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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 29, 2010, 12:21:38 AM
In Reply To @cwilso
@cwilso lol, you would be the one to ask about that, riding herd on IE community in the past :P
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2010, 9:56:49 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life ask this question: "how long until Quora is dead?"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2010, 8:03:09 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers @kevindente is too cheap to pay $9.99+ per iBook or Kindle, he PDFs his own. That bastige.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2010, 3:37:39 PM
In Reply To @kenwarner
@qntmfred it's to kill Quora, has nothing to do with us
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2010, 3:04:54 PM
In Reply To @ebynum
@ebynum FIRST
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 28, 2010, 12:41:53 PM
In Reply To @mooneydev
@mooneydev yep, works. there is a trim dial to prevent unwanted rotation
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2010, 10:46:45 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake could be worse. could be zombies.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2010, 2:41:17 PM
In Reply To @NookTtocs
@lazycoder @subdigital We've already done that, somewhat.. check the login page
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2010, 2:08:36 PM
In Reply To @wolfgnards
@wolfgnards our click army is tireless
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2010, 3:58:36 AM
In Reply To @mattgemmell
@mattgemmell just "pay it forward" by helping others learn! http://goo.gl/J4vd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2010, 2:17:13 AM
In Reply To @iainlobb
@iainlobb can't reproduce. cleared cache on my iphone 4.. no change, works same as before.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2010, 1:19:32 AM
In Reply To @iainlobb
@iainlobb can't reproduce
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 27, 2010, 1:02:10 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente Works on My Machine
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2010, 11:16:40 PM
In Reply To @shanselman
@shanselman I agree, I was wondering why @kevindente was using that when Win7 has an app built in to scan. I assumed he meant OCR.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2010, 10:35:27 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente do you mean OCR?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2010, 7:32:15 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers lol maybe "the deck" should get some favicons
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 26, 2010, 7:29:34 PM
In Reply To @anildash
@anildash funny I feel the same way about Israel vs. Lebanon
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2010, 6:17:48 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers apparently @oldspiceguy is at ComicCon ... Seriously!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 25, 2010, 1:02:47 PM
In Reply To @splattne
@splattne excellent; be sure to mention it to SU non-believer @Spolsky :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 24, 2010, 8:10:19 PM
In Reply To @john_lam
@john_lam hey, awesome! And @Spolsky thought http://superuser.com didn't work! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 11:32:04 PM
In Reply To @izevaka
@izevaka MASHED BANANA MASHED BANANA! MASHED BANANA MASHED BANNAAAANNNAAAAAAAaaaaaAAAAaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA{transmission ends}
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 6:28:22 PM
In Reply To @lavamunky
@lavamunky I have specifically been avoiding that movie :p
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 6:16:52 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente well, they're doing so in the only area that matters: PHP.. it's the future of all web development, statistically speaking
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 5:23:42 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente really? I built a top 1000 website with C# and ASP.NET. Not really seeing the need for Ruby, unless I wanted it to run slower :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 1:17:58 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers yeah there's a zillion ways for them to fail, but on a pure UI basis, winphone7 has it all over iphone. Just MHO.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 1:06:53 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers I think the WinPhone has a much, much better UI than iPhone. Engadget et al agree. (execution, we'll see..)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 11:30:32 AM
In Reply To @RockBandAide
@RockBandAide lol best use of LITERALLY ever!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 3:18:56 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers you're right but you're wrong: telco ecosystem infinitely more evil. I don't have to buy a "contract" on a netbook.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 3:04:09 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers yeah but uninstallable/removable is just annoying, whereas *unremovable* is a giant F**K YOU. Kind of .. different.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 2:58:33 AM
In Reply To @mstum
