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I was thinking of upgrading my CPU, looked amd realized again that Apple is still absolutely destroying everyone else out there on the only thing that really matters for real world performance. Why bother? There's no point.

Curt Olson · 2w

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Make sure your kids see this graph https://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2436

Peter Kisner ≈ · 3w

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"The HDD Synth is an ISA expansion card that recreates the sound of a mechanical hard drive for your retro PC" https://www.strifestreams.com/hddsynth

joriki :cascadia: · 4w

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"There is just one way to save yourself, and that's to get together and work and fight for everybody." -- Woody Guthrie

Glenn Fleishman · 4w

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Jeff Atwood @Jeff Atwood 1781648644

@nprofile1q... we knew she (and her daughter, they are a team) was amazing but .. wow, I didn't know THAT! Incredible!

Glenn Fleishman · 4w

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj2u9eh82htfgwjhkr2p8ezpkvpwgnkza8qh3q906569lsln7fmrsc84xpq Tara Calishain just reminded me of this, too: https://garden-of-flowers.heikkilotvonen.com/?about You can see exactly how well Jen’s work stands up and above historical efforts.

Jeff Atwood · 4w

Just look at those lil' arms, barely long enough to hold you and whisper sweet, sweet complete paragraphs in your ear! ¶💛 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHgAXOubLCU

Jeff Atwood @Jeff Atwood 1781648299

All I'm saying is, perhaps learning to form complete paragraphs could be a valuable life and career skill. Maybe. https://blog.codinghorror.com/how-to-write-without-writing/

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Just look at those lil' arms, barely long enough to hold you and whisper sweet, sweet complete paragraphs in your ear! ¶💛

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHgAXOubLCU

Jeff Atwood · 4w

All I'm saying is, perhaps learning to form complete paragraphs could be a valuable life and career skill. Maybe. https://blog.codinghorror.com/how-to-write-without-writing/

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World.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu3FTEmN-eg

Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified: · 5w

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Manuel D'Orso · 5w

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@nprofile1q... basically a) someone has to break the chain of transmitted trauma and b) yeah, everyone who is willing to and thinks they could use it, should have therapy available.

osmosisch · 5w

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@nprofile1q... I dunno. Despite that claim, which y'know, people are complicated so there's more than one way for anything, I continue to recommend this book strongly despite it being a difficult read. The advice helped me immensely, far beyond any other book I tried, and it wasn't even close.

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Jeff Atwood @Jeff Atwood 1781520011

@nprofile1q... SHIP IT

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Today in the Random Acts of Kindness department:

How dare you, anonymous person, send me these sassy little stars, just smiling away like there isn’t a single goddamn thing wrong in this world. They are obnoxiously adorable and I resent them both so much, but you most of all, because I did NOT CONSENT to feeling an unexpected moment of pure joy.

original art by Hannah Gumbo https://rgmii.org/help-out/#hannah-gumbo-lafayette-parish-louisiana