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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 2:20:36 AM
In Reply To @joshm
@joshm congrats on the Facebook deal by the way. Tell Zuck I said the font on his website is still too damn small
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 26, 2014, 1:40:34 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley my favorite part was the hardened lesbian merc who goes straight for Riddick
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 11:29:04 PM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss couldn't fit the url in there eh? You created work for me!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 4:17:12 PM
In Reply To @Supermathie
@Supermathie alternately join a Fight Club, should clear those face problems right up
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 3:19:44 PM
In Reply To @craigajohnson
@craigajohnson sorry to hear, email WASD support, they may have a fix (sometimes things shift in shipping)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 1:25:33 AM
In Reply To @ssmyd
@ssmyd the good old days..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 1:16:58 AM
In Reply To @spongeprojects
@spongefile 5 year old you was correct. I think building stuff in Minecraft is what a lot of future "programming" will look like
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 1:15:37 AM
In Reply To @jonathanbaltz
@jonathanbaltz apple stuff is insanely more affordable now. Totally different, started with Intel switch.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 25, 2014, 12:48:53 AM
In Reply To @mcguirejpatrick
@mcguirejpatrick @anildash it was really striking how little access I had to Macs then. We were not exactly living in the ghetto, either.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 7:21:35 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers or just get feedback on proposed moves, test proposed moves with subset of audience, etc.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 7:07:25 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers (rather, I choose to be picky about a very select set of stuff. The rest, meh.)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 7:06:54 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers meh, I'm fine with the twitter default app. I like having low standards, that way I can get to sleep at night.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 6:57:08 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers I really hate the Tweetbot UI design style. Every time I see it on Betsy's iPad I blanch. Hideous. (not that iOS 7 is perfect)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 6:20:46 PM
In Reply To @regilero
@regilero looks like the necessary answers are already there. Thanks!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 6:07:45 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake yeah that talking AI depicted in Her is right around the corner http://t.co/EzWyAwZnxK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 5:08:35 PM
In Reply To @regilero
@regilero can you point to reports of this actually happening, where a real user had problems? I need citations and verifiable specifics
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 4:48:49 PM
In Reply To @neill
@neill @amyhoy no worries, we can add a "no password set, posts=0" delete button on the user page.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 1:36:08 PM
In Reply To @amyhoy
@amyhoy @discourse intention is to email friends so they can comment on a topic by clicking a link. But self-delete should be allowed too
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 24, 2014, 2:10:59 AM
In Reply To @rfistman
@rfistman pick some blocks from column A and some blocks from column B. Basic 2 way merge scenario, it's *usually* easy.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 11:47:12 PM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss @waxpancake @jkottke Greg "Maddog" Knauss
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 7:16:12 PM
In Reply To @robconery
@robconery @VinKamat @shanselman pff that was written in 2009, words that old are of no use to anyone, I mean, it is 2014
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 3:48:29 PM
In Reply To @punyweakling
@punyweakling then you get a scary SYSTEM APPS MAY CAUSE MALFUNCTION IF DISABLED warning.. oh, Android
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 3:19:57 PM
In Reply To @robconery
@robconery @VinKamat I think 30 minutes of audio BS from me every few months is probably sufficient, thanks @shanselman
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 3:17:18 PM
In Reply To @jarede
@jarede I am afraid to even look, but sounds like Q&A is needed (CF tag on Stack Overflow) plus @discourse
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 3:16:11 PM
In Reply To @robconery
@VinKamat @shanselman @richcampbell no no the best ones are the ones where I am smack-talking @robconery! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 12:42:46 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles @rmaclean what manners?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 23, 2014, 12:37:33 AM
In Reply To @kwiens
@kwiens pff, not leet then is it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 11:36:24 PM
In Reply To @philpowers
@philpowers I wish we could get switches :(
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 11:35:21 PM
In Reply To @fredwilson
@fredwilson so so true. How do you feel about setting an alarm on your phone?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 7:47:19 PM
In Reply To @nickstinemates
