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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2011, 7:37:45 PM
Local theater definitely targeting my demographic http://yfrog.com/h8xlndzj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2011, 7:14:35 PM
we're kind of secretly hoping IE9 isn't released any time soon because of the INSANE #s of CSS bugs it has on our sites :(
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The Unsuccessful Self-Treatment of a Case of "Writer's Block." http://bit.ly/9Rz3j7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2011, 4:37:44 PM
reminder: statistically speaking, you will be dead forever. Carry on.
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Learning curve for popular CMS http://twitpic.com/3pvrmw/full
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Jan 19, 2011, 2:46:02 PM
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Whatcha doing? Oh, just curing cancer. The usual. http://is.gd/An4H3W
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2011, 12:06:04 AM
"Having facebook suggest you might like to become friends with someone who you've recently learnt has died is a little unnerving."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2011, 11:45:37 PM
Facebook and Death http://goo.gl/863vy
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michaelroston @michaelroston
Jan 18, 2011, 11:11:27 PM
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I'm monetizing my Gopher page RT @palafo: I am starting a Usenet newspaper. RT “@daveweigel: I'm the Mayor of Prodigy
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secretGeek @secretGeek
Jan 18, 2011, 10:15:01 PM
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As a child my heart was full of wishes. Now I am grown I write specifications.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2011, 6:55:15 PM
want to be a #stackoverflow community moderator? participate in the 2011 election! http://goo.gl/OQ7FW
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Good for developers too. "Time-Saving and Educational Resources for Web Designers" http://bit.ly/gHN5fh by @smashingmag
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Jan 18, 2011, 3:48:55 PM
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Sci-Fi #StackExchange now in public beta http://scifi.stackexchange.com/ I'm disappointed that user #42 was inactive du ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2011, 3:48:43 PM
wait, "Burger King" is called "Hungry Jacks" in Australia? whowhatnow?
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hnfirehose @hnfirehose
Jan 18, 2011, 2:57:24 PM
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Why I Need To Quit Facebook: http://bit.ly/fQlaKX
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I guess Adobe should give Flash a new logo now, and it should look like Lex Luthor. http://bit.ly/f4gZUE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2011, 4:53:16 AM
checkin comment: "I suck at source control."
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Nice, using Amazon's EC2 to break into a WPA-PSK protected network will cost you $1.68. http://bit.ly/eFYQ5W
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2011, 1:38:41 AM
"I see a great void, as if millions of vowels cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced." http://goo.gl/DxmzD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2011, 10:59:49 PM
hidden Skype emoticons http://goo.gl/ErtuL
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ServiceStack @ServiceStack
Jan 17, 2011, 7:16:50 PM
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v1.75 of #ServiceStack released! Now includes async non-blocking C# REST and web service clients. Examples at: http:// ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2011, 7:16:36 PM
"why should *you* go to jail for a crime someone else ... noticed?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWAsNZTnug
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2011, 3:27:58 PM
the best review you'll read (er, watch) all week http://goo.gl/VacYg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2011, 2:46:02 AM
Real Questions Have Answers. shocker, right? You'd be surprised. http://goo.gl/lEp5Z
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2011, 10:26:52 PM
Matt Cutts putting the smack down on SEO evil, Chuck Norris style http://bit.ly/gYHG2n (via @jzy)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2011, 9:36:04 PM
@loydcase I was thinking about sandy bridge for my next HTPC -- how low watt can the CPU go, though? Current build is 45w idle
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rakshitpai @rakshitpai
Jan 16, 2011, 3:32:09 PM
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@CodingHorror Only 192 questions yet there is so much I have learnt abt databases by reading the content on dba.stackexc ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2011, 3:18:19 PM
r @migueldeicaza there is a community contributed Python IRC bridge here https://github.com/ghewgill/soirc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2011, 1:52:33 PM
what are my options for services that mirror individual web pages? http://goo.gl/DEukH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2011, 1:13:58 PM
hey @al3x have you seen our web chat? We built it to replace campfire in all our communities. Not for sale though. http://goo.gl/hCgY8
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jarrod_dixon @jarrod_dixon
Jan 16, 2011, 1:05:23 AM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2011, 10:40:42 PM
I realized that if we let him, @rockhardawesome would probably eat nothing but french fries. Then I realized, I would too.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2011, 5:19:24 PM
my current PC is about 5% as fast as Deep Blue was in 1996 at Chess (10739 knodes/sec) http://goo.gl/kIqvO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2011, 4:50:41 PM
"This is the worst review of anything I've ever read anywhere."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2011, 12:43:20 PM
@marcelolacerdas that's the spirit! dog poop is no match for us!
