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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 3:34:16 PM
congratulations http://t.co/1DetQtjT on graduating to a full network site, with snazzy new design
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 3:24:03 PM
children do add more bits of reaction as they get older. I think @rockhardawesome is up to 16 bits now. With blast processing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 3:21:15 PM
Babies are the original programmers; they're 100% binary. Everything is either perfectly totally fine or OMG WORST THING EVER .
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 2:53:14 PM
worst performing app by far on the iPad3 yet? surprisingly, iBooks. What a total dog.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 2:31:16 PM
--user-agent='LIKE A BOSS' is strictly optional, depending on your mood. http://t.co/9QlW7dml
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 2:28:20 PM
One thing I've always loved about Snoop Dogg: the guy has a great sense of humor. http://t.co/jhi3pqVy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 1:31:28 PM
also @migueldeicaza was totally right as usual, the Toca Boca games are awesome for toddlers. Bought 'em all. http://t.co/4MtTA9d9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 1:30:34 PM
look at this glorious Dell logo sticker! Perfect for theftproofing any Apple product. http://t.co/t9k171Mk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 11:25:53 AM
I put a big-ass Dell sticker on my iPad over the Apple logo, so it won't get stolen.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 12:39:56 AM
“Go hang this picture over there. Let me know when you’re done.” It’s obvious, right? How could he screw that up? http://t.co/0E674Rgv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 21, 2012, 12:29:11 AM
Keyboard pants. WANT http://t.co/QmUtUsYB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 20, 2012, 11:52:17 PM
"doctor, we have this pet physicist and.. something's wrong." http://t.co/EUXV2Fzk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 20, 2012, 10:59:24 PM
“People actually mail pictures of their penises at work?” And I explain that yes, it happens at least once a quarter http://t.co/10wCHVuS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 20, 2012, 10:53:56 PM
if you were starting a new from-scratch Ruby project today, would you choose Rails? Something more awesomer?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 20, 2012, 6:27:49 PM
buckling spring keyboard simulator (requires flash) http://t.co/PGVmY5Fd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 20, 2012, 6:11:11 PM
The 10 Worst Keyboards of All Time http://t.co/gZynTowf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 20, 2012, 5:05:26 PM
"He looks up to see if I'm paying attention, and when he sees I am he smiles at me and goes on." http://t.co/D1mWWn02
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 20, 2012, 4:28:12 PM
@mar_haus_ @ploeh that one's on the line, but the absence of code means it is a better fit for http://t.co/19vunv7t (whiteboarding concepts)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 20, 2012, 3:58:36 PM
"Day after day, it reappears" http://t.co/rg9Jef93
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 20, 2012, 1:51:25 AM
[1997] "High-res screens are currently too expensive, but will be available in a few years and common in 10 years" http://t.co/F07rrRNF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 19, 2012, 7:53:14 PM
"progress is often measured in data density - how many bits per unit of area can be accomodated by drive or display" http://t.co/VdQI0Cez
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jeroenheijmans @jeroenheijmans
Mar 19, 2012, 7:22:45 PM
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Thx @codinghorror & @spolsky for Stack Exchange! Just *had* to answer: Possible to cook a whole fish in a dishwa ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 19, 2012, 6:52:46 PM
I know someone reading this has a PIN number of 6969. I will take your silence as assent.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 19, 2012, 5:21:43 PM
Welcome to the Post PC era http://t.co/fUEoVip1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 19, 2012, 3:07:41 PM
@dotnetchris http://t.co/OdgXoRGx "If the tag commonly means different things to different people, it’s probably a meta-tag."
