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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2013, 11:12:07 PM
@jotgunner I believe there has been some localization work in spanish? See http://t.co/nzi8j62GO8 to contribute.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2013, 6:57:40 PM
Really excited about the next Discourse partner. I wish I could say who it is, but it's gonna be awesome. A site you've heard of.
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TheChangelog @TheChangelog
Apr 23, 2013, 5:01:50 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2013, 2:21:24 PM
Graphic Designer Dad Illustrates His Kids’ Lunch Bags Almost Every Day Since 2008 http://t.co/GStSKVhHNe
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forteantimes @forteantimes
Apr 23, 2013, 2:18:10 PM
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Peaches Geldof ensnared by Crowley, man jailed for watching pixie sex, mushroom-fuelled ski resort giraffe chase http://t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2013, 2:08:08 AM
Playing some Dead Island: Riptide. Man, these zombie infestations never end well. http://t.co/Syf6UJ5OCl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2013, 11:16:18 PM
“Communications technology ... has become a substitute for some car trips.” http://t.co/ebNVAWQOjk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2013, 11:12:40 PM
I once half-jokingly said we should glue four iPad retina displays together and sell them as a desktop monitor: http://t.co/Tiv7Vh3fSG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2013, 11:02:08 PM
music startups sure sound like fun: “a year of getting punched in the face 10,000 times.” http://t.co/2HjzGDqdoh
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Nick_Craver @Nick_Craver
Apr 22, 2013, 8:45:42 PM
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@codinghorror just wanted to do as much research as possible first - posted now: http://t.co/ov4DmSM2xd
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TheChangelog @TheChangelog
Apr 22, 2013, 7:29:59 PM
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We’re LIVE tomorrow at 3pm PT / 6pm ET with Jeff Atwood (@codinghorror), Andrew Thorp (@andrewpthorp) and Adam Stacoviak …
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2013, 7:29:04 PM
@m4tt1mus attention to detail is
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2013, 2:51:08 PM
Oh, I see, you chose not to capitalize "i" because you are a genius who plays by your own rules.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2013, 2:39:38 PM
Reading some grandiose claims on a forum, then thinking "maybe you could start by learning how to capitalize I in a sentence."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2013, 1:36:38 PM
Today's first world problem: way too many blue frequently used app icons. http://t.co/zX1uA7j026
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"Well, I don't love it," Phil Knight said at the time, "but maybe it will grow on me." http://t.co/6RuuTg1ww2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2013, 1:16:11 AM
drove by this today, and @rockhardawesome spontaneously said "that's where they train the ninjas!" http://t.co/nYNFnYwJal #thatsmyboy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2013, 12:55:30 AM
Cue http://t.co/xBerjD2FN9 cloud hosting jokes in 3... 2... 1...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2013, 10:54:24 PM
13 year old girls, do you even lift? http://t.co/J26CT4cnF1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2013, 1:32:31 AM
@CurmudgeonlyDev nah, everything gets reverted, no matter what. Better not to touch anything related to you, ever.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2013, 12:53:44 AM
@CurmudgeonlyDev not if you're a biased source it is not
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2013, 12:17:01 AM
@StevenWalling honestly do not know
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2013, 12:11:47 AM
Sure would be nice if someone could update this page with "modern" software wink wink nudge nudge http://t.co/4i8qxs50Vj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2013, 11:41:10 PM
"Despite his temporary success, Haub does not recommend his snack centric diet." CHALLENGE ACCEPTED http://t.co/bKtctQL9xn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2013, 6:47:32 PM
"Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you *shouldn't* understand."
