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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 10:20:26 PM
In Reply To @DanielHoffmann_
@DanielHoffmann_ well, it does work if you want to give it a go. I concluded it wasn't worth the effort but it depends on your needs and budget etc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 3:31:22 PM
In Reply To @DanielHoffmann_
@DanielHoffmann_ I was an early adopter. I got it to work (the Razer one, I think) with an intel NUC (they have built in Thunderbolt and great support) but overall it's a complex setup that you should *probably* avoid unless you have no other option IMO.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 1:43:36 PM
In Reply To @lucalanziani
@lucalanziani huh I wasn't aware.. review here https://t.co/QP6m2TDukB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 1:42:43 PM
In Reply To @Eduardo_Gpe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 1:32:28 PM
In Reply To @avifreedman
@avifreedman wow. the density argument is nuts (in a good way)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 1:31:46 PM
In Reply To @EidolicKat
@EidolicKat omg killer app
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 1:31:31 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
maybe I need to wait for folding laptops instead.. 😲 https://t.co/nwyUuBeHox
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 1:13:24 PM
In Reply To @plgonzalez86
@plgonzalez86 this is why I try to write about humans instead of tech, e.g. https://t.co/CwHUVr2BTK https://t.co/HYMJJVKOoy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 1:11:38 PM
In Reply To @crutis2dot0
@crutis2dot0 yeah that's what @supermathie was saying!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 1:11:21 PM
In Reply To @foxxtrot
@foxxtrot @raganwald @migueldeicaza AC non issue for us in this particular climate (Alameda CA), but certainly in others!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 1:09:26 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
even Razer is like "yeah, our fancy RGB mask has problems, wait for v2" https://t.co/qsmLTxq1U1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 12:46:27 PM
In Reply To @EllieAyla
@EllieAyla yeah I am not a fan
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 11:44:23 AM
In Reply To @MRiddickW
@MRiddickW yeah I've read "frito taco" recipes where you add stuff to the bag? That does make sense.. more of an ingredient than a mean?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 11:43:57 AM
In Reply To @billjohnston
@billjohnston those might be marginally more popular, I'll put some out now and see.. get some data!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 10:52:01 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
and btw over the last 2 years I have learned people hate, hate, HATE Fritos. Even for free, they will barely take them. https://t.co/nwTEChpmzR
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 10:46:09 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Moved houses but we are keeping the tradition of delivery person snacks and drinks alive! 🙌 https://t.co/hcdLXmYCZs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 10:38:42 AM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life how many meetings do you have per day, would you say? and how many hours per day is spent in meetings? We try to minimize meetings at @discourse
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 10:38:11 AM
In Reply To @billjohnston
@billjohnston this is the good half of web3: focus on decentralized communities, and artists getting paid for their hard work. Now about the bad half..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 5, 2022, 10:37:40 AM
In Reply To @OmarShahine
@OmarShahine @CueHealth excellent, I am gonna invest in this. thank you for the rec Omar!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 8:56:46 PM
In Reply To @stevesi
@stevesi The notorious bee ell oh cee kay
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 8:50:22 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek can't wait to play it! what platforms, remind me?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 8:37:55 PM
In Reply To @yar00001
@yar00001 maybe she'll move
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 8:19:10 PM
In Reply To @han0z
@han0z yeah! I thought it WAS in the UK! But this is our very own American fart seller.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 8:08:10 PM
In Reply To @DocPop
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 7:45:08 PM
In Reply To @twang
@twang @chrisfralic @mtwang Hard no on yes?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 7:44:31 PM
In Reply To @tensorbodega
@tensor_bodega you won a like on this tweet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 7:43:35 PM
In Reply To @susanthesquark
@susanthesquark I tend to use a generic temp placeholder, write the whole piece to completion, then do the title at the end
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 6:45:37 PM
In Reply To @splattne
@splattne Hey now, I found some artifacts at https://t.co/cOsrLvzBOh and it looks like he's on linked in
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 6:16:03 PM
In Reply To @erraggy
@erraggy same!! and I was like.. why am I doing this? but it's good security hygiene.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 6:15:21 PM
In Reply To @Supermathie
@Supermathie @shuttermonster that's the ultimate screen lock 🤣
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 6:15:00 PM
In Reply To @SkaveRat
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 6:05:34 PM
In Reply To @trelje
@trelje yeah I was shocked how much $$ electric bikes are compared to electric scooters.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 4:47:02 PM
In Reply To @mattblaze
@mattblaze you gotta let the haters go. Don't give them the satisfaction of living rent free in your brain, man!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 4:21:16 PM
In Reply To @jlericson
@jlericson is that a reasonable analog? Like is that a true apples-to-apples? 🤔 I was thinking of seeing Free Guy!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 11:47:19 AM
