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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2018, 7:02:29 AM
A 30 minute podcast wherein I offer career advice! If you have questions, please direct them to the disclaimer on my Twitter profile! https://t.co/QlEDLK4NJU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 1, 2018, 5:12:34 AM
Good for health, bad for education https://t.co/gpNpYvMJWz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2018, 8:48:45 PM
What I find most inspiring about @pinboard isn't the selective distribution of tech money to political campaigns -- he's spending weeks / months of his own personal time on the ground with those candidates in their districts, campaigning and learning what voters actually want
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2018, 8:24:24 PM
This article by @sarahlovescali was definitely better than The English Patient https://t.co/7UhT7etmq8
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#archivepix (saved 14 May 2012) https://t.co/7IAEUWJLdL
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TimSweeneyEpic @TimSweeneyEpic
Sep 30, 2018, 8:08:13 PM
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@mspoweruser Changing search engines is just 4 taps away on iOS, so that shows the value of being the default!
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dosnostalgic @dosnostalgic
Sep 30, 2018, 8:07:01 PM
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The U.N. building has always reminded me of Scandisk/Defrag in progress https://t.co/pgpWEAgEaf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2018, 5:58:31 PM
“Does the world need any more games at this point?” https://t.co/RJoY55WvEJ
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Sep 30, 2018, 5:48:58 PM
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Patrick Collison, Stripe co-founder, keeps a list of questions whose answers could change everything. • Why are healthca…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2018, 5:33:20 PM
Using backdated websites to issue (successful!) fake DMCA copyright takedown notices https://t.co/hkzZWEKc3L
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2018, 5:31:49 PM
@theodoredziuba I agree. You should not have shown up for the original twitter complaint.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2018, 2:43:29 AM
Rose. Mesmerize. Summer. Sapphire. Crush.
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DavidKPiano @DavidKPiano
Sep 30, 2018, 1:01:13 AM
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JavaScript equality is wild https://t.co/3WKcQ1bbt1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2018, 12:56:18 AM
"They don’t want or need to understand the issues that affect others, they just need you to play their game so they can win." https://t.co/8JcHVrzTB0
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haleshannon @haleshannon
Sep 30, 2018, 12:52:47 AM
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This happens at least once every time we have an event for The Princess in Black. A wonderful, well-meaning, female librar…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 30, 2018, 12:51:56 AM
All stable long term communities are predicated on internal discussions of “why are we doing this, and should we?” by people that care about what goes on there. If you don't see any discussions along those lines, it's a big 🚩
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 29, 2018, 10:09:35 PM
@theodoredziuba I think it's really weird that you take this stuff so personally
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 29, 2018, 3:29:08 PM
I thought I was all Diablo Cody-ed out by now, but Tully is such an eerily realistic depiction of multiple child early parenthood that I gotta say I was .. heavily triggered https://t.co/HTD6SEeVgk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 29, 2018, 1:39:51 PM
Humans were not built to handle the continual 24/7 intake of social media misery.
