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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:54:29 PM
In Reply To @TCroydon
@TCroydon that will come in time, particularly as adoption ramps in a big way like it is now. Good news is, battery health over 8-10 years is exceeding predictions and that too will only improve.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:42:52 PM
In Reply To @janoc200
@janoc200 you're repeating a few really incorrect myths here, please watch .. it's also in the blog post but I assume you didn't read that, either. https://t.co/ZRrb2ZydV2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:41:42 PM
In Reply To @JaGem_26
@ToughToWatch yes that is literally embedded in the blog post as a video
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:10:01 PM
In Reply To @OmarShahine
@OmarShahine I totally forgot abot the rims and brake dust thing!! 💖
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 6:59:27 PM
In Reply To @Sharkyl
@Sharkyl sort of
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 11:11:52 AM
In Reply To @rogerlipscombe
@rogerlipscombe Count the number of mechanical moving parts, is what I mean. Each one of those is something that can break.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 11:04:22 AM
In Reply To @roryalsop
@roryalsop I do not think Formula E fans will agree https://t.co/fYjT5dK1kS
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:57:53 AM
In Reply To @__apf__
@__apf__ @karaswisher Not giving up a seat for a pregnant woman is beyond rude, and shame on the conductors
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:53:13 AM
In Reply To @_tomekw
@_tomekw @grantmccall We need to produce less people, but that too is coming https://t.co/CZ8vwEPRcK
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:38:12 AM
In Reply To @aaron_mciver
@aaron_mciver @EricRichards22 Do you return in the same day? Any trip with an overnight is fairly easy to plan. And the Niro has 250 mile range so 120 miles round trip, no overnight, is possible.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:36:22 AM
In Reply To @rogerlipscombe
@rogerlipscombe Not the right comparison. An Ev is 5 lines of code, whereas a gas powered car is 10 or 20. It’s fundamentally simpler, less code.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:32:17 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@eviltrout @msl0t That’s the thing about electricity, we have tons of flexible infra and more every day.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 10:31:13 AM
In Reply To @eviltrout
@eviltrout @msl0t Simply running literal plain vanilla extension cords to 10% of the spots would give people about 20 miles of charge time per night. Or charge at work. You won’t need 400 spots powered overnight.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 7:45:46 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@mempko On the plus side things could get REALLY good with batteries that significantly improve over lithium ion
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 7:33:52 AM
In Reply To @EricRichards22
@EricRichards22 Things are changing rapidly!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 7:18:20 AM
In Reply To @jeffsawyer
@jeffsawyer "it looks and feels solid, sturdy, and well built in a way that the Chevy and Tesla don't." https://t.co/7FLksn8CEj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 7:16:25 AM
In Reply To @EricRichards22
@EricRichards22 250 miles with the Niro, I expect 300 miles within a few years. Who drives 300 miles every day? Hell who drives 250 miles every day?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 7:06:35 AM
In Reply To @andurq
@andurq yeah it is super unlikely that China's gonna honor any patent encumbrance, *ever*
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 7:04:38 AM
In Reply To @ratkins
@ratkins $100k is just so much more than I ever ever EVER want to spend on a car. Model Y maybe.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 3:03:55 AM
In Reply To @galvao
@galvao I.. I... I... don't know? It's so weird I can't even tell
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 20, 2019, 2:51:20 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
This is a *profoundly* weird movie. https://t.co/YjCiaFilko
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 10:34:01 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
I will never cease to be amused by the many, many articles bemoaning the fat web which inevitably serve 3 gigabytes of ad network dependencies
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 6:59:28 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 6:53:38 PM
In Reply To @spies_please
@spies_please that is a.. remarkably accurate description..
