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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 7, 2009, 12:18:51 PM
r @xinmyname you ain't lyin', man. TicketMaster really *is* the Troll Toll.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 7, 2009, 12:08:21 PM
woo! got 2 tickets to The Nightman Cometh in SF! thanks @rhigdon ! http://is.gd/26JcI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 7, 2009, 11:54:41 AM
r @siracusa yeah, it's good, but it's no Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell http://is.gd/26ImW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 7, 2009, 11:25:05 AM
This is what it has come to: I use a virtual machine to run FireBug. Firefox not having per-process support is a HUGE architectural flaw.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 7, 2009, 10:14:54 AM
sometimes I really wish I lived in NYC http://bit.ly/15N3hA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 7, 2009, 1:24:26 AM
what do Short People and Opera have in common? They both have no reason to live. http://is.gd/265Zs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 7, 2009, 12:50:28 AM
I have lost count of the number of annoying Opera specific bugs we've run into. It's like IE, but without the market share. <two snaps up>
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 9:58:37 PM
r @thefear "You cant blame them" see, that's where you're wrong. Allow me to introduce you to my GIANT WHEEL O' BLAME!! <spins>
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 8:28:05 PM
the number of web spiders that don't do basic gzip compression is astonishing. Are these developers retarded? I feel a ban coming on..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 5:07:28 PM
that site had it coming, man! the aesthetic and moral superiority of rounded corners, come on. GET TO WORK YOU SLACKER!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 5:02:09 PM
this is the kind of wankery that results when designers are not given enough work http://is.gd/25wSl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 3:10:54 PM
rt @dehora "Appreciation of when not to use Object Oriented Programming" http://tinyurl.com/nyey6w
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 2:52:06 PM
New wireless Fender bass in glorious seafoam green! Bass: how low can you go? http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5531/fenderwirelessbass.jpg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 1:58:06 PM
how long will your next project take? Analyze it here! http://www.sixtoeightweeks.com/ (thanks to Ólafur Waage)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 1:48:12 PM
rt @jamesmarcusbach The symbol of the singularity should be a unicorn. Unicorns also get talked about a lot, and also don't exist.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 2:14:57 AM
I have *GOT* to see this Teen Witch movie. http://bit.ly/4gawm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2009, 12:59:42 AM
optimus prime is a filthy, filthy robot! http://www.flickr.com/photos/dyl86/2608250735/in/photostream/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 11:40:47 PM
good tip on .mkv support in #win7 http://is.gd/24da3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 10:04:49 PM
seaman, the game. "you don't LOOK busy." http://bit.ly/Fqz0s
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 8:35:12 PM
(warning, crude humor!) I don't need 140 characters to say .. http://is.gd/23VZi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 6:42:44 PM
Guitar Hero: Van Halen tracklist revealed. http://bit.ly/frbP1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 5:17:18 PM
seeing some botnet activity in our stack overflow logs. very strange stuff. http://bit.ly/lxmIV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 3:28:36 PM
r @ogre ala the hi-tech Flight of the Conchords camera-phone!! http://bit.ly/1bMpD8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 3:24:17 PM
WARNING: May contain disappointment
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 3:23:03 PM
r @darrenkopp actually ipod sales are way down; most would rather have one device, not 2 or 3 or 4 http://bit.ly/3JBJDq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 3:07:52 PM
surprisingly positive buzz on Zune HD, but unless it's also a phone, seems pointless at this juncture. http://bit.ly/2aWdg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 2:51:06 PM
r @shanselman clearly blogging was not cutting it as a form of therapy for that unfortunate guy http://bit.ly/Ypk53
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 2:37:06 PM
previous tweet about "subclass of girlfriend" was adapted from the oft-brilliant Pesto http://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/23921/pesto
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 1:39:57 PM
just another "tricky" normal day http://bit.ly/hxbxk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 12:59:39 PM
rt @accordionguy Guilty musical pleasure: "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" by Das Racist -- http://bit.ly/10ckke
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 12:39:11 PM
wife: subclass of girlfriend. Unlimited access to your private members, hogs all resources, spawns child processes that you can't kill
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2009, 2:20:40 AM
here's one for all the programmer / race car drivers http://jobs.stackoverflow.com/?5152
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 10:22:04 PM
