The coding humor thread. - Page 6

TCD · 16 March 2011, 13:57

Pictures of dildos aren't allowed. You want to discuss this further, do so in PM. You can also get the 1 month treatment that's meant for this incident if you would like to continue the discussion here in the thread.

Photon · 16 March 2011, 21:13

The image presented to me in email upon THB's reply was a (south american?) Atari 2600 clone called Amigo (in silver letters to the left) and beige-white brick-like plastic case.

Either THB or someone else changed the picture-link (from one starting with "http://www.atariage.com") after I got the subscription email snippet, or atariage.com is the prankster here.

If there is editing history, it can be see whether THB edited his own post, or TCD did, or someone else in between.

I can forward the mail with the link to this rare console to anyone concerned.

gilgamesh · 16 March 2011, 21:25

EDIT: Think I got confused by this picture mess. Carry on.

TCD · 16 March 2011, 21:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Either THB or someone else changed the picture-link (from one starting with "http://www.atariage.com") after I got the subscription email snippet, or atariage.com is the prankster here.

If there is editing history, it can be see whether THB edited his own post, or TCD did, or someone else in between.

THB hasn't even posted in this thread... It wasn't about your or THB's imaginary post anyway

Hewitson · 17 March 2011, 12:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Pictures of dildos aren't allowed. You want to discuss this further, do so in PM. You can also get the 1 month treatment that's meant for this incident if you would like to continue the discussion here in the thread.

No need to get on your high horse, I simply wanted to know what the problem was. Thanks for the explanation.

Photon · 17 March 2011, 20:56

Ah, the avatar is slightly different... comes with being on this forum too long, recognizing people by avatars

Fact remains that what Hewitson posted was an image of a plastic toy but not a dildo. Someone changed the image link anyway.

gilgamesh · 17 March 2011, 21:32

Typical "when you see it you'll shit bricks" situation.

Hewitson · 18 March 2011, 02:15

It was me who changed the link, I thought the Gaystation 2 picture was considerably more entertaining

Here's the original pic:

prowler · 26 April 2011, 21:14

TCD · 26 April 2011, 21:20

absence · 21 August 2011, 12:40

A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages

gilgamesh · 21 August 2011, 13:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by absence

A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages

awesome

r0ber7 · 21 August 2011, 13:43

Quote:

1965 - Kemeny and Kurtz go to 1964.

Photon · 22 August 2011, 21:33

The 1958 and 1991 ones were good

At 1995 I only got as far as

Quote:

Yukihiro "Mad Matz" Matsumoto ...

before grunting like a Texas hog. Don't ask me why, I'm not in charge of my brain.

deicidal · 21 September 2011, 15:07

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Lonewolf10 · 21 September 2011, 23:51

haha

Regards,
Lonewolf10

Herpes · 17 October 2011, 00:26

Nice comment - old but good!

Code:

//
// Dear maintainer:
//
// Once you are done trying to 'optimize' this routine,
// and have realized what a terrible mistake that was,
// please increment the following counter as a warning
// to the next guy:
//
// total_hours_wasted_here = 39
//

Photon · 17 October 2011, 20:56

Why is it funny?

It only takes a good programmer a few minutes to improve whatever code the mediocre programmer is trying to protect, because he couldn't be arsed to do a good job in the first place.

Or is it assumed that maintainer is a shit job and only the really bad programmers get that job and will always fail?

Lonewolf10 · 17 October 2011, 22:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Why is it funny?

I think the joke is that the comment is the routine, hence why optimize is in quotes

Personally, I just wasted a couple of minutes reading it, so I should edit it so that it reads:

// total_hours_wasted_here = 39.03

Regards,
Lonewolf10

Photon · 19 October 2011, 22:56

It's an empty source file with just the comment? Or what do you mean

16 March 2011, 21:13	#102
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,655	The image presented to me in email upon THB's reply was a (south american?) Atari 2600 clone called Amigo (in silver letters to the left) and beige-white brick-like plastic case. Either THB or someone else changed the picture-link (from one starting with "http://www.atariage.com") after I got the subscription email snippet, or atariage.com is the prankster here. If there is editing history, it can be see whether THB edited his own post, or TCD did, or someone else in between. I can forward the mail with the link to this rare console to anyone concerned. Last edited by Photon; 16 March 2011 at 21:13. Reason: added a question mark

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16 March 2011, 13:57	#101
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,964	Pictures of dildos aren't allowed. You want to discuss this further, do so in PM. You can also get the 1 month treatment that's meant for this incident if you would like to continue the discussion here in the thread.

16 March 2011, 21:25	#103
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	EDIT: Think I got confused by this picture mess. Carry on.

17 March 2011, 20:56	#106
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,655	Ah, the avatar is slightly different... comes with being on this forum too long, recognizing people by avatars Fact remains that what Hewitson posted was an image of a plastic toy but not a dildo. Someone changed the image link anyway.

17 March 2011, 21:32	#107
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	Typical "when you see it you'll shit bricks" situation.

18 March 2011, 02:15	#108
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,773	It was me who changed the link, I thought the Gaystation 2 picture was considerably more entertaining Here's the original pic:

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17 October 2011, 20:56	#118
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,655	Why is it funny? It only takes a good programmer a few minutes to improve whatever code the mediocre programmer is trying to protect, because he couldn't be arsed to do a good job in the first place. Or is it assumed that maintainer is a shit job and only the really bad programmers get that job and will always fail?

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