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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 28, 2013, 2:59:51 PM
I will be at TED in Long Beach, CA tonight and tomorrow. First time! I heard a rumor that @wilshipley never really leaves.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 28, 2013, 2:52:01 PM
I always like to check the aircraft's "Born On" date printed in the doorway when boarding. To make sure it hasn't gone stale.
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MrAlanCooper @MrAlanCooper
Feb 28, 2013, 2:40:31 PM
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Every user of the Internet should read this story: http://t.co/mBY8wRbS9N HT: @miniver
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sblackmoore @sblackmoore
Feb 28, 2013, 2:39:27 PM
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Am I the only one who expects to see a shot of a sunglasses wearing Pope walking away from the Vatican right before it ...
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I can't take data scientists seriously as scientists until the Catholic Church excommunicates a few.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 28, 2013, 1:07:03 PM
Ukulele people are much more hardcore than I realized http://t.co/dpOcOEnabt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 28, 2013, 12:28:44 AM
"Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders." http://t.co/RUfWYNfGwU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 28, 2013, 12:23:33 AM
60 second speed runs of Star Wars, Matrix, and Back to the Future in animated form (scroll down) http://t.co/2W7cLaiAeQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 28, 2013, 12:20:05 AM
Grumpy Cat doesn't like your stick figure family http://t.co/WrFBwzsjYh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 28, 2013, 12:13:30 AM
The bus factor is the total number of key developers who would need to be incapacitated... http://t.co/6CwaUjdWQM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 27, 2013, 7:31:08 PM
I would love to email everyone a Discourse sticker, but my plan to earn thousands of $$$ a week stuffing envelopes never came to fruition
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 27, 2013, 7:27:35 PM
"Oh, ye seekers after perpetual motion, how many vain chimeras have you pursued?" http://t.co/zJ2ub3Bk3n
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 27, 2013, 6:40:32 PM
I just realized that we have plenty of @discourse stickers but no t-shirts. My startup is already a failure.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 27, 2013, 6:10:21 PM
oh, the joy of never-ending fixes to links in blog posts from 2007. Because that was SIX WHOLE YEARS AGO! AN ETERNITY IN LINK TIME!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 27, 2013, 6:04:46 PM
"ah crap now I gotta i18n the string. Why can't we only ever communicate in symbols" → http://t.co/h2EClkeJqw
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waxylinks @waxylinks
Feb 27, 2013, 5:52:03 PM
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archery: GIF art created with Mathematica, source included [via]  http://t.co/7PMEbEkilG
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johnolilly @johnolilly
Feb 27, 2013, 5:10:57 PM
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Nice post on how to think about board meetings, by @twang. Must read. http://t.co/9OvUH9d7fC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 27, 2013, 2:15:20 PM
Everyone should be *exposed* to programmering. But not everybody should be a programmer. Anyway, today's programming is F12 in Chrome.
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albertwenger @albertwenger
Feb 27, 2013, 1:00:20 PM
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IPv6 Is Really Coming - The IPv6 standard was first published in 1998 which is now 15 years ago. For a while... http:/ ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 27, 2013, 2:17:38 AM
Colocating fast servers is work. But it could be worse. You could spend $20k/month on Heroku for awful performance. http://t.co/9Qs5gCcelC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 7:03:37 PM
"Every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn to code" http://t.co/bVey1ObwqB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 6:40:07 PM
my guideline for hosting Ruby is that Ruby eats CPUs for breakfast. Yeah, caching, but when work gets done, high clockspeed wins every time
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 6:18:24 PM
Man locks himself out of hotel room... naked. Is this real? http://t.co/cJl7Xx73Zv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 6:14:09 PM
so glad the Surface Pro comes with a pen, because http://t.co/EzboqPevIp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 6:11:20 PM
one of the forums I participate on "upgraded" to vBulletin 4.2.0. Now with more .. slowness.. and.. visual noise.. and.. MOLECULES!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 5:48:22 PM
Anonymous Confessions from Programmers: http://t.co/RDagDXdruc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 2:55:48 PM
After reading that NYT article about the science of addictive junk foods, I had to go buy some Doritos. I CAN STOP ANY TIME I WANT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 2:45:07 PM
The Wal-Mart logo bears a striking resemblance to the last frame of Pac-Man's death animation. I felt I should share this insight with you.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 2:44:12 PM
At any given time, there is a hemp, tattoo, or scrapbooking expo going on somewhere in California. Because that is how we roll.
