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Only Reason To Choose Router Over Ethernet Cable

39 minutes ago 5.3K views 0 shares

Gandalf and Saruman battling it out on top of a WiFi router instead of Orthanc tower. Because let's face it, the real battle in any household isn't good vs. evil—it's who gets to control the WiFi password. "YOU SHALL NOT PASS... more than 100Mbps to your devices!" The router's probably thinking, "I didn't sign up for this fantasy drama, I just want to stream Netflix without being turned into Middle-earth."

Death By Unreal Engine 5

Gamedev Hardware Unity Programming

1 hour ago 8.2K views 0 shares

Your GPU isn't just dying—it's being BRUTALLY MURDERED by Unreal Engine 5! The grim reaper isn't even being subtle about it, literally dragging a bloody trail through the hallway of games! Metal Gear? Fine. Borderlands? Whatever. The Witcher? Sure, no problem. But the MOMENT Unreal Engine 5 shows up, your graphics card is basically writing its last will and testament. Your poor PC is about to experience temperatures previously only achieved by the surface of the sun. Hope you've got good home insurance because that thing's about to burst into flames! 🔥

RGB First, Code Later

Hardware

1 hour ago 14.8K views 0 shares

Ah yes, the classic "first PC build" with *checks notes* 14 RGB fans, custom water cooling loop, and enough LEDs to be visible from the International Space Station. This is like saying "Just started cooking" while showing off your 15-course molecular gastronomy dinner. The RGB alone probably cost more than my entire development machine. Meanwhile, the actual code running on this beauty is probably just a Hello World program that took 3 days to debug because they spent all their time configuring the perfect rainbow wave pattern instead of learning syntax.

The GitHub Password Villain

Git Webdev Security Devops Programming

2 hours ago 18.4K views 0 shares

GitHub's authentication strategy is like a villain in a noir film: "Please, do enter your password... one last time ." *evil smirk* Nothing says "we care about security" quite like forcing you to type a password they've already decided is obsolete. It's the digital equivalent of making you fill out a form in triplicate just to tell you the office is closed. The transition to token-based auth would be great if they didn't make it feel like you're walking into a trap first. Classic GitHub – making you feel both outdated and suspicious in a single login attempt.

Just About To Migrate

php Webdev Programming Backend

2 hours ago 24.8K views 0 shares

The eternal PHP framework migration that never happens. Two devs locked in an epic Laravel vs Symphony ping-pong match while new hires gradually realize they've joined a company stuck in framework purgatory. The best part? They're still using this "we're about to migrate" line as a recruiting tactic. It's like telling someone you're "about to start that diet" for 7 years straight. The codebase is probably held together with duct tape, prayers, and deprecated functions at this point.

Three Lines Of Code And A Thousand Lies

Python C++ Programming

3 hours ago 33.0K views 0 shares

The eternal Python vs C++ showdown in its purest form. Python programmers strutting around claiming they can solve everything "in just 3 lines of code" while the buff, battle-hardened C++ programmer silently watches knowing those 3 lines are calling libraries that took thousands of lines of C++ to implement. Sure, you can one-liner your way through a problem with Python's abstractions, but somewhere a C++ dev is manually managing memory and optimizing assembly just so you can feel clever about your list comprehensions. It's the programming equivalent of taking credit for cooking dinner when you just ordered takeout.

Shiny Object Syndrome

Javascript Webdev React Programming Frontend

3 hours ago 37.9K views 0 shares

Frontend developers sprinting toward the newest framework like Tom with a comically oversized mallet! The eternal cycle continues - you've barely mastered React when suddenly Vue looks interesting, then Next.js catches your eye, and now Svelte is the hot new thing. Meanwhile, your half-finished projects and deprecated skills pile up faster than npm dependencies. The JavaScript ecosystem doesn't have versioning—it has reincarnation.

Your Session Has Expired (And So Has Your Will To Live)

Webdev Security Programming Frontend

4 hours ago 40.5K views 0 shares

Your Session Has Expired (And So Has Your Will To Live)

The government's idea of "e-Filing Anywhere Anytime" apparently means "anywhere you want, anytime except when you actually need to file your taxes." Nothing says modern technology like a website that knocks you unconscious after 15 minutes of inactivity—just like how tax laws put the rest of us to sleep. The poor cartoon guy isn't experiencing a session timeout; he's having the appropriate emotional response to seeing how much he owes in taxes.

The Rewrite Crusader

Programming Git Debugging

6 hours ago 57.8K views 0 shares

That one developer who lurks silently in code reviews until they can suggest a complete rewrite. Nothing brings joy like suggesting nuclear options for trivial problems. "Oh, you found a small bug in the login form? Have you considered rebuilding the entire authentication system in Rust?" The Batman "Bonjour" perfectly captures that moment when you pop out of nowhere with the most unnecessarily dramatic solution possible. Classic senior developer move - fixing a paper cut with a chainsaw.

Integer Overflow Saves Lives

Programming C++ Algorithms Math Debugging

6 hours ago 68.1K views 0 shares

When your sneaky request for "one more day" causes the judge's sentencing algorithm to wrap around into negative territory! The -32.768 years is exactly what happens when a 16-bit signed integer overflows from its maximum value (32,767) to its minimum (-32,768). Instead of extending your sentence, you've basically hacked the judicial system with an unhandled edge case. Free to go and grab another McD's drink while the court IT department frantically debugs their legacy C code!

I Thank All The Devs That Worked Hard To Make Linux Approachable For Everybody

Linux Devops Bash Programming

8 hours ago 108.1K views 0 shares

I Thank All The Devs That Worked Hard To Make Linux Approachable For Everybody

Oh. My. GAWD. The absolute AUDACITY of Linux users pretending their OS is user-friendly! 💅 Doctor Strange here can see 14 MILLION futures but not ONE where someone actually compiles from source instead of using package managers like a normal human being. The cosmic irony! Linux evangelists will preach about "freedom" and "control" but then use apt-get install like the rest of us mortals. It's giving "I read the entire manual but still used the quick-start guide" energy. We're all just pretending to be hardcore while secretly thanking the package manager gods for saving us from dependency hell. PERIODT. ✨

Divine Intervention For Type Abusers

Typescript C++ Programming Debugging Testing

9 hours ago 117.0K views 0 shares

God himself is fed up with TypeScript developers abusing those keywords. Nothing says "I have no idea what I'm doing" like slapping auto and constexpr everywhere because Stack Overflow said it might work. The compiler's been trying to warn you for weeks, but you just keep suppressing those errors with more type gymnastics. Eventually the universe itself will collapse under the weight of your technical debt. Type safety is important, but at some point you've got to actually understand what you're typing.

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