@nickstinemates real. we could sell so many more if we could get switches reliably.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 2:28:51 PM
In Reply To @nabeel
@nabeel @johnolilly I do honestly feel like the right people self-select to be VCs. I would be a terrrrrible VC. Terrible. Awful.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 2:15:41 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly also you are at easily in my top 5 favorite VCs all time. ALL TIME
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 2:04:03 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly works for Google! Most VCs we met were really great people. The evil was definitely an outlier. Somebody invests in Swoopo..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 1:58:58 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly also I was surprised when Spolsky and I were doing VC (mostly it was him) we only met one I would call "evil". So that's good.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 1:54:22 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly I guess I am a little cynical right now because I just watched Wolf of Wall Street. It is amazing what charisma can do.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 1:52:43 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@johnolilly That same guy (Howard) emailed me too based on http://t.co/QCDXHwMPgN still have his emails in my archives.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 1:50:41 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly I dunno, I guess that depends on the startup. Swoopo was not my favorite startup, for example: http://t.co/D2k8YkyBTJ (RIP)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 1:41:38 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie WHY DONT YOU ASK ZACK BRAFF ABOUT IT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 1:27:47 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly and sometimes we're like "let's... go on ahead... and.. put that back in your head"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 1:04:25 PM
In Reply To @nLingutla
@nLingutla looks like the question was locked
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 22, 2014, 11:02:01 AM
In Reply To @pgdown
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2014, 11:44:13 PM
In Reply To @dmragone
@dmragone blog might be out of date, why not follow the most recent guide at https://t.co/R91IbQQpBU ?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 21, 2014, 9:42:49 PM
In Reply To @gdonald
@gdonald @BadAstronomer still a problem in current OSX and Windows though
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2014, 10:01:48 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa that totally happened to us too
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2014, 2:45:37 PM
In Reply To @dhh
@dhh @patientdoctor I assume this got resolved to everyone's satisfaction? Salespeople, AMIRITE?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2014, 1:10:40 AM
In Reply To @Supermathie
@Supermathie minivans are fucking awesome, full stop. Mobile command center. Not centre either damn you
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2014, 1:04:48 AM
In Reply To @shog9
@shog9 @kevinmontrose depends how hard you punch
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 19, 2014, 12:56:15 AM
In Reply To @kevinmontrose
@kevinmontrose protip: all truly open source is like this. Like Metallica once said, you gotta sleep with one eye open
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 17, 2014, 11:45:49 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly I would count having children as the most constructive, optimistic activity. Opening a school close second.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2014, 11:04:55 PM
In Reply To @cdixon
@cdixon search. When you have 10 head of cattle, give them names. When you have 10 billion, don't bother.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2014, 8:59:09 PM
In Reply To @wingedpig
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 16, 2014, 6:24:37 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life obviously Facebook is the world's greatest innovator I mean just look at Zuck JUST LOOK AT HIM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 11:28:48 PM
In Reply To @marcoarment
@marcoarment @JoshHelfferich what is "SourceForge"?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 7:02:56 PM
In Reply To @mattcutts
@mattcutts you do not strike me as a guy who is easy to piss off #beafraid
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 7:02:14 PM
In Reply To @steve_ugrc
@steveagrc you know we have given those as gifts before and they don't tend to work well, sadly
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 6:44:25 PM
In Reply To @dswersky
@dswersky omg that looks perfect. SoCal is pretty close too (for mail times) thx!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 6:43:26 PM
In Reply To @KirinDave
@KirinDave like, I need it to be in the center of the cube. How do I do that while pouring stuff in? Also need to pre-fill can with.. what?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 6:40:11 PM
In Reply To @KirinDave
@KirinDave I just feel like I would screw it up. 3 toddlers, both parents work full time, startup, not a lot of time for complex art proj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 6:28:19 PM
In Reply To @BenMarks
@benmarks it actually is. Not joking.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 6:25:06 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles RIPPED RIPPED RIPPED RIPPED http://t.co/ykpDXiqQXu
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 5:24:12 PM
In Reply To @markknell
