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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2017, 4:44:28 PM
In Reply To @nitashatiku
@nitashatiku @Pinboard Zuck is definitely problematic, but I'd probably vote for him... then again I'd vote for a ham sandwich over Trump
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2017, 4:06:56 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles you can also see me wearing my @BillB influence on my sleeve here
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2017, 4:00:13 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard yeah true any company can do anything they want to the president with zero fear of government repercussions today
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2017, 3:58:41 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard 100% agreed but it has to wind its way through the court system to be decided / forced. Democracy ain't a speedy process
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2017, 3:20:32 PM
In Reply To @itdeano
@itdeano oh wait here you go lol https://t.co/Mi7INMGYjB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2017, 3:19:52 PM
In Reply To @itdeano
@itdeano it's already been done https://t.co/G5xbh4HitC (would be cooler as backpack, but gravity)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2017, 2:00:34 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles ha that is my thing I created. https://t.co/qspB3h0EY8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2017, 9:38:27 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard what we need is a Twitter poll, which snail is fastest WHICH ONE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2017, 9:37:11 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard fuck Gawker
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2017, 4:21:22 PM
In Reply To @chaosprime
@chaosprime @Pinboard @romanlevin yes but he is so French and cool
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2017, 3:51:04 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard @romanlevin yes but note that the popular play Hamilton features Jefferson so he is de facto cool beans, QED
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2017, 3:44:07 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard @romanlevin even in the early 90s when I was at UVa, they taught about the slave contradictions in Jefferson's work. It was widely known, not hidden.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2017, 3:22:13 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard as a graduate of the university of virginia I am required by law to disagree with this statement
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2017, 3:35:00 AM
In Reply To @tuexss
@tuexss that stuff is useless in real reality, much less augmented or virtual
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2017, 10:03:04 PM
In Reply To @Supermathie
@Supermathie (audible gasp)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2017, 4:32:14 AM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek @Wolpaw well that is true he did not quad-handedly found gamergate
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2017, 3:05:02 AM
In Reply To @Stuartq
@Stuartq @stack72 all right hit me on my beeper @stack72!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2017, 1:48:41 AM
In Reply To @mrpcoIIins
@mrpcoIIins I don't think so, just a lot of work to do. regardless would be an hourly gig.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 9:18:31 PM
In Reply To @SparkyRobot
@SparkyRobot Be sure to practice your p-p-pok.. ah I can't bring myself to keep typing
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 9:08:41 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@KristyT @krrishd @tiffani That said, no shortage of young people doing foolish things either. But majorities accrue power and wealth / influence as they age.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 9:04:33 PM
In Reply To @tobermatt
@tobermatt Why work hard to build content when you can just cheat your way to the top?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 8:58:13 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT @krrishd @tiffani That is a problem, but these stats also concern me deeply, more systemic https://t.co/CqKRhmhjIp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 6:34:44 PM
In Reply To @krrishd
@krrishd @KristyT @tiffani Not saying that, at all. Saying do stuff, plus wait for old folks with power and bias to die off.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 6:29:25 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT @tiffani Solve? No, but step in the right direction. So many studies / data on this. Black hands in an eBay photo reduced value of auction! So bad
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 6:24:01 PM
In Reply To @tiffani
@tiffani @KristyT Better hiring processes won't show names or pictures, ideally. So much scary data on this.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 6:14:47 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@KristyT Corollary to old people being basically the enemy. Old entrenched biases.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 6:14:20 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@KristyT P.s. Kids are really good at figuring this stuff out. They quickly learn that adults lie to them, even when not trying to
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 6:13:34 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT I personally find it is often better to tweet links, ideally links to data, or a good story that fills in the gaps. Best fit to 140 chars
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 6:04:27 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT I don't think Twitter is a good place to have a nuanced convo on complex topics
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 5:46:23 PM
In Reply To @chadbraunduin
@chadbraunduin @KristyT Where did I say this is not the case? History full of action and thus results. More interconnection, more visibility, more action.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 5:33:03 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT Understood. I withdraw. Our children will have to figure it out.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 5:17:06 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT Well, I think what you have done is pretty remarkable and I would call that a data point!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 5:13:47 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT Lots of data to look at here though. That's what I am referring to.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 5:11:26 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@KristyT I think increased longevity has had profoundly detrimental effects on social change. And peak grey is yet to arrive..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 4:59:50 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza No from their perspective every man woman and child on earth should have an account so it is more akin to government free speech
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2017, 1:01:47 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza Perils of literally 1998 codebase. Tech debt on old code is enormous.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2017, 11:56:33 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT @mikemchargue perhaps, but we're officially going backwards in time now, not forwards. It will get worse because rot starts from the head of the fish.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2017, 11:52:47 PM
In Reply To @mikemchargue
@mikemchargue @KristyT The tacit approval from the highest elected office in the land is very new, though. At least in the post civil rights era.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2017, 8:16:57 PM
In Reply To @openbuddha
@makehacklearn Once you remove gaming from the equation it is easy, almost any small box is fine. Still a fan of Skull Canyon, but Kaby Lake for video too
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2017, 8:01:49 PM
In Reply To @openbuddha
@makehacklearn External thunderbolt 3 makes it a lot more viable
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2017, 4:28:54 PM
In Reply To @jim_e_clark
@jim_e_clark @theodoredziuba they are perfectly free to express whatever they want, just not on company time, at a given company. Go assemble in the town square.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2017, 12:39:45 AM
In Reply To @_zzzoom_
