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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2013, 10:44:42 PM
Remember when we used to be excited about smartphones?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2013, 10:33:06 PM
@dozba nobody ever said life was fair
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2013, 10:32:31 PM
Herring in sour cream, large tube of KY jelly, M&M's (Warning: absolutely no brown ones). http://t.co/eKl0Uldmxm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2013, 10:17:08 PM
Our old friend C. Elegans manifests in cyberspace http://t.co/42Vu8KawYI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2013, 10:05:24 PM
"in a word, humility." http://t.co/yMRyi1N0vn
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ThatsEarth @ThatsEarth
May 5, 2013, 9:59:09 PM
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What ocean sand looks like. Magnified 250 times. http://t.co/ZpY76fr16n
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jonathanpenn @jonathanpenn
May 5, 2013, 8:19:52 PM
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@codinghorror ironically enough, I follow #ironically
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2013, 4:25:56 PM
Ok but how much #sqlhelp can you provide in 140 chars? All links to pastebin or something? Keep it on stack overflow or dba.se, man!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2013, 4:22:15 PM
Does anyone actually browse or follow hashtags? I have only ever used them #ironically
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2013, 3:40:42 PM
Qwerty has a different history than we've been told, plus Kalq! http://t.co/jkQu6EE7hb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2013, 12:51:40 PM
Confession: sometimes I mix up Stripe and Square.
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textfiles @textfiles
May 5, 2013, 12:39:58 PM
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If people storm out of our keynote and professionals call you names, you're doing it right. http://t.co/Fk8fEp7kJ1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 4, 2013, 3:37:48 PM
Passed a "smile, your parents chose life" billboard in Iowa. I mentally added, ".. and so did Hitler's."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 4, 2013, 2:58:16 PM
@kristianfrisk no we have decided that is not a strategy we are going to pursue
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amyengineer @amyengineer
May 4, 2013, 2:54:51 PM
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If you need hilarious ideas for your SSIDs http://t.co/MgNpU08xPN (via @travis_schlafke)
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siracusa @siracusa
May 4, 2013, 2:48:12 PM
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"I’ll put it up there with the arrival of Joby, my wedding, the Panic trip to Hawaii, and playing Super Mario 64." http://t.c
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lizardbill @lizardbill
May 3, 2013, 3:20:55 PM
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#FF Follow @BountyBot (my own creation) for links to new and interesting Stack Overflow bounty questions.
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guardiantech @guardiantech
May 3, 2013, 3:13:16 PM
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Would better forum software make the internet a nicer place? http://t.co/TLWRSJiZQZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 3, 2013, 11:12:31 AM
So many human beings on our trips now. http://t.co/fTxznYswAa
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TheChangelog @TheChangelog
May 3, 2013, 10:43:20 AM
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Listen to 0.8.6 - #Discourse, #Ruby and more with Jeff Atwood / @codinghorror http://t.co/0Xj3LogF9e
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 3, 2013, 2:14:37 AM
Every time I read Miss Manners I fall in love with her all over again. Such a delight. http://t.co/QIQw3uF5Rg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2013, 11:38:51 PM
Wow our plane out of Vegas has a born on date of 11/2012. Newest I have ever been on. No chance of bitter plane crash face!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2013, 11:36:03 PM
Django Unchained was great, but can we have some rule that Tarantino can't be in his own movies ever, ever again? Couldn't stop cringing.
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samsaffron @samsaffron
May 2, 2013, 9:26:45 PM
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Blogged: "Eliminating my trivial inconveniences building Discourse" http://t.co/YkU9LuPzhe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2013, 7:50:26 PM
The real story of this data is how dedicated hardware is 6 to 10+ times faster than EC2 large #theclown http://t.co/Q5JZXnPQBd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2013, 3:15:42 PM
The Prophets of Oak Ridge, lyric and beautiful http://t.co/gP8KEl7Mto
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This reads like something out of The Onion: "The history of Taco Bell's disruptive faux cheese-dusted taco" http://t.co/xA8lZZv…
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sychedelix @sychedelix
May 2, 2013, 10:54:10 AM
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Developers Get Better With Age http://t.co/A3P8fFnBNe #stackoverflow @codinghorror
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2013, 2:52:06 AM
@eableson needs to happen in real time on the phone, then YES!
