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waxpancake @waxpancake
Dec 6, 2012, 7:10:38 PM
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Loving @fromabasement's Tubular Bells/Ring My Bell mashup from Metafilter: http://t.co/S77tTaVX And lo-fi Fame cover: ht ...
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kevinmitnick @kevinmitnick
Dec 6, 2012, 4:50:37 PM
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McAfee had been blogging from jail, using a computer he says was loaned to him by a warden... How come I didn't get on ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 6, 2012, 3:34:31 PM
The best under $200 computery gifts this year are the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Paperwhite. Both excellent, with no caveats or reservation.
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siracusa @siracusa
Dec 6, 2012, 3:12:21 PM
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The price of speaking truth to power: http://t.co/7e7SrlO4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 6, 2012, 4:24:00 AM
tonight's festivities: helping @rockhardawesome use the hair dryer to dry out one of @theladybabies rash-y butt. You know, the usual.
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Why First Round Capital funded a lawsuit http://t.co/BxIwG8nc #Justice
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NathanBowers @NathanBowers
Dec 5, 2012, 5:19:09 PM
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When you don’t have a polite civil society you get Everyone’s a Two-Bit Grifter society. http://t.co/VVHw1vZj
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siracusa @siracusa
Dec 5, 2012, 3:10:39 PM
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I endorse this research: http://t.co/O9HLaSb8 (via @tjernlund)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 5, 2012, 2:03:03 PM
Niklaus Wirth was kind of a troll: http://t.co/eZt3bY5h
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praeclarum @praeclarum
Dec 5, 2012, 1:54:16 PM
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I measured network performance while traveling around town so you don't have to. http://t.co/7TSbCGLk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 5, 2012, 1:33:09 PM
Here's how the Stack Overflow development methodology worked while I was there: http://t.co/GxnqJ6FD probably worse, er, better since.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 5, 2012, 2:54:29 AM
“My naps are important,” he says. “We should all nap more.” http://t.co/vwjJoQb4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 5, 2012, 2:38:21 AM
I hope that together we can envision a freer, more just society. A society where the only form of capital punishment is death by Pocky.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 4, 2012, 8:52:01 PM
"All but one of those top 25 [app store] earners were game developers." http://t.co/LV0hmC9P
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 4, 2012, 8:40:24 PM
I'm tired of internet startups. Go back to your cubicles, people. Submit your TPS reports.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 4, 2012, 9:21:00 AM
@aBugHat there is a lot of crying in parenting, on a couple different levels
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 3, 2012, 7:26:35 PM
R @iheart2code agreed: for very popular items, Craigslist better than eBay. Price will be high, keeping local cheap stuff nutsiness at bay
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 3, 2012, 7:17:36 PM
eBay selling: obscurities and ephemera yes, super-popular stuff like iPhones no. All true. http://t.co/CpUUymoI
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timbray @timbray
Dec 3, 2012, 6:59:28 PM
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Email from Vint Cerf, pointing at http://t.co/3Cp1bzs0 and asking us to spread the word.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 3, 2012, 6:09:56 PM
can you guys please buy this poster and mail it to everyone on the Internet? kthxbye. http://t.co/zcjNaQqi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 3, 2012, 6:05:50 PM
Everything is amazing, and I'm not happy, because I believe everything can be improved and refined. That's what I like to call "progress".
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gaberivera @gaberivera
Dec 3, 2012, 5:34:28 PM
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Lots of interesting commentary about The Daily today. Heck, I would even have paid $0.99 to read it all, but luckily it' ...
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Advice from men. http://t.co/IEHGVYRN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 3, 2012, 1:54:10 PM
How do certification authorities store their private root keys? http://t.co/SB83pgVV
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jsmooth995 @jsmooth995
Dec 3, 2012, 1:49:44 PM
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Let 2012 always be remembered as "The Year DMX Saved Christmas" http://t.co/fU3ozPqo
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Dec 3, 2012, 1:14:05 PM
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It seems like half the posts I see on Facebook really should be questions on http://t.co/0wm0wEgn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 3, 2012, 12:17:54 AM
Oh my God, the neverending social network requests. Here's my answer to every one: http://t.co/eurjyj6O
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 2, 2012, 4:28:12 PM
Does lack of sun exposure cause myopia in children? http://t.co/9ruwsR8H
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 2, 2012, 3:23:17 PM
Ten thousand hours, man. Ten thousand hours. http://t.co/dcLkVWtH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 2, 2012, 2:15:15 PM
The smartphone mullet: business up front, party in the back. http://t.co/ii9SzmGq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 2, 2012, 1:59:33 AM
And @rockhardawesome also calls San Francisco "the disco" which is wise far beyond his years.
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gknauss @gknauss
Dec 2, 2012, 1:07:07 AM
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@codinghorror I really miss "grayahge" (garage) and "kajuzzi" (jacuzzi).

