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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2017, 4:25:28 AM
In Reply To @Phantom_Delight
@Phantom_Delight it's incoming money, not outgoing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2017, 2:14:12 AM
In Reply To @secretGeek
@secretGeek I have a Rubiks Cube solve app which has major trouble with the super bright / distinct standard Rubiks Cube colors!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2017, 2:13:45 AM
In Reply To @secretGeek
@secretGeek subtle color detection is super sketchy depending on light, etc. Not recommended as a smartphone app because coloUr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2017, 12:02:18 AM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp the only thing that can give us hope, is a full size digital pinball machine. It is the only way.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 11:53:41 PM
In Reply To @JJoos
@JJoos massive penalties for submitting explicitly disallowed classes of reports. One free if you mess up as a teaching moment.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 10:58:00 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 10:34:39 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon @rossipedia @gortok it is gonna be a loooooong four years. I suspect it could become eight.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 10:25:50 PM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @JasonPunyon @gortok no, I said if people die that's their responsibility for making bad life decisions. Isn't it?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 10:24:56 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@rossipedia @JasonPunyon @gortok I called it political theater, which it is. Just sad that healthcare has to be a pawn in this game.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 10:22:38 PM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @JasonPunyon @gortok and where did I do that, exactly?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 10:11:55 PM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @JasonPunyon @gortok you are not hearing me. Scroll down to "a *cultural* note" https://t.co/USm9BoLxx4
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 10:09:15 PM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @JasonPunyon @gortok read the interviews. I did. "Poor people aren't working hard enough." https://t.co/5rYMgvfwkq
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 9:47:20 PM
In Reply To @rossipedia
@rossipedia @JasonPunyon @gortok it isn't -- if you are poor, that is your fault. Absolutely nothing could be more American.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 7:00:03 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@JasonPunyon @gortok cowboys, to the core, and will always be.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 6:59:31 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@JasonPunyon @gortok because if you are poor or sick, that's your fault. You didn't pull yourself up by your bootstraps, or arm yourself.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 6:59:00 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@JasonPunyon @gortok this idea that ideology means some people have to (regetrfully) die is really at the core of being an American.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 6:52:17 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@JasonPunyon @gortok and if you have a problem with that, I understand and agree, but it will take hundreds of years to change.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 6:51:22 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon @gortok dude, that shit was decided at Sandy Hook. America is 100% fine with kids dying for ideological reasons.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 6:33:32 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon @gortok none of this stuff will change until we are long dead. Encourage your children to work on it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 6:27:09 PM
In Reply To @jonobacon
@jonobacon hmm can you elaborate on this?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 6:23:28 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon I doubt this will happen in the US, even in our children's lifetimes. Still waiting on gun control..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 5:29:34 PM
In Reply To @_will_archer
@_will_archer @tqbf I don't view any party as compromised, I only vote policies and candidates, period
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 5:10:35 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf I am in no way against declaring support for individual candidates, depending on their policies.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 5:10:03 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf I just feel like making decisions based on "I am {this party} therefore I do {x}" is intentionally wearing blinders.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 4:57:57 PM
In Reply To @charlescwcooke
@charlescwcooke I've done some reading, and I've concluded everything but prayer-based healthcare plans are doomed in the US.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 4:45:30 PM
In Reply To @H_A_L9000
@rktreadwell @Banderski you guys literally have your own echo chamber right now. I was asking for links, and see replies: I got one.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2017, 12:33:14 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles this time will be different, we swear!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2017, 3:45:36 PM
In Reply To @benedictevans
@BenedictEvans voice does not work reliably on other humans, much less computers
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2017, 5:47:39 AM
In Reply To @edgebal
@edgebal @mitsuhiko @Darkhogg do butterflies actually DO that though? I guess i haven't churned butter in a while
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2017, 4:54:26 AM
In Reply To @paulg
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2017, 2:36:32 AM
In Reply To @patio11
@patio11 also a bit like arguing "you can sell legal drugs for the same prices as illegal drugs! charge more!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2017, 2:21:46 AM
In Reply To @patio11
@patio11 I dunno, dark patterns are effective for a reason.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 12, 2017, 2:11:47 AM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@eviltrout @betsyphd well now we know who's getting fired if that's *not* the new tattoo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 11, 2017, 4:03:08 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp I asked for bigger ipads and bigger iphones.. sorry, I AM A MAN I TAKE UP SPACE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 7:32:56 PM
In Reply To @zapier
@zapier @joshvickerson great! Will switch tonight!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 6:55:05 PM
In Reply To @tombielecki
@tombielecki @IFTTT what do you recommend instead?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 6:50:45 PM
In Reply To @gretared
@gretared @IFTTT no, it just takes one full hour. Applet says "may take up to an hour.."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 6:50:20 PM
In Reply To @ecnepsnai
@ecnepsnai I don't want search history, so we're on the free plan.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 4:42:25 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon @deadprogrammer nah just the performance.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 4:16:18 PM
In Reply To @schamp
@schamp OLED displays? Are you sure?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 4:14:11 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon @deadprogrammer you are just jealous of our 50ms page render times
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 3:55:01 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer I believe @JasonPunyon needs to begin with "thinking"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 2:54:35 PM
In Reply To @minton
@minton I do not, but I like the cut of their jib
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 2:54:06 PM
In Reply To @topgamer7
@topgamer7 I don't work there and haven't since 2012..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 4:42:08 AM
