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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2021, 1:56:30 PM
In Reply To @lizardbill
@lizardbill to be fair, they do make the best devices at the moment. Hardware is impeccable.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2021, 1:55:49 PM
In Reply To @dweinberger
@dweinberger @RubyBridges 1954 wasn't that long ago!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2021, 1:54:59 PM
In Reply To @susanthesquark
@susanthesquark Here's Henry, 12 years ago, babbling away.. ❤ https://t.co/mlDlvjvqgO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2021, 1:49:54 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard I think the wall was more popular (to his base) than COVID is to .. anyone?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2021, 1:39:46 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard Didn't this flatten out in South Africa? https://t.co/TJRw0tBB3x
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 17, 2021, 1:16:06 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles Plonky!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 11:55:49 PM
In Reply To @skrug
@skrug @lauraklein but but but but WHY wouldn't you have the same orientation for all three? WHYYYYY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 10:59:23 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard are you kidding me? military spending bills are sacrosanct
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 7:23:41 PM
In Reply To @erresen
@erresen as did we all
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 3:10:51 PM
In Reply To @arjan_tijms
@arjan_tijms this is terrible!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 3:05:01 PM
In Reply To @Tocelot
@Tocelot @amyjokim @JackSoslow @oculus eh, mostly Xbox is getting screwed, is what this shows
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 3:00:15 PM
In Reply To @DataKinds
@DataKinds @voidmonk I hate, hate, hate the way they dedicate an entire key to lighting effects. It is their kryptonite. Otherwise they are good but it *really* sucks to be denied that one key.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 2:59:34 PM
In Reply To @cskilbeck
@cskilbeck @CodeKeyboard they do sell replacement CODE keycaps now if you need them! (WASD)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 2:38:34 PM
In Reply To @JuhoHame
@JuhoHame right, he kinda declared defeat :(
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 2:26:31 PM
In Reply To @sklivvz
@sklivvz @antoineaubry you are quite a specimen!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 11:45:13 AM
In Reply To @Xowap
@Xowap they also sell little add on usb wheels and keypads
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 11:44:40 AM
In Reply To @evecitizen36339
@evecitizen36339 ctrl+a is traditionally select all
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 11:32:29 AM
In Reply To @mdavidallen
@mdavidallen depends on the keyboard, etc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 11:31:48 AM
In Reply To @Xowap
@Xowap It's usually a function key combo, eg fn+pgup is volume up, etc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 10:03:34 AM
In Reply To @mdavidallen
@mdavidallen I don't think ESC changes much as you go down from 100%
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 16, 2021, 9:53:26 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
The 100% voting result is surprising! y'all should try tenkeyless (80%) or lower..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 11:29:31 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
https://t.co/SJcbzj5zvR a brisk stroll through the cubicles of hell
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 8:34:18 PM
In Reply To @phasmantistes
@phasmantistes yeah I am shocked how many people are in the 100% camp.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 8:33:57 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
also, shout out to the Qisan Magicforce, which really is a great deal and has *just* the right number of keys (ins, del, pgup, pgdn, arrows) for me. Love this one. https://t.co/Vc7UKPBGME
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 8:29:33 PM
In Reply To @cmwhite92
@cmwhite92 @sestocker I'm definitely a huge fan of full EV! But hybrids are a pretty big win also https://t.co/BiOKNagf49
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 8:03:45 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
tag yourself:
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 7:11:46 PM
In Reply To @bbulkow
@bbulkow add a battery to that one and you'd do much, much better
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 7:00:05 PM
In Reply To @bertlamb
@bertlamb yeah. Honda dropped the ball real hard, they have something planned on the minivan side for 2024..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 6:59:23 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
"We still have our 2004 Sienna LE (296K miles and going strong) and it gets 20 MPG year in and year out. The 2021 Sienna LE is averaging 37 MPG." -- from the sienna forums
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 6:31:05 PM
In Reply To @jhripley
@jhripley @textfiles the party line is, it does, and that certainly benefits us at Discourse -- the whole idea is to have a million vibrant independent communities, not one giant hairy facebook meatball that consumes the entirety of the earth
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 5:28:48 PM
In Reply To @susanthesquark
@susanthesquark Our @betsyphd sets up family photos every year and they are a delight. But she puts in the work to make it happen and it's such a treasure over the years, a roadmap of where we were that will last for decades.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 5:27:25 PM
In Reply To @JoannaStern
@JoannaStern @FallonTonight @jimmyfallon wow congrats!! You do great work, fantastic to see it on display for the world.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 5:26:10 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles I am ambivalent about web3. I believe in decentralization but I also believe people have no idea how hard decentralization is in practice.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 5:24:22 PM
In Reply To @patrickc
