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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2017, 7:02:51 PM
In Reply To @mattsta
@mattsta @Pinboard hell insurance rates alone should start skyrocketing in these areas. Follow the money my friends. Always follow the money.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2017, 7:02:17 PM
In Reply To @mattsta
@mattsta @Pinboard Disagree. Multiple "home runs" in 2-3 years will convince a percentage to move. Too painful.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2017, 6:58:58 PM
In Reply To @mattsta
@mattsta @Pinboard the whole point is that with climate change, this stuff will happen more and more often. More home runs, like baseball player on steroids.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2017, 6:41:21 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard it's expensive and time consuming to replace your house and all its belongings, even with magic insurance cash
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2017, 6:38:06 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard the recurring economic costs do that for you, because you get bitchslapped by the invisible hand of the market
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2017, 6:35:55 PM
In Reply To @steve_ugrc
@steveagrc @JackDeeth click the video links, instead. Give that a try.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2017, 6:10:45 PM
In Reply To @realsshrestha
@realsshrestha did try different cable, gonna drag a test monitor in, in a sec
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2017, 6:08:44 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard the royal house of snark
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 7:39:39 PM
In Reply To @rands
@rands @tomcoates Think of it as a Steam Machine if that helps
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 7:37:44 PM
In Reply To @rands
@rands @tomcoates not at 4k 60fps it doesn't.. yet.. so it is dead to me until October 24th
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 7:34:53 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 4:44:12 PM
In Reply To @jhembach
@jhembach @tqbf yeah full disk encryption basically works in Win / OSX / Linux? Doesn't get the file off your hard drive encrypted though.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 4:04:55 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf Mostly I'm trying to define an easy way for users, since OS makers will never ship this right IMO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 4:01:52 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf don't we have to trust the third-party executables in a similar manner?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 3:58:47 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke I dunno, there are so many great movies even for kids. Gonna die soon enough, why not see all the things?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 3:57:53 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf does sending through a website count?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 2:35:36 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life "Gun ownership is most common among men, whites" https://t.co/SO8Cd3urtM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 2:35:00 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life not for white people, it isn't.. so it depends what the racial makeup of gun owners is.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 1:32:24 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard It must bleed to lead
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 5:08:58 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer dodged a bullet there, phew
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 2:55:19 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer were.. were you one of the first few hundred Stack Overflow users??
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 12:27:10 AM
In Reply To @kraenhansen
@kraenhansen three different projects
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2017, 12:15:14 AM
In Reply To @drldCsta
@drldcsta @sarahjeong More of a Lawrence Lessig and Clay Shirky man, myself. Those two should have a baby and it should be elected king of the world.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 11:48:34 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke Never watched anything 5 times much less 10!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 11:48:05 PM
In Reply To @samsaffron
@samsaffron @robconery Minivans are amazing. Total convert here. The a-team basically drove a minivan just sayin'
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 9:56:04 PM
In Reply To @sarahjeong
@sarahjeong Have you ever seen so many dudes in love with another dude
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 9:50:59 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon This is objectively the best tweet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 9:02:17 PM
In Reply To @samsaffron
@samsaffron @robconery Minivan easily not even a problem
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 4:56:32 AM
In Reply To @WebAsh
@WebAsh what are your feelings on hamburgers and french fries? ;)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 4:24:07 AM
In Reply To @WebAsh
@WebAsh ohhh I'm sure you haaate blue jeans and rock and roll ;)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 12:42:14 AM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf @Pinboard oops my bad. Interesting point, though I am super unclear how white collar unions come to exist today
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 12:32:45 AM
In Reply To @snwh
@snwh @ftrain I can't live like that
