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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
1. We don't read pages, we scan them
2. We don't make optimal choices, we satisfice
3. We don't figure out how things work, we muddle thru
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johnolilly
@johnolilly
New post: The Revolution Has Not Yet Succeeded https://t.co/lSAt4RGieB
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rstevens
@rstevens
What do YOU do when someone starts drama on the internet? http://t.co/tnxbZcQKgr http://t.co/VpAJ1VcQn0
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LegoAcademics
@LegoAcademics
PUBLISH OR PERISH!!!! http://t.co/a5333nDd4F

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! VBScript still works in IE11. http://t.co/BZsO06C4N6

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
PSA: @dozba and are I convening a REST court where a panel of your peers decide whether something is RESTful. https://t.co/AGMy7UlT9T
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shog9
@shog9
Whenever I hear web marketers talk about "funnels", I think of the Amigara Fault... http://t.co/ZRpPwxYb7v

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
http://t.co/UKdmKnCXfK statistics http://t.co/OUkIOVecLv
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BBCWorld
@BBCWorld
Egypt calls on US authorities to show restraint against protesters in #Ferguson http://t.co/r4pZ1uKScZ http://t.co/BDSwDATZD1

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I like slapping people. I like card games. OK mostly I like slapping people. https://t.co/S4dUaBaIEK
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astroscientista
@astroscientista
Cannot be unseen http://t.co/ODyDBIf00i

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"Tap a button and a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce Ghost will pick you up within minutes." Uber for the .001%?

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The number of people I see giving their support topics a title of, more or less, "I haz a problem!" never ceases to amaze me.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"I always thought that 'pick your own strawberries' signs were farmers telling the public to leave their crops alone."

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Now this is a ballsy startup. Mr. Fusion! http://t.co/Jg8jZkz7mE

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@dozba JEALOUS

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I don't normally complain about changes because I like to try them out first. But this favorite-as-forced-RT thing is truly a bad idea.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I am not seeing forced retweet on favorite on my account, am I? BTW, really REALLY bad idea, Twitter.
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timhwang
@timhwang
Excited: launching the Digital Ecologies Research Partnership (DERP) w/ @imgur @reddit @twitch @fark @stackexchange - http://…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I do hope one result of Ferguson is that all police wear cams when on duty. I truly believe this will produce better outcomes for everyone.
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eviltrout
@eviltrout
ICYMI: I made a screencast on debugging Ember.js and Javascript applications: http://t.co/VLPerFjhb8
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Pinboard
@Pinboard
Preliminary link rot results are that 25% of bookmarks saved in 2009 are dead, and 17% saved in 2011 are gone. Spreadsheet to…
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jzy
@jzy
Vanilla Ice decries lack of emotional truth in new Ninja Turtles rap
http://t.co/xWZE9jLBP9
http://t.co/xWZE9jLBP9
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NvincbleSummer
@NvincbleSummer
License plate spotted: IPDYDFU with a big Mr. T decal.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
F**k the Police http://t.co/88ELqeY2W6
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jomc
@jomc
while brogrammers make hook up apps/pizza delivery drones, kids from marginalized communities use tech for real needs http://t.co…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Apparently this is the front cover of the current Bloomberg Businessweek? http://t.co/1Sz91J0xyQ
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twotribes
@twotribes
@codinghorror It's not so clear in your history. A lot got just glorified. See this extraordinarily detailed take: http://t.…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@howtogeek this series is hilarious

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I'm not sure we will see practical gun control in this country until plasma rifles are a thing. Not even joking.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Foreigners who are surprised how much the USA loves guns: ever seen a Western movie? For better or worse, part of our cultural heritage.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Assume no one will read more than the first two sentences of your email. (and the subject)
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jzy
@jzy
What it's like to play online games as a grownup http://t.co/0RaPbZm849

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Probably TMI but whatever karmic justice I deserved enough to get a zit on the *inside* of my eyelid, I am deeply sorry

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
As a parent, every time I see a pregnant woman now, I think "Why are you creating *another* one of these things??"

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Meanwhile, I am literally counting the days until I can get my hands on the 5.5" iPhablet. Seriously. http://t.co/lDESUYAmEp

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I feel like Ferguson PD watched that "Let's Be Cops" movie and didn't realize it was a comedy
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corkami
@corkami
@codinghorror thx for the RT - can you also mention the rest of the album ? http://t.co/6c6i2o1Rgc
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xzqx
@xzqx
Someone spelled “logins” with two g’s and now I can’t get “Danger Zone” out of my head
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secretGeek
@secretGeek
Atlantic article compares email to cockroaches http://t.co/3tWG4bovWL like @codinghorror 4 years ago http://t.co/GG61zyEj7U
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donlbe
@donlbe
Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases – via @NYTNow http://t.co/E0iAHAulWs
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emilymphocyte
@emilymphocyte
i've waited my entire life to read this: http://t.co/MzCeML82oG
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lizardbill
@lizardbill
What happens when a thunderstorm hits the world's busiest airport (ATL) http://t.co/r2evBHYRUJ /via @reddit
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jonswaine
@jonswaine
Highway patrol captain Ron Johnson is leading protesters on a march through Ferguson. A corner turned? http://t.co/ewytjhz2uP

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
This Audrey (10 years old) plays guitar video is so amazing. Cowboys from Hell! I love the audience participation. https://t.co/Wbly9dTtLh
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rands
@rands
You are underestimating the compounding awesomeness of continually fixing small broken things.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"If this conversation seems strange to you, you probably haven't worked with many software developers." http://t.co/Rg8ZPQ5kqL

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
USB do not push http://t.co/Jo4Nu4wO6w