@markknell nah you're right, it might be construed the wrong way. I wasn't totally serious anyway, CEO summit = all CEOs by definition
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 5:23:33 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley @siracusa "Game" of the year
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 5:09:26 PM
In Reply To @markknell
@markknell now this shirt might be a problem http://t.co/ul0kae7jNt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 5:08:22 PM
In Reply To @markknell
@markknell I hope my daughters can understand jokes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 4:38:08 PM
In Reply To @CrappyAirBags
@CrappyAirBags as CEO of @discourse I make less than everyone I work with. And that's how I like it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 2:37:31 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa ugh. interactive book of the year, maybe.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 12:59:33 PM
In Reply To @Nick_Craver
@Nick_Craver icons and folders are bullshit
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 12:15:44 PM
In Reply To @wingedpig
@wingedpig isnt there a picture of the item in the cl post?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 12:01:57 PM
In Reply To @wingedpig
@wingedpig interesting, I just charge $10 for any item, even the "free" ones. This is an even higher bar for work to do.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 11:59:57 AM
In Reply To @JavaPDF
@JavaPDF 7 days? You will survive
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
In Reply To @_
@_ Basically, fad over. Unfortunate but perhaps understandable, music timeless but room full of plastic rock equipment isn't.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 15, 2014, 10:46:17 AM
In Reply To @_
@_ I have a stockpile, with drums you might go real (low end) electric kit plus the official midi adapter
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2014, 6:29:52 PM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss ON SUCKING
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2014, 6:29:44 PM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss this is why I only ask you for advice.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2014, 5:53:25 PM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss interesting, I hadn't actually thought of that. Most "expert" advice is kind of shitty anyway: http://t.co/xS4VEjqbdW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2014, 5:50:59 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley I don't know, how big is his american flag pin?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2014, 5:50:04 PM
In Reply To @semibogan
@semibogan why would anyone blame the community? http://t.co/KQxk8wsM3n
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2014, 4:42:00 PM
In Reply To @outcoxed
@outcoxed "don't listen to your community?" seems dangerous to me. http://t.co/KQxk8wsM3n
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2014, 4:22:35 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake @jlax @mathowie it was all open workplan too, which is especially nuts for whispertown. Maybe if everyone had their own office.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 14, 2014, 4:19:17 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake @jlax @mathowie workplace full of people whispering to themselves! That's TOTALLY NOT CREEPY AT ALL!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 9:22:08 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 6:09:29 PM
In Reply To @onaclov2000
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 6:09:13 PM
In Reply To @onaclov2000
@onaclov2000 yeah we try to be strict about that from the beginning. He made us sleep with him for a while, though. Also hard to break
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 5:49:01 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie same rule as always, people who are really good at negotiating win bin. Those that are not, get boned.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 2:34:20 PM
In Reply To @jamie_culpon
@jamie_culpon true, religion is not too friendly to same-sex pairings at the moment..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 2:30:36 PM
In Reply To @jamie_culpon
@jamie_culpon interesting idea, would it be different, do you think? I suspect it would be very similar trends, but even more pronounced
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 2:29:30 PM
In Reply To @davidlee
@davidlee oh yeah this is the only way. I find that some people can't even tell you what the 3 most important things are for them today.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 2:00:28 PM
In Reply To @mattgoldenberg
@mattgoldenberg hmm, would not say that's accurate. More like "published his own blog" which is basically marketing: http://t.co/zjmxVjHLA9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 11:45:35 AM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza Because when approached by a moderator on the Internet why say "my bad" when you can say "screw you"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 11:44:21 AM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza I can count the number of sane "my bad, sorry, let's try again" responses I have gotten as a mod on one hand. Ever.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 11:33:11 AM
In Reply To @Adamar09
@Adamar09 someone is cruising for a blooooocking
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jan 13, 2014, 11:09:03 AM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon @kevinmontrose remote work wookie
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