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HipstrHulkBorat @HipstrHulkBorat
May 2, 2013, 2:09:52 AM
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HULK TWELVE WIVES SAY HULK HAVE NO FEELINGS. HULK HURT INSIDE TOO, FROM GYPSY SPELL. YOU PROBABLY NOT UNDERSTAND. HIGH…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2013, 1:40:28 AM
Mom explains The Matrix http://t.co/hseLgG6ZUV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2013, 8:44:40 PM
I trust you all bought a copy of Game Dev Tycoon because seriously how awesome was http://t.co/X1tNuDFuyl also: game is 100% JS on Chromium
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2013, 6:50:45 PM
Guys I am worried there may not be enough Borat and Hulk parody twitter accounts out there
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emmettnicholas @emmettnicholas
May 1, 2013, 6:12:03 PM
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How Stack Exchange is made http://t.co/suwBPlBKL9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2013, 5:45:26 PM
In my mind it is already gone. But first, penny slots and buffets!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2013, 5:39:50 PM
I could destroy ALL OF THIS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2013, 5:32:12 PM
Did you ever wish you had an imaginary bazooka and could blow up everything you saw? But not the people. Ok mayyyybe some of the people too.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2013, 5:17:12 PM
Las Vegas, I am in y.. no, let's stop this bizarre sexualization of cities, man
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garychou @garychou
May 1, 2013, 2:43:22 PM
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So great. Well done @hackerschool! “@Paradosso: No feigning surprise: https://t.co/rrfcMIaURr”
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2013, 2:42:07 PM
I am moderately pro Google Glasses but I think it will take over a decade for this to get close to being right. We're on the Newton at best.
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textfiles @textfiles
May 1, 2013, 2:12:34 PM
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http://t.co/qo3W7sUtHK is kind of the dictionary definition of no brainer.
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RockBand @RockBand
May 1, 2013, 2:11:00 PM
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It's May 1st, or as we call it at @Harmonix, Jonathan Coulton Day. He's got 14 songs in the RBN. Check them out now! http://t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2013, 2:10:42 PM
Use a Software Bug to Win Video Poker? That’s a Federal Hacking Case
http://t.co/54XEvUfdzs
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libbybrittain @libbybrittain
May 1, 2013, 12:26:36 PM
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Sometimes I like when @joshm gets mad and causes a fuss. This is one of those times: FWD.us Breaks Its First Promise htt…
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ironicsans @ironicsans
May 1, 2013, 11:20:46 AM
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Dr. Demento documentary. Kickstarter. 62 hours left. http://t.co/y9eGVP9BHX I used to hide a transistor radio under my pill…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 8:40:13 PM
I do this too but then we actually go to McDonald's because seriously screw you guys https://t.co/Y1QtRy0t9d
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 7:31:09 PM
LoL team talks about reporting bad behavior but why was the honor system (reporting good behavior) not mentioned? http://t.co/otgDtjWMmu
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waxylinks @waxylinks
Apr 30, 2013, 5:32:21 PM
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Let's Free Congress: beautiful visualization of the corrupting influence of money in politics and how to change it   http://…
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roberthaines77 @roberthaines77
Apr 30, 2013, 5:30:32 PM
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@codinghorror Friend of mine with kids once described every outing as, "A military operation... That always ends in def…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 5:23:56 PM
It's like, we don't travel any more, WE GO TO WAR <runs out of room, screaming>
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 5:22:48 PM
the logistics of taking an airplane trip with twin babies and a toddler are effing terrifying.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 4:57:23 PM
Proceeds from http://t.co/2xyDY97lb3 go directly to a programming club at he National Museum Of Computing and Bletchley Park math workshops
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 4:17:18 PM
Reordering my printed checks. Related: https://t.co/z5FH5jyYZ2 http://t.co/j2UTavWp7s
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 3:24:22 PM
day long hackathon in NYC ... to make young people’s online experiences more civil http://t.co/k4iIFAcr90
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 2:25:33 PM
What happens when pirates play a game development simulator and then go bankrupt because of piracy? http://t.co/X1tNuDFuyl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 2:17:05 PM
How do I deal with the fact that I'm awesome and everyone around me sucks? http://t.co/p8VEifOzjz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 2:13:54 PM
question for @Greenspeak: did PopCap make other games before Plants vs Zombies. Follow up question: why?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 12:51:17 PM
The best part of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo when he's setting up for torture, and it looks bad, then he puts on the Enya and s**t gets real
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 11:53:26 AM
When your CEO says "I see a limited future for tablet computers", I hear "fire me before I can do any more damage."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2013, 11:36:15 AM
@dozba have you considered taking it to the NEXT level?