@mstum meh, all uninstalls leave "traces". Every new laptop I've gotten, add/remove uninstall works good enough.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 2:53:46 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers you're really comparing apples (UNREMOVABLE carrier apps) to oranges (stickers and uninstallable apps). Just sayin'.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 2:46:27 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers nah, it's pretty easy. So is uninstall, just go to add/remove programs. Mildly annoying AT BEST.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 2:36:00 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers except, those are removable..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 1:26:43 AM
In Reply To @mikevargas
@mikevargas I guess metafilter is full of pseudo-intellectual nincompoops, then? :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 1:20:21 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente yeah that strategy apparently totally *SUCKED* for Facebook. Those guys are just a footnote now. :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 1:11:08 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente if you're college educated you should know what "meta" means and why it's important. Otherwise, I hear myspace is totally rad!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 12:39:38 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente again -- wikipedia is very geeky. As is craigslist. And even teh Facebooks, really. Audience not as dumb as you think they are.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 23, 2010, 12:27:56 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente I think all of those are pretty bad suggestions, with problems of their own. Audience isn't as dumb as you think they are.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2010, 5:15:11 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente and you'd do it how...?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2010, 5:12:17 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente wikipedia makes no "sense" either -- at some level you are educating the audience
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2010, 3:29:20 PM
In Reply To @topley
@topley {gasp!}
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2010, 2:41:48 PM
In Reply To @_gavingilmour
@vesech so turn it off in your preferences tab. DONE AND DONE :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2010, 11:04:24 AM
In Reply To @haacked
@haacked azure is down for us too
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2010, 10:40:16 AM
In Reply To @udaygarikapati
@udaygarikapati I already responded.. check the comments and search for JEFF ATWOOD. Sigh. READING PEOPLE! READING!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2010, 7:52:05 AM
In Reply To @tzuptzup
@tzuptzup er I already did -- see comments
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 22, 2010, 1:02:42 AM
In Reply To @mharen
@mharen see http://stackapps.com/badges/68/tenacious (coming in a bit, all sites)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2010, 9:06:49 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers many times when I post YouTube links I get that response from people outside the USA, too. Not a good feeling, is it?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2010, 4:22:33 PM
In Reply To @jakemcgraw
@jakemcgraw I think the careers team is doing something today -- email them at careers@stackoverflow.com , I am on the road
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2010, 4:21:21 PM
In Reply To @anildash
@anildash would totally be there but out of town. :( beeeeeebo.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2010, 10:03:59 AM
In Reply To @philpursglove
@philpursglove I left a comment on the blog as well with same info.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2010, 10:02:25 AM
In Reply To @philpursglove
@philpursglove ah, my bad. Got confused.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 21, 2010, 9:48:52 AM
In Reply To @philpursglove
@philpursglove cool! be sure to F5 or register so you skip the "first time new user" experience. Compare: http://goo.gl/rsfH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 20, 2010, 4:18:51 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley it's proximity to Ballmer, isn't it? You pussy.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 19, 2010, 9:55:01 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley but, the fake boobs.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 18, 2010, 7:25:27 PM
In Reply To @klyavin
@dzvlad hard to restore when heat related drop damage prevents wipe from working
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 18, 2010, 2:20:35 AM
In Reply To @cfischer83
@cfischer83 he couldn't wipe because the overheating made him drop and damage it, which prevented wipe.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 17, 2010, 5:16:22 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer never mind, I whitelisted you just now at http://photo.stackexchange.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 17, 2010, 4:56:21 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer best photo yet by far
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 17, 2010, 4:05:26 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy don't you be talkin' bout my momma like that
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 17, 2010, 2:01:50 AM
In Reply To @cyberzeddk
@cyberzeddk errr no I didn't? I see it right there!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 16, 2010, 11:24:36 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley tummy shortage? so sad.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 16, 2010, 10:21:30 PM
In Reply To @lizardbill
@lizardbill I want a refund for the time I spent reading that. I blame Wired.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 16, 2010, 7:35:13 PM
