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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 29, 2011, 1:24:52 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy I keep telling you, there could be tanks
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 29, 2011, 11:54:06 AM
In Reply To @edbott
@edbott @mheusser you should see facebook HQ some day. Nothing but teenagers, and I am not exaggerating. It's college. Literally.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 28, 2011, 8:37:44 PM
In Reply To @iomegadrive
@iomegadrive yeah I had to turn off DX11 but other than that, great for me.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2011, 9:14:52 PM
In Reply To @hodgesmr
@hodgesmr hosted TypePad
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 27, 2011, 8:00:16 PM
In Reply To @JulienChastang
@JulienChastang generalize it to "code color schemes suitable for maximum readability when projected" and try on http://t.co/19vunv7t
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 26, 2011, 8:56:41 PM
In Reply To @MarkBoltuc
@mboltuc I felt the Odyssey had the best handling and drove the least like a big bulky minivan. Also like the 2011 redesign a lot.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 25, 2011, 6:40:51 PM
In Reply To @dpiekny
@dpiekny this thread, for example, is beyond help http://t.co/XBeGjH1L
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2011, 5:31:50 PM
In Reply To @mabster
@mabster I think they are getting to the point of sending them out still; soon.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 24, 2011, 1:34:01 PM
In Reply To @ghewgill
@ghewgill it is a triumph of "the most obsessive about X always win". Which bodes well for geeks, but not so well for other things.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2011, 1:04:10 AM
In Reply To @henry_maddocks
@henry_maddocks I think there's a point of seriously diminishing returns above 60fps, and people will tell you 30 or 24 is "enough"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 23, 2011, 1:03:18 AM
In Reply To @dharmesh
@dharmesh @joelspolsky cheers -- thank the community with upvotes, not us, they do all the work!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2011, 1:09:55 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy @betsyphd read the Philip Greenspun thing I linked. He covers the SUV vs Minivan stuff definitively http://t.co/Q4O0zrXV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2011, 11:57:18 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2011, 11:04:37 AM
In Reply To @jamuraa
@jamuraa they are morons for not doing that years ago, though
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2011, 11:03:56 AM
In Reply To @DanTup
@DanTup everywhere?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2011, 11:00:23 AM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss I believe you are referring to human sexual interactions.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2011, 10:56:13 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers agreed, I didn't notice it was floating, could be a dealbreaker
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 22, 2011, 1:59:54 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway current consoles are more like 5+ years old, but a 2 or 3 year old PC video card is ancient. Dog years, etc.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2011, 7:46:32 PM
In Reply To @sufferfest
@sufferfest oh, no, I want automatic doors big time
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2011, 2:55:54 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers even worse, they could replace it with the original iMac puck mouse. That he designed. Which sucked.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2011, 2:44:49 PM
In Reply To @brettwhite
@brettwhite @roundhoward email is funny that way, isn't it? :D
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2011, 12:51:59 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa they probably say "ATM Machine", too
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2011, 12:18:05 PM
In Reply To @anildash
@anildash @Google the explanation is simple: it's not editorial, except when it is editorial.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 21, 2011, 9:39:17 AM
In Reply To @marr75
@marr75 not that I know of; unsure if it would be a fit to our engine. Check at http://t.co/IuV3SDEE though
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2011, 3:58:23 PM
In Reply To @donpark
@donpark is there a {{citation}} for that?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2011, 3:54:02 PM
In Reply To @donpark
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 20, 2011, 12:36:53 PM
In Reply To @cisellis
@cisellis aaaaarrrrghhh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2011, 11:54:37 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy i got two words for you: billy crystal.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2011, 11:45:55 AM
In Reply To @ArdaXi
@ArdaXi stv isn't complex, it's the fairest system. Requires software to count, which we provide free
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2011, 11:44:18 AM
In Reply To @higgis
@higgis don't trample on my right to make bad life choices, you fascist!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2011, 10:05:17 AM
In Reply To @ArdaXi
@ArdaXi that's like arguing that Checkers and Advanced Squad Leader are the same game..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2011, 9:35:03 AM
In Reply To @splattne
@splattne that's actually not what was said; I looked it up. http://t.co/DJSbKtY8 "take old work to a new place". This .. does not do that
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 19, 2011, 9:02:50 AM
In Reply To @edefic
@FrozenFire as with all things internal to Wikipedia, that is impossible to find and very difficult to understand when you do.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2011, 3:52:19 PM
In Reply To @edefic
@FrozenFire I'm not so sure -- is that documented *anywhere*? Can't find any reference to it in Google.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2011, 6:48:06 AM
In Reply To @drylight
