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TheColonial @TheColonial
Jan 8, 2013, 1:48:20 AM
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Welcome to the Internet in 2013. The one where we redirect you through a thousand URL shorteners before you finally get ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2013, 6:53:51 PM
meanwhile, in Australia http://t.co/gevPJvaw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2013, 4:39:12 PM
I think it's high time all the Canadians apologized to us for being Canadian.
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seesharp @seesharp
Jan 7, 2013, 11:49:00 AM
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Hackathons are the modern hybrid of science fairs and beauty pageants, but and have been co-opted by product marketers to ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2013, 11:48:52 AM
loins: girded.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2013, 11:40:24 AM
@howtogeek Do you think you could even find the right person to yell at?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2013, 12:44:07 AM
This is the dawning of the age of the phablet! The pha-aaablet! The phaa-aaa-aablet! (to the tune of "Age of Aquarius") http://t.co/mSDoYsb0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2013, 11:02:48 PM
"So they just jumped straight to the end of the Galaxy Note story." http://t.co/CKHaQ6kw
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smashingmag @smashingmag
Jan 6, 2013, 10:43:57 AM
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An interesting UX discussion: Should error messages apologize? - http://t.co/HGxwgTIm - What do you think?
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A quick reminder that the FriendDA is far superior to the NDA: http://t.co/yHic6C4g
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2013, 11:30:20 PM
Truer words have never been written: the unexplainable hourly toddler full frontal freakouts http://t.co/eBbov1TH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2013, 7:03:17 PM
Netbooks are dead! Well, except for the Chromebook, currently #2 best selling laptop, even with artificial markup http://t.co/MmyUIJvJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2013, 6:36:17 PM
Is that a phablet in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? http://t.co/01So9kdD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2013, 2:52:21 PM
Why is getting wasted (beer, wine, etc) such huge business? Can't we all just be high on life, man?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2013, 12:15:49 AM
@Allieschwa I also constantly remind @theladybabies not to show their breasts to strange men. They are 11 months old. I like to start early.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2013, 12:03:41 AM
Lego Duplo Black Castle? LAME SUCKS STUPID DO NOT WANT http://t.co/4DmTWoJk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2013, 11:55:25 PM
After pressing "buy it now" on a $275 duplo kit on ebay I realized I might have a ... problem. But pirates! I CAN STOP ANY TIME I WANT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2013, 11:50:19 PM
@Allieschwa NO DATING UNTIL MARRIAGE
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Fairly authoritative list of 30 all-time best-selling recordings. How many can you guess before looking? http://t.co/9mhcawri
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Nick_Craver @Nick_Craver
Jan 4, 2013, 4:07:43 PM
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elasticsearch is now the default across #stackoverflow and the #stackexchange network, we hope you like the new look a ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2013, 12:35:10 PM
The Atari Jaguar lives!! http://t.co/jJNpi2SI
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Jan 4, 2013, 12:10:32 PM
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A founding father of the anti-GMO movement has a change of heart: “I discovered science”. http://t.co/FQZ5fImW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2013, 12:09:53 PM
@dozba only poor people use Android
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2013, 12:08:26 PM
@SammyAdems @sciam betting on mobile and tablets being a huge future market seems like.. a safe bet to me.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2013, 12:08:04 PM
Give your Kindle that old-book smell! http://t.co/khqR4nk8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2013, 9:53:07 AM
You rule at existing! (via @joshmillard) http://t.co/nCf7cvn6
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Jan 4, 2013, 9:47:54 AM
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Harsh realities of running a popular Facebook page. Owner of "I fucking love science" page on FB chimes in on @reddit ...
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damiencorrell @damiencorrell
Jan 4, 2013, 9:45:53 AM
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Seeing that photo of a young Christopher Walken looking like Scarlett Johansson is my biggest regret of 2013. http:// ...
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kevinmontrose @kevinmontrose
Jan 4, 2013, 9:44:12 AM
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Like something out of science fiction: http://t.co/1q7lpxTe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2013, 1:23:06 PM
It seems like both IndieGogo and Kickstarter kind of need that "tiered goals" design? Is that a part of either service, or just ad-hoc?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2013, 12:53:51 PM
which is better: IndieGogo's "whatever part of the goal you raise, you get" or Kickstarter's "if you raise $99,500 of $100k you get $0?"
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joshmillard @joshmillard
Jan 3, 2013, 11:56:48 AM
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Hallmark cards are basically just retweets for luddites.