Now, it's all "pwn" and "noob" and "I didn't ask ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 2, 2012, 12:47:34 AM
"Are we goin' to the alligator?" "Elevator." "Yah, alligator."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 1, 2012, 11:46:25 PM
Is it wrong that I prefer our children's mispronunciation of words to the actual ones? Because I rather enjoy eating hanguburs.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 1, 2012, 4:21:34 PM
Man, cheap hand sanitizer is basically like dipping your hand into a container of grain alcohol. Which would also work.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 1, 2012, 4:58:29 AM
since @drpizza asked, here is an unregistered Stack Exchange user with 2,424 reputation. http://t.co/csV0vLOl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 1, 2012, 3:36:40 AM
The Organism Will Do What It Damn Well Pleases http://t.co/o60TmCQe
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JoshMalina @JoshMalina
Dec 1, 2012, 2:55:50 AM
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O Lord, give me the superpowers to change the things I cannot accept with serenity. Amen.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 1, 2012, 1:27:38 AM
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joewengert @joewengert
Dec 1, 2012, 12:58:48 AM
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Gonna go to bed because I gotta get up early tomorrow and look at my phone and then never stop looking at my phone
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Surprisingly, touchscreen laptops don't suck http://t.co/vofhzh0T
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migueldeicaza @migueldeicaza
Nov 30, 2012, 3:40:36 PM
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Do me a favor everyone, watch this 6 minute video and share it. I dont often ask for this, but this one is important ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 30, 2012, 2:33:31 PM
My pager’s still blowin’ up: 25 songs about outdated (and soon-to-be outdated) technology http://t.co/G18mOerH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 30, 2012, 2:17:06 PM
"Yes, one in nine Americans works in sales. But so do the other eight." http://t.co/jgaGArEs
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SuperDalgas @SuperDalgas
Nov 30, 2012, 1:06:04 PM
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@codinghorror I just ate a very delicious sticky bun - mind if I use your touch laptop? *NOM NOM*
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 30, 2012, 12:42:30 PM
Apple gouging the crap out of everyone for upgrades? Say it ain't so! http://t.co/taXc8lAA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 30, 2012, 12:21:58 PM
Touch laptop in Windows 8: loving it. Stupid dumb non touch laptops are dead to me.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 30, 2012, 12:16:28 PM
Fantastic article deconstructing the Wii U http://t.co/Yfvs83uj (via @evil_trout)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 30, 2012, 10:09:05 AM
Proof that the web is useless: http://t.co/4dNqn0f1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 30, 2012, 2:19:41 AM
The first hint Mr. Slippery had that his own True
Name might be known http://t.co/50sn5AeC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 29, 2012, 6:34:21 PM
wow, if you're on Windows, this Humble Bundle is incredible. Saint's Row 3 is not to be missed. http://t.co/uH3DQgWT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 29, 2012, 5:12:58 PM
In an act of deep and profound irony, I am on the wikipedia homepage and cannot figure out where to donate. Word "donate" not in text.
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Gartenberg @Gartenberg
Nov 29, 2012, 4:57:02 PM
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Vectrex it's here. Awesome. http://t.co/WPjvd9mr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 29, 2012, 1:10:01 PM
Donating to http://t.co/zyMcYGJG and http://t.co/f8BUJnWg today. You go, .orgs!
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Nov 29, 2012, 1:07:31 PM
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Smartphones make car buying less appealing. Modern in-car dash systems seem like off-brand phones that won't update - ...
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Nov 29, 2012, 3:19:21 AM
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So @codinghorror is next to me typing on his Surface and it sounds like this: https://t.co/kr53fTNx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 29, 2012, 12:16:21 AM
When you say "their app is really good", I hear "their website sucks."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 29, 2012, 12:06:44 AM
The Windows 8 (modern) eBay and Amazon apps are quite good, but kick you to the website too often. "Oh, you wanted to BUY something?"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2012, 9:49:25 PM
Do you ever think to yourself, "I have far too much time for quiet introspection?" Consider having children.
