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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 3:16:43 AM
I didn't know I done been kindle-ized! http://bit.ly/16Uinx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 3:11:11 AM
then again, well, they got Celine Dion http://bit.ly/RaXOd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 2:03:32 AM
I can't believe you like money too. We should hang out.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 1:43:20 AM
@nollbit argumentum ad sexium? :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 1:24:32 AM
here's some radical Environmentalism: if they *really* loved the Earth, they'd stop having children.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2009, 12:19:19 AM
comparing console and handheld piracy levels: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59742
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 11:34:22 PM
rt @unmodern We're only a few months away from the first rapper to rhyme about how big he is on Twitter.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 10:05:16 PM
You know what's wrong with writing? Not the Kindle, but affected, overwrought New Yorker articles like this one: http://is.gd/1TGqL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 9:56:41 PM
if you change your computer clock time to UTC, to be more in sync with the Stack Overflow daily clock.. you may be an addict.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 9:32:53 PM
I am not a C# programmer, but a C percent twenty-three programmer.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 8:47:28 PM
rt @NathanBowers "Dianetics is a cure for diabetics involving volcano worship."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 7:23:56 PM
Windows 7 is good stuff. I had almost forgotten what using an OS with *polish* was like.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 4:51:00 PM
mr @spolsky is very, very upset that Windows 7 RTM cannot be installed over Windows 7 RC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 4:46:19 PM
rt @venzann Dunno. But here is the W3C [emoticon] standard http://tinyurl.com/6p2bey (!!!)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 4:21:42 PM
where is the IEEE standard on emoticons?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 3:07:57 PM
"I don't know what you just said because I was thinking about Batman"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 4:03:56 AM
for @shanselman & @haacked the HaHa Fiveheads http://bit.ly/fs6YL (via @harriyott)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 3:20:44 AM
AWESOME Plants vs Zombies parody of Evony ad! This is *real*! http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4034/74297053.jpg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 2:57:10 AM
wow, almost one year of Stack Overflow! It's been sort of like this: http://bit.ly/Yjj07
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2009, 2:25:42 AM
what do I get? http://is.gd/1SiXQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 11:46:00 PM
it is so sad that "common sense" is an oxymoron.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 8:23:14 PM
r @joelmarcey yeah, but there's Dreamcast/PSP level piracy, which kills the platform, and Xbox 360 level which is statistically nil
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 8:05:02 PM
I blame Apple for rampant iPhone piracy. If you're going to build a closed ecosystem, *enforce* the damn thing. Otherwise why bother?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 7:55:03 PM
I didn't realize piracy was such a problem on the iPhone. Lame. http://is.gd/1RPq3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 7:31:37 PM
why is Apple so completely and utterly retarded when it comes to developer relations? Obviously, not a core competency.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 7:24:48 PM
YO DAWG I HERD YOU LIEK DVCS http://bit.ly/SYxuL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 5:13:08 PM
10 Irrational Human Behaviors Marketing Weasels Will Use Against You http://is.gd/1RFcs
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kevindente @kevindente
Jul 28, 2009, 4:45:46 PM
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Ironically, Twitter is one company that doesn't use Twitter for customer support.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 4:44:20 PM
Adults Wear The Darndest Things! (keep clicking next) http://is.gd/1RDb3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 10:45:30 AM
Provo, Spain? http://bit.ly/palYx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 10:40:48 AM
congrats to @migueldeicaza on launching sussudio, I mean susestudio.com! http://bit.ly/YVbKU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 5:05:57 AM
@mrtnclzd what the HELL was that? and how do I erase it from my mind??