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jpotisch @jpotisch
Apr 20, 2013, 12:42:50 PM
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@codinghorror Malcolm Gladwell in New Yorker about diaper tech: "The disposable diaper and the meaning of progress" http://t.…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 11:56:37 PM
As a parent of 3, I'd like to give a shout out to modern space-age diaper technology. Way fewer.. uh.. incidents.. than I ever expected.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 10:28:01 PM
Windows 8 has a lot of solid improvements over 7, but I have to admit they didn't quite finish building Frankenstein. http://t.co/QThyhwdOJd
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BurritoAlPastor @BurritoAlPastor
Apr 19, 2013, 7:57:14 PM
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@codinghorror Facebook is *worse* than comments. Weirdly racist perspectives on news stories are more uncomfortable fr…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 7:51:42 PM
well if you're a "don't read the comments" kind of person, you definitely shouldn't be on Facebook. At all. I'm just saying.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 7:39:34 PM
So @rockhardawesome and grandma went out shopping and came back with this. Awesome. #thatsmyboy http://t.co/TKa7xlyOqB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 7:22:57 PM
"Don't use poorly implemented comment systems", sure. But to imply all comments are crap is a disservice to other human beings.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 7:11:29 PM
"Don't read the comments" is an odd sentiment. That's like saying "don't interact with common people because they're all crazy."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 5:21:59 PM
so this soylent thing.. http://t.co/Vpmci9s51o has an, uh, interesting Discourse forum http://t.co/rNH0N6KfMy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 4:40:15 PM
At my next programming interview, I'm going to ask the ultimate question: what is the 100th way to love a cat? http://t.co/XNbywKya1E
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StackExchange @StackExchange
Apr 19, 2013, 4:18:38 PM
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“Like many great Internet discoveries, Phillipe Cantin's journey started at Stack Exchange.”Straight up Lego science: ht…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 3:19:17 PM
who knew cats were so into vacuums? http://t.co/5HrPUhP2yN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 3:07:56 PM
finally got to use "double hitler" in a commit, thanks for the encouragement @lizardbill https://t.co/kDTju2RXfQ
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textfiles @textfiles
Apr 19, 2013, 2:27:35 PM
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May I suggest that the Dr. Demento documentary kickstarter is a worthwhile investment. http://t.co/JG5P1AzAOU
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RockBand @RockBand
Apr 19, 2013, 2:24:42 PM
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Last night Foo Fighters inducted RUSH into the R&R Hall of Fame... by dressing as them and playing 2112's Overture! http:…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2013, 1:52:07 PM
"I thought he was pretty nice" http://t.co/Vftk9PYYHC
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garywhitta @garywhitta
Apr 19, 2013, 1:09:43 PM
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The cake is no longer a lie! http://t.co/Rhzpa5ZW8m
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2013, 7:35:47 PM
Hypothesis: Philly cheese steak is a perfect food.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2013, 7:12:11 PM
I'll always remember my dad driving us in his DeLorean to see this movie together http://t.co/MYyCPEroj7
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textfiles @textfiles
Apr 18, 2013, 5:36:57 PM
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XX is way too young, no matter who you are. http://t.co/NAtt202hBj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2013, 5:24:08 PM
lol how did I not find @KimKierkegaard until today, this is great
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2013, 2:20:42 PM
Too much cat hair in the house? You gotta stop it at the source. http://t.co/FZoae2WpZU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2013, 1:19:25 PM
oh look smaller iPad bezels. Who predicted that? Oh yes that's right I did. http://t.co/RFWgQarTr0 https://t.co/OcDQD4CISX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2013, 2:20:16 AM
Euro Truck Simulator 2: so realistic, you can actually become a real truck driver! http://t.co/t18mPTJxHD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 3:43:42 PM
Do you want to hear words come out of my mouth, while I am on a stage ... in Las Vegas? http://t.co/jTFAdK05T2 10% discount code 'Jeff'
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 2:30:45 PM
@annberends I find that the "follow your dreaminess" is endemic in younger people. "tell a story" is what older folks do.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 2:03:25 PM
What I learned from 6 months of subscribing to http://t.co/aXDMbgF9X3 : very few people under 40 have anything interesting to say.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 1:55:30 PM
Y U NO WRITE GOOD CHAT SOFTWARE http://t.co/6E8r8QdTr8 http://t.co/NmORSwMAHU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 1:49:37 PM
A 3-way merge tool that parses C# code and merges at the structure level, not just as Unicode strings --http://t.co/ltVVkFOP7h
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 1:35:59 PM
I have tried to deal with it, but HipChat is awful. Apps crashy, search crashy, mediocrity squared throughout. It is great at NOTHING.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 1:14:29 PM
I woke up this morning with an insatiable desire to hear more CVS Bangers https://t.co/DAjuPV3PXg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 1:08:13 PM
This guy does an 8 part acapella rendition of the Street Fighter 2 Guile theme all by himself: http://t.co/ylKMnYwLw2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 12:52:24 PM
@dozba the people in charge of paying for it don't have to use it, that's the problem
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2013, 11:14:36 AM
I'm gonna need all this stuff http://t.co/sRmV41A4Ss
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 10:33:19 PM
@rustyk5 @ftrain You gotta lick your rats. That's all you can do. http://t.co/qWBjoarv2Y
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manfightdragon @manfightdragon