In Reply To @tenderlove
@tenderlove aw man I want to try this but my keyboard has no "cmd" key.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 11:45:00 AM
In Reply To @nedbat
@nedbat this is elite level nerd sniping
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 4, 2022, 11:44:35 AM
In Reply To @atmosfx
@atmosfx St. Patrick's Day!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 10:35:26 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT congrats! 🙌
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 1:42:26 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
So, much to my chagrin, the data seems to show that dogs *are* better at catching rats than cats!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 1:34:19 PM
In Reply To @DonDemcsak
@DonDemcsak @rory_blyth yeah, but fuck the internal combustion engine. we should have been electric from the get-go. this is a GOOD thing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 1:33:41 PM
In Reply To @jwz
@jwz well, it certainly implies a new level of desperation, so it's signal in that regard
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 1:21:29 PM
In Reply To @allenholub
@allenholub @migueldeicaza @marcoarment @Tesla my favorite thing about Steve Jobs is that he would randomly reply to customer emails. That is FUCKING INSANE. https://t.co/kpikv2oDSS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 1:20:04 PM
In Reply To @ivanbrezakbrkan
@ivanbrezakbrkan I'm.. not sure?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 12:21:17 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza @marcoarment @Tesla Jobs got it wrong plenty of times, too. He did improve with age -- normal mellowing / softening that you see with people as they age IMO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 12:20:13 PM
In Reply To @alimack
@alimack @cshirky you mean ISP provided email accounts? I'd recommend using a major provider like google/gmail.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 12:12:35 PM
In Reply To @ivanbrezakbrkan
@ivanbrezakbrkan email notifications of new posts is the main reason, plus RSS sub support etc.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 12:10:03 PM
In Reply To @cshirky
@cshirky I know, absolutely, but email is the ONE place you really really really *really* need it on.. so I'm OK evangelizing this specific use case, even to the point of being irritating.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 12:06:50 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza @marcoarment @Tesla nah, Tesla is very Jobsian in the way they design. Like there's no heads up display for the same reason Steve Jobs forced original Macs to ship without arrow keys on the keyboard. Other auto companies are more .. reasonable.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 3, 2022, 9:37:51 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
I've never seen a website that screams "I WILL DIE ANY MINUTE" as much as https://t.co/IvSsoMSkIu .. this web design is straight outta 2008 😨 https://t.co/QkOduETwEn
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 11:41:15 PM
In Reply To @sea_twin
@sea_twin Explaining it would ruin the fun!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 11:40:10 PM
In Reply To @TheEvanCarroll
@TheEvanCarroll The only semi-correct reply! But this is Twitter, so by definition we are looking for wrong answers only 😏
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 6:13:08 PM
In Reply To @xeningem
@xeningem @wtfriq yeah lack of search is kind of an issue with the built in clipboard history.. but at least they finally added it! Been asking for that for a decade now..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 5:07:06 PM
In Reply To @wtfriq
@wtfriq I'm trying to get out of the habit of "I need to install these 25 things to get my environment set up just right"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 5:06:20 PM
In Reply To @cshirky
@cshirky @haroldthimbleby 2fa does indeed cover that case, because without 2fa, the attacker can't get into gmail to turn on forwarding, unless I am not following?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 5:04:40 PM
In Reply To @cshirky
@cshirky presumably no 2fa on email? That's my number one rec. Always, always, *ALWAYS* have 2fa on your email. It is the skeleton key for all forgot password requests.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 5:02:52 PM
In Reply To @souldeux
@souldeux @__apf__ holy crap?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 5:02:31 PM
In Reply To @__apf__
@__apf__ it actually sounds like you *really* made that point! 🥚💥
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 4:40:16 PM
In Reply To @MarcDurdin
@MarcDurdin amazing! If you're up for it, put that note in the readme dot md for that game: https://t.co/YvqltEcHu9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 4:30:27 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek also perhaps the reason "unscripted" reality tv took over
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 4:24:29 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek well, I did blog the PUBG thing so I think that'd be hard to beat: https://t.co/cJXOKPPZfO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 4:23:19 PM
In Reply To @RobNotDobs
@RobNotDobs me too man. me too. 😔
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 4:22:45 PM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg there's also the fake competition of Bing.. https://t.co/jg55iTFxuF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 4:21:32 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life @jack good luck. Yet more people who haven't been exposed to the proper XKCD cartoon...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 4:20:54 PM
In Reply To @damienkatz
@damienkatz unsubscribe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 4:20:39 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek shit I really wanna vote but I have not played GotG game (I assume you mean the game and not the movie)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 4:17:20 PM
In Reply To @ShawnWildermuth
