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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2018, 10:02:11 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
#LeeroyWasFramed
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2018, 10:01:15 AM
In Reply To @jeffsand
@jeffsand @migueldeicaza I was not going to say anything but since you asked I do feel @scottgu has not been giving 110%
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2018, 9:22:22 AM
In Reply To @roy_anubhav0
@roy_anubhav0 I will believe that when I see credible real world benchmarks
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 25, 2018, 7:07:33 PM
In Reply To @cwervo
@acwervo @xor I would argue the arts aren't considered an essential function of government whereas something with the imprimatur of "SECURITY" probably is.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 25, 2018, 6:54:56 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor has the US government *EVER* voluntarily dismantled a piece of itself, once it is instantiated and established with a budget and staff?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2018, 8:52:25 PM
In Reply To @leahculver
@leahculver by denomination AND serial number, you mean?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2018, 8:37:08 PM
In Reply To @leahculver
@leahculver nuttin' but benjamins in there
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2018, 2:04:30 PM
In Reply To @asteroid_saku
@sknthla This was literally the first thing we learned after launching Stack Overflow
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2018, 2:00:35 PM
In Reply To @kevinmontrose
@kevinmontrose Yeah I had to reluctantly do this about 8 months ago as well. It is so bad on mobile.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2018, 12:31:13 AM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @vcsjones You should try reducing resolution to 640x480, maybe you can get it up to 480fps. That’s where the real benefits kick in
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2018, 12:26:33 AM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @vcsjones This is the anti-vax of graphics
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2018, 12:18:39 AM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @vcsjones Why not 90fps? Why not 100fps? Why not 120fps? Lame.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2018, 11:44:26 PM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @vcsjones Totally unnecessary. Unless all you play is super twitch games.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2018, 11:36:06 PM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @vcsjones Sorry I erred in my earlier reply. @vcsjones you are correct, @rossipedia is on crack!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2018, 4:21:21 PM
In Reply To @Jon_E
@Jon_E @shanselman Gaming is what led me to my career and outcomes though. And I was a hardcore addict.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2018, 1:26:58 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza @rob_pike Yes the iPad equivalent of putting two fingers on the keyboard area and magically converting it to a trackpad has been around for a while
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2018, 6:40:17 PM
In Reply To @taviso
@taviso well yeah, if you raise costs on their end, you have partially succeeded. But I agree with you that if this is used as an excuse to stop working on further solutions, then it's bad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2018, 6:35:11 PM
In Reply To @joepie91
@joepie91 @taviso well yeah if you stop there you are boned, so if is an excuse to *stop* then it's bad for sure
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2018, 6:22:11 PM
In Reply To @taviso
@taviso I dunno, I figure a lot of attackers are lazy and/or script kiddies. You're right that it won't stop determined attackers, of course.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2018, 5:57:10 PM
In Reply To @AndreyAzimov
@AndreyAzimov @StackOverflow @discourse I especially liked that it included life complete percent 👌
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2018, 4:58:07 PM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway @SaraJChipps The bad kerning on this is our greatest legacy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2018, 11:46:58 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway @SaraJChipps Being a programmer isn’t a healthy job at this point. You work with an unempathetic, robotic a-hole all day long (the computer).
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2018, 12:17:16 AM
In Reply To @snipeyhead
@snipeyhead @AmberJuneDesign @Diederik_za Twitter mobile specific .. long tap the link and select open in safari
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2018, 9:09:14 PM
In Reply To @xrisfg
@xrisfg @luriep I honestly am not sure it would work here, does it work if only the face and hat are visible?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2018, 8:53:21 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life It is a terrible analogy, the better one is consumption of junk food or having a smoking habit
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2018, 8:41:55 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Yes, my child has a dirty finger. This was not insta influencer quality work
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2018, 4:43:22 PM
In Reply To @joshk
@joshk Shhhhhhhh no exposing industry secrets! 🤫
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2018, 8:05:36 AM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life Do you need a drivers license to use social media? Where are the social media crash test dummies?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2018, 12:23:23 AM
In Reply To @stevesi
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2018, 11:03:10 PM
In Reply To @mattek
@mattek One thing that bit me, I hit level 50 and am not getting any company coin at all for .. everything really except the daily challenges. Will this be fixed and back-credited?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2018, 3:02:29 PM
In Reply To @Diederik_za
@Diederik_za @AmberJuneDesign Is there an amp part? I'm seeing https: // www. history. com/news/second-gilded-age-income-inequality
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2018, 12:13:45 PM
In Reply To @amberjunedesign
@AmberJuneDesign this doesn't go to an AMP page for me, I dunno
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2018, 11:57:20 AM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@eviltrout you would have super-hated the previous gen 12.9" pro because this A12X one is lighter and smaller. Still big though.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2018, 11:13:42 AM
In Reply To @xor
@xor @BTCbadBTCh @JuhoHame I think you can do this without turning people away, just make sure people arriving are clearly informed how long the wait will be. If it’s 2 hours, they will turn themselves away
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2018, 10:25:19 AM
In Reply To @taskboy3000
@taskboy3000 @ZachWeiner Or spray cheese, all in the same vein of destroying one of the best foods.. cheese
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2018, 10:19:57 AM
In Reply To @ZachWeiner
@ZachWeiner American cheese
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2018, 10:07:57 AM
In Reply To @MikeTuffy
@MikeTuffy Very true sooo many new good things!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2018, 9:46:02 AM
In Reply To @jbogard
@jbogard Aw come on @beeman_nl he was just kidding you don’t be sore about it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 10:37:32 PM
In Reply To @Thegamer9610
@Thegamer9610 that's.. still very much there??
