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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2012, 7:22:52 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa Rome is over. The wild west is still very much here.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 29, 2012, 11:37:41 AM
In Reply To @grazanaut
@grazanaut we do not run any social
networks, though
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 11:35:57 PM
In Reply To @nabeel
@nabeel it's an easy(ish) track, I just wanted to 100% it. But pro drums is fun.. really fun. My setup: http://t.co/ZpiIOVMZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 11:13:54 PM
In Reply To @bijan
@bijan @theraveonettes I got kind of obsessed with Last Dance on pro drums in Rock Band 3. I played it .. a lot. http://t.co/b2sgyGHJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 11:12:49 PM
In Reply To @RockBand
@RockBand It's usually around 4am pacific for DLC tracks. That'd be 7am eastern. Better to get up real real early :) #dontaskhowiknowthis
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 11:00:57 PM
In Reply To @RockBand
@RockBand it won't be available until around 4 AM Pacific, right?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 6:55:29 PM
In Reply To @Aszurom
@Aszurom travelling with 3 small children is not.. really an option for sane folks. Eventually, yes.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 6:08:43 PM
In Reply To @donpark
@donpark I think leadership is much harder, and that is considered teachable.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 6:07:21 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles man I showed you. Burn.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 6:07:02 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles I am going to follow him now just out of spite. TAKE THAT SCOTT!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 5:11:58 PM
In Reply To @ErikNoren
@ErikNoren I think Google is a lot more careful and thoughtful in their sandboxing than Sun et al. Also much newer and smarter, etc.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 4:40:02 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy @NathanBowers pronounced "jizzy"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 2:16:38 PM
In Reply To @dougrathbone
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 28, 2012, 2:15:31 PM
In Reply To @ramkalari
@ramkalari an odd one. A spam answer was deleted on the day the mod closed it. I reopened it. Technically better on http://t.co/GNOWl7p5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2012, 11:12:07 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente Windows 8 baby
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2012, 10:54:31 PM
In Reply To @ShipeSmash
@ShipeSmash I approve of these activities
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2012, 4:16:58 PM
In Reply To @ianlandsman
@ianlandsman I didn't read that far.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2012, 3:20:59 PM
In Reply To @TarkaDaal
@TarkaDaal I want to delete mine and replace it with yours!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 27, 2012, 1:49:26 AM
In Reply To @totdb
@totdb yeah we like that but not appropriate for a 3.5 year old yet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 26, 2012, 3:09:07 PM
In Reply To @jessamyn
@jessamyn the ebay process historically has favored the seller, quite extremely. Not that I'm complaining.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 26, 2012, 12:56:49 PM
In Reply To @momopear
@momopear glutton for punishment, eh? :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 8:15:15 PM
In Reply To @marcprecipice
@marcprecipice that said, hockey has to change. Otherwise you are treating the symptoms and not the underlying disease.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 8:13:39 PM
In Reply To @marcprecipice
@marcprecipice I think it's an incredibly difficult problem and I am glad someone as talented as you is working on it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 7:29:12 PM
In Reply To @marcprecipice
@marcprecipice essentially the entire process of software engineering has to change from first principles. IMHO. Hockey has to change.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 7:28:26 PM
In Reply To @marcprecipice
@marcprecipice at some level this boils down to "the world needs more black hockey players". What problem are we solving?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 7:25:30 PM
In Reply To @marcprecipice
@marcprecipice why not be more direct? Have a dedicated interview process run by women, that hires only women. Result: more women.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 7:22:04 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa @wilshipley ironically if I hadn't repeated that post, it would be gone, since my Vertigo blog is long gone by now. QED.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 7:19:13 PM
In Reply To @marcprecipice
@marcprecipice basically why not have a whole different track, designed by women, for women. We have enough dudes.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 7:18:04 PM
In Reply To @marcprecipice
@marcprecipice why don't you go further: say you will *only* hire women, and only have women do the interviews?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 7:11:41 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley But who protects the lawyers?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 4:13:38 PM
In Reply To @fmanjoo
