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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2020, 12:44:31 PM
In Reply To @susanthesquark
@susanthesquark I think the recommendation is to send them to google docs and look at them there? That way it's not local code execution, but server side (on Google's side). Also why chromebooks are considered very safe.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2020, 12:36:24 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard I hope more of them do vote this time around!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2020, 12:35:42 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp it's *very* good
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 19, 2020, 6:49:20 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley it hasn't gotten worse at all. Certain folks just don't like it when the rules suddenly apply to them. And it's nice publicity, too.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 19, 2020, 6:40:45 PM
In Reply To @wilshipley
@wilshipley wasn't news to me in 2011, so I'm not sure how many decades back we need to go to get to the bottom of this impenetrable mystery https://t.co/Bchv9XFute
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 19, 2020, 6:10:34 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life it's quite clear that netflix is a "reader" class app though, like kindle & comixology. Rules aren't that unclear.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 19, 2020, 4:57:18 PM
In Reply To @jeffehobbs
@jeffehobbs thats the joke dot gif
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 18, 2020, 6:11:16 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake basecamp should bid on the iOS app version
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 18, 2020, 5:39:47 PM
In Reply To @notwaldorf
@notwaldorf It was so insanely frickin great. Blew my mind how good it was. And deep.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 18, 2020, 5:37:56 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard Can AOC distribute it to other candidates? Is that possible?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 17, 2020, 5:17:45 PM
In Reply To @jordanzakarin
@jordanzakarin @jwz I don't know that I could get past the disgusting taste
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 16, 2020, 11:58:42 PM
In Reply To @spies_please
@spies_please come as you are, as you were, as I want you to be
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 16, 2020, 6:22:22 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@dhh that being said, the "reader app" clarification will be an important and necessary point 🍿
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 16, 2020, 6:21:22 PM
In Reply To @dhh
@dhh this seriously *cannot* come as a surprise to you, number one Apple fan from the dawn of time, when everyone in the iOS ecosystem serves at the pleasure of the king.. https://t.co/Bchv9XFute
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 16, 2020, 5:21:42 PM
In Reply To @stevesi
@stevesi @Carnage4Life well, example, Quora was considered VC-hot competition to Stack Overflow back in the day and I always felt it was a waste of time to look at them and try to chase that. Now look where Quora is. We'd have been chasing a black hole...
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 16, 2020, 4:48:37 PM
In Reply To @stevesi
@stevesi @Carnage4Life I think both of these can be true. IMHO, you need to quadruple down and focus on what you're good at. The minute you start chasing arbitrary competitors you build Google+ and nobody wants that
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 16, 2020, 1:44:39 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
This book is *profoundly* weird... next level galaxy brain weird. I mean that as a compliment! 🥴
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 16, 2020, 1:12:16 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
note that even close up, person-to-person *can be safe* with masks! https://t.co/KZwiTOaO05
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 16, 2020, 12:54:32 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard donated! 👍
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 15, 2020, 9:04:59 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza Ruby/Rails has worked well for us since 2012! Every now and then memory leaks in new versions that needed tracking down but overall, solid, reliable
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 15, 2020, 6:34:08 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza as long as it's in JavaScript
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 15, 2020, 6:17:30 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza why postpone the inevitable? you can't fight the future, man!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 15, 2020, 3:25:04 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @Pinboard @Fender I like my translation better
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 15, 2020, 3:19:52 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @Pinboard @Fender "bad dancer and eggs interfere"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 14, 2020, 11:04:56 PM
In Reply To @amyjokim
@amyjokim 😻😻🌈
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 10:44:12 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza which one is in Phase III?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 6:06:51 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu @aaronchall oh, they've argued for it on https://t.co/xtRYvz7geU before.. the "no limits" school of reading ;) .. but the good news is you can always resize the browser window at least.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 6:01:03 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu @aaronchall see https://t.co/8IqIxgdNB5 .. I think there are good arguments for experimenting, but *no* good argument for "this line must be the full width of my 30 inch monitor"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 5:54:44 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu @aaronchall hundreds of years of books is reasonably strong evidence in my .. wait for it .. book 📚
