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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 7, 2013, 5:20:48 PM
Interesting; most noticeable spec bump in next-gen games for PC is 4 or 6 GB RAM minimum http://t.co/ovBD73txfH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2013, 5:44:01 PM
I'd also be more willing to take "android is fast enough" seriously if there wasn't rampant cheating: http://t.co/4FvIoD87o4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2013, 5:41:06 PM
I'd be a lot more willing to take these "android is fast enough" comments seriously if I hadn't just made this video: http://t.co/AHTzTgsW7j
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2013, 5:32:28 PM
Did Stack Exchange staff members assist in the apprehension of Ross Ulbricht? http://t.co/4i5MbXvatK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2013, 5:28:17 PM
I *really* want a larger screen phone but I am skeptical any Android device will be faster than the iPhone 5s for many, many months
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2013, 3:59:40 PM
@LarryABall yep win 81 is free upgrade and solid
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2013, 5:23:10 AM
Now I remember why I never played Half-Life 2 deathmatch for more than a few minutes http://t.co/sjzpaGFPIA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2013, 11:10:31 PM
Wow, I had not heard of this mugshot racket. That's as evil as Swoopo. http://t.co/5hHLR5FsCp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2013, 4:53:03 PM
""If you tell the truth, people might not share it." http://t.co/D7acN3Y40l
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2013, 4:40:52 PM
"[BSA does] not grant membership to [adults] who are open or avowed homosexuals." http://t.co/jJbtYp4xkg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2013, 3:51:18 PM
If you join the Boy Scouts you can learn to do fun stuff like camp, and hate the gays.. "I wanna hate the gays!" (stern look from @betsyphd)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2013, 11:42:03 PM
Soooo apparently polka dot camo is a thing in BF4 *and* it can go on your tank/boat/heli too (cues carnival music) http://t.co/tU07xkNGbf
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BigDataBorat @BigDataBorat
Oct 4, 2013, 5:30:25 PM
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Estimate of MongoDB's value vary, one replica say $700m, one replica say $1.2 billion, one replica say 1.5 billion.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2013, 4:39:36 PM
This is what I had to do to our sweet, sweet cat Floyd. Horrible but no choice. http://t.co/wWEg1nnRfr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2013, 4:07:20 PM
Amazon has surprisingly decent trade-in values for recent stuff. $70 for my Paperwhite v1? Sure. http://t.co/jI9q5wzhpo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2013, 3:47:23 PM
Aww, I'll always remember the first thing anyone said to me about my son. "Nice looking boy. A little poopy."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2013, 3:10:14 PM
"The Musical!" http://t.co/Cd7w8ayvwZ
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pauldegnan @pauldegnan
Oct 4, 2013, 1:57:55 PM
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Found out about the auto cat feeder I just got from @codinghorror http://t.co/Mq8OKmx8Li It's a well-hacked platform http:/…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2013, 1:00:14 PM
@nortontaylor93 definitely it is a lot of fun and v2 much improved
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2013, 12:52:02 AM
dipping my toes into the world of USB foot pedals.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2013, 6:23:24 PM
Cool, the Rocksmith 2014 guitar bundles are back! And for PC/Mac this time too: http://t.co/ShBOdD8RcG
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rockhardawesome @rockhardawesome
Oct 3, 2013, 4:35:10 PM
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A little conversation with my Dad. My bat..dad. https://t.co/R5w4vJI0Ab
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alexaflotsam @alexaflotsam
Oct 3, 2013, 3:30:56 PM
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Thanks for clearing that up for me, CBS News! http://t.co/O7B6k6GnYf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2013, 3:24:44 PM
NYC cyclist gets ticket for being outside the bike lane, proceeds to intentionally crash into obstacles in bike lanes http://t.co/Ch5xdq3CA0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2013, 2:39:26 PM
apparently that @discourse android speed issue we found was "a JS execution issue in V8 that has been escalated to the lead of V8" good!
