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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2012, 3:25:10 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers I look forward to the death of all paragraphs. OMG LOL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2012, 7:50:46 PM
In Reply To @ginatrapani
@ginatrapani if it gives someone a boner, it must be allowed
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2012, 7:16:45 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles now you see why we require 50 reputation to comment on Stack Exchange
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2012, 7:01:30 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles if they withdraw all their comments should leave with them
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2012, 12:43:15 PM
In Reply To @cbguder
@cbguder apparently the answer is not "no one"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 6:32:53 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake wow that would be hard. Search is unbelievably hard in general.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 6:20:38 PM
In Reply To @dehora
@dehora are you really going to make me look up the many months prior dates of outage? I think you can do that yourself. :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 6:14:45 PM
In Reply To @dehora
@dehora are we talking "more than 100 million dollars hard?" because that would be very hard indeed.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 6:13:29 PM
In Reply To @dehora
@dehora like say 3 times in the last 3 days?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 6:07:59 PM
In Reply To @dehora
@dehora I've had VC dollars, still do in fact, and they seem neither red nor herring to me in practical use :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 6:04:31 PM
In Reply To @parkr
@parkr do you pay for service at SE? Do you?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 6:03:51 PM
In Reply To @dehora
@dehora I'd be more understanding if a) I was on a free tier and b) they weren't funded to the tune of one hundred million dollars
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 6:03:18 PM
In Reply To @DmitriyLikhten
@DmitriyLikhten I don't know but my fists are sore
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 5:59:54 PM
In Reply To @dehora
@dehora how to be successful at digital music distribution, step one: Be Radiohead.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 5:06:32 PM
In Reply To @parkr
@parkr They've had $100 million to buy all the help they need for many months now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 4:58:31 PM
In Reply To @marc_gagne
@marc_gagne ah wait you replied to this message. Check my twitter message *before* it, it has the link you want.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 4:54:46 PM
In Reply To @voretaq7
@voretaq7 @mdmarra exactly, what is this mythical "I need to move drives between machines" scenario? Replace drives in *same* machine, sure.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 4:48:29 PM
In Reply To @voretaq7
@voretaq7 @mdmarra good to know, there were internal arguments about that, but I think *modern, current* BIOS FakeRAID gets a bad rap.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 4:46:09 PM
In Reply To @carlbullard
@carlbullard For Coding Horror? mugs are via CafePress so yes, stickers go to me, and yes.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 4:28:52 PM
In Reply To @marc_gagne
@marc_gagne it's in the blog post in that twitter message you replied to :/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 3:21:09 PM
In Reply To @donpark
@donpark always
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 3:19:39 PM
In Reply To @jeffmoser
@jeffmoser Get real. A 4.0 Ghz quad core ivy bridge is enough for at LEAST a hundred users, man.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 2:41:50 PM
In Reply To @donpark
@donpark dual meaning is a big problem for interest and hotness algorithms.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 2:21:05 PM
In Reply To @donpark
@donpark starring has this problem of dual meaning. We found it irreconcilable on Stack Exchange.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 2:19:18 PM
In Reply To @ID_AA_Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack @idBrianHarris it's so awesome that you guys open source your older engines, so others can learn. Kudos.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 1:42:23 PM
In Reply To @davewiner
@davewiner @cdixon it's a great (cheap!) upgrade over Win7, and the biggest change in Windows since 95. I like it. http://t.co/v5gHCxsy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 1:16:56 PM
In Reply To @cdixon
@cdixon @anildash @davewiner remember the windows key is effectively the home button if you get lost. Tap the Windows key to go back home.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 3:13:16 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway even in 2008 it didn't get strong support. http://t.co/LweJtWGP
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 2:58:40 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway is the final office 2013 out yet?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 2:21:56 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles deletionism on Wikipedia, to me, seems increasingly indefensible over time. Katamari ball always wins.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 2:16:25 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles deletionism is a biatch, isn't it? It's a bigger problem on SE since there can be an INFINITY of questions *about* topic x.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2012, 12:49:54 AM
In Reply To @Genius
