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The Real Answer Might Surprise Them

20 hours ago 223.2K views 0 shares

Plot twist: the people romanticizing pre-AI coding were literally just Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V warriors from Stack Overflow. At least ChatGPT gives you fresh bugs instead of that same deprecated solution from 2014 that somehow still has 847 upvotes. The nervous side-eye says it all—nothing screams "I totally wrote this myself" like code that still has someone else's variable names in it.

Where Does This Scale On The Monitor Alignment Chart?

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17 hours ago 208.0K views 0 shares

Where Does This Scale On The Monitor Alignment Chart?

Someone's Windows display settings got absolutely wrecked, and now they're being asked to identify which monitor is which in a lineup that looks like someone played Tetris with their screens while having a seizure. The monitors are numbered 1-12 in what appears to be the result of plugging in every display device you've ever owned simultaneously—probably after a driver update or unplugging the wrong HDMI cable. The best part? Monitor 11 is highlighted and positioned vertically like it's trying to escape this chaos. Someone's definitely running a setup that involves at least three different GPU outputs, two USB-C adapters that barely work, and one monitor that only turns on if you sacrifice a chicken to the display gods. The "Identify" button at the bottom is doing some heavy lifting here, because good luck figuring out which physical screen corresponds to number 7 without a PhD in spatial reasoning. Fun fact: Windows has supported up to 10 displays since Windows 7, but just because you *can* doesn't mean you *should*. This setup probably requires more cable management than a data center and draws enough power to dim the neighborhood lights.

It Works That's Enough

Programming Debugging Frontend Backend

18 hours ago 201.5K views 0 shares

You know that feeling when you've got a function that somehow works despite violating every principle of clean code, defying all logic, and looking like it was assembled by a drunk architect? Yeah, that's this balcony. It serves its purpose—technically—but nobody understands how or why, and the structural integrity is... questionable at best. The best part? You're too terrified to refactor it because the moment you touch that one line, the entire application might collapse. So you just leave it there, add a comment like "// DO NOT TOUCH - it works, idk why", and slowly back away. Ship it to production and pray the next developer doesn't ask questions. Legacy code in its purest form—functional, horrifying, and absolutely untouchable.

It Never Ends For The Enthusiasts...

Hardware Iot Linux

16 hours ago 186.3K views 0 shares

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts buying their "first" Pi is like a gateway drug. You tell yourself it's just one board for that cool project you've been thinking about. Fast forward six months and you've got a drawer full of Pi Zeros, Pi 4s, and a few Pi 3s you forgot existed. Meanwhile, PC builders? They've been in the hardware addiction cycle since the 90s. "Just gonna upgrade my GPU" turns into a new motherboard, RAM, CPU cooler, RGB fans, and somehow a second monitor. The veteran PC builder looks at the Raspberry Pi newbie with that weathered expression that says "welcome to the never-ending upgrade spiral, kid." Both groups share the same curse: convincing yourself you need another one for a project that'll definitely happen this time. Spoiler: it won't.

Are You Really Going To Ever Change Your Database

Databases Programming Backend

21 hours ago 185.1K views 0 shares

Are You Really Going To Ever Change Your Database

So you're building your app and you're like "I'll use an ORM for database abstraction so I can switch databases later!" Sure, Jan. Sure you will. The brutal truth? Both the galaxy-brain geniuses writing raw SQL and the smooth-brain rebels who also write raw SQL have figured out what the ORM evangelists refuse to admit: you're NEVER switching databases . That Postgres instance you spun up on day one? That's your ride-or-die until the heat death of the universe. Meanwhile, the "average" developers are stuck in the middle with their ORMs, adding layers of abstraction for a migration that'll never happen, debugging cryptic ORM-generated queries, and pretending they're writing "portable" code. Spoiler alert: the only thing you're porting is technical debt. The real power move? Just admit you're married to your database and write those beautiful, optimized raw queries without shame. Your future self will thank you when you're not deciphering what monstrosity your ORM generated at 3 AM.

