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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 19, 2010, 5:50:49 PM
In Reply To @kvox
@kvox "well known perk" :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 19, 2010, 12:41:15 AM
In Reply To @alirobe
@alirobe IE8 isn't that bad. IE7 is getting pretty bad though; rendering quite wonky compared to most "modern" browsers.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 19, 2010, 12:32:05 AM
In Reply To @markvgti
@markvgti oh god it burns
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 18, 2010, 10:53:49 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers any sort of alpha blending / fading / etc messes up ClearType even in IE8. It's specific to IE
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 18, 2010, 7:38:49 PM
In Reply To @rickasaurus
@rickasaurus .. YOU'RE BUSTED!!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 18, 2010, 11:24:30 AM
In Reply To @donpark
@donpark a marriage made in hell
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 18, 2010, 6:07:26 AM
In Reply To @voidnothings
@voidnothings I take that back, I can repro. http://goo.gl/qrnF
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 18, 2010, 4:14:02 AM
In Reply To @BoJiLe
@BoJiLe get some "tots" of your own, and you'll understand
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 18, 2010, 4:05:09 AM
In Reply To @secretGeek
@secretGeek keep your pornographic fantasies to yourself, man.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 18, 2010, 3:22:28 AM
In Reply To @jackholt
@jackholt I used to get complaints on conference calls that I typed too loudly HEY MAN THESE KEYS AINT GONNA PRESS THEMSELVES
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 17, 2010, 6:07:07 AM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet vb.net was due to a large improperly tagged outlier. Don't see any of those with your asp.net answers though.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 17, 2010, 3:57:25 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley "They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo."
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 17, 2010, 1:56:11 AM
In Reply To @zackfreedman
@zackfreedman the failure is trying to clone facebook instead of building "the next thing" that's even better.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 16, 2010, 10:14:14 PM
In Reply To @haacked
@haacked #jokefail
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 16, 2010, 4:55:01 AM
In Reply To @jneves
@jneves every time they vote something up (requires 15 rep) they get a <div> reminding them they can accept an answer
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 16, 2010, 3:24:30 AM
In Reply To @alexrozanski
@Perspx actually I've been saying for a long time that the youtube comments are a lot more useful than people think. Depends where you look
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 15, 2010, 11:44:56 PM
In Reply To @benreic
@benreichelt randomly replying to random emails sent by random people.. the word you're looking for is "crazy", not "accessible"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 15, 2010, 8:48:13 PM
In Reply To @lizardbill
@lizardbill I secretly built Stack Overflow so I could un-purple-lucida-sans Eric Lippert's posts http://goo.gl/zOfz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 15, 2010, 7:01:28 AM
In Reply To @drunknbass
@drunknbass you mean this one? http://goo.gl/PTjA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 14, 2010, 10:00:03 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life you and Facebook should, like, get a room. (my take: facebook can't change itself from male to female. It was "born" that way)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 14, 2010, 1:39:38 AM
In Reply To @bkarak
@bkarak I assumed it was like Doritos. "crunch all you want, we'll make more" http://goo.gl/P5Mv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 10:42:09 PM
In Reply To @NookTtocs
@lazycoder @kevindente which makes piracy the only logical and sane alternative.. sigh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 9:59:20 PM
In Reply To @macmnc
@macmnc Exxxxxcellent.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 9:27:17 PM
In Reply To @dreadpiratepj
@dreadpiratepj too easy.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 6:52:24 PM
In Reply To @robinweston
@robinweston lol awesome
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 5:23:30 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer it's as long as you're aware of and comfortable with your glass ceilings, like I was as a VB developer..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 6:44:32 AM
In Reply To @secretGeek
@secretGeek aeroplane. tyrannosaurus rex. column. lichtenstein. nougat.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 5:40:30 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley not as much as your mom. http://goo.gl/6jZv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 4:01:51 AM
In Reply To @stephenpatten
@stephenpatten LED flashlights are now officially just stupidly blindingly bright for no reason whatsoever. It's laser comedy now.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 3:52:28 AM
In Reply To @MediumRareOG
@williamshields thank you! all the incredibly anal "I run 4 OSes in 8GB and it's fine, yer doin it wrong!" users were getting me down :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 1:55:51 AM
