April fools Memes

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I Understand How TS Works And Can Parse Dates
Typescript Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend
12 days ago 71.9K views 0 shares
I Understand How TS Works And Can Parse Dates
Look at the date on that announcement: April 1, 2025. Someone clearly understands TypeScript so well they can time travel to make April Fool's jokes from the future. The "I understand how TS works and can parse dates" title is pure gold - because anyone who's spent more than 10 minutes with JavaScript date handling knows it's the programming equivalent of trying to solve a Rubik's cube underwater while wearing oven mitts. Next up: Vercel announces they're rewriting Next.js in COBOL for "performance reasons." I'll believe that one too if you catch me before my morning coffee.

FFmpeg Goes To Washington
Programming Bash Linux
1 month ago 99.2K views 0 shares
FFmpeg Goes To Washington
When a video encoding tool claims they're rewriting Social Security in assembly, you know it's April 1st. FFmpeg joining forces with Dogecoin to optimize government infrastructure is like saying "we're fixing healthcare with blockchain" – technically impressive, completely absurd, and would probably still run better than the current system. Just imagine the command line arguments needed to calculate your retirement benefits. Somewhere a COBOL programmer is nervously laughing while backing up their job security.

Waiting For The GPU Prank That Never Came
Hardware Gamedev Programming
1 month ago 77.1K views 0 shares
Waiting For The GPU Prank That Never Came
The absolute TRAGEDY of our time! Here I am, hands clasped in desperate prayer, staring at my screen with the emotional depth of a blank slate, BEGGING the GPU gods at Nvidia to announce that their 50-series graphics cards were just an elaborate April Fool's joke! But NOOOO! Those wallet-destroying monstrosities are ACTUALLY REAL! My bank account is already filing for emotional damages while I sit here contemplating if I need to sell a kidney just to render my pathetic little side projects. The audacity! The betrayal! And yet... *dramatically whispers* I'll probably still buy one.

Arch Linux's Descent Into Corporate Hell
Linux Devops Bash Programming
1 month ago 100.0K views 0 shares
Arch Linux's Descent Into Corporate Hell
OH MY GOD, THE APOCALYPSE IS HERE! 😱 Arch Linux users are having their PRECIOUS FREEDOM snatched away in this satirical meme about Linux going corporate! Not only is Arch supposedly becoming "closed-source" (the ultimate sin in Linux land), but they're adding MICROTRANSACTIONS?! $5.99 for "pro" and $7.99 for "ultimate" repositories?! The cherry on top of this dystopian nightmare? The sacred pacman package manager will now have AI that can "automatically run shell commands" (translation: control your computer) and show ADS while you're just trying to install your nerdy software! The "sudo rm -rf /" opt-out option is the chef's kiss of evil - that command would literally delete your entire system. This is basically Linux users' worst fever dream come true!