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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2014, 10:18:21 PM
Playing Zombicide, I think @ZogStriP can pull this one out! http://t.co/QVTfUEYTSF
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The strangest thing about Bloomberg's godawful Tim Cook cover is they did such a great job with Piketty in May http://t.co/tj8L6wx…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 18, 2014, 1:43:47 AM
This giant iPhone sure seems to be getting rave reviews. Shocker! Who among us could have *possibly* seen that coming?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 18, 2014, 1:22:24 AM
"I think there are very few of us who live in the have-a-discussion-to-try-to-learn-things world."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 18, 2014, 1:11:43 AM
This mystery room event @eviltrout set us up with was really, really fun. Recommended: http://t.co/WvwEt8Slgs
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Techmeme @Techmeme
Sep 18, 2014, 12:06:02 AM
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Apple can no longer decrypt user data on iPhones and iPads for police, starting with iOS 8 http://t.co/0PKO3lObNM http://t.co
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Sep 18, 2014, 12:04:25 AM
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NPR talking to some Scots about the independence vote. I couldn't understand them but I think this was the gist. http://t.co/…
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MYSADCAT @MYSADCAT
Sep 17, 2014, 4:47:21 PM
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My cat is sad because life has given him many, many lemons & he cannot use them to make lemonade because he is a cat. http://…
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johnolilly @johnolilly
Sep 17, 2014, 12:37:16 PM
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So that's it. Two guys in ties on Sand Hill Road with "Need Funding" signs. Time to close shop, burn it all down. http://t.…
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migueldeicaza @migueldeicaza
Sep 17, 2014, 12:33:51 PM
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HTML5 or as my coworkers call it "Miguel de Icaza Flavored Markdown"
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wilshipley @wilshipley
Sep 17, 2014, 10:08:41 AM
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Sorry I haven’t tweeted much lately but I’m trying to deal with all the turmoil getting a free album in iTunes has caused m…
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haneycodes @haneycodes
Sep 16, 2014, 4:47:05 PM
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I'm super stoked! Just shipped my first major feature for @StackExchange and #StackOverflow! http://t.co/q0trXkDJGX
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Sep 16, 2014, 11:23:55 AM
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Super sorry about this, but I got the time wrong for the Discourse meetup tonight. It's *6pm* not *5pm* -- https://t.co/EIle…
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Sep 16, 2014, 9:26:42 AM
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Bringing a Furby into the home is grounds for divorce, right? http://t.co/NmakC1tZ6B
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ILOVETHEHAWK @ILOVETHEHAWK
Sep 16, 2014, 9:25:14 AM
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Never thought I'd say it, but @discourse makes my life better. #thenewsitepointforums
#cmgr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 16, 2014, 9:23:43 AM
5 Secret McDonald’s Menu Items You Have To Order http://t.co/F9Yu6WaLEV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 15, 2014, 7:17:20 PM
Will iPhone 6+ have 2gb ram? Has this ever been confirmed either way?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 15, 2014, 4:42:17 PM
Opened my bag to realize I forgot to pack any underwear for a 6 day trip. That is a first.
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Sep 15, 2014, 4:39:25 PM
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Remember, Tomorrow night is our Discourse Meetup in Toronto with the whole core team! https://t.co/sLNT7pFPmE - come say hi!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 15, 2014, 12:37:51 AM
Behold the bevy of Canadian treats @eviltrout put together for us! Not pictured: Ice Wine! http://t.co/wCUhbII3GW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 14, 2014, 4:51:35 PM
Leaving for the Discourse yearly team meeting, this year in Toronto! WHAT'S THAT ABOOT EH?
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ZachWeiner @ZachWeiner
Sep 14, 2014, 2:22:02 PM
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Saw "USA vs Serbia" trending. Instantly thought "please be sports, please be sports, please be sports."
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This 1982 Starlog interview with PKD on a novel he never lived to write is pretty fascinating https://t.co/591YftdJZ2 h/t @alexism
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Happy birthday to Steam, which turned 11 years old today. http://t.co/L5WUWLzGBb http://t.co/lzaDCnPCUo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 12, 2014, 6:40:21 PM
@howtogeek Oh well. I really can't stand using Android any more. It grates every day now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 12, 2014, 6:14:42 PM
wow, my credit card got auto-blocked when ordering the iPhones from AT&T and now ship dates are into November :(
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rossrubin @rossrubin
Sep 12, 2014, 4:20:40 PM
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Original iPhone screen soon to look as quaint as original Mac screen.