@fmanjoo yep, TechCrunch still sucks. In other news, scientists determine that sky is still blue, and water is still wet.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 2:19:48 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza WELL, ACTUALLY that trial is not in Contra Costa County
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 1:54:00 PM
In Reply To @joshmillard
@joshmillard that reminds me of the one time @betsyphd searched for craft beads on Amazon and got the kind that go in the butt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 24, 2012, 1:43:44 AM
In Reply To @devinfoley
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 23, 2012, 7:25:14 PM
In Reply To @thisisanexdrew
@drewinglis well, if I talk about it in a followup tweet but don't link it, people will complain. Nobody has tweet-memory..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 23, 2012, 4:38:15 PM
In Reply To @jzy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2012, 11:38:24 PM
In Reply To @JMoore821
@JMoore821 you are a bad person and you should feel bad!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2012, 12:09:26 PM
In Reply To @thatboymegs
@megsuma thank you, unverified common Twitter account user! You will be in my thoughts! p.s. not really
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2012, 12:07:27 PM
In Reply To @MikeBeas
@MikeBeas good point they can apparently arbitrarily DM anyone
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2012, 2:27:04 AM
In Reply To @danielsamuels
@danielsamuels that's because I entered the process twice. The first time, it said "do these things to be verified"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2012, 1:44:19 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway well, that is where I am now. Right now actually.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 22, 2012, 1:40:49 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles this feels like blog post material, could be helpful
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2012, 2:14:52 PM
In Reply To @timbray
@timbray naw, it's all nibbles and bits these days.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2012, 1:55:05 PM
In Reply To @sbisson
@sbisson @edbott @attackerman http://t.co/OyTOvkJw I added that answer feel free to edit it. (no registration required, etc)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2012, 1:49:17 PM
In Reply To @edbott
@edbott @attackerman http://t.co/OY2rXmiX and isopropyl alcohol never hurts
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 21, 2012, 10:37:49 AM
In Reply To @robertpeacock22
@robertpeacock22 I love Sparrow but it has the same search problem. Also not on iPad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2012, 6:38:48 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles holy crap the new archive warrior is super slick. kudos
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2012, 5:01:05 PM
In Reply To @Sundry
@Sundry GET A ROPE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2012, 11:17:27 PM
In Reply To @Scott_Bromley
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2012, 12:16:53 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles anybody with one brain cell in their head has already switched to Postgres anyway.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2012, 12:09:08 AM
In Reply To @rands
@rands @sivers as for http://t.co/rxoAMhXh at Stack Exchange we taught the *community* how to run itself, not the company
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2012, 5:33:04 PM
In Reply To @darkuncle
@darkuncle lol I had forgotten about the "you got change for a hundred" part of that skit
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2012, 5:19:16 PM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway @carolineggordon that was NOT the vulnerability; that was a failure to sanitize the URL field on the user page.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2012, 4:56:05 PM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway "It ain't braggin' if you can back it up." http://t.co/SpsKr7gc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2012, 4:42:16 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles I still remember the rough, roadie-like kid who brought that book to middle school so I could discover it. Wonder where he is now
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2012, 3:09:35 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles based on anarchist cookbook files as usual? or something else?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2012, 3:00:08 PM
In Reply To @anildash
@anildash @Sippey great guy put in a tough position!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2012, 6:18:37 PM
In Reply To @baconmeteor
@baconmeteor I have found the Captain to be quite helpful, whereas Tennille .. probably better that I say no more.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2012, 6:13:36 PM
In Reply To @WilburSullivan
@WilburSullivan fixed it for you.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2012, 6:10:32 PM
In Reply To @WilburSullivan
@WilburSullivan all irrelevant since it's a fixed bug in a beta product. Move to delete.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2012, 1:20:07 PM
In Reply To @Foritus
@Foritus I don't think asking for it to *work* is better service. YMMV.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2012, 12:35:34 PM
In Reply To @kwiens
@kwiens -jpg.gif nice
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2012, 11:56:34 AM
In Reply To @praveensharma
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2012, 11:50:54 AM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie the solution is to blog it, then you can refer to that blog entry when you forget. #actuallynotkidding