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 12:29:59 AM
In Reply To @snwh
@snwh @ftrain Android tablet apps are *abysmal*, there is virtually no market. And for kids apps? Night and day does not even begin to describe it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 12:24:53 AM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain Whatever you do, I *strongly* recommend you do *not* go the cheap Android tablet route. So bad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2017, 12:20:32 AM
In Reply To @superdaveghs
@superdaveghs @ftrain Get the $7 tempered glass screen protectors and a Big Grips case
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 3, 2017, 11:46:08 PM
In Reply To @Hanzo55
@Hanzo55 Magical sound shower time yo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 3, 2017, 11:44:51 PM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain The $329 iPad is amazing value. You gotta love your kids at least that much ;)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 3, 2017, 6:41:00 AM
In Reply To @jasper_07
@jasper_07 eh, the tone is _super_ dark in the UK version. And the secondary / tertiary characters get nothing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 3, 2017, 6:33:56 AM
In Reply To @WillWorth
@WillWorth but are you British *ENOUGH*
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 2, 2017, 8:25:11 PM
In Reply To @patio11
@patio11 @amyhoy The Neil Cicerega remix of this song (on his latest internet album) is not to be missed. So good.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2017, 2:40:50 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza it's that or one giant Facebook for every human ever born until the heat death of the universe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2017, 2:19:58 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza I am not sure people truly want real time chat, it's just easy to make it look like it "works". Start typing = working!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2017, 11:29:56 PM
In Reply To @secretGeek
@secretGeek Why would I? It is a concrete, specific question with a fact based answer based on data :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2017, 10:16:11 PM
In Reply To @SparkyRobot
@SparkyRobot @JoshCrewsReally Aww you are too nice
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 11:20:13 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp @betsyphd The guy who did lost did The Leftovers (HBO). Try it!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 8:36:08 PM
In Reply To @patleeman
@patleeman @deadprogrammer Well with some modding
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 7:35:31 PM
In Reply To @the_nathanjones
@the_nathanjones @mattkocaj @dennisroche guys is Twitter really the best place for this? Let's think.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 7:14:12 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer no, but I did invest in rechargeable C and D batteries finally
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 6:57:13 PM
In Reply To @carpetfizz
@carpetfizz this belt one gets a good review https://t.co/MXQWz4uLWW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 6:31:39 PM
In Reply To @secretGeek
@secretGeek I just learned to buy new ones when they are older
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 6:31:05 PM
In Reply To @martinwoodward
@martinwoodward true with kids as well, caveat being "yes, and.."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 6:27:49 PM
In Reply To @arclight
@arclight pretty much
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 6:27:37 PM
In Reply To @techlorax
@jmecantrell well maybe if the puppy phase lasted for 8 years
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 6:26:02 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life that is surprising
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2017, 5:33:09 PM
In Reply To @SuperDalgas
@SuperDalgas @lauradobrzynski @vacacartwheels a newsletter would be better for SEO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 9:14:17 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer I purchased this before reading all 140 characters
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 4:33:39 PM
In Reply To @secretGeek
@secretGeek almost as bad as "bambrick"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 4:32:40 PM
In Reply To @garybernhardt
@garybernhardt I HOPE YOU LIKE OKR AND KPI REPORTS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 3:28:13 PM
In Reply To @drob
@drob @nasowasaberooch PROGRAMMING IS THE BEST JOB THERE IS THERE ARE LITERALLY ZERO DOWNSIDES EVERYONE SHOULD BE A PROGRAMMER
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 2:41:30 PM
In Reply To @drob
@drob @nasowasaberooch I refer you to my pinned tweet on this matter
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 2:38:17 PM
In Reply To @megobits
@megobits @netflix A goodwill store
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 11:42:18 AM
In Reply To @gnarf
@gnarf @slightlylate Unfortunately humans are imperfect, so it is better to build processes that expect hidden bias and design around it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 11:39:10 AM
In Reply To @gnarf
@gnarf @slightlylate not just gender. Race too. Also if you're pregnant, or old.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 11:32:05 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@gnarf @slightlylate I don't see why this is even a tiny bit controversial. It's about the work, not the person. Always has been, always should be, forever.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 11:29:45 AM
In Reply To @gnarf
@gnarf @slightlylate I'm saying in explicit interview processes, knowledge of the interviewee is a negative. See https://t.co/hiXVoC1Vq9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 11:21:27 AM