In Reply To @FungusHumungus
@FungusHumungus I can follow gardening once I get my current 3 commitment tokens released.. sigh.. I need help in my yard
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 16, 2010, 7:20:28 PM
In Reply To @FungusHumungus
@FungusHumungus it'll be 7 (14) by the end of next week!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 16, 2010, 4:22:49 PM
In Reply To @ryantate
@ryantate ask @spolsky , he no longer wants to do a podcast. :P
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 16, 2010, 3:05:12 PM
In Reply To @hedron
@hedron @Scaleslea why they didn't do this in the first 2 weeks is beyond me, because it was so utterly obvious as a "fix".. but whatevs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 16, 2010, 2:45:19 PM
In Reply To @intlect
@intlect awesome! one of my favorites as well! we er, webmaster a few websites ourselves :P
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2010, 11:57:19 PM
In Reply To @mbuckbee
@mbuckbee no, we're really going to change it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2010, 10:22:49 PM
In Reply To @mbuckbee
@mbuckbee all right, we'll change it then. BUT JUST FOR YOU :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2010, 6:35:21 PM
In Reply To @mandlar
@mandlar can't see any problems on my end
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2010, 5:10:20 PM
In Reply To @mbuckbee
@mbuckbee no mocking; tireless is a compliment, like "tenacious"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2010, 1:58:55 PM
In Reply To @bsimser
@bsimser if by "wrong" you mean .. AWESOME
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2010, 12:34:14 PM
In Reply To @edbott
@edbott there are no winners in the "who is a bigger link baiter" argument, only losers
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2010, 11:00:59 AM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life I had no idea Twitter even competed with Digg but I guess that explains it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 15, 2010, 3:03:05 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy it's spelled ke$ha old man
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 7:31:12 PM
In Reply To @OldSpice
@oldspice I am going to the store right now to buy a cubic assload of Old Spice products. But not for me. FOR YOU. You're welcome.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 6:03:35 PM
In Reply To @christian_pyn
@christian_pyn but it is a 1.0 site, so not part of new 2.0 model ( http://area51.stackexchange.com )
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 6:03:17 PM
In Reply To @christian_pyn
@christian_pyn view source look for stackexchange :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 2:43:47 PM
In Reply To @seanmonstar
@seanmonstar tell @spolsky , he's the blocking factor :(
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 6:35:53 AM
In Reply To @Scaleslea
@Scaleslea recall is going to hurt Apple's *reputation* (n' stock price) a lot more than a measly $5 per iPhone.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 6:20:45 AM
In Reply To @hedron
@hedron exactly! I thought Apple was crazy not to do this (offer free bumper on request) immediately just to prevent complaints!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 2:34:12 AM
In Reply To @splattne
@splattne I got three simple hard plastic iPhone 4 cases and two screen covers off eBay for $6 shipped! done and done..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 2:23:50 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley I dunno, man, those little plastic bumpers cost THIRTY BUCKS! Can Apple afford such an expense? <eyeroll>
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 2:20:26 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley wait wait wait. Why in the world would Apple recall instead of shipping free bumpers to everyone?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 14, 2010, 1:03:12 AM
In Reply To @izevaka
@izevaka I fixed it :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 13, 2010, 9:00:42 PM
In Reply To @damovisa
@damovisa it's up -- we just changed some DNS gizmobobbery so there might be some variability at the moment.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2010, 11:05:37 PM
In Reply To @portman_wills
@portman_wills as an addendum: if Apple fails to expand beyond AT&T by the end of the year, they deserve to lose.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2010, 10:50:02 PM
In Reply To @portman_wills
@portman_wills just wait for Verizon launch, then start crying alligator tears :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2010, 10:46:06 PM
In Reply To @ifindkarma
@ifindkarma per http://goo.gl/lL6l Yahoo Answers is a "success"? by what metric? lols/sec? http://www.yahooanswerfail.com/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2010, 7:10:11 PM
In Reply To @jpalioto
@jpalioto that's basically what we're doing. se.com will be the aggregation homepage.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2010, 3:06:47 PM
In Reply To @mikejr
@mikejr I gotta build up my power meter before I do my ultimate, man!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2010, 3:04:59 PM
In Reply To @jcolebrand
@drachenstern no way at the moment, but you can vote for.. http://goo.gl/TZA7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jul 12, 2010, 12:13:43 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer I still think they could have coated the metal with something clear.. or maybe they didn't realize the extent of the issue?
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