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roimergarcia @roimergarcia
Nov 28, 2012, 7:14:26 PM
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.@codinghorror I just wanted to thankyou for StackOverflow. It has helped me a lotin the past. I just registered there ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2012, 4:46:36 PM
oh god why did I sign up for Longreads? Is there any way to get it delivered to my Kindle Paperwhite automatically?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2012, 4:18:05 PM
"Watch in pain as Dr. SyStray raps stack overflow question titles and offers his own commentary" http://t.co/YefHbzWM
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MrAlanCooper @MrAlanCooper
Nov 28, 2012, 3:22:23 PM
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I just gave a hundred bucks to Wikipedia. You can too: http://t.co/V0KRegow
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2012, 3:21:58 PM
Couldn't relate to Clinton, Bushes, but Obama? He's just this guy, you know? http://t.co/8XYHfCF4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2012, 3:14:05 PM
Apple revenue slopegraph. Bye bye desktops. And iPods. Maybe even laptops too. http://t.co/WZ3PoyyC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2012, 3:08:56 PM
Here's where you can order the 2013 Software Craftsmanship Calendar: http://t.co/eZSPbXjy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2012, 1:32:51 PM
The Software Craftsmanship Calendar http://t.co/oILTC5iF
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Huh. The new edition of Richard Scarry's “What Do People Do All Day?” is just 500 pictures of Huckle Cat tweeting.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2012, 2:02:27 AM
good to see that http://t.co/okRpMfpI / http://t.co/Kpg7Lvg8 email "spam" filtering is still as insane as it ever was. http://t.co/6KdIVzXi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2012, 1:15:34 AM
I found the team email I sent the day Stack Overflow went into private beta. Good times... good times. http://t.co/3UIpuGXl
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aochsner @aochsner
Nov 27, 2012, 11:07:33 PM
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@codinghorror you'd be popular in Berlin circa 1983. http://t.co/SFH6Ja9l
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Nov 27, 2012, 8:33:21 PM
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Seventy years of minutes from the Lik-M-Aid Corporation’s annual board meeting http://t.co/d32Aor3F
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 6:49:03 PM
"Now, I don't see race... People tell me I'm white, and I believe them, because I own a lot of Jimmy Buffett albums."
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kevindente @kevindente
Nov 27, 2012, 6:44:32 PM
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There are 3 hard things in programming - naming, cache invalidation, and consistent capitalizing of "ID" throughout a co ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 6:27:02 PM
"On Stack Overflow, I have never been told 'Tits or GTFO.'" http://t.co/CNBKI6rc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 5:48:11 PM
I got emails from women ecstatic about Stack Overflow because identity is 100% irrelevant there. That's what I did. That was designed in.
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newsycombinator @newsycombinator
Nov 27, 2012, 5:17:01 PM
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Poll: Do you select text while reading? http://t.co/YTklEufK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 4:26:20 PM
https://t.co/VHdfC1tW awesome, click "start your compy" to have blinky cursor home computer flashbacks!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 4:18:17 PM
"How I wish my favorite tech writer would share his opinions about sexism and entitlement in programming." -- no one, ever
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Dance_Central @Dance_Central
Nov 27, 2012, 12:03:54 PM
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Master the moves to Gangnam Style by PSY with the latest downloadable routine for @Dance_Central 3! Available now: ht ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 10:32:15 AM
@Rahaaaaat it's science man!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 10:31:14 AM
Very slick Vectrex emulation coming for iOS. Want! http://t.co/VhKRLwlq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 2:24:12 AM
the "nature of love" http://t.co/AWTpfYqt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 1:28:19 AM
Want to understand just how awkward a 13.3" tablet truly is? Try to use it in bed. EXCUSE ME I AM TALKING ON MY GIANT 1990 CELL PHONE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 12:06:53 AM
I had already uninstalled that craplet. But I guess it decided to leave its broken licensing service behind because f**k you that's why.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2012, 12:01:55 AM
Sweet Jesus, is there *nothing* third parties cannot screw up? Lenovo's preinstalls broke my Windows 8 updates: http://t.co/O6ZQJwfT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2012, 11:42:13 PM
excellent article by @drpizza on why Firefox 64-bit should be prioritized, not cancelled http://t.co/71BKtvAM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2012, 7:29:41 PM
@mrbhill Rocksmith is good too, except for the analog input lag.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2012, 4:40:12 PM
The Worst Car in the History of the World http://t.co/HczfPGxF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2012, 4:17:24 PM
Tie Fighter snowflakes. For the project! http://t.co/J7Dc0jxX
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SuperDalgas @SuperDalgas
Nov 26, 2012, 3:46:01 PM
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@codinghorror easy, Corvallis, OR of course - http://t.co/llnZwmXp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2012, 3:12:35 PM
Challenge: what's the most risk-free area of the world to live in? Least risk of natural disaster, crime, all the other relevant stats?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2012, 12:59:58 PM
if someone you know wants to learn guitar, and has an Xbox, RB3 + Pro guitar + RHCP tracks is only $60 http://t.co/25eov3bC
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siracusa @siracusa
Nov 26, 2012, 12:53:54 PM
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C is like Apple's bad boyfriend. "I can change him!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2012, 3:16:30 AM
For a Bit of Colored Ribbon http://t.co/LdiwKxCn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2012, 1:23:54 AM
Europeans are annoyed that I say Legos instead of Lego? Stop saying Maths instead of Math, and we'll call it even.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 25, 2012, 3:16:58 PM
"Mathematics is very painful to read, even for mathematicians" http://t.co/qa5v1Hln
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EC2 3.8x more expensive than internal cluster http://t.co/KXvfcjxU. Author discusses on reddit http://t.co/PK7hX2Iy #hadoop ...
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