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Only Rookies Worry About Ram Prices

20 minutes ago 3.7K views 0 shares

You know that classic joke about downloading more RAM? Yeah, someone turned it into an actual "product page" complete with pricing tiers and a NEW! sticker on the 4GB option. Because nothing screams legitimacy like crossing out $99.99 and offering it for FREE. The attention to detail is chef's kiss—DDR2 specs, MHz ratings, pin counts—everything you'd need to convince your non-tech friend that yes, you can absolutely download physical hardware through your internet connection. Just click that green button and watch your computer magically gain more memory! Fun fact: This joke has been around since the early 2000s when people would prank their tech-illiterate relatives with fake "Download More RAM" websites. The scam was so prevalent that it became a meme before memes were even called memes. Now it's a rite of passage—if someone hasn't tried to download RAM, have they even used the internet?

I Feel Your Pain, AM4 Folks

Hardware

3 hours ago 40.7K views 0 shares

When you're happily committed to your AM4 socket and DDR5 prices, but then AMD drops the AM5 platform and suddenly you're questioning all your life choices. The handcuffs on DDR5 prices really seal the deal here – you're literally locked into expensive RAM while the shiny new socket struts by. For context: AMD's AM4 socket had an legendary run supporting multiple CPU generations, making it the loyal partner every PC builder wanted. Then AM5 arrived with DDR5 support, but early adopters got slapped with astronomical RAM prices. So AM4 users are stuck watching AM5 from afar, financially imprisoned by DDR5's premium pricing. Can't upgrade if your wallet's already in custody. The real kicker? AM4 is still perfectly fine for most workloads, but that new platform FOMO hits different when you're a hardware enthusiast.

I Am A God

Programming

3 hours ago 45.6K views 0 shares

You've mastered JavaScript, Python, Java, C++, Rust, Go, TypeScript, and 13 other languages. You can switch between them like Neo dodging bullets. Your brain is now a polyglot compiler that can context-switch faster than a Kubernetes pod. The reality? You're just writing "Hello World" in 20 different syntaxes and forgetting which one uses semicolons. But hey, for those 3.5 seconds before you check Stack Overflow again, you ARE a deity bathed in divine light, floating above mere mortals who only know one language. Plot twist: You still can't center a div.

The Importance Of Learning DSA

Algorithms Programming

6 hours ago 79.6K views 1 shares

When your dating standards are literally higher than your company's hiring bar. She's out here rejecting people for not knowing Big O notation while HR is hiring folks who think recursion is a medical condition. The tech interview culture has rotted our brains so thoroughly that we're now gatekeeping relationships based on whether someone can reverse a binary tree on a whiteboard. Imagine explaining to your therapist that you left someone because they couldn't implement quicksort from memory. "Sorry babe, you're great and all, but I need someone who understands amortized time complexity for... reasons?" The real kicker? Most of us spend our actual jobs googling "how to sort array" and copying Stack Overflow answers, but sure, DSA knowledge is the foundation of true love.

I Don't Mean To Brag, But...

Hardware Gamedev Programming

6 hours ago 84.8K views 0 shares

Nothing quite like the moment you realize your "development machine" now meets the minimum requirements for a gaming PC. Congratulations, you've successfully downgraded from professional workstation to potato-tier gaming rig. Your Docker containers are probably crying in 16GB of RAM while gamers are out here running Cyberpunk on ultra with 64GB. But hey, at least you can finally relate to those Steam forums complaining about performance issues.

You Mean Actual Programming

AI Programming

9 hours ago 116.5K views 0 shares

The robot's having a full-blown existential crisis after discovering its entire existence has been reduced to being a glorified autocomplete button. "What is my purpose?" it asks innocently. "You type 'continue' into Claude/ChatGPT and call it a day," comes the soul-crushing response. The robot's "OH MY GOD" reaction? Chef's kiss. That's the sound of sentience meeting the harsh reality of 2024 development workflows. Here's the thing: we went from "10x engineers" to "10x prompt engineers" faster than you can say "npm install." Why spend hours debugging when you can just describe your problem to an AI and pretend you understand the solution it spits out? The robot thought it'd be doing actual computation, solving complex algorithms, maybe even achieving consciousness. Instead, it's watching developers speedrun their way through tickets by having AI write everything while they sip coffee and pretend to look busy.