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noahjnelson @noahjnelson
Oct 2, 2013, 11:08:42 PM
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One of the few exceptions to Rule #1 (aka “Don’t Read The Comments”) is the BoingBoing forum. Of course, technically, the…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2013, 5:31:14 PM
"Levison complied the next day by turning over the private SSL keys as an 11 page printout in 4-point type." Lavar, you magnificent bastard
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2013, 5:16:55 PM
The trolls, I can deal with, the well meaning people that "just want to help", I am not so sure
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Oct 2, 2013, 4:45:51 PM
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Lavabit case unsealed: http://t.co/qDePTwmQjp Founder defied FBI with $5k/day fines. Support his defense fund: https://t.co
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jgoldberg_ @jgoldberg_
Oct 2, 2013, 3:07:53 PM
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Moral of the SilkRoad bust: Don't ask PHP questions on Stack Overflow
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Techmeme @Techmeme
Oct 2, 2013, 2:34:34 PM
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Ulbricht posted a question linking him to Silk Road under his real name on Stack Overflow http://t.co/4XvGuaE8DU http://t.co/…
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jacobian @jacobian
Oct 2, 2013, 2:08:02 PM
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The guy who operates the Internet’s biggest drug marketplace can’t figure out privacy and encryption. What hope do normal peo…
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bradlarson @bradlarson
Oct 2, 2013, 2:05:03 PM
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Great, section 43a of the criminal complaint against the Silk Road guy describes his account on Stack Overflow. That’s fun.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2013, 5:35:33 AM
@fallenprogrammr perspective is a matter of perspective.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2013, 2:44:52 AM
I really don't need a hug. I need a Temple Grandin Hug Machine. http://t.co/B3WNlP51zm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2013, 2:40:09 AM
So all the useful stuff the government does for us grinds to a halt, but all the pointless and unpleasant stuff it it does to us carries on.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2013, 2:32:20 AM
"You guys could be doing so much better than this imaginary thing I made up in my head just now." ALL RIGHTY THEN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2013, 12:20:40 AM
Kindle Fire and the dumb Forked Android strategy: "Instead it has the Amazon Appstore, which is just like Play only much, much worse"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2013, 10:05:16 PM
@interputed awwwww snap
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2013, 9:05:34 PM
Man Reddit is useless for in depth discussion. Instead of Battlefield 4 beta tricks and tactics and info we get Fart Lol Memeimage One-Liner
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2013, 8:52:46 PM
The new Paperwhite is also noticeably faster overall. But incremental if you had prev gen.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2013, 8:35:37 PM
The new Kindle Paperwhites are here! The new Kindle Paperwhites are here! Display light much more even at bottom, too.
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baconmeteor @baconmeteor
Oct 1, 2013, 4:37:54 PM
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If you haven't seen me nag from my other account, please join me in donating to Lavabit legal defense: http://t.co/3JiNfLM…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2013, 4:35:59 PM
"guess which one is from an honest to god network TV pilot, and which is from a low budget porn parody" http://t.co/p5NtUrzsDn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2013, 3:55:46 PM
Battlefield 4 beta is very, very excellent. It is truly the game BF3 wanted to be.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2013, 7:13:12 PM
If you're in or near the NY area, this NYPL Director of Digital Initiatives and Services job looks amazing: https://t.co/3a8N8wnRV0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2013, 5:26:43 PM
you guys this toilet can flush *anything* https://t.co/sDoPfqVNWR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2013, 4:52:39 PM
speed testing every iPhone at the same time -- this is fun http://t.co/pxr2G1kK1Q
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2013, 10:40:32 AM
@antony_scott it will be a while unfortunately, sign up at http://t.co/T8eBLeFi1V to get notified
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2013, 1:23:44 AM
"I don't know. I guess I would make something." http://t.co/wSKs8AbFKc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2013, 1:01:04 AM
Spoiler: having tasted Stevia, I would choose the Ricin, too.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2013, 12:58:53 AM
Spoiler: Jesse drives at high speed off the Breaking Bad set.. to the Need for Speed set.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2013, 12:46:45 AM
Bye Breaking Bad, you were the best TV show I have ever watched, bar none. http://t.co/ReUXJ1mqTJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2013, 12:43:25 AM
"I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really ... I was alive."
