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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 25, 2008, 4:55:40 AM
Will all of this make Jack Benny come back? http://tinyurl.com/3zsnk9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 25, 2008, 4:16:45 AM
the esteemed Mr. Turing is indeed soliciting bids for his famous problem. http://tinyurl.com/6zj574
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 25, 2008, 12:35:56 AM
@sphereinabox ah, the #t=30s param is what I was looking for on YouTube links. Thanks!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 10:14:12 PM
shoot, so you can't build a (non-fullscreen!) URL to a YouTube video that links to a specifc time in the video?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 10:07:09 PM
I should look into this "Crystal Meth", I've been hearing so many great things about it!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 9:17:58 PM
I'd totally buy this drawing of a spider. http://is.gd/8loI annnd the accessory hat http://is.gd/8T9F
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 8:52:38 PM
A Christopher Cross song would slot perfectly into the GH:WT setlist, nestling gently between "Do It Again" and "Hotel California".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 8:40:36 PM
hey, another web password, and I have no idea what it is.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 6:49:01 PM
"He or she like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae or a banana split."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 5:41:22 PM
the morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball http://is.gd/8RAQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 5:02:53 PM
more turducken one-upsmanship. The turbaconducken http://tinyurl.com/6l366y
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 5:49:04 AM
"Ever noticed how few really good writers have blogs? You don’t see literature, you see shit like what I write."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 5:41:54 AM
BEST PROGRAMMING VIDEO EVER!! http://tinyurl.com/583av2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 5:34:12 AM
"I would name my counters things like Dracula, Chocula, MonteChristo. They are all counts after all."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 5:24:25 AM
"your doing it wrong". Au contraire, mon frère. It is most certainly you who is doing it wrong.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 5:11:43 AM
"'broken' is the ultimate in bad performance, no matter how fast the incorrect program is."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 4:12:39 AM
At the risk of spoiling the joke, the copying character link requires flash unblocked.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 4:09:35 AM
is 700 facebook friends equivalent to even one real world friend? http://tinyurl.com/63qz8u
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 4:01:13 AM
A funny thing happens when you copy and paste this character into a text editor. http://garyc.mooo.com:3232/rr/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 4:00:14 AM
wow, the Banksy animatronic NYC art display was amazing http://tinyurl.com/6qv9jq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 3:53:35 AM
infinity, youtube style http://tinyurl.com/4cyot3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 3:27:19 AM
In the two decades since [Liar's Poker], I had been waiting for the end of Wall Street. http://is.gd/7j5X
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 3:22:37 AM
a rather unusual iPhone glitch, I think you'll agree http://tinyurl.com/5ck3dm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 3:19:36 AM
speed guitar as art http://vimeo.com/2280692
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 2:59:09 AM
fun with chickens. http://tinyurl.com/5a7nwu
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 2:57:37 AM
encyclopediadramatica is kind of fundamentally disturbing, like a car wreck.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 2:52:25 AM
I demand a turducken for Thanksgiving. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 2:42:05 AM
wow, the challenged ballot game is harder than I thought http://tinyurl.com/6jvtou
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2008, 2:16:21 AM
Is General Electric too big to fail? http://tinyurl.com/63wyyx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2008, 4:30:21 PM
today is the day the Big Ass Pinata got a beatdown. http://tinyurl.com/6ocf8q
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2008, 4:08:00 PM
"I think the FDA determines the 100% recommendation for man-crying by the Iron Giant."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2008, 4:16:51 AM
the New Yorker should be paying *me* to read their crappy cartoons. So bad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2008, 3:52:38 AM
when, exactly, did "emo" become an actual musical genre? what year? I don't have a problem with, it, just curious about the history.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2008, 3:25:22 AM
The Most Awesome Left 4 Dead spraypaint yet http://www.fpsbanana.com/sprays/42015
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2008, 2:00:13 AM
official Tay Zonday t-shirts. WANT http://www.districtlines.com/Tay-Zonday
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2008, 1:55:29 AM
y'know what, that YouTube live event was pretty kickass, actually! http://tinyurl.com/5vlz2e
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2008, 1:43:14 AM
ever wanted a pet Gremlin? A Fennec Fox is as close as you'll get. Do not feed after midnight. http://is.gd/8E1A
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2008, 1:34:19 AM
We are so totally getting a pet fox. http://tinyurl.com/ovqyk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 9:38:31 PM
I mean, it's not like MTV has anything to do with the broadcast of actual music videos any more.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 9:36:03 PM
"What's up, Viral Marketing Douchebags!" http://tinyurl.com/5r737a
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 9:33:27 PM
Guitar Hero and Rock Band are this generation's MTV. Seriously.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 9:03:02 PM
can someone who delivers advertising "units" through Federated Media shoot me an email?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 10:36:18 AM
we got a flyer from State Farm that says "The Big One Is Coming." So uncool. The insurance agent equivalent of ambulance chasing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 10:04:50 AM
"scarcity is the mechanism that is inexorably diverting industrial society from the path of sustained growth"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 9:51:03 AM
remembering Rich Hall: sniglets http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniglets
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 7:49:33 AM
"During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once" er.. what? http://is.gd/8kNp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 7:43:09 AM
Gordon Freeman, alive and well-equipped at CERN http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/56057
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2008, 7:16:02 AM
the real computer monster http://tinyurl.com/3xrsb7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 8:28:28 PM
on the death of Mother's Cookies http://tinyurl.com/6l3mv8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 8:14:08 PM
behold my slow, painful descent into fake plastic rock madness http://is.gd/8vVM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 7:56:31 PM
Franz Kafka, The Rock Opera http://tinyurl.com/5nyxe2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 7:54:41 PM
