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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 1, 2011, 7:31:53 PM
In Reply To @rahulsood
@rahulsood can you confirm this quote? http://t.co/t7fp1y2u was there data?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Nov 1, 2011, 2:23:00 PM
In Reply To @kevinmontrose
@kevinmontrose yeah but not all things can be quantified, re: Google's "we test 42 shades of blue and use the best performing one"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 31, 2011, 9:18:50 PM
In Reply To @Loh
@elliotloh I hate the mystery meat navigation of "how do I get back from here" in every iPhone app. Different every time..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 31, 2011, 2:39:28 AM
In Reply To @jamesrom
@jamesrom not so -- you get +100 on *every* site once you cross +200 on any of them. :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 30, 2011, 3:57:25 PM
In Reply To @jamesrom
@jamesrom If you have more than 200 rep on any site you start all other sites with +100.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 29, 2011, 6:39:40 PM
In Reply To @ChadMoran
@ChadMoran still can't repro. If no other reports on meta..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 29, 2011, 4:43:58 PM
In Reply To @ChadMoran
@ChadMoran no repro on the moment did you check http://t.co/KI3sGqkX for any other reports?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 29, 2011, 4:39:14 PM
In Reply To @ChadMoran
@ChadMoran I am able to log in fine at http://t.co/AMYWcKPR which redirects to https
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 28, 2011, 8:26:45 PM
In Reply To @BJMendelson
@BJMendelson but wait, aren't the existing middlemen much worse, and take a hugely bigger cut? Enemy of my enemy...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 28, 2011, 2:48:56 AM
In Reply To @timbray
@timbray it's not so much that as secrecy is a huge pain in the ass, and takes too much effort to maintain and track
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 27, 2011, 12:16:52 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy McRib is a crime against humanity, for reals
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2011, 10:16:33 PM
In Reply To @hkarthik
@hkarthik give up on native res.. 1920x1080 is doable with 6970 or 570/580
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2011, 3:01:07 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer that is a lot of iProduct :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2011, 2:39:30 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers just you wait my friend
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 25, 2011, 2:03:14 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers yes, it gets incredibly good
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 6:08:43 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 6:06:59 PM
In Reply To @molgar
@molgar @marcoarment yeah, congrats! And now you know what's coming. Any resemblance to a freight train is purely coincidental :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 3:18:55 PM
In Reply To @aehiilrs
@aehiilrs dignity is overrated
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 3:04:12 PM
In Reply To @phil_nash
@phil_nash WE'LL GET YOU NASH!! <shakes fist>
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 2:28:42 PM
In Reply To @hmemcpy
@hmemcpy you mean "instead of" right? :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 2:21:36 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley @tooshel there's lots good about Jobs, I just object to the Beatification. He's like, this guy, man.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 2:08:27 PM
In Reply To @aalear
@aalear hey! you should be playing rocksmith, man! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 1:49:45 PM
In Reply To @mde
@mde @oscargodson yes, girls means easier time now and harder time later. I am OK with that tradeoff.. for now..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 1:47:21 PM
In Reply To @bogdoot
@reply to me with URL to your Stack Exchange account user page and your PC video card. Must have 1.5k rep on SO or 500 rep on any other site
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 1:08:01 PM
In Reply To @hkarthik
@hkarthik the pink, it burns! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 1:07:16 PM
In Reply To @mde
@mde I was very afraid of the 3 boys outcome... Henry is a handful
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 1:48:59 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers you used the "hardass sports coach" metaphor. Fine, but how many coaches are on a team?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 12:59:43 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers I don't disagree, but imagine a whole company of people like that, because "that's the culture". Unsustainable.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 12:53:34 AM
In Reply To @grammarware
@grammarware @jzy you're probably right
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 12:47:36 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley there should be a Faygo-tality.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 24, 2011, 12:05:26 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy I think you underestimate people's opinion of their own genius.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:57:08 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy I like Jobs. I respect Jobs. But you have to be very careful in picking and choosing the parts of Jobs you wish to emulate.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:56:10 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy actions speak loudest though: and the silence is deafening. http://t.co/1wp8GLHV