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 6:31:33 PM
In Reply To @robertdenton
@robertdenton that's odd, your video drivers are fully up to date?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 6:31:18 PM
In Reply To @KoryNunn
@KoryNunn I played every one extensively except for Codename Eagle
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 6:30:06 PM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@eviltrout no, this time you get bombed instantly (they let planes spawn too early, and are going to patch that out)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 6:29:41 PM
In Reply To @sgrif
@sgrif yes, best in the series since the original 1942
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 6:29:24 PM
In Reply To @ScottTRichmond
@ScottTRichmond can't stop.. won't stop..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 5:52:12 PM
In Reply To @stevesi
@stevesi @Carnage4Life @ginab The purchase of instagram and whatsapp were absolutely critical for them. Without those two they'd be in serious danger. Those acquisitions were as big as youtube for google.. maybe even bigger?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 5:48:23 PM
In Reply To @spergo1
@spergo1 @FrameTrapped Q just marks a point on the map as "trouble there". You CAN 3d spot using the recon scope and full suppression, which is way more surgical and useful. (some tanks have a spotting upgrade when zoomed in, etc)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 5:44:52 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
who has two thumbs and plays the objective? this guy 👍👍 https://t.co/lbBqL72G94
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 5:44:10 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
also this little wheeled mini-tank is awesome. You can add ROCKETS to it (at level 4) 🚀 https://t.co/sy7sidIfzt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 5:43:23 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
ask me how I know certain vehicles are front wheel drive https://t.co/z2dW836ArB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 5:35:37 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
also, new "buddy revives" from same squad, plus longer revive times from medics, and *removal* (mostly) of 3d spotting are huge
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2018, 12:01:13 AM
In Reply To @jxhnsec
@0x6a6f686e possibly the best in the series considering modern times, IMO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 16, 2018, 11:13:35 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
There's an AMAZING pull quote in this article that I .. can't .. post on Twitter. You'll know it when you see it, near the top of section 4.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 16, 2018, 10:11:36 PM
In Reply To @starsandrobots
@starsandrobots @ftrain you've seen the article that proposed windowless airplanes, using external cameras and solid body to reduce weight / increase efficiency? That way you could put video-based "windows" anywhere on the airplane
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2018, 10:38:02 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek this isn't crates based; after you reach level 10 with any weapon, you can do the 6 different "assignments" to get the gold bits. Some of them are pretty hard.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2018, 10:35:30 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
this was a pain in the butt to get, so don't tell me any other BF5 weapons are better!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2018, 7:16:03 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@tqbf In retrospect he did us a favor by not elaborating on that aspect
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2018, 7:15:16 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf So presumably he is in charge of all his own sexy times as well.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2018, 6:24:09 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek I actually liked Trespasser, because I viewed it as a super experimental indie game. But as a "complete" big budget game of its era it was, obviously, a disaster.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2018, 3:05:43 PM
In Reply To @deanputney
@deanputney @golden4congress I believe it is the only one, @tqbf ?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2018, 1:54:45 PM
In Reply To @deanputney
@deanputney @golden4congress Holy crap! One of the great slate won!!!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 14, 2018, 5:09:50 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza mother in law, right? not mother
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2018, 7:29:37 PM
In Reply To @zippy1981
@zippy1981 precisely -- lack of dogma
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2018, 7:19:56 PM
In Reply To @fried
@fried @textfiles I'm a fan. I remember finally studying eastern religions in college and realizing, "man, the west really SUCKED at religion." Revelatory.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2018, 7:03:45 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles Loss aversion is a hell of a drug, Jason. I steer into that shit, man. I'm not even that tied to being alive, because that's just another form of bullshit loss aversion.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2018, 1:48:09 AM
In Reply To @MehrdadA
@MehrdadA not allowed, all emails have to uniquely belong to one and one account only. But you may have mehrdad.afshari@gmail.com and https://t.co/U3hzBYMtKg.rad@outlook.com .. if not, you should sign up for the latter one immediately
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2018, 1:43:37 AM
In Reply To @MehrdadA
