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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2012, 9:39:43 PM
Medieval Madness and Bride of Pinbot are now available in full retina glory! http://t.co/sX2uaqGi–-an-enthusiast’s-dream/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2012, 4:03:59 PM
"An unlimited length file name is a file."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2012, 3:55:20 PM
It was commonly held to be the most copied book in computer science. http://t.co/R7nN0Ml3
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Tableteer @Tableteer
Apr 16, 2012, 3:38:46 PM
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@codinghorror i know several that create dozens of jobs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2012, 3:33:02 PM
We programmers are job creation engines! "One bad programmer can easily create two new jobs a year."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2012, 3:17:58 PM
Learn to Read the Source, Luke http://t.co/vRTvPkhi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2012, 1:22:14 PM
I love echo chambers almost as much as I love myself.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2012, 12:55:05 PM
Forget Lorum Ipsum, use Arnold Ipsum http://t.co/RB5WNbsp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2012, 11:20:58 AM
W E B I N A R
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anildash @anildash
Apr 15, 2012, 3:32:16 PM
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The Grey Album. Star Wars Kid. Supercuts. Upcoming. They *all* started with @waxpancake's blog: http://t.co/tsqPSzli Where ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2012, 2:19:55 PM
Man how I'd love it if all the ebook publishers dropped DRM but I just can't believe they're smart enough to http://t.co/avUxokw5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2012, 2:12:03 PM
Re-read Dark Knight Returns in Comixology on iPad 3, was awesome, I've been waiting a decade for truly hi-res displays
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2012, 10:51:02 AM
common all-browser keyboard shortcuts everyone should know (did I miss any?) http://t.co/ylCZOC4S
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2012, 7:11:11 PM
It's amazing how much more willing I am to buy stuff from iTunes when a) I don't have to play it in iTunes b) I can play it on any device
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2012, 6:38:50 PM
"successfully removed DRM from 1 file."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2012, 4:22:50 PM
iBooks takes just about 7 full seconds to launch on my iPad 3. I timed it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2012, 4:16:32 PM
"I spent the whole day fixing a
mistake in a program. Now we'll never run it." http://t.co/ZBZgBx7k
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2012, 3:39:22 PM
I don't read much scifi any more, but when I did, this book blew my mind most of all http://t.co/9M21Amvh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2012, 2:17:24 PM
Darth Vader and Son, the book! http://t.co/ZQqzatjk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2012, 11:34:56 AM
Linux Tycoon, the distro building sim!! http://t.co/hAUbYOqS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 6:23:11 PM
PHP is the Nickelback of programming languages.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 6:19:45 PM
"Over the past 6 months, we’ve “scaled” MongoDB by moving data off of it." http://t.co/NGJfWlAl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 5:09:21 PM
Common textbox keyboard shortcuts everyone should know: http://t.co/2vOtjRLH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 4:06:12 PM
hey, there's a spider in the middle of the ceiling. Looks like one of the "might jump on your face at any time" kind, too.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 3:36:40 PM
I should just start saving time by linking to the Internet Archive version of pages NOW so I don't have to go back years later and redo it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 3:34:04 PM
yet another time Internet Archive saved my ass because pages from Ye Olde Six Years Ago Internet are now APPARENTLY GONE FOREVER. Such BS.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 3:05:33 PM
Regular Expressions: Now You Have Two Problems(tm) http://t.co/2KxeCyHa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 3:01:31 PM
“... the first thing you do is, you have a town hall. You find an excuse to get people in a room, and then you make them angry." #change
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 2:56:55 PM
fascinating read on byzantine Taxi regulations designed to defeat both competition and passengers http://t.co/ZbjGcmXu
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with instagram, facebook bought the mobile edition of its 2005 self
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 2:29:16 PM
The only part of Isaacson's Steve Jobs bio that made me cry http://t.co/GeDS0h9U
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Greenspeak @Greenspeak
Apr 13, 2012, 1:57:31 PM
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Everything about The Atlantic's article on Jonathan Blow is insufferable to me. Just...STFU and leave games alone. http: ...