@drylight @nathanbowers @marcoarment I seriously challenge you to show me one way Fruit Ninja is different on Kindle Fire vs "smaller" iPad
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2011, 6:30:43 AM
In Reply To @Hatryst
@Hatryst it's been done a few.. billion.. times.. already :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 18, 2011, 12:07:31 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy well, in the longer term, the idea of a non-interactive book is incorrect. All "books" should be interactive in some way.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2011, 11:54:14 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy @shanselman I find books are the most educational things so far, but I agree that a house full of books SUCKS (seriously, "stuff")
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2011, 11:32:03 PM
In Reply To @shanselman
@shanselman @NathanBowers @marcoarment well, Kindle 1 was originally pretty crap too. Look at Kindle Touch now, it's kinda great.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2011, 11:31:07 PM
In Reply To @mstum
@mstum for one thing the battery is half the size on the base K4. Also no audio. etc. It's just a more flexible device w/touch.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2011, 11:27:45 PM
In Reply To @shanselman
@shanselman @NathanBowers @marcoarment but it *is* a size problem. Want cheaper, higher res, better portability? Make it book sized.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2011, 11:21:36 PM
In Reply To @shanselman
@shanselman @NathanBowers @marcoarment also, my tablets get thrown in frustration (protip: not by me). iPads are deadly projectiles.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2011, 11:19:45 PM
In Reply To @jbripley
@jbripley probably MP -> MP is fine.. the load times can be enormous and paying that cost EVERY time is painful..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2011, 11:14:33 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @marcoarment and yet, I can buy THREE for the price of ONE iPad. Protip: this is important for people with toddlers
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2011, 12:12:12 PM
In Reply To @jbripley
@jbripley I love it, it's great! The only thing I don't like is having to re-launch BF3.exe every time I switch servers, which is slow.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 17, 2011, 10:27:40 AM
In Reply To @GraemePerrow
@GraemePerrow @SGgrc it runs Fruit Ninja great, and it's an excellent Amazon Consumption Device, and it has a Webkit mobile browser. $199!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 16, 2011, 11:37:11 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers Engadget review: "great value and perhaps the best, tightest integration of digital content in a mobile device we've yet seen"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 16, 2011, 11:14:55 AM
In Reply To @atdavidmurdoch
@vervestudiosco go to http://t.co/KI3sGqkX and ask there with specifics and URLs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 16, 2011, 12:30:31 AM
In Reply To @_swanand
@_swanand try here http://t.co/swCi1oIo DOUBLE THE PLEASURE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2011, 11:52:52 PM
In Reply To @bwahacker
@bwahacker @jzy well, you should never spend $5k on a computer anyway. even $2k is a bit of a stretch these days (later SSD add-in $ is OK)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2011, 11:49:15 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy it's called "envy" for a reason, right? (and actually, the PC industry has sucked at cloning Apple since forever.. kinda sad really)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2011, 4:49:17 PM
In Reply To @anildash
@anildash all Android devices have the "no way to take a screenshot" issue until the very very latest (2 wks?) release of Android I think.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2011, 4:44:23 PM
In Reply To @davewiner
@davewiner isn't ThinkUp an example, perhaps, of the things you mentioned today on the podcast? http://t.co/0ry3RDaO
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2011, 4:09:36 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers just like Organic food was touched by hippies, Apple product must be touched by Jony!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2011, 4:08:46 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers this is not an Apple sanctioned product(tm)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 15, 2011, 4:04:08 PM
In Reply To @dolbz
@dolbz @spolsky still correct as written; historically don't agree with that particular decision. But newer decisions come alone!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 14, 2011, 9:29:58 PM
In Reply To @saambarati
@saambarati @siracusa really? Jobs would mention a quad-core CPU in his product announcements? I think not. Technical detail.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 14, 2011, 8:15:14 PM
In Reply To @averyj
@averyj obviously Dapper, that's what we use
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 14, 2011, 6:52:05 PM
In Reply To @netbard
@netbard it's just a micro-usb connector, so pretty standard.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 14, 2011, 6:49:18 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa I think Jobs himself would tell you that the technical details aren't the important bits. Reality distortion in life and death.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 14, 2011, 6:14:34 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers really? How do I get to a running app with only a single press or tap?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 14, 2011, 4:39:42 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers iPhone does pretty well and its home button sucks balls. (I am constantly double and triple clicking it to do stuff, wrongly)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 14, 2011, 11:24:57 AM
In Reply To @rossmasters
@rossmasters there's not supposed to be
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 14, 2011, 10:45:30 AM
In Reply To @bhu1st
