Codinghorror Twitter Archive
Posts Replies

Page 193 / 363

avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 12:46:14 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza makes for awful storytelling.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 12:45:40 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles I am going out with a mouth full of Ding Dongs baby
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 12:08:53 PM
In Reply To @reggieburnett
@reggieburnett are they also odious racists? https://t.co/gUoWT5xz5M
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 12:07:06 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@codinghorror ... and mine too!
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 11:52:47 AM
In Reply To @OmarShahine
@OmarShahine oh thanks been meaning to order that
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 11:36:10 AM
In Reply To @coreyburnett
@coreyburnett the older I get, the more I bar progress for others. Part of the normal cycle of life. I say embrace it.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2016, 11:30:39 AM
In Reply To @coreyburnett
@coreyburnett fortunately, death comes for all of us. Looking forward to mine.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2016, 8:30:22 PM
In Reply To @maggiekb1
@maggiekb1 Team Cephalopod
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2016, 7:50:43 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles I want that animated on your tombstone
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2016, 7:08:57 PM
In Reply To @steveklabnik
@steveklabnik @samsaffron this discussion should not have happened in software that offers zero moderator / editorial control
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2016, 4:42:32 AM
In Reply To @PatrickDerosier
@PatrickDerosier uhhh one small problem there BFF https://t.co/xihIuU1cuI
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2016, 4:39:10 AM
In Reply To @PatrickDerosier
@PatrickDerosier ok you're hired
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2016, 2:26:23 AM
In Reply To @lloeki
@lloeki @moxon they should, though.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 10:50:01 PM
In Reply To @shanselman
@shanselman I learned playing Viper Racing on PC, crazily powerful car physics are risky when you floor it.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 9:49:05 PM
In Reply To @pushsquare
@pushsquare @siracusa @yosp maybe one day I will play it if it ever comes to steam
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 9:47:27 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke I guess you are right it is more common than I thought - https://t.co/8N4dzKQe6N
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 5:18:43 PM
In Reply To @digitalturtle_
@samolang also being born in the current timeline vs say, 1850 or 1750
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 4:28:33 PM
In Reply To @roalt
@roalt yeah probably, still, strategically I need Apple to be reaching down to lower price points better.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 4:17:52 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke well, missing from the "upcharges for baggage are bad, m'kay!" discussion was the fact that 1 checked bag is always free..
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 3:24:39 PM
In Reply To @moxon
@moxon yes, if they fail to make it a lower price point that is a huge missed opportunity
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 1:41:06 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke it also called out the Netflix "disaster", which in 2012.. dunno, not a fan of that article.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 4:10:16 AM
In Reply To @antonioetayo
@antonioetayo it's a fair point, but the narrative is not there. Like harry potter fan fiction vs. "you must invent harry potter" WAY hard
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 3:51:31 AM
In Reply To @balpha
@balpha I was waiting on you to say that.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 2:26:44 AM
In Reply To @addyosmani
@addyosmani @samsaffron @kangax ps nice avatar in upper right
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 2:25:49 AM
In Reply To @addyosmani
@addyosmani @samsaffron @kangax wow that's buried
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2016, 12:56:36 AM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke jcpenney turned into a disaster based on the strategy there. It sunk that ex-Apple exec's career...
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 9:38:22 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp @Hanzo55 that is a niiiice mound of dirt. If you know what I mean. And I think you do.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 8:59:27 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp @Hanzo55 ask him about the mounds of dirt next to the highway
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 7:34:05 PM
In Reply To @Hanzo55
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 7:08:03 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza I didn't think his acting was too bad. The character is just kind of lame overall.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 7:04:13 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@Beschizza on top of that the actor is kinda ugly, too. We never saw Darth's face!
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 7:00:50 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza plus Darth Vader was super powerful, clearly in total control, and kicking much ass. Compare with Mr. Emo teenager
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 6:39:15 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza this seems so obvious after actually viewing the movie. Plus the (redacted) he does..
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 6:05:45 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor it's from our kids. Great song. You should have kids, they are fucking insane all the time
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 6:02:50 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor I call it "the disco"
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 5:40:47 PM
In Reply To @damienkatz
@damienkatz chello? Is it me you're looking for?
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 5:06:06 PM
In Reply To @voretaq7
@voretaq7 @adlangx I am thinking more guns is the answer
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 4:31:35 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles I just use the Sparks Keep Left / Keep Right Rhino collection which is awesome. Rhino is the FOOKIN BEST https://t.co/LDgl02ZOgQ
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 5:15:44 AM
In Reply To @lovisbrot
@lovisbrot I MUST HAVE IT
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2016, 1:41:05 AM
In Reply To @jorm
@jorm I like it with extra e. Coli
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 6:54:28 PM
In Reply To @m__s_s
@m__s_s right, age = wealth too. Huge problem now, imagine how concentrated wealth would be for a 150 or 300 year old..
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 6:44:54 PM
In Reply To @DistractedThink
@DistractedThink over the broad expanse of history this is *clearly* true, younger gens more progressive, with rare exceptions.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 6:02:25 PM
In Reply To @ILOVETHEHAWK
@ILOVETHEHAWK that 12th time is gonna be the charm, I can just feel it
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 5:50:18 PM
In Reply To @ILOVETHEHAWK
@ILOVETHEHAWK that's the best thing ever. I have a doppleganger Jeff Atwood but I haven't heard much recently https://t.co/ji3QYos1bq
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 5:29:54 PM
In Reply To @_bron_
@_bron_ that's so awesome
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 5:16:39 PM
In Reply To @kevinmontrose
@kevinmontrose get outside the box -- manipulate the system clock.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 5:07:56 PM
In Reply To @eggsyntax
@eggsyntax different issues; that's just extending to die from natural causes vs. malaria/typhus/cholera
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 4:08:44 PM
In Reply To @PrevMollrow
@Mollrow @waxpancake also the "no consequences" outcome is *hugely* corrosive to society, undermines government, police, everything
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 3:59:07 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake right totally agree, but I'm thinking that will go on forever until the root causes are addressed
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 3:40:11 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake this is what needs to be fixed
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 3:32:29 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake I guess it cuts into the weird relationship between judges/prosecutors and the police, and how they rely on each other
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 1:16:07 PM
In Reply To @boxofrad
@boxofrad did they have the metal ones then?