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 5:49:44 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu @aaronchall weight of evidence is a lot of years of printed books, as I see it. I think line length can be *somewhat* flexible, though not to the extent that you're reading a single line across a whole 30+ inch monitor.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 5:42:12 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu @aaronchall Personally, I'd look to the history of printed books as an appropriate reference for line length on screens, too.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 5:38:41 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza yeah it looks surprisingly .. bad :(
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 5:33:43 PM
In Reply To @aaronchall
@aaronchall @danluu well then I guess it's a kind of a ... pointless argument for the sake of argument? Is 1 character a good line lenth? is 5 million characters a good line length? Obviously the answer is somewhere in between, we can only debate exactly where, and that's bikeshed painting
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 5:11:34 PM
In Reply To @danluu
@danluu are you proposing NO LIMIT on line length? Like full 30" monitor edge to edge? I'm unclear.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 11, 2020, 4:41:26 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
and the closing scene.. just (chef's kiss) *perfect*
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 9, 2020, 7:34:49 PM
In Reply To @Seanbabydotcom
@Seanbabydotcom there is an ... unusual ... amount of groin action depicted in the book, yes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 9, 2020, 7:19:28 PM
In Reply To @Seanbabydotcom
@Seanbabydotcom YES I OWN THIS BOOK AND IT IS MAGNIFICENT
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 9, 2020, 2:36:53 PM
In Reply To @Pg_Fonseca
@Pg_Fonseca @DanMonteiroNit be sure to read the book! I enjoyed it! https://t.co/4qxPrUU8vv
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 7, 2020, 2:36:43 PM
In Reply To @cartoonartist
@cartoonartist @ZachWeiner True across cultures and societies, even -- https://t.co/J4KAa4dLVu
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 5, 2020, 8:59:27 PM
In Reply To @Steve_Yegge
@Steve_Yegge @Confluence @discourse wiki posts support it of course!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 5, 2020, 5:38:20 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
there is nothing more pure Reddit than the drug subreddits. Completely random, alternating almost post-by-post between *absolutely terrifying* and utterly hilarious
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 5, 2020, 5:24:21 PM
In Reply To @pattonoswalt
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 5, 2020, 5:18:28 PM
In Reply To @sarahjeong
@sarahjeong My magic 8 ball says I'd go with incompetence on this one for sure
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 5, 2020, 5:17:46 PM
In Reply To @Seanbabydotcom
@Seanbabydotcom it's fucking awesome!!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 3, 2020, 6:39:22 PM
In Reply To @janl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 2, 2020, 4:29:21 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard donated
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 1, 2020, 11:25:54 PM
In Reply To @CrshOverride
@CrshOverride it's the latter
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 30, 2020, 5:49:42 PM
In Reply To @Jason
@Jason @chetfaliszek this is a very, very good point
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2020, 10:18:03 PM
In Reply To @joshmillard
@joshmillard do you recommend the series in general? I have been thinking about watching this
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2020, 10:17:05 PM
In Reply To @Pamiiruq
@Pamiiruq you're right but that is cheating! 😂
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2020, 8:49:42 PM
In Reply To @burgerbecky
@burgerbecky @dylanbeattie and you are in El Cerrito, so am I! Would love to catch up one day 🙏
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2020, 8:47:41 PM
In Reply To @burgerbecky
@burgerbecky @dylanbeattie you programmed Tass Times in Tonetown?!?!? Awesome. 🙇‍♂️ https://t.co/yVKWtFI2cr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2020, 6:14:57 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza I see only "open source grass"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 29, 2020, 6:13:42 PM
In Reply To @dehora
@dehora way better than I expected! Glad you enjoyed! 🤗
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 28, 2020, 5:15:36 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @Pinboard we add "Mr. Roboto" here in the USA
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 28, 2020, 1:42:11 PM
In Reply To @ID_AA_Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack @markyork Just as long as it wasn't on the 13th floor 😉
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 28, 2020, 1:10:20 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 27, 2020, 9:59:51 PM
In Reply To @Hanzo55
@Hanzo55 I felt safe enough to re-watch it recently, which I was thankful for.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 27, 2020, 2:53:10 PM
In Reply To @unixsteve