@bhu1st no, this will be edited out if added. There are already accepted answers with visual styles, etc.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2011, 4:46:51 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers there's also "regular book size"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2011, 4:45:50 PM
In Reply To @andrewmolyneux
@andrewmolyneux them considering a smaller iPad is already referenced in the Jobs bio -- give it a read.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2011, 3:28:46 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers I bet you. iPad is far too large and heavy; I could kill a man with that damn thing. Small and cute wins.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 13, 2011, 9:04:26 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers regular Google+ pages (quoted from O'Reilly or whatever) crash the browser on my iPhone with iOS 5.0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 12, 2011, 4:24:33 PM
In Reply To @dnovatchev
@dnovatchev email the address at the bottom of every web page
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 12, 2011, 4:38:56 AM
In Reply To @rafek
@rafek one week might be unrealistic. Take two weeks to get your affairs in order. You're welcome.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2011, 10:41:02 AM
In Reply To @NutritionDiva
@NutritionDiva @jedidja @StackHQ ok the question is here http://t.co/UZaoFlha with tags, if you want to answer with citations/research
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2011, 10:03:22 AM
In Reply To @epinardscaramel
@epinardscaramel ask on meta with specifics then
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2011, 9:58:58 AM
In Reply To @jedidja
@jedidja @StackHQ @NutritionDiva you should ask a Q about this on the site, I see no results for it http://t.co/UO2uNI8S
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2011, 9:55:33 AM
In Reply To @epinardscaramel
@epinardscaramel and if you have specifics after reading the faq ask on http://t.co/49PcTKXc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2011, 3:31:43 AM
In Reply To @forty3degrees
@forty3degrees there is already at least one at http://t.co/tBKc6LsL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 11, 2011, 12:46:43 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway tweet too long.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 10, 2011, 9:08:01 AM
In Reply To @hype8912
@hype8912 also, remember you get +100 rep on all sites once you have +200 on *any* SE network site: http://t.co/3MXCr7Lx
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 10, 2011, 8:59:35 AM
In Reply To @hype8912
@hype8912 you can't edit comments; the focus of a Q&A system is Q and A, earn your stripes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2011, 11:50:45 PM
In Reply To @GoranSiska
@GoranSiska email team@stackexchange.com with info, usually has to do with Area51 creds vs. site creds
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2011, 11:50:09 PM
In Reply To @alexisohanian
@kn0thing no, haven't quite made it out of the hotel yet.. but today..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 9, 2011, 9:23:32 AM
In Reply To @kch
@kch yes and that search term is pre-filled in the search box if you go to your user page
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 8, 2011, 1:15:48 AM
In Reply To @robertpi
@robertpi It's from the movie Better off Dead. Sorry you didn't get the reference, but the image itself is more clear.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2011, 6:00:09 PM
In Reply To @m4rkw
@m4rkw the future, it is scary and wonderful
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2011, 3:50:35 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway computer books belong on the internet, not in a library. Especially true there, but eventually true for all.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 7, 2011, 12:53:33 AM
In Reply To @HJanrs
@HJanrs I didn't major in either of those
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 6, 2011, 8:09:15 PM
In Reply To @realmrpippy
@RealMrPippy @siracusa you REALLY don't want to be tied to the "server" hardware space. It is not where the interesting innovation is.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 6, 2011, 7:45:29 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa it's old server hardware, that's much more common on servers. For a fraction of the price of a Mac Pro of course..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 6, 2011, 4:56:25 PM
In Reply To @anildash
@anildash I blame the Teen Paranormal Romance conspiracy http://t.co/8QTOIqXd (via @normative)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 5, 2011, 4:43:58 PM
In Reply To @condredge
@condredge but this was the same complaint people had when @siracusa was on our podcast; hosts get to talk more, by design
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 4, 2011, 3:34:01 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @mrgan you're right I am eligible, but .. risk of putting you outside availability when iPhone 5 releases, no?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 3, 2011, 11:00:37 PM
In Reply To @bassistance
@bassistance contact @mattcutts with specifics -- looks like a valid case to me that Google should look at
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 3, 2011, 7:56:32 AM
In Reply To @splattne
@splattne Apple Computer never took a "don't be evil" oath, man. Although I think the proper oath is "always do good" -- it's ours.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 2, 2011, 8:55:35 PM
In Reply To @hackerhasid
@statichippo yep, corp amex. Get multiple false positives about "fraud" that I have to call in on each one. Real pain in my ass.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 2, 2011, 4:34:09 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley http://t.co/GKTd1KCI is insufficient for your Jedi needs?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 2, 2011, 4:30:08 PM
In Reply To @ochostrike
@richardstokoe they have yet to be right so far.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 2, 2011, 3:17:02 PM
In Reply To @bbonifield
@bbonifield I reopened it. You should answer it.
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