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 20, 2016, 2:30:22 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer not... YET
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 8:32:22 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer unlikely to be simple, IMO
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 8:22:44 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer I think millions of years of evolution will not go into that good night so quietly
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 8:20:35 PM
In Reply To @travis_troyer
@travis_troyer old bay trail atom based though. https://t.co/rXY8MUHXoT
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 7:28:31 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon phablets, on the other hand, are CRUSHING IT
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 7:28:11 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon even tablets (the Netbook of Today™) aren't winning as decisively as I thought they would.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 7:03:37 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer naming is super super hard
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 6:00:02 PM
In Reply To @housecor
@housecor wow! that's great! Glad it worked out for you!
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 5:51:19 PM
In Reply To @DinaPomeranz
@dinapomeranz what will they say about you when you die?
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 2:43:49 PM
In Reply To @voretaq7
@voretaq7 hmm yeah lots of ports for sure would be an issue.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2016, 2:41:26 PM
In Reply To @voretaq7
@voretaq7 how would you outgrow it? Current x86 15w tdp is crazy fast hardware
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 11:47:04 PM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@eviltrout why you gotta hate on abused Robin
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 8:45:36 PM
In Reply To @rfistman
@rfistman the physics are, to put it mildly, unforgiving.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 7:23:40 PM
In Reply To @pmg
@pmg interesting, I always felt shoehorning full mouse into a controller was a doomed affair
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 4:55:35 PM
In Reply To @RichFelker
@RichFelker also we pay a fixed amount for 15 amps x 2 colocated, so while lower power use is clearly better, incremental cost is $0 to us.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 4:54:03 PM
In Reply To @RichFelker
@RichFelker 15w would be very extreme. 10w, perhaps. But even 15w is under $20 per year.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 4:52:17 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@RichFelker I reiterate that 5w for an active drive is about right.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 4:50:25 PM
In Reply To @RichFelker
@RichFelker depends on the use, though! Could be a lot of reads, could be a lot of writes, could be idle most of the time.. 2.5" vs 3.5"..
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 4:48:09 PM
In Reply To @balajis
@balajis "the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled.."
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 3:59:05 PM
In Reply To @RichFelker
@RichFelker not really, varies from 2w - 5w while writing on SSDs https://t.co/0XVhzrxkA6
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 2:38:08 AM
In Reply To @lloeki
@lloeki hell no, it's Ghost Pro https://t.co/sWZiaaUVge
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 2:25:49 AM
In Reply To @OmgImAlexis
@OmgImAlexis I expect places with very high power costs and reasonable sun will see massive solar panel adoption. Like in Hawaii...
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 1:52:25 AM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp climate change maybe?
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 1:45:15 AM
In Reply To @RichFelker
@RichFelker based on https://t.co/b0ZjF19p2e .. (5w * 8,760) / 1000 = 43.8 .. (43.8 * 14.28) / 100 = $6.25 per drive, per year..
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 18, 2016, 1:12:06 AM
In Reply To @komocode
@komocode I know @eviltrout is a fan
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2016, 11:42:53 PM
In Reply To @RichFelker
@RichFelker questionable, I would need to see actual numbers there. 5w-7w versus 2w times say 7 years?
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2016, 11:35:58 PM
In Reply To @RichFelker
@RichFelker @ but not at 4tb per drive levels, unless you are a trillionaire
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2016, 10:20:40 PM
In Reply To @caspencer
@caspencer also, cancer everywhere!
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2016, 8:49:34 PM
In Reply To @ZachWeiner
@ZachWeiner always praise effort and work not "magical innate ability". Also covered in this book https://t.co/CeJkXSRArB
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2016, 11:56:48 PM
In Reply To @baconmeteor
@baconmeteor @deadprogrammer now apply that same self preservation logic to ESR blog and you are golden!
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2016, 11:55:16 PM
In Reply To @glyph
@glyph @ID_AA_Carmack obsession is powerful, and letting the demons drive for a while can take you fascinating places. But not all the time.
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2016, 11:48:12 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke good ol' "James"
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2016, 11:29:59 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @baconmeteor not one of the better paintings
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2016, 6:39:34 PM
In Reply To @glindahl
@glindahl I believe there is a meta.stackexchange or meta.stackoverflow topic about this already, it is a good idea
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2016, 7:07:31 PM
In Reply To @chx
@chx @cbuechler @Baffo_il yeah cherry trail was kind of a disappointment on the CPU perf front, but big GPU improvements as I recall
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2016, 6:47:52 PM
In Reply To @cbuechler
@cbuechler @chx @Baffo_il "new" atoms would be Airmont, Cherry Trail, aka Surface 3 cpu
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2016, 6:46:30 PM
In Reply To @cbuechler
@cbuechler @chx @Baffo_il Rangely is 100% Bay Trail just the "communications proc" segment https://t.co/HUNXmiXxSl
avatar
Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2016, 6:31:30 PM
In Reply To @chx
@chx @Baffo_il if it makes you feel any better all the pfSense "recommended" appliances are all Bay Trail Atoms.. https://t.co/g4jscymgRi
Newer Page 193 / 363 Older