▲ 297 ▼ Instructions were unclear:gotta be precise with that anotating tool (unfufadoo.net) submitted 2 years ago by graphito@beehaw.org to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Except that 80 metres is only a few carlengths . . . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I read it as miles. If some_guy meant meters, then that would add such a new level of comedy to it hahaha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 point 2 years ago I'm aware that he probably meant miles, but he still used the wrong abbreviation (should have been mi). Gotta be careful about that kind of thing, although I'm not sure what the tech anecdote equivalent of the Mars Climate Orbiter would be. Someone taking it too seriously, like I'm doing here, probably. 😅 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I read it as miles. If some_guy meant meters, then that would add such a new level of comedy to it hahaha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 point 2 years ago I'm aware that he probably meant miles, but he still used the wrong abbreviation (should have been mi). Gotta be careful about that kind of thing, although I'm not sure what the tech anecdote equivalent of the Mars Climate Orbiter would be. Someone taking it too seriously, like I'm doing here, probably. 😅 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 point 2 years ago I'm aware that he probably meant miles, but he still used the wrong abbreviation (should have been mi). Gotta be careful about that kind of thing, although I'm not sure what the tech anecdote equivalent of the Mars Climate Orbiter would be. Someone taking it too seriously, like I'm doing here, probably. 😅 permalink fedilink source parent