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rossrubin @rossrubin
Feb 26, 2013, 1:37:44 PM
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webOS on LG TV = ULTIMATE PHABLET
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 26, 2013, 1:37:41 PM
Scoping out our new colocation cabinet at http://t.co/6GbxGgfAMM because I do whatever @baconmeteor says
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Great news for web standards: IE 10 is coming for Windows 7 and IE 9 will be auto-updating! http://t.co/9M9llXZEuz
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textfiles @textfiles
Feb 26, 2013, 12:34:55 AM
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And now Bakshi, 74, after decades of on-again off-again retirement, wants to make another animated film. Help him. http:/ ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 25, 2013, 6:33:15 PM
buying the pirate bay documentary http://t.co/V0LUs2d5py
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MrAlanCooper @MrAlanCooper
Feb 25, 2013, 6:07:51 PM
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If you aren't very productive, working from home will make you less so. If you are very productive, working from home ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 25, 2013, 5:24:05 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 25, 2013, 5:12:57 PM
I am now required by law to link to this video. It'll be on my tombstone. http://t.co/a3o5nbxqdm
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textfiles @textfiles
Feb 25, 2013, 4:59:40 PM
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THESE TWO DIET RED BULLS HAVE SOLVED EVERYTHING
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Feb 25, 2013, 3:14:34 PM
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The Stack Overflow 2013 Community Moderator Election nomination phase has begun. http://t.co/0XcVFCBhG0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 25, 2013, 3:14:22 PM
congrats to @samsaffron who just had a baby! Well, his wife did, technically. Mo' babbies, mo' problems...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 25, 2013, 4:44:47 AM
life: a chronology http://t.co/0gaWZ5P9lc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 25, 2013, 4:31:24 AM
learning about the wonders of Ruby GC, 200ms out of 350ms total page time? Sure, why not.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 24, 2013, 11:36:02 PM
ah, copying a 6GB file to a USB key at 60-90 MB/sec (limited by network). Good times! http://t.co/6zHUuitYxV
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pourmecoffee @pourmecoffee
Feb 24, 2013, 9:40:35 PM
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Rooting for Argo, the feel-good story of Americans taking credit from Canadians.
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textfiles @textfiles
Feb 24, 2013, 8:36:51 PM
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So http://t.co/bchda03akW looks amazing and should inspire you to install an ArchiveTeam Warrior.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 24, 2013, 6:06:32 PM
@chrismckee it's a tiny percent of their workforce, not something they invested in
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NathanBowers @NathanBowers
Feb 24, 2013, 12:13:50 PM
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GENIUS. RT @Moeskido: Those of us who've had to make considerable use of stock imagery might find this amusing.

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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 24, 2013, 11:40:50 AM
Stack Exchange Q&A site proposal: Digital Preservation http://t.co/TPC7xjJM0D
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jarrod_dixon @jarrod_dixon
Feb 24, 2013, 12:34:34 AM
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Go watch Real Genius "@stevvve: SOLID 80s tune from Real Genius, The Comsat Angels "I'm Falling": http://t.co/I5r1Xlui ...
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Feb 24, 2013, 12:26:43 AM
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This explains a lot. http://t.co/ir3EUQPmbv #php
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 23, 2013, 3:01:13 PM
@MrBeastDesign that's right, that's why community voting matters
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 23, 2013, 2:56:53 PM
@MrBeastDesign that's what accepted answer is for, only the Q owner can accept an answer
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 23, 2013, 2:55:20 PM
"Few retail categories are more doomed: music stores, camera stores, computer stores, book stores..." http://t.co/7sY27Ju1JM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 23, 2013, 2:46:31 PM
Saying "thank you" is easy and meaningless. The best way to thank someone is to *do* something for them. http://t.co/pBPllMdY9M
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 23, 2013, 12:30:35 PM
So much haterade poured on the *awesome* word phablet, but nobody questions the untold eye and ear carnage inflicted by "brunch"?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 23, 2013, 10:55:06 AM
"River" detection in text http://t.co/Ybyu2YA9JA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 23, 2013, 10:42:33 AM
Answer: everything http://t.co/o6FzN9g1DL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 23, 2013, 12:36:31 AM
Silver Linings Playbook rides the Jerry Maguire lightning: sports for the dudes + romance for the ladies = box office boffo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 22, 2013, 6:10:34 PM
Discourse gets a hub version story, and we drop CoffeeScript http://t.co/iOSCvzexzR
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samsaffron @samsaffron
Feb 22, 2013, 12:00:01 AM
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Blogged: "Do you smoke test?" http://t.co/aEHUVQ7BnR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 21, 2013, 5:47:02 PM
"it was taking 2 or 3 Mb of RAM to run the server, so @mathowie decided to finally drop it and removed the service." http://t.co/gz6JHW3s0z
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 21, 2013, 4:29:24 PM
I like Chromebooks but $1300 is a lot for an iPad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 21, 2013, 4:21:16 PM
@raganwald excellent! Cheers!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 21, 2013, 1:17:03 PM
@KatsumeBlisk can be, but remember 11" screen!
