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Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again

Debugging Programming Testing

1 year ago 297.1K views 0 shares

Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again

The standard IT support flowchart, as demonstrated by passive-aggressive waterfowl. First, ask if they've tried the obvious solution. Then suggest vibe checking their setup. When all else fails, make the universal hand gesture for "works on my machine" and walk away. Support tickets don't fix themselves, but neither do users who refuse to restart their computer.

Goose With A Lisp

Programming

1 year ago 499.5K views 0 shares

Goose With A Lisp

The genius of this meme lies in the perfect fusion of programming and ornithology! The expression (HO(HO(HO(HONK)NK)NK)NK) is a brilliant play on nested function calls in LISP programming, where each function wraps around the next in those iconic parentheses. For the uninitiated, LISP (LISt Processing) is one of the oldest programming languages that's famous for its parentheses-heavy syntax. The nested measuring cups shaped like geese create a perfect visual metaphor for nested function calls - each goose (function) contains another goose (function) inside it! The "HONK" at the center represents the innermost value being processed, while each surrounding "HO" and "NK" pair represents a function call that processes the result of the inner expression. It's basically what happens when a goose tries to code in LISP and can only say "HONK" - recursive goose noises!