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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 3, 2014, 4:06:32 PM
@horse_mans A++++ troll would read again
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tbranyen @tbranyen
Sep 3, 2014, 2:49:17 PM
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@codinghorror way to taint the spec with the yankees
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keithjgrant @keithjgrant
Sep 3, 2014, 2:48:43 PM
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@codinghorror Was going to RT, but then I saw that disturbing Yankees comment at the bottom of the website.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 3, 2014, 2:11:01 PM
Standard Flavored Markdown http://t.co/vLIHPKk0Bn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 3, 2014, 1:41:48 AM
The “Meat Mountain” will not be listed on the menu, but store associates will make it for customers who ask. http://t.co/ylshZZzfd8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 2, 2014, 11:31:24 PM
google autocomplete not working corre (via http://t.co/CdZ5qgMTCF ) http://t.co/VspBDvGpsU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 2, 2014, 8:04:30 PM
Tomorrow should be exciting.
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paul_irish @paul_irish
Sep 2, 2014, 6:52:21 PM
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The Verge goes all-in on responsive web and is nuking their native apps: http://t.co/pnSaRExBFp http://t.co/XVPUque7HB
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Sep 2, 2014, 1:36:52 PM
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Idea: cloud providers should have an option to not back up nude photos by default using something like this: http://t.co/5N0…
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ThisIsSethsBlog @ThisIsSethsBlog
Sep 2, 2014, 6:00:38 AM
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Seth's Blog: The wasteful fraud of sorting for youth meritocracy http://t.co/ow386hns7S
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2014, 11:52:36 PM
This is wonderful. Please please please let my children read "school textbooks" that work like this. https://t.co/5K0o8hZ0jM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2014, 11:42:37 PM
Why does Windows think that my wireless keyboard is a toaster? http://t.co/jFtvatEz8y
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2014, 8:41:40 PM
I am going to write a book titled HOW TO BE INSANELY PRODUCTIVE and inside will be a single page with "don't have children" printed on it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2014, 8:06:06 PM
"Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value." http://t.co/UgGABODHeq
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@ohmz @codinghorror I asked it in an interview early this year, and the guy said “My professor taught me this!” — and then got…
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FizzBuzz is no longer a valid way to test devs, because since @codinghorror blogged about it it looks like unis have started teac…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2014, 3:06:54 AM
That font used in the MTV video opening / closing credits. You know, when MTV used to play "music videos" http://t.co/x3odGSCXq6
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Remember, kids! No consequences in games != no consequences in real life: http://t.co/KEU0Se8oHe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2014, 4:39:05 PM
91% of bookmarked links from 1997 are dead https://t.co/TXzbGMBtkw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2014, 6:14:30 AM
I'm so creeped out by Facebook that I only access it via an isolated, empty GMail account I set up for that purpose. A hazmat suit.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2014, 4:29:36 AM
There are two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors.
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siracusa @siracusa
Aug 30, 2014, 5:52:12 PM
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Man, nerds could not catch a break in the 80s. Just look at this box art: http://t.co/OFIoFoVqxS (This toy was amazing, BTW.)
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raducotescu @raducotescu
Aug 30, 2014, 4:57:25 PM
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One week of typing on the CODE #mechanical #keyboard designed by @codinghorror: why would anyone use anything else?! http:…
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desusnice @desusnice
Aug 30, 2014, 12:06:41 AM
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If you get in a stranger's car & yell "UBER" before they say anything, they're required to drive you anywhere you want
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2014, 9:49:08 PM
Beyoncé for president in 2016? It just makes sense.
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anarchivist @anarchivist
Aug 29, 2014, 9:47:55 PM
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.@riordan If you wanna be my lover, you gotta #engage my #brand / make it last for ever / #engagement never ends
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2014, 6:02:17 PM
Click link, read blog, see "Your" spelled "You're". Quietly close tab. http://t.co/54ySBDpelU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2014, 5:04:27 PM
Keep your friends close, but your haters closer.
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Aug 29, 2014, 2:25:03 PM
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My name is Betsy & I am a former Obsessive Compulsive. Now? Predictable. MT @ACSReactions: Pipette Personalities http://t.co/…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2014, 7:03:53 PM
Is there a German word to describe people who don't remove the promotional stickers from items they purchased?
