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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 31, 2013, 12:40:09 PM
@Rushputin @HammerDialectic @yeloson my point was that software is at best wrenches and screwdrivers. What can people do with tools?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 31, 2013, 1:09:09 AM
@dozba here's a nickel, kid. Get yourself a better computer. http://t.co/poAt70loSo
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pinkflawd @pinkflawd
Dec 30, 2013, 9:34:57 PM
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Metadata for beginners ;) #30c3 #eff http://t.co/ElQsRUa4AR
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kendallmiller @kendallmiller
Dec 30, 2013, 9:29:29 PM
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@codinghorror Hopefully if you forget what credit card you used they can email you that too! #Convenience
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 30, 2013, 9:28:44 PM
A website I just used to buy something just mailed me my forgotten password. How convenient!
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This is the Stack Overflow profile of a Victoria's Secret model: http://t.co/RoOadKtOJO

See ya later, stereotypes
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SteveWorks4You @SteveWorks4You
Dec 30, 2013, 6:37:49 PM
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The best gun lubricant around. (HT @LolaGOP) http://t.co/xV8wItvKnv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2013, 10:46:08 PM
Billion Dollar Ideas: hand sanitizer, but for your feet.
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wilshipley @wilshipley
Dec 29, 2013, 10:00:43 PM
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This is what Reddit has devolved into: twelve ideas endlessly remixed and rematched like ingredients at Taco Bell. http://t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2013, 8:31:27 PM
At this point they should just cancel the NSA and start over. Man did Snowden ever win big.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2013, 6:28:40 PM
@dozba Reservoir Dogs
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Dec 29, 2013, 6:28:23 PM
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The Internet Archive is only $25k away from hitting their three-to-one donor-matched goal of $1M: https://t.co/8MiwRshCtJ T…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2013, 6:25:49 PM
@XOver9000 @cw @avocado I can explain in more detail later, but it is like living in someone else's house. Should randomly choose term
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2013, 12:52:35 AM
@mrezaurrahman you sir are a filthy enabler
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2013, 12:29:08 AM
When all your other devices are out of battery, and you use your Kindle Paperwhite to browse the web: that's when you've hit rock bottom.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2013, 12:24:03 AM
Vacation toothbrushes http://t.co/j2NWxGnD2g
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2013, 8:29:26 PM
@dozba peasants should only speak when spoken to
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Do You Want to Write? http://t.co/Gr6NINVrnf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2013, 5:45:50 PM
"From the mountaintop, the only way is down." tablets (and ultra inexpensive chromebooks) are inevitably winning. http://t.co/Ya4iVb6A9b
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2013, 4:53:47 PM
@dozba I hope this answers your question http://t.co/ecb9FyHc99
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2013, 3:08:57 PM
@dozba #dadops
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2013, 2:25:36 AM
Many thousands of words on the perfect french fry. I approve of these activities. http://t.co/F9JY3OBthT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2013, 1:43:01 AM
Hey @mathowie are you doing Night Rammers? Doing Robot Jammers? Doing some Springboard slammers?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2013, 1:12:12 AM
How is The Wolf of Wall Street a 3 hour long movie? Holy balls?
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kevindente @kevindente
Dec 28, 2013, 12:57:27 AM
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"God knows what you would do to get 13 year old girls interested in computers." That's some visionary leadership right ther…
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waxylinks @waxylinks
Dec 27, 2013, 6:52:26 PM
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A Second Christmas Morning: Jason Scott announces the Internet Archive's Console Living Room project   http://t.co/no6PzYikbL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2013, 11:06:54 PM
@kvndugan @mnolan99 @siracusa I wish! But I will reply no further on the matter.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2013, 10:56:16 PM
@mnolan99 @siracusa gonna come across as super super sexist but I don't even try to discuss HD with anyone who does not have a Y chromosome
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2013, 10:48:50 PM
So @theladybabies have reached peak cuteness. They could say something horrible like "Nickleback isn't so bad" and we would all be like awww
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2013, 10:22:15 PM
"And I applaud all of you who try." http://t.co/sTejdBinbh
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rossrubin @rossrubin
Dec 26, 2013, 10:18:13 PM
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Ender's Race. RT @verge: Watch this race between two drivers: one actually driving, the other in a game http://t.co/Xi5XlOFf…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2013, 6:05:30 PM
"Because those other guys behave like assholes, we must too." So that is how RG thinks rap music culture works? Sad. http://t.co/D0QTCEuFXq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2013, 5:26:57 PM
Yay for the least worst thing! I am so excited. http://t.co/E5zF3bHibE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2013, 5:23:36 PM
If Rap Genius is the best of our available music lyric website options, that just goes to show you how utterly ruined the whole genre is.
