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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 24, 2011, 11:20:47 PM
In Reply To @Papihenry
@Papihenry winner, going with that.. the new model is 2x the price.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 24, 2011, 6:19:00 PM
In Reply To @aloncarmel
@aloncarmel do it now or you're fired! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 24, 2011, 3:15:25 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer that's funny because @spolsky and I have a little catchphrase -- "let's do random bizdev!"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 24, 2011, 2:24:57 AM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet you are clearly playing right into their dastardly plan!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2011, 5:36:14 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers now you're just making shit up. Did Jony put you up to this?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2011, 5:25:53 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley sucked. JUST KIDDING IT WAS GREAT!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2011, 5:18:23 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @fredwilson Apple's insistence on form over function is particularly dumb w/r/t batteries. Wife's iPhone 4 already degraded.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2011, 4:21:18 PM
In Reply To @AutomatedTester
@AutomatedTester whoops, deleted, but here's a screenshot http://i.imgur.com/HDXw9.png
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2011, 1:58:45 AM
In Reply To @marcoarment
@marcoarment @siracusa you need to read that post where OFFICIAL INTEL REPS are telling enterprises to buy their MLC products. Just sayin'
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2011, 11:28:02 PM
In Reply To @marcoarment
@marcoarment this is covered canonically in http://goo.gl/66eSl ; see last edit to my answer (#2 by vote sort)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2011, 10:31:58 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers only true when one's goal is to become a pretentious ass. Moleskines ahoy!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2011, 10:03:13 PM
In Reply To @marcoarment
@marcoarment @siracusa regardless, Vertex 3 "fastest SSD we've ever seen" http://goo.gl/JwyCs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2011, 9:58:55 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @jrordonez also, girls are really bad at math
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2011, 5:40:48 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers rediculous..LY AWESOME
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2011, 5:37:37 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp click the time in the web ui where it says "30 minutes ago" etc.. that's the permalink
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2011, 2:08:05 AM
In Reply To @jarrod_dixon
@jarrod_dixon the zone named Anus, France?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2011, 9:43:27 PM
In Reply To @drylight
@drylight well presumably if Apple is featuring it on their site with a dedicated landing page it can't be THAT crap.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2011, 6:19:19 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers wake me up when Google *isn't* 90% of our traffic. kthxbye.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2011, 6:06:46 PM
In Reply To @vbullinger
@vbullinger wait maybe I'm not clear. Can you post specifics with screenshots on http://meta.stackoverflow.com (that is HQ)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2011, 6:06:14 PM
In Reply To @vbullinger
@vbullinger um, it's the exact same engine running the exact same code. The only difference is the underlying database.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2011, 6:05:48 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente oh there's tons of those. This is not even remotely new.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2011, 6:00:44 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley "Look at you, sailing majestically through the air. Like an eagle. Piloting a blimp."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2011, 2:59:12 PM
In Reply To @jkottke
@jkottke not sure that's been proposed on http://area51.stackexchange.com yet as an actual *site*, but go for it :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2011, 11:21:57 AM
In Reply To @edbott
@edbott programmers are infuriatingly libertarian, to the point of absurdity, and long after it stops making any sese. just FYI.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2011, 11:43:10 PM
In Reply To @richcampbell
@richcampbell the next 8 hours should be used wisely.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2011, 5:05:31 PM
In Reply To @adampash
@adampash congrats! (p.s. suck it Gizmodo!!1!one)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2011, 5:54:10 PM
In Reply To @hotdogsladies
@hotdogsladies it's like a double scoop of pretentious ass, with rich, chocolately elitist topping and hipster jimmies.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2011, 5:03:22 AM
In Reply To @m4rkmc
@snuff_man I know you're kidding, but the people don't want what they think they want. Be careful what you ask for. You'll get it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2011, 3:50:59 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @jongalloway a netbook for each caller you mean!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2011, 3:24:12 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway WHOA WHOA WHOA.. does it support Windows 7.. service pack 1?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2011, 1:41:10 AM
In Reply To @6T9
@6T9 @joshsunshine what? good questions reflect well on the person who asked them. The opposite, well.. you see where this is going
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 17, 2011, 1:34:49 AM
In Reply To @6T9
@6T9 @joshsunshine It's very simple: there is such a thing as a stupid question. And the inverse of that is true, too.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2011, 10:34:13 PM
In Reply To @onaclov2000
@onaclov2000 nice. we're thinking of adding a reminder <div> when people with > 15 rep arrive through web search..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 16, 2011, 9:42:04 PM
In Reply To @drixie
@drixie see http://stackapps.com and download the appropriate app for your device. thanks.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2011, 4:42:45 PM
In Reply To @siracusa
@siracusa I DO NOT CARE FOR YOUR TONE!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2011, 3:42:01 PM
In Reply To @darkuncle
@darkuncle I would say it is very mean spirited in tone. It is not wrong, just like telling someone their child is ugly is not "wrong".
