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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2013, 5:08:06 PM
In Reply To @davidlee
@davidlee I suggest yelling "free kittens in the parking lot!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2013, 4:38:18 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza ME WRITE GOOD
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2013, 4:36:21 PM
In Reply To @fmanjoo
@fmanjoo I started reading that but had to stop due to an uncontrollable urge to stab myself in the eyes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2013, 11:32:29 AM
In Reply To @wax_eagle
@wax_eagle @jzy we should bring that up on their meta. I will do that later unless someone beats me to it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2013, 11:26:00 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy that is a LOT of text copied from another place.. a LOOTTT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2013, 11:10:17 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy accurate and stolen 100% from another site. Not cool.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2013, 10:43:50 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy @splattne that is not an answer it's a massive copypasta from wikitravel. Nasty.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2013, 2:20:03 AM
In Reply To @kwiens
@kwiens it's a human being teardown, isn't it. ISN'T IT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 6, 2013, 12:24:46 AM
In Reply To @kevinmontrose
@kevinmontrose yeah but I wasn't the one asking!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2013, 11:52:21 PM
In Reply To @Steve_Yegge
@Steve_Yegge no, the MOST ironic hipster would request a Chromebook Pixel.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2013, 11:10:37 PM
In Reply To @davemcclure
@davemcclure here's how I picture you using @quora http://t.co/V9QOUupQv5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2013, 4:33:39 PM
In Reply To @tinkertim
@tinkertim get on this @jzy !
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2013, 1:59:03 PM
In Reply To @AaronTraas
@AaronTraas oh my god that'd be awesome
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2013, 2:24:26 AM
In Reply To @StartupLJackson
@StartupLJackson yeah I had that same thought. Worry about printing durability on rough landings though
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 5, 2013, 2:19:36 AM
In Reply To @garethbudden
@garethbudden lol 2 stage. I found another page that claims a height record of nearly 1000 feet with an optimized 2l.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2013, 11:28:51 PM
In Reply To @damienkatz
@damienkatz Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you *shouldn't* understand.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2013, 9:16:20 PM
In Reply To @AarthiD
@AarthiD surely we would notice!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2013, 3:39:34 PM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@evil_trout we went to see About Schmidt at a weekend matinee once. Same experience. GREAT movie though.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2013, 1:51:42 AM
In Reply To @errthling
@errthling @betsyphd it is a full on metal medallion.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2013, 1:50:36 AM
In Reply To @icelava
@icelava what exactly do you mean by that? Why would you even say something like that to me? JERK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2013, 1:27:36 AM
In Reply To @codingsanity
@codingsanity I'm still holding out for 7.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2013, 1:24:25 AM
In Reply To @timbray
@timbray TIM BRAY SEEEECRETS.. http://t.co/uTCAchc6id
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2013, 1:19:43 AM
In Reply To @codingsanity
@codingsanity fascinating, but 3 blades was still good vs. one or two?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 4, 2013, 12:12:13 AM
In Reply To @mgargano
@mgargano @wilshipley it is truly one of the all time greats even in the embarrassment of riches that is the Onion back catalog
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 3, 2013, 8:16:21 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers yeah its just RT which may not last. Pro is here to stay. I want to see 1 more gen of RT before concluding x86 is only way.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 8:44:35 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy its kind of a great song isn't it?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 7:21:15 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard @deadprogrammer bullshit, pivot into being a jet powered car. BOOYAH! p.s. I'm CEO bitch.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 6:31:31 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley thought crime. future crime. pre-crime.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 6:14:47 PM
In Reply To @OldManKris
@OldManKris YOU ARE DEAD TO ME
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 6:12:52 PM
In Reply To @LaconicDroid
@LaconicDroid I dunno, I am very pro thunderbolt given the # of times daily I insert USB-anything in the wrong direction
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 5:53:49 PM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet I am a Pointy Haired Manager now, I do not concern myself with these implementation details
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 5:50:22 PM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet no fizzbuzz? DISAPPOINT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 5:32:40 PM
In Reply To @joshmillard
@joshmillard pics or it didn't happen
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 5:04:34 PM
In Reply To @jpaulellis
@jpaulellis I updated the post, I should have mentioned Firefox for Android had *exactly* the same perf
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 4:47:41 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@fmanjoo @sciwizam @gruber might be a sales floor thing. Brighter panels "look" better at a glance but are painful for any extended use.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 4:43:06 PM
In Reply To @fmanjoo
@fmanjoo @sciwizam @gruber no idea, LCDs ship with retina-scorching default brightness levels: http://t.co/3HeisIYP2V
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 4:35:46 PM
In Reply To @fmanjoo
@fmanjoo screen brightness is a big battery issue. Old N7 had some crazy Tegra 3 "auto" brightness and was pretty dim all the time.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 4:31:45 PM
In Reply To @fmanjoo
@fmanjoo we already have it in the 2013 Nexus 7. (gotta watch screen brightness though, it gets CRAZY bright at even 50%)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 4:00:39 AM
In Reply To @partiallyfinite