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Possibly the best thing ever. https://t.co/M8elW0beE4 via @nathos
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Google has removed New York based RapGenius from many searches. Larry Page also drove by their office after and yelled "west sid…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2013, 12:08:23 AM
I will admit at times it does seem like Furby rolled off the same assembly line as Chucky.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2013, 12:07:11 AM
Bought a new Furby for the kids xmas out of nostalgia, and every living thing in the house is terrified of it. I kinda like it though.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2013, 9:24:45 PM
"Nothing disappears as completely as an online game." http://t.co/zkOY17bsoM
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aidenhaak @aidenhaak
Dec 25, 2013, 4:58:06 PM
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@codinghorror pretty sure everyone will just move to only using imgur instead
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2013, 3:55:31 PM
"Reddit will be an image board within a few years" the race to the shortest, funniest thing always ends in images http://t.co/I9DHHde2gN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2013, 2:38:11 AM
@Gilgameshell I should really try making software one day. I could learn PHP.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2013, 2:30:35 AM
It speaks volumes that MSFT can't keep drivers straight, even on their own hardware; bad update affected my S2P too http://t.co/pFSZL071os
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2013, 12:29:12 AM
Happy Holidays, now enjoy this fascinating (really) Wikipedia article on reindeer while waiting for Santa http://t.co/FEhMhCiJPo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2013, 12:09:57 AM
Sorry for listicle, but 14 amazing country songs for people that hate country delivers http://t.co/WmlgTFX284
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ID_AA_Carmack @ID_AA_Carmack
Dec 24, 2013, 9:18:20 PM
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Christmas lights on a dark night cannot be rendered faithfully on any conventional display -- too high dynamic ange.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2013, 5:32:32 PM
@dozba terrorists won
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2013, 5:26:28 PM
I love reading blog entries about strict ascetic daily regimens. Then I imagine these people having children, and I laugh and laugh.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2013, 5:19:50 PM
"by default, the app wouldn’t play Nickelback" http://t.co/Jzt7RzqNFb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2013, 4:38:16 PM
The Wagner Companies is now manufacturing Festivus Poles™ http://t.co/h346vm6nrP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2013, 1:02:53 AM
I like to pretend all my taxes are going to schools, libraries, and parks. LALALALALA CAN'T HEAR YOU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 11:57:28 PM
I think this may be my all time favorite Twitter exchange http://t.co/NpXbA9EVPe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 11:51:43 PM
"British... but not in the good way."
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johnolilly @johnolilly
Dec 23, 2013, 11:20:11 PM
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@nabeel Santa Clara is great. There's totally at least one Cheesecake Factory, possibly 2, and maybe a Macaroni Grill if ur…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 10:54:05 PM
Is there even any question that Edward Snowden was the man of the year for 2013? http://t.co/bF6qp7uakq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 10:39:12 PM
It is hard to even read the words "chemically castrated." We are so sorry, Mr. Turing http://t.co/0IZqStmn5L
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 10:30:13 PM
Pineapple gets no love. Will remember these items when donating to food banks in the future. http://t.co/s468xKjwfX
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jarrod_dixon @jarrod_dixon
Dec 23, 2013, 10:25:03 PM
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My Christmas gift from @SuperDalgas arrived... I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THEM ALL http://t.co/vL5eDsnwRw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 5:38:50 PM
@joelfisch you just try to use that. I dare you. I double dog dare you.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 5:19:24 PM
The best thing about my Kindle Paperwhite is not the eInk but the fact that I can't get to the web or Twitter on it. I love it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 4:58:39 PM
Mo' Internet points, mo' problems
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SuperDalgas @SuperDalgas
Dec 23, 2013, 4:33:52 PM
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It's great to see this tradition of giving back continues: http://t.co/1e1XMAffWX
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Ben_Hall @Ben_Hall
Dec 23, 2013, 1:50:46 PM
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All Breakfast Menus Should Work Like This http://t.co/Sa4iZesQXF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 1:46:46 PM
Mikhail Kalashnikov died today, I just finished "The Gun", about the defining influence of the AK on the world http://t.co/KYv6T8YsQv
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wilshipley @wilshipley
Dec 23, 2013, 2:14:33 AM
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This ad is so super-creepy. Was it made by Apple just to make Samsung look bad?

