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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2022, 4:42:30 PM
There are sooo many reports of Control Flow Guard causing stuttering in games 🤔

https://t.co/uW3Hhou7Zo
https://t.co/F8TM8t9y1N
https://t.co/6t4UGaM8N5

(lots more games if you search)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2022, 4:28:59 PM
free speech is more expensive than we thought https://t.co/cb3SVPRbsw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2022, 3:08:33 PM
When asked how long it’d take the best graphics card on the market to crack an eight character password, Corley replied “368 minutes or 6.1 hours to complete the keyspace on 1x 4090 GPU”. https://t.co/QXCesokPmK
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kohai_io @kohai_io
Oct 25, 2022, 2:49:49 PM
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who needs a #4090 when you've got the power of two 12MB 3dfx Voodoo2's in SLI? #3dfx #Voodoo2 #SLI #NVIDIA #NVIDIA4090 https:…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2022, 2:25:01 PM
It really bugs me that this article is straight up *wrong*. "your psu must have a minimum of 550w" and yet, my Zotac Magnus One SFF runs on a 500w PSU all day long no issues, even under prime95+furmark. Highest measured power consumption was around 400w. https://t.co/RlhtwMpp2l
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2022, 2:03:15 PM
it is so sad how many broken links there are in this 2011 article. Please, everyone, donate to the Internet Archive. Without it, we'd (literally) be lost: https://t.co/gcF4syA7zp
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SwiftOnSecurity @SwiftOnSecurity
Oct 25, 2022, 12:51:28 PM
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20 years ago, nVidia released the GeForce FX 5800 Ultra. The first OEM card with a dual-slot cooler, it was an immatur…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2022, 12:49:56 PM
David Foster Wallace's finest work, to me, will always be his "Shipping Out" essay https://t.co/o7jOYWCjlr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2022, 12:24:33 PM
ah yes, the recreational fear lab. Science at work!! 👩‍🔬 https://t.co/5FtTITdsFA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2022, 1:51:31 PM
How so? This is exactly and inevitably how all dating apps work these days.. it was always gonna happen https://t.co/tvfury78Z0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2022, 7:35:12 PM
It's not cool to admit you have any skill or talent. It's all "Anyone can do this, I'm a moron, we're all idiots, I barely know anything!"
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For the layperson, this could be as simple as starting with @codinghorror educating us about passwords:

https://t.co/mJoad43f…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2022, 2:22:56 PM
I object to the term “boomer shooter” because “I’m in this photo and I don’t like it” https://t.co/9BZim3BTnj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2022, 1:51:30 PM
One of the most deadly dive sites is, paradoxically, dangerous because it seems so safe https://t.co/l2EtlekBmg
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DavidRozado @DavidRozado
Oct 21, 2022, 11:42:40 PM
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1/n The anger, fear and sadness conveyed by news media headlines is increasing over time. Summary of published paper: htt…
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johnolilly @johnolilly
Oct 21, 2022, 11:39:34 PM
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I still remember everything about these commercials from 1993, when I was 21 and just starting to get interested in softwar…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2022, 3:43:02 PM
I bought some software today! (Treesize, if you're curious.. been using the free version for years.) https://t.co/nbiT20yS8X
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beetlemoses @beetlemoses
Oct 19, 2022, 12:44:50 PM
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Alien vs predator https://t.co/7xit7oABuG
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CodeCombat @CodeCombat
Oct 18, 2022, 5:04:20 PM
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Demo Day is Oct. 20th! #TeachersOfTwitter learn about our coding adventure games. Built to meet CSTA and ISTE standards, #O…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2022, 4:24:38 PM
I was curious how much lag a modern bluetooth controller introduced vs. a wired one, so I tested with the Xbox One controller (latest version) and https://t.co/KcRiZquLUC -- looks like 8ms vs. 20ms https://t.co/b4zhHBhDm2
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rocketdyke @rocketdyke
Oct 17, 2022, 8:20:20 PM
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Was anyone else bothered by the 'bit' character in "Tron" having three states? It had yes/neutral/no states. image from h…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2022, 7:15:36 PM
https://t.co/60cHEEIN8y has arrived. Think of it as your own personal progress bar. Mine is