@PartiallyFinite it didn't work, you're still alive. GOD DAMN IT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 2, 2013, 2:31:14 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers ask @superdalgas @jarrod_dixon -- in April 2010 my reaction to the unboxed iPad 1 was "pixels as big as goddamn grapefruits"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 7:32:39 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza @ibogost you will note that http://t.co/mCmRWxFEac is no more.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 7:31:31 PM
In Reply To @rounded_wreck
@rounded_wreck how can you find it when you're verifiably blind? :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 5:23:45 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley so are people, but everyone seems to keep on truckin' regardless.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 3:54:42 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley that'd be fine if a tablet wasn't pretty much by definition all screen. And the only app I need is the web.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 3:51:43 PM
In Reply To @jhollida24
@jhollida24 the only ui on a tablet is the screen. A tablet *is* the screen.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 3:50:11 PM
In Reply To @fire_wally
@fire_wally it's also terrible compared to the 2012 nexus. It's just terrible.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 3:48:50 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers because screens aren't the ONLY form of interaction with a tablet, or anything. No big, right?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 3:14:07 PM
In Reply To @bxlewi1
@bxlewi1 the issue is that the original N7 screen is really dim.. so 50% brightness on the 2012 is nowhere near 50% on the 2013.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 3:09:22 PM
In Reply To @wingedpig
@wingedpig I have had nothing but Oreos today so far #winning
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 3:08:42 PM
In Reply To @BurritoAlPastor
@BurritoAlPastor the screen is hiiiddeeeooouussss in a world of Retina (and near retina, ala Surface Pro) devices.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 1, 2013, 1:43:30 AM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@evil_trout the real long term game is forum multiplayer
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2013, 11:56:41 PM
In Reply To @ShittingtonUK
@ShittingtonUK I found it posted on http://t.co/iezygCFH9c I never saw it on twitter!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 31, 2013, 2:29:13 AM
In Reply To @adnanced
@adnanced yeah because Apple and Google didn't just double real world perf with iPad 3->4 and Nexus 2012->2013. UNPOSSIBLE!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 11:50:14 PM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss No, I don't think that's true at all. We don't become inured to joy, we piss all over it instead.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 11:46:58 PM
In Reply To @jwatkins
@jwatkins @rands @thulme wait wait let's work through the math here... this also means Action + Shit = Talk? Seems legit.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 11:38:36 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy just $10? Damn you got off easy. I spent at least $20 per booth. But they were really genuinely nice to Henry.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 11:36:22 PM
In Reply To @kevinmontrose
@kevinmontrose happens alllll the time... Even worse, when they choose to love the awful and/or annoying toys.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 11:05:52 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly looks interesting! Btw the Google for quip is really bad. I don't think it even produced that domain?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 11:02:53 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly no URL? Are we supposed to Google it manually, like an animal?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 7:07:34 PM
In Reply To @stevesalkin
@stevesalkin does not work when entering text, however
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 6:21:25 PM
In Reply To @paulmrozowski
@paulmrozowski (except as a forum-level plugin)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 6:21:15 PM
In Reply To @paulmrozowski
@paulmrozowski supporting them is tacit approval. Fuck that.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 5:36:09 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers even I think they went a little too far on their anti-button jihad. And I love flat. (we've been more-flattening Discourse)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 3:18:55 PM
In Reply To @OPrucha
@OPrucha barrel break elite!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 3:01:21 PM
In Reply To @Greenspeak
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 2:55:34 PM
In Reply To @fmanjoo
@fmanjoo "Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution" per @cshirky
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 2:44:45 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers it's really not bad. The hardware is *awesome* now too, it is about as snappy as the iPad4, just a smidge under that.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 1:51:02 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers look where the autocomplete is. A whole row for that? Also the address bar comes back on text entry, even if scrolled off
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 11:56:16 AM
In Reply To @antonillos
@antonillos not when you enter text it ain't
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 30, 2013, 11:51:19 AM
In Reply To @brentley_11
@brentley_11 exactly my point
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 6:44:15 PM
In Reply To @fortescue
@fortescue slow original flash RAM used plus lack of TRIM in OS. Definitely a flaw with the original N7, worst on the original 8GB/16GB.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 5:17:36 PM
In Reply To @iaoth
@iaoth if you look at Fish's behavior, he's flinging poo back at the monkeys a lot of the time. Part of problem, not solution.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 5:00:41 PM
In Reply To @gburnham
@gburnham well, to be fair, I did call the iPad mini stupid and crappy. Which it is.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 4:26:16 PM
In Reply To @JamesGecko
@JamesGecko @donw depends when you last updated, but yeah.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 4:21:02 PM
In Reply To @krenaud
@krenaud true, but massively trumped by horrible display resolution in my book!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 4:03:21 PM
In Reply To @donw
@donw 2x faster, much higher resolution display, 2x memory. Core apps a lot more mature too (email, web, etc).
