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The Y2K38 Apocalypse Warning Sticker
Linux Security Hardware Programming Debugging
9 days ago 95.0K views 0 shares
The Y2K38 Apocalypse Warning Sticker
Ah, Best Buy bringing back the Y2K38 apocalypse warnings. That sticker is telling you to shut down your computer before 03:14:07 on January 19, 2038 – when 32-bit Unix timestamps roll over and potentially brick everything running on them. Just like Y2K but with fewer panic bunkers and more GitHub issues. At this point, I'm more worried about my code from last sprint than some timestamp issue 14 years from now. Though I'm impressed anyone thinks my ThinkPad will still boot by then.

When You Get A Ticket For A Bugfix In The Part Of The Codebase That Hasn't Been Touched In 10 Years
Debugging Devops Programming Testing
26 days ago 72.5K views 0 shares
When You Get A Ticket For A Bugfix In The Part Of The Codebase That Hasn't Been Touched In 10 Years
Oh sweet summer child! The Project Manager cheerfully invites the Developer into the radioactive wasteland of legacy spaghetti code like it's just a quick trip to the coffee machine. "20 minute adventure" he says with the confidence of someone who's never had to decipher a single line of uncommented code from 2013! Cut to reality: 10 HOURS LATER and they're both emotionally destroyed. The dev is screaming in existential horror while the PM has finally realized why the last three developers quit. That ancient codebase isn't just bad - it's an eldritch horror wrapped in duct tape and prayers that somehow still runs production!

Nintendo Dont Sue Me For Copying The Dpcm Bugfix From Smb For A Nes Game I Made
Gamedev Hardware Unity Programming
1 month ago 106.1K views 0 shares
Nintendo Dont Sue Me For Copying The Dpcm Bugfix From Smb For A Nes Game I Made
The duality of developer ethics! While parents and schools drill "plagiarism bad" into our brains, the reality of coding is... slightly different . That NES DPCM bugfix from Super Mario Bros? Just "inspiration" for your game! The stick figure duality is perfect - honest thief vs. defensive "borrower." Nintendo's legal team is typing furiously somewhere while retro game devs nod knowingly. It's not stealing if you call it "referencing legacy implementation patterns." 😏

I Can Hear This Image
Debugging Programming Testing
1 month ago 74.7K views 1 shares
I Can Hear This Image
That moment when your code finally works and you stare at your screen in disbelief, hand on forehead, mouth agape! Whether you're winning a Nobel Prize or just fixing that one stubborn bug that's been haunting you for days, the facial expression is IDENTICAL. The universal "wait, it actually worked?!" face that every developer knows too well. We spend hours hunting down that missing semicolon only to react with complete shock when everything suddenly compiles. Pure debugging ecstasy!