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:51:46 PM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway we give privately. for the sekritz. SHHHHH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:51:17 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy I truly worry that the Jobs bio teaches "it's OK to be an a-hole if you're a genius" to a-holes everywhere. No, you're just an a-hole.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:38:50 PM
In Reply To @demisbellot
@demisbellot then you should read the facts and learn to also be critical of his bad leadership vis-a-vis philanthropy for billionaires
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:34:00 PM
In Reply To @demisbellot
@demisbellot if you're such a huge Jobs fan, your life choices should reflect those values -- become a full time OSX or iOS dev.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:27:37 PM
In Reply To @JosephRooks
@JosephRooks well they don't have to. They can spend it all on hookers, blow, and gold-plated superyachts.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:23:13 PM
In Reply To @demisbellot
@demisbellot he shut down all charitable ops at Apple in 1997 for "reasons of profitability" and *never* brought them back. "Private"?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:18:39 PM
In Reply To @demisbellot
@demisbellot he was not retired in 1994. Jobs went out of his way to decline every opportunity; read the article I linked please. Facts.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 11:12:31 PM
In Reply To @demisbellot
@demisbellot Wikipedia disagrees with you. Gates foundation started in 1994, well before Windows 95 was released.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 8:31:29 PM
In Reply To @mharen
@mharen @spolsky we have very different senses of humor, this does not make @spolsky non-funny or anything
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:59:51 PM
In Reply To @getwired
@getwired @fraydog @lessien You've Got to Hide Your Love Away. We're done here.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:58:10 PM
In Reply To @getwired
@getwired @fraydog @lessien all kindness should be done secretly, in the dark of the night, so that others must never know about it?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:57:18 PM
In Reply To @pilky
@pilky @wilshipley this implies we need Jobs to get Malaria to work towards a cure. Not exactly inspiring.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:39:06 PM
In Reply To @mdhughes
@mdhughes it was all execution. Which is indeed laudable. Everything's stolen, it's just how *well* you steal and get the price down.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:34:52 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley disagree; those in positions of great power and wealth (and influence) must do more. And set examples.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:34:14 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers Gates Foundation was founded in 1994. That's before Windows 95 was released. You were saying? Yeah.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:30:59 PM
In Reply To @fraydog
@fraydog @lessien I hope you're right about that in the future.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:16:42 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @wilshipley the Reality Distortion Field strikes again. I'm sure people dying of malaria appreciate good industrial design.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:15:27 PM
In Reply To @fraydog
@fraydog @lessien basically "he sold red iPods". Yes, that's.. something.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 6:10:23 PM
In Reply To @fraydog
@fraydog @Lessien "secret" philanthropy is .. first of all, imaginary, and second, completely missing the point. Set an example.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 5:57:03 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers I like Jobs, I just don't think he is a God or perfect. And I think it's shameful to have billions and not be a philanthropist
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 5:46:12 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley or you could, y'know, donate a billion dollars toward eliminating Malaria. THINK DIFFERENT. http://t.co/s7PaJjF2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 23, 2011, 4:16:50 PM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet don't worry, all my *autographed* books are staying. A much smaller shelf...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2011, 5:44:47 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy @splattne I dunno @spolsky was right -- I love my bizcards but have yet to have a legit use for a single one in months.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 22, 2011, 12:27:44 PM
In Reply To @angrynoah
@angrynoah weird. I need to look up the details on that, no repro would be surprising
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2011, 11:39:16 PM
In Reply To @taylormarshall
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2011, 10:42:11 PM
In Reply To @FelixMM
@FelixMM that was all @jzy and @kevinmontrose !
