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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 6, 2019, 8:22:59 PM
Companies could pay their workers more, but "that would be terrible for the stock market," says Neil Shearing, chief economist at Capital Economics — half-jokingly. https://t.co/biGxuIO4Lz
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michaelyichao @michaelyichao
Jun 6, 2019, 8:13:04 PM
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Me, speaking at career day: Kids: how do video games get made? Me: how many of you hate group projects? *many hands go u…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 6, 2019, 6:02:08 PM
I feel kinda bad getting excused from jury duty (wasn't me, the lawyer didn't like my backstory for this case, apparently) since I have extreme schedule flexibility and a lot of people don't.
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Just ordered one of these @nineinchnails X @blackmirror shirts from their site. It's a nice nod to the NIN covers @MileyCyrus p…
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Thanks to @tarynpivots, the Stack Overflow demo database has been updated again - now up to 350GB with the latest data: https…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 6, 2019, 12:32:49 PM
If you enjoy somber monologues over a backdrop of a bunch of hanged people you are gonna looooove Handmaid's Tale on Hulu
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textfiles @textfiles
Jun 6, 2019, 9:25:07 AM
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HUGE news for a certain strain of nostalgic 1980s personal computer users. @KevinSavetz has a new site, https://t.co/8F6bwMj…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 6, 2019, 7:13:28 AM
Heatsinks are sexy. Don’t @ me https://t.co/NvZh3GD7aJ https://t.co/8iQTcy03Xt
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sarahjeong @sarahjeong
Jun 6, 2019, 12:55:22 AM
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and it continues https://t.co/D9ADgIjtOG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 5, 2019, 9:33:38 PM
Oh my gosh I've never wanted a key so much in my life https://t.co/8LFHGwjMoQ https://t.co/wUd1yOZrV5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 5, 2019, 1:04:09 AM
Wait so the next seasons of *both* Handmaid and Black Mirror drop tonight? BRING ON THE CRUSHING DEPRESSION WOOoOOooOo 😭 https://t.co/GoVk0YbQof
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 4, 2019, 11:38:43 PM
Building up some utility boxes on Intel Atom C3558, like stepping back in time to 2010 CPUs. It is *PAIIIINFUL*. Even just simple stuff like boot and entering BIOS and basic OS updates are so much slower. https://t.co/n9vNdwpDAC
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Worth reading and wondering why things haven’t changed more. https://t.co/40x27kySTT
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Hacker News turned 12 last February. Here's the traffic since the beginning — or a dozen-years brief internet history: https:/…
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@codinghorror They did this (sort of) for the 3D release of the first two in 2009. It took four months just to get the origina…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 4, 2019, 10:02:55 PM
I wonder if they'll ever release a "super high definition" version of Toy Story where they use all the same animations, voicework, etc but higher resolution models + textures and current rendering tech?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 4, 2019, 9:28:18 PM
Yes PLEASE sign me up for this. One less thing to think about and monitor, air level in your ding-dang tires https://t.co/EAoTCe253n
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dimensionmedia @dimensionmedia
Jun 4, 2019, 6:20:11 PM
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@DaveLeeBBC @asymco I overlaid the monolith background sounds from 2001: Space Odyssey over this and it’s 👌🏻 #WWDC19 ht…
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ModemTimes @ModemTimes
Jun 4, 2019, 5:43:00 PM
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How to type your own picture of Kojak.

Who loves ya baby! #TuesdayThoughts https://t.co/3IZUPD1jEF
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smashmouth @smashmouth
Jun 4, 2019, 5:36:15 PM
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Straight Pride Parade????? FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!
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InstantSunrise @InstantSunrise
Jun 4, 2019, 5:04:41 AM
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We here at Weyland-Yutani Corporation would like to wish a happy Pride Month to all of our LGBT colonists on LV-426. ht…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 4, 2019, 4:26:43 AM
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Despite what you may have heard from Whitney Houston, children aren't the future. Old people are. https://t.co/FwT2lG8jOh
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eastwes @eastwes
Jun 3, 2019, 8:54:24 PM
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Lotta crazy stuff in that oral history of Smooth piece, but I think this bit about the process between Santana and Rob Thomas…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 3, 2019, 7:32:08 PM
Accidentally bought a chinese clone LEGO kit on eBay, because it was listed under the model number of the real LEGO kit. Whoops. I'm game to try it out; how good of a copy is it? We'll see how this goes..
