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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 30, 2010, 3:34:13 AM
MY DATABASE SERVERS, LET ME SHOW YOU THEM!! http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/10/database-upgrade/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 29, 2010, 6:07:38 PM
"I sometimes type with my eyes closed .. I've ... correct[ed] typos without ever having seen them." http://goo.gl/w5gO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 29, 2010, 4:10:54 PM
On #stackoverflow, Google is 87% of all incoming traffic and 98.69% of all search engine traffic.
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rockhardawesome @rockhardawesome
Oct 29, 2010, 2:31:51 AM
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In my spare time I enjoy reading fine literature. http://yfrog.com/176c9gj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 29, 2010, 2:26:08 AM
remember all those jokes I made about FarmVille? they don't seem so funny any more. http://goo.gl/8Ecx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 28, 2010, 3:12:04 PM
just out of beta and now fully public, Photography Q&A -- http://photo.stackexchange.com
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SkaveRat @SkaveRat
Oct 28, 2010, 7:19:20 AM
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@codinghorror damnit! 5 different searches, 5 times SO as #1, 5 perfectly working solutions. in a row
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Best. Customer images. Ever. http://j.mp/bqPzr5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 27, 2010, 9:07:04 PM
I heard the radio edit (censored) version of that Cee-Lo "F**k You" song on the radio today. Not .. at all.. the same song
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 27, 2010, 8:59:12 PM
trying out the topre realforce keyboard. Warning: keyboard pr0n ahead: http://goo.gl/9cNr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 27, 2010, 8:54:50 PM
studying some of the newgrounds.com community systems for possible inclusion in Stack Overflow
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 27, 2010, 6:42:28 PM
still responding to emails in my backlog from 2009
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 27, 2010, 3:20:14 PM
"we ultimately hope to erase the boundary between 'gamer' and 'musician.'" http://goo.gl/P5vo
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It's over, OS X is finished. Linux wins. http://coc.io/osxkiller
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 27, 2010, 2:04:25 AM
what they don't tell you about playing keyboards: it's hard not to dance. And sing.
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jongalloway @jongalloway
Oct 27, 2010, 1:32:03 AM
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Some people, when faced with a problem, think "I know, I'll dismiss it with a witticism." Now they have zero problems.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 26, 2010, 8:26:31 PM
you guys pro keys in Rock Band 3 is TOTALLY AWESOME! Go buy it now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJGKWWLQQFc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 26, 2010, 7:23:27 PM
Speed Saves http://goo.gl/iy79
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 26, 2010, 5:56:47 PM
Stack Exchange Q&A site public beta: Board and Card Games http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 26, 2010, 6:34:13 AM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 26, 2010, 6:09:36 AM
first Rock Band 3 song played? Tom Petty's "The Waiting (is the hardest part)" of course -- 5 stars! http://goo.gl/KkMj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 26, 2010, 1:57:12 AM
There's like 10 people, tops, at this Fable 3 midnight launch. #woo
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Oct 25, 2010, 10:34:25 PM
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Paged Dr. Google Images to diagnose child's minor diaper rash and OMG MY EYES! DO NOT WANT!!! UNDO!!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2010, 10:34:20 PM
BRITISH rappin' farmers ad. If this is the future of advertising sign me up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOHAUvbuV4o
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2010, 10:27:13 PM
there is a midnight GameStop release tonight.. for.. Fable 3? WTF? There are Fable 3 fanboys? Seriously?
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jonathannesbitt @jonathannesbitt
Oct 25, 2010, 8:52:13 PM
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@codinghorror check out what my friends did for Halloween http://yfrog.com/75bcrej
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2010, 6:49:48 PM
Avid poker player? Please support our Area 51 Poker site proposal! http://goo.gl/c3ca
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dansdata @dansdata
Oct 25, 2010, 6:42:47 PM
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I contest the allegation that an 11-layer Rubik's Cube will "bring you joy": http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.492 ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2010, 6:41:08 PM
"there appears to be no other option when you work for Stack Overflow ... its either awesomeness or death by public shaming"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2010, 6:40:00 PM
I love reading Ray Ozzie, the guy who created Lotus F**king Notes, write about "too much complexity".http://goo.gl/7Vi8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2010, 5:53:58 PM
Xeon (Nehalem) hyperthreading and SQL Server -- not working well for us http://goo.gl/LmMv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2010, 4:02:50 PM
@licorna hmm, working OK for me here.. maybe try http://goo.gl/M1tT
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BryanTheCrow @BryanTheCrow
Oct 25, 2010, 3:39:15 PM
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Blown away by how well stackexchange.com has cracked the code for building self-policing communities. GJ @codinghorror ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2010, 3:33:54 PM
now out of beta -- http://math.stackexchange.com -- don't forget to read the /faq !
