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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 20, 2012, 3:05:14 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy no.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 20, 2012, 1:10:27 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente this tweet should be deleted and you know why
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 20, 2012, 1:38:51 AM
In Reply To @fillito
@fillito @JaviSoto there is a new version http://t.co/PaBrW1eB
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2012, 8:11:11 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2012, 5:23:29 PM
In Reply To @evanskaufman
@evanskaufman yeah I hope I was not that much of an ass in college. But I probably was.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2012, 2:28:39 PM
In Reply To @baconmeteor
@baconmeteor what you described sounds awful, just terrible on so many levels. I don't know what to say other than "keep going"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2012, 1:07:03 PM
In Reply To @MatthewRyanRead
@MatthewRyanRead not 2.5" fit in laptop size
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2012, 2:18:32 AM
In Reply To @PenguinTweet
@PenguinTweet won't fit in any laptop, almost double height
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 19, 2012, 1:32:51 AM
In Reply To @andreas
@bddds you'll find out in January 2013
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 18, 2012, 8:23:46 PM
In Reply To @chrishalebarnes
@chrishalebarnes that implies we leave the building! http://t.co/sZJU7I0j
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 17, 2012, 11:17:29 PM
In Reply To @ElegantCoder
@ElegantCoder 15? Try 27. p.s. we are old and stinky.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 17, 2012, 12:39:01 AM
In Reply To @timbray
@timbray try https://t.co/Ts814RpY does that work? those are the files that were on S3.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 16, 2012, 4:35:23 PM
In Reply To @anildash
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 16, 2012, 12:44:08 AM
In Reply To @anandshimpi
@anandshimpi no children yet? It's a hell of a ride. http://t.co/Om0T3hMJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 15, 2012, 2:44:06 PM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain definitely check out http://t.co/JV7aY4Jr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 15, 2012, 1:40:50 AM
In Reply To @Greenspeak
@Greenspeak how can you not have Rock Band 3? You are literally history's greatest monster.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 14, 2012, 7:40:06 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa you are a much better writer now than you were in 2005. I will leave it at that. :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 14, 2012, 11:27:25 AM
In Reply To @gwestr
@gwestr it's mostly a hardware issue, not an OS issue
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 14, 2012, 4:10:55 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway let me add some cynicism: I equate "inspiring" with "amount of free stuff we were given". Free stuff is cool though.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 13, 2012, 3:30:17 PM
In Reply To @marcprecipice
@marcprecipice @Gogo in flight wifi was an utter disaster last time I tried it on Virgin. First time I've demanded refund in ages.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 13, 2012, 2:19:28 PM
In Reply To @koxinga21
@koxinga21 @fmanjoo I don't think you guys understand how the slippery slope of "always compatible" leads to so much pain later.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 13, 2012, 4:22:08 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente @markrussinovich ooh, what kind of character? Kind of a Mr. Bean type?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 12, 2012, 11:17:00 PM
In Reply To @drylight
@drylight cheap computers, yes. Keyboard does seem optional, though, I'll give you that.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 12, 2012, 5:12:51 PM
In Reply To @TehShrike
@TehShrike can't get in, not allowing new customers
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 12, 2012, 3:33:28 AM
In Reply To @ohlol
@ohlol not a 404 for me, tried in incognito mode, valid link to bbc website!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 12, 2012, 12:01:52 AM
In Reply To @devnulled
@devnulled I have about 5,000 screenshots of fail whale from the last 10 weeks I'd like to share with you.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2012, 4:57:02 PM
In Reply To @derekaug
@derekaug measure time to first byte; not talking about your network speed or browser rendering speed
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2012, 3:24:33 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@codinghorror node.js, to me, seems to add some pain while removing others. MVC was pure pain-removal with no downside. webforms LOL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2012, 3:17:32 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente I guess that's OK if you plan to re-write your app from scratch 3 times in the next 3 years.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2012, 3:16:03 PM
In Reply To @jonelf
@jonelf these are not micro-optimizations, I'm talking about 10ms versus 100ms to serve a basic page. Higher for more complex.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2012, 3:10:02 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente I called him and talked to him about that; he convinced me not to use node. It's Ruby in 2004. Way, way too early.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2012, 2:46:33 PM
In Reply To @fmanjoo
@fmanjoo DICK!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 11, 2012, 11:02:55 AM
In Reply To @TheEvanCarroll
@TheEvanCarroll excellent, enjoy the trial. I literally cannot think of a better jury panel candidate than you.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 10, 2012, 11:43:12 PM
In Reply To @baconmeteor
@baconmeteor I only read Teenage Paranomal Romance these days
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 10, 2012, 5:00:00 PM
In Reply To @TheEvanCarroll