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sparkcbc @sparkcbc
Feb 21, 2013, 10:37:47 AM
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Curious about the new project by @codinghorror from @stackexchange? My full interview is up ^ny: http://t.co/VtHjFPVPo2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 21, 2013, 2:01:23 AM
Switching between Surface RT and Pro leads me to believe that ARM will get truly powerful long before Intel gets truly efficient
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altonbrown @altonbrown
Feb 21, 2013, 1:34:16 AM
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Everybody read this. EVERYBODY. http://t.co/cfsK5gPAfu
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 20, 2013, 5:33:04 PM
"Caution! Dispense water for 2 minutes before removing water filter cartridge" <-- from the things I wish I had read 15 minutes ago file
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 19, 2013, 10:53:43 PM
"the world's first comics series entirely drawn on a computer." http://t.co/uEKulQPj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 19, 2013, 9:01:01 PM
Strikeforce: Morituri in Comixology HD? Yes please! http://t.co/vbsFj2zq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 19, 2013, 7:21:52 PM
HAYYY GUYYYYZZ we have venture capital! http://t.co/WlzJt8Fh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 19, 2013, 7:19:21 PM
@howtogeek I like the Nexus 7 but I humbly submit stuff like this is what drives people to iOS. Walled garden but trains run on time.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 19, 2013, 6:22:58 PM
"Two jumbo Big Gulp Slurpee cups filled with nacho cheese, tied with 25 bacon strips fashioned into a giant bow" http://t.co/z3X4Cd4T
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wilshipley @wilshipley
Feb 19, 2013, 4:21:10 PM
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CERT Advisory in 1996: ‘Also, disable the "Java" option in Netscape.’

http://t.co/QNUxj4y9
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timoreilly @timoreilly
Feb 19, 2013, 3:21:14 PM
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Astonishing rice yield, without GMO rice, pesticides http://t.co/CoRIDmq9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 19, 2013, 3:19:23 PM
@oholger DISAPPOINT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 19, 2013, 3:08:41 PM
It has come to my attention that not enough of you have starred the Discourse repository. DISAPPOINT https://t.co/O0tHejzM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 19, 2013, 2:07:23 PM
ew, weird. Google ads for a Chromebook inside Chrome on the "Most Visited" page?
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A report from the front lines of the Internet security wars: http://t.co/6drii9aU
Totally worth reading.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 18, 2013, 11:33:02 PM
is it a frog or a squeaky toy? http://t.co/74jmq61H
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OffBeatMammal @OffBeatMammal
Feb 18, 2013, 9:00:44 PM
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Atwoods law strikes again (@codinghorror) RT @JohnBristowe Diablo in JavaScript? Why not? http://t.co/kQzHgBgX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 18, 2013, 3:54:56 PM
@GoheX it's amazing in touch mode on touch laptops and the Surface pro. Basically, unparalleled touch mode outside Mobile Safari.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 18, 2013, 3:19:48 PM
seriously, http://t.co/VrFI4CWc is literally a black page on IE10. Nothingness.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 18, 2013, 3:19:25 PM
You had one job. To build a site that works on more browsers than just WebKit. But you utterly failed. http://t.co/VrFI4CWc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 18, 2013, 12:52:20 PM
Who the hell cares about *typing paragraphs on the Internet* any more? http://t.co/GqHVSFZ2
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FermilabToday @FermilabToday
Feb 18, 2013, 3:01:01 AM
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Fermilab does the Harlem Shake, featuring the Higgs boson! https://t.co/tHGsDQhb
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evil_trout @evil_trout
Feb 17, 2013, 6:01:30 PM
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I refuse to buy Farcry 3 because it doesn't gracefully degrade into a text adventure on my Apple II. Outrageous!
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my_disposition @my_disposition
Feb 17, 2013, 2:01:27 PM
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Improve your quality of life by misreading "APP" as "APE". 500 BEST APES. THE NEW KILLER APE. "MUST-HAVE" APES FOR Y ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 17, 2013, 2:01:11 PM
Drove by this today http://t.co/hli0sO9M tried to figure out what they do, just a bunch of nonsensical, meaningless words on that page
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 17, 2013, 12:06:07 PM
Not caring is the sharpest weapon in you arsenal. Use it wisely.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 17, 2013, 11:44:51 AM
The Free Universal Construction Kit http://t.co/3WceuZne
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 17, 2013, 10:52:19 AM
@_wolanski they probably should have arrived by now, I will send more
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discourse @discourse
Feb 17, 2013, 4:43:59 AM
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The Discourse Logo: A System Of Rainbows http://t.co/KtPKBWf2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 17, 2013, 1:28:11 AM
Shatner calls Reddit out on their Libertarians Gone Wild moderation ethos http://t.co/Lqix86lK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 17, 2013, 12:23:09 AM
Well hello there @discourse
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tinkertim @tinkertim
Feb 16, 2013, 7:41:04 PM
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puts 'god dammit @codinghorror now I\'m learning Ruby' * 10
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evil_trout @evil_trout
Feb 16, 2013, 7:39:44 PM
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Infinite Scrolling that Works: http://t.co/nfftGT6d
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 16, 2013, 5:43:26 PM
@dozba at least wars are FUN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Feb 16, 2013, 3:07:45 PM
@bnastic oh, we already have funding :)
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