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 6:07:32 PM
In Reply To @jwz
@jwz @migueldeicaza it my absolute favorite orwellian phrase of the last 5 years, without question
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 6:04:53 PM
In Reply To @masonhugus
@masonhugus @netflix they're fairly standalone seasons, basically different storylines entirely with only one shared character, so I would not worry about it
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 5:29:26 PM
In Reply To @migueldeicaza
@migueldeicaza is it (dramatic pause) COORDINATED INAUTHENTIC BEHAVIOR? https://t.co/PxzXYQ0Psm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 5:24:20 PM
In Reply To @KristyT
@KristyT a Popeyes opened near us in a closed KFC and I was sooo happy. That KFC, I went to it two times in the drive thru when they said "sorry we're out of chicken". I was like.. you're KFC.. and you're out of .. CHICKEN 🤯
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 5:01:22 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles a @discourse would offer more searchability and *cough* archivability
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 3:34:34 PM
In Reply To @ironicsans
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 2:24:50 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life True but not unique to Slack, applies to all web chat tools.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 2:19:07 PM
In Reply To @mattsta
@mattsta @Pinboard Not necessarily but I think it should happen on a city by city basis. Singapore for example is basically one city that’s also a country.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 2:42:51 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
even more Dad jokes I can get behind! https://t.co/J9RpuxuVUj
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 2:34:43 AM
In Reply To @marcgravell
@marcgravell @samsaffron I feel like I should canadian apologize for the dad jokes. These are more my speed https://t.co/J9RpuxdkvJ
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 1:01:35 AM
In Reply To @tensorbodega
@nicksahler @Pinboard ditto for Singapore, which is basically.. one giant city. Quite futuristic and ultra first world.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 19, 2019, 12:21:17 AM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard I dunno, I think this misses the fact that the US is a really massive country compared to Hong Kong. Change is easier in a small insular area. https://t.co/n5vaPBtu5r
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 18, 2019, 9:02:02 PM
In Reply To @_cgp
@_cgp @bernaferrari feel free to refer to https://t.co/QpiBf849bw which describes this in greater detail with more examples
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 18, 2019, 8:27:45 PM
In Reply To @cwodtke
@cwodtke it has like 4+ editions so be sure to get the latest one
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 18, 2019, 8:26:59 PM
In Reply To @bernaferrari
@bernaferrari try editing wikipedia and see what happens. The bar is higher for this kind of stuff.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2019, 11:13:42 PM
In Reply To @nathan_wasson
@nathan_wasson @scottwasson I asked the two canadiaers I work with (Toronto) and they both professed ignorance of this abomination
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2019, 5:31:29 PM
In Reply To @rossrubin
@rossrubin you are dead to me Ross
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2019, 5:02:52 PM
In Reply To @PostPCEra
@PostPCEra @loydcase sort of, they also need the scooters in "popular" locations to rent, don't they? 🤔
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2019, 1:53:40 PM
In Reply To @spies_please
@spies_please I have some good news for you: puppies 🐶
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2019, 4:58:58 AM
In Reply To @rogersm
@rogersm @paulg cloud .. ain't cheap. But prices have improved at least. Competition has helped.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2019, 4:58:31 AM
In Reply To @Ragnarork
@Ragnarork that's how it was at Stack Overflow and how it is at Discourse. Salaries are 90% of what we spend, if not actually *more*.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2019, 4:50:20 AM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg what exactly is there to spend it on? Unless you're not talking about software businesses, it's all salaries of software engineers. So this *effectively* means "don't hire". Just say that.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 17, 2019, 12:37:13 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@discourse @StackOverflow There was also a game music radio channel attached to the website https://t.co/FLhSSFOqbM
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2019, 10:20:19 PM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg most obviously corrosive to actual democracy in the US, is what I meant.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2019, 10:18:13 PM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg there's a book about this, and it's pretty good, but it's already (lol) out of date https://t.co/AAXFd59d69
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2019, 10:15:17 PM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg we live under unarguably the worst president in the last 200 years. These are .. not normal times.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2019, 10:11:33 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard mobile also makes this much worse since it's hard to type a lot, and longer = better
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2019, 8:10:53 PM
In Reply To @terrajobst
@terrajobst Deer Hunter
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2019, 6:28:10 PM
In Reply To @FiloSottile
@FiloSottile I suppose that is more accurate, but linking to another drive "page" would also be fine.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2019, 4:05:18 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life good ol' not a number
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 16, 2019, 1:37:17 AM
In Reply To @elmuertecom
@elmuertecom there is already suicide linux, surprised nobody mentioned it by now
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2019, 8:14:59 PM
In Reply To @jwz
@jwz I mean look at how specific this is: https://t.co/Ro2CzpHf8C "Typically, exploits that target TTF and OTF vulnerabilities target drivers" which is massively OS specific
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2019, 8:05:41 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@jwz SVG is a better argument here, and yeah, SVG gets hella weird.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2019, 8:05:11 PM
In Reply To @jwz
@jwz I disagree that they are "scripts" in any of the sense that JavaScript is, though. I agree that there can be weird low-level "oops C++ did it again" exploits, but that's also true of bitmaps and JPGs.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2019, 7:54:58 PM
In Reply To @jwz
@jwz I mean *sort of*. But mostly it seems like a convenient cover story for basic font DRM.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2019, 6:11:03 PM
In Reply To @susanthesquark
@susanthesquark iPad is a fantastic toy for kids. Try all the @tocaboca apps they are outstanding
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2019, 10:37:59 AM
In Reply To @dialloibu
@dialloibu Read it twice. Thanks mom!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2019, 10:26:33 AM
In Reply To @chx
