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Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
MULE author Dan(i) Bunten's final lecture on social gaming in 1997, one year before her death: http://t.co/Kv1I0xPm

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@codinghorror

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
bird joins bluegrass band (at about 1:20) http://t.co/MgCcqmnD

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@codinghorror
qwop vs. girp http://t.co/xR0PbH75
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samsaffron
@samsaffron
I am very proud of my tekpub with @robconery, I think we covered some real important often neglected topics http://t.co/ ...
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haacked
@haacked
It seems that Ford never said that "Faster horses" quote. http://t.co/Zdeflt9j

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@loydcase is there any ivy bridge equivalent of the 2100T for a HTPC out there? not seeing anything available..

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
See, this is why I should be put in charge of Microsoft.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
You can actually make *more* money by charging less for software. Science, people. http://t.co/ukSuKukG

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@codinghorror
Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99? Is that.. the sound of Microsoft GETTING A FRICKIN' CLUE FINALLY? http://t.co/MAmdDuDm

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Parkinson's Law of Triviality http://t.co/1IA0fRAx

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@codinghorror
@athomas4219 yeah it's weird to see Darth Maul figure so prominently in the Star Wars products.. at best a footnote

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
some inspiration for @mojombo who is about to have a baby. Well his wife is, technically. http://t.co/rRLtccYT

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I'd love a 3mm fatter phone if it took better pictures. Apple's monomaniacal focus on smaller-at-all-costs is harmful: http://t.co/8Av1EUdE

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
“Idle dreaming is often of the essence of what we do.” http://t.co/PO2sjp8Q

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"PHP is case insensitive for classes and function names -- but not variables." Man this fractal of bad design keeps on giving
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newsycombinator
@newsycombinator
PHP Bug #18556 : Setting locale to 'tr_TR' lowercases class names http://t.co/QKZ2Rfw8

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Please be one of the few to share this in the hopes that we can free Mike. http://t.co/mWPLBnA9

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"Every new problem domain will attempt to seduce you with its beautiful, chess-like subtlety. Ignore this and respond by playing checkers."

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"Whether they should .. create something far less expensive than a PC which is powerful enough for Web browsing" http://t.co/GQ70U6Ma

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
in the last 5 years, there has been nearly ~4x *real world* performance improvement for server benchmarks. That's incredible.
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lizardbill
@lizardbill
50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do http://t.co/Ezmw63CD
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stevensanderson
@stevensanderson
Am I mistaken, or is the OS X icon for "Windows fileshare" seriously an old-style monitor doing a bluescreen of dea ...

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
List of Worthwhile DOS Games http://t.co/ieKSeUeE

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
btw, if you like the idea of uninterrupted sleep, remember to never ever have kids. ever.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
at what age does sleep stabilize for children? Right now the 3.3 year old is disrupting our sleep way more than the twin 5 month old babies
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dansdata
@dansdata
"I was pretty sure I would succeed tomorrow." http://t.co/996SLaco

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
for those of you who want Android 4.0 on your Kindle Fire (and you should), do this: http://t.co/UJhj0Vgq then this: http://t.co/BhhCftex
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ftrain
@ftrain
The woman who programmed Centipede learned about videogames because of the Pretenders song Space Invader http://t.co/gicGnNK7

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Windows 8 Metro plus this Asus Zenbook Prime UX31 (near-retina 13" 1920x1080) is ... actually kind of amazing

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
apparently the leap second is crashing some servers http://t.co/arkNUdQd
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betsyphd
@betsyphd
I am writing an article called “10 Things You Should Know About Stupid News Articles That Unnecessarily Put Things In List ...

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Project Tie Fighter is officially in the dogfooding phase. AND IT IS AWESOME http://t.co/52jJxBxB

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Van Halen's Legendary M&M's Rider http://t.co/5OGWp94G

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@codinghorror
better consumer tech means credit card skimming is increasingly easy http://t.co/psRtNb1H

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@codinghorror
so @betsyphd maintains she can't hear how awful satellite radio 64kbps compression is. Trying to decide if this is divorce material.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
... but I was sorely tempted :D

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
If I really wanted that PHP post to be inflammatory (I didn't) I would have linked to this: http://t.co/vaXUOhHN

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Really enjoying collecting these Marvel Super Hero Squad characters. For @rockhardawesome not me. NOT ME I SAID! http://t.co/csG2N1KB

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"...can never succeed because those terrible decisions are enshrined at the lowest possible level" http://t.co/LXISis0g
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jzy
@jzy
Good news everyone! We launched http://t.co/5n3qND9W #FuturamaQA

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I worry that too much PHP criticism will drive PHP enthusiasts to become Juggalo software developers -- "we use it *because* it is crap!"

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The PHP Singularity http://t.co/3W9LOZT0

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@codinghorror
hypothesis: there is only one perfect song, and it is Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue. http://t.co/U2mWPAhT

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@codinghorror
@ninjasys yes, I've written about that several times, most recently http://t.co/MHgVF1A6

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
finally switched away from my *crazy* loud buckling spring keyboard https://t.co/HUH3Xh8Z now "regular" mechanical switches seem silent.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
you can "rent" Kindle books now? That is new to me. http://t.co/hv2XeFKg
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StephenAtHome
@StephenAtHome
I have to buy health insurance just because I'm alive?! What's next? I have to buy auto insurance just because I driv ...
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dantotheman
@dantotheman
@codinghorror not enough thanks can be given to you for the fizzbuzz post. Still amazes how hard it makes people stumbl ...