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2012, 9:48:54 AM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie creepy, that described exactly where my tongue was as I read that
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2012, 12:02:58 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente well actually, it's anywhere from instant to 6 years. You takes your chances.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2012, 11:25:26 PM
In Reply To @_ClaireConnelly
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2012, 9:12:49 PM
In Reply To @wingedpig
@wingedpig not a good day
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2012, 9:05:55 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly Graceland is one of the all time greatest. Partial to Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes myself.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2012, 6:22:43 PM
In Reply To @Greenspeak
@Greenspeak solution: have more children.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2012, 6:13:59 PM
In Reply To @Greenspeak
@Greenspeak this is 17 years off for me (15 for Henry) but you're breaking my future heart, man.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2012, 5:47:28 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie @metafilter my eyes, the goggles, etc.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 7:08:49 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley the first Mac didn't have cursor keys. The first mouse had one button. Apple goes too far, consistently. #imjustsayin
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 7:02:30 PM
In Reply To @ircri
@ircri I assume you are joking, but again, it isn't "Razor".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 7:01:40 PM
In Reply To @drylight
@drylight @wilshipley perhaps if one pedal was accelerate and brake and steering, you'd have a point there.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 6:50:08 PM
In Reply To @ircri
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 6:00:25 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy That was terrible. The only actual information there was that Stan Lee recommends a Black Panther movie.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 5:27:07 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley I press the living shit out of that home button every day. double-press, press and hold, even triple press. What else is there?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 1:58:28 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake does this one have a name?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 4:44:55 AM
In Reply To @NKCSS
@NKCSS TECH BOOKS! TECH BOOKS!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 4:42:30 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy not even alizee?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2012, 3:33:06 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy STAY STRONG SISTA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2012, 2:40:52 PM
In Reply To @joshelman
@joshelman there's always a funny story when we're talking about Twitter, isn't there? :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2012, 2:28:30 PM
In Reply To @mattcutts
@mattcutts there's no way you could write it that would come across as "jerkish". Not in your DNA.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2012, 12:59:58 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles it's on meta, that's what meta is for.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2012, 12:09:14 PM
In Reply To @jarrod_dixon
@jarrod_dixon the issue there is that the iPhone 5 is overdue. Apple screwed up by waiting so long between major revs.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2012, 11:47:21 AM
In Reply To @bergmayer
@bergmayer yeah comics and magazines need 10", for sure.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2012, 11:46:27 AM
In Reply To @bxlewi1
@bxlewi1 @siracusa the font rendering is not great, though it depends somewhat on the typeface/website.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2012, 11:45:19 AM
In Reply To @geeksharp
@swaj naw, music is timeless. Music isn't "over".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2012, 10:59:01 AM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa it could be more retina, I suppose, as Nexus is merely retina-esque. But iPad mini sounds not so hi res too? Speed as well.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2012, 10:49:40 AM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa hard to say. Nexus 7 seems good enough. What is the killer iOS app I can't live without? I got full speed Chrome here...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2012, 11:04:29 PM
In Reply To @pmccowat
@pmccowat fun to consider when that will be mainstream, when that will be broadcast and internet quality. In our lifetimes?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2012, 2:47:42 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa I blog about this months ago, but it takes AppleCare hack to get mac-heads to do it? Stop reinforcing all my negative stereotypes!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2012, 5:50:59 PM
In Reply To @troygilbert
@troygilbert there were a number of ladies in there!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 10, 2012, 11:00:53 AM
In Reply To @goyuix
@goyuix awesome! Teaching each other is how we all learn!
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