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2011, 3:27:34 PM
In Reply To @coneslayer
@coneslayer very nice :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2011, 4:58:06 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 15, 2011, 1:07:31 AM
In Reply To @egwor
@egwor cue bots "pushing" that button over and over.. or just regular users to game the system
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2011, 11:44:46 PM
In Reply To @jacksonh
@jacksonh both ends of plane need to allow people to enter. Anything else isn't going to work. GO DUAL CORE MAN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 14, 2011, 4:48:15 PM
In Reply To @vogon
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 11:25:59 PM
In Reply To @purekrome
@lara_eagle @jzy lol gravatar change! THE EYES GO UP HERE BOYS!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 11:17:05 PM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain or porn for that matter.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 7:45:07 PM
In Reply To @joshsunshine
@joshsunshine those are very high thresholds; try > 3 and 0. I see 22% of bad questions (-1) getting answers of +4 or more
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 7:42:34 PM
In Reply To @samsaffron
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 4:19:14 PM
In Reply To @brikis98
@brikis98 see footer powered by OSQA and clicken it!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 3:43:26 PM
In Reply To @dezenutz
@dezenutz get moar REPS!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 3:14:17 PM
In Reply To @joshsunshine
@joshsunshine great answers, terrible questions. Not uncommon...
http://stackoverflow.com/badges/95/reversal
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 6:46:10 AM
In Reply To @joshsunshine
@joshsunshine do you vote up the parent reddit link every time you vote up a reddit comment on said link? They're very different things.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 3:42:19 AM
In Reply To @hmkern99
@hmkern99 letting the children outnumber you is madness
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 3:42:05 AM
In Reply To @nrhinkle
@nrhinkle @ivoflipse5 CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 13, 2011, 1:06:57 AM
In Reply To @manuelkiessling
@manuelkiessling meh, answers are the real unit of work in any Q&A system. also see http://stackoverflow.com/badges/95/reversal
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 11:33:12 PM
In Reply To @_mauris
@thephpdeveloper @clingermangw @spolsky all I see is a login wall I can't get past, but I appreciate the sentiment.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 11:26:49 PM
In Reply To @riledhel
@riledhel there's almost no relationship between quality of answer and quality of question. see http://stackoverflow.com/badges/95/reversal
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 11:00:14 PM
In Reply To @BRMatt
@BRMatt @StackExchange see http://stackapps.com this already exists; download the appropriate app for your device
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 10:59:40 PM
In Reply To @RonKMyers
@RonKMyers I want to solve 1 specific problem at this time, reminding registered users with >=15 rep to vote when arriving via web search
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 10:55:22 PM
In Reply To @RonKMyers
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 10:22:05 PM
In Reply To @RonKMyers
@RonKMyers I was thinking about that too, but only for accounts that have >= 15 rep (the upvote priv). Your idea?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 10:00:50 PM
In Reply To @benpop
@benpop 15 rep is necessary to upvote anything. Pay it forward, man! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 7:10:16 PM
In Reply To @SuperDalgas
@SuperDalgas TURN RIGHT AT THE SLOT MACHINES!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 2:50:26 PM
In Reply To @bsimser
@bsimser we didn't pull across all the content yet for a variety of reasons, but we will pull more across later
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 4:36:32 AM
In Reply To @maciejmalecki
@maciejmalecki I am favoriting this for future reference, thank you sir!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 4:22:22 AM
In Reply To @jarrod_dixon
@jarrod_dixon @jzy TOUCH THE RAVEN LOCKS! TOUCH THEM!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 2:49:50 AM
In Reply To @lima
@limacohen flagging requires 15 rep. but I absolutely appreciate the sentiment!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 1:42:10 AM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet perhaps a twitter @name mention will do the trick, then?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 12, 2011, 1:32:05 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway (begins repainting all the tables in a different color)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2011, 7:18:37 PM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway @robconery this was a health measure to protect your sanity
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2011, 7:03:40 PM
In Reply To @KushalP
