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Sci_Phile @Sci_Phile
Dec 20, 2014, 7:16:40 PM
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There are only four circles here and they don't touch. C'mon brain you can do this. http://t.co/mDPLXwl9av
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2014, 6:03:02 PM
"We don’t want to resemble them, and the fact that we might is too terrifying to deal with. So, they have to be monsters."
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rossrubin @rossrubin
Dec 20, 2014, 3:05:56 PM
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This palmtop makes a brief appearance in the video for the very cool http://t.co/kRZ8zxnudu. What is it? http://t.co/Q6ygJRc…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2014, 2:25:40 AM
"People call me a pedant, but that's not exactly the correct word."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2014, 2:13:37 AM
Do you want to grow up to be.. be a debaser? https://t.co/QbQX15DpKi
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Should I call tech support or pray or what http://t.co/8l3UxvnWud
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 9:54:35 PM
Yeah see how is this feeling now?! Damn you French Surrealists! http://t.co/CgQCKOwHmM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 7:29:07 PM
Hey man don't blame me, blame this guy http://t.co/fcEDUzjKB8 or the French Surrealists. We watched that in film class!
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jongalloway @jongalloway
Dec 19, 2014, 7:27:54 PM
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Game: Press [E] to disable Quick Time Events! Me: Taps E. Game: ... Me: Holds down E. Game: ... Me: Bangs on E. Game: QTEs…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 7:18:39 PM
I've always resisted the "eye with a slash" glyph because of Un Chien Andalou. Now freaking people out with that gif http://t.co/58nnYNSXDm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 6:30:45 PM
You know, I agree Uber is kind of awful, but I once got in a "licensed" cab in Seattle in 2008 and the cab driver asked ME how to get there.
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That is some seriously hardcore anesthesiology http://t.co/pyh8bVKoce
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 3:38:59 PM
The CA drought was severe, but man we're getting a ton of rain in December. Conclusion: God loves California.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 3:31:55 PM
A brief radio interview courtesy @sparkcbc on Listening vs. Talking http://t.co/gA5nzF7CH0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 3:23:43 PM
$15m competition to create Open Source tablet
software that teaches kids to read, write, and perform arithmetic http://t.co/Y3aRUH1ac7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 3:15:28 PM
in Sweden, a pithy neologism has been coined to encompass all these forms of online nastiness: näthat (“Net hate”) http://t.co/SpUeEOiKxi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 2:42:19 PM
Of all the things in the Archie McPhee catalog, my son insisted this is what he wanted most http://t.co/YvcfwGvaSc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 2:00:01 PM
"Soon everyone is taking umbrage." http://t.co/7ErIQAQkcv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 2:29:23 AM
The prospect of a next-gen Just Cause 3 is the only reason I go on living. https://t.co/0IIOwQMNUK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2014, 1:05:56 AM
Would you like some binary art on a canvas? Sure you would! https://t.co/72K3YXElD6
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BabbyTips @BabbyTips
Dec 18, 2014, 11:48:47 PM
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babby expensive and unnecessary
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2014, 9:48:18 PM
YouTube comments can be great. Depends how niche the video is, like this one I uploaded http://t.co/EgZmgomUdU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2014, 9:12:08 PM
To my 5 year old son: "I know you want to be there, but it is going to be very sad." "But who will take care of you?"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2014, 7:23:21 PM
So that is death: an explosion of love so powerful that it leaves a permanent scar
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2014, 3:48:02 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2014, 3:34:40 PM
If your life was recreated in NES -- http://t.co/4TsM6bZAir
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2014, 3:28:11 PM
The seasonally epic First Round holiday video is out! I too am in it, but blink and you'll miss it! http://t.co/wpIs4xYeIc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2014, 4:46:12 AM
This article will cut a hole in you. For that it earned a Pulitzer. http://t.co/zjCQGXTvII
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The Simpsons predicted iCloud http://t.co/683wcacNp3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2014, 2:29:42 AM
In related news, I started reading "Blood Meridian" and I had to stop.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2014, 2:15:59 AM
What's the most heartbreaking single article you've ever read online? Really make me feel it.