https://t.co/oIUezEZF40
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2013, 1:26:39 AM
"Should I have gotten a tattoo on my forehead?" when punk rockers become parents http://t.co/BHiP9XCdMZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 22, 2013, 8:02:20 PM
@kalebmurphy I like Node but I felt we would be guaranteed one total rewrite in Node, maybe two
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 22, 2013, 7:05:10 PM
@kalebmurphy radically immature. Node is like ruby in 2003.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 22, 2013, 4:59:52 PM
When it comes to computers, "free" has ceased to have any meaning. It will always cost you something, and that cost won't be obvious.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 22, 2013, 12:00:11 AM
What happens when ten percent of homes have solar power? http://t.co/6q8rpWQGkp
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Amazing_Maps @Amazing_Maps
Dec 21, 2013, 7:41:40 PM
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Heavy metal bands per 100,000 people http://t.co/MJeh6q6jI3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 21, 2013, 7:38:09 PM
@seriouspony these pictures you take are so amazing I have yet to see one that isn't great
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 21, 2013, 2:20:22 AM
Merry Christmas, Son http://t.co/GgSe20nn24
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 21, 2013, 1:06:26 AM
The first white rapper? One of the first indie rap videos to air on BET circa 1984 http://t.co/dFFlHsCkVZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 21, 2013, 12:47:21 AM
From one of the guys who did Heavy Metal Parking Lot, a mesmerizing short film about film print leaders http://t.co/M7m2TFaIij
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2013, 8:34:50 PM
Willingness to complain: ∞. Willingness to actually do something about it: substantially less.
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This @boingboing article on cosplay is a great read. AND I’m blown away by the presentation. I want a site like this! http://t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2013, 5:08:08 PM
Now this is a belief system I can rally behind http://t.co/EsMbQ1XHXu
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2013, 4:14:59 PM
Bitcoin: Dunning-Krugerrands
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New edition (Don't Make Me Think Revisited) is $27 (print or eBook) w/ 40% discount code KRUGPO until 12/26 http://t.co/T2SZE6z8…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2013, 3:40:59 PM
subtle watermarking with your username/email is a reasonable compromise form of "DRM". Wish more companies would do this.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2013, 2:27:27 PM
Is anyone else really looking forward to Dec. 25th so they can play with their children's toys, too?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2013, 7:26:45 PM
TIL christ had a gangsta hand sign http://t.co/XbQLccyHbT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2013, 7:14:01 PM
I feel like if McPhee and ThinkGeek merged it would create a black hole singularity that would suck all geek money out of the earth
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2013, 7:03:42 PM
xmas shopping now complete http://t.co/gUF1mLKomG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2013, 5:37:13 PM
which one of these holiday buying guides has something that will make me feel alive inside again
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2013, 4:37:34 PM
"what they wanted to know was where these lotteries were held, and whether they could go there and watch." http://t.co/HVEP6tbSe8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2013, 4:19:57 PM
"There's always been a lottery" http://t.co/BeO5fHC5T4
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Guess What Day it Is? Guess What Day it is? Happy Holidays from @firstround! Check out this years video: http://t.co/rOXhfJKB…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2013, 3:35:08 AM
Those college bulletin board flyers with "SEX!" printed on them to get your attention? That's the whole Internet now. http://t.co/YTkx7mLLfF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2013, 2:34:54 AM
having children is repeating yourself a million times, a million times, a million times.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2013, 7:02:51 PM
so great to have @rands as an advisor and board member on @discourse -- we will be implementing a Gotham discussion filter soon
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2013, 7:01:57 PM
Thanks for recommending Ready Player One @AnnaCY any child of the 80s cannot not love this book http://t.co/b8AAGEghpi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2013, 5:08:30 PM
@loydcase that right there would be a great place for a Wal-Mart
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2013, 5:05:28 PM
This week, for family game night, try the Debugging game! If you hate game nights. And your family. http://t.co/m3SFJwwgOv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2013, 4:48:07 PM
Does your cat love you? Ask Betteridge's law of headlines http://t.co/EOI1yETXrR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2013, 4:36:57 PM
I feel bad for these PR people emailing "just following up, was yesterday's email of interest?" do I really have to email back, "no"?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2013, 2:04:36 PM
The C Programming Language
Brian W Kernighan & Dennis M Ritchie & HP Lovecraft
http://t.co/XVvKdaG2Vp
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Udacity's "Design of Everyday Things" class started today, bonus: They use @discourse for their forum!

https://t.co/pkLMKIfCwL
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