@RapGenius thanks! congrats on the funding! and podcast is back: http://t.co/ZNewjiIe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 8:48:40 PM
In Reply To @garychou
@garychou er what? Lcd power consumption has nothing to do with what's on the screen. Only reducing backlight can help.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 2:28:15 PM
In Reply To @xbenji
@xbenji @adactio maybe, if you go to the boat store decide what boat pay for it (somehow) keep it at a marina and maintain it with upgrades
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 1:54:28 PM
In Reply To @betsyphd
@betsyphd bravery? Have you looked at the value of a baby on eBay recently?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 1:39:24 PM
In Reply To @jarrod_dixon
@jarrod_dixon @BenBrocka @jzy wow that does not sound fun.. at all: http://t.co/Lt08bi9X
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 1:15:19 PM
In Reply To @vendoragnostic
@vendoragnostic that's my old router, new one (RT-N66U) has an even faster CPU and more RAM as well. http://t.co/Pfg41YMK power 10w vs 5w
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 12:30:54 PM
In Reply To @vendoragnostic
@vendoragnostic little more digging shows the bcm5352 has a fraction of the L1/data cache size of the bcm4716 as well http://t.co/PlqT9y7D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 12:25:40 PM
In Reply To @vendoragnostic
@vendoragnostic interesting but: WRT54GL cpu = broadcom 5352 @ 200 Mhz whereas RT-N16 cpu = broadcom 4716 @ 480 Mhz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 12:20:38 PM
In Reply To @MrAlanCooper
@MrAlanCooper wait, so you're saying creating awful terrible hideous things does ... not work?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 9:55:38 AM
In Reply To @vendoragnostic
@vendoragnostic hmm well I can use a router box for openvpn via open source firmware. Eg http://t.co/Pfg41YMK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 3:05:58 AM
In Reply To @mojombo
@mojombo that was a great AMA. Very inspiring.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 3:03:50 AM
In Reply To @abrahamvegh
@abrahamvegh why insecure?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 1:58:35 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway not always. can also mean "crazy high end website design being viewed on crap tablet / phone"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2012, 12:11:12 AM
In Reply To @damncabbage
@damncabbage click them as much as possible, then buy all you can afford.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 7:13:59 PM
In Reply To @sjh_canada
@sjh_canada it was these, have a look yourself http://t.co/jkz1nnbj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 6:33:16 PM
In Reply To @sjh_canada
@sjh_canada per blog post pic (click to enlarge), it comes with the server. 80+ gold. See sticker on PSU? http://t.co/ylGzb3R1
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 5:30:20 PM
In Reply To @cade
@cade not a simulation, I observe power consumption during boot in real time LCD display on kill-a-watt. Goes to about 52w.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 2:13:21 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers the other day I was in SF walking by the store and there was a line to get in with a clipboard wielding bouncer in front
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 2:09:08 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @netgarden FOOD DISRUPTION MANNN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 1:29:24 PM
In Reply To @TheEvanCarroll
@TheEvanCarroll @awscloud I don't object to the question, per se, but it only seems truly answerable by someone at AWS to me
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 1:18:18 PM
In Reply To @TheEvanCarroll
@TheEvanCarroll which question is it, I will have a look, can you provide the URL please?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 3:22:00 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles BORING
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 2:44:46 AM
In Reply To @mosjef
@mosjef I'm getting reports of failure to log in to leave comments on http://t.co/zsfHutTg -- who to contact?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 2:19:40 AM
In Reply To @MarcelValdez
@MarcelValdez U MAD BRO?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2012, 1:25:35 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway @migueldeicaza higher resolution displays at 10"+ definitely require a lot more battery: iPad3 42.5 Wh, iPad2 25Wh.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 11:27:38 PM
In Reply To @eddychik
@iiclub uh oh, I will check
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 7:33:12 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente @jongalloway OK, if it's not designed from the ground up to be used on a phone, I don't expect it to make a great phone os
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 7:27:05 PM
In Reply To @cdixon
@cdixon cooked? correctly sourced? valid? 1% of the entire US economy is really hard to believe. But, I don't have time to check it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 7:23:09 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente @jongalloway meh, iPad was clearly "phone OS scaled up" and that worked fine.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 7:21:50 PM
In Reply To @cdixon
@cdixon I don't know if I believe that.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 6:13:18 PM
In Reply To @kesterallen
@kesterallen sure email me to confirm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 5:45:41 PM
In Reply To @stogmari
@stogmari the ride, you sign up for it when you get on http://t.co/uXli6PWk
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 5:37:41 PM
In Reply To @kesterallen
