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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 30, 2012, 2:04:42 PM
OMG FREE WEBINAR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 30, 2012, 12:51:42 PM
kudos to our very first non-Stack Overflow 100k rep user -- http://t.co/O5TQfyAV MATH FTW
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The holy war of user interface design, iteration N+1 http://t.co/YlS7SHCM
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thedavesherrill @thedavesherrill
Jan 29, 2012, 7:59:49 PM
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I've noticed girls like to wear shirts that say "I Love Nerds" but never want to hear all 45 ways I would have impr ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2012, 7:07:11 PM
left the van unlocked and someone stole the GPS. Upgraded to newer, even more awesome GPS. THAT'LL SHOW YOU THIEVES!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2012, 5:09:46 AM
Paul Graham says the software industry needs to come up with something more compelling than movies. We already did: games.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2012, 5:08:29 AM
I recently had the pleasure of discovering a WiFi access point named "F**K YOU". Charming.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2012, 3:22:43 AM
this Contagion movie does not mess around. They killed a child inside the first 12 minutes.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2012, 2:49:28 PM
interesting commentary on the web file hosting/sharing "scene" http://t.co/W8wuN442
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2012, 2:13:24 PM
Week 4 of single parenting. Approaching Refrigerator Zero http://t.co/WMWUXTgB
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bos31337 @bos31337
Jan 28, 2012, 1:26:38 PM
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He brought a linear knife to an exponential gunfight.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2012, 11:48:53 AM
"If I hadn’t given my money away, I’d have more than anyone else on the planet. Ninety-nine per cent of it will go." http://t.co/3zrbRT0p
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The exact date of Ice Cube's "good day," arrived at through shrewd deduction. http://t.co/HNPsCW8z
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2012, 1:17:59 PM
DAMN YOU ADDICTIVE TOWER DEFENSE GAMES http://t.co/lEMGysVE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2012, 12:30:02 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2012, 11:23:18 AM
is it just me or is The Brave Little Toaster the absolute nadir of American animation? It is so SO profoundly bad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2012, 5:22:28 PM
Is a spotlight like the Bat-Signal possible? http://t.co/vKYL27Ho
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2012, 4:56:17 PM
Google+ simple sharing links are now up on all http://t.co/v75rPHGR sites including Stack Overflow
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2012, 4:43:57 PM
tired dormouse is tired. http://t.co/Tm0MdH5i
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Jan 26, 2012, 4:28:43 PM
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Stephen Colbert's chat with Maurice Sendak might be the funniest interview I've ever seen. http://t.co/wAZ8K3ms Part 2: ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2012, 1:47:12 AM
Q&A for users of Mathematica http://t.co/lIsw17Hn
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Gamification talk by @codinghorror @ GitHub HQ 2.0 http://t.co/JuO42VLC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2012, 6:51:55 PM
Why did Apple double revenues? I got two words for you: White iPhone.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2012, 5:14:57 PM
It's not a contest. But if it was, you would be winning.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2012, 12:26:30 PM
Keep training. You'll get it. http://t.co/c61RDmhj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2012, 1:17:08 AM
Kindle Touch update. Confirmed: dramatically faster menus + page turns http://t.co/0gyX9YlU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2012, 12:56:52 AM
those Depeche Mode family covers are just freaking incredible. Strangelove: http://t.co/6Cem4mlw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2012, 12:44:31 AM
this is why we have children, isn't it? http://t.co/aMy5FF35
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I don't know why I search Google for programming questions anymore. Stack Overflow almost always has the answers.
