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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 3:04:58 PM
In Reply To @jeffsand
@jeffsand are you sure
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 2:28:15 PM
In Reply To @jeffsand
@jeffsand Is this the racing simulator
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 2:18:34 PM
In Reply To @jonobacon
@jonobacon Lolwut
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 2:11:14 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 12:30:09 PM
In Reply To @danielkaspo
@danielkaspo break pills into half perhaps
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 12:29:08 PM
In Reply To @natematias
@natematias @waxpancake @tinytempest @dansinker apparently there is one? Ironically one of the replies to you shows up as "this tweet is unavailable" for me. https://t.co/jZoNUpF2sL
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 12:10:40 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Definitely worth reading this study, thanks for sending it my way https://t.co/RrhkPB25SZ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 12:09:22 PM
In Reply To @pcresswell
@pcresswell 🧛‍♂️
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 12:05:42 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake @tinytempest @dansinker what's the rationale behind shadowbanning? I mean what triggers it, in theory? Lots of expletives, angry attack tweets, what?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 9:56:27 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@deadprogrammer @Pinboard Perhaps a few well placed Medium thinkpieces could change this? Overreaction is what it takes. That's what works.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 8:57:05 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @Pinboard The reality is we ain’t doing shit about climate change until the first major world city is lost to it. Overreaction is the only way shit gets done with humans. It’s how human nature works.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 26, 2020, 12:20:21 AM
In Reply To @patio11
@patio11 @earnestcapital @tylertringas Salespeople will get you in deep 💩 .. even if you are the salesperson
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 11:15:34 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life americans are so very wussy
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 7:00:55 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard even the virus itself is a crapshoot. Why is it so devastating to some people but not others, seemingly at random?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 6:38:40 PM
In Reply To @donlbe
@donlbe @albn better than I did!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 4:22:05 PM
In Reply To @andrew_b_berg
@andrew_b_berg Don't have those with either, luckily
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 2:43:06 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
If you're interested, kickstart your ♥ .. https://t.co/Dcsq52XCVs https://t.co/pyZhZFXNoe
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 2:33:54 PM
In Reply To @donstrimbu
@donstrimbu 2.5mg per serving seems like.. a lot?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 2:11:23 PM
In Reply To @stevesi
@stevesi It's .. not great, but expected. We also won't do anything about climate change until the first major world city is lost to it.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 11:45:32 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Melatonin as a sleep aid?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 11:44:18 AM
In Reply To @nycplayer
@nycplayer "Indica" is kind of horsecrap, see https://t.co/x6DPtcPwcd and https://t.co/aRaG8HsIM0
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 25, 2020, 10:37:38 AM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard Rngesus saves. Well, sometimes. Randomly.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 24, 2020, 4:29:28 PM
In Reply To @JoannaStern
@JoannaStern noooooo
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 24, 2020, 2:17:49 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer there's still everclear to drink, as I recall 🍸
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 24, 2020, 12:08:54 AM
In Reply To @shog9
@shog9 @lauradobrzynski you can probably detect this based on rate of replies relative to the mean, etc.. "fast lane" versus "slow lane" traffic. Also people replying too much to each other in sequence.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 11:07:51 PM
In Reply To @shanselman
@shanselman @JohnKaster yeah I have a bad feeling about this, because back in the day I too was nonplussed by the additional weight of the type cover!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 10:43:42 PM
In Reply To @JohnKaster
@JohnKaster @shanselman I have one arriving soon and I'm sure Scott is right. I didn't like the weight of the type cover, if this is even heavier.. 🏋️‍♀️🙃
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 10:37:04 PM
In Reply To @johnolilly
@johnolilly Nihilist Arbys was better. Then they got hacked and deleted all their tweets, which is the most nihilist thing ever.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 9:17:38 PM
In Reply To @jlericson
@jlericson totally correct. Simple "oops I misspelled word in my search" is SUPER hard to deal with on the client but Google makes it look easy!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 9:16:42 PM
In Reply To @shanselman
@shanselman dang. I remember this being a problem with the original ipad pro type cover as well .. completely agree😞
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 8:24:37 PM
In Reply To @DavidMGinn