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Sep 29, 2018, 1:15:43 PM
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Great essay on why praising overtime work on software projects is a sign of organizational failure. Working nights & wee…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 28, 2018, 6:30:15 PM
"I don’t believe in hope and I don’t believe in hopelessness; I believe in compassion and pragmatism." https://t.co/7psB1bP6Zz
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Horse_ebooks @Horse_ebooks
Sep 28, 2018, 5:04:04 PM
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Everything happens so much
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 28, 2018, 10:17:06 AM
They have hotel delivery robots here in Singapore! https://t.co/2hvlGOEsXu
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michaelhoffman @michaelhoffman
Sep 28, 2018, 8:10:43 AM
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This is amazing. "Do boring speakers really talk for longer?" Nature (2018) 561:464. https://t.co/msuZBHXRD7 https://t.…
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#archivepix (saved 9 May 2012) https://t.co/jIL6IyZYu6
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Pinboard @Pinboard
Sep 27, 2018, 11:44:01 PM
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We're nearing the $600K mark on the Great Slate tonight. Think of how much a Democratic House is worth to you in November; th…
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StackOverflow @StackOverflow
Sep 27, 2018, 11:34:30 AM
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Ten years ago, Stack Overflow launched to make developers' lives easier. Without you, we wouldn't be here today. So than…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 27, 2018, 8:51:48 AM
I am ashamed to admit I have never seen the movie Hackers, so we are having a Discourse team screening tonight in Singapore 🇸🇬 https://t.co/pKhtWr5Gnz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 27, 2018, 3:57:32 AM
Since @deadprogrammer complained I am not posting pics of food from Singapore, here you go. You're welcome. https://t.co/H2i7AMWGOM
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This is so crazy: even if you deliberately don't include your mobile number in your Facebook profile, they'll harvest it when…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 26, 2018, 8:40:43 PM
Price to Speedometer 2.0 ratio, lower is better: OnePlus 6 (snapdragon 845) $579 / 50 = 11.6 iPhone 7 $449 / 54 = 8.3 iPhone 8 $599 / 90 = 6.7 iPhone XS $999 / 125 = 8.0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 26, 2018, 7:47:50 PM
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I registered stackoverflow.com for 10 years. If I were amazon.com I'd register my domain for 100 years.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 26, 2018, 11:32:27 AM
Waiiiit so in Android 9, I can basically enable iPhone X navigation gestures now? https://t.co/YeN1k8sJuC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 25, 2018, 1:29:14 AM
Kinda cool, at this hotel you dock your room card to enable the lights and call / DnD buttons. And you never forget your card when leaving the room! https://t.co/73SaVNG5Zz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2018, 6:41:52 PM
Join me and #BeAVoter in the U.S. election. Get started by registering to vote here https://t.co/pwFX8NxzZE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 24, 2018, 9:14:49 AM
Meanwhile, here in Singapore https://t.co/2FjhWfSDsp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2018, 10:12:46 PM
Modern American Politics in 2018, because you probably live in a progressive, populated area, means sending tons of money to less populated parts of the country to contest those political races.
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KenJennings @KenJennings
Sep 23, 2018, 10:09:15 PM
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I'm wearing the sunglasses from They Live and all of Ann Coulter's tweets look like this now. https://t.co/zMShZcOUp7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2018, 10:08:22 PM
"Be a rebel, but somewhere else." a glorious life comedy perfomance by @gknauss https://t.co/KcfBKbjAsZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2018, 9:06:03 PM
@itsryeguy @Saulville @oasis I envy the experience you're about to have
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waxpancake @waxpancake
Sep 23, 2018, 9:02:46 PM
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After Apple announced the new iPhone XR and XS Max, @gknauss submitted an app update to support them, saying so in his rele…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2018, 7:02:16 PM
Re-watched the movie Contact. Fantastic casting, movie holds up well. Gary Busey's son as the religious zealot is 👌. But couldn't they have *scientifically** verified her story by sending a few more people through the machine?
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Sigh. No, Google isn’t silently collecting your browser history unless you turn on sync. https://t.co/YrDY3tBIwM
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Saulville @Saulville
Sep 23, 2018, 6:13:31 PM
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I just listened to two people argue which #Gallagher brother was the bigger talent for 5 minutes before realizing it was abo…
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Traditional work anniversary gifts: 1st: Non-dairy creamer 2nd: Flash drive 3rd: Gum jar 4th: Pen mug 5th: Dymo 10th: K-c…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 23, 2018, 6:02:00 PM
@wavyknife @brianloveswords Swing them back and forth jauntily
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If you want something done right, sometimes you have to do it yourself! This week’s collection of apps reflect that same energy…