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scottwasson @scottwasson
Jun 3, 2019, 6:17:38 PM
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A bit embarrassed to say I indulged recently and got an LG 32” 4K IPS monitor. Cost more than twice what some 32” 4K monit…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 3, 2019, 12:05:03 PM
our company could make so much more money if we didn't have to pay all these pesky EMPLOYEES
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 3, 2019, 11:04:29 AM
@wavyknife can we maybe start with just limiting terms rather than going all Survivor Island on 'em?
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An Exercise Program for the Fat Web https://t.co/EPFFIUG3lq

> ... there is one thing you can do to escape the need for browser-b…
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ariehkovler @ariehkovler
Jun 3, 2019, 9:43:07 AM
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Facebook fake content: This video on Facebook has 6.5 million views and 110,000 likes in 7 hours. 30 thousand people are w…
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gogoliansnake @gogoliansnake
Jun 3, 2019, 9:41:24 AM
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in VS code if you select multiple lines (Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Up/Down), Then move through words (Alt + arrow) , select (…
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vastidity @vastidity
Jun 3, 2019, 6:59:13 AM
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Really feeling attacked here😣 https://t.co/uIEMSpAOuU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 2, 2019, 11:57:54 PM
"I used to work at a company with over 10,000 tests where we weren’t able to get more than an 80% pass rate due to flaky tests." https://t.co/Po83cocxEa
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DinaPomeranz @DinaPomeranz
Jun 2, 2019, 9:44:31 PM
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The share of people in the US who marry someone of a different race is growing and so is the share of Americans who say t…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 2, 2019, 7:32:17 PM
This is .. maybe a little too thorough https://t.co/ns0tHMceSq
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notrevenant @notrevenant
Jun 2, 2019, 7:30:43 PM
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throwback to when my cat did a sick ass keyboard solo https://t.co/tJL78S9xof
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NSExceptional @NSExceptional
Jun 2, 2019, 5:23:06 PM
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A picture is worth a thousand words https://t.co/le5HCrNT2s
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eviltrout @eviltrout
Jun 1, 2019, 9:45:53 PM
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I was just remarking last night how busy things feel these days. I’ve lived in Toronto for about 20 years now and it’s drast…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 1, 2019, 6:54:25 PM
Brian.. is .. is this... your actual signature https://t.co/U3PolhHad4
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ryanqnorth @ryanqnorth
Jun 1, 2019, 3:45:13 PM
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Strawberry jam: hi i'm strawberry jam Blueberry jam: hi i'm blueberry jam Raspberry jam: hi i'm raspberry jam Orange jam: B…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 1, 2019, 6:10:31 AM
What kind of colossal a-holes do you need to be to have incontrovertible DNA proof *and* a matching confession .. and still maintain "nope, we weren't wrong about that" https://t.co/KViq7Vgut4
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sarahjeong @sarahjeong
Jun 1, 2019, 4:25:08 AM
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At last, humanity has won its centuries-long war against the menace of spelling https://t.co/yZKFEegV6a
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 31, 2019, 6:31:25 PM
Two scientists walk into a bar. The first says, “I’ll have H2O.” The second says, “I’ll have H2O too.” Now there's only one scientist.
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ericgoldman @ericgoldman
May 31, 2019, 5:24:40 PM
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Wearing this shirt would be a great way to troll an IP expert https://t.co/smz07RC9X4 https://t.co/1Z3A5nKFMr
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J_Brook_ @J_Brook_
May 31, 2019, 12:52:02 PM
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Someone finally said it https://t.co/3YeVRNycX9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 30, 2019, 8:34:15 PM
@ZardozMemories that's my son's name!