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If IKEA is grown man's LEGO, why can't I take half my desk, half my file cabinet and a few IVAR shelves and turn them into a ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2011, 3:10:23 AM
the wireless video card using WHDI http://goo.gl/zy4fH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2011, 2:47:47 AM
I am starting to believe there is nothing more toxic to a Q&A community than the hypothetical "what if" question. Pure BS.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2011, 2:43:12 AM
"Facebook is actually the logical end-point of what AOL should have become." http://goo.gl/9MBsM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2011, 1:43:00 AM
If a plate had dog poop placed on it.. how would it have to be cleaned before you would eat off that plate?
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My 10th birthday felicitations for Wikipedia, in The Guardian: http://bit.ly/fF46SZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2011, 6:58:31 PM
"Brought to you by Carl's Jr" #idiocracy http://goo.gl/Hg7KV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2011, 5:20:02 PM
for the most interesting questions network wide, give @StackExchange a follow
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mathematicsprof @mathematicsprof
Jan 14, 2011, 5:18:02 PM
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MIT is now offering a new series of online courses in many areas intended for independent learners. http://bit.ly/ ...
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How to buy a phone at the worst possible time: http://t.co/MhjG2yg
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once again #stackoverflow comes through. It's like having a giant hallway full of experts at work. @codinghorror
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2011, 4:02:55 AM
new improved flagging system, with inspiration from Newgrounds! http://goo.gl/gVz4c
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2011, 2:38:54 AM
What conferences should SysAdmins attend? http://goo.gl/NvrPD
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taosecurity @taosecurity
Jan 13, 2011, 11:46:22 PM
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Like watching intruders fumble around broken Linux honeypots? Visit http://iwatchedyourhack.org/ Confusion can be a def ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2011, 6:44:24 PM
@dozba I apologize, I just find the idea of you actually working at eBay incredibly hilarious for some reason
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2011, 6:43:56 PM
@dozba tick tick tick :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2011, 4:26:35 PM
first the computers dominated us in Chess, next Jeopardy? Thanks IBM! http://goo.gl/dQd3B
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2011, 4:23:48 PM
"I mean, it's nice, but it's no hamster eating popcorn on a piano."
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StackExchange @StackExchange
Jan 13, 2011, 2:09:56 PM
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What's the difference between $(stuff) and `stuff`? http://ur.ly/BCRe #unix
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2011, 2:08:27 PM
welcome our newest public site -- unix & linux! http://unix.stackexchange.com/
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When is endless paging appropriate? http://ui.stackexchange.com/q/2020/ #UX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 11:26:17 PM
I think I’d rather just get a card that says “A piece of crap swag has been sent to a landfill in your name.” http://goo.gl/vfgYF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 12:22:03 PM
"right, that todo item is on my list. Right under your kiss." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYUdldNzLNA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 11:57:58 AM
r @ZackKitzmiller yep. you're missing about one billion spam domains stuffed with every keyword under the sun.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 11:53:16 AM
I never understood Google's obsession with matching keywords in the *domain name itself*. Really harmful IMO.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 11:52:14 AM
@dozba also, open source is communism. I'm just saying.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 11:46:00 AM
@dozba microsoft is awesome! I love licensing fees, there's nothing more American!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 11:43:29 AM
"Rule of thumb, if the name of what you're trying to buy is in the domain name, it's a scam." Ugh, I can't actually disagree with this.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 11:22:50 AM
@dozba TICK.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 11:17:15 AM
@ataraxia_status that would be deeply disrespectful to snake oil
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James_Mayes @James_Mayes
Jan 12, 2011, 10:01:55 AM
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If you self-host a Wordpress site, you should read this. http://jmay.es/eiu7gR
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tatehansen @tatehansen
Jan 12, 2011, 2:48:54 AM