Looks Good To AI Bros Though

Security AI Programming Databases Backend

14 hours ago 184.5K views 0 shares

Oh look, it's the classic SQL injection vulnerability that would make Bobby Tables proud, but with extra steps and worse syntax. The "AI-generated" query is literally concatenating user input directly into a SELECT statement, then somehow trying to GET values from variables that don't exist, AND mixing up assignment operators like it's having an identity crisis. But sure, "vibe coders" who learned from ChatGPT think this is perfectly fine production code. If those kids actually understood parameterized queries, prepared statements, or literally any basic security principle from the last 20 years, they'd realize this is a hacker's wet dream. One simple '; DROP TABLE users;-- and your entire database is toast. The real tragedy? AI code generators will confidently spit out garbage like this, and junior devs who don't know better will ship it straight to prod. Then they'll be shocked when their company makes headlines for a data breach. But hey, at least the code "works" in their local environment! 🎉

Full Potential

Hardware Debugging

15 hours ago 183.9K views 0 shares

Someone out there really thought the clipboard was stored in the mouse itself. Like, physically. In the mouse. They unplugged it, walked it over to another computer like they were transferring a USB drive full of sensitive data, and expected the paste to just... work. You spend years building elegant systems, optimizing algorithms, architecting cloud infrastructure—and then reality slaps you with a user who thinks peripherals are portable storage devices. The "100% of our brain" question hits different when you realize some people are operating at like 3% and still managing to turn on a computer. Support tickets like these are why we drink.

The Great Gen Z

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22 hours ago 182.9K views 0 shares

Gen Z developers out here really using Microsoft Word as their IDE because their parents coded while sipping wine during pregnancy. The causation is crystal clear: alcohol during pregnancy → 20 years later → unironically thinking Word is a legitimate development environment. The video title "Why Microsoft Word is the best IDE for programming" is either the most elaborate troll in tech history or proof that we've failed as a species. Either way, 465K people watched it, which means humanity's curiosity about terrible ideas remains our most consistent trait. At least they're importing libraries properly... in a word processor. Baby steps, I guess?

I Mean...

Linux MacOS Apple Microsoft Windows

22 hours ago 182.3K views 0 shares

The beautiful circle of life where every OS gets to complain about their own special brand of torture. Windows can't stop forcing updates at 3 AM when you're mid-presentation. Apple won't let you install that perfectly good app from 2019 because it's "not optimized" (translation: we want our 30% cut). Android ships with 47 pre-installed apps you'll never use but can't uninstall because they're "essential system components." And Linux? Well, Linux users are just vibing, having achieved enlightenment through pain and sudo commands. The bottom panel really seals the deal—everyone's accepted their fate and learned to smile through the suffering. Peak Stockholm syndrome energy right here.

True Or True

Javascript Programming Debugging

14 hours ago 180.5K views 0 shares

When you need to make absolutely sure something is true, so you just... set it to true in both branches. The classic "I've covered all my bases" approach that covers absolutely nothing. Either the data exists and we're setting trueOrFalse to true, or it doesn't exist and we're setting trueOrFalse to true. Bulletproof logic right there. This is the programming equivalent of those "choose your own adventure" books where every path leads to the same ending. Just skip the if-else and assign it directly, my friend. Your code reviewer is going to have a field day with this one.

In A Dad-A-Base

Databases Programming

21 hours ago 173.8K views 0 shares

The wordplay here is absolutely diabolical. "Dad-a-base" instead of "database" – it's the kind of pun that makes you physically recoil while simultaneously appreciating its genius. The reaction face captures that exact moment when someone drops a pun so terrible yet so clever that you can't decide whether to groan or applaud. What makes this particularly painful is that dad jokes and databases are both things programmers deal with daily – one professionally, one when they become parents and suddenly start finding joy in making their kids cringe. It's like a double-indexed lookup table of suffering.

Why Did You Choose Indie Game Dev Over A Real Job?

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10 hours ago 143.5K views 0 shares

Why Did You Choose Indie Game Dev Over A Real Job?

So your CS professor is dangling that sweet $55k starting salary like it's supposed to be tempting, but you're sitting there contemplating a career in game dev where you'll survive on ramen and false hope for the first five years. The guy in the meme is holding that dollar bill with the enthusiasm of someone who just realized they're about to trade financial security for the privilege of debugging Unity physics at 2 AM while their game gets 3 downloads on Steam. But hey, at least you'll be doing what you love, right? Who needs a stable income when you can spend months perfecting pixel art that 12 people will see? The real kicker is that $55k probably sounds like a fortune now, but wait until you're three years into your indie dev journey, living in your parents' basement, explaining to relatives that your game is "almost ready for early access." The passion is real though. Some dreams are worth chasing, even if your bank account disagrees.

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