so sick of productivity. such a waste.

"Mac sales can't keep pace with cheap PCs" shocking, I say, shocking! http://is.gd/6fP6b

Stack Overflow 2010 moderator elections: now accepting nominations http://is.gd/6fOHF

rt @follesoe You can register sites that store passwords in clear text at http://www.passwordfail.com

I failed the Turing test. http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/generic/aa00/zoom/

those emails from websites containing my password send a chill down my spine http://is.gd/6f0tA

Stack Overflow, where we aren't about to let mere incompetence hold us back! http://is.gd/6eY3Q

If you don't want people to be critical of what you write, don't write anything.

Tenacious D. This time, for the ladies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ji3YIBGcow

"When I google Stack Overflow it just says 'Did you mean... Jon Skeet?', and the only result is his profile page."

Yahtzee on Diablo clones -- "more [mouse] clicks than a school for Dolphin telegraph operators" http://is.gd/6eliv

a common reaction to death metal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bB1XyNqcbU&NR

"until now no device has been able to harvest enough electricity [from signals in the air] to make it of practical use" http://is.gd/6cwUH

adding a third server to our HAProxy rotation did wonders for the sticky-IP-balancing. Wayyy more even.

people > algorithms

someone recently accused me of relying on the Field of Dreams business strategy. Hell yes I do. http://is.gd/6c3kb

@cartoonfox .NET allows stack-based balanced regex matches http://is.gd/6c12s and there are other techniques.

you guys are generating soooo many Twitter compiler errors right about now.

oh, I see. The same types of programmers who do ++i; are also the ones who do if ('*' == char). They were born upside down.

this is @jarrod_dixon 's reaction to working with XML-based build languages. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJChh7ghGnE

Fancy a visit to New Zealand Feb 15-19? Want to hear me say totally asinine things *in person*? Attend Webstock 2010! http://is.gd/6baJI

amazing human LCD effect in a stadium http://bit.ly/8t7PUD (via @donpark)

my Hello Kitty Online addiction is starting to affect my productivity. Must .. level .. up http://hko.aeriagames.com/playnow/

Full-screen flash sites eat the [ctrl+t] new tab shortcut and [backspace] back button? As if I needed another reason to hate them.

rt @donpark EC2 too crammed? http://bit.ly/8hNAyY http://bit.ly/6HKz8x

need to make Stack Overflow t-shirts .. got any recommendations? Will be sizable order.

I don't have a lot of sympathy for Google's newfound policy on China. Choose to lie down with dogs, don't be surprised when you get fleas.

Was China lifting Google source code via the Shanghai Google.cn office the real issue? See rumors on the @wikileaks account.

having seen it, I now officially pronounce Black Dynamite the best movie of 2009. So good. http://is.gd/69M0J

1st gen Acer Aspire atom netbook, measured power draw: 27 watts. Newer, *much* faster one I wrote about on my blog? 13 watts.

the post-apocalyptic iPod http://io9.com/5444237/forget-nuking-the-fridge-its-all-about-the-post+apocalyptic-ipod

got MarkdownSharp http://is.gd/5DMjG running in MonoDevelop with 0 code changes.. but, 2x slower (heavy compiled regex)

startlingly close to the emo version of Brokencyde. Warning: bad music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQDLetuU3JY

this week's episode of House M.D. had a *hilarious* Big Gay House subplot

as usual Ben Armstrong aka @virtualpcguy to the rescue. What a mensch! http://is.gd/677ac

dang, can't get Virtual PC to work on win7. Windows XP mode works fine (?!), but when I click the VPC icon.. nothing happens.

I think Hermit Crabs have the right idea http://is.gd/667CJ

Fermi, when asked whether extraterrestrial beings exist: "Of course, they are already here among us: they just call themselves Hungarians."

r @deadprogrammer Kemeny and Kurtz are mental midgets relative to the epic genius of Lerdorf, Gutmans, and Suraski

@codinghorror At last, science which backs up my prejudice.

I nominate Pecker for "weirdest original soundtrack" http://is.gd/63xV0

PHP, the only language that makes Basic look like the work of geniuses http://www.steike.com/code/php-must-die/

What's Steve Jobs' favorite Windows command? "getmac".

dual touchscreen netbook prototype; interesting http://is.gd/62MJx

it's BLOGGERIN' TIME!! http://is.gd/62uQs

As Slow As Possible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Slow_As_Possible

SVG spinning Google page http://simulacrum.dorm.duke.edu/allyourgoogle.svg (via @qrush, won't work in IE)

A Connecticut man tops the fictional Frogger "Costanza Score" from Seinfeld http://is.gd/60XhZ

"We don't know how to build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk." http://is.gd/60LDD

Deal of the Day: Buy C# in Depth 2nd Edition ebook and get F# in Action ebook for free. Use checkout code dotd0110 wit ...

the real "Power of Grayskull" http://www.cliffchiang.com/2008/07/14/louder-than-bombs/

it's true. @davewiner is one sexy beast. http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/12/31/whatIsSeduction.html

I love the way Twitter is now sending me my DM notifications localized to random languages. GUTEN TAG!

who do I have to sleep with at MSFT to get OpenID support shipped? Seriously, WTF?

http://www.instantrimshot.com/ and http://sadtrombone.com/ encompass all possible reactions to intarweb content

I am having a hard time conceptualizing "slower than EDGE". So.. like.. morse code?

