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Programming With An AI Assistant

Programming With An AI Assistant
When you ask an AI for help, it's like ordering water at a fancy restaurant where the waiter has a severe case of malicious compliance. You want a simple glass of water? Here's watermelon, watercress salad, and water garlic bread! No, you say? Fine, here's MULTIPLE waters! Still not right? How about ONE water... literally labeled "ONE WATER." And just when you think it can't get worse, you ask for the bill and suddenly you're getting scuba gear and a globe. The AI heard "bill" and thought "diving bill" and "global bill." Meanwhile, your wallet is having a panic attack because apparently misunderstanding simple requests costs $70. This is exactly why Stack Overflow exists—at least humans tell you you're stupid in a straightforward way.

Well... That's Not What I Meant

Well... That's Not What I Meant
The AUDACITY of the universe to take my wish so literally! 😭 Our poor Baby Yoda PC gamer makes a completely reasonable wish upon a shooting star for GPU prices to "go down a bit" and what happens? THE STAR ITSELF PLUMMETS! Meanwhile, GPU prices remain stratospherically high, causing our little friend to cry actual tears. The cosmic betrayal! The astronomical disappointment! It's like asking for a raise and your boss hands you an elevator button. DEVASTATING.

Strong Password Huh Question Mark

Strong Password Huh Question Mark
Google asks for a strong password with letters, numbers, and symbols. User responds with HTML tags that make the word "Password" both and an . Technically, it's a mix of symbols and letters. Technically correct—the best kind of correct. Security experts are currently rocking back and forth in the corner.

If Fire Then Extinguish Else Increment

If Fire Then Extinguish Else Increment
Someone took conditional logic a bit too literally. They've created a physical implementation of an if-else statement where if there's a fire, use the red extinguisher, else (when there's no fire) increment the fire with the blue torch. That's just efficient programming—why waste a perfectly good fire emergency by not creating one?

Strong Password Indeed

Strong Password Indeed
When Google asks for a "strong password," and you take it literally with HTML tags. Technically correct—the best kind of correct. The password field contains <strong><h1>Password</h1></strong> which is indeed a very "strong" password according to HTML semantics. Security experts hate this one weird trick.

Python Networking Specialist: No Experience With Code Required

Python Networking Specialist: No Experience With Code Required
When your boss asks for a "Python networking specialist" but completely misunderstands the assignment. Somewhere in the server room, a literal python is slithering through the cables, probably thinking "I didn't sign up for this IT position, but I'm making it work." The snake's resume probably said "expert at handling multiple connections simultaneously" and "experienced in constricting problematic nodes." Bet the job posting didn't mention "must be comfortable in tight spaces with ethernet cables."

Updated BIOS With A "Thumb Drive"

Updated BIOS With A "Thumb Drive"
OH. MY. GOD. Someone took "thumb drive" WAY too literally! Instead of using an actual USB flash drive to update their BIOS like a normal human being, this tech rebel just JAMMED THEIR ACTUAL THUMB into the computer port! The audacity! The innovation! The sheer disregard for basic computer anatomy! I'm having heart palpitations just looking at this hardware violation. Next thing you know they'll be "installing more RAM" by shoving a sheep into their PC case. THE HORROR!

Cloud Storage: The Literal Implementation

Cloud Storage: The Literal Implementation
Finally found where AWS keeps all my data! Turns out "cloud storage" is just cotton balls on shelves. No wonder my S3 costs keep piling up - they're buying premium cotton. Bet they charge extra for the "fluffy tier" too. Next time sales promises "elastic cloud scaling," I'm just going to point to this closet and ask which shelf they plan to use.

Do You Speak Python?

Do You Speak Python?
Taking language learning advice too literally. While most people would chat with native speakers to learn French or Spanish, this poor soul is face-to-face with an actual python snake, probably whispering "print('Hello World')" and wondering why it's not responding with proper syntax errors. At least he's committed to immersion learning.

Real Cloud Storage

Real Cloud Storage
Finally found the data center where my AWS instances are running. Turns out "elastic compute cloud" is just cotton balls on shelves. No wonder my database queries are taking forever - they're being processed by literal fluff. At least their disaster recovery plan is solid: a spray bottle and a fan.

I Was Told That Pythons Are Easy To Learn

I Was Told That Pythons Are Easy To Learn
Ah, the classic programming language bait-and-switch! You sign up for Python tutorials expecting friendly curly braces and semicolons, but instead get actual reptiles attending your lecture. The snakes are probably wondering why the whiteboard doesn't explain proper basking techniques. This is what happens when you Google "Python tutorial" without SafeSearch on. One snake is even watching a laptop - probably checking Stack Overflow for how to properly swallow prey that's wider than your head. Indentation errors suddenly seem like the least of your problems.

Programmers Following Instructions

Programmers Following Instructions
The infamous literal interpretation strikes again! When asked "Can you call me a taxi at 7am tomorrow?", Dad responds with "You're a taxi" at exactly 7:00. Classic case of parsing the request as a string rather than understanding the intent—just like when you ask a junior dev to "make the button blue" and they change the text color instead of the background. This is basically what happens when humans run on strict syntax rules without semantic understanding. No wonder QA departments exist.