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
ConsoleApplication28. This is really gonna be the one... I can feel it!

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
my Asus Zenbook Prime is nearly Apple build quality. Congrats PC industry, it only took you five %#&@! years. http://t.co/LC2HIogH

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
let's teach kids something more unambiguously useful than "coding" -- how to (re)search: http://t.co/v4fPIht2

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I am really, really tired of going to Amazon and seeing Fifty Shades of Grey all over the freaking place. Stop buying it, kthxbye
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bijan
@bijan
i don't think healthcare for everyone should be a democrat vs republic issue. it's a human issue. let's take care of those th ...

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
The Rule of Transformation http://t.co/KDXNWFwz
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siracusa
@siracusa
Internet: "You win again, nuance! I'll get you next time! Next tiiiime!"
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dagsly
@dagsly
We could substantially reduce healthcare costs by making sure everyone knows the one weird old trick to lose belly fat. #fre ...

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@davidpaullyons There was once a monk who would carry a mirror wherever he went.
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runarorama
@runarorama
Wow, @codinghorror wasn't kidding. Having a _good_ pair of headphones (and an amp) makes a huge difference, esp. for cub ...
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samsaffron
@samsaffron
Awesome parting gift from my #stackexchange colleagues, emergency maple syrup for all my waffle needs! http://t.co/zojBzRzh

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
are you a programmer? do you hate yourself? enjoy. http://t.co/SHkccKis

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
New router pulls 9-10w per kill-a-watt. That's more than I expected. There's a little computer in there, man... http://t.co/f4Zh7NUy
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ftrain
@ftrain
I get less annoyed with tourists when I think of them as new users.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"I needed to not only learn the basics, but become an expert." http://t.co/jDr6vxRa (via @fody)

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
A million dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? One hundred trillion dollars. http://t.co/75tzqw2h
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waxpancake
@waxpancake
Valve is releasing their astounding Source Filmmaker tool for free: http://t.co/YC9795eJ What's possible: http://t.co/04 ...

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
so Google Glasses are, so far, for justin.tv type video lifecasting? Because that worked out so well.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Concluding the Great MP3 Bitrate Experiment http://t.co/lHKWkiav
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jdickerson
@jdickerson
You know what the internet could use? A list of things.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
You know what’s skating to where the puck used to be? Tired ass sports metaphors.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
I'll compile the MP3 experiment results tomorrow. Amazon S3+CloudFront bill: $103.72 for 800gb in 200k requests

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
speccing out some servers. Is this hot or not? http://t.co/4zfwA5eR
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hellobeedotcom
@hellobeedotcom
Thx to @codinghorror for recommending the best book about parenting I've ever read! http://t.co/R56l0Ax2

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Oh I digitally power built some stuff all right. And so did @betsyphd http://t.co/bgm19bCk
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anildash
@anildash
It's 2012 and people are still mad defensive about Apple! They won! Let it go! It's like rooting for ExxonMobil at this point.
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emmettnicholas
@emmettnicholas
I compiled stats from over one million http://t.co/oIqOkBI0 games to help you figure out where to click *first*: htt ...

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
New Kindle fire, Surface, Google tablet... I am gonna be hip deep in a pile of tablet devices by November

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Q: what's more fun, an auction or a slot machine? A: neither. http://t.co/Ge63ZI2m
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LettersOfNote
@LettersOfNote
Stunning letter from Helen Keller to Mark Twain on the plight of the blind; later called "a classic" by Twain: http:/ ...

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
clearly I need to repackage my blog content into a WEBINAR. W-E-B-I-N-A-R!

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
It has come to my attention that some of you are not reading my blog. I guess you *don't* want to learn the secrets of the universe, then.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Brackets: an open source code editor for the web http://t.co/mrgVXtiq

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@gortok sorry, I felt bad about that -- buffalo is still a great router, still recommended by OpenWRT fans, just can't run tomato.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Even Jakob is down with > 1024px width now http://t.co/LIlfy7go

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
interesting, a new install of Safari on Win8 defaults to "Windows Standard" font smoothing. Is that new?

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@AdeptSage that's minified JavaScript, not failure to indent...
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StackProgrammer
@StackProgrammer
Should you keep a copy of all the code you write? http://t.co/TFHWWfhx #sourcecode

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
@julienkauffmann free TO THE PERSON CASTING THE VOTE

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
reminder to any and all Stack Overflow users. Question downvotes are free (do not cost you rep). This is for a reason. Go forth and vote!
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JayRWren
@JayRWren
this could be the best article ever published in Linux Magazine, I suggest everyone read it. http://t.co/Bi82IyXO

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@codinghorror
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rands
@rands
You know why I don't like typing on an iPad? Because I like typing.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Choo, choo, all aboard the Pundit Express to PageHitsVille! http://t.co/rS4kDNOE

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
"Listen, I've been sick ever since I started working here, but today I'm well and I won't be in anymore."
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betsyphd
@betsyphd
United States Pot Office. In Berkeley, naturally. http://t.co/EJ6WZ83g

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
Pixar's Brave was quite good. Surprisingly Grimm, in a good way, and nice to see female perspectives in a Pixar flick. Beautiful as well.

Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror
before replying, ask yourself: "is that part of the joke?" Apply this to all parts of your life. kthxbye