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2010, 3:15:49 AM
Prisencolinensinainciusol http://goo.gl/mLDO video http://goo.gl/Hus4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2010, 2:50:56 PM
yep, according to its proponents, Dvorak keyboard layout is going to take over the world soon! #noreally
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2010, 5:04:47 AM
why did I even buy Fallout: New Vegas? I have no time for these quests. I have, like, real world quests.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2010, 1:32:28 AM
"If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2010, 10:24:59 PM
"google is broken" is like "the compiler is broken"; we had this problem on superuser too! http://goo.gl/RhKM
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Oct 23, 2010, 8:09:29 PM
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Funny or Die's "The Ballad of G.I. Joe" http://bit.ly/2cZy2 Has a much better cast than the movie. http://imdb.to/9Six9O
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2010, 3:59:53 PM
according to my TypePad dashboard, my blog has 24 lifetime page views. That may not be correct.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2010, 3:55:20 PM
@howtogeek the best revenge is living well
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2010, 3:54:15 PM
reminder; #stackoverflow and the rest of the network may have some downtime today, starting NOW: http://goo.gl/tdbR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 11:54:40 PM
@sdegutis I predicted that people would be surprised that it didn't suck -- but that the browser would be the weak link. Shrug.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 10:07:42 PM
as predicted, Windows Phone 7 is surprisingly good... except for the browser. dealbreaker. :P http://goo.gl/6F3k
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 8:52:02 PM
Ducky DK9008 black on black laser etched keyboard http://goo.gl/Iv7D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 8:46:58 PM
"advocacy might in fact signal that the individual is boiling over with doubt" http://goo.gl/KZwz (via @lizardbill)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 8:22:43 PM
ok, the iphone dock keyboard is definitely cool! http://matias.ca/usb2keyboard+/ (via @ircri)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 7:44:44 PM
The Keyboard Cult http://goo.gl/0Dx2
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@codinghorror "Everything You Know Will Be Obsolete in Five Years" Then why do we still have C, C++, Unix, and Windows?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 4:34:22 PM
Everything You Know Will Be Obsolete in Five Years http://goo.gl/1pCA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 3:31:07 PM
@arnie0674 address at bottom of every web page we serve
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 3:14:21 PM
@arnie0674 what's the specific query, email us the details
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 2:53:22 PM
I applaud Amazon for at least trying to accommodate "lending" on Kindle http://goo.gl/07ME
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 1:29:10 PM
r @averyj as long as an answer you don't hate is near the top, that's about the best you can do for subjective stuff: http://goo.gl/ziuE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 1:16:36 PM
new public site launch: Game Development http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 10:40:55 AM
this google query is even more hilarious today than it was yesterday (first result explains) http://goo.gl/fYve
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 1:24:24 AM
why I love anonymous comments: "I hope none of the servers catch dysentery or drown wading through a river." http://goo.gl/tdbR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 1:21:58 AM
RTFM -- not healthy for sysadmins, or anyone else, really http://goo.gl/uJUI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2010, 12:57:37 AM
I now possess the ability to play Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Rock Lobster & Space Oddity on my very real guitar http://goo.gl/4HWi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2010, 10:03:52 PM
protip: please click that "faq" link before asking. It's there for a reason.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2010, 8:58:35 PM
how should we service background tasks on stackoverflow.com ? http://programmers.stackexchange.com/q/13711/37
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2010, 4:00:24 PM
bees! HOW DO THEY WORK?! http://goo.gl/egdb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2010, 2:31:33 PM
r @mattcutts why would googlebot stop indexing pages in our sitemap.xml? how can we diagnose? http://goo.gl/K4o9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2010, 4:37:06 AM
fluorescent lighting and digital cameras don't always mix well http://photo.stackexchange.com/q/4115/94
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2010, 4:21:36 AM
definitely the best band performance by cats I've seen in quite some time http://goo.gl/FvZK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2010, 1:15:06 AM
when people ask me, "Jeff, why is your wheel of blame covered in blood?" I tell them it is better not to ask such questions.