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IDCLIP There, now nothing will get in my way today.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2013, 7:27:13 PM
people who ask "why did Stack Overflow get so strict" fail to understand the powerful long term effects of a reputation system.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2013, 6:51:58 PM
So You Don't Want to be a Programmer After All http://t.co/Sil4IpHzGz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2013, 5:11:20 PM
If it takes more effort to complain about something than fix it, just frigging fix it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2013, 4:58:44 PM
Why would a fly ever land on something that looks like that? http://t.co/viMSb86blr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2013, 3:44:59 PM
revisiting "How to Talk to Humans" http://t.co/6hGC2LfeBn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2013, 2:02:48 PM
Also, my condolences, Lumberjacks and Reporters (Newspaper).
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2013, 2:01:10 PM
I'm only a Software Engineer because I could not land my dream job as an Actuary. http://t.co/zVBYxbwvDt
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The project is 90% done! Now we just need to do the other half.
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davewiner @davewiner
Apr 28, 2013, 4:25:35 PM
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Inmates Now Reviewing Prisons on Yelp. http://t.co/kKwP1BhhqV
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Apr 28, 2013, 11:42:47 AM
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I raise your "Three Wolf Moon" and give you "Three Walker No Moon" http://t.co/45VTkHeOfC via @reddit
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 28, 2013, 12:19:48 AM
Want to take the most amazing trip of your life? Have kids. Unless by "trip" you meant actually leaving your house, ever.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2013, 11:58:35 PM
Meanwhile, in Russia http://t.co/BHQLSBTjE6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2013, 11:14:07 PM
Marc John Jefferies and PeoplePC are still around? Also, people still use dial up Internet?!?! http://t.co/CzKWkg72gG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2013, 7:15:53 PM
Golf: the classiest way to avoid responsibility
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2013, 1:30:03 AM
“I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable” http://t.co/EcBbVcBwCV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2013, 12:44:00 AM
What have we learned? Never settle for cucumber, people. It ain't right.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 27, 2013, 12:26:10 AM
Two monkeys were paid unequally: http://t.co/r6POqAjNYD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2013, 11:51:37 PM
Stay gold, ponyboy. http://t.co/E9ZRuSKU25
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2013, 11:42:53 PM
Ever visit a product website and think "there are *thirty* people building this horseshit?"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2013, 4:39:14 PM
Did you know that @superdalgas hails from the apple capital of the world? Look it up! http://t.co/dNZ5J33U55
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2013, 3:56:49 PM
"Sorry Youtube took the sound down cause Warner's has the copyright, even though I wrote [the song]!" http://t.co/R9o0vCprVx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2013, 10:29:27 AM
Stuff blowing up in slow motion never fails to entertain http://t.co/8U3JxGhWgO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2013, 4:09:08 AM
Seriously loving http://t.co/bpgDzFgwhW -- when I said "let your freak flag fly" this is *exactly* what I meant http://t.co/cWBMIHe6s1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2013, 1:55:21 AM
The bees knew it was true all along http://t.co/tZ8qqLICBB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2013, 7:18:15 PM
rumor is the Xbox 720 has a full Xbox 360 on a chip (SOC) inside. I'm intrigued to find out if that turns out be true: coprocessor too!
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evil_trout @evil_trout
Apr 25, 2013, 6:23:09 PM
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Oh my God I'm getting a root canal on my honeymoon I hope our insurance covers it! Stupid teeth.
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siracusa @siracusa
Apr 25, 2013, 5:17:04 PM
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"Marco Arment, distraught after failing to obtain a WWDC ticket, sells his flagship iOS app and rededicates his life to Andro…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2013, 5:16:37 PM
ULTIMATE PROTIP GUYS http://t.co/EwqnNGcDL3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2013, 1:42:36 PM
All animals should purr. There is no downside.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2013, 1:26:10 PM
♡ Copying is an act of love. Love is not subject to law. http://t.co/ZRVG7p4HOh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2013, 1:16:47 PM
@howtogeek I just want a standard keyboard layout without having to do a bunch of extra work on every machine I touch
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siracusa @siracusa
Apr 25, 2013, 1:12:38 PM
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Delicious Library 3 is out. Read @ejacqui's review/interview with @wilshipley: http://t.co/1oP06vUK8S
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2013, 1:11:14 PM
@howtogeek keyboard layout is deal breaker for me
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2013, 1:09:25 PM
For the love of God, people, vaccinate your children http://t.co/pxbhxZrePn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2013, 5:00:47 AM
@SecsAndCyber search buckets is not "pushing the envelope" it is broken and backwards by any sane yardstick.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2013, 2:49:06 AM
I hope whoever decided to divide Windows 8 search into three "buckets" (apps / files / settings) was fired. 8.1 now has unified search.
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mattmight @mattmight
Apr 24, 2013, 3:27:10 PM
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Syntactic sugar is great, up until the point where you get semantic diabetes.
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