"I have read one of your article at your blog of codingHorror.com . I found you are awesome ." sometimes, email works!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 7:33:32 PM
Loving the Evony spoof ads for PvZ http://bit.ly/2Y6DO9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 4:34:35 PM
r @jzy The Jack Principles (You Don't Know Jack) http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000085.html
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 2:54:37 PM
if you are a software developer and you don't *enjoy* buying software, then it's time to take a long, hard look at your career path
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 2:36:33 PM
The only cord that bothers me is my headphone cord. Are wireless headphones viable if you care about audiophile-ish sound quality?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 2:24:40 PM
iPhone app store has ruined me for pricing. $5 for an app? OUTRAGEOUS! HIGHWAY ROBBERY!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 2:11:08 PM
The Deep pinball *finally* dropped in the iPhone App Store. $0.99! http://bit.ly/emBq6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 1:55:36 PM
also, Amazon has all Rock Band 2 full band kits for $99. Get your Fake Plastic Rock on! http://is.gd/22vBf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 1:40:41 PM
Xbox 360: Rock Band 2 + Drumkit + AC/DC track pack for $49 https://www.rockband49.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 1:39:28 PM
r @jzy "bubbleologist"? Man, I picked the wrong career. AGAIN. http://is.gd/22uC6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 12:09:38 PM
"people are morons and double-click on everything." "my grandma triple-clicks on stuff."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 11:58:21 AM
rt @superdalgas "Caleb was playing babysmash the other day on Jennies computer - took out a keyboard.. 3 E D and R all stopped working"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 11:17:25 AM
Spinal Tap rock band DLC drops today! Good music for your Hell Hole! http://is.gd/22lPc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 9:56:23 AM
I cannot post a link to the new Evony ad because it is borderline NSFW. I *wish* I was kidding.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 1:21:22 AM
r @rolfje definitely rate-of-deletion problem in my testing. I guess mass Windows file deletes cause a ton of MFT updates to collide?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2009, 12:53:42 AM
wow, so, for the record deleting multiple server folders with 24k files using rmdir /q /s is *not* a good idea. Major system freakout.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 9:16:57 PM
I am downgrading myself from "high-functioning" to "low-functioning"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 5:07:31 PM
you've got the eyes of a stranger, starring .. Tubbs? http://is.gd/217Kz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 3:36:55 PM
I got a lot on my mind grapes! #30rock
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 3:01:00 PM
the 50x number is not supposed to imply that we make a killing, because we don't, but that AdSense = mouse nuts
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 2:50:57 PM
here's a fun number for you. We make 50x more from our own ads than AdSense. Seriously. 50x. Not kidding.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 2:49:14 PM
r @tylerwhitaker they actually *do* click on ads, just not the random Google "we guess this is relevant?" ones.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 2:45:29 PM
the Google AdSense experiment on stack overflow is officially over. conclusion? EPIC. FAIL. Also, I hate Mediapartners-Google bot.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 1:54:52 PM
the best thing about Pixar's "Up" was the dogs. They *really* need to do a dog movie. SQUIRREL!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 1:28:38 PM
bah, I miss @rockhardawesome now that he's in daycare. Having a child has RUINED ME EMOTIONALLY!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 12:30:44 PM
"Hot Waitress Economic Index" is pure comedy gold http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/58195/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 12:10:04 PM
I can just see @wilshipley on the Apple board. "Meeting Point #5: Why Aren't More Hot Ladies on Wil's Jock?"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 11:36:16 AM
Tech meccas: the 12 holy sites of IT http://is.gd/20Mfz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 11:34:38 AM
so *that's* what DJ Jazzy Jeff has been up to these days http://bit.ly/fFaFq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2009, 9:01:34 AM
good lord laptops are cheap now. http://bit.ly/JRkfV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2009, 11:58:52 PM
the real viruses are other people
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2009, 9:56:09 PM
r @dozba I'm fat n' sassy!! http://is.gd/1ZTqg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2009, 4:32:38 PM
I wish #win7 would have replaced the f'ing horrible Windows-Tab behavior with Bao's *awesome* switcher http://insentient.net/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2009, 1:52:47 PM
crud, this Win7 concurrent sessions hack totally doesn't work for me, at all. http://is.gd/1ZnNA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2009, 12:33:13 AM