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Apr 13, 2012, 12:31:35 PM
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Philippe Starck is designing a "revolutionary" product for Apple? This better not be another f-ing Segway. #ginger #hype
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 11:59:27 AM
how Mega Man teaches you (hint: this applies to websites as well) http://t.co/DeS3Bd3Y
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 11:51:46 AM
"I just want an appliance that works" says legendary hacker jwz http://t.co/2ane7jJt
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jamesbroadhead @jamesbroadhead
Apr 13, 2012, 11:34:27 AM
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RT @codinghorror Bastard Tetris http://t.co/vQQbhgtz < I raise you HATEris http://t.co/0CtVR684
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 11:06:28 AM
Why Netflix Never Implemented The Algorithm That Won The Netflix $1 Million Challenge http://t.co/RzeP0fwB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 10:18:52 AM
Smartphone hardware, now in handy USB stick form factor! http://t.co/yJmtGZgS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2012, 10:14:16 AM
Wasn't running plugins without clicking the source of a patent lawsuit? We've come full circle! http://t.co/YZRdneSS
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davidjnash @davidjnash
Apr 12, 2012, 8:36:29 PM
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"You won't like me when I'm angry, because I always back up my rage with facts and documented sources." The Credible Hulk.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 8:35:52 PM
per @nickmalcolm having JavaScript disabled on http://t.co/9ZdmB0Xt does indeed give you a 404 when searching, I can confirm (!)
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NolanBushnell @NolanBushnell
Apr 12, 2012, 4:09:44 PM
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At Atari we hired based on hobbies and not grades in school. We ended up with he best engineering group in the world.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 2:48:56 PM
oh wow he added verses to Amazing Horse. Awesome. http://t.co/ivyMjhSI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 2:44:10 PM
omg Amazing Horse is available in Rock Band Network now? omgomgomg http://t.co/RwD2ncpJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 1:54:43 PM
I just tried voice ipad transcription because Walt Mossberg told me to and it was.. comically bad http://t.co/RNiWcqhD
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Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But SHOUT it at them in German, because life is also terrifying an ...
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When I see a bug like https://t.co/fM1nD0k0 it just makes me smile. I wanna ruffle PHP's hair and say "aww, don't worry buddy ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 12:56:52 PM
Get yer D100s out! http://t.co/Vvhd9Bnr is just outta beta with a new design
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 12:38:21 PM
@doctorfailure I was hoping it was "your ass"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 11:03:44 AM
Nothing like starting a new day with a chair full of cat vomit! I guess I needed to clean my chair anyway. I guess.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 3:36:22 AM
Bastard Tetris http://t.co/WtnnHfty
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 1:54:33 AM
the Welcome Back Kotter parody of Pulp Fiction, still one of the finest things MTV ever produced. http://t.co/XVyuc1Hl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 12:44:00 AM
my point is that chat produces almost no useful artifacts for future explorers, and I'd argue this is the nature of chat: near-zero signal
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 12:41:11 AM
I get useful forum and blog search hits all the time, but chat logs? virtually never.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 12:39:27 AM
has anyone ever gotten a useful search hit from an archived chat log? I'm thinking 1 in 1000, or worse, for me.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2012, 12:30:28 AM
"Working the HuffPo turbine is no way to live." http://t.co/GdVUlTB4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 11:58:37 PM
try the live random numbers; it's the real Matrix http://150.203.48.55/index.php
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 11:52:05 PM
"When life gives you dick-lemons, make dick-lemonade" Bulletstorm was a dick-laden gem, believe it or not http://t.co/h4MKoT9E
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Killer answer, nice job. RT @StackDBAs: What's the difference between a temp table and table variable in SQL Server? http:// ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 7:34:18 PM
"it’s clear that each [printed book] needs to be fairly expensive or the whole business will collapse" http://t.co/H60DNopD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 6:37:48 PM
"if you wanna rock — if you want straight-up f---in' songs — you go The Bends." http://t.co/zNvAeFm9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 6:34:41 PM
Google has a "this site may harm your computer" but it needs a "this writing may harm your brain"
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jarrod_dixon @jarrod_dixon
Apr 11, 2012, 6:14:52 PM
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What an answer! http://t.co/kncqkR7l
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 5:35:12 PM
@loydcase I hope you meant "Post PC World"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 5:28:56 PM
"f-ing HipChat, it's like a 37signals product, no useful features."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 4:09:34 PM
wait, am I reading this right? A watch that *requires* a phone to be useful? Unfunded. http://t.co/JgDKFf6N