in paradise, they build the most fantastic birds http://tinyurl.com/3xfquh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 7:03:15 PM
I thought Citigroup was too big to fail? End Times Near. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122722907151946371.html
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 2:33:28 PM
wait a tick, there's cancer of the *rectum*? That's the "God really hates you" cancer, I guess? @wilshipley cue your joke.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 2:25:00 PM
hey didn't Edward Tufte do a graph about pancreatic cancer. Why yes. Yes he did. See BOTTOM. http://is.gd/8tmb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 2:23:28 PM
Jobs is a smart guy and all, but the idea that a "special diet" can combat FRIGGIN' PANCREATIC CANCER is, uh, profoundly dumb.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 2:22:54 PM
"[Jobs] initially resisted the idea of conventional medical intervention and embarked on a special diet to thwart [pancreatic cancer]".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 2:17:17 PM
"Learning about NP-Completeness from Jeff is like learning about irony from Alanis Morissette." j'accuse!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 2:00:40 PM
bizarre Milwaukee tourism viral ad http://www.thisismymilwaukee.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 12:45:35 PM
wow, Gmail does some sophisticated browser session tracking. We do this a little on so.com but we don't show the details like gmail.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 7:54:40 AM
@pedrorq you mean like that large, laptop shaped hardware dongle that comes with every copy of OS X? Yes, exactly. :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 7:53:35 AM
Every time I use the word "ironically" I have to stop and make sure I'm using it correctly. I blame you, Alanis Morissette.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 7:47:20 AM
Honestly, if Windows 7 was simply a sensible and *complete* fit-and-finish overhaul for Vista, it'd sell like hotcakes.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 7:42:44 AM
I just bought a HDTV so all the other kids will stop making fun of my ancient brass and steam powered 2004-era EDTV.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2008, 6:39:42 AM
Does anyone outside the US spell it "color/" instead of "colour"? Eg, Australia, Canada, etc?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2008, 6:53:38 PM
"I don't care if the requirement covers every possible interpretation and the customer signed off in blood."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2008, 9:10:03 AM
It's gotta be because seven is a "lucky number". Not kidding here.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2008, 8:58:04 AM
MSFT OS product naming is seriously bad juju. Is Windows 95 newer or older than Windows 7? Windows XP? Windows Vista?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2008, 3:39:11 AM
John Ziegler seethes with rage in an interview on 538.com http://tinyurl.com/6em2jc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2008, 3:35:50 AM
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/ , where pretty much any thread is unintentional comedy gold. At least I think it's unintentional.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2008, 3:29:26 AM
this is by far one of the weirdest things I've ever watched on YouTube, and that is saying a lot. http://tinyurl.com/5uv5oc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2008, 3:09:42 AM
"1,669 zombies were harmed in the making of this film."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 8:23:21 PM
wait a second, did someone put a live webcam of puppies on the internet AGAIN? Have we learned nothing?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 8:20:11 PM
And by God, yes, blogs do save lives.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 8:19:13 PM
Joey: "You proved P = NP?" New Girl: "Yes!" http://is.gd/8dNT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 8:11:01 PM
seriously it's like they made a movie just for me. There's even Adam Ant + Siouxie in the soundtrack. Insanity. Go see it now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 8:09:41 PM
ok so "Doomsday" is pretty much the BEST. MOVIE. EVER. omg! zombies + mad max + tough-lady female lead http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483607/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 6:00:13 PM
apparently @kevindente knows how to type. WHOOPETY DOO!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 5:23:41 PM
"I wish I had two brains so I could hate twice as efficiently."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 3:56:14 PM
my ghetto fix was to tape the cable kink in place and move it up inside the mic body. Like I said: ghetto. But it works.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 3:54:00 PM
huh, bought a mic off ebay, worked intermittently.. resoldered connections.. no change.. turns out it was a kink in the cable!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 1:39:10 PM
prostitution, drug dealing.. is there anything you can't do for us, Craigslist? http://is.gd/7Wf5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 1:07:45 PM
remember the "PC Load Letter" printer from Office Space? That is my Samsung CLP-300. http://tinyurl.com/5lmda4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 12:28:11 PM
installing games to the Xbox hard drive is such pure unfettered win. No more "jet taking off" disc noise while playing. (I have a Falcon)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 12:24:24 PM
humans really should have evolved LED headlamps by now. I use mine all the time. I'm just going to stop taking it off. That's how I roll.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 11:35:31 AM
RON PAUL 2008 BITCHES!!!1!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 10:43:08 AM
Over the course of 80 days, I’ve found Stack Overflow to be a better resource than all 3 of the above, even when combined. http://is.gd/88Dd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2008, 10:19:27 AM
New Xbox Experience is pretty cool, actually. Avatars + Install Game To Hard Drive = win
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2008, 10:07:23 PM
does anyone actually use hydroponics for growing legal plants?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2008, 8:28:44 PM
the story can now be told. @betsyphd 's birthday gift was a candy-filled Big Ass Pinata. No, seriously. http://www.bigasspinatas.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2008, 6:12:00 PM
Perl programming using speech recognition. Hilariously painful. http://tinyurl.com/6a8m5o
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2008, 6:03:04 PM
"BURNBABY" is the master ignition routine in the Apollo Lunar Module's guidance software, named in an allusion to contemporary civil unrest.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2008, 8:25:27 AM
understanding p=np is apparently np-complete, at least for me
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2008, 6:10:51 AM
On Dvorak: "Just learn to type on a standard keyboard. It won't slow you down all that much--and you won't look like such an a*hole."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2008, 5:51:06 AM
As a student of the 80s, I say the best 80s tune is Bette Davis Eyes, hands down. Discuss. http://tinyurl.com/yanj3o
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2008, 4:30:35 AM
this is, in all seriousness, the only good thing about Half Life 2. http://tinyurl.com/39qdog
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