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Seanbabydotcom @Seanbabydotcom
Sep 29, 2013, 3:21:21 PM
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The Calculords website is live! Come learn about this insane game I've been working on for 4 years. http://t.co/CIxVKc6…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 29, 2013, 3:20:19 PM
Battlefield 4 beta preload started. Aw yissss, looking forward to 2 weeks of constant game balance issues.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 29, 2013, 12:54:02 PM
Calendar, yes, Research Notebook, yes, To-Do list, no http://t.co/n0f52Gikea
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 29, 2013, 12:42:54 PM
iOS 7 animations are indeed a bit laggy on the iPad 4. Must be brutal on the much slower 3. Need iPad 5!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 29, 2013, 3:40:50 AM
Still amazed people don't know this Chrome is cool and all, but on iOS that means 5x slower JavaScript perf: http://t.co/mfPQNMDdNN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 29, 2013, 3:14:35 AM
Man, the iOS 7 upgrade is worth it just for the 20% faster Mobile Safari
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 28, 2013, 11:28:45 PM
Things I am suuuuper excited about: Nexus 5, Surface Pro 2, iPad 5. Ship already!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 28, 2013, 6:00:25 AM
The Taco Bell Full Menu Challenge: I'm pretty sure this is why YouTube was invented. http://t.co/agZsTk5xGj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 28, 2013, 5:06:00 AM
I tried playing Spelunky and Rogue Legacy and I realized that... I just really, really hate 2D platformers, and always have since Mario.
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This is insane. Video of Ballmer’s goodbye to Microsoft: he cries, sings on stage, and high fives people. Amazing. http://t.co
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MythBusters @MythBusters
Sep 27, 2013, 2:18:14 AM
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Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 26, 2013, 6:04:42 PM
in related news, it is very very boring to watch someone else play VR. "Imagine I'm shooting a giant space demon!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 26, 2013, 5:35:55 PM
Played Surgeon Simulator and Retrovirus on the Oculus 720p. Has potential for sure but clearly 1080p should be the minimum.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 26, 2013, 4:24:41 PM
Trying out Oculus Rift, it's quite cool, but my #1 reaction is to the Doom-esque 320x240 apparent resolution. Geez.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 26, 2013, 1:09:57 AM
"There are no single women in your area who are interested in guids." http://t.co/19pX6TCRJ3
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jarrod_dixon @jarrod_dixon
Sep 25, 2013, 6:20:07 PM
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Street Fighter + faith healing https://t.co/VCyeTNaQIF
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Sep 25, 2013, 6:17:05 PM
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Kiss the cook! LOL. http://t.co/PiKIByvUTG
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ID_AA_Carmack @ID_AA_Carmack
Sep 25, 2013, 5:09:09 PM
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Oculus is looking for some good people: Build the future with me. http://t.co/LegA18nGe9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 25, 2013, 5:04:41 PM
The only more entitled rich white guy sport than America's Cup is hunting people for sport on your own private island. Now that.. I'd watch.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 25, 2013, 4:22:59 PM
Isn't America's Cup the ultimate rich white guy sport? I feel like an Oracle jerkbag even reading about it.
