A similar game is Quant Fund or Metal Band: http://www.quantfundormetalband.com/ My score there was only slightly better than on Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer.
Someday I want to make a version called Startup or Indie Band.
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Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?
#42It's a bit tactless to post this while Brad Cox's obituary is the top post on HN.
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#43I was a bit disappointed by the missed opportunity for a joke: Steve Jobs for the demise of serial ports.
Ironically, Steve Jobs supported USB, the Universal Serial Bus ;-). Maybe we could agree that Jobs wanted to kill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature ? :-)
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
> both avocations are attractive to unbalanced personalities
I thought to make a comment about an excess of meticulousness, but then I remembered Larry Wall and thought about Perl, so I suppose that doesn't really fly.
This reminds me of Cringley's theory that there are two main types of programmer, hippies and nerds. Hippies do big picture stuff and are good at UI/UX etc. but their low level code is sometimes untidy, nerds are great at fine detail and micro-optimization but can lose sight of the overall goal.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would assume that’s precisely the point of this silly game — to demonstrate directly that you can’t accurately judge someone by their appearance. But maybe I misinterpret?
Sure, I can see that. It just triggered me a little bit that I was being encouraged to judge people so readily. Plus, the comments here didn't seem to make that connection. They mostly saw it as a particularly "hard" challenge, rather than an exposition of our own biases.
I'd assume many people here interpreted it as a test of general knowledge rather than a test of ability to divine someone's homicidal tendencies from their mugshot.
Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?
#46A similar game is Quant Fund or Metal Band: http://www.quantfundormetalband.com/ My score there was only slightly better than on Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer.
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Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?
#47I was a bit disappointed by the missed opportunity for a joke: Steve Jobs for the demise of serial ports.
Ironically, Steve Jobs supported USB, the Universal Serial Bus ;-). Maybe we could agree that Jobs wanted to kill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature ? :-)
I thought Apple was pushing FireWire at the time?
Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ironically, Steve Jobs supported USB, the Universal Serial Bus ;-). Maybe we could agree that Jobs wanted to kill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature ? :-)
I thought Apple was pushing FireWire at the time?
Different purposes. Roughly FireWire replaced SCSI, and USB replaced ADB/serial.
Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ironically, Steve Jobs supported USB, the Universal Serial Bus ;-). Maybe we could agree that Jobs wanted to kill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature ? :-)
I thought Apple was pushing FireWire at the time?
FireWire was replacing SCSI.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_G3
> The iMac was a huge success for Apple, revitalizing the company and influencing competitors' product designs. It played a role in abandoning legacy technologies like the floppy disk, serial ports, and Apple Desktop Bus in favor of Universal Serial Bus. The product line was updated throughout 1998 until 2001 with new technology and colors, eventually being replaced by the iMac G4 and eMac.
> ...
> A later hardware update created a sleeker design. This second-generation iMac featured a slot-loading optical drive, FireWire, "fanless" operation (through free convection cooling), a slightly updated shape, and the option of AirPort wireless networking. Apple continued to sell this line of iMacs until March 2003, mainly to customers who wanted the ability to run the older Mac OS 9 operating system. USB and FireWire support, and support for dial-up, Ethernet, and wireless networking (via 802.11b and Bluetooth) soon became standard across Apple's entire product line. The addition of high-speed FireWire corrected the deficiencies of the earlier iMacs.
USB promptly kicked out the ADB peripherals.
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#509/10 better than I thought.