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2017, 12:22:42 AM
In Reply To @theSimplex
@theSimplex @templarian @jcoene @elonmusk when your micro game is within 1ms of optimal, it does. Lane farming and hitting becomes perfect.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2017, 12:17:32 AM
In Reply To @templarian
@templarian @jcoene @elonmusk a team demo would have been a lot more interesting. compare 1vs1 in counter-strike with infinitely fast, perfect aiming "AI". Yay.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2017, 11:20:23 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT The founder of Smashing Mag said their ad revenue declined 50% in a few years so they started a conf.. to make $$
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2017, 11:17:22 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT I am with you 100% on this
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2017, 5:53:48 PM
In Reply To @kevinmontrose
@kevinmontrose it is such an annoying word. Worse than "moist" https://t.co/dlc19UoHbk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2017, 5:41:05 PM
In Reply To @kevinmontrose
@kevinmontrose using the word "doxxing" should also be a fireable offense
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2017, 4:05:42 PM
In Reply To @jongalloway
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 11, 2017, 3:42:12 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente @jongalloway yes this is a shameful number, I am disappoint.. 32GB minimum, ideally 64GB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2017, 6:03:17 PM
In Reply To @lizardbill
@lizardbill This is why I said almost never
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2017, 5:39:49 PM
In Reply To @itdeano
@itdeano all of the above
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2017, 5:29:23 PM
In Reply To @dangrenfell
@dangrenfell 105% accurate
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2017, 5:05:09 PM
In Reply To @runsammrun
@runsammrun select almost never
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2017, 3:49:15 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie even in Mexico? :trollface:
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2017, 2:10:46 PM
In Reply To @alexpaulhofmann
@alexpaulhofmann @Pinboard maybe one day we can get two tech employee unions to kiss
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2017, 1:46:38 PM
In Reply To @alexpaulhofmann
@alexpaulhofmann @Pinboard union blockchain, a tool for empowering tech employee union organizing!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 9, 2017, 10:57:54 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@ID_AA_Carmack @pervognsen We did eventually add a time gate because random from 10 years ago turns out not to be so great
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 9, 2017, 10:57:10 PM
In Reply To @ID_AA_Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack @pervognsen In Discourse we show suggested topics at the bottom of a topic, went with random early on, and kept it because it worked well.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 9, 2017, 9:13:25 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
This time the enemy is not the Russians, it is us.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 9, 2017, 8:29:35 PM
In Reply To @notwaldorf
@notwaldorf @egmorant That should be a mechanical keyboard!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 9, 2017, 5:43:19 PM
In Reply To @Gryzor
@Gryzor @wilshipley Also it's spelled Ke$ha
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 9, 2017, 5:11:35 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 9, 2017, 12:04:03 AM
In Reply To @ID_AA_Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack @FioraAeterna No way, Dremel 4 lyfe!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 8, 2017, 6:16:02 PM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain all my kid 80s angst about nuclear war has transferred to climate change, which feels a lot more "boiling the frog" deadly
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 7, 2017, 11:39:00 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon accuse them of a-hole signaling
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 7, 2017, 8:43:11 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard oh look who knows the word "luthier" mister fancypants word writing mans
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2017, 12:03:56 AM
In Reply To @pamelafox
@pamelafox @Meaningness You are welcome to come over and chase ours, they *love* it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2017, 11:43:39 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @Neurogami We use controller with htpc weekly and it is reliable for us! Indie games can have shitty code though, ask me about 4K DPI insanity
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2017, 11:38:58 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @Neurogami Check in the steam store page the ones with full controller support are clearly marked as such!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2017, 3:02:11 PM
In Reply To @mehulharry
@mehulharry Xbox One S, 4k streaming is a joke
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2017, 2:43:52 PM
In Reply To @mangopdf
@mangopdf it's a great post!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2017, 12:56:44 AM
In Reply To @ghernandez1990
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2017, 8:29:13 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard @MalwareTechBlog Our Twitter union rulebook has stringent standards for this sort of thing
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2017, 3:55:07 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu does this account for smartphone / cell based internet use?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2017, 3:40:45 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu by "many" you mean roughly 20%?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2017, 3:13:39 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza unfollow
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2017, 8:23:52 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard @amyhoy Can we put Amy in charge of your Twitter account? ;)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2017, 4:12:41 PM
In Reply To @owencm
@owencm they are also interrupted by children with greater frequency than men
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2017, 4:02:46 PM
In Reply To @owencm
@owencm yeah, but it also disproves the knee jerk "everything is broken and unfair".. there's more nuance. Nuance is good.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2017, 9:41:41 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard this is pure fantasy, the political repercussions would be so painful.. plus, he'd just move to Facebook or some other platform
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2017, 9:39:43 PM
In Reply To @nbashaw
@nbashaw @leahculver I work from home so I spend so little time travelling from point A to B
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2017, 8:59:59 PM
In Reply To @nbashaw
@nbashaw @leahculver rare for me to do so, but when I do, I listen in the web browser, like some kind of animal
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2017, 9:14:34 PM
In Reply To @JeroenRombouts
@JeroenRombouts I do as LeBouf does in all things
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2017, 8:51:13 PM
In Reply To @stuartpb
@stuartpb the smoothest of smooth jazz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2017, 8:36:59 PM
In Reply To @thesarahdreger
@thesarahdreger @webRat @ericjduran well yes that is the point
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2017, 12:21:18 AM
In Reply To @ardentra
@ardentra Have you tried it recently? I heard very good recent reports.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2017, 11:47:47 PM
In Reply To @dhh
@dhh @patio11 Cheap customers are the most expensive customers you will ever have.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2017, 11:38:24 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa @TheTrepanier I am still unbelievably bitter the PS4 pro does not support 4K blu-ray. That is some bullshit. I was gonna buy one!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2017, 11:40:00 PM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@eviltrout OLED 4 LYFE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2017, 10:01:18 PM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@eviltrout do you have a 4k set?
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