@TheEvanCarroll I think you are the perfect person to sub for me in this 5 week jury duty I am currently on. Contact judge immediately.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 10, 2012, 2:17:49 PM
In Reply To @white_neil
@white_neil was that ever actually confirmed?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 10, 2012, 3:27:11 AM
In Reply To @damncabbage
@damncabbage "Please make sure your question uniquely applies to programmers" http://t.co/1NKlQaJG otherwise, http://t.co/x2R3X9FN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 10, 2012, 3:04:10 AM
In Reply To @damncabbage
@damncabbage yet more "we want to have discussions" nonsense. Stack Exchange is not a platform for discussion.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 9, 2012, 12:57:39 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente Every Kid Is Different. Except mine which is better than yours!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 9, 2012, 12:54:14 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente that is odd because girls are better at potty training, statistically speaking. Are they around older kids? We find that helps.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2012, 6:39:09 PM
In Reply To @bates_thomas
@bates_thomas generally when I refer to them, because of an email or conversation. No need to silo the information.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2012, 4:44:49 PM
In Reply To @rossrubin
@rossrubin oh definitely nonstarter that is GREAT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2012, 3:10:39 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy why did I watch that again? Why?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 7, 2012, 10:42:35 AM
In Reply To @bates_thomas
@bates_thomas I don't track hits, I don't look at analytics hardly ever
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2012, 7:27:59 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly I tend to change the question into what I want to be asked. Enjoy :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2012, 6:11:40 PM
In Reply To @josephcooney
@josephcooney Reading Is Fundamental
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2012, 3:25:48 PM
In Reply To @metsfan
@metsfan stay strong brother!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2012, 3:09:23 PM
In Reply To @csanyk
@csanyk it helps to read the article before replying.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2012, 2:30:57 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide thank the Jesus, this is what I was complaining about. Much happier now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2012, 2:28:57 PM
In Reply To @rossrubin
@rossrubin 8 week battery life more than seals the deal for me. It's tough to get more than a day out of the Google Nexus 7" with any use.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2012, 1:56:01 AM
In Reply To @samthebrand
@samthebrand ORLY? I own this on CD http://t.co/UmJFHdRq let's test your dedication: http://t.co/LaeVQyus
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 6, 2012, 1:09:46 AM
In Reply To @DrPizza
@DrPizza features are for pussies.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2012, 11:27:47 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente I stopped wanting to go because Maker Faire is crushingly, overwhelmingly crowded 100% of the time now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2012, 4:56:28 PM
In Reply To @magnayn
@magnayn you don't (or married, that counts too)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2012, 3:22:05 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente @NathanBowers The same "lot of people" that paid $599 for an iPhone? Yeah. v1 was not 100% awesome. Nothing is, for the record.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2012, 3:17:37 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers I lived in 2007 and I'd take 3G (it was available then, I had it) and shit browser over WebKit and Edge. Annnny fucking day.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2012, 2:36:15 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @jongalloway iPhone v1 was not 100% awesome. I got one word for you: Edge.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2012, 1:07:42 PM
In Reply To @davewiner
@davewiner that is good to hear. Nobody on this trial is there without reason. That is clear.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 5, 2012, 12:02:37 PM
In Reply To @davewiner
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 4, 2012, 1:50:37 AM
In Reply To @baconmeteor
@baconmeteor you overreach
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 3, 2012, 5:00:14 AM
In Reply To @anilmuppallar
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 2, 2012, 11:25:14 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly I should add that the laptop sold on eBay for more than 2x what I was asking on Craigslist.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 2, 2012, 11:22:17 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly I recently put a laptop on Craigslist and got nothing. Ditto for 2 cheap Boppy baby bouncers. No responses. Laptop sold on ebay.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 5:28:38 AM
In Reply To @cometbus
@cometbus any user with 3k rep can vote to close, or vote to reopen. "Watchers" watch each other.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 5:20:40 AM
In Reply To @cometbus
@cometbus not every student can attend Harvard, either. Strictness exists to serve a particular goal.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 5:00:31 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway you are in the wrong place. Don't like country & western? leave the country & western bar.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 4:17:44 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway @splattne they are "all" closed? Let's count them. I think you're grinding a pet axe about discussion questions. Go to a forum.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 2:45:57 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway A better use of your time to stop complaining about it and build or find alternatives. If you like discussions, use forums.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 1:53:31 AM