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 3:35:13 PM
man, this Drama Button really delivers. http://t.co/unE7q5DH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2012, 3:16:15 PM
"By [age] 27, Stile had saved enough to ... pay for the therapy sessions he now needs to cope with what he's seen." http://t.co/ePwefQrx
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jasonWSJ @jasonWSJ
Apr 11, 2012, 2:20:05 PM
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WSJ says "journalist" is 5th-worst job, ahead of only lumberjack, soldier, dairy farmer and oil rig worker. Basically, the ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2012, 7:25:50 PM
the readability widget needs a read: [ never ] option.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2012, 5:59:49 PM
@StevenWalling nice! I hope no zombies will be harmed in said experiment. Except the ones that deserve it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2012, 5:54:49 PM
even MacWorld hates iTunes now. WELCOME BROTHERS. http://t.co/rrimp6Vj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2012, 4:20:23 PM
Books: Bits vs. Atoms -- fight! http://t.co/g7gB9Xmg
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Apr 10, 2012, 2:07:44 PM
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Instagram's $1B payday seems crazy, until you run the numbers. I dug up stats for 30 buyouts from Geocities to OMGPOP: h ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2012, 1:59:14 PM
Kindle V1 is hilarious in retrospect. http://t.co/2EY1xTyd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2012, 12:42:29 PM
"And so Facebook bought the thing that is hardest to fake. It bought sincerity." http://t.co/1nPTZzhm
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pragdave @pragdave
Apr 10, 2012, 12:35:06 PM
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you know you're an addict when you choose bathrooms in your house based on wifi signal strength
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2012, 12:48:40 AM
FYI, the point of the "PHP is broken" rants is to warn off new coders starting *new* codebases. Please God no more new PHP projects. PLEASE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 11:58:02 PM
RIP Jack Tramiel, remember booting the C64? "C'mon. Type something. See what happens." http://t.co/N76PnzMn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 11:32:59 PM
PHP. Still sucks. http://t.co/CunMl5V3 Still doesn't matter. http://t.co/TcznHarj
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Apr 9, 2012, 11:01:42 PM
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They're trolling us, right? http://t.co/p60Pi8ik
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 7:39:30 PM
@adammaras a sole winner! :) I didn't put Firefox in because Firefox and IE use the same new (for Windows) font rendering strategy.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 7:28:55 PM
is Chrome ever going to switch to the Firefox/IE Windows font rendering style? Also can you tell which is which here? http://t.co/PzKTj2Kh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 6:45:16 PM
I'm not really a fan of newborn babbies, but then they go and do this to you https://t.co/QjRVQa2e
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 6:35:43 PM
I'm gonna start a Kickstarter to buy http://t.co/yVlYcQPM for the $20k they're asking!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 6:33:38 PM
also, iBooks is truly horrible. Do not use it. That is all.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 6:30:36 PM
I'm sure glad Steve Krug helped Flooz with their usability problems. http://t.co/zakmt34t http://t.co/KlRcU8Xg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 1:46:11 PM
Nazis in... space? What the http://t.co/YKd3EaPr
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dkberman @dkberman
Apr 9, 2012, 1:27:35 PM
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Remember this day. 551-day-old Instagram is worth $1 billion. 116-year-old New York Times Co.: $967 million.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 12:18:30 PM
amazon.ca is a sick, sick joke on web commerce. So sad. So saaad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 12:10:25 PM
if you have an iPad and use Stack Overflow get StackTrace, it's seriously amazingly good http://t.co/0Ga9KeTb
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StackTraceApp @StackTraceApp
Apr 9, 2012, 11:59:26 AM
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The wait is finally over. StackTrace for iPad is now available in the App Store. Time to learn something. http://t.co ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 11:55:32 AM
Apparently there is some dissatisfaction with the Mass Effect 3 ending. http://t.co/LZsB1uXv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 11:38:24 AM
Google Glasses, the realistic version http://t.co/kdf2LTpt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 11:21:09 AM
@joestump AWESOME
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 11:04:01 AM
amusing doppleganger result today. Did you know I studied norse mythology and religion for 25 years? http://t.co/4gyVJoLj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 2:10:07 AM
Stupid scientists!! http://t.co/CDZQcy0r
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2012, 2:07:25 AM
One Laptop Per Child results in Peru http://t.co/dZoKryLi
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Apr 9, 2012, 2:01:09 AM
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So, Star from Sprout? Jabba the Hut is his father, right? http://t.co/qBa2ThKD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 8, 2012, 2:46:09 PM
so even if I had bought my mom an iPad (I was sorely tempted) wouldn't have mattered: she had cable internet service with no router!
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