@ShawnWildermuth @RReverser as I get older I want minimalism. Install nothing. Configure nothing. Customize nothing. Use all defaults, and be sure the defaults *work* for most people
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 3:16:55 PM
In Reply To @ShawnWildermuth
@ShawnWildermuth @RReverser yeah I've been using Ditto for a long time and it also has that option but I want something native so I don't have to install a bunch of extra "stuff" https://t.co/Nlez72f2WI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 3:15:46 PM
In Reply To @RReverser
@RReverser unfortunately "most" isn't enough for me in this case :(
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 2:42:44 PM
In Reply To @2ndClassClown
@2ndClassClown at this point, basically yes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 2:42:17 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life I agree. Centralization has immense gravitational pull. It's almost unavoidable, because it is the path of least resistance by a wide margin. Decentralization is *CRAZY* difficult, it's basically Xanadu: https://t.co/0K3QI6xaLZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 1:48:43 PM
In Reply To @meetZaki
@meetZaki it's not.. I had to switch away from https://t.co/IvSsoMSkIu which is nearly dead (visit the site to see what I mean), to some other service that notifies people via email of new blog posts. Sorry for the ads.. I'll speak with them about it..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 1:46:45 PM
In Reply To @Nayfield
@Nayfield I have one! and it rocks! https://t.co/cDnUxI8SOi (my dream machine is OLED M1 Pro powered chromebook)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 1:35:38 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
for now I am using the excellent https://t.co/rrJ5RWikVX (thanks to those who pointed it out!) but MS really, really needs to fix this (add these taskbar options back) in the base Windows 11 operating system. It's soooo painful.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 1:27:05 PM
In Reply To @DJ_PRMF
@DJ_PRMF @StartIsBack holy shit, take my money. buying it now
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 1:24:14 PM
In Reply To @pomeranian99
@pomeranian99 invite them all to our project! https://t.co/5rMVfKnoHV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 1:23:39 PM
In Reply To @DJ_PRMF
@DJ_PRMF @StartIsBack and it's not too hacky? won't break with every win11 update, etc?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 1:23:12 PM
In Reply To @seritools
@seritools sweet! how hacky is this, e.g. how likely is it to break with changes in Win11, etc?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 1:19:52 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
If you, or someone you know, works at Microsoft and has the ability to get this changed (add the "don't combine taskbar icons" option back) PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD I AM *BEGGING* YOU. I like Win11, but my taskbar is basically useless now. I will do ANYTHING.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 1:10:42 PM
In Reply To @JasonDeArte
@JasonDeArte probably. that house sold for $4.5m I think
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 12:22:23 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek join me in not giving a damn about any of this!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 12:22:04 PM
In Reply To @chriscoyier
@chriscoyier this should go in your book of collected poems
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 11:41:09 AM
In Reply To @pimpnase
@pimpnase ohh wait I mixed up replies. Yes, this frame requires Wifi! Sorry about that.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 2, 2022, 11:36:44 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Just to close out this Twitter thread, the project is officially blogged now! 🙌 https://t.co/5rMVfKnoHV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2022, 10:06:21 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
speaking of Zardoz, why *did* Sean Connery make this movie? An excellent investigative essay: https://t.co/30o2xqpKne
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2022, 6:40:09 PM
In Reply To @Soulsmithy
@Soulsmithy wait no sorry this is incorrect https://t.co/yJaSAcdkFI
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2022, 2:59:12 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@nanochess I have updated the post to thank all the early contributors, and also indicated in the comments to the blog post that I have done so. Thank you for the reminder! https://t.co/q95wxb7wxw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2022, 2:39:12 PM
In Reply To @billjohnston
@billjohnston what the actual f**k?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2022, 2:37:42 PM
In Reply To @donlbe
@donlbe at least 2021 was better than 2020.. considerably better!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2022, 2:27:01 PM
In Reply To @SteveDPIves
@SteveDPIves nightmare fuel
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2022, 2:26:06 PM
In Reply To @depoisfalamos
@depoisfalamos yeah, sorry -- feedburner is slowly dying (visit the feedburner website to see what I mean) and I had to switch to something else to notify people of new blog posts via email
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2022, 2:23:02 PM
In Reply To @nanochess
@nanochess excellent point, let me update the post!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 1, 2022, 1:58:00 AM
In Reply To @pattyneta
@pattyneta love the cover art! 😍
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 31, 2021, 7:08:38 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Even a little donation to a cool software tool helps! Check this out 🥰 https://t.co/A9BYIvycvw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 31, 2021, 6:20:17 PM
In Reply To @davegaeddert
@davegaeddert @discourse @onepercentdev sure! Check with the @justindirose later on in January when we're back at work.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 31, 2021, 6:19:35 PM
In Reply To @dnmnsmith
@dnmnsmith @jclgoodwin oh nooooo.. didn't think of that!
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