INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE. BANDWIDTH DOESN'T.

I think I might sign up for Foursquare, but I never leave the house. Is there an "invalid" or "homebound" badge?

we only visit New York City for one reason. The salsa. http://goo.gl/77rX

There are times when I find the overwhelmingly libertarian bent of the average programmer *extremely* annoying.

erecting a few more "no elephants" signs on Stack Overflow http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/03/important-reputation-rule-changes/

must resist urge to build digital pinball machine. must.. RESIST! http://goo.gl/r7KS

that said, I do think PowerShell could teach the Unix folks a thing or two about improvements over shipping plain text around

there is no question in my mind that the Unix-y "shell to executable" way is better than the Microsoft-y "call this COM interface!" way

cool: Xbox 360 will support USB hard drives .. but only 16GB. Lame. http://goo.gl/2xoL

Ben Heck finished his Bill Paxton custom pinball machine: http://goo.gl/jnpi

dogs really suck at videogames. (starts slow, stick with it, though) http://goo.gl/MNgW

I am not referring to help, I am referring to search as a substitute for toolbars, ribbons, and menus. Like so: http://goo.gl/xKqk

does office 2010 have "search for command" built in? As much as I love the ribbon, search > all.

ok, Steam code awarded!

I have 1 free Steam code for DIRT2 -- If you are a trilogy user with 1k rep, provide your account page URL and it is yours

horse / cat lovin'! http://goo.gl/j61v (via @hmxcasey)

I don't think I ever fully appreciated how much of the American economy is driven by the Baby Wipes industry

now even Steve flippin' McConnell himself is telling me I don't update my blog enough any more. <hangs head in shame>

don't think i've ever read anything in my life that screams "san francisco!" as much as this story's first paragraph: ht ...

I now have three monitors hooked up to one, count 'em, ONE (1) video card. Crazy.

I am buying @wilshipley this shirt http://www.bustedtees.com/teambuilding

hey @wilshipley guess what I get to play in Rock Band on my Xbox 360 today? Business Time by Flight of the Conchords. p.s. SUCK IT

new AV Club series -- 25 cover songs by 25 bands, great track list. http://www.avclub.com/articles/tears-for-fears,38869/

Design principles behind the new Windows Phone: http://bit.ly/d2QgIx (it was heavily inspired by transportation graphics)

the life of Vince the slap chop guy does not disappoint. http://goo.gl/63Oa

@dozba one of my bestest buddies is in the Richter Scales. Good stuff.

I demand that you all look at @ShitMyDarthSays

@loydcase let us know what you find out on the stands; 30" is tough

I just added a side helping of breasts to my GoDaddy cart for an additional $99.99. With coupon.

a blog post about mustard, and expert communities: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/03/more-trilogy-sites/

see, I told you guys it would be cool if IE9 didn't suck.

I wish they'd make Diet Brawndo. Because I'm sure not drinking water... like from the toilet.

should we continue the Stack Overflow podcast? @spolsky loves comments, twitter, and jam! http://goo.gl/Vcq1

a brief video sneak peek of what it's like to work on the Stack Overflow dev team! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVI9MULtv8g

chat roulette is, like, the scariest thing on the internet to me. For reals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32vpgNiAH60

nobody told me it was Terence Trent D'Arby's birthday today. NOBODY TOLD ME.

@howtogeek meh, advice to "go hang out" is lame. I'd rather build stuff, thanks!

The <wbr> tag is very useful but unfortunately too little known. http://goo.gl/pNYy

phones simply aren't open devices, and never will be. Any software strategy that assumes they are is destined to do .. poorly.

the continuing downside of "like the Microsoft phones, but open source!" http://goo.gl/rQO4

I won't never approve of this image that @unkwntech created, neither! http://twitpic.com/18ps7n

new rev of Pragmata programming font on the way http://goo.gl/E6ld

I need a "Calvin peeing on hyphenated-site" decal http://goo.gl/E6VA

"Be like Calvin. His best friend was a tiger, he always went on dope adventures, and if anything stood in his way, he just peed on it."

If you want to work with/for me on Stack Overflow, fair warning: have you seen the movie Mommie Dearest? Wire coat hanger = #region

The best show tune about rape, ever! http://goo.gl/GMnb

why did I watch 9 minutes and 32 seconds of the latest Lady Gaga video? maybe because it's INSANE? http://goo.gl/dQ9Y

the podcast where @spolsky and I discuss why the frak anyone would take VC http://goo.gl/50TH

I hate reinstalling Visual Studio 2008 because Mr. Tiny Face freaks me out every time I do http://goo.gl/INTn

you crazy kids with your iWhatevers! In my day, we used parallel ports to play MP3s and WE LIKED IT! http://goo.gl/lDKo

IE9: Who Cares? http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1870 (I still care, because if MSFT "does the right thing" it sends a message)

"We could not charge for something that others gave away for free." http://goo.gl/LRn5

hey, @rockhardawesome was born almost exactly one year ago right now: http://twitter.com/rockhardawesome/status/1314984401

on stackoverflow.com we bow down before our new god, X-FORWARDED-FOR

remember @nathanbowers and @jzy -- never trust robots! http://goo.gl/lzmG

I can assure you that nothing is more important to me than the approval of random people on the internet I've never met.

yep @conanobrien sure knows how to use teh twitters! http://goo.gl/1iBh (via @haacked)

Tufte wept.