@patrickc @arcinstitute amazing, this is why I'm a card-carrying fan of Stripe. 🙌
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 2:38:47 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard @lessig Can’t like that post
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 12:28:23 PM
In Reply To @owillis
@owillis @mathowie yes! Same effect shown in https://t.co/CGhHTYrJNy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 12:27:57 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie @johnpoulos Yeah $300 that's cute, try ~$1000 for the real major kits!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 15, 2021, 12:27:29 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie Have you seen https://t.co/jR7xFN7pyP ? I recommend it. LEGO is covered in specifically this way, as a meditative thing to do to recover from periods of intense activity
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 9:44:01 PM
In Reply To @JonNiola
@JonNiola @migueldeicaza yes it's something I discuss with @samsaffron and @eviltrout regularly.. it's part of our release checklist actually
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 8:53:29 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles I thought you had a burn book with a hand embroidered bedazzled cover
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 8:52:33 PM
In Reply To @thinkontheclock
@thinkontheclock remember the original mac didn't have arrow keys. Intentionally.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 8:49:14 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza take it as a challenge! That's the general idea
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 8:23:49 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @Pinboard more of a vibe, really
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 8:20:50 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles what would you estimate your accuracy rate is in calling doomed? like what percent hit rate have you had, historically?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 8:18:19 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu we don't do interviews at all, we only do (paid) audition projects once we've gotten past the basics
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 7:33:55 PM
In Reply To @kddlb
@kddlb this event predates their purchase by Facebook tho as I recall
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 7:33:27 PM
In Reply To @tubbo
@tubbo yeah all kudos to @benpopper and others who came up with that.. the legacy of @balpha and the epic April Fools
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 3:25:05 PM
In Reply To @Maddy_Onyehara
@Maddy_Onyehara I appreciate that! Email me (my email is on my about page) and I'd be happy to mail you some stickers!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 14, 2021, 3:19:14 PM
In Reply To @Maddy_Onyehara
@Maddy_Onyehara I need to get back on that horse! Thanks for the reminder
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2021, 7:02:14 PM
In Reply To @vanessafox
@vanessafox @lilyraynyc @jengolbeck Were you on a shared IP address when someone searched for something related to the band? That's usually the case https://t.co/GONJGLy2zZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2021, 3:10:43 PM
In Reply To @mylonov
@mylonov They did review ones with lidar, read a bit more closely!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2021, 3:09:47 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard You should blog this
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 13, 2021, 2:12:15 PM
In Reply To @broderick
@broderick I also wear my t-shirts with the folds still in them, like an animal
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 9:59:07 PM
In Reply To @maijasauna
@maijasauna that, they actually solved! You have to get the fancier models but they avoid poo now reliably per Wirecutter tests
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 9:56:49 PM
In Reply To @tensorbodega
@tensor_bodega haha this guy on youtube loves that series https://t.co/5kNAb0IIXp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 9:45:09 PM
In Reply To @susanthesquark
@susanthesquark 🤣 I remember our son Henry had pants with some kind of saying on the back which coincided with his brief but intense *extreme crawling speed* phase. Whooo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 8:04:11 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard but how do we reconcile that with the dozens of republican reps who tweeted about how great the infrastructure bill is going to be for their district... after voting against it?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 7:58:50 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard well, they already did the strategic gas reserve thing, so it's not like they haven't addressed it. Would things be better under Trump? I mean, that's a categorical hell to the naw
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 7:51:48 PM
In Reply To @jbkazoo
@jbkazoo per the video it sounds like it was a rare Europe-only console release?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 7:43:29 PM
In Reply To @geerlingguy
@geerlingguy yes that part is nice and does work well!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 7:42:59 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
So yeah, self-driving cars are *just around the corner*, folks!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 7:42:43 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
"iRobot CEO Colin Angle even told us that as late as mid-2020, the bump-and-run Roomba 600 series models were still more likely to successfully complete an entire cleaning session than any of the pricier Roomba models, with supposedly superior mapping systems"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 7:12:18 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
whoa, there was an Odyssey 3 planned? 🤣 https://t.co/BI7wwixpee
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 7:07:48 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
let's play Haunted House!! https://t.co/XOsHF1aaXx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 6:58:51 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