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What is the proper priority/mix of (people, tools and technology, processes) to optimize defense? http://t.co/DjWLA5p
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 1:38:02 AM
"Assuming an $8.5 million sale, it ranks only behind sex.com ($13m), fund.com ($10m) , and porno.com ($9m)" http://goo.gl/WPhci
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 1:16:22 AM
A Localization Horror Story: It Could Happen To You http://goo.gl/QmrLY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 1:14:09 AM
the google vanity ring. http://goo.gl/rXdc8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 1:12:14 AM
"Got you, Richie Rich! Nothing can stop the Googol now!" http://goo.gl/Wfd7N
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2011, 12:28:03 AM
@howtogeek not yet, we haven't figured out who holds the credentials for the other sites yet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 11:59:26 PM
Is there is no end to the wankery of the SEO crowd? Sorry, rhetorical question.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 11:30:55 PM
"don’t ever write anything you wouldn’t want published on the front page of the Wall Street Journal" -- WSJ
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So there's a mathmatical answer to that Infinite # of monkeys/infinite time/Hamlet question... http://t.co/orvssa0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 11:07:44 PM
hey, twitter @isnotrss ! except when it is. :P http://goo.gl/n9sjn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 10:30:24 PM
we put up a good fight, but nobody can defeat the Mighty Google. Well, except teh Facebooks apparently :P http://goo.gl/id7rO
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samsaffron @samsaffron
Jan 11, 2011, 9:36:25 PM
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How creative ... http://yfrog.com/h8joemaj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 5:33:30 PM
on the floppy drive question: our http://superuser.com audience does skew young -- some of the top users are barely 18, FYI
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oldgravy @oldgravy
Jan 11, 2011, 5:15:30 PM
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@jeffhorton Want to feel even older? There are NO camera phone pics of 9/11, because they didn't exist "back then." / cc @ ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 4:08:22 PM
want to feel old today? "What are the Windows a:\ and b:\ drives used for?" http://goo.gl/AQjvM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 4:05:57 PM
I do not think UI problems killed MySpace, but it certainly didn't *help*. http://goo.gl/vSzQ6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 3:57:27 PM
if you miss the #stackoverflow podcast, check out my audio interview on The Pipeline! http://5by5.tv/pipeline/38
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 1:46:06 AM
all this Chinese Mothers Are Superior stuff is old hat. I saw The Great Santini and I know how that turns out. http://goo.gl/TwUqr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 12:29:01 AM
French kids given old tech and asked what they think it is http://goo.gl/AdCUJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 12:05:40 AM
"digital video game sales will be a bigger business than retail by the end of this year" http://goo.gl/PEIX2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2011, 12:03:27 AM
"My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2011, 11:48:57 PM
@dozba tick tick tick is all I hear
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2011, 10:04:19 PM
@aperebus why would I need to contact them? I just like reading their awesome answers!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2011, 8:45:52 PM
tags: now with favoriting and email subscriptions! (and of course rss as before) http://goo.gl/JWxWp
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Mortal Kombat Friendship http://bit.ly/idHmAf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2011, 5:01:46 PM
behold the Amish Paradise that @alyankovic always promised us.. http://goo.gl/ZxxGt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2011, 4:05:00 PM
I love that there's a Wikipedia entry on the "Christian side hug" now. Wikipedia has EVERYTHING! http://goo.gl/BwC3
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mattcutts @mattcutts
Jan 10, 2011, 4:02:32 PM
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NEWS: Google URL Shortener just added API access to goo.gl. Read more at http://goo.gl/Lv6ph Please RT! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2011, 3:25:40 PM
are you, or is someone you love, a professional database administrator? Visit our new beta! http://dba.stackexchange.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2011, 4:26:29 AM
@TeaDrinkingGeek {{ citation needed in answer }}
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2011, 4:17:28 AM
meta description tags: I feel they're not worth the bytes they consume. Agree? Disagree? http://goo.gl/K5DJB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2011, 3:38:32 AM
aw, come on, this is just like Herman Miller porn now http://www.hermanmiller.com/Products/Envelop-Desk
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