In Reply To @KirinDave
@KirinDave I have high DPI monitors now. Chrome uses an archaic font rendering mode that IE9 and Firefox have long since left behind. FYI.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 1:52:24 AM
In Reply To @dodgy_coder
@dodgy_coder looks correctly closed to me. Don't speculate, try it yourself first. If you then have specific issues, ask them.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 1:42:55 AM
In Reply To @KirinDave
@KirinDave Windows' rendering strategy is better at low DPI. Apple's is better at high DPI. Guess what kind of monitors I have now? GUESS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 1:28:14 AM
In Reply To @IDisposable
@IDisposable @jongalloway https://t.co/Q1qHWPnw lots of stuff out there on this already.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 1:11:50 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway it is fair to observe that some of these not useful closed Qs need to be deleted so they aren't found. Flag 'em as such.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 1:07:18 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway Q was literally "give me alternatives to X". If it had a ton more specifics, so there was actually a criteria to judge, perhaps
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Sep 1, 2012, 1:03:37 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway @nathanbowers take your "list of X" questions elsewhere. Go to Quora, I hear it's good for people who have opinions to share.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 11:25:55 PM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway you know "recommend me an X" is not allowed. That's just "let's make a list of stuff!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 5:10:21 PM
In Reply To @blackmage71
@blackmage71 @shanselman that is because he is NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Keep trying Hanselman! Your spirit is an inspiration to us all!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:42:09 PM
In Reply To @toymachinesh
@toymachinesh @RockBandAide whole *point* of Blitz is high scores.. that I can never reach .. incredibly self-defeating exercise. Sad. :(
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:40:13 PM
In Reply To @toymachinesh
@toymachinesh @RockBandAide when I play Blitz, even to "get more coins" I get all pissed off because I can never possibly get a high score.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:33:23 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide Ironically if they let me buy unlimited coins for $9.99 or whatever, I'd have no complaints. At least then it'd be fair.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:30:06 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide incredible to me how much defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory with Blitz. A game about high scores, but only for some
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:28:17 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide "hey, I can try to get a really high score for this song I love that I bought!" "nope. need coins to score lots." Why bother?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:23:11 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide It's a badly designed game, period. Has nothing to do with "gimme teh coinz", but "feels rather unfair". Bad design.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:22:28 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide I don't think this game is going to be a success for Harmonix. I was excited for it, now I kinda hate it, to be honest.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:20:11 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide the inherent unfairness (without coins, can't be competitive) of the game is really not fun. I want a level playing field!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:17:30 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide every time I play, I'm thinking "I am one of the poor folk who can't compete with others, the playing field is not level."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:16:42 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide why can't they "give" coins away? Why can't I just use whatever powerups I want any time? This game is frustrating as hell.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:13:57 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide and as for #2, I "spend" more to use powerups on a new song than I earn from playing the new song...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:12:54 PM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide #1 not really into that, #2 yes, but requires lots of play, #3 no facebook account with no plans to ever have one.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 4:08:49 PM
In Reply To @toymachinesh
@toymachinesh yeah but the whole point is to get high scores, and you can't do that, at all, unless you have all unlocks + coins to use 'em.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 31, 2012, 3:07:30 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake gotta go with this as my favorite Bootie mashup from the last 6 years: http://t.co/8hVbWa70
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2012, 2:20:37 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake naming is hard. Extremely.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2012, 12:55:10 PM
In Reply To @sonergonul
@sonergonul fantastic! Teaching each other is how we learn from our peers.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2012, 1:26:47 AM
In Reply To @Lee_Alexander
@Lee_Alexander check the date.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 30, 2012, 12:56:36 AM
In Reply To @Hirvox
@Hirvox http://t.co/Ol9smi2f baby. Work it! (I'll make that the hardlink as well..)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2012, 9:58:25 PM
In Reply To @kjhealy
@kjhealy have you been to Texas, Arizona, or even California lately? Very much wild west.
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