In Reply To @stevebrewer
@stevebrewer really generic query, so that's about as good as it gets, using the [java] tag. Google works well, too..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 13, 2010, 12:44:43 AM
In Reply To @stevebrewer
@stevebrewer you're probably doing "it feels like rain" searches. See http://stackoverflow.com/search
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 12, 2010, 6:22:32 PM
In Reply To @ivucica
@ivucica everything is just a web browser to me. If you prefer a Mercedes to drive to the corner store, more power to ya.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 12, 2010, 5:58:20 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers SOMEBODY NEEDS A HUG! {hugs}
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 11, 2010, 11:25:54 PM
In Reply To @CaseyMalone
@HMXCasey I think this cake store might be right up your alley. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/93/93lsexycakes.phtml
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 11, 2010, 9:03:33 PM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet stack overflow /users #2 - #20,000 encourage you to "take a break" :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 11, 2010, 6:44:01 PM
In Reply To @CaseyMalone
@HMXCasey ROCK BAND 3 BITCH! MAKE IT HAPPEN! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 11, 2010, 4:47:03 PM
In Reply To @brian_k
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 11, 2010, 4:38:15 PM
In Reply To @brian_k
@brian_k can't repro
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 10, 2010, 4:47:13 PM
In Reply To @haacked
@haacked requirement: love the SHIT out of Microsoft Word. And typing.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 10, 2010, 1:47:35 AM
In Reply To @shachart
@shachart you can use any timezone you want as long as it's UTC (Zulu). Also, http://goo.gl/lTnj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 9, 2010, 9:32:07 PM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet dude you *live* in Jon Skeet timezone (UTC)!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 9, 2010, 5:33:12 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley I'm sending you some DVDs of "The Bachelor" to watch.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 8, 2010, 5:45:41 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy I am there in spirit .. @VictorBoba @sccoles I will IMPUGN YOU!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 8, 2010, 8:48:35 AM
In Reply To @ivoflipse5
@ivoflipse5 you can also just press ENTER in the search box (leave it blank..)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 8, 2010, 8:34:38 AM
In Reply To @ivoflipse5
@ivoflipse5 we offer both; are you unfamiliar with http://superuser.com/search (scroll down to where it says "search with google"?)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 8, 2010, 5:38:32 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer search is REALLY hard. You can offer searching on unique "ninja" metadata that google can't, tho: http://goo.gl/1zm5
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 8, 2010, 4:28:58 AM
In Reply To @alexandronov
@alexandronov wow, ye olde unicorn! but no less magical..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 8, 2010, 3:02:53 AM
In Reply To @mrdenny
@mrdenny I am thinking two stacked in the middle to add 4th, since I already move my head plenty with 3-wide
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 8, 2010, 2:57:00 AM
In Reply To @mrdenny
@mrdenny in what arrangement though
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 7, 2010, 7:05:39 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley yeah I was just struggling with that today.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 7, 2010, 3:58:10 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life which is funny since how many millions do you think Google is PAID to *do* advertising (AdSense, etc)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2010, 8:25:00 PM
In Reply To @mabster
@mabster and ALMOST as exciting! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2010, 6:12:43 PM
In Reply To @jiaaro
@Jiaaro you know @spolsky and I were just having that conversation. Our longer term goal is to educate companies and fix them.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2010, 6:09:15 PM
In Reply To @troygilbert
@troygilbert swoopo "expert".. kill me now :(
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 5, 2010, 5:02:17 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley I DEMAND A FULL REFUND FOR THIS TWEET.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 4, 2010, 7:11:08 PM
In Reply To @BAoki
@BAoki WHERE?! let me downvote him!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 4, 2010, 6:38:00 PM
In Reply To @darrenkopp
@darrenkopp I don't even like that on my own site. totally with you there.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 4, 2010, 3:26:44 PM
In Reply To @mrdenny
@mrdenny wow. just.. wow.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 4, 2010, 2:13:14 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente yes that is my one regret with Chrome. That and insane text field handling.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 4, 2010, 1:11:59 PM
In Reply To @starkness
