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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 1:49:18 AM
Electronic toys from holidays long past http://t.co/6sWbH3ND
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profoundlypaige @profoundlypaige
Dec 26, 2012, 1:09:50 AM
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...and this is (part of) the long list of reasons to love @stackexchange: Juice Concentrate & the Manufacturing ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 1:06:57 AM
@dozba oh god
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 26, 2012, 1:05:01 AM
“Love,” his students whisper. http://t.co/MaPXxvqS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2012, 4:23:59 PM
They even screw up our fake candy money. THANKS CANADA http://t.co/3N875xMa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2012, 10:10:42 AM
Amusing gamification article. http://t.co/a9vl5dBF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2012, 12:23:42 AM
@emirBytes yeah but statistically those can be ignored. *extremely* tiny incidence.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2012, 12:23:12 AM
I often wonder if devices with styli are for incurable romantics who can't leave 1991 behind. http://t.co/Ot9GK5e1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2012, 12:19:33 AM
Sometimes I think, "gee, twin babies is hard" and then I remember there are triplets. Someone always knows more kung fu than you.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 25, 2012, 12:18:05 AM
Dashing through the... http://t.co/nPUDTUYf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 11:25:20 PM
Art of the Steal: On the Trail of World’s Most Ingenious Thief http://t.co/jB3S3f6X
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 10:26:35 PM
32gb Nexus 7 with cellular for $299 is such a great deal. Anyone had issues with the optional pre-paid $15/month AT&T plan?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 10:16:34 PM
getting ready for Santa to arrive. SPOILER ALERT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 9:05:00 PM
The ghost of Christmas future perfect passive! http://t.co/vdDjsIrP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 7:43:24 PM
A Christmas Story House, now restored to its movie splendor, is open year round to the public for tours. http://t.co/VA4xDunM
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kevindente @kevindente
Dec 24, 2012, 7:40:00 PM
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Why did NORAD start tracking Santa? http://t.co/LcAZcAZv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 4:38:00 PM
Fascinating power analysis from @anandshimpi easy to beat on 40nm but as noted "iPad suspiciously absent" http://t.co/0WQ0NPZ4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 3:05:17 PM
I can't find any digital audio copy of The Piggies "My Baby's Got Rabies" on the Internet. MERRY GOD D**N CHRISTMAS, WE'VE ALL FAILED.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 2:33:51 PM
does anyone take this We the People petitioning stuff seriously? Twibbons have more credibility. https://t.co/xvq4QEbu
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 2:15:13 PM
I mourn the loss of proper keyboards, but then I thought, has my mom ever even written more than a paragraph in an email to me?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 2:08:00 PM
"Tablets are doing to the laptop market what laptops did to the desktop market." Definitely.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 1:01:52 AM
One day our children will post little condescending observations about us on social networks we don't understand.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 24, 2012, 12:59:50 AM
Interesting how much subjectively cooler my mom thinks the Nexus is, simply based on it being a touchscreen device, vs netbook.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2012, 11:55:20 PM
Wiping my Nexus 7 and setting it up for mom to replace her old 2009 era netbook.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2012, 11:13:26 PM
“Everybody thinks it’s easy,” Levenson says. Except for Ricky Schroeder. http://t.co/jxEkbHd6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2012, 10:46:15 PM
"Like having the sun on your hip." http://t.co/XYB84xOy
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Dec 23, 2012, 9:43:07 PM
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For those of you hoping to buy Duplo for your children for Xmas, my apologies. Apparently @codinghorror bought every last one.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2012, 8:46:27 PM
Easier to change class than race? I disagree. I watched the 1986 documentary "Soul Man" on this topic. http://t.co/xYsJaFMw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2012, 8:28:29 PM
"While race once predicted [reading and math skill] scores more than class, the opposite now holds." which is worse?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2012, 8:19:08 PM
“The racial gaps are quite big, but the income gaps are bigger” http://t.co/L0AHXUuC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 23, 2012, 8:00:29 PM
Santa brings toys to kids who listen and help. Coal to those who don't. I never understood Santa until I had a 3 year old. Thanks big guy.
