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How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Started by Nervo Jun 29, 2004 at 1:38 PM 49 replies 9.4k views
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Nervo
Nervo
...Dunno, sounds like a hardware problem to me.
Well, R2D22U2..
pan narrans
pan narrans
No more than one. Otherwise it would never get done, they'd just argue about the best way to do it ...
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Zul
Zul
42
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Raduprv
Raduprv
About 1K MS programmers:
1 to write:
get_lightbulb_handle();
another one:
get_lightbulb_state();
then
querry_lightbulb_type();
[...]
set_lightbulb_callback();
and so on.
smart_idiot
smart_idiot
Well, considering the time it requires increases exponentially with the number of programmers, the optimal solution must be -∞, at which point it will have been changed well before the birth of our universe. Well, maybe not, but it sounded funny.
Chess is played by three people. Two people play the game; the third provides moral support for the pawns. The object of the game is to kill your opponent by flinging captured pieces at his head. Since the only piece that can be killed is a pawn, the two armies agree to meet in a pawn-infested area (or even a pawn shop) and kill as many pawns as possible in the crossfire. If the game goes on for an hour, one player may legally attempt to gouge out the other
Conner McCloud
Conner McCloud
You weren't supposed to answer the question, as Nervo already supplied the punchline. And as weak as it was, it was still vastly superior to any of the provided alternatives. Except possibly AABBFFLLUUGG's.

CM
Promit
Promit
None.

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smart_idiot
smart_idiot
Quote:
Original post by Conner McCloud
Except possibly AABBFFLLUUGG's.


I didn't see his reply. Give him his rating back, he's not really such a bad guy!
Chess is played by three people. Two people play the game; the third provides moral support for the pawns. The object of the game is to kill your opponent by flinging captured pieces at his head. Since the only piece that can be killed is a pawn, the two armies agree to meet in a pawn-infested area (or even a pawn shop) and kill as many pawns as possible in the crossfire. If the game goes on for an hour, one player may legally attempt to gouge out the other
Zul
Zul
Quote:
Original post by Conner McCloud
You weren't supposed to answer the question, as Nervo already supplied the punchline. And as weak as it was, it was still vastly superior to any of the provided alternatives. Except possibly AABBFFLLUUGG's.

CM


Would you have preferred a ...

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pan narrans
pan narrans
Quote:
Original post by Conner McCloud
You weren't supposed to answer the question, as Nervo already supplied the punchline. And as weak as it was, it was still vastly superior to any of the provided alternatives. Except possibly AABBFFLLUUGG's.

CM

Are you looking for logic in a Lounge post???

*snigger*
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AABBFFLLUUGG
AABBFFLLUUGG
Quote:
Original post by smart_idiot
Quote:
Original post by Conner McCloud
Except possibly AABBFFLLUUGG's.


I didn't see his reply. Give him his rating back, he's not really such a bad guy!


smart_idiot, you are my hero
coldacid
coldacid
It's a device to emulate the effects of the horrid Daystar.
Etnu
Etnu
The blinding glare of the 37 21" monitors around the room should be more than adequate illumination, you know.
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HemoGloben
HemoGloben
I can't believe I "got" those. I think I have to go cry.

I really am a geek.
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Cibressus
Cibressus
1. glEnable(GL_LIGHTING);

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