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thegreatsunra @thegreatsunra
May 30, 2019, 3:08:16 PM
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The other day I launched Chrome without all my usual extensions (Ghostery, uBlock Origin, HTTPS Everywhere) and the web…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 30, 2019, 9:16:51 AM
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An Exercise Program for the Fat Web https://t.co/bWdlsDYc1k https://t.co/eZ7a2Ne0qG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 30, 2019, 6:37:19 AM
@yaylinux how common are these, though?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 30, 2019, 6:11:52 AM
An Exercise Program for the Fat Web https://t.co/bWdlsDYc1k https://t.co/eZ7a2Ne0qG
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“I am one of the most-followed authors on Medium, with 158,000 followers. And yet Medium barely shows my articles to anyone anym…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 11:10:24 PM
@casper75 maybe a parallel killer
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Seanbabydotcom @Seanbabydotcom
May 29, 2019, 10:29:45 PM
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CONFIRMED: The characters in the next Kojima game are named Gunship Bathtub, Tango-AndcashMan, Nude Burger, Mama, and F…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 10:08:35 PM
⚡ L A Z E R B I R D ⚡ https://t.co/FoHsJg9ye2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 9:37:06 PM
@downey @_0rax we did recently improve bootstrap time 25% by skipping locale recompression, see https://t.co/ArxeJvbEJG
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 9:21:01 PM
I'd be happy to switch to @firefox if they could step up their JS perf game. https://t.co/IKV4sCjHfF
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rebeccaballhaus @rebeccaballhaus
May 29, 2019, 8:57:06 PM
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NEW: The White House wanted the USS John McCain “out of sight” for Trump’s visit to Japan. A tarp was hung over the sh…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 6:00:31 PM
Time to get on top of that Pi-Hole strategery https://t.co/SrfnMauuHb
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20thcenturymarc @20thcenturymarc
May 29, 2019, 5:53:53 PM
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In 1996 Terry Pratchett interviewed Bill Gates for GQ and accurately predicted how the internet would propagate and le…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 5:36:01 PM
Just got my updated headshots for my passport renewal, I wasn't sure before, but I am DEFINITELY a serial killer now
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ClickHole @ClickHole
May 29, 2019, 4:59:59 PM
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Amazing! This New Gmail Feature Will Let You Know If You’re Being Normal In An Email https://t.co/pRs6zzpB6C https://t.co/4q…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 4:59:50 PM
@lowellheddings really? that's high enough to be "reckless" which is .. serious ticket
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 4:59:07 PM
@co60ca I hear you. It's possible the overall design isn't a good fit for the way you prefer to work.
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Want a cool trick to stop people using SELECT * ? Add an illegal computed column to the end of the table definition. https:/…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 4:42:31 PM
oh this is interesting, finally the browser can do math in the address bar without running a full bore Google server query. That always bugged me. https://t.co/j3C5evaiN7
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kenlowery @kenlowery
May 29, 2019, 3:14:57 PM
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We actually did a whole war about this one. It was in all the papers https://t.co/T2mp5nyDJa
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 2:43:40 PM
every day on Twitter https://t.co/hUwKBmVoxi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 2:29:23 PM
@co60ca you're pretty close on SuperUser, remember the association bonus is forever and can't be withdrawn once granted.
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arstechnica @arstechnica
May 29, 2019, 2:05:06 PM
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US Department of Energy is now referring to fossil fuels as “freedom gas” https://t.co/Nqg9bISpX3 by @MeganGeuss
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 2:01:32 PM
@co60ca there is the association bonus https://t.co/TJt3Rg29LL which applies to all sites
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 1:47:49 PM
@co60ca Oh yes this is far more nuanced, I almost never get asked about this! The system indeed encourages answering questions so strongly that there is almost a perverse incentive to ask repeat softball questions and answer them, over and over.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 1:26:43 PM
@co60ca As an experiment, I posted a question last year as a new user with a female name. Here it is. https://t.co/VadSVU3yNC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2019, 1:09:24 PM
@co60ca What people tend to complain about there is that they don’t like rules, that is, Stack Overflow should unconditionally accept whatever any person types in. See https://t.co/QpiBf849bw — it is a different argument.