@kesterallen I SEE HOW IT IS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 5:37:18 PM
In Reply To @ir_fuel
@ir_fuel google "well actually" and remember, I'm just kidding. It's a great read though. A must-read.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 5:31:16 PM
In Reply To @ir_fuel
@ir_fuel are you well, actually-ing me? :) http://t.co/qhXV1ye6
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 5:25:19 PM
In Reply To @bennettk
@bennettk I know right? @betsyphd is a biologist she will save me! maybe you too but me first!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 4:12:47 PM
In Reply To @ironicsans
@ironicsans @garychou oh yeah, I do this a lot to find lost small toys and stuff. Great technique.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 3:42:55 PM
In Reply To @kesterallen
@kesterallen we should have a lunch man date
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 2:57:53 PM
In Reply To @kesterallen
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 1:38:24 PM
In Reply To @jonelf
@jonelf I'd say it's only 6 months behind. Still, I need it in-hand to tell.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 12:40:07 PM
In Reply To @olavgm
@olavgm oh, you wanted OneNote, Outlook, and MS Publisher too? :) Excel, Word, Powerpoint is all I've ever needed or wanted.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2012, 12:30:41 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy I pretty much just use the web browser on every tablet, all the time, so it's kind of irrelevant to me. Plus maybe a few games.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2012, 9:43:18 PM
In Reply To @secretGeek
@secretGeek @dansdata yeah make a book of your writing! Try @hyperink they were great to work with for mine.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2012, 6:05:59 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake sneakernet mang
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2012, 4:25:57 PM
In Reply To @ServeTheHome
@ServeTheHome thanks so much for your articles, they were invaluable in setting up the SuperMicro mobos here!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2012, 1:59:39 PM
In Reply To @benwmaddox
@benwmaddox it is nice for flexibility, but it's beyond awful at, say, hosting a Minecraft server. Which requires fast cpu, I/O, lots of ram
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2012, 12:57:27 PM
In Reply To @ytalo
@ytalo oops, forgot to fill those in. done.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2012, 12:04:21 PM
In Reply To @jakemcgraw
@jakemcgraw January
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2012, 12:03:53 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente wow, someone actually used NodeJS appropriately for a problem it was suited for, not as a knee-jerk "gotta use the cool newness"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2012, 11:32:24 AM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake @ckolderup beat me to it. You bastige.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2012, 5:19:34 AM
In Reply To @secretGeek
@secretGeek if no one is able to extract meaning from the book, perhaps this is because it contains no meaningful content in the first place
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2012, 8:59:16 PM
In Reply To @ziggurism
@ziggurism @tonybruni the ultimate & final answer, IMHO, is to make scouting open to both girls and boys, men and women, at every level.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2012, 7:39:25 PM
In Reply To @ziggurism
@ziggurism @tonybruni well, not exactly.. I guess I can understand the concern though I don't agree with it. Anyone can be gay, out or not
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2012, 7:37:29 PM
In Reply To @garychou
@garychou when I walked by it on Monday there was a line to get in, with a clipboard wielding bouncer at the door.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2012, 5:34:46 PM
In Reply To @rajadain
@G64 you do
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2012, 3:14:40 AM
In Reply To @elabel81
@elabel81 steep cost in battery life, though. Web is awesome but not power efficient like a native app.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2012, 9:19:20 PM
In Reply To @TwigCaseCo
@TwigCaseCo too late man! I gotta wait for iphone6 now!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2012, 4:06:24 PM
In Reply To @peterzolja
@peterzolja try posting some child porn on Facebook and find out. Reply with your results. :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2012, 3:57:39 PM
In Reply To @peterzolja
@peterzolja Was it published on a box that says "Microsoft"? Then they are accountable. Pretty easy to understand if you try.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2012, 3:53:02 PM
In Reply To @peterzolja
@peterzolja so if Microsoft published Child Porn Simulator 2008, you're saying they would not be responsible for it?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2012, 3:48:24 PM
In Reply To @peterzolja
@peterzolja if it runs under the banner of Reddit, Inc, a class C corporation -- indeed I can. If it's a FOSS WordPress install, no.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2012, 3:44:52 PM
In Reply To @donpark
@donpark they stayed foolish but not hungry. Classic error.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2012, 3:41:22 PM
In Reply To @codeincontext
@skattyadz @jonathansampson not quite. If the software is FOSS then perhaps, but if it is under the banner of an Incorporated Company...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 12, 2012, 2:18:11 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza every time I have to click "update apps" I imagine it is a "fuck you Apple" button. Then I am happy pressing it.
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