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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2012, 3:16:14 PM
I am looking for some inspirational life advice in a numbered list type format. Has anyone found that on the Internet yet?
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kevindente @kevindente
Jul 27, 2012, 1:03:52 PM
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@codinghorror that’s why I’m totally buying one of these http://t.co/Kg6S3O9A
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2012, 12:59:03 PM
If we have to carry smartphones everywhere, watches are dead. Let it go, man. Let it go. http://t.co/FrX3H4jM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2012, 11:13:19 AM
On http://t.co/v75ni7FX, students learn from each other. "I had no one to impress or disappoint." http://t.co/pPzdretd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2012, 9:21:06 AM
Happy Sysadmin Appreciation day, http://t.co/3CeyOfWY ! Now with 26% more filk music! http://t.co/t4AuFPnh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2012, 11:28:09 PM
Chrome's inability to emulate IE9 and FF4+ font rendering improvements is starting to really piss me off http://t.co/8hgcjrLa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2012, 6:30:18 PM
27" Korean LCDs use 37w at preferred lowest (and still kinda too bright) brightness. You should get a kill-a-watt too! http://t.co/alWfFWv4
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moonpolysoft @moonpolysoft
Jul 26, 2012, 4:34:15 PM
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Build a hadoop out of bamboo and coconuts. That's how you get the big data planes to land on your island.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2012, 4:33:03 PM
Dolph Lundgren is an inhuman monster! http://t.co/OQ5F2xNT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2012, 4:03:39 PM
Here's how you get a job: armchair science! Someone hire this man! http://t.co/Dec4ztkk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2012, 3:55:32 PM
wow, someone who actually owned one of those IBM 3840x2160 22" monitors! He has the future! http://t.co/nvcYFgAJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2012, 1:35:38 PM
"reeks of VC meddling" http://t.co/si0x6lPe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2012, 1:17:54 PM
Apparently this Wikipedia entry on display lag has a 'few' issues. http://t.co/YcpRqSQG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2012, 12:54:59 PM
The IPS LCD Revolution http://t.co/uj3Qoi3J
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2012, 12:54:29 PM
I like to imagine that the Benny Hill Theme has been playing non-stop in the engineering wing at Twitter for the last 6 years.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2012, 11:05:06 PM
"Google may use everyone's blocking information to improve the ranking of search results overall." http://t.co/oJ6etN6a
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2012, 10:58:23 PM
I believe this is how MC Skat Kat got his big break. http://t.co/qjPNhUVb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2012, 7:44:13 PM
My DVD reselling experience at http://t.co/9QQcR1pE was excellent. Recommended! (from http://t.co/gUAegyhI)
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joshmillard @joshmillard
Jul 25, 2012, 3:24:38 PM
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Bold new ground in faint praise: telling people that they "are better than Hitler".
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scottwasson @scottwasson
Jul 25, 2012, 1:28:28 PM
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@codinghorror At last, a 27" Korean IPS monitor write-up, as promised. Includes bacon unicorns. http://t.co/Ro6XsNNE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2012, 11:26:32 AM
Amused to see someone shut down a hateful comment reply with an unironic "I love you."
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LettersOfNote @LettersOfNote
Jul 25, 2012, 10:56:48 AM
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Love this. The Mayor of Boston writes to the President of Chick-fil-A, tells them to stay away: http://t.co/VhuiyP0E
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2012, 10:54:02 AM
"Homosexuality is not a moral deviance. Bigotry is." http://t.co/1L8DMiew
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2012, 10:28:01 AM
RAID is dead. http://t.co/ChUSgD19
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joshmillard @joshmillard
Jul 25, 2012, 10:27:18 AM
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Panicked SEO duders requesting that we reverse-SEO legit links to their sites to snowjob google: favorite 2012 spam trend.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2012, 10:27:01 AM
your computers and equipment are behind UPSes, right? right? http://t.co/kurXVKdS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2012, 5:09:56 PM
“I was in kindergarten or something and I saw porn for the first time, and I said, ‘I want to grow up and be in porn.’” http://t.co/ra9yTIad
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2012, 4:38:28 PM
that sinking feeling when you search for something and your top result is http://t.co/KazQDK7l. Abandon all hope.
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#8 on the BuzzFeed memo http://t.co/cTBLK1Ua should be "More cat and sideboob slideshows".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2012, 3:50:42 PM
occasionally I get all pissed off when someone is wrong on the Internet, then I look over and http://t.co/s6G0U15o
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2012, 3:06:49 PM
Over time, I have come to understand I am a deeply religious person. Just not about gods and deities.