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inthefade @inthefade
Dec 23, 2012, 4:02:14 PM
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Can't wait to go to my aunt's house tomorrow night and see how many new toolbars are on her browser.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 22, 2012, 1:40:01 PM
the only Christmas sweater you'll ever need http://t.co/foHJjgVV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 22, 2012, 1:33:07 PM
The 1960s animated Grinch is quite a bit better than the Seuss book it's based on. Not that the book is bad, but the animation is amazing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 22, 2012, 1:08:22 AM
@lunasebu think more of mummies, climates or special situations that prevent decomposition
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 22, 2012, 12:55:12 AM
@lunasebu well there would always be SOME scenarios where zombies survived: cold, special indoors areas, etc -- you'd have to be careful
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seesharp @seesharp
Dec 21, 2012, 9:51:26 PM
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Send help...trapped in a Joann's Fabrics. Eating glitter paste for sustenance.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 21, 2012, 5:53:17 PM
“So much of life, it seems to me, is determined by pure randomness.” http://t.co/3axHAj0d
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Stack Exchange Gives Back is a cool idea that continues to do well, well: http://t.co/hRSAGEB2
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@codinghorror I am thinking combine prisons and schools. Same private security companies can run both. Students to the left, ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 21, 2012, 2:52:13 PM
Have you supported your favorite small software vendor today? Phone app purchases count! http://t.co/xfkey44j
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 21, 2012, 2:49:52 PM
the NRA is always copying my jokes! So uncool! https://t.co/9AimBgmn wait.. that wasn't a joke? Oh. Oh I see.
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kevindente @kevindente
Dec 20, 2012, 6:27:35 PM
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Clicking and right-clicking all over a UI to figure out what's possible has been replaced by swiping and long-pressing e ...
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@jwz possibly inspired by herpderp, I just made this http://t.co/GstXXWzo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2012, 4:24:21 PM
GMail is so darn good at filtering spam now that when I get a spam email, I actually read it because check out this rare mythical beast!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2012, 3:47:09 PM
What Happened to Detroit? http://t.co/RymPUWWr (keep clicking, there are words and graphs too)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2012, 3:26:09 PM
I shouldn't comment on photography, it's just not my thing, not at all, even a little. But these guys are pros: http://t.co/8v1p6tRP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2012, 2:09:15 PM
"You know what's going to look actually vintage? The original photo." http://t.co/VCJPRDCq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2012, 2:02:32 PM
Instagram truly is everything that is wrong with photography http://t.co/8toJFxdV
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kylecronin @kylecronin
Dec 20, 2012, 1:00:07 PM
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People know if you don't pay for a service you're the product being sold, but Facebook has made that literally true http ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2012, 11:47:12 AM
Simulation Hypothesis http://t.co/xtkmA0wC
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jongalloway @jongalloway
Dec 20, 2012, 11:26:58 AM
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An Itty Bitty Sad Keanu http://t.co/AFRSrPLj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2012, 10:53:36 AM
Are you a parent, or do you regularly interact with man-children on the interwebs? This is a must-read: http://t.co/RRlmS8St
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 20, 2012, 1:58:21 AM
34 degrees F in California tonight? Time to get out the Canada Socks™
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2012, 6:34:12 PM
There is a whole lotta energy porn in this Nest app. I'll be in my bunk. http://t.co/Vs7iuowv
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wonderella @wonderella
Dec 19, 2012, 6:07:35 PM
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HUGE shout-out to this 20oz bottle of Dr. Pepper for making me aware of breast cancer
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2012, 4:50:58 PM
"A life, Jimmy. You know what that is?" http://t.co/078bOCNM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2012, 12:46:55 PM
@lunasebu maybe, I always thought it was bs that zombies survive forever, after a few years they should decompose enough to be no threat
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Dec 19, 2012, 12:08:53 PM
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I’ve seen many cautionary tales of startups taking VC money, but this is possibly one of the scariest. http://t.co/wP8aLQJJ
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splattne @splattne
Dec 19, 2012, 12:00:11 PM
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Did it in less than ten minutes of my lunch break: Stack Overflow's annual user survey https://t.co/U6NMvWRU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2012, 3:40:45 AM
@lunasebu so disappointing, too. Current bad guy is so over the top, like they have no ideas except to keep escalating...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2012, 3:19:48 AM
I've been reading The Walking Dead comic forever, but it seems to be locked in a rut of "next up: evil badass that has to be stopped"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2012, 2:25:20 AM
@misthupper I can think of a few people
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Dec 19, 2012, 2:24:54 AM
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KFC for Xmas? I think I just found our new family tradition. http://t.co/ldiVwj0s
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2012, 1:04:40 AM
Crows: amazingly smart birds http://t.co/5IJhv1Mr http://t.co/DBTGg50X
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SuperDalgas @SuperDalgas
Dec 19, 2012, 12:34:57 AM
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Hats! Hats guys! No really, HATS! Go put one on - http://t.co/f4oMoeyE #StackExchange
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 19, 2012, 12:34:07 AM
good to see @jwz is staying busy in his old age http://t.co/1g9O5tRa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2012, 11:57:01 PM
You want a measure of how far America has fallen? Our Eagles can't even lift Canadian babies any more. THANKS OBAMA http://t.co/FX42rWeO
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"This all could have been averted if the baby had its own eagle." - first comment at http://t.co/C0XnsH8l
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2012, 11:36:12 PM
Wow, the Nylon Riots. Plastic, what hast thou wrought? http://t.co/DYujsLYi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2012, 11:33:46 PM
What's striking about World War II history dioramas of personal effects: the complete lack of any plastic items. Now plastic is everywhere.