@chx Counterpoint: how long until NiMh was replaced by Lithium Ion? I count about one decade? That’s not that long.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2019, 10:20:33 AM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life Yeah I barely share mine at all, but it’s becoming a problem, such that I need to change numbers. But most phone numbers are re-used these days and come with their own “history”
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 15, 2019, 1:25:57 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
Yay for the season 3 finale, finally some well earned payoff for 25 episodes of relentless darkness
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 9:17:43 PM
In Reply To @pukku
@pukku @jaredchung I hate to be the one to break this to you, but if you have kids you will spend a looot of time in the bathroom with them. A whooole lot.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 8:32:50 PM
In Reply To @ChristerEricson
@ChristerEricson @ClimateBen @ID_AA_Carmack believe me, I am doing absolutely everything I can to ensure Trump doesn't get re-elected. What a travesty.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 7:48:51 PM
In Reply To @ClimateBen
@ClimateBen @ID_AA_Carmack @ChristerEricson End of the world through catastrophic climate change, *not* unpleasant, someone else on Twitter pointing out that you may not be getting the actionable results you desire from your tweets, *is* unpleasant. Gotcha.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 7:33:55 PM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@ClimateBen @ID_AA_Carmack @ChristerEricson Also remember, I am not disputing in any way that the situation is serious, for everyone, though it will disproportionately the poor nations .. The solution (if there is one) is inciting and encouraging people to take action.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 7:30:40 PM
In Reply To @ClimateBen
@ClimateBen @ID_AA_Carmack @ChristerEricson It isn't rude to point out that your extreme negativity may be contributing to depression and/or suicide rather than *action*. If you think that is "rude", maybe reconsider what your goals and objectives are.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 7:21:23 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek @DOTA2 Oh my bad it was $30m so, comparable then.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 7:16:09 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek @DOTA2 not as good as Fortnite prize pool man
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 7:15:10 PM
In Reply To @ClimateBen
@ClimateBen @ID_AA_Carmack @ChristerEricson Did you? I don't think "end capitalism, kthxbye" is an actionable list for the average person.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 7:02:48 PM
In Reply To @ckindel
@ckindel Welcome to my kids
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 6:55:03 PM
In Reply To @ChristerEricson
@ChristerEricson @ClimateBen @ID_AA_Carmack Then make a dramatic list of 10 things people can do to help!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 6:44:50 PM
In Reply To @jaredchung
@jaredchung I honestly don't understand? My kids are weird.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 6:43:51 PM
In Reply To @ClimateBen
@ClimateBen @ID_AA_Carmack @ChristerEricson If you actually believed that, rather than just mindlessly spreading misery, you'd share steps of things people can actually do to help.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 6:04:21 PM
In Reply To @ID_AA_Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack @ClimateBen @ChristerEricson It is an annoying aspect of Twitter, the relentless negativity. Things are serious without a doubt but extreme stuff like this just feeds others’ depression and is ultimately irresponsible.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 2:28:31 PM
In Reply To @grinningbuddha
@grinningbuddha No I never did video
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 2:26:55 PM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg The scooters, such as the genre defining Xiaomi M365, are down in price from $600 (in 2017) to just over $300 today. Not opposed to rental at all but also like to buy. These look really nice!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 2:14:30 PM
In Reply To @notwaldorf
@notwaldorf Cables. Cables are the future!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 2:07:28 PM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg Having just bought the wildly popular Xiaomi M365 (designed in 2017) this looks legitimately great. But you can only rent it, not buy them?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 14, 2019, 12:20:20 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
“anything your favorite computer can do, the Amiga can do better. And faster. And in stereo.” https://t.co/QeLZIDzXs3
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 11:51:33 PM
In Reply To @flashkube_
@danieljlucas @Carnage4Life Next I will be telling you that fully autonomous vehicles are (much) farther off than you think! And they are.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 11:48:09 PM
In Reply To @tiffani
@tiffani @KristyT The big inflection point is kids. Not an easy one, either. Hardest job I have ever had by a wiiide margin TBH
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 8:08:48 PM
In Reply To @jcheng
@jcheng @Carnage4Life GPUs have unlocked a lot of improvement for sure but 90% still isn’t that useful for many scenarios
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 8:06:06 PM
In Reply To @lizardbill
@lizardbill Spirograph is a hell of a drug
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 7:12:34 PM
In Reply To @Carnage4Life
@Carnage4Life Well sort of. “Is this a bird?” probably 80% - 90% reliable right now I guess?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 4:23:36 PM
In Reply To @cooperq
@cooperq @josephfcox @sarahjeong I suspect it only works on older iPhones of which there are a fairly large number
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 4:19:54 PM
In Reply To @metallidan
@metallidan It is in the appendix at the end. An uncle of mine (now RIP) once complained about this to me when I was a teenager
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 12:36:21 PM
In Reply To @seesharp
@seesharp This is basically why @discourse exists
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 1:37:11 AM
In Reply To @codinghorror
@Pinboard Things are going just great since then https://t.co/rLaiLeoZDm
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 1:35:09 AM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard Oh there's a system all right https://t.co/H93MMDmzt9
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 13, 2019, 12:09:05 AM
In Reply To @susanthesquark
@susanthesquark I don't want the world, I just want your half. https://t.co/qE8yTev72x
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2019, 11:19:46 PM
In Reply To @psaffo
@psaffo Paul you know the answer is always “not enough (bigger) guns were available”
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2019, 6:38:09 PM
In Reply To @psaffo
@psaffo Make it full electric first Paul
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2019, 6:14:39 PM
In Reply To @photomatt
@photomatt @Apple @Google Tumblr does not need an “app”
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Aug 12, 2019, 6:09:44 PM
In Reply To @Pinboard
@Pinboard @estark37 It is almost as bad as those usb security key shamers
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