@starkness Caterina Fake is an investor, if that helps :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 4, 2010, 1:03:11 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 3, 2010, 6:20:59 PM
In Reply To @rolandbouman
@rolandbouman you needed expert sex change? :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 3, 2010, 11:25:41 AM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers 3G is monstrously slow even for basic things. June is coming, hooray!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 3, 2010, 3:39:58 AM
In Reply To @maartenballiauw
@maartenballiauw that IP might be banned. send to team@stackoverflow.com
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2010, 8:53:23 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente surely you mean Joe's O #traderjoes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2010, 5:33:06 PM
In Reply To @roee
@roadler well I had to do an update with correlated subquery, and I forgot how.. good answer! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2010, 2:53:43 AM
In Reply To @vomberit
@vimpyboy that's.. something.. all right. A solution, I'm not so sure. :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2010, 12:50:59 AM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy kung fu hustle was so awesome. I can't believe our wives weren't into it. Whatever!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 2, 2010, 12:30:38 AM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente oh definitely, Jarrod Dixon is B.A. without a doubt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2010, 9:17:18 PM
In Reply To @NathanBowers
@NathanBowers aiiight, just checkin'. I spent *months* getting and ripping all those CDs. Just sayin' :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2010, 8:51:05 PM
In Reply To @Apey
@Apey I sent @nathanbowers the full 6 CD mp3-rip set of Richard Blade Flashbacks but I'm not sure he appreciated it http://goo.gl/2TCY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2010, 4:40:07 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente NO WAI HANNIBAL!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2010, 2:51:36 PM
In Reply To @sajee
@sajee definitely!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2010, 3:17:07 AM
In Reply To @jongalloway
@jongalloway breaking bad is almost as good as Sopranos season 1. It's VERY good.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2010, 1:12:02 AM
In Reply To @richardtallent
@richardtallent I told Fog Creek, they have to handle it. I can't do anything about it from here. (related: this is why I'm a control freak)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 1, 2010, 12:11:02 AM
In Reply To @gknauss
@gknauss no, no, when life gives you lemons, make a friggin' lemon cannon
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2010, 11:50:21 AM
In Reply To @veryfancy
@veryfancy your t-shirt is ridiculous! but seriously, it's a scoping problem; the site is already broad. Need more sites: http://goo.gl/ii5j
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2010, 7:44:00 AM
In Reply To @mbuckbee
@mbuckbee lol STUPID KANSAS!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2010, 7:03:13 AM
In Reply To @MaggieL
@MaggieL I remember Woody! (and his 1998 era web stuff); whatever happened to him?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2010, 6:37:03 AM
In Reply To @mrdenny
@mrdenny I think peer1 is the suck, right now. I do NOT think that level of latency is acceptable.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2010, 6:28:40 AM
In Reply To @Nethermind
@Nethermind I had totally forgotten about Devil Doll and Radiskull. OLLLD school flash. http://www.joesparks.com/radiskull/
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2010, 3:15:59 AM
In Reply To @ivoflipse5
@ivoflipse5 you're working with us on area51 already! :)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 30, 2010, 2:53:22 AM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley 3D is pretty hacky and gimmicky though. His hatred of videogames is just straight up technological racism, man!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2010, 5:19:14 AM
In Reply To @donpark
@donpark phones much stickier and more useful than random PCs. Plus, Google subsidizes, most users want "good enough".. it can work
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2010, 4:43:07 AM
In Reply To @lazugod
@lazugod <waves hand> no, they don't.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 29, 2010, 4:15:08 AM
In Reply To @lazugod
@lazugod /dev/null
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 28, 2010, 10:06:48 PM
In Reply To @CaseyMalone
@HMXCasey yeah too bad none of those awesome Stones tracks are in YOUR GAME. :(
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 28, 2010, 7:02:47 PM
In Reply To @81bronco
@81bronco we ordered a LOT of stickers. A LOT. @spolsky is always hassling me about it -- Hasselhoff!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 28, 2010, 7:02:14 PM
In Reply To @blowdart
@blowdart ooooooooooooh!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 28, 2010, 5:48:34 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley geologic time, apparently.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 28, 2010, 8:17:27 AM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet wow that sounds like a really grea.. ZZZzzzzzzzz
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