Apr 16, 2013, 10:09:27 PM
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@codinghorror haha, only if I'm lucky, dude. Thanks for the tweet though!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 10:06:48 PM
Selective empathy is a problem, that's why I choose to have no empathy. Problem solved. http://t.co/Wl6onUYCqE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 10:01:27 PM
QBasic game coming to Steam. Not GORILLAS.BAS either http://t.co/pxGo4IHCoa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 8:33:20 PM
this is what I mean. Cannot be disabled, no how, no way, in IE or Chrome: http://t.co/cYpM5YbsEp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 8:27:16 PM
of all the many BS "why does it do this" behaviors of Windows, the insane middle mouse button click, then scroll, is the BS-iest.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 7:03:35 PM
Can any VirtualBox / Ubuntu experts help us make our development VM smaller? http://t.co/FvQqIch6tM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 5:07:39 PM
Actually, there is a magic bullet. I just can't tell you what it is.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 4:34:58 PM
We recorded this short usability video of people using vBulletin and phpBB. http://t.co/UVYcSBDksx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 4:31:49 PM
@dozba nothin... (sob)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 4:30:48 PM
@dozba YOU AINT SHIT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 3:21:40 PM
7/10 times, the time I would spend writing a private email is better spent posting in public somewhere. http://t.co/szTGbG3BZ2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 3:15:05 PM
@indyK1ng sometimes!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 3:14:53 PM
@indyK1ng well..... no.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 3:11:22 PM
current status: taking the specifications from the customers, and bringing them down to the software engineers
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 2:52:20 PM
@tosbourn this is an old debate, "go read the whole book first" versus "answer my specific question". Good devs will seek background.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 1:20:49 PM
so happy to see indie devs finding ways to make a sustainable living: http://t.co/hM2npeVVl0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 1:11:36 PM
setting up IPv6 on Discourse because it basically gives @supermathie a boner. Not in a weird way. You know. Normal.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 12:52:25 PM
in case you were wondering how geeky BitCoins are, "Mt.Gox" means, literally, "Magic the Gathering Online Exchange." For serious.
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baconmeteor @baconmeteor
Apr 16, 2013, 12:17:46 PM
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It's time to send a clear signal to terrorists: any time you kill an American, we vow to completely lose our shit and c ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2013, 10:55:22 AM
“The San Francisco Folly:” assuming that the whole world spends its time on an iPad or iPhone fidgeting with apps. http://t.co/OB16C6OEwk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2013, 2:55:18 PM
News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier http://t.co/jv96ZbIw8S
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2013, 2:00:01 PM
But.. is it *webscale?* http://t.co/oCL4ftasaS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2013, 12:45:51 PM
oh, imagineering, you so crazy!
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kevinmontrose @kevinmontrose
Apr 15, 2013, 12:35:40 PM
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That's a pretty hardcore way to answer a Lego question. http://t.co/dB3rphCiGe http://t.co/RyVVCu0ZYX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2013, 11:44:11 PM
Atwood's Law in action: there are 50 projects on this page https://t.co/zo7hFD9jZM and 37 of them are of type "JavaScript". #imjustsaying
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2013, 11:37:57 PM
CA tax: you are mandatory ePay! CA tax website: DEEERRRRPPPPP. Ok, so.. uh.. erm.. do you accept flooz? beenz? linden dollars? bitcoin?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2013, 11:31:20 PM
"We think of conflict as driving us apart, but if you engage in it correctly, it can actually bring us closer together."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2013, 11:24:54 PM
oh http://t.co/0MJ3sptttj this is the one night you really need to be working, not timing out and throwing spurious errors @CA_FTBFiling_SC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2013, 5:45:30 PM
These "1 in 3 babies born today will live to be 100" ad billboards need a giant {{citation needed}} slapped on them.
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ballance @ballance
Apr 14, 2013, 3:05:52 PM
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1993 vs 2013 (from teh reddits)
http://t.co/0bCJs3mvTT
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Apr 14, 2013, 3:03:53 PM
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Great history lesson from one of the early Bitcoin participants and a reminder of the frailty of the human experience ...
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Horse_ebooks @Horse_ebooks
Apr 14, 2013, 3:00:59 PM
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Unfortunately, as you probably already know, people
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jongalloway @jongalloway
Apr 14, 2013, 10:30:15 AM
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Interesting, thoughts? Why Its Time to Sunset jQuery http://t.co/XncENNZ6Up by @chrislove
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2013, 12:05:37 AM
This throwaway Renée Zellweger joke in Community totally slays me every time I see it http://t.co/mod9UiXjTM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2013, 11:54:46 PM
"it became sadly clear that martial artists were sort of playing make-believe this whole time" http://t.co/Hnm2OqgkfF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2013, 11:14:40 PM
@narwhalynn I was afraid to click on that one
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2013, 6:00:18 PM
So @evil_trout is getting married today, congrats! Wedding site is totally geeky http://t.co/DxVmATja7U
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2013, 5:10:59 PM
I remember @Seanbabydotcom remarking that actual MMA bouts proved martial arts are kind of a myth in real fighting. Citation?
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