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 5:04:50 AM
"We're a conglomerate of badassery." -- Mark Rein
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 5:01:18 AM
twitpic: leading the way in disgusting and abhorrent advertising since 2008! http://is.gd/1QdWf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 4:22:23 AM
nifty new tool from Jan G -- RegexMagic, generate regex in reverse! http://is.gd/1QbAw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 3:12:16 AM
watched "Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball" saturday -- great stuff. Didn't realize early 90s was 'golden era' http://www.tilt-movie.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 2:36:12 AM
I think we need a Stack Overflow intervention program. "delete my account!" ok, deleted. "wait, I need it back!" err...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 1:19:47 AM
it's really aggravating that Google uses two different spiders for web search and adsense. Can we get those teams on the same page? kthxbye
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2009, 12:51:34 AM
enjoy programming and math puzzles? Check out Bill's blog (he's a lizard) http://www.billthelizard.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2009, 11:58:58 AM
rt @outworlder "Are there any OSes whose taskbars span multiple monitors? I cant remember XP, OSX or Linux(gnome) doing that." he's right
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2009, 11:53:19 AM
r @siracusa so you're saying experts are not to be trusted? http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001226.html
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2009, 9:52:29 AM
I would like to suplex whichever PM at Microsoft decided it wasn't worth making the Win7 taskbar span multiple monitors.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2009, 9:23:32 AM
sad moments in parenting, #87: you realize your baby is, somehow, chewing on a cat toy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2009, 1:05:44 AM
Win7: best Vista service pack EVER
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 11:44:32 PM
within 5 minutes of installing Win7, I already like it better than Vista. Win7 = Vista + thought + polish
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 10:13:46 PM
going for a Windows 7 x64 in place upgrade. I took Bill O'Reilly's advice: "f**k it, we'll do it live!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 10:07:16 PM
rt @jzy "How it would be, if a house was dreaming" http://www.vimeo.com/5595869
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 9:42:03 PM
Catcerto -- orchestra playing to a YouTube video http://bit.ly/2FfXW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 9:51:44 AM
Stack Overflow: we're forming a League of Justice on the web http://bit.ly/10sz4b
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 5:28:46 AM
breaking down the Matsano hack http://bit.ly/XFqe7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 4:37:45 AM
browser caching ain't what you thought it was. "40 to 60 percent of daily visitors have an empty cache" http://is.gd/1Ngcr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 3:36:08 AM
r @rickstrahl long tail effect -- a few core website dependencies are pulled down a TON, and the bigger ones really start to hurt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 2:25:41 AM
of course this always comes as a crushing e-peen blow to those who like to romantically envision their desktops as servers. :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 2:24:57 AM
r @markjholmes core i7 has other improvements (memory) but they only typically come into serious play on servers. BIG deal on servers.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 2:10:26 AM
looking at hardware upgrades for my desktop. Core i7 is so uninspiring/expensive on the desktop, except for the 12+ GB memory options
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 1:36:23 AM
100 best movie lines in 200 seconds http://bit.ly/15o2oG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 1:27:52 AM
we are now letting Google host our jQuery dependency, as it was consistently our #1 bandwidth consumer http://is.gd/1N5Uz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2009, 12:18:57 AM
"Perilous Quest", another FINE collectible from our insane friends at The Bradford Exchange http://is.gd/1N1GH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 10:39:31 PM
the gp2x wiz, open source gameboy -- emulates ST, C64, NES, SNES, GB, GBA, NeoGeo, etc! http://is.gd/1MUD5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 9:51:46 PM
will all advertising eventually be viral advertising? I wonder. It's remarkably effective.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 7:33:56 AM
My new favorite band: brokenCYDE!!! http://bit.ly/TgGqf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 6:29:07 AM
rt @carlmalamud U.S. Postal Service sees largest drop-off in mail volume in 234-year history http://bit.ly/zD9Vh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 3:34:38 AM
why people write "first" in the comments http://bit.ly/11RieN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 3:09:42 AM
also, seriously, how stupid do you think we are? I am offended that you, random abusive user, would think this would work.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 3:09:14 AM
