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scottygb @scottygb
Nov 13, 2021, 1:00:21 PM
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Nigella pronounces microwave as “micro-wav-ay” so that is how we all should pronounce it now. Those are the rules. https://t.…
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JoannaStern @JoannaStern
Nov 12, 2021, 6:06:04 PM
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Step 1: Pack bags and two Oculus Quest 2 headsets. Step 2: Check into Holiday Inn Express. Step 3: Enter the “Metavers…
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Apparently, Germany stopped offering free rapid or PCR tests on the theory this would encourage remaining unvaccinated to get v…
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Johnny_suputama @Johnny_suputama
Nov 12, 2021, 2:42:09 PM
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Brilliant space-saving technique in this Japanese home
https://t.co/RUDmg9nNID
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2021, 10:57:16 PM
Wait what? Here’s a nickel, kid, get yourself a better computer. https://t.co/4r2pG6llnO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2021, 10:22:57 PM
I will Stan Clifford (the movie) until my dying day. It is the pinnacle of absurdist movie art. Only The Lobster even comes *close* https://t.co/bzBeyM4SZs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2021, 9:56:01 PM
@joshz404 Sort of. You can be bad at a lot of stuff or really good at a few things
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2021, 9:54:25 PM
There is this absolutely bonkers brutalist house near where I live and every time I walk by it I am impressed again https://t.co/STs6skvhH1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2021, 9:24:27 PM
Top 90? It’s an honor. Take that, PizzaNet! https://t.co/RiDNSXvic1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2021, 6:33:33 PM
These internet connected pixel art frames are really fun https://t.co/yjau2VVsXd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 10, 2021, 11:54:18 PM
cryptocurrency is fantasy football for finance nerds
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 10, 2021, 11:27:57 PM
interactive data-based articles are ... what I think textbooks should always have been https://t.co/ZnZdVoGH5V
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 10, 2021, 10:56:33 PM
A real CEO would bring back the original and best Microsoft logo https://t.co/8fDSi6EhNO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 10, 2021, 9:46:15 PM
"The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything." 🤔
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 10, 2021, 7:35:41 PM
Same problem in medicine; unlimited wealth through unlimited layers of "middle management" https://t.co/kvr94fMCTc
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jakethornton @jakethornton
Nov 10, 2021, 7:05:33 PM
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Lion’O Richie. https://t.co/R4PBPX77tU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 10, 2021, 3:07:56 PM
Met a new neighbor today https://t.co/KNmf2VrLwm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2021, 10:32:24 PM
The first rule of Tron: always fight for the users https://t.co/uMLF6EOb7t
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bencbartlett @bencbartlett
Nov 9, 2021, 10:20:20 PM
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We’re both huge nerds and I wanted to do something unique for the proposal, so I designed this hexagonal mirror thingy. T…
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“The nature of life on Earth and the search for life elsewhere are two sides of the same question—the search for who we are.” – C…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2021, 9:46:40 PM
I didn’t know Batman ever got this meta https://t.co/wSsmyH7KQj
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AlexBlechman @AlexBlechman
Nov 9, 2021, 8:01:42 PM
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Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale Tech Company: At long last, we have created…
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Nov 9, 2021, 5:58:58 PM
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What a time to be alive! https://t.co/mYjXOhiL7S
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2021, 5:45:30 PM
maybe I started @discourse because I just like clicking on hearts next to posts! https://t.co/dmuZao8lOG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2021, 12:17:23 PM
"But that’s not the problem with Zuckerberg’s metaverse. The problem is that it’s boring." https://t.co/omYApuH4gs
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arstechnica @arstechnica
Nov 5, 2021, 11:04:58 PM
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Zuckerberg may want to singlehandedly build the Metaverse, but Oculus's consulting CTO remains skeptical.
https://t.co/FZX…
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Gritty20202 @Gritty20202
Nov 5, 2021, 11:01:38 PM
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SeanBurkeShow @SeanBurkeShow
Nov 5, 2021, 3:15:54 PM
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If Bob Ross taught Postmodern Art. https://t.co/SPBCuzxj1E
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 5, 2021, 3:02:48 PM
@leohackerman @discourse looks OK to me today
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 5, 2021, 2:21:59 PM
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“The primary components are number of friends, closeness of friends, closeness of family, and relationships with co-worke…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 4, 2021, 4:55:55 PM
"Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms" is one of the primary reasons we started @discourse https://t.co/dILK28eHdl
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FANGORIA @FANGORIA
Nov 4, 2021, 2:26:02 PM
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You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like y…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 4, 2021, 2:18:41 PM
New shirt arrived! https://t.co/D8WROLc6W1
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jeremy_daly @jeremy_daly
Nov 4, 2021, 1:27:00 PM
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Yesterday I turned 43 and realized I've been in #tech for 24 years (I got paid to create my first "professional" website i…
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Nov 4, 2021, 12:29:48 PM
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Discourse has the best culture of any company I've ever worked at, and it's been 100% remote since day 1. Remote work is not…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 3, 2021, 5:52:21 PM
Related to Loving vs. Virginia https://t.co/nQ6nYllvNn https://t.co/hmSqpZScgE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 3, 2021, 4:53:49 PM
I am mixed on NFTs, but I could see the value of a plugin that validated your @discourse profile image as one you owned via a registry.. e.g. "here's my avatar I paid $500 for"?