@DavidMGinn @RudeMatrix "For one, the national environment would need to be really beneficial for Democrats" I got three words for you: giant. coronavirus. fuckup. https://t.co/2XE0fEfulH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 3:36:30 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." https://t.co/zyn1L7HqLl
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 3:28:49 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
these are Mk. IV Zocchis because OF COURSE THEY ARE JEEZ MAN
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 3:27:50 PM
In Reply To @simonblackwell
@simonblackwell @DocPop mom is getting on in age, but she knows how to have fun

(not actually my mom)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 3:25:29 PM
In Reply To @fjania
@fjania you're welcome Frank(ie)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 3:22:19 PM
In Reply To @bjornfr
@bjornfr it is like night and day for me, I think even with that set, it was sketchy as hell. It "just worked" now which is nice.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 3:16:31 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
good news! This somehow got fixed between latest iOS and latest Windows 10.. I can reliably copy the 1xxAPPLE folders via USB connection now. It's even fast! Yay! Progress! 🙌
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 2:56:56 PM
In Reply To @djbaskin
@djbaskin @round plus he cheats! It's animated with a card coming out of the sleeve! CHEATING FTWWW
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 2:36:18 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@JasonPunyon @seanodotcom er wait just read your comment. don't want to create work for anyone. 2 years looks stable!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 2:35:54 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon @seanodotcom awesome. what's the trend look like over the last 3-4 years?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 2:15:45 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
full album at https://t.co/9XcjLoFTX4 but the hits are best
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 12:22:41 PM
In Reply To @rory_blyth
@rory_blyth it's useful, is all. That's the only goal. Utility. Which takes discipline otherwise you end up as Quora, and nobody wants that 💩
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 12:20:48 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@seanodotcom maybe @JasonPunyon knows the current rough percentage?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 23, 2020, 12:20:24 PM
In Reply To @seanodotcom
@seanodotcom half last I checked but it's been a while
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 3:55:51 PM
In Reply To @cpaik
@cpaik @jordancooper surprised Facebook hasn't tried to buy them yet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 3:55:07 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf ugh
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 3:46:53 PM
In Reply To @CraftSteve
@CraftSteve @imemi @lavendersheeps can you scan the statement of quality at high res? I'd appreciate it!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 2:46:35 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf ditto thanks @patrickc
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 1:01:40 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@shog9 @jlericson also crotchety old communites HATE change with the fire of a billion suns. It's a difficult battle to win, often I find it's better to walk away from communities like that and let them flame out on their own.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 1:00:54 PM
In Reply To @shog9
@shog9 @jlericson topics auto-close at 10k replies, PMs auto-close at 500 replies. We also have an "auto delete all replies older than x days" feature, but that's more for wiki / FAQs.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 12:37:09 PM
In Reply To @shog9
@shog9 @jlericson interesting, we definitively concluded megatopics (a thread killed my father, plus we don't even do "threading") are toxic a while back https://t.co/EDpQc4uM81
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 12:10:06 PM
In Reply To @jgstew
@jgstew @forresthopkinsa @mempko @jthoms1 well yeah the whole 2 pass argument is a completely other thing, I don't see that as related.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 11:38:18 AM
In Reply To @jgstew
@jgstew @forresthopkinsa @mempko @jthoms1 is there a side by side comparison anywhere? CPU is so much slower.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 22, 2020, 2:13:18 AM
In Reply To @jasonology
@jasonology @tqbf There are THIRTY FUCKING EPISODES of Michael McKean bullshit to deal with. It’s .. inspired, all right.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 11:56:10 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer are you seeing mass testing
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 11:37:04 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf @ev_bjork I haven't watched seasons 4 and 5. If they killed off the tinfoil hat lawyer guy, who was like nails on a chalkboard to me, and brought in more of the other characters.. perhaps?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 10:58:46 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf ICUH8N
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 6:03:35 PM
In Reply To @jthoms1
@jthoms1 @plex just files in a folder on the ol' htpc.. hades canyon
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 6:01:12 PM
In Reply To @CvX
@CvX @eviltrout ah yes, technically correct, thebestkindofcorrect.gif
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 4:48:26 PM
In Reply To @jthoms1