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 3:46:37 PM
In Reply To @hat_matter
@hat_matter yeah for kids and games it's not even close. But for everything else..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 3:31:15 PM
In Reply To @infogulch
@infogulch see the directory at http://t.co/XbgBKlZoIr look for the word "twitter" on each row.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 1:57:47 PM
In Reply To @iaoth
@iaoth clearly the solution to this conundrum is to stop being creative.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 1:21:06 AM
In Reply To @nelsonbostrom
@nelsonbostrom sure email us at team@discourse.org with info
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 12:46:17 AM
In Reply To @iaoth
@iaoth Plenty of fans and positivity out there for Fez and Fish. Glass half empty, therefore must ragequit? All righty then.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 12:37:47 AM
In Reply To @iaoth
@iaoth yeah nothing but poo flinged at this guy.. http://t.co/ZnMhBixwWr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 12:30:56 AM
In Reply To @iaoth
@iaoth he didn't leave the Internet. He cancelled his project. He quit his *career* over monkeys flinging poo. That is not smart.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 12:23:47 AM
In Reply To @iaoth
@iaoth Being on the Internet with people is the same as "being locked in a cage" with them? That's a .. generous .. interpretation.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2013, 12:04:32 AM
In Reply To @iaoth
@iaoth these people are not credible; do you feel bad when a monkey flings poo at you? It's a damn monkey!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2013, 10:32:04 PM
In Reply To @iaoth
@iaoth if you take any of that crazy nutbag stuff seriously, the only person you're hurting is yourself.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2013, 10:27:01 AM
In Reply To @bradlarson
@bradlarson he is a public figure, comes with territory
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2013, 1:27:38 AM
In Reply To @_Nevermind
@_Nevermind my experience playing online multiplayer games over the last 15 years disagrees
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2013, 12:54:02 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles if it is all the time, there are much deeper problems, maybe you are in the wrong place or the game is rigged.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2013, 11:14:24 PM
In Reply To @kaihendry
@kaihendry @samsaffron displacing mailing lists is one of three primary goals of the project
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2013, 2:12:23 AM
In Reply To @DuncanLock
@DuncanLock @discourse makes everything simpler, which in the long run is the same thing. Some hybridization is possible, and we do.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2013, 1:45:12 AM
In Reply To @DuncanLock
@DuncanLock even if it was, now I get the busywork of clicking on tiny click targets to hide things constantly? How is this desirable?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2013, 1:38:30 AM
In Reply To @DuncanLock
@DuncanLock not even possible to collapse on site shown in screenshot. And you were saying?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2013, 1:37:31 AM
In Reply To @AmbientLion
@AmbientLion that is what we do at http://t.co/6bmZ2QnLWw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2013, 11:20:14 PM
In Reply To @jonnale
@jonnale how did you get it so fast?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2013, 12:03:17 AM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss @mathowie I'm on my way over to your houses with a peanut butter pie.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2013, 8:20:19 PM
In Reply To @gaberivera
@gaberivera lets be honest: mostly it is the twerking
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2013, 8:19:23 PM
In Reply To @Greenspeak
@Greenspeak so your pernicious anal fissures have not presented any difficulties? You are an inspiration to all of us.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2013, 1:54:08 AM
In Reply To @mahmoudhossam
@mahmoudhossam something this terrible could only have been invented by a man
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