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Forstall just updated his Apple bio page: http://t.co/CR3StGf2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 19, 2012, 12:50:27 PM
JUMBO CALLIN' http://t.co/WDjVztxY
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I sometimes ask myself - What would Jesse Pinkman do? Then I do the opposite.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 18, 2012, 3:15:59 PM
"No one born in a North Korean political prison camp had ever escaped ... Shin is still the only one to do so" http://t.co/SLFPvQ0g
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 18, 2012, 2:48:26 PM
Wow, Mark Hamill voiced The Joker in recent Arkham games and in the animated Batman series? http://t.co/T5gwO07q
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 18, 2012, 3:18:27 AM
"when people say the Internet is making us stupider, it's very rare that they include themselves in that description."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 18, 2012, 3:15:05 AM
I totally forgot to link to Best of Bootie 2011, go get some! http://t.co/u13PmxPc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 18, 2012, 2:04:13 AM
@NeilJoyer @EconTalker you mean this one? http://t.co/PQmn2o20 I need to listen to that. Will do so now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 17, 2012, 12:47:02 AM
still annoyed that Mark Pilgrim and _why ragequit the internet. It sets a bad example. And it's childish.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 17, 2012, 12:31:38 AM
RETINA ALL THE THINGS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 17, 2012, 12:19:41 AM
Well, clarification: the iPad mag subs appear to be a mixture of some vector text and images. Ad pages are images, for example.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 16, 2012, 6:14:12 PM
Actual size magazine page on iPad 3. Imagine how awful this would look at 1024x768. http://t.co/DTxqHfly
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 16, 2012, 6:12:43 PM
Travel posters for lazy people: this is relevant to my interests. http://t.co/g9JnECw1
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NathanBowers @NathanBowers
Mar 16, 2012, 6:04:18 PM
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"It’s like these companies don’t care or something, oh wait, they don’t." http://t.co/UC1uulTd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 16, 2012, 4:58:09 PM
neat post showing various common screens under a low-power microscope http://t.co/lyLevWVz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 16, 2012, 3:47:24 PM
Our new baby! Just arrived! Awwww http://t.co/qcxb4mAa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 16, 2012, 2:41:53 PM
Don't Click Here: The Art of Hyperlinking http://t.co/mwxpXxpY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 16, 2012, 2:28:20 AM
Our mom, master of multitasking! http://t.co/vh34bCMb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 16, 2012, 2:17:25 AM
Remember folks, today is the day that the post-pc era begins!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 15, 2012, 5:36:56 PM
I sometimes wish I could go back in time to 1992 and register all .com domains. But then I'd have to go back in time again and kill myself.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 15, 2012, 5:03:49 PM
If I have learned anything, it is that programming is ultimately about how people work, and that doesn't change in 5 years. Or 20
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 15, 2012, 5:01:38 PM
If you are thinking "your programming book list is from 2008, it's out of date!" You are officially part of the problem.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 15, 2012, 4:52:20 PM
The 5 programming books every working programmer should own -- and read. http://t.co/3UcpeUTo
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daveybai @daveybai
Mar 15, 2012, 4:45:41 PM
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Significance of iPad 3's increased ppi from screen reading pioneer Bill Hill: http://t.co/wOjUewDU
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StackWebmasters @StackWebmasters
Mar 15, 2012, 4:41:57 PM
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How do I get a TB of data to a new web server? http://t.co/PxhYfCvQ #transfer
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 15, 2012, 3:38:03 PM
"Yes, the retina display is attractive, but I’m not a gamer, who needs state-of-the-art graphics" HEY DO YOU READ TEXT? JESUS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 15, 2012, 3:16:29 PM
this is what I imagine @jzy's home office looks like http://t.co/izdryagh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 15, 2012, 3:05:14 PM
I love how some reviews of the iPad 3 are like "oh yeah, and an improved screen" when THE DEVICE IS ALL SCREEN
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NathanBowers @NathanBowers
Mar 15, 2012, 2:35:46 PM
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Nature reclaiming civilization pr0n: http://t.co/84Sr5zTK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 15, 2012, 2:25:28 PM
from the "some KickStarter projects are .. uh, not good" department: http://t.co/4LDq0FB5 (see the FAQ at bottom)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 15, 2012, 2:43:25 AM
I occasionally find myself with an uncontrollable urge to swipe-to-delete other people's tweets on my screen.
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I need to help my kids more with their home works because I don't want them to grow up to be free wifi hotspots.
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splattne @splattne
Mar 14, 2012, 4:45:17 PM
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New features in Firefox 11 Dev Tools: a Style Editor and a 3D view for the page inspector http://t.co/XWsZxx8Z (via @JonWi ...
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jasongorman @jasongorman
Mar 14, 2012, 4:16:29 PM
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We should think ourselves very lucky that Alan Turing didn't patent "a single machine which can be used to compute any ...
