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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 1, 2014, 11:03:54 PM
H.G. Wells tried to warn us. Personally I blame GMO food. http://t.co/0Im6yrwgKS
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rossipedia @rossipedia
Feb 1, 2014, 10:23:12 PM
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@Nick_Craver @jc4p I may be able to offer some opinions... http://t.co/uwuIa8APlB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 1, 2014, 5:51:40 PM
It's about time for a psychobilly freakout http://t.co/LS6nT0VgCx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 1, 2014, 5:30:55 PM
I stop reading articles as soon as I reach the words "face recognition software" http://t.co/d9RnB5hShy
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TomNomNom @TomNomNom
Feb 1, 2014, 2:45:13 PM
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I wrote a book about PHP http://t.co/7oIbPMiJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 1, 2014, 11:52:33 AM
The latest Splinter Cell is on sale. I thought it was the best in the series to date: http://t.co/AOTdfPlwUT
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How In-app Purchases Has Destroyed The Industry http://t.co/MWUkQfPHBq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 1, 2014, 2:12:56 AM
Nothing says nailing the details quite like "filed under uncategorized".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 1, 2014, 2:04:01 AM
@SleepyDaddySoft ah true on tv (37"+) it is useful again. That is true, like it on my HTPC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 1, 2014, 1:31:38 AM
You're a critical component of the team! https://t.co/peZuJGwk3a
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 31, 2014, 11:30:25 PM
In retrospect you can make a strong case that Windows 8 metro UI should have been limited to touch devices only on 15" screens and under
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Jan 31, 2014, 7:16:46 PM
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Quite proud of the fact I got to use a link to this website at work today http://t.co/RpyW5AhEl3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 31, 2014, 6:24:22 PM
Server performance checklist: 1) its usually SQL 2) you are using SQL inefficiently 3) too much SQL 4) your ORM is shit 5) its usually SQL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 31, 2014, 2:27:47 AM
Maybe I am just old fashioned, but I have yet to read any modern comic graphic novels that rival Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 31, 2014, 2:16:41 AM
Now getting your juggalo makeup tattooed on your face, that is just plain common sense https://t.co/5OI4GmmK23
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 31, 2014, 2:14:31 AM
Getting makeup tattooed on your face ... seems like a spectacularly bad idea http://t.co/o0Tit5Sln1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 31, 2014, 1:41:14 AM
@0xBH1LL from where?
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ericlippert @ericlippert
Jan 30, 2014, 11:39:17 PM
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Jeff @codinghorror Atwood just spontaneously hugged me. A pleasure to finally meet him in person!
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startups are basically fantasy football for rich people.
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scarpenter @scarpenter
Jan 30, 2014, 4:12:40 PM
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@codinghorror What the Mystery flavor is: http://t.co/2YV5tuaokv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 30, 2014, 4:09:05 PM
There are 16 flavors, but always go for "Mystery" http://t.co/EbdRm8yDly
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 30, 2014, 3:59:32 PM
There are a lot of allergens, apparently http://t.co/pK4Qflop8b
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 30, 2014, 3:10:32 PM
"We're all porn to somebody."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 30, 2014, 2:55:56 PM
Why does @discourse need 1 GB of RAM? https://t.co/uK1RT1ewhN
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petecordell @petecordell
Jan 30, 2014, 2:33:50 PM
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Telling a programmer there's already a library to do X is like telling a songwriter there's already a song about love
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 30, 2014, 2:29:13 AM
p.s. music licensing is the hardest problem in computer science!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 30, 2014, 2:28:11 AM
why do I enjoy crappy music so much? http://t.co/W5TYNU7vtB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 30, 2014, 1:17:30 AM
Having some trouble with motivation late at night -- time for a strategeric CVS Bangers injection. https://t.co/zvq7HWm3fc
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reneighbor @reneighbor
Jan 29, 2014, 11:45:23 PM
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Come to Twilio HQ for a talk by @codinghorror, 6:30 tomorrow: http://t.co/0ymezzElMp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2014, 8:36:52 PM
one of the ROIs of children is having them take care of you in your old age, but I'm training for a Logan's Run type of scenario myself
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2014, 7:35:06 PM
It is true, children are quite expensive. But hey, if you're gonna be an angel investor in something.. might as well be your kids.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2014, 6:18:27 PM
"There isn’t enough money to keep educating adults the way we’re doing it" http://t.co/kJ96hgXTjb
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@textfiles http://t.co/xncqGKTCEf closes on Feb 1st. Anyone who uses it needs to add alternate login methods to any sites it w…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2014, 4:07:16 PM
Cannot back this awesome interactive wireless LED swordfighting project hard enough! https://t.co/Y44Ijr3Zl0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2014, 1:47:34 PM
sometimes I think about writing a blog entry about sexism in IT but then I slap myself as hard as I can until that feeling goes away
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2014, 1:36:18 PM
this just in: democracy is bullshit https://t.co/AEd4Vpyk27
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2014, 1:14:22 PM
@howtogeek @skrug wrote a bit in the new Don't Make Me Think about "dark UI patterns".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2014, 12:43:46 PM
@seriouspony provided infinite patience, it does
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2014, 7:11:10 PM
The web browser: biggest killer app in the history of computing. Is anything else even *close*?
