Mark Bowytz

I write for TheDailyWTF, DevDisasters for Visual Studio Magazine, and involved in various side projects (incl. child rearing and marriage). Tweets are my own.

[Corey Quinn @QuinnyPig]

"Plan for failure." If it can break, it will break. If it can't break, fuck you yes it can.

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

@RetroBuiltGames Fruity? Bah! Cocoa pebbles flavor…that’s where it’s at!

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

@blakeyrat But what about pistachio then? Huh?

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

@RemyPorter Jus the other day I learned that despite the whole house being on breakers, our furnace (and only the furnace) has a fuse. It had been chugging along for a long time before breaking...due to human error.

[Yotomoe @Yotomoe1]

Today is it! The day the Plucky Duck finally makes it to Happy World Land. Today is the only day you can retweet this :P

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

@RetroBuiltGames Stopped by my local one and they had em out. Either Centipede or Asteroids versions.

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

@chumworth Pro tip: Make sure you sign those photos (don’t personalize them!) to increase the resale value.

[Human Readable @HumanReadableIO]

💾 Confessions of a Copy Paste Developer

Written by @mbowytz
Illustrated by Julia Hanke

Available in Human Readable Magazine #3. Purhace here: https://t.co/CbefjqTtzA

#hrm #humanreadable #programming #coding #magazine #illustration #programmer #developer #code #technology

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

Glad to see that for safety and protection, West Mifflin Giant Eagle is limiting the number of guests to a mere 1185.

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

@blakeyrat @RemyPorter Sure they do! Write signature on paper, scan to email, save as image, paste into Word, print to PDF. There. Signed.

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

I (personally) still don’t like Perl.

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

Spent a better part of the last week trying to write bad Perl code. Turns out it was pretty hard.

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

Takeaway was this - Places like SO where imaginary internet points are awarded or denied based on good behavior (surprise) gave good results.

[Mark Bowytz @mbowytz]

Spikey and foggy this morning

[Best of Nextdoor 🏡 @bestofnextdoor]

"LOBSTER FOR SALE"

[Clippy @TheClippy]

Happy new ye... year...!

I’ve been holding the millennium bug at bay for the past 20 years bu... but it... it.. it’s so stro.... so strong... and...,..... aaaannnnnnnnnnnnn
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[Pittsburgh Regional Transit @PGHtransit]

For those curious, the heaviest part of the bus is the back because that’s where the engine is located. This bus was stopped at a red light at the time this occurred.