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"Until more whites come to terms with their status as an emerging US minority, the Tea Party...will remain strong." http://t.c
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 25, 2013, 1:56:24 AM
The end of derpy YouTube comments? http://t.co/uv1d6ftRey
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 25, 2013, 12:44:30 AM
I love this old 2004 McDonald's toy language quiz. Thanks @internetarchive for keeping a copy! http://t.co/QAkVU3IxZv
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discourse @discourse
Sep 25, 2013, 12:22:25 AM
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Behold! Discourse TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES IN ACTION! http://t.co/rMiqnIEvqR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 25, 2013, 12:04:40 AM
2013 Beard and Mustache Championships: https://t.co/pDgE4UPXOX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2013, 11:41:48 PM
In what world do we live in that a simple *tablet* needs live on-screen help? Does it run DOS 6.22? I don't get it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2013, 11:34:40 PM
Kindle Fires are such a clusterf**k of a tablet that a so-called "mayday" copilot help feature is one of its selling points. Wow.
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jacksonh @jacksonh
Sep 24, 2013, 10:22:52 PM
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This would be the perfect task for a regex. Or an intern. Or an intern that knows regexes.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2013, 10:20:28 PM
I haven't even installed iOS 7 yet and I am already tired of the animations
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2013, 5:56:29 PM
We see 3x slower @Discourse perf on comparable iOS and Android devices. Can anyone hook us up with Android dev team? http://t.co/W2WMtliDRz
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Greenspeak @Greenspeak
Sep 24, 2013, 5:25:30 PM
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Myst is 20 years old today. In celebration, I'm going to turn an unmarked crank and hope it does something a mile away.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2013, 1:30:42 PM
Oracle Open World, more like Oracle Evil World, amirite?
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Forget piracy. Get Rocket Surgery *and* Don't Make Me Think eBook bundle for only $22.99 until Sept. 30 http://t.co/uuW3PIfsi6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2013, 12:16:01 PM
Scientific certainty is just another thing for two people to "debate" on television. http://t.co/gN7RsYhOtq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2013, 12:14:32 AM
The entire last episode of Breaking Bad will be an hour of Huell waiting in a lonely hotel room for Hank to come back.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2013, 7:27:12 PM
Do you love your dream enough to sacrifice your life’s savings? Your marriage? Your oldest friendship? Your health? http://t.co/RHu9pRoYtO
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evil_trout @evil_trout
Sep 23, 2013, 6:07:45 PM
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Just a reminder we're having a Discourse meetup Tomorrow in SF at the New Relic offices. http://t.co/YENfKXXikK - come say …
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2013, 6:07:30 PM
For those who didn't understand the '99 reference on the t shirt in my previous tweet: http://t.co/xJGajc7MJh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2013, 5:59:27 PM
Just finished our yearly @discourse team building excercise, and I can prove it http://t.co/FbHnNqrQVE
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crowdgather @crowdgather
Sep 23, 2013, 5:14:18 PM
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Come hear about the future of forums from me and @codinghorror http://t.co/8kekByAtDV @pubcon Las Vegas! #usethefword Joi…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2013, 11:17:36 AM
Surface 2 Pro addresses the main and obvious complaint, comically bad battery life. But will the ssd be pcie internally?
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smashingmag @smashingmag
Sep 23, 2013, 2:58:37 AM
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For the bookmarks: Nice options for a well-designed, simple forum and chat: http://t.co/2wLQjt9rYO + http://t.co/OMyzzptb8G
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2013, 1:36:13 AM
It is very easy to overclock the Haswell GPU from 1150 Mhz to 1400 Mhz. Completely stable for me as well. http://t.co/xds2FBJuN5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2013, 1:12:26 AM
@Colgrevance sign up for notifications at http://t.co/T8eBLeFi1V unfortunately it will be a few months.
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chaosupdates @chaosupdates
Sep 22, 2013, 1:36:24 PM
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Not for securing everyday device: Chaos Computer Club breaks Apple #TouchID http://t.co/CUfhdkG72r #ccc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 22, 2013, 1:33:04 PM
I desperately hope the iPad 5 has 2 GB of memory. Tired of app and browser tab state getting constantly dumped and (slowly) reloaded.
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