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UrsBasteck @UrsBasteck
Nov 3, 2021, 4:35:39 PM
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Möchte sehr, dass dieses Bild noch lange herumgereicht wird. (von @rickgude) https://t.co/gTtIHFFRHb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 3, 2021, 4:21:18 PM
This is a terrifying headline https://t.co/jbkcZJH7bk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 3, 2021, 4:08:41 PM
"Happiness only real when shared" https://t.co/ep50HnZwd2
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sumusiriwardana @sumusiriwardana
Nov 3, 2021, 3:43:51 PM
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Every programmer's story 😂 https://t.co/K59u01C0o6
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arstechnica @arstechnica
Nov 3, 2021, 1:20:00 PM
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After 10 years of automatically tagging users in photos, Facebook will cease using facial recognition on its platform and…
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Web 1.0: the web is for sharing information! Web 2.0: but what if we could make money too? Web 3.0: the web is only for making m…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 2, 2021, 11:13:53 PM
Is there anyone out there that actually *wants* this hideous all-torso metaverse?
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Bowsnonk @Bowsnonk
Nov 2, 2021, 6:05:00 PM
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[Beck voice] in the time of NFTs they stole my monkey
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 2, 2021, 4:22:56 PM
It's so discouraging how difficult Instagram / Facebook has made it to simply display a public image from a URL. They *really* want you to log in, no matter what.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 2, 2021, 2:41:11 PM
"I've spent months working on this program".

https://t.co/EyZnDEMH6q

my work here is done.
(drops mic, walks offstage)
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mgerrydoyle @mgerrydoyle
Nov 1, 2021, 9:10:49 PM
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did a boss write this article? look--if people want to work remotely, let them work remotely. let them do their best work…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 1, 2021, 8:31:45 PM
Seconded: this is a dead eyed portrayal of evil https://t.co/CZ6AIEQm8j https://t.co/ZWxpKSlvYv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 31, 2021, 8:17:43 PM
Face iid is not happy https://t.co/nzhXhpGCIY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 31, 2021, 5:28:39 PM
Great real world example of the Strategy Tax project antipattern from @stevesi https://t.co/ADr3OB7H8G
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 30, 2021, 7:49:28 PM
“The first day I had to smile the entire day and my face muscles hurt,” Patrunina said. “This is not a joke…” https://t.co/cUN4w24JWt
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So, starting in 2010 Fisher Price re-released their Music Box Record Player, in a classic-toy version that doesn't work like the…
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Oct 30, 2021, 6:59:22 PM
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🎃Happy Halloween from Winston 🎃(he’s the goat from The VVitch) https://t.co/YF1rQng4Er
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 29, 2021, 2:15:20 PM
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I've always liked the metaphor of gardening for software development. There's a ritual to it, a seasonality, a cycle. htt…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 28, 2021, 8:54:31 PM
what happens if you try to build a PC around the AMD PS5 SoC? It's.. slow. Really, really slow. https://t.co/PwETRHfnXW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 28, 2021, 4:58:11 PM
The primary rule of user interface design is that users won't read a single god damn word you put on the page.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 28, 2021, 4:32:10 PM
I was meta before it was uncool https://t.co/HOS4sL8SrN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 28, 2021, 2:35:33 PM
oh man, I read this tip as "change your voicemail message *BEFORE* going on that remote hike" which absolutely would work. I didn't read closely enough. https://t.co/qwZKb7WkLj
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TrungTPhan @TrungTPhan
Oct 28, 2021, 1:09:40 PM
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who did this? lol https://t.co/793eZClJaE
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AlecStapp @AlecStapp
Oct 27, 2021, 6:11:18 PM
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An artist: (1) bought an Andy Warhol drawing for $20,000 (2) made 999 high-quality forgeries of it (3) shuffled them toge…
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Oct 25, 2021, 11:56:02 PM
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This is the most relatable tweet that's ever been on Twitter.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2021, 9:16:09 PM
Friends don't let friends turn into extreme couponers https://t.co/eTKi85Jncn
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So you’re saying Mark Zuckerberg is accusing large media platforms of selectively showing people content that leaves them angr…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2021, 8:19:28 PM
"In India, for example, they use the lines between the segments of the fingers to count. This means each digit can represent four numbers and the whole hand can represent 20." https://t.co/FOb5myI0kd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2021, 6:56:04 PM
