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  • J Jason Hooper

    This was posted to a programming channel on IRC: http://i.imgur.com/pAy4z.png[^] Not sure if it's legit or shopped (not going to waste time finding out) but it's funny either way. :laugh:

    Jason

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    Lost User
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    There is no such town in Florida. This is a fake joke, quite lame at that.

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      So... Why does that make the C language suck? It really sucks that there are people out there that lie about their abilities on their résumé to get a job. It wastes the employers time and money, and sometimes these guys actually pull it off... but unfortunately it results in a horribly written piece of software for the end user. Best Wishes, -David Delaune

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      Dalek Dave
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      He wasn't saying the C language sucked. It was the humour of the posting by Jergan (Jerk off more like) and he was using a litotial metaphor to adumbrate the colossal ignoramity of the non-programmer, whose self belief belied his ability and for whom the word Programmer was, at his hiring interview, giving answers that were indeed clear, simple, straightforward and true, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets which have been applied to the statement inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information he communicated and the facts insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated is such as to cause epistemological problems of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear. He lied!

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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      • G gavindon

        the sad part is, I could see it actually being true...Some people think programming is simple. "I can do Word" is not to far off comments I have actually heard myself..

        Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF! Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow. You can't scare me, I have children.

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        Jason Hooper
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        Obligatory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogSJV2IOZ6o[^] At 0:29 ;P

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        • D Dalek Dave

          He wasn't saying the C language sucked. It was the humour of the posting by Jergan (Jerk off more like) and he was using a litotial metaphor to adumbrate the colossal ignoramity of the non-programmer, whose self belief belied his ability and for whom the word Programmer was, at his hiring interview, giving answers that were indeed clear, simple, straightforward and true, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets which have been applied to the statement inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information he communicated and the facts insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated is such as to cause epistemological problems of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear. He lied!

          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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          GuyThiebaut
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          Wow! That's like reading Proust!

          “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

          ― Christopher Hitchens

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            There is no such town in Florida. This is a fake joke, quite lame at that.

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            Good eye! when I read it I scanned over the town and took it as Islamorada, FL which is a real town. Brain working just in wrong gear.

            Visual Studio Task List on Steriods - VS2010/AVR Studio 5.0 ToDo Manager Extension

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            • G GuyThiebaut

              Wow! That's like reading Proust!

              “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

              ― Christopher Hitchens

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              Dalek Dave
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              It is not all my own work.

              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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              • L Lost User

                There is no such town in Florida. This is a fake joke, quite lame at that.

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                Nish Nishant
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                Just a troll :-)

                Regards, Nish


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                • D Dalek Dave

                  He wasn't saying the C language sucked. It was the humour of the posting by Jergan (Jerk off more like) and he was using a litotial metaphor to adumbrate the colossal ignoramity of the non-programmer, whose self belief belied his ability and for whom the word Programmer was, at his hiring interview, giving answers that were indeed clear, simple, straightforward and true, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets which have been applied to the statement inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information he communicated and the facts insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated is such as to cause epistemological problems of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear. He lied!

                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                  Michael Bergman
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                  Veridical locutions have not yet been articulated.

                  m.bergman

                  For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

                  To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire

                  Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense. -- Steve Landesberg

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                  • J Jason Hooper

                    This was posted to a programming channel on IRC: http://i.imgur.com/pAy4z.png[^] Not sure if it's legit or shopped (not going to waste time finding out) but it's funny either way. :laugh:

                    Jason

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                    OriginalGriff
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                    Nah - it can't be real. I haven't seen any "GIMME DVC DRVR CODZ IN C URGNTZZZZ!!!!" posts in Q&A...

                    Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      Nah - it can't be real. I haven't seen any "GIMME DVC DRVR CODZ IN C URGNTZZZZ!!!!" posts in Q&A...

                      Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                      DVC DRVR CODZ - sounds vaguely fishy

                      And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
                      "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

                      And I smiled and was happy
                      And it came worse.

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                      • D Dalek Dave

                        He wasn't saying the C language sucked. It was the humour of the posting by Jergan (Jerk off more like) and he was using a litotial metaphor to adumbrate the colossal ignoramity of the non-programmer, whose self belief belied his ability and for whom the word Programmer was, at his hiring interview, giving answers that were indeed clear, simple, straightforward and true, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets which have been applied to the statement inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information he communicated and the facts insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated is such as to cause epistemological problems of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear. He lied!