With review hardware, you always hope they'll let you keep it, but this review PSP I have, I don't even want this thing for FREE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2009, 6:55:03 PM
one year of Stack Overflow http://bit.ly/hbtqD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2009, 6:14:19 PM
oh and if you need the password for superuser.com it is ewok.adventure
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2009, 6:11:29 PM
I am 3 for 4 on Vista -> Win7 upgrades. 4th PC is being a bit of a PITA, any ideas? http://is.gd/1Ye8U
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2009, 5:01:23 PM
I find your lack of faith ... disturbing. http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/11652/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2009, 4:46:33 PM
the Randy "Macho Man" Savage Left 4 Dead mod http://bit.ly/18y3hs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2009, 4:41:45 PM
what is with all this crazy "would you recommend?" email spam.. it seems to be quite effective at evading Google's spam filters..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2009, 10:31:04 AM
based on iPhone app store experience, I think "star rating" alone is worthless. Everything normalizes to average. Need to show range.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2009, 10:13:07 AM
r @jzy "entertaining, but rarely solve problems" there's humanity in a nutshell for you
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2009, 9:36:57 AM
URLs with http:// inside the querystring should be drawn, quartered, and then shot
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 7:49:15 PM
Every Bassist Ever and Spinal Tap http://bit.ly/Z86uR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 6:11:37 PM
Sony should not be allowed to design user interfaces, for anything, ever. And the PSP just feels so.. cheap. Also: noisy optical disks? wtf?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 6:06:19 PM
got a review PSP unit with Rock Band Unplugged. Not impressed with the PSP, in fact, I kinda hate it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 4:49:29 PM
what the heck happened to DataGlyph? No wikipedia page, PARC disavowed it.. http://bit.ly/DpUGw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 4:38:09 PM
"Punch cards were once the ultimate in high tech." http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.03/punchcards.html
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 3:07:05 PM
a lace card, also called a whoopee card, ventilator card, or IBM doily http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace_card
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 2:04:43 PM
@lessien find me ONE, *one* person who was excited about Zune.. or Live.. or Vista. Compare: Natal. Bing. Win7. Just look around you!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 11:04:42 AM
r @carnage4life are you kidding me? Arrington quitting your product is like a child molester moving off your block: cause for celebration
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 10:08:58 AM
IMF you guys Spinal Tap in RB!! http://tinyurl.com/lx4m33 see, kids, dreams DO come true
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 8:09:26 AM
(\b\S+\b)(?=.*\1.*)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 5:28:16 AM
here's how awesome Win7 is. I have UAC on and I don't even care, because it *totally works now*. http://is.gd/1VQKM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 4:31:42 AM
"iPhone is much more powerful than Wii" http://is.gd/1VNjG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 3:51:40 AM
happy sysadmin day! http://www.sysadminday.com/ -- you can celebrate on http://serverfault.com :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2009, 3:01:42 AM
friday fun: learn how to solve a Rubik's Cube... DORK! http://bit.ly/Go7YB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 7:07:11 PM
big bad wolf, meet VORTEX CANNON http://bit.ly/wDI7Z
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 3:37:56 PM
Saw "Up". Muntz got a raw deal, he'd been looking for that rainbow Chocobo for decades!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 10:57:37 AM
p.s. suicide death 9/11 murder (via @jzy) http://homepage.mac.com/joester5/art/gmail.html
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 6:55:48 AM
Stack Overflow joins forces with How-To Geek (@howtogeek), for great web justice!!! http://is.gd/1UhOi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 4:53:09 AM
I have *got* to stop saying "LOL" when I type LOL. Even @betsyphd looks at me funny now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 4:47:31 AM
Yes, I want to lose 5 XP! http://perlmonks.org/?node=thepen
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 4:02:53 AM
I have been informed that it is actually spelled "by the power of Gr*a*yskull." Will She-Ra be "disciplining" me? http://is.gd/1U6pB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 3:56:46 AM
r @theune crap, I didn't know others could "steal" content to Kindle. Now I have to follow up with Amazon to get it de-listed.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 3:51:39 AM
I totally need to work "by the power of Greyskull" into more of my correspondences http://www.27bslash6.com/buffed.html
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 3:34:44 AM
sheesh guys and gals, I'm pretty sure the Kindle 99 cents PER MONTH charge is just to cover network costs. No need to get all riled up.
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