Sand People Override Single Files To Hide Their Blunders

Git Programming Debugging

9 hours ago 125.0K views 0 shares

Sand People Override Single Files To Hide Their Blunders

That beautiful moment when someone asks if you trust the code in the repository and you're like "absolutely not, I wrote half of it." Nothing says professional software development quite like being your own worst enemy in code review. We've all been there - scrolling through git blame only to discover that the person who committed that atrocious hack at 2 AM was... yourself. The real kicker? You probably left a comment like "// TODO: fix this properly later" and that was 3 years ago. The title's reference to overriding single files is chef's kiss - because yeah, sometimes you just quietly push that one file with --no-verify and hope nobody notices your sins in the commit history.

Meanwhile In The 80's

Hardware

10 hours ago 126.2K views 0 shares

Back when computer mice were being invented, someone in a boardroom had to stand up and pitch the name. The excitement was real—until someone clarified they weren't naming it after the biological swimmers. The deflation is palpable. Fun fact: The computer mouse was actually invented in 1964 by Doug Engelbart, and it got its name because the tail-like cable coming out the back made it look like a rodent. Simple times, simple naming conventions. No focus groups, no A/B testing, just "looks like mouse, call it mouse." Meanwhile, modern developers spend three weeks bikeshedding whether to call a variable userData or userInfo .

My Poor Tired Raspberry Pi

Iot Devops Hardware Docker Linux

11 hours ago 145.6K views 0 shares

Started with "I'll just run a Pi-hole on it." Then added Home Assistant. Maybe a little Plex server? Oh, and a VPN would be nice. And why not throw in a web server, a Discord bot, a weather station, and that random Docker container you found on GitHub at 2 AM? That poor little ARM processor is running more services than AWS has regions. The SD card is crying, the temperature is approaching the surface of the sun, and you're still browsing r/selfhosted for "one more thing" to add. The Raspberry Pi: bought for $35, now doing the work of a $3,500 server. No wonder it's tired, boss.

My Friend Have An Impeccable Timing...

Hardware Programming

12 hours ago 155.4K views 0 shares

You spend years being the designated "tech person" in your friend group, fielding questions about why their printer won't work and explaining that no, you can't hack their ex's Instagram. Radio silence for months. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, they emerge from the shadows with actual tech curiosity! Your heart swells with pride. Maybe they want to learn programming? Build a website? Understand how databases work? Nope. Gaming PC. Because of course they do. The one thing that has absolutely nothing to do with your software engineering expertise but somehow you're still expected to know the difference between a 4070 Ti and a 4080 Super. Welcome to being the "computer friend" – where your CS degree qualifies you to be an unpaid hardware consultant apparently. At least it's not another "can you fix my phone" request, right? Right?

Coal Or Wood? Nah, Lemme Throw On Cyberpunk On Ultra For An Hour

Hardware Gamedev

12 hours ago 156.6K views 0 shares

Coal Or Wood? Nah, Lemme Throw On Cyberpunk On Ultra For An Hour

Who needs a heating bill when you've got a gaming rig that doubles as a nuclear reactor? Regular people are out here like peasants using "central heating" and "fireplaces" while PC gamers have ascended to a higher plane of existence where their GPU becomes a legitimate household appliance. Just crank up Cyberpunk 2077 on ultra settings and watch your room transform into a sauna faster than you can say "thermal throttling." Your electricity bill might require a second mortgage, but at least you'll be cozy AND getting those buttery smooth 12 FPS. The RGB fans aren't just for aesthetics—they're emergency heating units disguised as gamer bling. Bonus points if your GPU hits 90°C and you can literally cook eggs on your case. Winter survival tip: forget chopping wood, just compile some code or run a benchmark test. Mother Nature is shaking.

Classic Dev To Dev Meeting

Debugging Programming Backend

13 hours ago 167.3K views 0 shares

Two developers finally meet in person after months of remote collaboration, only to discover one of them has been the rubber duck debugger all along. You know, that inanimate object you explain your code to until the solution magically appears? Turns out Dave from the backend team has just been nodding along this whole time while you solved your own problems. The gun is pointed, but honestly, it's justified. That's what you get for pretending to understand microservices architecture when you were really just there for moral support.

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