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@codinghorror *well actually,* the logo and patterns were designed by the community, using Mathematica! http://t.co/mUcAuara
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2012, 1:06:23 PM
did you see that http://t.co/GO0d7IgE is now outta beta with a beautiful new @jzy design? Fantastic technical community.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2012, 1:01:22 PM
Android even in 4.1 is so hit and miss. The notifications system blows away iOS, but basic text selection is still terribad.
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I have a #Jenkins build script that sends checked-in files directly to production servers. I call it the "Leeroy" Jenkins s ...
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ballance @ballance
Jul 24, 2012, 12:24:30 PM
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This product is just fantastic. Review is spot-on. http://t.co/jwFA91vP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2012, 12:19:46 PM
does using Google DNS and OpenDNS slow down sites with CDNs? http://t.co/ceWYpJwR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2012, 12:15:30 PM
Can't buy any paid apps on Google Play store, shows “An error occurred. Please try again.” http://t.co/01yjUm9P
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2012, 12:51:31 AM
Our low quality answer auto-flag heuristics. They work! http://t.co/4vnoXTr7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2012, 11:11:18 PM
"Instead, we have unlimited vacation and sick time." bravo. http://t.co/Uqu3Amlv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2012, 11:08:26 PM
"The Norwegian response to violence is more democracy, more openness and greater political participation" http://t.co/FBemxL03
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2012, 11:01:40 PM
I've always said that infoporn is not healthy for you. Here's why: http://t.co/REy2MKbH
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demisbellot @demisbellot
Jul 23, 2012, 8:37:27 PM
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Awesome! Dart joins Google AppEngine onto StackOverflow as the preferred place to ask questions: https://t.co/0g3dX59M ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2012, 7:26:30 PM
Android's piracy rate is astronomical, apparently: http://t.co/Kn6EW162
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baconmeteor @baconmeteor
Jul 23, 2012, 5:58:21 PM
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Essay contest: in 500 words or less, demonstrate that Eric Raymond is a USDA-prime asshat. Winner: Eric Raymond http:// ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2012, 5:11:29 PM
@librarylulu @sakuha the opposite is interesting too
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2012, 4:23:25 PM
who said the iPad can't be used to create art that touches the very soul of a man? http://t.co/hxVkL20q (via @jzy)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2012, 4:14:11 PM
But You Did Not Persuade Me http://t.co/23HauOlW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2012, 1:28:45 PM
"graphics hardware from 1 watt (tablet) to 1,000 watts (dual gpu gaming rig)" http://t.co/XBlLjzSs
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Jul 23, 2012, 12:35:12 PM
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Online forum suggestion for treating toothache: "wrap a cloth on a hot boiled egg & roll it on the pain. Let me know t ...
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someecards @someecards
Jul 23, 2012, 12:12:26 PM
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How to give away your possessions with the maximum amount of hostility. http://t.co/o74rwXUS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2012, 4:19:51 PM
Thoughtful article about the legacy of Steve Jobs in this month's Wired, with many interviews, including me. Excerpt: http://t.co/gxfmug4r
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My all-time favorite pork ad. Says it all. http://t.co/27ML3Gp2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2012, 3:30:01 AM
Civility is required at all times, under penalty of death, you a**holes.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 11:57:26 PM
You no longer need guns to foment revolution. All you need is an awesome viral social media strategy, man.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 11:41:19 PM
I build ridiculously fast overclocked desktop PCs because I need to prove people wrong on the Internet as fast as possible. YMMV.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 11:04:09 PM
a real journalist would have actually purchased one of those guns, *then* written about it. $3k? "AK47, 28 pieces in 10 days."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 11:00:55 PM
fascinating use for bitcoins and Tor: buying guns (and drugs!) online http://t.co/nmaIyya4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 10:47:38 PM
seriously, this is such a beef of mine. We have the ENTIRETY OF HUMAN HISTORY to talk about, and it's nothing but today's news. Try harder.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 10:46:36 PM
I just wish someone would be brave enough to share their opinion about the Sparrow acquisition online. Be strong, brothers and sisters.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 9:21:07 PM
@dozba @kevindente those weren't *US* citizens. They were citizens of the British Empire. Can you try again?
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kevindente @kevindente
Jul 21, 2012, 9:04:56 PM
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@dozba are there examples where US citizens have legally exercised their right to bear arms to defend themselves from go ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 8:54:43 PM
@dozba I'll show you my gun - my Uzi weighs a ton http://t.co/SR3YM35l
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 3:56:39 PM
so long freemium, hello enterprisey! http://t.co/41cYMwQT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 2:19:03 PM
if gun control is a dumb idea, is nuclear weapon control also a dumb idea? We'll find a way to kill the world regardless, right?