@KushalP did you clear your browser cache?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2011, 6:58:59 PM
In Reply To @JohnKaster
@JohnKaster no, are you offering? we have an API! http://stackapps.com
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2011, 6:33:57 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @jongalloway surely a disposable pre-paid Android handset is the ticket here?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2011, 6:05:16 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers it doesn't sound THAT bad, actually, but only $25 less? who is that cheap?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2011, 5:52:10 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @lazycoder lame. Should be like 1/2 price if there are going to be forced ads. Though it's screensaver-only?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2011, 3:16:53 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp OMG I remember her from the "are you gonna go my way" video, actually. That hair.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLhpHjmxNw8
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2011, 3:01:00 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp I believe she is the "Black Magic" woman
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 11, 2011, 1:04:25 AM
In Reply To @tinkertim
@tinkertim I don't actually care as long as the flags stop, that's my main motivation. Don't generate work for us.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2011, 11:47:45 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy take the light rail!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2011, 7:47:49 PM
In Reply To @nobodyzhome
@nobodyzhome I believe @Spolsky always wanted a biz travel site check http://t.co/MalaAao
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2011, 7:46:52 PM
In Reply To @aronchick
@aronchick try http://t.co/6VwnpBi in the ruby room
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2011, 6:17:59 AM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet it's the whole network
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2011, 6:08:15 AM
In Reply To @maciejmalecki
@maciejmalecki sort of, but with a flat, single pane view; the larger topics open up into the subtopics like russian nesting dolls
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2011, 5:49:48 AM
In Reply To @maciejmalecki
@maciejmalecki I was thinking something like that, but with a "twitter-length" explanation for each faq section and then it expands to full
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2011, 5:24:22 AM
In Reply To @maciejmalecki
@maciejmalecki awesome. Just know that the universe is counting on you.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2011, 4:11:53 AM
In Reply To @maciejmalecki
@maciejmalecki definitely would like to see a link on that
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 10, 2011, 3:57:56 AM
In Reply To @MehrdadA
@MehrdadA @splattne actually I think Facebook was quite smart to refocus on "polls within groups of friends"; at least that works
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2011, 11:03:03 PM
In Reply To @ip2k
@ip2k fantastic! "pay it forward" by helping out and answering another fellow programmer's question; that's how we advance the craft!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 9, 2011, 10:30:55 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers third link for me when I type "ESR" into google and presS Enter..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 8, 2011, 3:49:52 PM
In Reply To @Sasha_Goebbels
@VolkerGoebbels still, without iTunes, every iPad is a brick out of the box.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 8, 2011, 3:49:14 PM
In Reply To @davidhfe
@davidhfe @nathanbowers real job = "communicating with other human beings in writing" ain't such a stretch my friend
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 8, 2011, 3:48:09 PM
In Reply To @annietown
@annietown @NathanBowers I'm bitter about iPad because it is a fundamentally a consumption device, tied to iTunes, a brick without it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 8, 2011, 3:30:03 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers first, you tell it to every writer, ever. And anyone who has to get a real job.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 8, 2011, 3:26:30 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers the only work worth doing is about typing IMHO. Can't have communication without typing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 8, 2011, 2:52:35 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @kevindente if your job is so easy you can do it with an iPad, I envy you. It's the Homer Simpson dippin' bird of PCs.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 8, 2011, 2:29:42 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente yeah, nobody has an iPad. It's really unique.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 8, 2011, 2:25:26 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente turn in your geek card, grandpa
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