█████████████░░░░░░░ 65% https://t.co/BYWN9GH2QR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2022, 5:14:46 PM
Meanwhile, in London, circa 2018: https://t.co/UPKsdgaMe6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2022, 4:24:09 PM
I love that the next Batman game fits so perfectly with the excellent Court of Owls storyline .. Batman "dead", 4 player bat-family coming to aid, etc. https://t.co/vRKWtNSQdH
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ryanlcooper @ryanlcooper
Oct 17, 2022, 1:49:52 PM
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more evidence for my suspicion that cracking down on MLMs/fake supplements/scam cures/etc would strike a tremendous blow a…
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emollick @emollick
Oct 17, 2022, 1:40:27 PM
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The internet ruined homework which hurt test scores. When students did their homework in 2008, it improved test grades for 8…
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textfiles @textfiles
Oct 17, 2022, 1:32:19 PM
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Get your scissors out!
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pomeranian99 @pomeranian99
Oct 17, 2022, 1:32:04 PM
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“Lessons From The VR Craze Of The 1800s”: https://t.co/DWh1XBEjdG

The Victorians were obsessed with stereoscopes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2022, 1:13:45 PM
On this excellent piece: the rising dominance of real time chat is going in the exact opposite direction of “thoughtful friction” https://t.co/rdiKC1uaq8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2022, 1:53:52 PM
Everyone with even the slightest interest in PC gaming should own a Steam Deck. It’s outstanding. https://t.co/A8drsL2yh0
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textorian @textorian
Oct 16, 2022, 1:47:57 PM
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.⁦@zeynep⁩ is very good at generating productive ways to think about & respond to disinformation. https://t.co/asiKqxjNZ9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2022, 1:43:52 PM
“Is there room, even now, for hope?” https://t.co/Qm7IkpaDqx
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KaelanRamos @KaelanRamos
Oct 15, 2022, 1:54:52 PM
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If wrestling is fake, then explain this: https://t.co/eDbJW6dE3s
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Is the Pixel 7 Pro as good as a "real" camera? With @madebygoogle bragging of its "pro-level zoom" and AI smarts, I wanted to…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2022, 12:59:08 PM
That time “Murder, She Wrote” did a VR episode: https://t.co/WcmLmhBqqw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2022, 4:29:40 AM
Computers are good with math, except when they aren’t … https://t.co/1fBsv2Pdnj
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TechAmazing @TechAmazing
Oct 14, 2022, 4:17:58 PM
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The Moore’s Law of is the evolution of Nvidia GPUs from 1995-2020.
https://t.co/WnWADQmyyU
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lizardbill @lizardbill
Oct 14, 2022, 3:58:57 PM
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"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool." — Richard Feynman
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pomeranian99 @pomeranian99
Oct 14, 2022, 3:58:14 PM
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So, I can make the case the Neopets HTML guide is one of the most influential tutorials in the history of coding: https:/…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 14, 2022, 1:14:06 PM
Name a movie most people have not seen that you personally consider a movie everyone *should* see.
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the conservatives-only dating app has been released and the reviews are rolling in https://t.co/kxYDYpSSFE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 14, 2022, 12:54:44 PM
Well done, but Huxley called it https://t.co/DkchMS1hvp https://t.co/qqRgUeZLxo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2022, 11:22:23 AM
This is neat: a keyboard where you can dynamically set the actuation levels (amount of pressure required to activate each key) from 1 to 9 via a small oled display https://t.co/VvKSIMlgMe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2022, 9:40:48 PM
On the absurdity of "ultra" settings versus "high". Of these 7 people, only 1 could tell the difference. https://t.co/3wV9xwfFP1 https://t.co/FjRJ4ePq52
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2022, 8:35:47 PM
"You know it's a badass game when people write whole theories about the main menu and its meaning." https://t.co/AwyPSJXBn9 https://t.co/fg8mFKYiHE
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mischiefanimals @mischiefanimals
Oct 12, 2022, 4:27:31 PM
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become ungovernable https://t.co/pxx20AX3Lk
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gregmaletic @gregmaletic
Oct 11, 2022, 2:08:27 PM
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Portland folks! Next weekend (Oct 21-22) I’ll be exhibiting more than 100 vintage calculators from my collection! (All fro…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 11, 2022, 2:08:06 PM
What's the most addictive (to you) game that you've ever played?
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GaryMarcus @GaryMarcus
Oct 10, 2022, 4:52:30 PM
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“the supply of misinformation will soon be infinite”—incredibly prescient Sept 2020 piece by @noUpside ⁦@TheAtlantic⁩

