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Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

#371

In Europe, the surname of Niklaus Wirth (inventor of the Pascal programming language) is pronounced “veert”; in the United States, it’s pronounced “worth.“ Thus, in Europe, he’s called by name; in the US he’s called by value.

The meaner version explicitly says Niklaus, and Nickle's as well.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

#372

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A similar joke I heard recently: A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position and course to fly to the airport. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter…

The joke above is a play on the older joke you told.

O the irony of down votes on a meta joke

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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The touchscreen in my car is wonky (known issue, just haven't bothered to fix it), so when something goes sideways with the Bluetooth audio, turning the car off and back on is easily the fastest way to get my music back.

In my car, I have to disconnect the battery when the cheap 30$ Chinese radio freezes.

I have a 37 year old car. The (classic looking) Bluetooth radio is by far the most complicated electronics on board.

When I switch off the car, for safety, anti-theft and leaking, the battery is disconnected entirely with a key.

The radio looses everything: paired devices, position of radio tuner, volume, BT/aux/radio mode etc. Whenever you start the car, you'll need to mash at least five buttons and knobs to either find a radio station or reconnect Bluetooth. Modern tech is often so smart it becomes dumb again.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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A mathematician, a physicist, an engineer, and a computer scientists are all asked to test the hypothesis that all odd numbers greater than 2 are prime. (Apologies in advance to engineers.)

The mathematician: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is composite. The hypothesis is false.

The physicist: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is composite, hmm, 11 is prime, 13 is prime, 15 is composite, 17 is prime, 19 is prime. The hypothesis is true within the margin of error.

The engineer: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime, 11 is prime, 13 is prime, 15 is prime, ...

The computer scientist: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 5 is prime, 5 is prime, 5 is prime, 5 is prime, ...

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