Emoji Dick has aged surprisingly well https://t.co/hubUv5sWeh
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SteveStreza @SteveStreza
Oct 25, 2021, 6:53:03 PM
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Everything @GamersNexus makes turns out gold, including their new drink coasters. https://t.co/rnYnGSvKgg
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petersagal @petersagal
Oct 25, 2021, 2:14:54 PM
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In response to narrowly spread demand, here are my Rules of Twitter. Note that each was learned by violating it repeatedly…
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LeaVerou @LeaVerou
Oct 25, 2021, 2:13:49 PM
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It's a shame that every website needs to build its own emoji picker — a nontrivial amount of code and very easy to get wrong/…
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emotionalpedant @emotionalpedant
Oct 23, 2021, 6:54:47 PM
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not a cell phone in sight, just computers living in the moment https://t.co/WkcQ5lVf59
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peoplefirstjobs @peoplefirstjobs
Oct 23, 2021, 1:11:00 AM
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The @discourse team is looking for an Operations engineer, a role for computing system generalists. You'll be debuggin…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2021, 12:15:59 AM
Ambient noise machines are fun https://t.co/wfkretNNQl
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zachklein @zachklein
Oct 22, 2021, 9:50:03 PM
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SFTMA told me it's going to take 30+ months to get a speed bump installed on my street IF my application is approved. So,…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2021, 6:55:56 PM
"Nine of Death Valley’s 10 hottest summers have been recorded in the past 15 years" https://t.co/VRVoTFGkru
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2021, 6:33:05 PM
Everyone wants the “push this big red button and instantly become successful” button (and there are no shortage of people willing to sell you that) … but damn few people are willing to sit down, crack their knuckles, and do the bone grinding daily work of showing up for years
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2021, 5:20:09 PM
what year is it again? Didn't we solve this whole "Hair" thing in the 1970s, as I recall there was even a whole musical about it and several popular songs.. https://t.co/ZqMXyHumHZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2021, 4:42:35 PM
If you'd like to merge a few chatrooms into a structured @discourse instance, let us know and we can help! https://t.co/SyOpGIebNn
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Parents: please check your kids' Halloween candy!

Just found the Deloitte Agile Landscape inside a Kit Kat bar. https://t.co/J4…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2021, 5:54:54 PM
Mask type matters .. or I guess double-masking? https://t.co/gSaE9zpYNk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2021, 2:56:59 PM
Listen up, kids. There are three ages you will reach. The age you first trim your nose hairs. The age you get your first colonoscopy. The age you have your first mid-life crisis. Not necessarily in that order.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2021, 2:51:50 PM
one way to feel better: go out of your way to do something nice for someone today. Anything, however small.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2021, 2:32:12 PM
at @discourse we took the work remotely forever pledge (but we still do yearly meetups when not in a pandemic!) https://t.co/nIfNa9WXjm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2021, 2:20:17 PM
Bug Bash by Hans Bjordahl https://t.co/MstTQTaxRG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2021, 11:15:49 PM
Every day I resent MTV for giving up on music videos, so I listen to songs on YouTube to set the universe right
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2021, 10:27:19 PM
what is Facebook’s new name, wrong answers only https://t.co/9EPVEBDdbe
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Seriously, people https://t.co/PO5dg8RpkJ
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scottwasson @scottwasson
Oct 19, 2021, 9:49:33 PM
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Now a comparison. First, regular Model F typing sounds, and then Model F with solenoid enabled. @ModelFKeyboards https://t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2021, 8:54:58 PM
a disturbing read about the new meth epidemic https://t.co/vipusOqvMf
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Will we ever see video billboards this clever in the US?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2021, 8:08:22 PM
@CodingGent I am confident @pinboard will find a way, he is ingenious
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2021, 8:01:13 PM
Holy crap “During the 2020–21 flu season, the United States recorded only about 2k cases, 17k times fewer than the 35 million it recorded the season before. That season, the flu killed 199 children; this past season, as far as we know, it killed 1.” https://t.co/rN5xlP3ph6
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ethomson @ethomson
Oct 19, 2021, 6:23:50 PM
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Me committing code as a Product Manager https://t.co/er3bAnalAc
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