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tombielecki @tombielecki
Jan 3, 2013, 12:17:44 AM
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@codinghorror I like to say Tablone... With an ambiguously European accent.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2013, 11:25:43 PM
"There are basically two types of rat mothers: those who lick their babies a lot, and those who don't." http://t.co/C2Xbk0oY
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Jan 2, 2013, 11:18:29 PM
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Nobody is this happy to see me at work. http://t.co/zn3ILsNH
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tweetsauce @tweetsauce
Jan 2, 2013, 7:07:35 PM
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I think this might be brilliant ... RT @omglifehacks: How to season anything with Doritos: http://t.co/SgQcUOUB
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garychou @garychou
Jan 2, 2013, 5:38:32 PM
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Japanese Kit Kat Flavors: http://t.co/8AP4nYVX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2013, 6:10:58 AM
@parasietje I found it horribly slow and erratic in perf; gave mine away
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2013, 12:44:37 AM
I wish GitHub supported CLAs. What open source project has the smoothest CLA process? http://t.co/HVYkDwJj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2013, 11:31:39 PM
If Apple can double speed again from the iPad 4 (which is "it spoils you" fast), they're basically at laptop speeds on a tablet.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2013, 4:53:57 PM
Perhaps You Are Bored Because You Are Boring http://t.co/gOGYHgPA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2013, 4:27:06 PM
A wrong turn on Trap Street http://t.co/NToAYgI2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2013, 4:25:02 PM
@daccf @reboog711 provided there are not infinite "answers", yes; always more than one way to do it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2013, 4:16:10 PM
Multi user support on this new Nexus 7 cellular is pretty slick. Great for sharing the device.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2013, 4:13:17 PM
@daccf @reboog711 use your powers: edit it to make it a science-y question with data, not a discussion or list of opinions.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2013, 2:06:07 PM
I wish I could use Surface RT software and design on the iPad 4 screen and internals.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2013, 11:09:21 AM
Hey look, anti-virus blacklists never actually worked! http://t.co/0cT3wO2l shocking! http://t.co/gKXUGvVk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2013, 12:25:43 AM
Im bored any girls wanna hang out? http://t.co/PIDxWeto
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 31, 2012, 9:50:11 PM
“Am I being paid enough to give it back?” http://t.co/ZyMF0GqZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 31, 2012, 9:39:02 PM
I hate to be a toy snob but Mega Bloks are really awful. Even the plastic is insubstantial and waxy.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 31, 2012, 12:05:26 PM
No daycare or preschool this week for the 2 babies and 3.5 year old? Bah, productivity is overrated anyway!
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RockBand @RockBand
Dec 31, 2012, 10:50:24 AM
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Today is the LAST DAY to buy the Games on Demand version of Rock Band 3 on Xbox 360 for only $10! ACT FAST! http://t.co/l ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 30, 2012, 11:31:17 PM
Remember when I was complaining that "My Baby's Got Rabies" wasn't available anywhere on the Internets? FIXED http://t.co/Fdt4JdF3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 30, 2012, 10:46:11 PM
I'm not sure Charlie the Unicorn is the sort of thing that really *needed* an official sequel, but here you go: http://t.co/BUFGitqi
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lorrainemiller7 @lorrainemiller7
Dec 30, 2012, 9:52:32 PM
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Check out Rootstrikers. I just joined. http://t.co/hmZu5U15
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 30, 2012, 8:29:44 PM
I will accept LOTR as a trilogy that progressively gets better. But Alien 3? For real?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 30, 2012, 8:05:24 PM
Is it just me, or are both Toy Story 2 and 3 better than the original movie? What other trilogy is this true of?
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jarrod_dixon @jarrod_dixon
Dec 29, 2012, 11:47:38 PM
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I use this every day and can attest to its engineered polymer construction http://t.co/jogqYYlA
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BradGrenz @BradGrenz
Dec 29, 2012, 10:22:04 PM
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@codinghorror Hey dude. That envelope says "don't throw me away!" right on it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2012, 10:14:15 PM
Aha, the old put it in a different envelope trick! Nexus 7 Sim is in an envelope outside the box. That I almost recycled.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2012, 10:05:10 PM
Nexus 7 with cell service arrived, but I can't find the SIM card? Dug through packaging twice?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2012, 4:27:10 PM
I really enjoy our minivan. It's like a mobile command center! Yeah, I know, I'll just go ahead and turn in my dude card.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2012, 1:12:41 AM
The more I use my iPhone 5 the more I resent it for being so obsessively tiny and jewel-like. It's a phone not a Fabergé egg.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 29, 2012, 12:38:50 AM
YOU ARE NOT THE LORD OF THE RINGS (starring @Greenspeak) http://t.co/ykNnwBn4
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@codinghorror 5yo is introducing her grandma to http://t.co/1NuhBFmw. We are 65% through. I hold you responsible.