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chetfaliszek @chetfaliszek
May 28, 2019, 9:47:31 PM
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Crazy how well the Volt sold and then bam... the model 3. Tesla is the dominate player but I think this also does show f…
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badnetworker @badnetworker
May 28, 2019, 6:52:19 PM
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1999: there are millions of websites all hyperlinked together 2019: there are four websites, each filled with screenshot…
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internetarchive @internetarchive
May 28, 2019, 6:39:15 PM
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If you're still sad you missed out on #Atari summer camp in the 1980s, we are about to make your day...

https://t.co/…
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adzebill @adzebill
May 28, 2019, 6:38:47 PM
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"The biggest obstacle of the campaign was to update the photos without attracting attention of Wikipedia moderators." Volunte…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 28, 2019, 2:57:07 PM
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Unpopular But Correct Opinion: password managers don't work for normal humans, and *never will*. Focus on getting people…
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samsaffron @samsaffron
May 28, 2019, 1:49:08 PM
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Blogged: "Tests that sometimes fail" https://t.co/DKjNqpItB6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 28, 2019, 1:06:00 AM
Chernobyl is one of those rare shows where I can't think of any way they could have done it better. It is beat for beat perfect. Stunningly good.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 27, 2019, 11:08:03 PM
So this new cat thing is going well https://t.co/1tIg0KIObJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 27, 2019, 9:10:36 PM
The upshot of [irony poisoning] is that it becomes hard to separate your jokes from your beliefs. On the hard right, this is partly strategic. Violently racist and misogynist ideas are smuggled in as “humor.” https://t.co/BK8b8mI2Z4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 27, 2019, 8:50:45 PM
This will happen. I will make it happen. I can't say exactly when, because that's the nature of the beast, but this WILL happen. https://t.co/u42brAVvPF
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ChrisPurchase @ChrisPurchase
May 27, 2019, 8:24:34 PM
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Yes why wouldn't I want £150,000? https://t.co/6mmbTh9suo
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lutherxhughes @lutherxhughes
May 27, 2019, 8:23:45 PM
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This poem comes into my life every few months and every few months, I must share it. https://t.co/dIAURX3sZF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 27, 2019, 8:22:45 PM
Unpopular But Correct Opinion: password managers don't work for normal humans, and *never will*. Focus on getting people to use hardware security keys, because that DOES work. https://t.co/AnI6tDBxpL https://t.co/brnJdPsPQL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 27, 2019, 8:15:33 PM
Dear Tech Peoples: we need to kick much ass in the 2020 election, so pay attention https://t.co/AnI6tDBxpL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 27, 2019, 7:16:55 PM
Interesting looks like Lyft drivers can opt to run digital ads on top of their car now? Ads loaded via phone app presumably. https://t.co/CKBsRm1khV
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jillboard @jillboard
May 27, 2019, 4:28:11 AM
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i truly don’t get people who “don’t understand cats.” these creatures just sleep all day and glare at people. that’s it. sle…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 26, 2019, 11:34:07 PM
If you live in the 🇺🇸 and are interested in hosting your own @discourse instances via colocation, I am giving away 4 mini-servers for free. Just reply with your action plan in this topic https://t.co/r8FJ8Bp0rN
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anandtech @anandtech
May 26, 2019, 11:05:05 PM
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AMD Ryzen 3000 Announced: Five CPUs, 12 Cores for $499, Up to 4.6 GHz, PCIe 4.0, Coming 7/7 https://t.co/b2xC8UXkCq
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arielwaldman @arielwaldman
May 26, 2019, 7:31:29 PM
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I nearly spit out my drink reading @ev’s “had I been more aware” take on Twitter harassment.

11 years ago I was the firs…
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FreddieCampion @FreddieCampion
May 26, 2019, 5:42:28 PM
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Finding out The King of Queens still has an active Twitter account, even though it ended in 2007, is the Twitter equiva…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 26, 2019, 4:42:18 PM
It occurs to me that Slashdot kinda historically sucked as a community for the same reason that Hacker News currently kinda sucks as a community -- it's too insular, too confined to one particular audience.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 26, 2019, 2:56:22 PM
Imagine getting a notice from Twitter or Facebook that you had automatically been selected for a peer jury on a moderation dispute https://t.co/Eehmb83lqq
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