Episode 5: Jeff Atwood really loves his Yo-Yos

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The four shapes of yo-yos:
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A wall rack showing off some of Jeff's 200-300 yo-yos he currently owns:
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Jeff Atwood is the co-founder of Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network of Q&A sites and in 2012 started his company Discourse (https://www.discourse.org/) to build software and services around better forums.
In September of 2017, his son got a yo-yo and Jeff was instantly hooked, playing with yo-yos for the first time since he was a kid in the 1980s, and it quickly became an obsession and a collection with hundreds of yo-yos. Recently he's been sending out gift packs to everyone he knows online and we talk about how he came to yo-yos, what's great about them, and why he's spreading the gospel of yo-yos to anyone who wants to listen and try.

The four shapes of yo-yos:

A wall rack showing off some of Jeff's 200-300 yo-yos he currently owns:

Jeff Atwood is the co-founder of Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network of Q&A sites and in 2012 started his company Discourse to build software and services around better forums.

In September of 2017, his son got a yo-yo and Jeff was instantly hooked, playing with yo-yos for the first time since he was a kid in the 1980s, and it quickly became an obsession and a collection with hundreds of yo-yos. Recently he's been sending out gift packs to everyone he knows online and we talk about how he came to yo-yos, what's great about them, and why he's spreading the gospel of yo-yos to anyone who wants to listen and try.

Links:

Discourse - Civilized DiscussionCoding HorrorJeff Atwood - WikipediaJeff Atwood (@codinghorror) | TwitterPedro Flores (inventor) - Wikipedia — Pedro Flores was a Filipino businessman and yo-yo maker who has been credited with popularizing Yo-yos in the United States.Duncan Toys | The Original.Smothers Brothers Yo-Yo Man (1988) - YouTubeEasiest Yoyo Bind Ever - Learn How to Bind a Yoyo - YouTubeBeginner Yoyo Tricks - How to Yoyo for beginners | YoYoTricks.comAround the Corner Beginner Yoyo trick video | YoYoTricks.comHow to do the Gyroscopic Flop Yoyo Trick | YoYoTricks.comPodcast Hosting and Analytics - Fireside