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thatpuzzleguy @thatpuzzleguy
Dec 18, 2012, 9:56:02 PM
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Three seconds on the online Jumble. One at a time, ladies. #badass
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2012, 6:39:49 PM
If only women could fire guns, the only people who got shot would REALLY deserve it. Truth.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2012, 4:23:17 PM
"Even Top Geeks like Marc Andreessen and Nick Denton let their individual blog archives rot away, unloved." http://t.co/vaaAbKLs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2012, 4:10:01 PM
"I was tired of doing posts that were obsolete three hours after I wrote them." http://t.co/H3gMRd8C
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RockBandAide @RockBandAide
Dec 18, 2012, 4:06:01 PM
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Too lazy to put Rock Band 3 into your Xbox 360? Good news. RB3 is only $9.99 for Xbox 360 Games on Demand! http://t.co ...
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evil_trout @evil_trout
Dec 18, 2012, 4:04:47 PM
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Here is the first game I ever created: http://t.co/qwi3Wx4y - I was only 13 years old! via @A1phaG33k
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sesamestreet @sesamestreet
Dec 18, 2012, 4:00:24 PM
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Are you building a tablet app for young children? We've released a FREE best practices guide based on our research: ht ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2012, 3:39:51 PM
XTC's Andy Partridge once introduced this song by saying he cried when he heard it for the first time. I did too. https://t.co/D2lWc1M2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2012, 3:36:32 PM
If you don't love the smell of your own bullshit, I respectfully suggest that you're doing it wrong..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 18, 2012, 1:16:12 AM
Fresh boar sperm for the holidays: http://t.co/dY5dy0w5
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textfiles @textfiles
Dec 17, 2012, 9:54:16 PM
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THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED http://t.co/Lv5etTar
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migueldeicaza @migueldeicaza
Dec 17, 2012, 9:42:27 PM
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Followed @codinghorror 's lead and donated the amount of (1) Bushmaster A1 Semi-Automatic to the Brady Center to lobb ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2012, 4:39:57 PM
"sitting in a windowless conference room while people I don't really love debate things that I don't really care about" http://t.co/R3KY2sfw
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I bet Kurzweil's roadmap is totally a copy of the tech tree from Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri: http://t.co/fLXlrWXe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2012, 3:14:27 PM
Rather than talk, I decided to donate the amount of one (1) Bushmaster A1 Semi-Automatic 223 Remington/5.56 NATO 30+1. http://t.co/VjwTPmE7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2012, 11:21:52 AM
We do not negotiate with trolls.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2012, 10:22:13 AM
@kzurawel no, I want an iPad mini phone basically.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2012, 10:19:09 AM
I am thinking I non ironically want a phablet. I'm a dude, I take up space. Just need one with sunspider scores as good as the iPhone 5.
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mattcutts @mattcutts
Dec 17, 2012, 10:10:02 AM
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The Internet Archive is trying to raise $150,000 before the end of the year: http://t.co/s4LEYlOo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2012, 10:06:01 AM
Stomach virus ripped through the family yesterday. Including me. That was, uh, interesting. https://t.co/qDFiosCF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2012, 1:14:32 PM
An assault rifle is an order of magnitude more lethal than a pistol. Watch the science: http://t.co/Rd7jqfXW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2012, 1:04:40 PM
Here's an idea: take half the TSA (or homeland security, your choice) budget, use it for one security guard at every elementary school.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2012, 2:15:28 AM
The Grand Experiment has not failed. We have. http://t.co/KFvVoeB0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2012, 1:32:36 AM
@dozba aren't they like a Sasha Baron Cohen art project? Can't be real.
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darrenkopp @darrenkopp
Dec 16, 2012, 1:00:25 AM
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@codinghorror you need a gun in case the government tries to take away your right to free shipping
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2012, 11:37:24 PM
@keithbarrette I focus on what made it so effective to kill children. I dream of the world where this guy could only get a knife like China.
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