In Reply To @slightlylate
@slightlylate right, I'm saying all "interview" processes (like pull requests) adopt intentional obfuscation of name and avatar
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 8:28:57 AM
In Reply To @lizardbill
@lizardbill What, you don't type with actual guns? https://t.co/C0uQpr47AK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 7:33:25 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@Beschizza But in ours? Not really. We will be close.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2017, 7:32:58 AM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza To be fair, fully autonomous cars are the one thing I expect to happen for absolute sure in our children's lifetimes.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2017, 8:29:47 PM
In Reply To @openbuddha
@loremgibson Hmm how to do? Details?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2017, 8:23:45 PM
In Reply To @SuperDalgas
@SuperDalgas Bring lots of money -- be sure to get the A Team!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2017, 6:01:46 PM
In Reply To @kevinmontrose
@kevinmontrose I feel you can measure this by screen size, almost. Having two things side by side is ESSENTIAL, see: iPad large model
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2017, 2:21:52 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@dinapomeranz @Independent for example this https://t.co/fAcLzSlva3 is pretty bleeding edge emoji stuff
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2017, 2:16:57 AM
In Reply To @DinaPomeranz
@dinapomeranz @Independent I believe they just added the skin tones, so combinations would be a step beyond that. They have combos for man + doctor, woman + doctor now
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2017, 2:03:21 AM
In Reply To @Independent
@Independent @dinapomeranz I believe this is more of a technical limitation than an intentional choice at the moment, Unicode consortium needs to define combinations
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2017, 12:42:31 AM
In Reply To @jamonholmgren
@jamonholmgren @cwodtke hopefully not the wingsuit kind, since that seems to be the most problematic
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2017, 11:59:52 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@cwodtke @SavedYouAClick Interesting to have a "sport" where nobody can survive. More like a suicide cult, really
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2017, 11:58:08 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@cwodtke @SavedYouAClick So the subtext is "why are so many *expert* base jumpers dying" and noobs alike.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2017, 11:57:21 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke @SavedYouAClick Did you read the whole article? The woman whose husbands both died? Both experts with hundreds, thousands of jumps
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2017, 11:54:28 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke @SavedYouAClick There is no correlation between experience and survivability, which is super disturbing
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2017, 11:39:39 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke @SavedYouAClick It is a very interesting article; check it out and see
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2017, 11:39:07 PM
In Reply To @mattbrowndev
@yamthatiam We are nowhere near 5 years away on VR. 20, *maybe*
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2017, 10:07:54 PM
In Reply To @mikewadecodes
@mikewadecodes @pjbeardsley Yes it is fake, great except gets very hot in the sun like sand does!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2017, 9:26:56 PM
In Reply To @axlotl
@axlotl Chris this is inappropriate. Now get in the car.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2017, 6:08:24 AM
In Reply To @DrJessTaylor
@Jessicae13Eaton Which forum was this, out of curiosity?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 26, 2017, 8:41:47 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard What if they are wearing a flower in their hair
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2017, 10:13:51 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard I think the Trump news cycle took care of that for them
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2017, 10:06:19 PM
In Reply To @jonobacon
@jonobacon That sign is everywhere in CA you have not seen it before? At every pool I have been to...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2017, 9:57:27 PM
In Reply To @jonobacon
@jonobacon I just pooped my pants
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2017, 8:42:25 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard Consolation prize, you can be mayor of Yemen
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2017, 8:34:44 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza Don't worry. Soon the baby will be punching you
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2017, 8:16:06 PM
In Reply To @TravisOwens
@TravisOwens @inovae_keith There are some clunkers in the seasons. The avatar politics one, the VR game one come to mind
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2017, 8:13:00 PM
In Reply To @TravisOwens
@TravisOwens @inovae_keith Season 2 white Christmas is not to be missed!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2017, 7:28:30 PM
In Reply To @inovae_keith
@inovae_keith try season 3 episode 1, please
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 25, 2017, 7:01:11 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly I just invested $200k in your tweet
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