Then…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 10, 2022, 4:06:35 PM
That's what programming is: millions of tiny details https://t.co/kJSiu1ieUJ
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"To learn more about Git, [@VonC_] dove into answering questions. For the first few, he didn’t even install Git; instead, he com…
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"Through the Fire and Flames" in Trombone Champ: by law, DragonForce must be in every rhythm game ever made https://t.co/YtsZIFow…
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washingtonpost @washingtonpost
Oct 10, 2022, 3:20:28 PM
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Opinion by Michael Gerson: Why Anthony Fauci is the greatest public servant I have known https://t.co/HIMejRc03t
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GrahamStarr @GrahamStarr
Oct 10, 2022, 4:46:25 AM
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William Shatner on his Blue Origin flight to space: "It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered.…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 10, 2022, 2:55:13 AM
Me: "I guess I'll try finishing the Halo Infinite campaign.."
Halo Infinite: https://t.co/4ZumpM27m2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 9, 2022, 4:28:11 PM
"On January 13, 1946 Chester Gould introduced Dick Tracy’s 2-Way Wrist Radio, having drawn inspiration from a visit to inventor Al Gross ... it was eventually upgraded to a 2-Way Wrist TV in 1964, and a 2-Way Wrist Computer in 1986." https://t.co/HYKfsxQXCa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 7, 2022, 4:30:15 PM
Please, please don't use SMS for authentication. Ever. Use authenticator apps (good) or 2FA hardware keys (best). https://t.co/h69NymaZAq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2022, 7:17:38 PM
"That's right, folks, I'm talking about the beautiful American tradition of private healthcare. Something embedded so deeply in the heart of the American people that only a surgeon could excise it -- and it would cost at least $60,000." https://t.co/cSg7YT0TWm
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Made a motivational poster for spawning salmon😌 https://t.co/UEWTar1L93
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 6, 2022, 2:02:25 PM
I have always, *always* felt that statistics is a more useful skill than most advanced mathematics.. https://t.co/EFzvmH8OLY
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tmorello @tmorello
Oct 5, 2022, 7:51:13 PM
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Congrats to my former ⁦@Harvard⁩ bandmate ⁦@CarolynBertozzi⁩ on her ⁦@NobelPrize⁩ in chemistry! We won the Ivy League Battle…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 5, 2022, 12:49:17 PM
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I have more respect for people who attempt to share their true, authentic selves on Twitter and occasionally get in troub…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2022, 6:54:37 PM
This person played the ENTIRE SNES LIBRARY... and then ranked the games. "Over the course of the multiple decades that it took me to play through the Super Nintendo library" https://t.co/41PnOEYbak
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2022, 4:47:51 PM
This is how badly conceived Apple ideas die, in quiet obscurity. Its replacement, "haptic touch", is literally touch-and-hold with a vibration to acknowledge. https://t.co/pKHaeMHQiJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2022, 4:17:12 PM
".. but at least choose your own adventure books could go on wildly different paths." https://t.co/pR2XT8CUc8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 4, 2022, 1:01:38 PM
Another kind of content label; I'm a fan of this approach. https://t.co/0xNGlk9PRy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2022, 9:18:28 PM
I had an iPhone 12 and I'm happy to finally get macro mode in the 14. Check out these photos taken at the same close distance, here's the iPhone 12.. https://t.co/tiyfJq8B8o
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 3, 2022, 1:54:29 PM
“Once you've given up on existentialism, and grown out of nihilism, all that's left is to embrace the absurdity.” https://t.co/MwTci0UG1R
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 2, 2022, 7:17:59 PM
Mr. Beast is the archetypal postmodern youtube experience https://t.co/3NbtdZcjsy
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ZwiezenZ @ZwiezenZ
Oct 1, 2022, 8:12:40 PM
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This video of Walmart's chief marketing officer on a stage in Roblox talking about its new "Walmart Land" experience is one o…
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Derron_McNelly @Derron_McNelly
Oct 1, 2022, 6:16:01 PM
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Me on my way to annoy my favorite person https://t.co/fMFwdIy6sf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2022, 1:39:36 PM
One of those “these are the lungs of smokers” PSAs https://t.co/rFYD6KmTYG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2022, 3:53:03 PM
I am such a huge fan of the Battlefield series and even I have to admit the 2042 game is kind of a total loss :( .. especially a shame because the prior two games (bf 1 and bf V) were excellent. What happened?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 28, 2022, 7:34:53 PM
Parody or reality? You be the judge. https://t.co/nIv8Ha9QIB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 28, 2022, 1:47:35 PM
A keyboard philosophy 🤔 https://t.co/akM4OVWfYO
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ecto_fun @ecto_fun
Sep 28, 2022, 1:04:17 PM
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the seinfeld movie references are so good https://t.co/t9YmRKnGJS
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Lemme clear it up for you. Sci-fi is when your currency is called credits, and fantasy is when it's called coin.
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kylebrussell @kylebrussell
Sep 27, 2022, 1:15:22 PM
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Doom 3 in your browser in WebAssembly https://t.co/rcDrkHjWf0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 27, 2022, 1:06:39 AM
Just briefly checking in to see how things are going in Soylent land.. https://t.co/UCayAvnl9E
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erikbryn @erikbryn
Sep 26, 2022, 4:15:05 PM
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The cost of Lithium-ion batteries has fallen 97% in 3 decades