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Sonys-Ultra-Compact-DSLR-Concept_7.jpg

oh never mind, it was the Venetian in Macau not Vegas. Bah. Stupid joke ruiners!

those of you going to Mix this year can see the world's biggest house of cards! And no I don't mean MS Windows! http://goo.gl/XTTR

taking the leap to 3 displays with one ATI Radeon 5870 video card (before I always used 2 video cards)

Welcome Stack Overflow Valued Associate #00004! http://goo.gl/aoO2

r @aanttila I don't know if http://goo.gl/GWjj is true; we don't use compiled linq to sql queries on SO and we have a LOT of traffic

I had to briefly use @betsyphd 's iPhone 3g and nearly died. OMG so slow compared to the GS #firstworldproblems

aw, sweet, you can make your own Pong clock now! http://goo.gl/nPca

To me, Monaco was the Comic Sans of monospace fonts. So bad. YMMV of course.

Oh thank God, there's an official OS X alternative to the Monaco font, which I always haaaated. http://goo.gl/tuGG

I love candy. I want to set up a Stack Exchange for candy bloggers. YOU HEAR ME @SPOLSKY ?

r @betsyphd got me some EveryBurger! http://goo.gl/FMct

I always thought Mac users fainted at the sight of exposed computer hardware. PROVE ME WRONG! http://www.ifixit.com/

Presenting: "The Beard Master" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEzvc2Pueq8

triple-tap and long hold aren't exciting additions to a touch UI, they are warning signs.

speaking of Golf -- Mean 18 was the last one I enjoyed http://goo.gl/y3Ur

Bioshock 2: meh. Feels like an expansion pack to Bioshock, not a bona-fide standalone game experience

Pains me to say it, but look at how much nicer http://www.visitmix.com/ is than http://sxsw.com/

@loydcase Impossible Creatures was such a cool idea and such an incredibly terrible game.

Oscar nominated short film "Logorama" -- incredible http://goo.gl/ezg6

Another Cyriak YouTube mind-bender http://goo.gl/vj2z

Battlestar Galactica Sabotage. It is exactly what you think it is. http://goo.gl/i5hN

attackers use CPU voltage reduction to induce single-bit errors and crack 1024 bit RSA key (pdf) http://goo.gl/bWL9

rt @slashdot: Study Shows TV Makes Kids Fat, Computers Don't http://bit.ly/cZTTza

"You know who else believed in the freedom of speech?" LOL^2, via @briandeacon

"Why are you trying to silence people with your made-up 'Laws?'" LOL, via @eaton

top 10 geek anthems -- pretty solid list http://goo.gl/6iwB

software patents are "the digital version of a protection racket" http://goo.gl/6Gdd

An Important Message from Ronald Reagan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pGbMJrXvLo

If there isn't a corollary to Godwin's Law involving the "freedom of speech" card, there should be.

"A loop was accomplished by joining the end of the paper tape containing the program back to the beginning of the tape" AWESOME

multiplication took six seconds, division took 15.3 seconds, a logarithm or trigonometric function took over a minute http://goo.gl/aGUB

"Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats." http://goo.gl/4A7I

"cause you're so beautiful.. like a tree... or a high class prostitute.." http://goo.gl/VfSP

this week's House MD: I now hate blogs, bloggers, and blogging sooo much.

Charles Thacker wins Turing award for work on ethernet, Alto http://goo.gl/u51O

Tip One: Don’t go to South by Southwest Interactive. http://goo.gl/NNKN

I hate not being able to talk about the new awesome super sekrit Stack Overflow plans we have. Hopefully embargo lifts soon.

also, how to tell the difference between a Science Fan and a Scientist http://goo.gl/79KT

Carl Sagan was right! There's a hidden message embedded in Pi! http://goo.gl/rpqK

Tandy Trower on The Secret Origin of Windows http://goo.gl/AL36

I guess it's appropriate that @rockhardawesome 's first reliable spoken word isn't "mama" or "daddy" but "uh-oh". Story of my life.

new type of spam "please go to this website and click on my ad links" with screenshot and arrows of where to click. Heh. Honest!