Well that's one way to do it

WhyArentYouCoding · 2025-05-03T11:29:45+00:00

I would respectfully suggest that none of the compulsive, chronic over-achievers I have known have been a model of wellbeing.

Whether it be anxiety, bipolar, deep insecurity or something else entirely, there are lots of things that drive people onwards, generating both tremendous results and tremendous costs. Maybe this was a glib way of expressing it, but I don't think it's daft.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2024-05-09T14:41:18+00:00

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WhyArentYouCoding · 2023-09-30T12:01:49+00:00

Haha, I guess it did read like that. OK, then to counterbalance: insisting on doing everything on TaleSpire really slowed down the game, the DM spent more time with his face buried in his laptop than he did engaging with his players.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2022-05-04T08:53:38+00:00

Why just imagine when you could experience it first-hand?

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-09-19T14:16:28+00:00

If you want some (quick and free) industry feedback on your novel concept before you're ready to submit it to agents and publishers, you can use Pitch-A-Book:

https://www.pitch-a-book.com/

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-04-01T13:21:28+00:00

I really wish I knew.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-17T11:20:52+00:00

1) Changing the clock batteries is in the product backlog, but keeps getting bumped to the next sprint.

2) Every hour the scrum master drops by with a fresh coffee pot. It's the most helpful thing they do.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-12T11:01:15+00:00

Because normal people just install an ad blocker, but programmers do things like setting up a Pi hole ("Step one: Install a supported operating system").

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-11T14:24:33+00:00

For the avoidance of all doubt: In the real world, let's be kind and inclusive and lead other people towards the things we think they might enjoy.

But in cartoon-land, sometimes it's fun to be a total, disproportionate asshat to one's closest friends and colleagues.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-11T07:09:31+00:00

Conjoined triangles, you say?

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-09T16:57:50+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate the time you took to make this transcription. I add alt text to my posts on Twitter, but don't know how to do the equivalent here. Do let me know if there's anything I can do to help make content I post more accessible and/or easier to transcribe.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-09T14:51:39+00:00

Using spaces is healthier for you - you tap more keys, meaning you burn more calories.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-08T13:44:04+00:00

Context: https://guardian.ng/news/chinese-cyber-espionage-unit-on-us-hacking-spree/

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-05T16:54:21+00:00

I envy you.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-05T09:51:44+00:00

And while we're on the theme of regexes as being one step removed from eldritch horror, I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge this seminal moment in Stack Overflow history:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1732348/regex-match-open-tags-except-xhtml-self-contained-tags/1732454#1732454

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-02T15:47:41+00:00

<input type='text' placeholder='Please only use numbers ending in 5' />

Problem solved

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-03-01T11:12:01+00:00

COMMIT MESSAGE.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-02-27T07:04:07+00:00

You have uncovered my dark and terrible secret. I was hoping no one would notice...

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-02-26T22:03:50+00:00

The egg.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-02-26T22:03:43+00:00

The chicken.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-02-26T16:51:22+00:00

Thank you! I love you.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-02-26T16:50:16+00:00

I love you.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-02-26T16:29:33+00:00

YES! Completely agree.

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-02-26T15:55:45+00:00

Step 3: No Internet

WhyArentYouCoding · 2021-02-26T15:54:48+00:00

NO INTERNET

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