@unixsteve @Carnage4Life the island needs to be much farther away in the ocean! People can swim across that channel! ;)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 27, 2020, 1:32:03 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life being an *extremely* remote island also helps a bit, doesn't it ;)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 26, 2020, 8:42:22 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza @jwz I liked Season 1! And it was certainly a better arc than Westworld which fell off a cliff after season 1!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 26, 2020, 8:20:31 PM
In Reply To @jwz
@jwz @migueldeicaza I agree, I found season 2 confounding and frustrating particularly the “oops new timeline” ending
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 26, 2020, 3:46:12 PM
In Reply To @vic3flow
@vic3flow And the Ben Stiller story!! 👏
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 26, 2020, 12:01:00 AM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain this is lovely Paul
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 25, 2020, 10:05:28 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
ideally: outdoor, with mask, and ample space between people..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 25, 2020, 5:27:59 PM
In Reply To @djbaskin
@djbaskin your projects are such genius 🔥
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 25, 2020, 1:01:57 PM
In Reply To @lefticus
@lefticus @Google @Facebook so what's your idea? 10,000 websites with 10,000 individual logins, all can be compromised depending on the security of that particular site?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 24, 2020, 8:35:30 PM
In Reply To @__apf__
@__apf__ @bgawalt Bread it and deep fry it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 24, 2020, 8:34:16 PM
In Reply To @twang
@twang @leahculver You’re gross, Ted!!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 24, 2020, 8:23:25 PM
In Reply To @spies_please
@spies_please Outdoors is pretty safe from everything I read as long as people keep reasonable distances, ideally with mask
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 24, 2020, 5:29:40 PM
In Reply To @CheerfulGoth
@CheerfulGoth @chetfaliszek the worst website
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 24, 2020, 3:35:00 PM
In Reply To @jeffsand
@jeffsand So chillll
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 24, 2020, 2:18:42 PM
In Reply To @joffreyjaffeux
@joffreyjaffeux @eviltrout Wherever you pick will be a little brighter with Joffrey there
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 23, 2020, 10:05:14 PM
In Reply To @petervgeoghegan
@petervgeoghegan @shog9 Thank you! We're currently upgrading to postgres 12 and we'll see how it goes. At @discourse we upgrade every other version, so we are on version 10 and skipped 11. cc @samsaffron @eviltrout
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 23, 2020, 12:15:20 AM
In Reply To @drewtetz
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 22, 2020, 11:12:53 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza WHOA THERE COWBOY 🐄🤠
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 22, 2020, 6:29:13 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente the old Jeff did not get enough sun! 😉
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 22, 2020, 5:54:25 PM
In Reply To @jaec
@jaec hmm, looks like 13 mins might be enough, but they do recommend noon https://t.co/K0Jd3H1Kng
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 22, 2020, 5:28:37 PM
In Reply To @alediaferia
@alediaferia .. or maybe a sunlamp? 🛋
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 22, 2020, 11:15:54 AM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza ahh the beauty of spreading weeds
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 21, 2020, 8:04:46 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles All these people enabling your nasty archiving habit, for shame
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 21, 2020, 8:01:14 PM
In Reply To @djbaskin
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 21, 2020, 1:30:14 PM
In Reply To @markharun
@markharun @JoannaStern and then fought with it internally for years ;)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 21, 2020, 1:23:19 PM
In Reply To @JoannaStern
@JoannaStern eh, not really. They didn't see Instagram coming, they just bought it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 21, 2020, 12:51:15 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life offices aren't *that* expensive in the big scheme of things last time I did the math, but it'd be worth seeking out an analysis to be sure
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 21, 2020, 2:36:25 AM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek thank you! 🙌
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 21, 2020, 12:24:35 AM
In Reply To @crutis2dot0
@crutis2dot0 underrated tweet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 21, 2020, 12:04:22 AM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke this is craaazy!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 20, 2020, 4:58:23 PM
In Reply To @Beschizza
@Beschizza god no why would you
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 20, 2020, 12:55:29 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek Uber needs to die
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 20, 2020, 12:18:04 PM
In Reply To @john_lam
@john_lam This Grab job does.. not sound great?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
May 19, 2020, 6:12:40 PM
In Reply To @susanthesquark
@susanthesquark this is such an "Angelina in Hackers" look https://t.co/1nAKdr7VQC
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