"If you thought EDGE was slow, GPRS will kill you". Wow. http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/14/worldwide-mac-using-the-iphone-in-new-zealand/

booking a travel van for our Webstock 2010 trip, check out this SWEET pac-man action! http://is.gd/5ZEM3

r wilshipley maybe your time is worth more than $500 for 30 minutes of clicking uninstall, but not everyone is made of FORTIFIED AWESOME

rt @deadprogrammer Zarro Boogs Found http://en.allexperts.com/e/z/za/zarro_boogs.htm

I did not sign up for ENORMOUS FONT ADS from Google AdSense. It's larger than the <h1>s on the rest of the page!

Since when is Google allowing these kind of obnoxious text ads? WTF? http://is.gd/5Zohz

stack overflow podcast #79 is up. I thought this was one of our better ones, but I have awful taste. http://is.gd/5ZnOD

these next-gen netbooks are so good I can't imagine the average person ever paying more than $400-500 for a laptop again.

seriously, have you ever tried having an animated background on your desktop? It is *painful*. But then I am biased. http://is.gd/5Z3re

when the "animated backgrounds" feature of Nexus One gets top billing, you know you're in trouble http://is.gd/5Z0Uo

rt @rschu @loydcase Doom on ZX Spectrum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v7cFGneuaw

usual new windows box orgy of uninstalling craplets and sticker removal warnings apply.. 'bout wore out my uninstall button

Acer Aspire AS1410-2936 (red) netbook arrived for @betsyphd; a VERY nice lil' box http://is.gd/5JgjF -- strong recommend

Now is your chance, m'lord! http://is.gd/5WZeO

because it's Always Friday in Iceland -- "Stack Overflow’s voting system is not entertaining enough" http://is.gd/5WYhV

email is such a crappy, broken, non-scaling form of communication on every level. It's amazing it still works at all.

Kick-Ass .. the movie? lol http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810063108/video/17522078

"created by a mom!" is the lamest product endorsement ever.

rt @saraford: I am not cute! I am A FORCE to be reckoned with!

"the biggest selling New Zealand recorded and signed record ever" http://is.gd/5WD4A

I honestly think the web UI metaphor is one of the best ever devised, and that requires two buttons: click and back.

the amount of usability carnage from the "single button at all costs" mentality is epic. Click and hold, double click.. so much user hate

we looked at CDNs but price and complexity (even for Amazon) seem excessive.

r @nathanbowers that is hilarious. I wish you knew how many times I double click the iPhone home button every day. Hint: A LOT

is round-robin DNS "good enough" for load balancing static content? http://is.gd/5WfFF

r @nathanbowers You don't want a 5 button mouse, but a 1 button mouse is much, much worse. http://is.gd/5Wej7

r @nathanbowers I think the best of all worlds is one home button plus a dedicated "back" button. One button leads to double-clicking hell.

Do you read Scientific American in bars to pick up women? http://is.gd/5W5Xm

fun bandwidth chart via @john_lam -- I remember when 1200 baud was STUPID fast! http://is.gd/5W5hF

struggled for hours with DKIM email signing "problem", turned out to be the vendor library. Sometimes, select is broken http://is.gd/5UX57

r @guidwaster shame the way folks throw out a perfectly good GUID like that

This is my GUID. There are many like it but this one is mine. 54a1c2be-c086-4f90-a64a-d94cc3bd73d3

my root beer and ice cream sandwich diet program has been a tremendous disappointment

“If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” http://is.gd/5TTui

freedom: if you don't throw in your buck oh five, who will? http://is.gd/5THlG

r @deadprogrammer sure, let's go back to the science rap classics.. http://is.gd/5TFR0

this science autotune is brilliant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOLAGYmUQV0 (via @jzy)

got 32 GB USB flash drives for the SO team. Even a "fast" USB thumb drive isn't really fast enough at that size.. http://is.gd/5TgUF

the story of Mel, a real programmer (via @jzy) http://www.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklore/mel.html

I really hate <div>s sometimes.

ever wonder what would happen if you drilled a hole in your LCD? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffo-o262prA

r @kevindente the only thing I really miss from FF in Chrome is the wayy better partial url matching "awesomebar" address bar.

dedicated virtual pinball table. WANT. http://is.gd/5SQgS