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mikeolson @mikeolson
Sep 12, 2014, 3:59:03 PM
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Lower courts invalidating software patents in wake of Supreme Court ruling. Excellent news. http://t.co/YM6ZKBszKK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 12, 2014, 2:10:52 AM
Come on apple store this is some horseshit, daddy needs his gold phablet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2014, 11:58:33 PM
Pshaw midnight is not late. When you see dawn breaking, *that* is late.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2014, 11:25:09 PM
“Of course the existing system works well for me — it’s run by people like me, for people like me.” —@cshirky https://t.co/r6IVWmq9Ms
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2014, 4:51:50 PM
Archaeologists Hate Him! Local Professor defeats Nazis using this 1 weird old artifact. #explainafilmplotbadly
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dwineman @dwineman
Sep 11, 2014, 4:07:33 PM
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Evolution of music sales: 1. Pay a lot 2. Pay a little 3. Pay anything 4. OK fine, just pay once a month 5. Fuck you, now you…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2014, 1:25:11 PM
Twitter mobile developer conference, Oct 22 in SF: https://t.co/5z4xOR88v8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2014, 10:38:20 AM
Emoji One is amazing and fully open source! Check out the emoji family tree: http://t.co/uVihGQOReX
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moby_rick @moby_rick
Sep 11, 2014, 10:34:47 AM
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@codinghorror and we're live! Thanks for your support Jeff: http://t.co/SojxRQXHij :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 10, 2014, 5:27:49 PM
"at the end of the day, I don't see people that love beautiful things wearing this with any great regularity." ouch. http://t.co/1DUDWxo8no
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Sep 10, 2014, 2:40:54 PM
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Also if you're in Toronto don't miss our (very rare) Discourse Meetup https://t.co/EIle8Uwj8e on Tuesday!
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jongalloway @jongalloway
Sep 10, 2014, 2:30:30 PM
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Some people, when faced with a problem, think "I know, I'll dismiss it with a witticism." Now they have zero problems.
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jeffsand @jeffsand
Sep 10, 2014, 1:49:18 PM
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New Developer forums for @Twitter launched today. Built on the @discourse platform. Thanks @codinghorror and team. http://t.c
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 10, 2014, 2:57:41 AM
We may have reached Peak Emoji http://t.co/vnNlIyGvaG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 9, 2014, 11:45:58 PM
Watching the additional UI in action on the 5.5" iPhone 6, it is so clear why phablets are winning. Honestly? I could have gone bigger.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 9, 2014, 11:22:53 PM
I hear @notch will use that 2 billion to buy Oculus Rift back from Facebook
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stroughtonsmith @stroughtonsmith
Sep 9, 2014, 11:19:14 PM
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Just in case you're curious, this is what the four supported iPhone resolutions in iOS 8 look like together: http://t.…
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mattcjordan @mattcjordan
Sep 9, 2014, 8:35:17 PM
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Every now and again, I go back and re-read @codinghorror's what have you done post: http://t.co/HdYQjKmLYi It still motiv…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 9, 2014, 5:22:07 PM
Wow, Microsoft neal dear to buy Minecraft? That'd be the smartest bigco deal I've seen since Google bought YouTube.
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andrewchen @andrewchen
Sep 9, 2014, 5:12:04 PM
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before the iWatch, there was this - presenting the Fossil Wrist PDA running Palm OS: http://t.co/WbG2Gj5vLv
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preetbanerjee @preetbanerjee
Sep 9, 2014, 4:31:01 PM
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AccordionGuy @AccordionGuy
Sep 9, 2014, 3:53:44 PM
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Someone needs to make an Apple Watch version of the so-bad-it's-good Galaxy Gear ad:
https://t.co/NotFdI4kKi http://t.co/…
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RockBand @RockBand
Sep 9, 2014, 3:37:42 PM
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The Beatles: Rock Band was released 5 years ago today! Thanks so much to all of you for the birthday well wishes. https://t.…
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textfiles @textfiles
Sep 9, 2014, 1:48:36 PM
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When I wore my Pebble Watch, and I'd check on status while talking to people, people would frown and go "Do you need to be s…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 9, 2014, 10:09:45 AM
"buyers are willing to pay a premium to do more work with less cores because the per-core software licensing costs are extremely high"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 8, 2014, 9:03:39 PM
@XOver9000 me too but that seems super unlikely. 2gb I pray for
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 8, 2014, 9:02:24 PM
In a perfect world, Gold 5.5" iPhone 6, Gold 12" iPad Air 2, both with 2gb ram so I can have more than one tab open in Mobile Safari
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 8, 2014, 8:59:44 PM
Please Apple RAM gods, bequeath 2gb upon the new iPad tomorrow. It is so bad now. Also: GOOOOOLD EVERYTHING http://t.co/TeZsB6lkuN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 8, 2014, 8:55:08 PM
sorry! No new kids, I was just reminiscing about my ongoing mission to stock all my children's heads with "THE CRAZY" (distant screaming)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 8, 2014, 12:49:18 PM
I like being at the command line in Linux because it feels like I am totally all up in the Matrix http://t.co/gCyP3XqnIV
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Sep 7, 2014, 11:23:28 PM
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Notes from the development of xkcd's "Pixels" - http://t.co/mR7KbXl44q <= "People watching TV don't browse on computers. …
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2014, 6:49:42 PM
