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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2014, 11:35:19 PM
Doing some misc testing on the iPhone 4. Brutally slow. Teeny tiny screen. Man phones sucked in 2010. http://t.co/T4BZpqknxN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2014, 5:46:02 PM
"[buy] The power to upvote or downvote posts in the comments section as many as three times." hmmm https://t.co/k0I3rveC8D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2014, 5:04:42 PM
Wondering how quickly the "yay! another customer!" feeling will wear off. Still pretty awesome so far!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2014, 1:56:59 AM
It is strange having a daughter who looks exactly like you. It is like looking in a mirror. A tiny.. lady.. mirror.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2014, 1:46:07 AM
there are only so many 30 second ads before a 2 minute video clip a man can take.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2014, 1:45:26 AM
If YouTube had a paid subscription which removed ads I would pay it in a heartbeat. Monthly even.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2014, 1:10:39 AM
"when it comes to copyright violations, if you can achieve mutually assured destruction, then you have won" http://t.co/tgHmvxe2f6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2014, 12:01:33 AM
YouTube's surprisingly effective copyrighted content blocking forces movie clips into crappy recordings of TVs. https://t.co/EOiRSJZXlK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2014, 7:17:07 PM
@MrBradricks (rubs hand under chin)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2014, 7:16:12 PM
@cryptologics different site, http://t.co/mz4E3dGfGX has its own design/css
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2014, 7:10:00 PM
I confess, Discourse and Stack Exchange are both long cons to let me abuse my ability to edit the whole Internet http://t.co/26KdwJnWGc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2014, 6:57:58 PM
if you have Windows Phone, you're probably into text adventures, too! http://t.co/VXjjH2DasX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2014, 6:31:57 PM
just received email titled 'I HAVE AN IDEA FOR DISCOURSE!!! PLEASE READ!" brb, popping some popcorn
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dphiffer @dphiffer
Mar 12, 2014, 6:23:45 PM
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Happy 25th, World Wide Web! “Let’s Share What We Know” (and thanks for the sticker, @ftrain) http://t.co/PG15J0f5Gf
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Duck Duck Go is an incredible defender of privacy and supporter of freedom. Witness its 2014 F/OSS donations: https://t.co/6W1hMd6…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 11, 2014, 7:07:20 PM
This is how I think textbooks should always have worked: http://t.co/YTzvlxMMgg
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migueldeicaza @migueldeicaza
Mar 11, 2014, 5:39:16 PM
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Sorry about the github hiccups guys. I am doing a big git push.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 11, 2014, 5:27:03 PM
@Pekkanikolaus THESE PEOPLE, THEY GOTTA BUY https://t.co/w4jev1zgfO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 11, 2014, 3:45:28 PM
I once asked "wouldn't it be great if all animals could purr!" and someone on Twitter replied "what about cockroaches?" purring: RUINED.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 11, 2014, 3:38:22 PM
I will be on a panel discussion in June. This is hilarious. I'll bring my clown suit! http://t.co/cJT59k6wHE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 11, 2014, 3:17:57 PM
Oculus was great but more and more I see it as a very incomplete solution. Just having workable hands in VR.. is huge.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 11, 2014, 3:16:29 PM
Demoed the http://t.co/QAzIA31DiO rig and I wanted to play more! Adds detailed hand positioning and 360 degree look: http://t.co/UGbx5EDXoS
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Google changed their links and Stack Overflow is down so I guess I'm taking up sheeping or farmentry or something
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 11, 2014, 12:35:58 PM
What's the worst code you've seen recently? http://t.co/5lxTdabCgn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 11, 2014, 4:15:46 AM
I am VP of sales at a startup and hey wait guys it just dawned on me that this is a failure mode for a company
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 11, 2014, 2:28:23 AM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 10, 2014, 11:24:43 PM
It's all part of God's plan. http://t.co/UZrfoB6XBm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 10, 2014, 11:23:18 PM
The adventures of business cat http://t.co/XVGKPRhMlX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 10, 2014, 7:23:36 PM
Touching explanation from @bhorowitz about his hip hop quotes http://t.co/KVhlwTtNPk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 10, 2014, 5:11:13 PM
I don't want to play your game. It sounds monstrous. http://t.co/L27k8aNaph
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 10, 2014, 1:39:01 PM
iOS 7.1 definitely improves Safari tabs a lot, even in preliminary testing. Recommended.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 10, 2014, 12:56:44 PM
Oh praise the Jesus iOS 7.1 is out. Hope this fixes constant Safari crashes, tab reloading, and rebooting problems on iPad Air. Been bad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 10, 2014, 1:39:27 AM
Having each phase of the Doom guy's face represented as a distinct Emoji .. do we need this much nuance for rage? http://t.co/ZY8zWdGiuT
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Mar 9, 2014, 6:23:08 PM
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They should make a sequel to Breaking Bad about the people that make Girl Scout cookies.