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Unnamedinsider @Unnamedinsider
Jan 28, 2014, 12:37:25 PM
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Ever wonder what happen to the terrifying twins from 'The Shining'? They're on twitter!!! @Shining_twins http://t.co/gx…
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johngirvin @johngirvin
Jan 28, 2014, 3:26:17 AM
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@codinghorror 28 Days Laughter
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2014, 3:24:11 AM
What if instead of a rage virus it was a tickle virus
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2014, 12:41:34 AM
Why is it that bubble gum and root beer have such similar (and awesome) base flavors?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2014, 5:40:34 PM
The users, man. The users. They've ruined every piece of software I've ever written. Stupid users!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2014, 5:20:28 PM
@raganwald @stilkov fair enough, but let's walk the list of 100 websites and see which "need" apps..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2014, 5:01:52 PM
@raganwald @stilkov you are really telling me that https://t.co/z7qzHbyIPW should be different on a 5" screen? Some sites suck, yes.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2014, 4:53:38 PM
@raganwald @stilkov check the latest Android average screen growth. We no longer use 12" monochrome monitors last time I checked, either..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2014, 4:44:56 PM
I love phone apps for websites because it is just so much fun to learn two totally different and incompatible UIs for doing the same things
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2014, 12:24:05 PM
@dozba yeah any kind of marker has the opposite effect. LOOK A MARKER. Always hated those. Just don't fucking send emails.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2014, 12:40:06 AM
You know that guy who everybody refers to as "that f**kin' guy"? Don't be that guy.
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waxylinks @waxylinks
Jan 27, 2014, 12:11:55 AM
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Boston Globe profiles Darius Kazemi: the prolific bot creator and one of my favoritest people on the Internet ... http://t.c
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hanqduong @hanqduong
Jan 27, 2014, 12:07:36 AM
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This is an amazing picture because of the starpower but ALSO it's GHOST DAD vs HARLEM NIGHTS. http://t.co/qFlFZV1gaj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 5:04:43 PM
I wish the "yes, and" style of discussion came more naturally to me. I'm more like a "no, that's terrible, and" kind of guy.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 4:41:05 PM
wget sounds fine (for read-only archiving old, exploit-y PHP forum) but what about preserving URLs? Filesystem character limitations?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 4:34:26 PM
To turn off an old, exploit laden PHP forum: are there any products that crawl all the old pages and reliably turn them into plain HTML+JS?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 3:53:18 PM
"That sounds like a bunch of baloney," he said. "Give me something real to do." http://t.co/viBVtvFBPs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 3:02:55 PM
Is there any proof of this assertion? Welllll ladies, line up for some sciencing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 2:50:04 PM
Kissing is just exchanging immune antibodies with a potential mate. Not so sexy *now*, is it?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 2:46:50 PM
How to win any argument on the Internet in 1 step: "I'm sorry. You're right. Let's talk about something else."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 1:29:11 PM
I guess Russians (and Germans?) have a leg up on us Americans in the whole radical honesty gig http://t.co/qKDQUiuHXD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 1:17:10 PM
Ask a Russian "how are you?" and they.. tell the truth. That's novel. http://t.co/haeRrrOed8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 11:47:51 AM
Medieval Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiimes! https://t.co/3ahyuWVvj5
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Jan 26, 2014, 10:38:18 AM
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Journey to the Disney Vault, Robert Smigel's brutal Disney satire from 2006: http://t.co/8kXlLUBKk0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 2:31:04 AM
I worry sometimes that I am a psychopath or a zealot because I truly don't care what haters of my work think. I enjoy filtering criticism.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 1:32:39 AM
They are making an Ant-Man movie! With Paul Rudd! Oh emm gee you guys http://t.co/d5vnLSiHTV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 1:08:42 AM
Riddick is easily the most dudebro movie I have seen in forever. Pretty sure I grew another pair of testicles while watching.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 12:55:30 AM
@freshbakedwords I think that was the 18 months of bickering part
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 11:45:37 PM
The amazing hubris and folly of "AI" supercomputing: Thinking Machines, Inc. http://t.co/KICDgVKGNq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 11:38:32 PM