@MehrdadA based on this experience we went hard all-in on email = identity with Discourse. It's been a successful strategy so far, but there is a need for "secondary email" that we're slowly evolving into.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2018, 1:39:10 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Order: US (2013), Canada (2014), Australia (2015), France (2016), India (2017), Singapore (2018)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2018, 1:10:03 AM
In Reply To @mandelhorn
@mandelhorn hence, no tusks, less get shot, the whole species survives.. through evolution.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 12, 2018, 11:33:25 PM
In Reply To @MehrdadA
@MehrdadA numbers as people indentifiers are just .. bad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 12, 2018, 11:27:08 PM
In Reply To @MehrdadA
@MehrdadA I think numbers-only is a big part of the problem..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 12, 2018, 10:26:20 PM
In Reply To @wireddaniel
@wireddaniel it depends how much automated testing, smoke testing, etc you have in place
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 12, 2018, 2:59:14 PM
In Reply To @shanselman
@shanselman Twilio is a hell of a drug
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2018, 7:09:20 PM
In Reply To @steven_odb
@steven_odb it'll only be like 4-5 hours max, but it's decent
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2018, 7:08:26 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles Disco was the worst mode they've experimented with all time in my opinion. And I've seen dozens.. including the "pick up coins fast" one..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2018, 4:18:07 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
$60 for 5 cards.. that's some sweet VC pricing right there
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2018, 1:42:45 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles it depends on the mode. Disco domination was the absolute *worst* for this. You won't see much of this in squads, duos, or really solos.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 8, 2018, 8:03:11 PM
In Reply To @stublag
@stublag they released it early for whatever reason, IDK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 8, 2018, 7:32:31 PM
In Reply To @slimKhan
@slimKhan it's because of today's weirdness.. just happened as I started playing. https://t.co/Fc8ut28NX3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 8, 2018, 7:31:07 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza I have some bad news for you: this will get worse before it gets better
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 8, 2018, 7:19:41 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
BF1 was kind of overly spammy with the gas (although I liked it) + masks, mortars, bombers, ending up in lots of indirect fire deaths that you had little control over. But the horses were glorious
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 8, 2018, 5:17:04 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek choose advanced install and opt not to install "experience".. I never do
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 8, 2018, 12:40:08 PM
In Reply To @thomasfuchs
@thomasfuchs SVG is better but browser support had to mature and using the font was 10x easier
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 8, 2018, 2:50:35 AM
In Reply To @stevesi
@stevesi It is more instructive to read these as complaints about not getting an a12x laptop running OS X .. which is a legit oversight in my book.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 11:44:57 PM
In Reply To @stevesi
@stevesi @Yubico "intel class" browsing
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 11:31:40 PM
In Reply To @shahedC
@shahedC @oldjacket I was skeptical too but became a full-on convert after using it for a while. It's also more (!) secure than fingerprints.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 11:28:36 PM
In Reply To @jeffsand
@jeffsand yeah surface pro 4+ keyboard is miles beyond ipad pro keyboard. not even close
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 8:41:43 PM
In Reply To @Greg_Sideyr
@Greg_Sideyr Ironically no
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 8:40:58 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
my computers keep telling me how awesome my face is and since computers are always correct this is obviously true
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 5:58:13 PM
In Reply To @AmazonHelp
@AmazonHelp no need, I just re-ordered it and I hope the other one will arrive
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 5:55:44 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer pretty sure I did not in this case
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 5:50:40 PM
In Reply To @StormPooper
@StormPooper @discourse personal failings
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 5:45:28 PM
In Reply To @joshlangner
@joshlangner @2x You *must* test in incognito mode. If you are running adblockers, they seriously hurt performance.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 3:56:54 PM
In Reply To @OleenaNatiras
@OleenaNatiras lol nope, JS just reflects a chip that has excellent single-threaded perf and burst perf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 3:15:13 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Also, if chat *is* the primary, default method of communication in your org.. https://t.co/5xXiWZ2amC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2018, 2:38:23 PM
In Reply To @joshlangner
@joshlangner Safari is a factor, for sure. But Desktop Chrome is _very_ fast these days.
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