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ilMarse @ilMarse
Mar 9, 2014, 3:24:59 PM
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Working conditions by @codinghorror, my backpain would appreciate this! http://t.co/mlgwex8bVD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 9, 2014, 5:13:59 AM
You have to respect a man who isn't about to let mere ignorance keep him from having an opinion.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 9, 2014, 3:54:11 AM
The pinterest cancer of multi-column, randomly aligned, unreadable content. Was this *ever* a good idea?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 8, 2014, 11:39:19 PM
Son got an ankle sprain at a party, and we were watching The Karate Kid today. So I gave him the Miyagi Treatment http://t.co/ohNsHMWAEk
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@codinghorror I had a professor who gave his first lecture each semester on his background and what he'd done. ughh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 8, 2014, 5:32:18 PM
the point is that the way you explain things, and how you explain things, is how you demonstrate expertise. See: Stack Overflow, et al
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 8, 2014, 5:30:37 PM
It is 2014 and there is still an AdamCon. http://t.co/c57L4R88FK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 8, 2014, 5:18:20 PM
Here's why you don't start presentations with your credentials : a) nobody cares b) nobody cares c) nobody cares d) get on with it already
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 8, 2014, 5:09:02 PM
updated the history of Wumpus a bit: http://t.co/O23jzEcvJ9
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ModernToss @ModernToss
Mar 8, 2014, 4:08:37 PM
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The internet turns 25 next week. Look at all we've achieved. http://t.co/PVX1fagYZF
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lukeinusa @lukeinusa
Mar 8, 2014, 12:30:44 PM
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Cake to celebrate Collin, Nate and me, 3 @tomnod hackers hitting 1000 points on #stackoverflow! So http://t.co/R2qDFjNd2M
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 7, 2014, 5:28:04 PM
You know what never, ever works? Complaints built on vague generalities. You know what often does? Specifics and examples.
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BonzoESC @BonzoESC
Mar 7, 2014, 2:49:28 PM
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“Duplication is far cheaper than the wrong abstraction.” @sandimetz @rbonales http://t.co/zAmc9pvNS4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 7, 2014, 1:30:08 PM
Achievement unlocked -- replaced every bulb in the house, even the weird decorative ones, with decent LEDs.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 7, 2014, 3:20:50 AM
"as we get closer to an installation of phpBB3, I'm asking myself, why am I doing this? Why aren't we doing something better than this?" YES
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 7, 2014, 1:53:25 AM
VPs have what my brother Mike refers to as "Shit's Easy Syndrome". http://t.co/HK8mRFdXjq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 7, 2014, 12:33:45 AM
oh, you run an anime site that needs a community, eh? let's click through and check it out! ఠ_ఠ http://t.co/5JElF78GEL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 7, 2014, 12:21:12 AM
Why is it every encounter I have with anime online can basically be summarized as "white dudes into asian girls in schoolgirl outfits?"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 6, 2014, 11:16:42 PM
What if front pages were selected by newspapers’ readers instead of their editors? http://t.co/U0A3MhXjRs
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Wu_Tang_Finance @Wu_Tang_Finance
Mar 6, 2014, 8:25:04 PM
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Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto Attempts To Throw Up the Wu, Fails Miserably http://t.co/LdreHiJHdV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 6, 2014, 1:04:33 PM
Adding a few more Tie Fighters to @discourse today http://t.co/p5s7vRr2cm http://t.co/6ngG6YYshz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 6, 2014, 11:35:08 AM
Another well deserved patent troll smackdown. More of this please! http://t.co/aM1Dcy4xIa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 6, 2014, 12:18:12 AM
I was like "gee, I'm still not smart enough to install Linux" but then turns out the install is broken. http://t.co/nSN4SCzc7q
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OriginalPSP @OriginalPSP
Mar 5, 2014, 8:22:58 PM
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What @R_Roddy_Piper saw while watching the Oscars http://t.co/XX7p10M797
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Supermathie @Supermathie
Mar 5, 2014, 6:41:32 PM
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.@0xabad1dea Hah, this made me realize: We have the notion of a gold standard, what is the opposite? A PHP standard?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 5, 2014, 4:08:36 PM
"Customers? What are those?" http://t.co/ZAe7t2y0wC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 5, 2014, 3:57:49 PM
I would love to set up a $1k monthly donation to watsi, but I'm currently "donating" $4k+ every month to my three children atm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 5, 2014, 1:14:00 PM
you guys serious #firstworldproblems over here with the Embody squeaking https://t.co/9tBNLuN2Zg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 5, 2014, 12:58:02 PM
I like the Herman Miller Embody but it is suuuper squeaky / creaky. Guess I better bust out my lube. Get your minds out of the gutter.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 5, 2014, 11:05:34 AM
When singing 'Let it Go' is definitely not cool http://t.co/pXHcY6YXeh
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ServeTheHome @ServeTheHome
Mar 5, 2014, 10:54:52 AM
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13 months into colocation. $5.5k+ savings over AWS EC2. Next steps: @codinghorror is right, time to retire vBulletin http…
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kevinmontrose @kevinmontrose
Mar 4, 2014, 8:29:35 PM
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~12% of all bitcoin created to date have been stolen. Wow.