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bojanrajkovic @bojanrajkovic
Oct 20, 2010, 11:46:45 PM
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#GPLv3 is #FSF's #Vista.
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RockBand @RockBand
Oct 20, 2010, 4:26:58 PM
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Henry's word is sound! RT @HMXhenry The Piano Man himself as DLC shortly after RB3 launch with keyboard-tastic tracks. htt ...
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gansta lorem ipsum generator: http://www.lorizzle.nl/?feed=1 Lorizzle ipsizzle dolor shizzle my nizzle
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2010, 2:34:48 PM
to be clear, the (second) Java exploit executable I had, was from browsing for images on Google Images. #stopthemadness
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Pete_Brown @Pete_Brown
Oct 20, 2010, 2:32:33 PM
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@secularcoding @codinghorror I got a bunch through ad networks on "top ten xyz" sites. Disabled Java and didn't install ...
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secularcoding @secularcoding
Oct 20, 2010, 2:26:12 PM
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@codinghorror true story. I got several viruses from the pirate bay via java in Chrome before I disabled it. No probl ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2010, 1:56:15 PM
public service announcement. Use Chrome? Be sure you disable any vulnerable plugins! http://goo.gl/6YfG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2010, 12:38:20 PM
r @thecoffman Microsoft is slightly better at the web than Apple, which is to say they are f**king terrible at it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2010, 12:35:49 PM
in fine MSFT tradition the new xbox.com BROKE EVERY SINGLE OLD INCOMING URL. try it yourself http://goo.gl/zlXI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2010, 12:19:20 PM
is there any way to do a "download all" on an xbox 360? http://goo.gl/vRAp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2010, 11:53:12 AM
ah, ok, xbox.com is undergoing an upgrade. Bad time for me to have to deal with my Xbox 360 RROD and DRM transfer then http://is.gd/g9TMA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2010, 11:26:43 AM
marvelling at how abysmally bad the xbox.com website is. I lost track of timeouts and errors, even in IE8.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2010, 7:30:19 PM
woo, my million dollar unicorn bills arrived! http://goo.gl/yO0x
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2010, 11:24:26 AM
our goal is NOT to splinter the WordPress community; our goal is to make it stronger http://goo.gl/29Sf
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And as usual StackOverflow has the answer to my problems. I could kiss @codinghorror right on the face.
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Oct 19, 2010, 12:54:42 AM
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Why is the bedroom so cold turned away on your side? Is my timing that flawed our respect run so dry? http://is.gd/g7Ibt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2010, 12:37:47 AM
ahhh! Xbox 360 RROD! warranty covered, but one week before Rock Band 3 drops? so not cool, man!
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MossyBlog @MossyBlog
Oct 18, 2010, 8:59:54 PM
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Microsoft without a CTO is like the Catholic church hath no pope. I vote @ScottGu steps up to being CTO.. he's vNext @Bil ...
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You gotta listen to Steve's anti-Google rant. We're doomed, DOOMED, I tell ya. http://is.gd/g7mlC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2010, 12:39:18 AM
wikipedia's URL insanity continues: behold the article with a FORWARD SLASH IN THE URL (!) http://goo.gl/tJ0D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2010, 11:54:10 PM
"Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats." http://goo.gl/vu88
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2010, 11:27:47 PM
panopticlick still fascinates https://panopticlick.eff.org/ -- note the "one in x" column for each data point
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2010, 9:32:11 PM
"I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase.. it's all the game, though, right?" http://goo.gl/SNAh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2010, 8:49:56 PM
lol the Das Keyboard site sells earplugs as a "keyboard accessory" :P http://goo.gl/7A6h
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2010, 7:59:02 PM
this epic keyboard thread gives me a total compu-boner. can't stop reading it. http://goo.gl/yg7a
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2010, 7:56:35 PM
has Apple ever shipped a TN LCD? I can't think of any. This is an area where I respect Apple's attention to detail.
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"Research shows that if you want to be a happier person don't read self help books. Just have happier friends." #fb http:// ...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2010, 5:48:35 PM
IMHO video skype calls (for work) add almost nothing in practice over regular voice-only calls.. is it just me?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2010, 3:44:29 PM
that NY Times article on Japan was incredibly depressing http://goo.gl/nxqV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2010, 1:58:10 AM
"I recently had the opportunity to outfit the ultimate(-ish) Rock Band 3 setup at our NYC home office.." http://goo.gl/4ecY
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