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A better system call mechanism for Linux x86_-2

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Re: A better system call mechanism for Linux x86_-2

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Post by _b8r0 »

KonradKlause wrote: post #3
_b8r0 wrote: post #2

This is quite possibly one of the worst April fools jokes I've seen. I physically groaned when I read that.

Feel free to ignore it :-)

I wish I could. I have a whole load of broken C that divides by zero that will now start actually doing things. I'm worried people might confuse me with a competent programmer after a while ;)

Re: A better system call mechanism for Linux x86_-2

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Post by DrJokepu »

haberman wrote: post #7
_b8r0 wrote: post #2

This is quite possibly one of the worst April fools jokes I've seen. I physically groaned when I read that.

Out of curiosity, what did you find so unfunny about it? It seemed clever.

I agree. Being too clever for your own good is a trap that even experienced developers walk into sometimes by creating very clever yet incredibly stupid solutions to non-existing problems. This aprils fools joke is a satire of that.

Re: A better system call mechanism for Linux x86_-2

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Post by tptacek »

_b8r0 wrote: post #6
KonradKlause wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Feel free to ignore it :-)

I wish I could. I have a whole load of broken C that divides by zero that will now start actually doing things. I'm worried people might confuse me with a competent programmer after a while ;)

This comment is funnier than the original post. You should write it up as a bug report. Quick, there's still time!
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