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OhNoSheTwitnt @OhNoSheTwitnt
Sep 22, 2018, 7:18:00 PM
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WHY DON’T WOMEN WHO WERE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED COME FORWARD SOONER SO WE CAN CALL THEM LIARS AND THREATEN THEM AT AN EARLIE…
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mpetrinidev @mpetrinidev
Sep 22, 2018, 7:16:29 PM
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Pair programming https://t.co/uylp9NcDvd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 21, 2018, 9:13:01 PM
Now headed to Singapore 🇸🇬 for this year’s @discourse world meetup! It is (almost) the only time I see everyone I work with 🙌
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nicksahler @nicksahler
Sep 21, 2018, 6:25:11 PM
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thanks internet https://t.co/n056wcWgTV
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natashenka @natashenka
Sep 21, 2018, 6:00:14 PM
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Latex is the veganism of word processing software
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 21, 2018, 3:48:33 PM
Remember "cybersecurity"? Good times. https://t.co/KZBc6gZMFM
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danariely @danariely
Sep 21, 2018, 2:15:52 PM
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People are now taking placebo pills to deal with their health problems—and it's working https://t.co/WvbbWCxq3R
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I almost just got scammed hard: a cautionary tale. So, I got a call from the 1-800 number on the back of my ATM Card: Wells Farg…
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betsyphd @betsyphd
Sep 21, 2018, 2:12:58 PM
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Our annual reminder that at least one good thing happened in 2016. https://t.co/3l2LNzPEEf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 21, 2018, 4:59:25 AM
There is no longer any such thing as Computer Security https://t.co/KZBc6gZMFM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 21, 2018, 2:42:13 AM
A yoyo company just posted a publicity picture of their new xxtra fancy yoyo. This is a yo-yo I happen to have preordered, because reasons. Guess which number (out of 20) I had requested a week ago? https://t.co/5Ni116QA4g
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 20, 2018, 9:15:47 PM
My t-shirt has been touched by the hand of Black Dynamite himself @MichaelJaiWhite #blessed https://t.co/Y93lInRApR
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_andrewlee @_andrewlee
Sep 20, 2018, 7:20:33 PM
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.@nabeel ten years ago mentioned that much of what we were doing in online games was just a repeat of what was created IRL…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 20, 2018, 5:45:14 PM
Have you pagan front hugged someone you care for today? https://t.co/HtIG5GhgOL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 20, 2018, 5:07:38 PM
You probably want this.. but nobody actually needs this https://t.co/c9C5E4RDwA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 20, 2018, 4:48:25 PM
"this UX was clearly designed by someone who hates users" "oh, you mean it was designed by a programmer"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 20, 2018, 1:42:17 AM
How can a full length movie stay on youtube for a year? How does this bypass Google's (very effective) contentid system? https://t.co/727eBoLF2n
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ladyhaja @ladyhaja
Sep 19, 2018, 11:53:48 PM
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One of my favourite animal facts is that koala fingerprints are so similar to human fingerprints that they not infrequently s…
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My @nest doorbell automatically locks the front door when it sees a face it doesn't recognize. Today it didn't recognize me, so…
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bugKrusha @bugKrusha
Sep 19, 2018, 10:24:26 PM
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Game night @glowforge and I wanna knock some dominoes, Jamaican style, only to realize we don’t have any on deck. Wait. I ca…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2018, 8:37:34 PM
Shipping > Not Shipping https://t.co/x2w9DPPiAq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2018, 7:12:27 PM
I have a good rule of thumb for these situations. Whatever I'm doing is correct, and whatever you're doing.. well, kinda sucks TBH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2018, 6:16:43 PM
A reckoning is coming -- per Geekbench 4, the iPhone XS is the 43rd fastest processor on the market, despite the vast difference in TDP watts https://t.co/Mo7gZo3kvX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2018, 5:44:43 PM
If you already had an iPhone X, I feel this is the most "skippable" new iPhone release cycle.. maybe ever?
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loneblockbuster @loneblockbuster
Sep 19, 2018, 5:41:28 PM
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Nothing happened today.
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Pinboard @Pinboard
Sep 19, 2018, 4:13:10 PM
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The spreadsheet-watchers' odds on winning the House have been dropping as polls come in that don't reflect the blue wave cons…
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fchollet @fchollet
Sep 19, 2018, 4:09:29 PM
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My new Starbucks name https://t.co/3JzNj1M9Et
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2018, 2:58:23 AM
Two of my favorite movies that turn out not to be what you think they are: Arlington Road and Source Code. Others?
