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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2016, 3:23:23 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie DESTROY IT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2016, 1:08:26 PM
In Reply To @olarssen
@olarssen oh my god this is so true
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2016, 11:29:19 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@jed_reynolds I really thought I made this clear in my orig tweet when I said torture test but maybe not..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2016, 11:25:42 AM
In Reply To @jed_reynolds
@jed_reynolds not a big deal, they are currently running artificially extreme prime95 load to exercise thermals and power
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2016, 10:50:41 AM
In Reply To @jed_reynolds
@jed_reynolds the whole top is a heatsink https://t.co/lf41m19xWZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2016, 3:04:17 AM
In Reply To @sjh_canada
@sjh_canada lol not a bad idea, but this is an unrealistic torture load to stress power adapters, CPU, etc.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 29, 2016, 2:01:30 AM
In Reply To @chx
@chx you know which boxes these are. Yeah it's probably OK but 15w TDP CPU. The seller let you put 30w TDP (!) in here, which.. I'd not rec
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2016, 1:45:36 PM
In Reply To @jennschiffer
@jennschiffer I literally have no idea what he means by "soggy knees"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2016, 11:53:15 AM
In Reply To @reybango
@reybango I only have the one I bought for myself
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2016, 11:52:48 AM
In Reply To @reybango
@reybango oh I don't sell them WASD keyboards does
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2016, 11:40:38 AM
In Reply To @reybango
@reybango did I not answer something?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2016, 11:27:17 AM
In Reply To @mustafaaloko
@mustafaaloko @phankinson see the bugs and releases categories at https://t.co/xtRYvz7geU
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 28, 2016, 11:25:22 AM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT as long as the odds of losing or misplacing are low I say go for it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 11:41:38 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles imagine if every commenter had topic / blog post read time displayed!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 9:42:00 PM
In Reply To @jesperfj
@jesperfj @jasonzimdars no, trying takes too much effort. I'm gonna go take a nap instead.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 9:23:33 PM
In Reply To @fritzy
@fritzy @textfiles @ELLIOTTCABLE I see his complaint but I don't see the huge risk of whynotboth.gif girl either
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 7:13:34 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life yeah this is super bullshit. Hard to use? No. Just awful at sharing pictures of babies / kids with family like fb
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 6:00:19 PM
In Reply To @yacoder
@yacoder learn to tell better stories, then. Stories people will believe because they are right, and true
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 5:54:22 PM
In Reply To @ironicsans
@ironicsans how can you even say that with your mouth so full of chocolate, nougat, and caramel
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 5:48:09 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly (waves hand) because I am charismatic, I will convince you the same advice applies
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 5:29:35 PM
In Reply To @betsyphd
@betsyphd I think @paulg was right on there, not sure how he feels about the "hoverboard" craze
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 5:15:20 PM
In Reply To @LaceySnr
@LaceySnr being a programmer is easy.. too easy. That should tell people something.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 4:26:01 PM
In Reply To @codebeing
@codebeing (whispering) you know you don't have to watch the whole thing, right
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 4:06:00 PM
In Reply To @nrose
@nrose yes, there are a few! Our image handling is quite good (auto size, auto thumbnail) but no gallery built in yet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 12:27:09 PM
In Reply To @Maria_Meister
@Maria_Meister @nedbat any panel that opens with "I hate them all" is starting off right
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 11:34:21 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy @stephane_m_ we all got it comin', kid
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 11:04:07 AM
In Reply To @giordanobc
@giordanobc @johnolilly phablet like everyone else...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 10:49:58 AM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly the trend disturbs me and it sure looks permanent :( Apple is bar none best in class here, no credible competition either
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 27, 2016, 12:29:56 AM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake you'd never do it. No father would.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 10:50:08 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly advanced negging. They will love him for this, mark my words
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 10:44:23 PM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss DADDDDDD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 9:43:44 PM
In Reply To @shog9
@shog9 @TheArqade (waves hands around excitedly) hard to say, but I am gonna say a whole lot of words anyway
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 9:16:17 PM
