015, 5:57:38 PM
I'm with @johnolilly this lame duck Obama is kind of awesome
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Obama proposes 2 years of free community college http://t.co/K5ZKYvP7gN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2015, 5:21:50 PM
"We did this without posting celebrity gossip, top 10 lists, or cat pictures." http://t.co/n0jvK79TRR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2015, 4:48:33 PM
bitcoin VC hysteria level: red
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kevindente @kevindente
Jan 8, 2015, 2:50:58 PM
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12″ iPad? Pffft http://t.co/RHLlaSm7ZD
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samsaffron @samsaffron
Jan 8, 2015, 2:21:09 AM
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Blogged: Announcing http://t.co/mz4x9UCRcx http://t.co/mRUjOum2sC thank you @tgx_world , we need sponsors!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2015, 6:51:27 PM
Possibly the best, most honest writeup on startup life I've ever read http://t.co/4WIkQQIu2L
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2015, 5:20:14 PM
"It is better to light one multi-kilowatt xenon arc megalight than to curse the darkness." via @panther_modern http://t.co/FGI50Slt7M
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After lunch w @codinghorror Left: old ridiculously overpowered flashlight. Right: new even more ridiculous one. http://t.co/dTL…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2015, 4:27:32 PM
of course, the correct answer to "vim vs. emacs" is neither
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2015, 4:18:58 PM
"Here is the reason why you bought a computer in the first place." http://t.co/nbxEdutlWB
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shawndumas @shawndumas
Jan 7, 2015, 3:45:44 PM
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Stock Overflow! LMAO

//cc: @codinghorror http://t.co/ZcdouBKC02
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2015, 3:43:49 PM
"we didn't want to have the team meeting call today so we decided to dissolve the company instead"
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Me at Boing Boing: Join the New Hampshire Rebellion - Boing Boing http://t.co/wVmmzOa5o9
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larsiusprime @larsiusprime
Jan 6, 2015, 9:05:54 PM
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Hey @codinghorror, have you seen this study yet?
http://t.co/iB1dmPFIdK
(Comprehensive study on game dev outcomes vs. com…
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jonskeet @jonskeet
Jan 6, 2015, 9:03:45 PM
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So @Pilchie was getting me a drink. He asked for the girliest cocktail available. Guy next to him asked "Are you drinking wit…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2015, 9:03:26 PM
Fun with pseudo 3d in early arcade games. Great write up! http://t.co/zhDa3JDNpD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2015, 6:27:50 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2015, 3:56:04 AM
I remember the last time I wrote about gender! As a result I now reproduce by division, like an amoeba. https://t.co/oNqDPZvU0g
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2015, 3:49:38 AM
Every time I scroll down to the comments on a race/gender/politics article, I start thinking "shit's about to get REAL up in here"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2015, 3:09:59 AM
"Japan [has] some of the worst systemic gender inequality in the world" http://t.co/x8coD2q7C6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2015, 2:48:18 AM
"Farrakhan's a prophet and I think you ought to listen to / what he can say to you" but I'm not so sure about that http://t.co/llhwpbudOO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2015, 12:03:15 AM
Perhaps the sexiest book ever http://t.co/1QMNDTxLA2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2015, 9:53:44 PM
It's beautiful, isn't it? https://t.co/dSORQyAuPn
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tomashbrooknpr @tomashbrooknpr
Jan 5, 2015, 9:20:35 PM
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Gay marriage now... http://t.co/TNVPg3RtEk
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Jan 5, 2015, 8:11:14 PM
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The problem with deep linking apps is that it's a worse experience than an in-app browser on iOS since no back button htt…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2015, 7:06:51 PM
Still learning how to talk to human beings https://t.co/TkOcQ8GnOk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2015, 6:46:00 PM
The older you get, the odds that you will be two-factor authenticating at any given time approaches 100%
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2015, 6:03:18 PM
Are you a technology savant? http://t.co/y0QIf9tlH6 http://t.co/iJwJtFMda2
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eric_sink @eric_sink
Jan 5, 2015, 5:17:23 PM
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Blogged: Why your #fsharp evangelism isn't working http://t.co/IRIqdOIj2M
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2015, 3:08:02 PM
So torn right now http://t.co/GfktKgi4SP
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