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The limits are the shackles of oppression, the integral is the proletariat and switching is disavowing capitalism and seizing the means of production.
Brilliant !
Too many levels of indirection.
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The next time she says to him, "while you're at the store, pick up some bananas." Legend says he's at the store still.
Programmers will also use up all the shampoo if the label says "lather, rinse, repeat" with no explicit termination condition.
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I sent this to a project manager once, and they didnt understand nor appreciate it.
They must be a project manager.
Adding another layer of indirection:
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#824There's an old Joel on Software one related to string concatenation: Shlemiel gets a job as a street painter, painting the dotted lines down the middle of the road. On the first day he takes a can of paint out to the road and finishes 300 yards of the road. "That's pretty good!" says his boss, "you're a fast worker!" and pays him a kopeck. The next day Shlemiel only gets 150 yards done. "Well, that's not nearly as go…
Can be solved by:
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#825Every problem in computer science:
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#826Everything in https://programmerryangosling.tumblr.com/ is good for a chuckle
https://classicprogrammerpaintings.com/ has some goodies.
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Brilliant !
Too many levels of indirection.
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A Soviet engineer needs some plumbing done in his apartment, and calls for a plumber. The plumber arrives, does his thing, and hands over the bill. The engineer is shocked. -'What, this is like a quarter of what I make in a month - for half an hour's work???' Plumber shrugs. -'Well, why don't you come join us? Easy work, well paid, no responsibility - just remember to keep mum about your degree, as we're not supposed…
American version from below: The "you learn limits in like, 9th grade" comment reminds me of this one: Two mathematicians are in a bar. The first one says to the second that the average person knows very little about basic mathematics. The second one disagrees, and claims that most people can cope with a reasonable amount of math. The first mathematician goes off to the washroom, and in his absence the second calls o…
I've heard a variation of that were the professor is at a bar with a couple of visiting professors. He tells them, in this town pretty much everyone is smart and he proves it by asking the waitress. (The rest of the joke is the same.)
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#829Teacher: What does "recursion" mean?
Student: "Aaah, verb, to curse again?"
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#830A QA engineer walks into a bar and orders a beer. She orders 2 beers. She orders 0 beers. She orders -1 beers. She orders a lizard. She orders a NULLPTR. She tries to leave without paying. Satisfied, she declares the bar ready for business. The first customer comes in an orders a beer. They finish their drink, and then ask where the bathroom is. The bar explodes.
I just came up with a variation to this off the top of my head.
A QA engineer walks into a bar. She orders a beer. She walks out of the bar. She walks into the bar. She walks into the bar. She walks out of the bar. She walks out of the bar. She walks out of the bar. She orders a beer.