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The @codeforamerica annual report is out and it is awesome. http://t.co/FcajF0IzDf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 2:33:30 PM
This is still my all-time favorite community ad on Stack Overflow. http://t.co/HmLLoAN1uF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 2:11:06 PM
You had me at "Nerdcore Medical" https://t.co/veH0frOzEg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 1:55:06 PM
@newFosco yeah that's what I was told in 2011 as well. Best of luck to you!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 1:50:29 PM
@newFosco culture is now being written into stone over there. And the culture has deep flaws. Getting into "never fixable" territory.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 1:37:37 PM
@douglaspurdy pattern of capriciousness, man. Pattern of capriciousness. Reinforcing all my negative stereotypes. http://t.co/bVkL2uaP7q
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 12:09:18 PM
"Facebook exhibited a pattern of capriciousness that eroded developers’ faith" http://t.co/bVkL2uaP7q
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 11:57:04 AM
Facebook has a peculiarly selfish, amoral view of what the word "hacker" means.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 11:50:45 AM
Facebook is right under Oracle in the dimension of "most evil tech companies".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 11:48:20 AM
Facebook loves one thing: Facebook. They do not give a fuck about anyone or anything else.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 11:48:01 AM
Facebook's supposed "hacker" culture is total and complete horseshit. Exhibit A: http://t.co/Gciwt4xSWf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 3:08:48 AM
A hero. "I became the man who wore a sanitary pad" http://t.co/lBuaDMtXX0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 1:43:05 AM
this Vanilla Ice / Robin Thicke mashup is seriously the best thing ever https://t.co/TLh9QrZxvl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 4, 2014, 1:39:56 AM
I had forgotten that Flickr used to say "loves you" in its logo. Yahoo doesn't love anyone, including itself. http://t.co/Ez3R4eFpcT
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charliespiering @charliespiering
Mar 3, 2014, 10:28:53 PM
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Caption: "As a European this is how I imagine Americans have breakfast" (via imgur)
http://t.co/a6EMT6QDwU http://t.co
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 3, 2014, 6:41:06 PM
It's a UNIX system! I know this! http://t.co/x7Wpntvy0n http://t.co/3lKF2rz2G0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 3, 2014, 11:49:18 AM
"so mtgox didn’t use version control and had SSH keys in their PHP code" http://t.co/2KSu9dqOje
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 3, 2014, 11:47:40 AM
I don't get the world's fascination with the movie Frozen. It's a slightly better version of the movie Tangled... I guess?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 3, 2014, 11:36:00 AM
"the two highest paying professions with wage equality are in technology (computer scientist and engineer)" http://t.co/XA5ncmYtNJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 3, 2014, 11:30:22 AM
Help @zidishainc fund an entrepreneur in Africa. $10 donated for every tweet or RT! https://t.co/g477OmJYI4 #zidisha
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 3, 2014, 11:23:48 AM
You should be dancing http://t.co/KJTD83p6An
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It’s very rewarding when someone up votes your 5 year old answer on StackOverflow. 5 minutes 5 years ago is still helping someo…
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ericasadun @ericasadun
Mar 2, 2014, 4:02:02 PM
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Beat me. Whip me. Make me update my apps. https://t.co/iZilxK46mm (via Matt J's facebook feed)
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Mar 2, 2014, 3:54:56 PM
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Saw someone on Facebook today refuting nonsense by linking to Skeptics. http://t.co/2vCU0Fr2fL It's working!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 2, 2014, 3:27:26 AM
negative left margin border blockquotes. I blame Medium for this utterly bullshit trend.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 2, 2014, 12:28:42 AM
Can someone mansplain to me why the price of a Hershey bar was so weirdly stable until 1970? http://t.co/xTKeXxLGBj http://t.co/k2qt9l8UaQ
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Compelling argument for why the Comcast and Time Warner proposed merger is really fantastic: http://t.co/SLaiSqF1Z3
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MrMartinCowen @MrMartinCowen
Mar 1, 2014, 4:45:12 PM
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Is @codinghorror responsible for We Built This City being listed as a Hot Song in iTunes?
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These simulator games are really getting out of hand. http://t.co/x9nRyGP7QA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 1, 2014, 3:29:33 AM
meanwhile, at @imgur world headquarters http://t.co/RkohzHYbXZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 28, 2014, 7:21:08 PM
Clifford Stoll, yes that Clifford Stoll, asks: Where is Madam Curie's gram or radium today? http://t.co/WfwnBYq4Y7
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