94,888 hits to /increment-view-count in 24 hours? Welcome to bantown, population: your IP address.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 2:58:45 AM
Friday night, working on Stack Overflow with @jarrod_dixon and @superdalgas .. and I would not have it any other way!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 1:49:19 AM
"My analysis confirms that 'acting white' is a vexing reality within a subset of American schools" http://is.gd/1LCHz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 1:45:17 AM
an @aol.com is the rainbow clown wig on top of any email address.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2009, 1:25:16 AM
"Marriage is for white people." http://bit.ly/7RitH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 11:20:43 PM
Further proof that Canadians are awesome http://bit.ly/2rl2kr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 9:40:24 PM
10th annual gathering of the Juggalos. Seriously. http://bit.ly/HY74y
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 9:34:57 PM
NASA Apollo 11 Owners' Workshop Manual http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844256839
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notruthless @notruthless
Jul 24, 2009, 2:17:50 PM
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@codinghorror Thanks for that! I took a class from John McCarthy in college. That totally captures it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 7:38:48 AM
The server threw an exception. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80010105 (RPC_E_SERVERFAULT))
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 4:38:10 AM
Hi, my name is CRAZY-ASS USER and I like to browse your site with cookies and JavaScript disabled, then send you support emails! Yayyy!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 4:04:10 AM
fair warning @rob_farley the first "hit" of Stack Overflow is free.. :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 3:55:09 AM
r @rob_farley had arguably the best answer to our SQL puzzle. Thanks man! http://is.gd/1K5LO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 1:30:16 AM
like SQL puzzles? try this one http://bit.ly/heyAs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 12:50:04 AM
Programming: you're doing it completely wrong. http://is.gd/1JU6Q
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2009, 12:36:01 AM
rt @donpark 25 fun signup pages. http://bit.ly/eG6KE - liked most-expensive-to-cheapest ordering the most
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 11:16:05 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 7:33:49 PM
Some footage from the 8th annual Lebowski Fest in Louisville, KY http://bit.ly/rpX5z
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 10:29:12 AM
reminder: anyone who would like to beta test http://superuser.com , password is here http://is.gd/1J0yR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 10:01:24 AM
I am shocked, *shocked* to learn that website I took down via casual twitter link is powered by WordPress! http://is.gd/1IYTK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 9:59:17 AM
white people, this is why we can't have nice things. (wedding video) http://bit.ly/mw4ha
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 7:40:03 AM
I think "the radioactive boy scout" is just a wee bit crazy http://bit.ly/3fA7gg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 6:44:49 AM
I'm reminded of a green laser pointer I had. So bright you couldn't look at it. Useless as a pointer. "as you can see here.. AHH! MY EYES!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 6:31:56 AM
extreme minimalism in web design http://bit.ly/DP2Ei
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 4:27:05 AM
so apparently there are a lot of bugs in the new FireBug. We need FireFireBugBug to debug them.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 3:48:47 AM
dang, *15* of the 26 letters of the alphabet are also programming languages. I hereby declare NAMEFAIL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 3:12:57 AM
"Bio-Dome isn't merely entertaining halfwits. It's saving souls. It's doing God's work, one dumbass at a time." http://is.gd/1IBkb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 3:04:07 AM
I watched this on purpose. http://bit.ly/H9dB9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 2:32:14 AM
seriously, I want a standalone executable version of what Firebug does. I do NOT want it as a plugin. ever. EVER!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 2:31:49 AM
apparently Firebug under FF 3.0 is actively breaking our site and causing us to get emails. awesome. (no repro in FF 3.5)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 2:18:21 AM
Dear Inernet User We are pleased to notify you the "Winner" of our Internet Lotto draws.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 1:26:59 AM
Rock Band Network: the MTV of this generation? http://bit.ly/PwZk8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 12:56:02 AM
r @jzy Ping Pong Cat is even better http://bit.ly/UXymF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2009, 12:48:13 AM
r @jarrod_dixon best comment "WHY DOES THIS EVEN EXIST" http://bit.ly/gTGKQ
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