They.. actually .. sold live monkeys via mail to children in the early 70s? "No instructions [were included]" http://t.co/SKKUuynzDV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2014, 6:21:32 PM
@dozba mansplaining to the hilt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2014, 4:11:39 PM
That article encapsulates everything you need to know about men: win at all costs, no matter how crazy the consequences are.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2014, 4:09:33 PM
"In the late 90s he became famed as a man who would do anything to win a bet." http://t.co/dF2XEr1NtC as of *2014* he still has the implants
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2014, 2:36:07 PM
BuzzFeed is very much like that.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2014, 2:34:58 PM
I remember reading the 1st issue of Maxim, about the guy who got breast implants on a lost bet, and thinking: this mag is going to be huge.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2014, 2:11:12 PM
Looks like someone wasn't included in a listicle http://t.co/jJXZoFGa1T
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Sep 7, 2014, 2:31:05 AM
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I'm just totally stunned Reddit's CEO thought this statement was rock solid. http://t.co/YWyW5PGF2X
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The Universal Rules of Civilized Discourse: http://t.co/4qoaJiWW81
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2014, 4:07:05 AM
Why I donated to @EFF: they keep the Internet free and open https://t.co/m5WqUn10N8
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mattcutts @mattcutts
Sep 5, 2014, 11:34:22 PM
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Lots of gems in this piece about email spam, abuse, and encryption: https://t.co/gADqNK5YxN by Mike Hearn, a very smart/savv…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 7:06:21 PM
@benatkin it is fully markdown compatible, so .Md is fine
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 6:03:05 PM
The Standard / Common Markdown project, in accordance with the wishes of @gruber, has been renamed to http://t.co/hdDpdUK5Ug
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 4:12:27 PM
Traction: A startup guide to getting customers by @yegg http://t.co/sLxpV0eXHs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 4:10:58 PM
"At some point in the future, Markdown may support starting ordered lists at an arbitrary number." This was written in 2004.
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ironicsans @ironicsans
Sep 5, 2014, 3:01:48 PM
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Working on my newsletter… http://t.co/atAY4Tk2LU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 1:47:54 PM
What Does Your Computer Chair Say About You? https://t.co/1e8W3QJ93D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 1:36:15 PM
5 account security features every online service should have: http://t.co/em7TjuDTpr
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seesharp @seesharp
Sep 5, 2014, 1:25:55 PM
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My Epson color printer is out of “light light black”.

Seriously? That’s a color name? http://t.co/Ap7JbLr6ao
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 3:04:43 AM
"We love your house so much that we built a new foundation for it, so it's stronger and will last longer. What do you think?" "BLASPHEMY!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 2:06:03 AM
I see, so it's simply RGB ClearType vs greyscale ClearType. e.g. http://t.co/ESf5cyM69U
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 1:45:08 AM
Weird, why am I seeing bad IE11 font rendering here? (IE11 on right, FF on left, look at the a & s chars) http://t.co/LKOTreXI59
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2014, 12:45:38 AM
just saw a document with http://t.co/yHzbAjAkvs misspelled as http://t.co/6fxrTr5Lby and I was like oh maybe that's a thing, turns out it is
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 11:54:00 PM
to @gruber's credit, I finally got a nice thoughtful, and detailed response. Very much appreciated.
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werejack @werejack
Sep 4, 2014, 10:40:30 PM
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@codinghorror there's a collector group in Germany that's said to be "Lego complete." they're the stuff of legend in the lego…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 10:39:21 PM
Is there anyone who owns every numbered Lego set? Asking for a friend. Who enjoys vicarious participation in other peoples obsessions.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 10:16:50 PM
Can't we all just buy giant iPhone Sixes and get along together?
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FBI working with game developer association to combat online harassment http://t.co/POSxhHrsKC
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JPMajor @JPMajor
Sep 4, 2014, 8:51:56 PM
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Let's get irrational. RT @caleb_scharf: This: http://t.co/ta2nbFjhL1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 7:04:09 PM
I apologize for any drama, I dislike drama, I like resolutions and forward progress. That is what I am aiming for.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 6:30:27 PM
Standard Markdown is now Common Markdown http://t.co/pubvpgoc45
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 1:01:22 PM
So much 80s in this Ghostbusters still http://t.co/XEoTB0R3mR
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mattcutts @mattcutts
Sep 4, 2014, 11:28:59 AM
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Congrats @smithmegan and @amac! Can't wait to see what fresh ideas you unlock for tech innovation in government!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 11:19:12 AM
@eableson @siracusa yes, with the caveat that on page comments are read only

http://t.co/cTcrasTSlC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 2:44:02 AM
no problem here, nothing to see, move along, "ambiguity is a feature!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 1:54:55 AM
Drama is easy. Behaving like a grown up is hard.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2014, 12:06:07 AM
*Every* implementation of Markdown is a fork, because the "spec" is so ambiguous: http://t.co/tDkYH1lDI2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 3, 2014, 6:44:49 PM
@Jeff_Hatz if I hated John Gruber, why would I spend so much time popularizing something he created and ensuring its future success?
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