[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 28 points 6 days ago

Microsoft CodeCop does not mess about but in fairness he was using identical names for local and global variables.

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago

They probably mean that those convenient areas adjacent to the lanes on a road should be seen as “less bike lanes, but more car park”.

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 134 points 2 months ago

Later that evening at the local tavern.

“So then when it fails for the third time, he drinks a cup of acid, tips his hat to the crowd, and then collapses.”

“Haha! That’s gold!”

The tavern falls silent.

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago

Is it pronounced Z or Z? I personally say Z.

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

“I like to stack. I want to go to an ancient civilisation now. No, now!”

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Except that you can …

Cancel auto payments

Edit: I get you. You mean multiple cards within PayPal itself per vendor. Yeah, that seems like similar effort but at least you can see everything in one portal. I have a single card linked with just enough limit to cover subscriptions and the odd internet purchase.

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 27 points 2 months ago

Aussie here. One reason I use PayPal is for subscriptions (streaming services etc) to avoid the headache of updating credit card details in multiple places when I change bank, credit card renews, etc. just change it in PayPal once and every subscription keeps working.

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 37 points 3 months ago

Conway’s Law in action.

Organisations which design systems (in the broad sense used here) are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organisations.

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 100 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Mission Control : “You are clear to launch.”

Astronaut (in comically high pitched voice) : “Um, are you sure the leak is contained?”

Mission Control (stifling giggles): “Oh for sure.”

At that precise moment the door to the astronauts cockpit falls off onto the launch pad.

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 145 points 3 months ago

Like a virgin, hey

Watching my concerts for the very first time

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

One is more Pampered than the other.

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Probably just toilet breaks for the two elderly gentlemen debating about how much a penny used to buy at the general store.

Edit : Gentlemen instead gentleman

view more: next ›

ApeNo1

joined 1 year ago