this incredible machine could all be yours for $100,000. https://t.co/aoY3MCCwnD https://t.co/8mpBvSckSv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 5:46:31 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie Democrats need to internalize the tribalism of Republicans, and always vote as a block, *no matter what*. Otherwise it's non-stop losses from this point on.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 12:59:57 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie I don't find this kind of catastrophism "it's all or nothing" logic to be useful
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 1:09:53 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
To this day, this is me, in my mind’s eye, when I am writing code https://t.co/A6vCF3Vqc3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 1:05:52 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
As for Publius Enigma, I’m with this guy. I distinctly remember when that album came out and boy did it ever land with a dull, grey thud 👎 https://t.co/GVpOVIpJzp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 1:03:10 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Cube Quest was very, very trippy. And extremely rare — I was totally obsessed with arcade games in the 80s and I *never* heard of this one https://t.co/yRaAU2ODoM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 12:38:00 AM
In Reply To @marcgravell
@marcgravell Alcohol is one of the worst drugs. It’s just .. bad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 12, 2021, 12:35:43 AM
In Reply To @pomeranian99
@pomeranian99 TIL digg still exists
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 11, 2021, 5:47:10 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu I suggest switching to Lyft. I don’t support Uber in any way
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 11, 2021, 5:24:18 PM
In Reply To @donlbe
@donlbe Fantastic photo 🐕
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 11, 2021, 4:51:52 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
He also made these neat glass art pieces which we finally have room for now https://t.co/9N5ISJ7PHx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 11, 2021, 2:53:00 PM
In Reply To @emoRobot
@emoRobot I love that Heroin is a *brand name!*
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 11, 2021, 2:07:56 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie “We went from people coming one to two times a week to nearly six times a week to watch ‘Ridiculousness’” https://t.co/HqdFBkJ7Nr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 9, 2021, 10:20:30 PM
In Reply To @pomeranian99
@pomeranian99 but.. prevalence of free COVID tests has not really helped in UK and Germany? https://t.co/8f3NfXFCQP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 9, 2021, 9:02:38 PM
In Reply To @brunoborges
@brunoborges @jongalloway that's gonna be a no from me, dog
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 11:49:30 PM
In Reply To @Hanzo55
@Hanzo55 Gambling is popular
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 11:46:08 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
An orb of our own, to ponder at our leisure https://t.co/r7ByNtkNFR (try it on a phone)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 7:49:52 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor I really, truly still don't understand what problem this solves. ELI5?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 7:38:28 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor what problem does this even solve??
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 5:05:04 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
evil genie says: "Wish granted. MySpace was blasted off the internet." 🧞
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 2:38:06 PM
In Reply To @skrishna
@skrishna @pomeranian99 @WIRED heh. I bought two copies with ALL the expansions for the twins. They love it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 2:19:48 PM
In Reply To @spies_please
@spies_please before you start, keep the burn ward on autodial
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 2:04:38 PM
In Reply To @evecitizen36339
@evecitizen36339 @ID_AA_Carmack ah yes the "four dimensional experience".. I've seen that at Lego Land (fog, pressurized air, sprayed water)..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 1:54:49 PM
In Reply To @leahculver
@leahculver @HashiCorp @janaboruta congrats! any pic updates on house remodel? I'm curious how it's going.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 1:42:40 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@ID_AA_Carmack (or mouse, but it's a small area)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 1:42:24 PM
In Reply To @ID_AA_Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack untapped opportunity for haptic chair vibration, localized to the correct side left, center, right
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 1:34:45 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
interesting that Japanese copyright law is so strict compared to the US
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 8, 2021, 11:58:07 AM
In Reply To @Jacob__Siegel
@Jacob__Siegel @edgarageous @TychoTithonus @decarboxy @Pinboard from the user's perspective, this is an odd question. Can I unlock the app / phone with my face, or not? I don't know that many people want to use their face to "unlock" a long string of numbers and characters..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 7, 2021, 10:53:29 PM
In Reply To @ftrain
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 7, 2021, 9:50:38 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Finally, a new architecture! https://t.co/w9Er2DS2UT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 7, 2021, 7:28:22 PM
In Reply To @Fresh0ffTheB0at
@Fresh0ffTheB0at gambling? I do a little gambling but I'm not gonna put a ton into gambling
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 7, 2021, 7:27:34 PM
In Reply To @stevesi
@stevesi @verge only 20 years overdue (on the features side, dark mode is a fun bonus), but OK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Dec 7, 2021, 7:13:19 PM
In Reply To @BarnabasDull
@BarnabasDull he can absolutely take out loans against it, and does.. so he gets plenty
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