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Dec 17, 2014, 8:53:36 PM
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That NYT feature on Yahoo under Mayer is worth reading, if only for this amazing anecdote. http://t.co/kEulIKcjuf http://t.…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2014, 7:10:26 PM
Tomorrow is gonna suck. "Just hold on, we're going home / it's hard to do these things alone" https://t.co/JCteSWUcMD http://t.co/mKqSRR3vZP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2014, 6:36:40 PM
Today I learned that 50% of cats die from cancer
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2014, 6:20:29 PM
Still one of my favorite movie quotes. http://t.co/vWxJxME2U3
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seanjtaylor @seanjtaylor
Dec 17, 2014, 5:49:12 PM
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Hackers! Let's band together to hack a North Korean movie studio to prevent the release of one of their... oh wait, or umm…
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NateSilver538 @NateSilver538
Dec 17, 2014, 4:23:40 PM
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Don't let the terrorists win unless they threaten to leak mildly embarrassing emails you wrote 4 years ago.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2014, 2:40:22 PM
On Lego for girls http://t.co/reDmeO3kcM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2014, 12:42:16 AM
Best of Bootie 2014! And it has Crocodile Chop on it, too! http://t.co/FOTOM36yY1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2014, 7:23:20 PM
Whatever your belief systems, I hope we can all agree there's a special place reserved in hell for people who intentionally hurt children.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2014, 7:01:48 PM
my favorite commits, by far, are the ones where I did nothing but delete code.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2014, 6:21:54 PM
Him: "You see, I merely wanted to smile, not express the sort of glee that involves an open mouth." Me: "I am now cutting myself."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2014, 6:20:27 PM
brb sitting down to dinner http://t.co/oJarwYYxf1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2014, 6:13:59 PM
seriously why do people get so offended that the damn Emoji smiley has an open mouth by default? I BLAME THE JAPANESE MAN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2014, 6:13:15 PM
Your life is what you do every day. Apparently I am the professional "why all open mouth smiley" Emoji explainer guy. http://t.co/BmFNp7TOLV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2014, 5:51:19 PM
sorry, I was under an enchantment at the time
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2014, 5:50:04 PM
wow I didn't believe @davidwalshblog until I tried it myself, "male(space)". Good job fellow males. </facepalm> http://t.co/zHjYKoxdZO
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dr_dobbs @dr_dobbs
Dec 16, 2014, 4:15:08 PM
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Farewell, Dr. Dobb's http://t.co/n4gPDrcLjs
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dweinberger @dweinberger
Dec 16, 2014, 4:10:03 PM
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My "How Yahoo betrayed its users by doing what they wanted" - i.e., selling @CreativeCommons'ed photos https://t.co/N24kuI…
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endtwist @endtwist
Dec 16, 2014, 2:01:10 PM
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Wikipedia: “Argentina determines whether to observe daylight saving time on a year-by-year basis.” Developers: “What.”
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Supermathie @Supermathie
Dec 16, 2014, 1:54:35 PM
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Did you know that if you cut the chip out of your bank card and put it in your phone's SIM card slot, you don't need a cal…
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StackExchange @StackExchange
Dec 16, 2014, 1:51:18 PM
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Hats, hats, hats,
hatshatshats
hats, hats!

Sing to the tune this GIF inspires.

http://t.co/bYiWCh6l2q http://t.co/qztM…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 9:20:13 PM
Nexus 9 perf reminds me of iPad Air 1 perf. This is not a compliment.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 5:03:41 PM
Emoji may well be evidence of the decline of civilization, but let's consider the horror they replaced http://t.co/WJSnSLvSP6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 4:45:49 PM
hard to believe interest rates were ever at 15% in the US. But they were, once. http://t.co/JjPQOYVQeU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 4:06:29 PM
Are you listening? Or are you waiting for your turn to talk?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 2:18:56 PM
"Agreeableness showed the largest gender difference in our study" aka why we say "don't be a dick" http://t.co/VrSQ5LDQDX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 1:58:28 PM
It is fascinating how computers went so rapidly from being tools for introverts to being tools for extroverts. Big change.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 1:36:50 PM
our new "free hugs with every invoice" program is going great at Discourse
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 1:18:46 PM
Shocker! computers = introversion, apparently. http://t.co/zqpXS7hSmG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 12:24:50 PM
"I wish we could send you back with pants.. but the technology just isn't there yet" https://t.co/1slC5mGZRV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 11:49:20 AM
The subtle charms of devices that suck at browsing the web and running apps: http://t.co/mq2s5cJ9qG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 2:53:45 AM
The Evolution of eInk http://t.co/3EYym8pnpG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2014, 2:33:11 AM
this is a job that desperately needs to be filled http://t.co/FGoiMxbnUm cc: @gruber
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2014, 11:27:46 PM
Stack Exchange for emacs https://t.co/wDNGAynzd0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2014, 4:37:51 AM
Reciprocating civility is easy. Being civil when others aren't -- that's the real test.