In Reply To @Hanzo55
@Hanzo55 the hell are you buying?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 9:05:30 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles weird, Chrome is quite progressive, what is the holdup?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 9:03:00 PM
In Reply To @Hanzo55
@Hanzo55 seems unlikely IMO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 8:44:10 PM
In Reply To @dmoren
@dmoren @siracusa even if the had iPhone and literally NOTHING else, they would be insanely profitable forever barring ultrafail
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 7:33:41 PM
In Reply To @jessamyn
@jessamyn what's your take on this?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 7:31:46 PM
In Reply To @commadelimited
@commadelimited @wagenet @trek @marcprecipice complex topic, will blog it because I have some shit to say
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 7:29:37 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@commadelimited @wagenet @trek @marcprecipice I expect everyone I work with to do what is necessary https://t.co/jiox0vFqRk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 7:25:36 PM
In Reply To @commadelimited
@commadelimited @wagenet @trek @marcprecipice why would I want to STOP them from finding a job that makes them happy?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 7:04:28 PM
In Reply To @commadelimited
@commadelimited @wagenet @trek @marcprecipice not lie, just selective truth. It's a relationship you are exiting. Also: reality.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 6:15:38 PM
In Reply To @isaacsanders
@isaacsanders @trek @wagenet @marcprecipice I am the worst possible person to put in charge of that. literally. the. worst.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 6:15:01 PM
In Reply To @tensorbodega
@nicksahler @eviltrout it's the only way to be sure
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 6:10:26 PM
In Reply To @tensorbodega
@nicksahler @eviltrout burn it with fiiiire
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:46:28 PM
In Reply To @mooremo
@mooremo @trek @marcprecipice the real sickness is working for that company
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:43:29 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @marcprecipice not following. people aren't allowed to take sick days from work?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:36:40 PM
In Reply To @tensorbodega
@nicksahler @damienkatz excellent work gentlemen (golf clap) pip pip cheerio
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:35:18 PM
In Reply To @wagenet
@wagenet @trek @marcprecipice and I would argue working somewhere that you are unhappy is, in fact, a legitimate illness. Life's too short
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:34:48 PM
In Reply To @wagenet
@wagenet @trek @marcprecipice pushing policies to their limits <> being a jerk. Not your fault if you get very "sick" for a few days.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:28:18 PM
In Reply To @patrickkettner
@patrickkettner @karlstanton you carry yours in your nose?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:27:28 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @wagenet @marcprecipice if you're leaving, you owe that company nothing. Push every policy to the limit and a little beyond, why not?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:26:55 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @wagenet @marcprecipice and you care about vacation days at a company you're actively trying to leave because..? Just take sick days
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:21:26 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @wagenet @marcprecipice it's all a bunch of horseshit
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:21:13 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @wagenet @marcprecipice the idea that greatness in employees is SO critical to survival as a company that extreme bars are normal
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:20:37 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @wagenet @marcprecipice other alt is everyone is provisional for 3/4 months when they start
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:20:04 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @wagenet @marcprecipice I could write whole blog entries about this, but the hiring culture is fucked from the top down
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:19:45 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @wagenet @marcprecipice I find "it's better to reject a good applicant *every* time than accept one single bad applicant" bigger prob
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:18:08 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @marcprecipice my point is your foot is already out the door at that point ;) so instead of one toe out the door, extend whole foot :D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:17:30 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @marcprecipice how do they find time to interview? isn't that also time away from current job? Where does that time come from?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:14:46 PM
In Reply To @trek
@trek @marcprecipice there is ZERO way to tell how good someone is gonna be until they do the work. Paid trial projects ftw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 5:11:59 PM
In Reply To @algrimur
@bokabeus ssssshhhh @JasonPunyon will hear you quiet quietquietquiet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 4:52:29 PM
In Reply To @BryanTheCrow
@BryanTheCrow true, and Surface 2 had big firmware issues, Surface 3 had firmware battery probs.. *but* book is more complex
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 4:49:03 PM
In Reply To @BryanTheCrow