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johncutlefish @johncutlefish
Sep 18, 2018, 11:25:00 PM
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Company Culture Is ... - What you say, and how often you say it - What, when, and how you celebrate - The losses and m…
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TheOnion @TheOnion
Sep 18, 2018, 9:14:14 PM
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Video Game Character Stares Impotently At Forbidden Realm Beyond Impassable Waist-High Bush https://t.co/H2MFwUywa0 https://t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 18, 2018, 9:08:28 PM
"Act 22 goes much further: It makes Puerto Rico the only place on U.S. soil where personal income, capital gains, interest, and dividends are untaxed" https://t.co/sweoCCkIr5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 18, 2018, 5:11:59 PM
@mdnestorov @letsencrypt hopefully they now pay to sponsor
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 18, 2018, 3:37:54 PM
Firefox telemetry says 75% of page requests are now HTTPS! Has your company donated to @letsencrypt yet? If not, why not? https://t.co/Mdf5HUfxlc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 18, 2018, 4:13:05 AM
This is the first spam email I've ever gotten that I actually kinda liked. I really should brush my teeth more, thanks for the reminder Hwang David! https://t.co/l4Je6bi68s
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 18, 2018, 3:17:56 AM
Huh. So it turns out "not a flamethrower" was an accurate name after all. https://t.co/qFpDUXlcar
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iPhone: 153,600 pixels
iPhone XS Max: 3,338,496 pixels https://t.co/JuGuaczMLE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 17, 2018, 11:40:36 PM
you can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many keyboards https://t.co/wsjHrIrQPW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 17, 2018, 10:45:52 PM
I need to find time to blog this, but TL;DR we've gotten *insane* value for the dollar out of our public vulnerability bug bounty program, so much so that it has completely changed my mind on the matter
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rmondello @rmondello
Sep 17, 2018, 8:48:58 PM
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Big day! iOS 12 is out! I hope y'all love it. I'm going to highlight a few iCloud Keychain, Safari, and WebKit features and…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 17, 2018, 6:22:33 PM
You know Amazon's Jack "Jim Halpert" Ryan series is gonna be good when it literally opens with The Safety Dance. Also it has Bunk from the Wire! https://t.co/hMRz4Obf8N
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Me: Why'd my bill go up? AT&T: u got rid of ur land-line M: But it should cost less if I have fewer services. AT&T: And we th…
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Something that's possibly even bigger news in the kernel - the adoption of an actual code of conduct based on the contributor co…
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 17, 2018, 3:50:49 AM
LOL you can play as the super low poly Tomb Raider 2 Lara in the latest Tomb Raider https://t.co/BPea9E9TeP
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TechSolidarity @TechSolidarity
Sep 16, 2018, 10:20:46 PM
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Our next event is in San Francisco this Wednesday, September 19, featuring Marielena Hincapié, director of the National…
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ChrisKeelty @ChrisKeelty
Sep 16, 2018, 8:01:23 PM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 16, 2018, 7:59:07 PM
Fluid dynamics lunar lander entry in the js13kgame competition! https://t.co/ZXRKeBX6jY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 16, 2018, 7:31:55 PM
If anyone that follows me works at Epic on Fortnite, can I email you a quick request? I promise it's not crazy. Well, not too crazy.
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JonErlichman @JonErlichman
Sep 16, 2018, 6:10:40 PM
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Things that didn’t exist when Lehman Brothers collapsed this day in 2008: Uber Instagram Bitcoin iPad Snapchat Apple Map…
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Carnage4Life @Carnage4Life
Sep 16, 2018, 6:09:22 PM
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Wow. Linus Torvalds apologizes for decades of "flippant attacks in emails [that] have been both unprofessional and uncal…
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SteveCasino1 @SteveCasino1
Sep 15, 2018, 11:18:29 PM
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Peekabo #paleman. Just watch. @RealGDT @actordougjones https://t.co/D12WetVaZP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 15, 2018, 10:24:20 PM
An important reminder about statistics and DNA testing -- 99.9% accuracy means each of those individual 600,000 DNA tests is 99.9% accurate, not the whole thing. https://t.co/qGPq0TeKpo
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somospostpc @somospostpc
Sep 15, 2018, 8:31:24 PM
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I did a thing to convince myself the XS MAX 512 GB wasn't so expensive https://t.co/ne3hiR2NR9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 15, 2018, 7:46:00 PM
Henry and I combined some of the small https://t.co/u8tFrKhHn4 kits with motors today https://t.co/0CEvOcYZ4Y
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