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tomforemski @tomforemski
Jan 24, 2012, 4:12:17 PM
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@timoreilly Apple's $100m legal bill is cheap insurance - just 1/460 of this Q's revenue of $46 Bn - that's why there w ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2012, 3:41:48 PM
new! Q&A for serious players and enthusiasts of #poker http://t.co/ztgdV487
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2012, 3:04:53 PM
is this photo refocusing thing really that amazing? Cool, yes, but .. revolutionary? http://t.co/m7YAHMbj
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jasonsantamaria @jasonsantamaria
Jan 24, 2012, 12:44:01 PM
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Brad Bird is slowly being driven crazy by us type people: http://t.co/RrhfW8wf
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kevinmontrose @kevinmontrose
Jan 24, 2012, 11:23:11 AM
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Curious about your progress on the harder #stackoverflow / #stackexchange badges? Check out: http://t.co/UoEiUpN6 (bu ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2012, 10:22:19 AM
"as the world has changed Apache has become a net negative for its projects" http://t.co/wTXyzUX5 (via @cshirky)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2012, 10:10:24 AM
Employee gave themselves very negative self-evaluation - how to handle the situation? http://t.co/An4sb7XX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2012, 5:09:07 PM
@arnie0674 I tested it in incognito mode to ensure that wasn't the case.. no difference
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2012, 4:47:47 PM
the first Google suggestion for "why do" is kind of eye-opening http://t.co/nmyPhqZu
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textfiles @textfiles
Jan 23, 2012, 4:21:28 PM
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A half-dozen file providing sites dropping all or most of their functionality within days of the Megaupload takedown? Not ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2012, 4:07:52 PM
"Facebook," Mijangos says, "is like gold when it comes to hackers." http://t.co/O7Q6z8Rg
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ZulyGonz @ZulyGonz
Jan 23, 2012, 3:30:43 PM
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@codinghorror @spolsky Would you mind sharing the OnStartups contest? Rules/prizes: http://t.co/ewIbeWwy Current phase: ht ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2012, 11:34:22 AM
The 87 key layout is sensible (that said, I do use my numeric keypad at times..) http://t.co/LpsMOhmT (via @timbray)
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We're 'celebrating' 500 plain-text offenders today! Please help us by spreading the word and submitting sites: plaintextoffe ...
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dansdata @dansdata
Jan 22, 2012, 8:43:03 PM
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Ideally, you hire Donald Sutherland to come and do the point-and-shriek for you. http://t.co/Yt6wYK0I
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2012, 12:28:03 AM
if you're looking for a mechanical ergo keyboard, the kinesis advantage is one too, see photo: http://t.co/tVN0Ksfw
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eoinkelly @eoinkelly
Jan 21, 2012, 5:20:21 PM
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@wolever: Dear non-programmer friends,
If you wonder what I do at work all day, here is a helpful infographic: http://t. ...
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Jan 21, 2012, 2:31:04 PM
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Obama asked Steve Jobs why iPhones can't be made in America. Here's why - http://t.co/Mq8g4ypN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2012, 6:54:28 PM
Testing out the Ducky Shine mechanical keyboard. Digging it so far (brown switches). http://t.co/u6zu7jAo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2012, 5:07:23 PM
Gutting the G15 to take out the LCD (which is awesome) and kill the rubber membrane switches (which are not) http://t.co/4C3oPDPM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2012, 2:13:11 PM
I want @cshirky and @lessig to have a baby. And then I want to elect that baby president. OF THE WORLD.
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New post by me: Pick up the pitchforks: David @Pogue underestimates Hollywood http://t.co/kl5SJFX5
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newsycombinator @newsycombinator
Jan 20, 2012, 1:55:59 PM
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Microsoft keeps it old-school with a pricey text adventure game http://t.co/DDXg1qyw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2012, 5:54:49 AM
Battlefield 3: and I got my claymore service star, too. http://t.co/G6pHcTo3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2012, 6:23:41 PM
spam is clearly malice, but sufficient stupidity is sometimes indistinguishable from spam; we struggle with this on Stack Overflow
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jonskeet @jonskeet
Jan 19, 2012, 5:51:06 PM
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Rah - 100th gold badge! :) #stackoverflow Unfortunately I think the next big milestone is 1M rep - in about 5 years...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2012, 5:14:25 PM
another Kindle Fire update brings fullscreen browsing. It's not bad hardware (for $199), they just need to fix the software..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2012, 4:45:22 PM
I am the King of the divan http://t.co/bYIHJ74U
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Hollywood to Dems: "If we don't get to buy the laws we want, we'll just take our money and go home." http://t.co/vpm4e8mk
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KillScreenMag @KillScreenMag
Jan 19, 2012, 4:25:36 AM
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TODAY ON KS: Dance Central director Matt Boch on rock bands, cheese and Soulja Boy. http://t.co/RoIFUf9S
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2012, 3:30:34 AM
my dream of a laser etched bright green Comic Sans keyboard is about to come true. THERE IS A GOD http://t.co/VmH6vqZX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2012, 7:35:01 PM
@ehrenfoss we did give to EFF (see list at bottom of post) and did in 2010 as well.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2012, 7:27:31 PM
apparently there's a lot of money in healthcare these days... http://t.co/BsuYNVTe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2012, 6:21:24 PM
@pigonwheels @s1mn @StackMovies nice! but way too hard for me..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2012, 6:10:50 PM
Hello, is it me you're looking for? http://t.co/QsuzxtUd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2012, 5:07:18 PM
Defeating SOPA and PIPA Isn't Enough http://t.co/uJY0x53i
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2012, 2:23:25 PM
kudos to Wikipedia for going dark; that made a big difference. The geek entertainment sites, not so much.