@BryanTheCrow oh I give no shits about surface book. I am pro all the way. Laptops, zero interest.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 4:47:18 PM
In Reply To @MehrdadA
@MehrdadA see also discussion of gfx cache at https://t.co/RbouQf3kHC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 4:42:27 PM
In Reply To @MehrdadA
@MehrdadA if it ain't Skylake, it's shit
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 4:36:11 PM
In Reply To @ThePenultimus
@rbuyse @joecrotchett does not matter, sales down 25% too. All news is bad news on tablet front. all of it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 4:11:56 PM
In Reply To @TwigCaseCo
@TwigCaseCo is there an unusual amount of chemical vapor exposure at the Twig Case Factory? No reason, just wondering.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 2:19:42 PM
In Reply To @gamoid
@gamoid I have that printed on all my underwear
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 2:06:12 PM
In Reply To @markkilborn
@markkilborn My budget for child care during the first year of twins was "here's my checkbook, take it, I don't care, it's worth it"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 1:53:36 PM
In Reply To @markkilborn
@markkilborn also, "twins amount to a permanent riot" https://t.co/KgVF7twHtJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2016, 1:52:31 PM
In Reply To @markkilborn
@markkilborn oh man get as much help as you can.. paid.. family.. or otherwise. "It takes a village to raise a child" is so true.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2016, 9:04:34 PM
In Reply To @chriscoyier
@chriscoyier nawwww hiking is walking in nature
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2016, 8:56:41 PM
In Reply To @ID_AA_Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack @KamilJozwiak a lot of current comics just aren't very good. A few bright spots here and there...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2016, 5:45:29 PM
In Reply To @KamilJozwiak
@KamilJozwiak @ID_AA_Carmack yes the new 52 batman is quite good, the court of owls, etc!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2016, 4:24:01 PM
In Reply To @chriscoyier
@chriscoyier 💻🔨
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2016, 2:56:08 PM
In Reply To @ID_AA_Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack I can recommend Locke & Key, post new 52 Wonder Woman, Preacher
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2016, 2:51:33 PM
In Reply To @LeaVerou
@LeaVerou what are the top 3 common requests that "can't be done?"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2016, 12:07:43 AM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly @ktzhu I always liked Rumsfeld. 'Known knowns' is ee cummings level work
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 11:32:24 PM
In Reply To @joelarson4
@joelarson4 the years after year one I might miss, but I will never ever anything about year one. It is awful.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 7:51:56 PM
In Reply To @mabster
@mabster the process was unstable, superpowers but limited life. Get the comic, it is great!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 7:51:16 PM
In Reply To @NKCSS
@NKCSS is that the one where someone's face / hand gets shoved in a fryer?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 7:45:56 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza I feel like I should flag this
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 2:53:22 PM
In Reply To @jamonholmgren
@jamonholmgren not really a spoiler, the premise is spelled out in first issue. Get it, it's great!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 2:50:58 PM
In Reply To @vafrepus
@vafrepus @subm3rge these look really interesting
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 2:33:13 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp @betsyphd the concern is not food but the tribal societies they will form
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 2:26:40 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp wow fax
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 2:19:21 PM
In Reply To @subm3rge
@subm3rge really? I have lost count of the # of times Robin came back from the dead. I recommend this: https://t.co/u6jWAxVXrQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 2:18:17 PM
In Reply To @chucker
@chucker @migueldeicaza mindblown.gif
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 2:13:47 PM
In Reply To @chucker
@chucker @migueldeicaza at least unlike Star Wars they mercifully stopped at 3. We think. So far. I pray.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 2:08:24 PM
In Reply To @Ruth_Tillman
@Ruth_Tillman I can think of a few that are. And no comic book character ever "dies".. so bad. https://t.co/AZMAAj7IlS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 2:07:18 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza I do not think anyone would dispute Sopranos or Breaking Bad are masterpieces, or that adding 5 limp extra seasons would help
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 1:05:21 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley welcome to the terrordome
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 1:02:53 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp @betsyphd was good but smelt a bit of 2002, Windows Xp, and Dubya.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 1:02:05 PM
In Reply To @coreyburnett
@coreyburnett everyone dies. I am just celebrating the cycle of life. Even my own.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 12:54:59 PM
In Reply To @lobrien
@lobrien @migueldeicaza it is the repetition and degeneration of the story that gets to me. Rather have new voices, new stories.
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