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Need Reviewers By EOD Thanks

8 minutes ago 1.2K views 0 shares

The duality of software engineering in two panels! Everyone desperately wants their code reviewed (hands shooting up like it's the last chopper out of Saigon), but the moment someone asks who'll actually do the reviewing... suddenly everyone's studying their shoes with intense fascination. It's like quantum entanglement of responsibility – the act of observing who'll review code causes all potential reviewers to collapse into the "busy with other priorities" state. The universal law of PR dynamics: enthusiasm is inversely proportional to accountability.

One G502 Per Child

Hardware Programming

33 minutes ago 9.2K views 0 shares

Forget fun-size Snickers, this programmer's handing out Logitech G502 mice for Halloween! The G502 is practically the unofficial mouse of programmers everywhere - that infinite scroll wheel has saved more carpal tunnels than ergonomic keyboards. Ten years from now these kids will be thanking this house when they're crushing leetcode interviews while their peers are still using trackpads like animals. The real trick-or-treat is deciding whether to use all 11 programmable buttons or just stick with the defaults because who has time to read manuals?

How To Attain Enlightenment?

Gamedev Hardware Programming

58 minutes ago 12.1K views 0 shares

The true path to gaming nirvana isn't through framerates—it's through proving strangers wrong on the internet. First you've got your peasant-tier 30 FPS gaming experience. Then the respectable 60 FPS where your brain starts lighting up. At 144 FPS, you're practically transcending reality itself. But the real galaxy brain move? Dropping $10K on a gaming rig that could render the universe in real-time, then never actually playing anything because you're too busy writing 12-paragraph comments about why AMD is superior to Intel on r/pcmasterrace. Peak enlightenment is when your GPU collects dust while you collect internet arguments.

I Have The Power Of Documentation

Programming Webdev StackOverflow Debugging

1 hour ago 18.7K views 0 shares

That rare, godlike feeling when you actually take the time to read documentation instead of copy-pasting from Stack Overflow. Suddenly you're not just fixing bugs—you're wielding cosmic power . Your colleagues look at you in awe as you confidently implement features without a single "why the hell is this not working" moment. Of course, this superhero phase lasts approximately 17 minutes before you're back to frantically googling error messages.

Ten Seconds Remaining

Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend

2 hours ago 21.9K views 0 shares

The eternal war between actual programmers and HTML "programmers" claims another victim! This poor soul just committed the cardinal sin of web development—calling himself an "HTML programmer" to a software engineer dad. It's like telling a chef you're also a culinary expert because you can microwave a Hot Pocket. HTML is a markup language, not a programming language—a distinction that will get you ejected from any serious developer's house faster than a syntax error in production code. Dad's 10-second countdown is basically the human equivalent of a connection timeout. No exceptions will be caught here!

Two Types Of Developer Problems

Java Programming Debugging Frontend Backend

3 hours ago 31.7K views 0 shares

The Java developer is panicking over 17 compiler errors, which requires actual debugging and code fixes. Meanwhile, the HTML developer's solution to their problem is just "refresh the page" - because HTML isn't even compiled! The driver's horrified expression is that perfect moment when backend devs realize frontend "debugging" sometimes involves nothing more technical than hitting F5. It's the coding equivalent of "have you tried turning it off and on again?" while the Java dev is knee-deep in stack traces and dependency hell.

Corporate Job Description vs Reality

Programming

5 hours ago 53.2K views 0 shares

The classic corporate bait-and-switch. Job listings promising a "fast-paced and exciting environment" while the reality is a soul-crushing beige cubicle with hardware from 2007 and three binders that haven't been opened since the Bush administration. That monitor has witnessed more existential crises than a philosophy major. The only "fast-paced" thing here is how quickly your will to live evaporates after the orientation week pizza party. Somewhere in that cubicle is a sticky note with a password that hasn't been changed in 5 years, right next to a dying plant that's more hydrated than the developer who sits there.

Primary Key Catastrophe

Databases Programming Debugging Backend

6 hours ago 63.6K views 0 shares

When your database design meets reality in the most painful way possible. Someone actually made AGE a primary key instead of, you know, something unique like an ID. Now every 17-year-old on the platform is technically the same person. Congrats, you've invented digital reincarnation! Next up: using "favorite_color" as a password hash.

Send Him Right To Jail

Cloud Devops Microsoft AWS Azure

9 hours ago 93.6K views 0 shares

When your resume lists experience from the future, but you still get hired anyway. This guy's work history casually includes jobs at Google Cloud, Cloudflare, and AWS with end dates in 2025 – you know, that year that hasn't happened yet. And Microsoft's Azure is like "perfect candidate, you're hired!" The cloud wars are so desperate they're now recruiting time travelers. Next interview question: "So how does the cloud industry look after the robot uprising?"

When Matrix Multiplication Becomes Your Job Replacement

AI Algorithms Math Programming

9 hours ago 98.0K views 0 shares

When Matrix Multiplication Becomes Your Job Replacement

GASP! The AUDACITY of matrix multiplication to steal someone's job! 😱 What we're witnessing here is the TRAGIC moment when a programmer realizes that AI can now do matrix calculations that used to be their bread and butter. The highlighted columns in the matrices show how AI models like Grok can process these complex mathematical operations in MILLISECONDS while we mere mortals spent YEARS perfecting our linear algebra skills! The desperate plea to Grok (Twitter's AI) to "please explain" is the digital equivalent of watching your career flash before your eyes. It's the mathematical equivalent of finding out your spouse has been cheating on you with a calculator!

Looking For Android Dev From 1315

Android Kotlin Programming Java

10 hours ago 103.8K views 0 shares

Ah yes, the classic job posting requiring 710 years of Android experience. Must have started developing apps during the Medieval period, right after finishing your daily jousting practice. Maybe they're looking for someone who coded Android apps on parchment scrolls? £400/day seems a bit low for someone who's been coding since before electricity was invented. Time travelers only need apply!

This Can't Be Coincidence

Cloud Devops AWS Azure Gcp

10 hours ago 108.9K views 0 shares

Nothing says "enterprise reliability" like watching your cloud provider become a smoking crater while Google Cloud sits in the corner pretending not to notice. The Terminator-style AWS and Azure outages have become so regular you can practically set your calendar by them. Meanwhile, GCP is just hiding behind the door, knowing full well they're next on the skynet hit list but enjoying that brief moment of superiority. Five-nines uptime? More like five-nines of anxiety waiting for the status page to turn red again.

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