HT: @natmakar https://t.co/Vp1kihHt4t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 26, 2022, 4:14:33 PM
I never thought much about this, but there are apparently different carbonation levels in all fizzy drinks.. https://t.co/MJvmADtCqY
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JacobDJAtkinson @JacobDJAtkinson
Sep 26, 2022, 1:58:39 PM
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Trombone Champ is the best game ever made https://t.co/GH58eHGXHV
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Jackapedia_ @Jackapedia_
Sep 26, 2022, 12:57:39 PM
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i've preemptively named every mountain dew-based cocktail. please note I've only made like 3 of these combinations https:/…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 25, 2022, 2:05:58 PM
This person completed every Assassins Creed game on highest difficulty while taking zero damage: https://t.co/agT5K3I5C6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2022, 1:42:49 PM
“I blame myself for our careless life, for our hedonism. We were completely relaxed, a bunch of computer geeks enjoying a happy and comfortable decade of Moscow life, creating and playing our games.” https://t.co/3xV2SNNuEz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2022, 1:51:01 PM
".. more than 65 percent of people experienced symptoms of cybersickness, and more than one-third of these people experienced severe symptoms. Twenty-two participants decided to stop the simulation before the 10 minutes were up." https://t.co/EV6hbn6q7x
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 22, 2022, 9:26:45 PM
"Sean’s father, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, was the founder and leader of the Unification Church, the conservative global religious movement founded in South Korea" https://t.co/8r1tH3TNUG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 22, 2022, 6:03:45 PM
I have to admit, I picked the Apple watch ultra purely based on looks... 🤩 and I like titanium things. https://t.co/tkeLJ9iDXC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 22, 2022, 4:19:00 PM
awesome to see @vgdunkey launch a new initiative to support / finance building better games https://t.co/NBXUc7S8yb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 22, 2022, 4:14:10 PM
In 2010, a Japanese game developer intentionally released a trojan purporting to be a cracked version of their game .. and hijinks ensued https://t.co/7DH1w6uspY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 22, 2022, 2:16:32 PM
Sometimes bugs really *are* features. Seriously! https://t.co/z4DWBdnXpA
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Just now I discovered @codinghorror's excellent reading list for developers. https://t.co/l4oWmlQ7W9 Happy to see that it inclu…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 21, 2022, 4:14:01 PM
An important life lesson https://t.co/LS7QPZSchN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 21, 2022, 2:33:47 PM
I'm doing it. I'm building my dream machine, an M1 based Chromebook. This is the "f**k everything, we're doing five blades" of computing. https://t.co/0eOryQltUs
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Sep 21, 2022, 2:23:14 PM
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This entire industry is a parody. https://t.co/ebVHyacYrr
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TimSweeneyEpic @TimSweeneyEpic
Sep 21, 2022, 1:43:12 PM
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My first computer was about 10 Kiloflops: the Apple ][ ran at 1 MHz but had to do floating point in software using only…
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textfiles @textfiles
Sep 20, 2022, 7:14:58 PM
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Humans are the Apex Predator for a reason. We think our ways out of proble https://t.co/Me5xl1JrIe
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