@jthoms1 so yeah you'd need 16 cores / 32 threads to come close... I think? This is a raw blu-ray (one I own) to h.265 encode
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 4:19:06 PM
In Reply To @doekezanstra
@doekezanstra @gruber update your OS, man
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 1:38:59 PM
In Reply To @DocPop
@DocPop @textfiles I wish you could pay for people not to see stuff. Like an anti-kickstarter. Not even joking. I would pay to push this crap down HARD.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 1:37:52 PM
In Reply To @splattne
@splattne I demand satisfaction, sir!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 12:17:50 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles @DocPop this looks like a rando dude paying for people to see his bullshit?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 21, 2020, 8:57:42 AM
In Reply To @ILOVETHEHAWK
@ILOVETHEHAWK printing return labels for packages!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 11:51:30 PM
In Reply To @irishgeezer
@irishgeezer No the irony is the users are all running apple iOS devices which are faster than most developer laptops
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 11:50:11 PM
In Reply To @donw
@donw Esata is kind of dead isn’t it?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 11:28:59 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke That reminds me I set up @betsyphd with this one!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 11:24:00 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles No one was rooting for her except the old dudes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 5:21:39 PM
In Reply To @castrojo
@castrojo That's it pal I am adding full size candy bars to mine now too. YOU CANNOT DEFEAT MY GENEROSITY 😤
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 4:51:35 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
channeling Idiocracy 🤣 https://t.co/BYUK1e3m4F
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 4:23:30 PM
In Reply To @mathowie
@mathowie I am all in for world's fanciest toaster cc @betsyphd
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 2:19:30 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @Pinboard I dream of the vast and endless Sriracha sea ⛵
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 12:40:33 PM
In Reply To @kevindente
@kevindente If it is forced as the only method, then no, but otherwise heartily YES, it's a GREAT fucking idea
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 12:20:18 PM
In Reply To @thisisnotapril
@thisisnotapril @castrojo after a few days it's viewed as safe if the stuff stays in place (it does)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 20, 2020, 2:11:30 AM
In Reply To @betsyphd
@betsyphd @sarahjanet @vgrabia GET IN MAH BELLY
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 11:49:00 PM
In Reply To @coder543
@coder543 it's definitely closer IPC-wise in 2nd gen, and I think the server market matters more $$ wise than desktop which I find completely uninteresting at this point
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 11:11:56 PM
In Reply To @jessamyn
@jessamyn @_adropofred it's a great song
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 10:58:44 PM
In Reply To @jessamyn
@jessamyn @_adropofred the primary criticism of this song (which I agree with) is he needed to know more people who died
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 10:39:05 PM
In Reply To @coder543
@coder543 says here: "In ST performance metrics, it wins." I don't really care about multi-core perf that much on the desktop.. sorry! For servers it is a different story https://t.co/JalV7tkkBj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 8:06:02 PM
In Reply To @cozechcescelo
@cozechcescelo m0ar cores isn't necessarily a win on desktop. On servers it's a no brainer, especially with gen 2 AMD.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 8:05:13 PM
In Reply To @coder543
@coder543 pure # of cores aren't a win, necessarily -- IPC still matters a lot. AMD has closed the gap for sure but they aren't there yet. On servers it is no contest.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 2:56:18 PM
In Reply To @scottwasson
@scottwasson It's Febreze AT SCALE!!!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 2:55:06 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
see look, we made someone's day 👏 thank you all! https://t.co/CA7NviZhJr
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 12:57:13 AM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @ben_a_adams yes, it is almost as if there are variables at play here! Let's just count deaths (unless they're hiding deaths, somehow) and see what happens.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 12:35:22 AM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard You're in Japan, CV-19 doesn't exist there, I checked the charts and graphs
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 19, 2020, 12:34:04 AM
In Reply To @charliex64
@charliex64 why would that matter? it's identical with or without. Try it yourself.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2020, 11:24:08 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza @yermolamers y'all are real weird
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2020, 9:14:12 PM
In Reply To @ben_a_adams
@ben_a_adams @deadprogrammer like I said, there are a lot of variables.. if you're paying attention. And you (waves hands around) should be
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Apr 18, 2020, 9:12:51 PM
In Reply To @deadprogrammer
@deadprogrammer @ben_a_adams it's considered .. rather impolite .. to play dice with other people's lives. Just sayin'.
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