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Aug 28, 2014, 6:27:29 PM
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Why does Google prepend while(1); to their JSON responses? http://t.co/kOjpqGbPTL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2014, 6:19:46 PM
"Once Firefox starts checking my spelling, I'm looking for a new browser." -- commenter from 2008
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2014, 5:42:46 PM
Can't wait for iPhone 6 to come out. I've given the Android phone world a shot for 6 months and I'll be.. uh, glad to leave.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2014, 4:53:03 PM
"When your users keep walking through a hole in the wall you should probably make a door there." http://t.co/aINMDkjkJe
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migueldeicaza @migueldeicaza
Aug 28, 2014, 4:36:17 PM
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Jon Skeet, #1 StackOverflow user of ALL TIMES speaking at Evolve! http://t.co/GcXpsx3DzS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2014, 4:23:06 PM
Are you ready to have your mind blown? http://t.co/FrmpNzYJaG
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textfiles @textfiles
Aug 28, 2014, 3:15:39 PM
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If you want to replace "gamer" you need a better word, but until then, here's a SWAT team being called as a prank: http://t
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StevenMurawski @StevenMurawski
Aug 28, 2014, 1:35:29 PM
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Blogged: Dealing With Bad Behavior in a Community http://t.co/XIZcgCAvkr #sad #lopsa #getchef #pshorg
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saladinahmed @saladinahmed
Aug 28, 2014, 1:27:02 PM
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This, by @malki, is the best thing ever written about Batman. [From: http://t.co/R06uMuCc8a http://t.co/b3MC6DFv88] http:…
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jonrussell @jonrussell
Aug 27, 2014, 11:14:59 PM
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Amazing: Mozilla's $33 smartphone has almost the same specs as the first iPhone http://t.co/jIGPY6upfp via @maxart http://t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 8:38:45 PM
@EthenAWilson I should learn how to code
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 8:35:01 PM
Social media you guys http://t.co/hqwu6J5Wjj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 7:25:57 PM
I may have overreacted a tad to the twins climbing their bookshelves and turning on their light instead of sleeping http://t.co/l7sZZxb0nR
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brianwisti @brianwisti
Aug 27, 2014, 5:26:51 PM
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YOU ARE IN A LEGACY CODEBASE > RUN TESTS YOU HAVE NO TESTS > READ SPEC YOU HAVE NO SPEC > WRITE FIX YOU ARE EATEN BY AN …
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 3:48:11 PM
The fear of cryptic URLs, long or short, is now no longer a problem. http://t.co/874VLsHkjJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 3:24:14 PM
I woke up this morning screaming "I am gonna optimize the f*** out of our motherf***ing funnel today" then I punched a hole in the wall
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 2:53:54 PM
@JJKazakoffEigen opinions vary
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garychou @garychou
Aug 27, 2014, 2:47:19 PM
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Learn how to love in 30 days.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 2:43:53 PM
learn how to code in just 30 days. http://t.co/fZYTNOJIBx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 2:25:24 PM
Cool! Google Chrome 37 makes better font rendering and 64-bit standard, finally! https://t.co/8HeeaOgruT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 2:16:32 PM
@howtogeek viva le competition
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 12:45:15 PM
http://t.co/6bmZ2QnLWw now with official hosting, install service, and 500% more animated gifs on the homepage
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Sometimes, the best birthday gift is a little honesty. http://t.co/INUOtZ1YZI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 5:01:55 AM
@rusanu "humpification process"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 4:42:02 AM
Does anyone else feel like Jenkins is probably super smooth with the ladies? http://t.co/GVfBtS1CIH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 3:52:38 AM
One of the most pernicious problems in online discussion - "not participating in good faith". By that I mean willingness to evolve position.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2014, 12:48:03 AM
These men hassling women need to like, find better hobbies. Or some self-esteem. Or a life. Or something.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 26, 2014, 6:23:04 PM
"Well, if we declare Nerf guns annoying, only annoying people will have Nerf guns." http://t.co/cxRQghG7QW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 26, 2014, 3:07:43 PM
We just launched @discourse version 1.0, along with our official hosting and install services! http://t.co/13FSWnKysJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 26, 2014, 12:07:06 PM
Something has gotta give in the college education status quo. Unsustainable. http://t.co/BSEpvUF6pS
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StackExchange @StackExchange
Aug 26, 2014, 11:17:15 AM
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Why’s “The Giving Tree,” about staying happy in an abusive relationship, beloved? The trees a PARENT, not a partner. htt…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 26, 2014, 3:28:55 AM
tomorrow should be exciting
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 26, 2014, 2:22:46 AM
Those alcoholism scenes in Boyhood were extreeeeeemely realistic. I remembered a bunch of stuff that I ... kinda really didn't want to.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 26, 2014, 2:21:28 AM
Boyhood was a great movie. So amazing to see actors really *age* in a movie, over 10+ years! https://t.co/ecuCm3Jpsi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2014, 9:53:08 PM
"14. Blog about this experience. Pray it goes viral and is picked up by HuffPo." http://t.co/BzMujoKFrv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2014, 7:15:54 PM
"these people say they want flesh-colored Band-Aids!" (1963) http://t.co/AaiEAIXZZz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2014, 7:11:59 PM
Based on the # of support requests we get on it, configuring server email is one of the hardest problems in computer science.