In Reply To @clipperhouse
@clipperhouse Best. Tweet. Ever.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 3:39:28 AM
In Reply To @JohnONolan
@JohnONolan still that's not a feature gate. Maybe they secretly ping "large" customers somehow?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 3:34:44 AM
In Reply To @JohnONolan
@JohnONolan doesn't seem like a good idea on the enterprisey side (Apple, Inc. could have literally one account?) but otherwise I like it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 3:24:07 AM
In Reply To @aguynamedben
@aguynamedben I was wondering if a small tablet could be repurposed, as there are some tablet OLED screens..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 10, 2017, 1:24:51 AM
In Reply To @SIGKILL
@SIGKILL it is like fuzz testing for money
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2017, 5:20:37 PM
In Reply To @aliostad
@aliostad I have no involvement in Trello
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2017, 5:15:31 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake @joshmillard now I need to hear it again
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2017, 1:50:58 AM
In Reply To @anustart1993
@AD7863 Dr. Twitter you mean
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2017, 1:06:57 AM
In Reply To @sampullara
@sampullara no, they're always present. In your mind. I (falsely) remember our kids being with us before they were born now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 9, 2017, 12:35:31 AM
In Reply To @ServeTheHome
@ServeTheHome yeah IMHO 2GB/sec read/write storage makes *zero* sense on desktops, laptops, mobile..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2017, 7:14:45 PM
In Reply To @hellojoen
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2017, 7:08:40 PM
In Reply To @mrdevries
@mrdevries skylark does fine with 4K but not 10 bit hevc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2017, 6:19:54 PM
In Reply To @BoingBoing
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 8, 2017, 1:40:30 AM
In Reply To @filippomito
@filippomito yeah I'm switching away from s/pdif to HDMI for this reason. Not enough bandwidth for fancy multichannel audio any more..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2017, 4:16:46 PM
In Reply To @KarlKFI
@KarlKFI that res is child's play for a 1080. Just buy one
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 7, 2017, 3:49:42 PM
In Reply To @KarlKFI
@KarlKFI What res? 4k is mostly working on nvidia 1080 and the 1080ti will be released in the next 2-3 months.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 9:28:41 PM
In Reply To @cthecodr
@cthecodr @RockBand yes! Exports work.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 9:27:24 PM
In Reply To @rolfje
@rolfje @SuperDalgas @jarrod_dixon ugh that thing was horrible even back then, the specs were abysmal
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 9:16:39 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life @mmmarilyn yeah Dare is right there is nothing that helps others here
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 6:59:38 PM
In Reply To @GeekTrainer
@GeekTrainer huh, I swore it was 2001 but you're right, April 1998
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 6:53:51 PM
In Reply To @Gryzor
@Gryzor only with an appropriately large enough subwoofer
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 6:52:48 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life well ok *that's* true.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 6:47:00 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life life isn't fair, but rich people should consider themselves a bit lucky and try to make it more fair for those who follow
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 4:17:01 PM
In Reply To @mustafaakin
@mustafaakin @frederik_bosch I am biased but for a long time this was the narrative https://t.co/UkMpELe4TN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 2:59:09 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke @pywannabe in Belize, all things are possible
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 6, 2017, 12:59:51 AM
In Reply To @JustinTuchek
@JustinTuchek oh yes the classic Qualcomm "our 8 slow-ass cores are really good, we swear" routine.. geez
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2017, 11:01:07 PM
In Reply To @jarrod_dixon
@jarrod_dixon you had an iPhone before anyone I know don't bring @SuperDalgas into this!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2017, 5:28:22 PM
In Reply To @rands
@rands make a LOT more money than the people who work for them.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2017, 5:21:25 PM
In Reply To @rcpeterson
@rcpeterson use a burner account
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2017, 5:00:52 PM
In Reply To @maijasauna
@maijasauna imma just go outside and start yelling at passers-by
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2017, 6:05:33 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer yeah like that! These look great in it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2017, 5:59:51 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer it's in a starburst hanging ceiling light with 18-20 rods so there's a lot!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2017, 4:05:43 PM
In Reply To @jasonmalinowski
@jasonmalinowski if you are asking you are not the one deciding (voting) on your own question..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2017, 2:15:18 AM
In Reply To @pbondoer
@pbondoer fucking van damme!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 11:25:25 PM
In Reply To @brennanSV
@brennanSV @siracusa @mjtsai not like Mac Pro is portable. And it is 2013 hardware with 2013 prices..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 11:17:02 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa @mjtsai why not hackintosh? Laptop only?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 7:12:50 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf I'm not singling out ESR here. I have a whole rant about how longer life expectancy has bad long term social effects.. buy me a beer
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 7:03:55 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@tqbf just to be clear, this is my standard position on old racists. You wait and outlive them.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 7:00:01 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@tqbf he's 60. With some luck he won't make it to 70.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 6:59:21 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf hopefully ESR will die soon. How old is he?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 6:47:31 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf ohhhhh you were saying 140 characters is completely inadequate for nuance of any kind HAIL EMPEROR GOD KING TRUMP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 6:33:35 PM
In Reply To @red_scott
@red_scott @EgoGrimoire I've heard (recent) years that were definitely worse so far, and that's a good sign
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 6:30:37 PM
In Reply To @EgoGrimoire
@EgoGrimoire I usually need to listen 5-10 times to really decide. So far it's .. good, not sure great?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 5:50:48 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf I dunno, 99% of the job is who you work with. It matters a TON.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 5:28:17 PM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@eviltrout I see someone is a huge fan of musicals?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 4:58:05 PM
In Reply To @theotherlinh
@theotherlinh Windows 10 sees it in the scanners list (it shows), but test scanner button says "no scanner"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 12:33:08 PM
In Reply To @bx
@bx @gortok I do think optional is a better design.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2017, 11:56:19 AM
In Reply To @DaveMurphySF
@DaveMurphySF yep they have been great.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2017, 10:59:03 PM
In Reply To @chriscoyier
@chriscoyier don't allow bids by new users. Require rep to bid.
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