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I'm the one who got us into this mess, so I'll be the one who gets us much, much deeper into this mess
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2014, 2:46:31 AM
"If you want to pick someone to really *hate*, couldn't you find someone more genuinely evil? Maybe you just suck at hating people."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2014, 1:55:27 AM
Research says "feed the trolls"? Well no, more like "presence of original authors encourages civility" http://t.co/dUGaLW3WRQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2014, 12:44:44 AM
Does anyone else admin sites with a lot of user content & feel like the number of 100% human spammers has gone way WAY up in the last years?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2014, 9:18:38 PM
spent the last 25 years of my life trying to become as rad as this kid http://t.co/3h6y89nWCP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2014, 4:49:34 PM
You be the judge.. this is about ethics in game journalism @waxpancake! #baiogate http://t.co/C6s9KcOEht
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2014, 4:34:14 PM
That's what I remember as the Atari 800 version of pac-man. WHAT OTHER LIES HAS ANDY TOLD? you be the judge!!!!2!@
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2014, 4:33:16 PM
You see how @waxpancake lies to us in https://t.co/bYG4k1Zj5D the lead image shows an "Atari 2600" playing pac-man? http://t.co/kmIcKnVCCA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2014, 1:38:36 PM
Our nearly 3 year old on wife's corp Dell laptop: "Why is your computer so big?" ... It has begun
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2014, 1:39:05 AM
People tell me I'm white, and I believe them because I enjoy Hootie and the Blowfish, but I don't see color: http://t.co/NhwCzUquxd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2014, 12:26:59 AM
Find yourself replying over and over and over to a topic (or worse, a particular person)? Take a break. Go for a walk. Something. Anything.
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Stack Exchange holiday party drink named for @jonskeet! http://t.co/EYm9d7sQqJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2014, 5:35:23 PM
"We're living through the largest increase in human expressive capability in history." http://t.co/1Mk0LLz9qT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2014, 4:56:56 PM
nRelate is going out of business! Recommend me an alternative that does the same thing?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2014, 4:52:35 PM
hrm, data breaches at Target and Home Depot.. our corporate credit card shows oddball charges from Target and Home Depot in Nov. Go figure.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2014, 3:10:40 PM
that last tweet was not actually a joke
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2014, 3:10:08 PM
you don't understand tech unless you've murdered a man for running the wrong Linux distro
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this is a pretty amazing chart http://t.co/zBUPxdY3oH http://t.co/w5ivEM4KhQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2014, 4:29:15 AM
This "shake device to undo" thing in iOS is never useful, but reliably annoying.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2014, 2:35:18 AM
power pop 90s style https://t.co/5nOKb8p23X
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 11, 2014, 9:35:06 PM
I Made The Pillsbury Pizza Cake Because I Needed To Know That Miracles Do Exist http://t.co/RvQjUgzkQj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 11, 2014, 3:47:46 PM
Oh god, Comic Sans and Papyrus made a baby http://t.co/bm40VYXve3
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saladinahmed @saladinahmed
Dec 11, 2014, 3:45:44 PM
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LIGHTEN UP!

IT'S JUST TV!

Except our govt. literally got ideas for torture by watching "24": http://t.co/qRkzd7u167 htt…
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benontherun @benontherun
Dec 11, 2014, 3:34:30 PM
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The ultimate popularity proof of #JavaScript http://t.co/nY9pin0TQt
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Dec 11, 2014, 3:32:32 PM
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haneycodes @haneycodes
Dec 11, 2014, 3:31:28 PM
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Excited to receive my Kickstarted "mini museum." A shot of it on a light table. http://t.co/OLDH5WoOcN http://t.co/OWJvddDdHg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 11, 2014, 12:00:27 AM
I watched the movie "Birdman" and I still can't shake the feeling that I need to turn in a thousand word essay about it somewhere
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 10, 2014, 11:58:03 PM
The Geek hierarchy http://t.co/lLipIxr4tN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 10, 2014, 9:37:57 PM
Enjoy the new trailer for Mad Max: Holiday Road http://t.co/pOCIQ0UxMw
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