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Here's the thing about cop cams: in my experience, *everyone* behaves better when they know others are watching.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The best part of the 30th birthday of the PC is discovering Retro Battlestations http://t.co/bkY7sFIsfR
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Iron_Spike
@Iron_Spike
Use of cop cams in Rialto, CA has reduced brutality complaints by 88%, use of force by 60%, and absolved falsely accused of…
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eviltrout
@eviltrout
Yes, our eventual goal is to be able to develop Discourse's client app without running Rails: https://t.co/Awjr38kpEr

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The 20 year old kid who made a name for himself on YouTube with 5 years of hard work. Love these stories http://t.co/aJBEQqochT

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
To be even more petty, the company could have paid him in small bits of coin, or "bit coins" http://t.co/T9BFtiSH3M

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
This musicless recut of the Village People's YMCA video is amazing https://t.co/DWlmjUe8no
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StackExchange
@StackExchange
“140 chars ought to be enough for anyone… to write a function generating 1024x1024 art.”
http://t.co/v1tMoxawZa http:…
http://t.co/v1tMoxawZa http:…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Come on Kinja / Gawker. You can do better than this. http://t.co/2cQLjzclYE

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Teens know YouTube celebs more than Hollywood? Makes sense. My 5y old son and I watch YT all the time, way better TV than I had in the 80s.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Exciting to see http://t.co/FbTQWMJbGf close a $50m round of funding from a16z! I'd click that for a dollar!

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Happy birthday to the most Important Man on the Internet, @jzy
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ollieglass
@ollieglass
Guy calls a telemarketer back and tricks them into resetting their phone http://t.co/Bsa6WJll3g

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Why being a "programmer" isn't actually good for your career: http://t.co/BLpiGx0eY2

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"Being a pixel used to mean something." http://t.co/SlGiLYxc9u

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
It doesn't scale, it's incredibly expensive, and it might be impossible: moderating anonymous messaging apps http://t.co/YvKX1ofZmp

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
recommended just for you http://t.co/txv1UogAjx

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
So what does it mean to be “entitled” to an opinion? http://t.co/vjxMd4573s
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MikeStackpole
@MikeStackpole
Colecovision (I was on the original R&D team for this product.) http://t.co/H8QarOmJ8S
Retweet
A reboot of Planet Of The Apes where it all starts with an ape being granted copyright over his selfie.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"In the late 1980s, two-thirds of U.S. companies were 10 years old or less. In 2011, only about half were." http://t.co/cmFeyBgqHJ

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Restocking the van with wipes, hand sanitizer, Band-Aids, juice boxes, straws, towels. #dadops

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
TIL that Postgres will take a 498mb string "query" and happily try to execute it :(

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
This idea of having both "Sign Up" and "Log In" buttons seems to assume users are AOL-level mentally deficient.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
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Steve_Yegge
@Steve_Yegge
I don't think pointy-hairs fully understand how much Stack Overflow has revolutionized programming. It's the biggest accel…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Bouncy house #3! I can stop any time I want! http://t.co/Ll7sEGOSPe

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"The [lithium battery] will reduce the weight of the bike by nearly 20 pounds." Wow. http://t.co/bOv2ACiHnh

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Tough day. I am going to strap on my sandals with tube socks, grab a mayonnaise sandwich, and put on some Christopher Cross just to relax.
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ClickHole
@ClickHole
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RockBand
@RockBand
Don't forget: Rock Band 3 via Games on Demand on Xbox 360 is only $9.99 through 8/11! http://t.co/fHLoVgC7a4

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Broke open the piggy bank to raid quarters so I could ride BART to my VC meeting. THAT IS HOW BALLER I AM
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Variety
@Variety
'I now live in a world where some of my most ardent fans don’t own televisions' -- @ConanOBrien #TVSummit http://t.co/30bCKmEF…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
avoiding the Zone of Mediocrity https://t.co/dsPGKQntaF http://t.co/tgeyvhQy25

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Horse Tornado http://t.co/XBT5mcahg6

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Non retina iPads are like Star Wars Episode I - III, they never existed in my world.
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davewiner
@davewiner
Why Some Schools Are Selling All Their iPads (and switching to laptops). http://t.co/1crQHaezhy

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
So you want to create a community: http://t.co/RqZJHhqDwc
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notHennesBender
@notHennesBender
@codinghorror Mobile Safari shows title-text on hold: http://t.co/0QMX7GdcFS

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I wish there was a built in way to expose tooltips / title="" element on touch devices without hover states. Touch-and-hold?

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
they are releasing a special edition white version of a black console? THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
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robgomes
@robgomes
@codinghorror New client. Had one of their employees tune an ORM-generated query. Reduced CPU by 99.999%, IO by 99.996%. Ser…

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
What ORMs have taught me: just learn SQL http://t.co/YUdRUFPcQG

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
in 2007, the SunSpider Javascript benchmark took 5.4 seconds. Today it takes 153 milliseconds. 35x faster in 7 years. http://t.co/GC0eO52Kda

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
current status: building shareholder value
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joyce
@joyce
Hey ladies, I'm hiring for @stellarorg. Open-source financial access for all. https://t.co/VygZiESVkr Please share.
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mbloomstein
@mbloomstein
IMPORTANT PSA: RT @karenmcgrane: A Chrome extension changes "the cloud" to "my butt" http://t.co/AdwufZjZUr http://t.co/IH…
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migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza
You are sending signed Petzold's CODE and Turing Annotated books when you run our Xamarin.Forms app: http://t.co/q1E95RU…
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rands
@rands
Just confirmed: I could delete every app not on the first page of my iPhone with very little consequence.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
How the Donner Party inspired modern food packaging http://t.co/3lUhB6xo9u
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kfury
@kfury
Best thing today: "Lead rhymes with read. Lead rhymes with read."


