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NathanBowers @NathanBowers
Jul 21, 2012, 2:18:00 PM
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@codinghorror It’s normal. You can use an iPad 3 as a wifi node for like 24 hours straight. Use the screen and you get ...
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tinyrevolution @tinyrevolution
Jul 21, 2012, 2:13:31 PM
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For people writing me about this - I've never seen a director post a link to a pirated version of their own movie ht ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 2:08:21 PM
for some reason I can't completely articulate, gun control debates remind me of "Button, Button." http://t.co/2m7rbzCR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 1:54:58 PM
the consistent 10 hour battery life of tablets makes inconsistent 5-ish hour laptop battery life seem pretty lame in comparison.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 1:20:49 PM
I'm pretty sure there could be mass gun shootings every day here in the US and it wouldn't move the needle one iota on gun control.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 12:53:04 PM
After 2 days of use, Nexus 7 battery info says 61% of all battery use was for screen. At lowest brightness level the whole time. Normal?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2012, 3:49:44 AM
Spec Ops: The Line lives up to its billing as a modern Apocalypse Now. It subverts itself!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 20, 2012, 11:59:55 PM
organizing is what you do when you have nothing to do
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 20, 2012, 11:42:14 PM
#define HV_LINUX_GUEST_ID_HI 0xB16B00B5 http://t.co/S4zxkPVX
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dansdata @dansdata
Jul 20, 2012, 8:05:38 PM
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Pretty much all things Deadpool would actually do http://t.co/6n7Q7W0j http://t.co/eDNuDXBn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 20, 2012, 5:33:48 PM
I just "acquihired" your mom.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 20, 2012, 5:31:57 PM
a split decision. http://t.co/Wx2zaIPx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 20, 2012, 4:24:07 PM
Today's meal: New Programming Jargon, with a side dish of deletionism. http://t.co/0QZoIpki
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 20, 2012, 1:38:40 PM
our friends at @litmusapp now have real time interactive HTML email testing! http://t.co/vMgD3IZ2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 20, 2012, 12:19:06 PM
Stack Overflow : Unicorns :: Project Tie Fighter : Rainbows
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Jul 19, 2012, 9:05:44 PM
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McSweeney's made a list of suggested BuzzFeed articles: http://t.co/31UxR7XE And BuzzFeed made them real: http://t.co/Gq ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2012, 7:34:58 PM
http://t.co/GFPBMjI5 now bundles a set of nasty adware with every download. Nice.
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jessamyn @jessamyn
Jul 19, 2012, 7:11:17 PM
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"Do not read this smut. There is better smut on the internet.... Smut that portrays the BDSM lifestyle accurately..." http ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2012, 3:31:46 PM
@ataraxia_status aiiiight, will fix later
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2012, 2:50:20 PM
I like to think that one day my story will be told in a Legend of Billie Jean type format. http://t.co/RgemmhLi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2012, 2:45:39 PM
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petdance @petdance
Jul 19, 2012, 2:01:28 PM
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@MrAlanCooper @codinghorror Here's the original article for your followers: http://t.co/Ekr2uqqi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2012, 2:01:10 PM
@ataraxia_status you mean in the COMMENTS? The article looks fine to me. I don't guarantee anything in comments.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2012, 1:46:14 PM
It is, quite simply, the thinking geek's How to Win Friends and Influence People. http://t.co/kZuBbj4K
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2012, 12:09:32 PM
Now reconsidering my decision to not watch the Olympics. http://t.co/j02JCwLD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2012, 11:52:44 AM
well, 7 minutes of Batdance. That's enough punishment for today. I've been a very, very bad man.
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ironicsans @ironicsans
Jul 19, 2012, 11:48:55 AM
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Worth revisiting: the so-terrible video for Prince’s song “Batdance”: http://t.co/nQVuer6Y #DancingJokers #ThisTownNeeds ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2012, 10:15:01 AM
strategic trolling, in pursuit of geopolitical pwnage http://t.co/WAeNRH5L
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 18, 2012, 9:53:42 PM
The Nexus 7 is sooo close to being an amazing device. Almost a no brainer at $199 factoring in future Android updates.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 18, 2012, 6:40:48 PM
I visit reddit for the endless image meme macro repetition, but I stay for the 3 second page load times.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 18, 2012, 5:00:58 PM
nice little science "like/favorite" experiment from @mat http://t.co/pPcvrp9w
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 18, 2012, 4:25:47 PM
must... resist.. siren call of white rappers.. http://t.co/1nbYdwa5
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