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Mitchell Baker has the best nontechnical explanation of what's wrong with SOPA and PIPA http://t.co/LxSbHA27
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andrewgould @andrewgould
Jan 18, 2012, 10:56:18 AM
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Look who's laughing now, Wikipedia. http://t.co/NahT9php
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The three deadliest words in the world: "It’s a girl." http://t.co/Jzj6sXjQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2012, 7:00:15 PM
This is one meeting request I can't refuse (twins, so should be plural, though -- babIES) http://t.co/ycNLUNOa
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Thanks to @codinghorror this song remains stuck in my head. It's been sooo long. Help! http://t.co/32Xt4O4d
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anildash @anildash
Jan 17, 2012, 6:41:13 PM
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Success in the wrong goals can be indistinguishable from failure.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2012, 6:40:31 PM
"single parenting is the ultimate project management job" http://t.co/fJpBYnIM
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secretGeek @secretGeek
Jan 17, 2012, 2:35:42 AM
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Funneling all of my rage into a single Linq expression.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2012, 1:27:33 AM
I remember @betsyphd telling me a lot of the mommy bloggers were heavy drinkers. On week #3 of single parenting, I totally get this now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2012, 1:15:37 AM
I re-read "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" every year. You should too. http://t.co/xrareOFI
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jongalloway @jongalloway
Jan 16, 2012, 12:40:16 AM
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Hadn't noticed #PowerShellV3 - lots of interesting stuff: simpler syntax http://t.co/uFno5WPS ISE improvements http://t ...
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Build your own unicorn! I added lots of awesome to http://t.co/JiCOEese
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Really nice programming competition:
http://t.co/G5ULvvpT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2012, 1:57:51 AM
our kind neighbors decided to adopt me as a single parent and send food. Unfortunately for me, they're vegans. #icanteatthis
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RockBand @RockBand
Jan 15, 2012, 1:56:20 AM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOO! RT @ComplicitOwl: @RockBand Bad news! http://t.co/U59Aowmw
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wilshipley @wilshipley
Jan 15, 2012, 1:23:59 AM
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I can hear yelling all the way from Castro street and I’m indoors with storm windows shut. So, something super-gay happe ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2012, 2:37:45 PM
One of Apple's great strengths is that they force people to upgrade, and make it (relatively) easy to do so: http://t.co/aI0COh4k
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2012, 2:35:26 PM
I look forward to explaining to @rockhardawesome what "sides" of an "album" are.
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Jan 14, 2012, 2:01:48 PM
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Fake Steve Jobs: Nokia Lumia 900 Boasts Sleeker, More Modern Design Than Apple iPhone - http://t.co/IipuDomE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2012, 10:08:45 AM
triple monitor Battlefield 3 is fun, but definitely performance intensive: http://t.co/MddpLi8Q http://t.co/BiApw5yz
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Facebook's IPO is going to be a *big* deal. http://t.co/KN5n0wkk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2012, 1:19:42 PM
New York City gets a Software Engineering High School http://t.co/VNF2IJOK
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pietervniekerk @pietervniekerk
Jan 13, 2012, 12:26:33 AM
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@codinghorror Unicorn poop cookies. You know you want to. http://t.co/mxRaw1Tb
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abbytmiller @abbytmiller
Jan 12, 2012, 7:18:46 PM
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I just found something strange on the GrubHub site and went to post on meta.grubhub.com about it. It didn't work. #ever ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2012, 6:26:38 PM
@xfernal I completely agree, Google crawls at about 100x-1000x the rate of the "second best" search engines @Carnage4Life
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2012, 6:15:15 PM
Jan-Dec 2011, Google delivered 91% of all incoming traffic to Stack Overflow. Bing delivered 0.83%, and even less for Stack Exchange
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2012, 6:00:17 PM
I don't think people understand just how weak the search alternatives to Google still are. http://t.co/m5axP6rd
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LusciousPear @LusciousPear
Jan 12, 2012, 12:27:03 AM
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scale your database using this one weird old tip
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2012, 6:17:41 PM
yay, Installed memory (RAM): 32.0 GB! Really glad 8 GB DIMMs are now reasonably priced. http://t.co/GqClzv4y
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marshallbock @marshallbock
Jan 11, 2012, 4:58:56 PM
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@siracusa You inspired me to make some pixel art! "An Abridged History of Game Controllers": http://t.co/MOezM35y /cc ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2012, 4:47:31 PM
(of course "free" textbooks in Apple-device-only format isn't ideal, either, but the enemy of my enemy..)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2012, 4:46:12 PM
Hoping Apple disrupts the evil textbook cartels by making electronic textbooks free! http://t.co/DMDECTOX
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