"The result was that finished programs often had superfluous operations to blink the LEDs" http://t.co/0faLslnvHG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 7:28:07 PM
Computers Are The Future, But Does Everyone Need To Code? http://t.co/acKHvbLLFN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 1:41:16 AM
@seriouspony it amazes me how willing people are to predict the future, e.g. teach these young folk the importance of today's fax machines.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 1:22:28 AM
@seriouspony anyways this is largely fixed with iPad. Costs less than a $595 C-64 even in absolute 1984 dollars! Amazing progress.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 1:21:03 AM
@seriouspony my point was that the $595 C-64 probably did not have budget for Windham Hill intro jams. Also reached a lot more people.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 1:14:13 AM
@seriouspony nobody had *ever* imagined it? Strong words. I agree it was new to computers, but this one would cost $5,500 today. Pretty luxe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 1:04:31 AM
The original cassette tape guided tour of the 1984 Mac, since @seriouspony mentioned it: http://t.co/hIVdOuzxX0
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@codinghorror I have Mac nostalgia, but it's a 90s, Gil Amelio-flavored nostalgia.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 12:41:29 AM
I have zero Mac nostalgia because literally nobody I knew in '84-'87 had one, nobody could afford it. It was cool, but not for us.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 12:28:43 AM
"many pundits forget how expensive Macs really were in the 80s and early 90s" http://t.co/8g5E6N1Xwt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 9:45:44 PM
Oh my God, the programmer who created Robot Odyssey also designed the Nintendo Power Glove. That is perfect.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 9:42:43 PM
“I was stuck on this level for most of my college years.” http://t.co/X2JsruoNU8
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Jan 24, 2014, 6:07:16 PM
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I have a dream. http://t.co/LC85ALz5iT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 3:20:13 PM
some guy just reported tons of nested <small> tags as an "exploit" to make "hidden" content
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 3:03:24 PM
just talked to @npr about the whole Learning to Code thing: http://t.co/QbuqGAh4n3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 1:40:54 AM
dear @github, can you please use some of your skadillion dollars of VC to provide basic web merge capabilities? http://t.co/VBcHOtaL16
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 7:18:30 PM
I kind of imagine Black Dynamite is what the Rap Genius offices are like, except they don't realize they are in a parody comedy movie
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 6:22:23 PM
Some days, the only thing that keeps me going is knowing there will be a Black Dynamite 2 https://t.co/GzV0rbtrhS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 5:48:14 PM
The baby in The Labyrinth went on to apprentice at the Muppet Studio and work in movie SFX http://t.co/s0q9Cxd3kw it was that magic dance!
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carriemejones @carriemejones
Jan 23, 2014, 5:18:09 PM
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See @codinghorror talk about community and @discourse forums next Thursday at @Twilio! #sfcmgr https://t.co/rPTKLFXZaV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 4:58:16 PM
The Four Freedoms, takeaway: community wins http://t.co/BXLNxx78UT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 4:51:09 PM
Good news is I do sales at our startup, bad news is I learned sales from The Jerky Boys https://t.co/w4jev1QjhO OK maybe that's all bad news
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 2:14:21 PM
@howtogeek your registry needs some fixin'
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anildash @anildash
Jan 23, 2014, 12:46:35 PM
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@codinghorror THIS TIME | ONCE | ALWAYS | NEVER | FROM NOW ON | ASK AGAIN | CANCEL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 12:41:48 PM
my favorite stupid thing about Android: "Wait, did you want to share this using MAIL or GMAIL?" uhhhh
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SuperDalgas @SuperDalgas
Jan 23, 2014, 11:36:06 AM
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The Stack Exchange data dumps have been moved due to clearbits going under. The new location is: https://t.co/wR8xYILlCv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 1:10:47 AM
Personally I feel like the Beyoncé Single Ladies video was a billion dollars worth of work. Absolutely.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 12:56:08 AM
@alfabravoteam kind of a hard and ongoing problem.. http://t.co/3zBCeOXgWM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 7:31:55 PM
pssst if you want CODE keyboard order fast. http://t.co/twO0yA5vtP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 2:42:57 PM
hahah I just tested and unicode characters in a USPS international ship address = invalid. (runs out of room, screaming)
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