                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                        Espen Harlinn
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                        Wow :-D

                        Espen Harlinn Senior Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          Nah - it can't be real. I haven't seen any "GIMME DVC DRVR CODZ IN C URGNTZZZZ!!!!" posts in Q&A...

                          Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                          Espen Harlinn
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                          True enough :laugh:

                          Espen Harlinn Senior Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services

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                          • D Dalek Dave

                            He wasn't saying the C language sucked. It was the humour of the posting by Jergan (Jerk off more like) and he was using a litotial metaphor to adumbrate the colossal ignoramity of the non-programmer, whose self belief belied his ability and for whom the word Programmer was, at his hiring interview, giving answers that were indeed clear, simple, straightforward and true, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets which have been applied to the statement inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information he communicated and the facts insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated is such as to cause epistemological problems of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear. He lied!

                            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                            Dalek Dave wrote:

                            He lied!

                            Are you sure that you comprehend your fused sentence? Its not describing someone that is telling a lie, it starts by describing an overconfident programmer and then slowly evolves into gibberish. Best Wishes, -David Delaune

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                            • L Lost User

                              There is no such town in Florida. This is a fake joke, quite lame at that.

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                              Henry Minute
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                              Then where is this place[^]? Ignore that. Google being helpful, yet again! :-O

                              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                              • D Dalek Dave

                                He wasn't saying the C language sucked. It was the humour of the posting by Jergan (Jerk off more like) and he was using a litotial metaphor to adumbrate the colossal ignoramity of the non-programmer, whose self belief belied his ability and for whom the word Programmer was, at his hiring interview, giving answers that were indeed clear, simple, straightforward and true, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets which have been applied to the statement inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information he communicated and the facts insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated is such as to cause epistemological problems of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear. He lied!

                                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                Paul M Watt
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                                Did you program that paragraph in Word :P

                                All of my software is powered by a single Watt.

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                                • J Jason Hooper

                                  This was posted to a programming channel on IRC: http://i.imgur.com/pAy4z.png[^] Not sure if it's legit or shopped (not going to waste time finding out) but it's funny either way. :laugh:

                                  Jason

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                                  C never sucks, it rocks. Its the best language there is, and thats why its syntax has been copied so much, and why it produces such clean assembler. And if you ever have to debug OO derrived assembler, you will know what I mean! :) --edit-- Just looked at what the guy wrote! Ha ha, what a dick! Writing a device driver is not even about the C language, it is aout the complexity of the OS, and if it was Windows NT systems (XP, 2K, W7 etc) then the guy was in for some serious difficulty! And as for the jerks who hired him! Bet they did it because he was cheap and passed over the guy with years of experience! And they got burnt or it! Ha ha! If you want drivers, hire an expert. They are freaking damn complex, I know, I have been doing Windows kernel drivers for 12 years. :)

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                                    Then where is this place[^]? Ignore that. Google being helpful, yet again! :-O

                                    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                                    It's not the town that is named in the picture. :)

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                                      C never sucks, it rocks. Its the best language there is, and thats why its syntax has been copied so much, and why it produces such clean assembler. And if you ever have to debug OO derrived assembler, you will know what I mean! :) --edit-- Just looked at what the guy wrote! Ha ha, what a dick! Writing a device driver is not even about the C language, it is aout the complexity of the OS, and if it was Windows NT systems (XP, 2K, W7 etc) then the guy was in for some serious difficulty! And as for the jerks who hired him! Bet they did it because he was cheap and passed over the guy with years of experience! And they got burnt or it! Ha ha! If you want drivers, hire an expert. They are freaking damn complex, I know, I have been doing Windows kernel drivers for 12 years. :)

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                                      Gary Wheeler
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                                      Erudite_Eric wrote:

                                      If you want drivers, hire an expert. They are freaking damn complex, I know, I have been doing Windows kernel drivers for 12 years

                                      Indeed they are, and I've only had to write installers for them. The Windows DDK team is #3 on my list of development-groups-against-the-wall-when-the-revolution-comes (after the Bloatus Goatse team and the InstallShield team).

                                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                                      • D Dalek Dave

                                        It is not all my own work.

                                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                        Dalek Dave wrote:

                                        It is not all my own work.

                                        And that my dear friend could be considered a tangled web woven in such a way as to never dictate a precise answer. ;) Best Wishes, -David Delaune

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                                        • L Lost User

                                          It's not the town that is named in the picture. :)

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                                          Henry Minute
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                                          See the full message. I spotted that just after posting.

                                          Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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