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splattne @splattne
Mar 14, 2012, 10:01:42 AM
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If you're a sysadmin, please take the Serverfault survey (about 5-10 min.): https://t.co/sqZvpfbJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 9:57:04 PM
ew, I just got a spam SMS, somehow, from 1-410-000-001. How can I report it?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 7:04:24 PM
"The stench at final round is pretty bad this weekend." http://t.co/NamRWPxc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 6:44:07 PM
solar power with a FRIGGING ION CANNON. yes. http://t.co/poH7R7k3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 5:52:22 PM
nice Chrome Twitter enhancement from @clipperhouse https://t.co/2iSEvuf8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 5:33:05 PM
"After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print." http://t.co/bgLTrLbJ
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foureyed_girl @foureyed_girl
Mar 13, 2012, 4:51:48 PM
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Someone else can teach the world to sing. I just want to teach it the difference between the Reply and Reply All buttons.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 4:34:11 PM
thanks to @cpuguru for inspiring me to update @theladybabies twitter avatar to http://t.co/Qrrjwf8D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 4:23:24 PM
man these @theladybabies are getting to be some fat babies. I guess they can't read those "No Fat Chicks" onesies I got them.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 4:18:18 PM
I am sometimes tempted to play the Blogger Jackass Card when I suffer some indignity. Then I realize I have no dignity anyway.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 4:06:59 PM
Always. Be. Shipping. http://t.co/ukR0NuK6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 3:52:30 PM
on software patents: "If this sounds like a classic Mutually Assured Destruction arms race, that's because it is." http://t.co/XlI6VDw1
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dukeofgaming @dukeofgaming
Mar 13, 2012, 3:45:11 PM
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@codinghorror What about open patents instead? http://t.co/oERo1STG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 3:43:32 PM
"I’ll never file a software patent again, and I urge you to do the same." http://t.co/MacswJ4L
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 3:22:59 PM
Rubber Duck problem solving http://t.co/tpGUppHh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 1:59:41 PM
glad to hear iPad 3 has 1 GB ram, finally. Same CPU, faster GPU, 2x RAM. I'm ok with this.
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anildash @anildash
Mar 13, 2012, 1:54:25 PM
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If you've never seen it, the @stackexchange directory is an absolutely awesome way to explore all the Q&A sites: http ...
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StackProgrammer @StackProgrammer
Mar 13, 2012, 1:38:57 AM
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How do I review my own code? http://t.co/PvJyhHsj #codereviews
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 1:15:30 AM
thanks @dan_aykroyd for creating the timeless "no ghost" icon http://t.co/CWOW0T16
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 12:43:04 AM
25 cents? This really is Paradise City, man. http://t.co/YzJcE374
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 13, 2012, 12:33:20 AM
Is there a port mvc-mini-profiler for Rails? http://t.co/OWjaLpMQ
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rockhardawesome @rockhardawesome
Mar 13, 2012, 12:27:58 AM
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a very unfortunate pinata party. :( poor buddy! http://t.co/YTu9MxuP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 8:59:09 PM
now I have to set aside a few hours to read Stevey's latest blog entry. I'm too old for this.. http://t.co/UfN38ZMv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 8:54:13 PM
somebody's a little bit into a certain movie. Happy 3rd birthday @rockhardawesome http://t.co/7ymEEwc9
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@codinghorror Analogies are like Chinese paintings. Empty spaces rushing in, whispering unspoken tales and details that mis ...
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siracusa @siracusa
Mar 12, 2012, 8:47:22 PM
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Every time someone gives me crap for being longwinded, I think of Steve Yegge. http://t.co/Vq28uXi3
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ironicsans @ironicsans
Mar 12, 2012, 8:44:25 PM
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I agree with every sentence @marcoarment wrote about ᔥ and ↬. It's everything I've been thinking on the topic. http://t. ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 6:35:46 PM
how did I not know about this awesome Immigrant Song cover with Reznor and Karen O until now? http://t.co/iv1Ms0cc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 6:25:58 PM
“Set thine heart on being a scribe, that thou mayest direct the whole earth.” http://t.co/XJ7HUom9
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marcgravell @marcgravell
Mar 12, 2012, 5:54:22 PM
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My shower blew up while I was out; my father in law sent me links to related answers on http://t.co/t8SbggcM - not just ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 5:19:56 PM
I often decide to immediately delete a mail based on the fonts and colors used.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 4:52:36 PM
w/r/t previous quote, the implicit problem is that nobody wakes up and says to themselves "I think I'll be a complete jerk today!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 4:30:25 PM
"We have one guiding principle: Don't be a jerk."
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eeeSchwartz @eeeSchwartz
Mar 12, 2012, 4:12:38 PM
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@jarrod_dixon a nerd almost crashed his bike yelling 'Stackoverflow Rulez!' when he saw my shirt. These dudes shld come ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 3:34:26 PM
The Spandau Ballet startup: http://t.co/q3FOOt8g
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 3:21:34 PM
Touché, world. 9 Foreign Words English Desperately Needs http://t.co/PIXyuYm4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Mar 12, 2012, 3:14:44 PM
Dark Patterns: User Interfaces Designed to Trick People http://t.co/n8Xxkf6a
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Just to put things in perspective, iOS icons are now larger than the entire screen of the original 128k Macintosh.
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dwineman @dwineman
Mar 12, 2012, 3:10:07 PM
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I bet there's a German word for the feeling you get when the post office sends you an email.
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