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  1. @JakCharlton my experience, static typing does nothing to "keep below average devs honest". I'd be shocked if research shows otherwise. 11:36 AM Jul 28th via web in reply to JakCharlton
  2. @shanselman ping requests use DNS lookups, SMB requests use WINS/AD lookups? 4:45 PM Jul 27th via sobees in reply to shanselman
  3. Just discovered Windows Phone Developer Tools uses Xenocode (virtual app engine). How do I know? It failed my install. What do I do now? 9:37 AM Jul 27th via sobees
  4. Whoa .. the Outlook 2010 UI is really, really different - wasn't expecting that 3:28 PM Jul 26th via sobees
  5. @shanselman apt vs house - we lived in apartments for years because I didn't want the hassles of house maintenance. 2:28 PM Jul 26th via sobees in reply to shanselman
  6. #dualmonitors goes mainstream as seen in the latest Costco online ad: http://tweetphoto.com/35080617 1:44 PM Jul 26th via sobees
  7. iOS 4.0.1 confirms what we already knew - AT&T coverage stinks. 8:40 PM Jul 20th via Trillian
  8. Haven't really worked with @InstallShield for a few years. There's a lot less suck. Dare I say, better than @wixtoolset? 7:35 PM Jul 20th via web
  9. Installing #InstallShield. If you find me laying on the floor unconscious, just let me die. 1:29 PM Jul 15th via sobees
  10. @shanselman I thought it was "EF Magic Unicorn Edition"? http://bit.ly/9ffA6q 11:39 AM Jul 15th via sobees in reply to shanselman
  11. @shanselman #StackOverflow is useful due to search indexes (Google it with Bing), not tags and navigability 1:36 PM Jul 8th via sobees in reply to shanselman
  12. RT @shanselman: Without Facebook, how else would all the people who didn't talk to me in High School ask me for computer help today? 11:19 AM Jul 8th via sobees
  13. RT @migueldeicaza: First MonoTouch book by Rory, Craig, Chris, Martin and Wally is out. Congrats guys! http://amzn.to/bWEnS3 9:42 AM Jul 6th via sobees
  14. @migueldeicaza http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2P8SnOwLo Vuvuzela Chorale 12:35 PM Jul 2nd via sobees
  15. @shanselman That must be what FaceTime means... 12:00 PM Jul 2nd via sobees in reply to shanselman
  16. RT @migueldeicaza: IBM adopts Firefox across the board, 7 years after everyone else, 2 after we all moved to Chrome. 8:50 AM Jul 2nd via sobees
  17. Apparently my blog is too much for ismyblogworking.com to handle... #myblogisworkingipromise 8:49 AM Jul 2nd via sobees
  18. "As with any language, you begin by defining your global variables." #MyEyesAreBleeding /via http://processingjs.org/ 11:35 AM Jun 30th via sobees
  19. How come I can't 'unfollow' on email threads? #socialmail 10:18 AM Jun 30th via sobees
  20. Vuvuzela fans can now play along at home! http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=18140 10:00 AM Jun 22nd via sobees
  • Name Shawn Hempel
  • Location Portland, OR, USA
  • Web http://www.shawnh...
  • Bio Loves to rock the casbah
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