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LaughingSquid @LaughingSquid
Aug 25, 2014, 2:13:53 PM
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Wikipedia Article Titles That Can Be Sung to the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Theme Song by xkcd http://t.co/iWJdGTu1Rp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2014, 2:28:04 AM
Really struggling with the inevitable feature matrix page for @discourse. What is the purpose and utility of these? Product e-peen?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2014, 1:40:03 AM
As you get older, I find the highs become higher, the lows lower. That's how the ride goes. http://t.co/gwjtVpl2GM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2014, 9:28:02 PM
speed of light > speed of sound http://t.co/yvhhoUzz00
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I NEVER HAVE ENOUGH COLORS OF POST-IT NOTES next man I date should bring me a bouquet of postits.
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@codinghorror whenever you tweet about music, I faintly hear "we built this city".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2014, 3:09:05 PM
Toto's Africa, by Ernest Hemingway http://t.co/uLtxNTTifE
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pamelafox @pamelafox
Aug 24, 2014, 12:23:09 PM
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http://t.co/SQak6uRRAx projects are half off today, thanks to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Help a classroom out! http://…
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The 6.0 M near the Bay Area this morning was the largest quake to hit that area since the Loma Prieta earthquake almost 25 years …
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2014, 1:51:59 AM
For my next trick, I'm going to make this anxiety disappear! http://t.co/GiC1G965Yk http://t.co/8utsG3cxs6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2014, 12:56:54 AM
not caring as a service
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 23, 2014, 7:08:41 PM
It's the most perfect day ever! http://t.co/1gq2mHJNgd http://t.co/J8TNqDr7Q7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 23, 2014, 6:36:30 PM
finally upgraded to a Samsung 850 Pro SSD. My first ever 512gb SSD! My, how prices have shrunk. http://t.co/TfpbZn45ZK
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WillWiles @WillWiles
Aug 23, 2014, 4:58:04 PM
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Writing is a way of converting childhood trauma into very small quantities of money.
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producerkarin @producerkarin
Aug 23, 2014, 4:26:31 PM
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Inside this book is revolution. Radical text written by a Buddhist nun. Read it to be pushed, not to be comforted. http:…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2014, 6:26:07 PM
"One possible explanation is that people just don't need that many apps." yep. http://t.co/D5iER8nZO8
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textfiles @textfiles
Aug 22, 2014, 4:48:24 PM
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Promised myself never to buy figurines again but if this ever happened. http://t.co/pKDUfKw0bF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2014, 4:07:05 AM
"He had not spoken with or touched another human being, until this night, for 27 years." http://t.co/RDyinL37Lb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2014, 3:42:48 AM
"I would visit the arcades with a notepad, and try to figure out what the games were doing" http://t.co/YhmB1eox06
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2014, 3:01:09 AM
using the RAD soundtrack as an example in UI design. Good times. Good times. https://t.co/yDuZJHEMq4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2014, 10:27:14 PM
The truest thing @haacked has ever said: "those of you without kids have no idea what kind of vacation you are on"
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McFunkypants @McFunkypants
Aug 21, 2014, 5:26:02 PM
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Mobile is messed up. Didn't this game come out like 48 hours ago? https://t.co/Xq4zjZKIzd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2014, 4:09:27 PM
Why am I clicking on this stuff? Why?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2014, 3:41:15 PM
Four essential movie soundtracks: 1. Heavy Metal, 2. Real Genius, 3. Fight Club, 4. Clockwork Orange. Yours?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2014, 1:34:00 PM
Aw, man, I dropped my Pocky and it broke into 4 pieces. #firstworldproblems
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crampell @crampell
Aug 21, 2014, 12:45:36 PM
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Adult females oust teenage boys as largest gaming demographic http://t.co/aEHubM1TK5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2014, 4:37:28 AM
"A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2014, 3:42:44 AM
Every time someone mentions "infraction point" systems to me I feel compelled to show them http://t.co/4t6NqOhDzf http://t.co/bU8kbVPRtZ
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Borderlands @Borderlands
Aug 20, 2014, 9:55:41 PM
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Borderlands: #ThePreSequel is now available for digital pre-order! http://t.co/wUtyl25O5R http://t.co/He9WjCrDe1
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Aug 20, 2014, 5:14:43 PM
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The online video game community is one of the most sexist & toxic places I've ever seen... And I'm a software developer!
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tldrwikipedia @tldrwikipedia
Aug 20, 2014, 4:12:55 PM
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Invisible Hand. http://t.co/jW0UWdvubJ
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Techmeme @Techmeme
Aug 20, 2014, 4:12:21 PM
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IDC: Tablets with cellular voice capabilities are getting traction in Asia Pacific (@riptari) http://t.co/0s9j0go9Zc http://t
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