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Millar_Colin @Millar_Colin
Dec 28, 2012, 9:38:10 PM
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RIP journalism, 1605-2012 http://t.co/Qfw13i52
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2012, 3:50:01 PM
@jessemillikan it's kind of a shopping list or recommendation.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2012, 3:48:19 PM
@Reckoner67 Godspeed, for the taffy!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2012, 3:24:30 PM
Salt water taffy never tastes as good as I imagined it would. But I keep trying.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2012, 1:42:34 PM
"work that lends life meaning but doesn’t monopolize it ... not for personal glory but in service of others" http://t.co/0nZsFCnR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2012, 1:25:46 PM
It's looking more and more like Android 5.0 has a good chance of being Google's Windows 95 in the war on iOS.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 28, 2012, 12:43:29 AM
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
http://t.co/TU980vtJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 10:37:22 PM
breakthrough! This weekend, after 10.5 months, @theladybabies have proven they are *definitely* smarter than our cats now. Take that cats!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 5:23:13 PM
When asked "What can we do to promote world peace?" she answered "Go home and love your family."
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treestman @treestman
Dec 27, 2012, 5:06:23 PM
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+10 RT @journeydan: Instant delete. Devs, there are far less insidious ways to monetize your apps. http://t.co/Oq37khZj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 3:25:05 PM
@daccf if you'd like to found a community that encourages help vampires and no effort, do it. Good luck getting experts to go there.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 3:23:15 PM
@daccf we cannot help those unwilling to help themselves, nor should we.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 3:22:23 PM
@daccf not valuing the time of readers is a broken window. And a huge mistake.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 3:21:47 PM
@daccf rules seem unimportant until you realize the whole reason SO works and is useful are.. Quality and effort rules
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 2:01:11 PM
@daccf so, if one is ignorant of the speed limit and going really fast, that's OK? The cost is people's time. Valuable experts' time.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 1:36:50 PM
@daccf one caveat, you *cannot* avoid reading http://t.co/oj1hfY3g when asking your first question; mandatory clickthrough. Try as new user.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 1:33:03 PM
@daccf now that's a much better, more positive "how can we do it better" article. Kudos to you sir.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 12:34:44 PM
@daccf @mr_nil I don't think you like to play by the local rules. You will be deeply unhappy at Stack Overflow which has a strict ruleset.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 12:27:01 PM
@daccf @mr_nil community college has rules too. If you don't like the rules, don't attend.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 2:46:43 AM
The Volvo 850: maybe a wee bit too durable http://t.co/WsMrclad
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 12:56:24 AM
Thanks for the black boxes, Australia! http://t.co/f6rQQ5Tv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 27, 2012, 12:31:39 AM
"[Antivirus software] means that somebody else has already succeeded in their goal." http://t.co/nwlsyRxT
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peticanoe @peticanoe
Dec 27, 2012, 12:23:14 AM
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Please contribute to my kickstarter to get a comma for Bed Bath & Beyond. Stretch goal: over $300,000 gets a second o ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 9:48:57 PM
@daccf @mr_nil Harvard is also unfriendly to students who don't meet their admissions standards. Do you ever wonder why that is?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 9:47:58 PM
@daccf @mr_nil shoehorning giant responses into 5 tweets... not adapting to local conventions, just like at Stack Overflow?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 5:50:03 PM
Disabled 2 factor auth and now I can use PayPal mobile for the first time ever. Great work security team!
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davidlee @davidlee
Dec 26, 2012, 5:45:46 PM
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The Hundred Best Lists of All Time http://t.co/7HiLGXwW via @NewYorker
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 5:13:53 PM
Yeah I can't even log in to the PayPal iOS app with 2 factor "append key to end of pw" alert either. Incredible..
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.@codinghorror No, I've never had @paypal's mobile "append your token to your password" thing work either.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 5:05:41 PM
Has anyone else been able to get PayPal mobile payments to work when 2 factor auth is on? Eg "add code to end of pw"? Never works for me.
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NathanBowers @NathanBowers
Dec 26, 2012, 1:27:56 PM
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@codinghorror Frank Castle… disapproves. http://t.co/lt2VSY8G
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textfiles @textfiles
Dec 26, 2012, 12:10:20 PM
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@codinghorror Get your jughead hat info porn here! http://t.co/AqzHYL0I
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 11:58:16 AM
Going all in on this Jughead thing. Looking for Jughead slash fiction. Rule 34 and so forth.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 1:57:15 AM
Seriously, Jughead? Who the hell reads Jughead? How is Jughead still published? Where am I? Oh god whyyyy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 1:55:21 AM
Seen in comixology: "People who liked this comic also liked: Jughead." Er... Ok... moving on, then.
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