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2011, 9:48:53 AM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp is it open this week? I thought they were rebuilding that
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 21, 2011, 8:16:32 AM
In Reply To @topley
@topley only under duress and the "options" on it are virtually useless
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2011, 4:53:38 PM
In Reply To @there_from_here
@there_from_here that's a scorched earth policy -- nobody wins on edit?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2011, 3:40:47 PM
In Reply To @there_from_here
@there_from_here not that different than source control -- who gets all the kudos from the software you build? Usually not coders...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2011, 3:39:05 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles it works ok on stack exchange because we require evidence and actively suppress unsubstantiated opinions. Thank jebus
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2011, 3:37:28 PM
In Reply To @patrick_mc
@patrick_mc arrgh I will have to edit one of those out
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2011, 3:35:21 PM
In Reply To @there_from_here
@there_from_here no, we considered that early on but it gets hellishly complex to understand much less implement
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2011, 2:31:27 PM
In Reply To @randompunter
@randompunter that's in place to encourage people to not post ginormous, unreadably wide code samples. Smaller font @ http://t.co/LYdSFdXj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2011, 1:30:00 AM
In Reply To @AofANLA
@AofANLA The data in the studies I found doesn't support your assertion.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 20, 2011, 1:20:16 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway Dance Central 2 is not out yet; are you playing a developer beta?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2011, 3:30:15 PM
In Reply To @jwz
@jwz in pictorial form: I want to go immediately from 1 to 3. Step 2 is .. not necessary. http://t.co/i8ugN5YQ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2011, 11:43:35 AM
In Reply To @tmarman
@tmarman @coreyh @jongalloway oh you mean the Sandforce 2200 issue? Yeah, at least 1 BSOD per week for me; hopefully latest firmware fixes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2011, 11:37:17 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway did you swap them one by one or all at once? Reducing variables is key
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2011, 11:01:40 AM
In Reply To @fredwilson
@fredwilson once you have children, the flu shot should be mandatory...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2011, 4:09:33 AM
In Reply To @jwz
@jwz this "link to a post that is itself just a link to another post" strategery of yours is kind of a bummer, man. Middlemen!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2011, 3:02:36 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @gruber I have three words for you: Tactical. Internet. Pants.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 19, 2011, 1:10:59 AM
In Reply To @mjmdavis
@mjmdavis Never heard of it. http://t.co/MHh0cBB0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2011, 9:41:23 PM
In Reply To @wilhil
@wilhil I'm just playing with it. I really REALLY *REALLY* like this though http://t.co/QVKAF1ni and I need media keys
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2011, 4:29:57 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers this did not end well for email
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2011, 2:33:10 PM
In Reply To @nitish
@Nitish @edward_tanguay I am guessing he meant "American Indian"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2011, 12:45:39 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa ♫ HIIIGHWAY TO THE DAAANGER ZONE! ♪♫
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2011, 2:23:16 AM
In Reply To @Grumpydev
@Grumpydev my figures show 5w at $6.25/year and 20w at $25/year. You won't do better than 5w, ever.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2011, 2:20:48 AM
In Reply To @Grumpydev
@Grumpydev well, my latest HTPC build is 17w idle. http://t.co/7DnIaqrp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 18, 2011, 12:04:12 AM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon I also ordered three more keyboards.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2011, 5:10:39 AM
In Reply To @petebrazier
@petebrazier mostly I am in love with http://t.co/QVKAF1ni
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2011, 3:57:59 AM
In Reply To @gkra
@gkra agree; I found one link describing a similar situation, where they opened the keyboard and repositioned the membrane. Lot of work tho
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 17, 2011, 3:27:35 AM
In Reply To @iandevlin
@iandevlin yes, they should. Otherwise it's retribution central. We have the data to support this too. Who did you vote for in the election?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2011, 2:18:57 PM
In Reply To @rbirkby
@rbirkby @graefoster I ended up switching to Asus RT-N16 http://t.co/sS7WWMOz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 16, 2011, 2:11:02 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake Nintendo is walking dead; will be first true casualty of total Apple dominance IMO.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2011, 2:14:45 PM
In Reply To @YellAtFamousPPL
@YellAtFamousPPL thanks -- I originally saw it at http://t.co/76qGmEW7 and couldn't find a citation there or via google search
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 15, 2011, 10:50:22 AM
In Reply To @YellAtFamousPPL
@YellAtFamousPPL I can't find the citation, how about being helpful and providing it? Or just y'know.. yelling. That's.. something.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 14, 2011, 8:43:50 AM
In Reply To @danmiser
@danmiser it's so beautiful, man
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 14, 2011, 7:26:56 AM
In Reply To @vinchbat
@vinch01 there already is, click the star next to the question
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 14, 2011, 2:22:49 AM
In Reply To @RobAshton
@RobAshton I think being gay requires you to do a bit more thinking about how you approach situations. Less prejudice now though.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2011, 3:57:41 PM
In Reply To @Hanzo55
@Hanzo55 ah, the "question the question" game; it is valid though
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2011, 3:46:11 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa we should continue this on a podcast as @wilshipley suggested
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2011, 3:42:48 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa I barely use apps at all on my iPhone, honestly. Games, but I'd rather play Battlefield 3 if I have the time to game at all.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Oct 13, 2011, 3:38:59 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa I don't develop for it, and never will. Only the open web, fuck everything else.
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