Magena Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 I just found this, and thought it was great enough to share..... so even though Christmas is over, it does still fit, because... well, because of the gaming industry. The Grinch That Stole OOP Every Coder in Codeville liked objects a lot. "Tested," "Reusable,' that's what was hot. But the Grinch of Reality sulked in his cave, Saying, "Hear them all talk of the time that they'll save!" The Grinch hated Coders, and liked them to sweat. He thought, "I can make them unhappy, I'll bet!" He read through 12 texts, then looked up with a grin: "Why, this is as good as original sin!" He read with a chortle, "An object or class, Is like a black box hiding all that it has. Its details invisible: All that you know Is what should go in and what answers will show." He slunk to the West Coast and into a lab, Where chip engineers were at work at their fab. He heard their boss saying, "Forget testing tricks: This one is the same as a 486!" His chance had now come. From their math microcode, He struck out one line as it went to download. And the Grinch watched with barely containable glee As the chips with their bugs shipped across land and sea. And each of those chips went to some happy buyer, Where some just played games, but most were for hire, Sending up spacecraft or buying up stocks, Or predicting the timing of quake aftershocks. Then the bug story broke! And the Grinch was alarmed. This news came too early! Too few had been harmed! But the Grinch soon calmed down, as the months marched on by, And the chip-making people continued to lie. "We fixed it!" they said, and now that was quite funny: You couldn't get fixed chips for love or for money. "It's really no problem," they added in chorus. "The errors are rare. Stop whining, you bore us." So everywhere, Coders were having to ask, "Just how does this chip do its float-divide task?" Internals that they had been told to ignore, Now had to be studied in blood and in gore. The leading bit patterns whose answers were wrong, And whether the errors were carried along, All had to be thoroughly well understood So the Coders could know if their answers were good. And the Grinch went off happy. He knew that they'd learned That quality output still had to be earned. Beyond "Merry Christmas," they'd learned something greater: "If you don't test it now, you'll just debug it later."
Meshugger Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Hehe :D "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
LadyCrimson Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 lol, good one...creative too. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Gfted1 Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 International Rules of Manhood! Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella. It is ok for a man to cry under the following circumstances: 1. When a heroic dog dies to save its master. 2. The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse. 3. After wrecking your boss' car. 4. One hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds into "The Crying Game". 5. When she is using her teeth. Any Man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed and eaten by his buddies. Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours. If you've known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her. Moaning about the brand of free beer in a buddy's fridge is forbidden. However complaining is allowed if the temperature is unsuitable. No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. In fact, even remembering your buddy's birthday is strictly optional. On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest. When stumbling upon other guys watching a sporting event, you may ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who's playing. You may flatulate in front of a woman only after you have brought her to climax. If you trap her head under the covers for the purpose of flatulent entertainment, she's officially your girlfriend. It is permissible to drink a fruity alcohol drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach and it's delivered by a topless supermodel and it's free. Only in situations of moral and/or physical peril are you allowed to kick another guy in the nuts. Unless you're in prison, never fight naked. Friends don't let friends wear Speedos, ever. Issue closed. If a man's fly is down, that's his problem, you didn't see anything. Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to drink as much as the other sports watchers. A man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain sober enough to fight. Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both, that's just greedy. If you compliment a guy on his six-pack, you'd better be talking about his choice of beer. Never join your girlfriend or wife in discussing a friend of yours, except if she's withholding sex pending your response. Phrases that may NOT be uttered to another man while lifting weights: 1. Yeah, Baby, Push it! 2. C'mon, give me one more! Harder! 3. Another set and we can hit the showers! Never talk to a man in a bathroom unless you are on equal footing: i.e. Both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need. Never allow a telephone conversation with a woman to go on longer than you are able to have sex with her. Keep a stopwatch by the phone. Hang up if necessary. The morning after you and a girl who was formerly "just a friend" have carnal drunken monkey sex, the fact that you're feeling weird and guilty is no reason for you not to nail each other again before the discussion about what a big mistake it was occurs. It is acceptable for you to drive her car. It is not acceptable for her to drive yours. Thou shall not buy a car in the colors of brown, pink, lime green, orange or sky blue. The girl who replies to the question "What do you want for Christmas?" with "If you loved me, you'd know what I want!" gets an Xbox. End of story. There is no reason for guys to watch Ice Skating or Men's Gymnastics, ever. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
kirottu Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 The girl who replies to the question "What do you want for Christmas?" with "If you loved me, you'd know what I want!" gets an Xbox. End of story. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Judge Hades Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) Oh it doesn't take a genius for this. If your girlfriend or wife has pierced ears, its diamond earrings. If not, but likes jewelly then it is a necklace. If your girlfriend or wife likes to indulge herself in the tub then various bathwater fragrances and lotions would do the trick. If your girlfriend or wife is a PnP gamer, get one of those uber rare gaming books like a mint conition 1st Edition Advance Dungeons and Dragons Player's handbook. It just a matter of being observant. If that fails you just ask one of her friends and she will most definitely tell you, among other things. Edited January 5, 2006 by Judge Hades
Krookie Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Oh it doesn't take a genius for this. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wasn't it you who said you hadn't had a women in 14 years? "
kirottu Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) Now that was a ZINGer if there Edited January 5, 2006 by kirottu This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Bokishi Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 So, why did the chicken cross the road? Current 3DMark
Surreptishus Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 So one night Superman is flying in the city looking out for bad stuff when all of a sudden he spots Wonder Woman totally naked on a rooftop laying down with her legs spread wide. Supes thinks to himself: "I'll have a bit of that!" So with the quickest of super speed he flies down and has his wicked way with Wonder Woman and then flies off again all in the blink of an eye. "WTF was that?!?!" exclaimed Wonder Woman, alarmed at the sudden rush of wind and movement. "Hell if I know, but all of a sudden my ass is killing me!" replied the Invisible Man.
Judge Hades Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Wasn't it you who said you hadn't had a women in 14 years? " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> By choice if you must know.
Lucius Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) So one night Superman is flying in the city looking out for bad stuff when all of a sudden he spots Wonder Woman totally naked on a rooftop laying down with her legs spread wide. Supes thinks to himself: "I'll have a bit of that!" So with the quickest of super speed he flies down and has his wicked way with Wonder Woman and then flies off again all in the blink of an eye. "WTF was that?!?!" exclaimed Wonder Woman, alarmed at the sudden rush of wind and movement. "Hell if I know, but all of a sudden my ass is killing me!" replied the Invisible Man. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ooooooh and you call us 'poofs'. :D It took me about 5 seconds after reading it to understand what had happened here, but LOOL. Edited January 5, 2006 by Lucius DENMARK! It appears that I have not yet found a sig to replace the one about me not being banned... interesting.
Pidesco Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Wasn't it you who said you hadn't had a women in 14 years? :-" By choice if you must know. Why?? If you don't mind me asking that is. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Judge Hades Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) What can I say except that I am a one woman guy. Edited January 5, 2006 by Judge Hades
Pidesco Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 What can I say except that I am a one woman guy. I have to say I'm impressed with your dedication. !4 years is a long time. And to stay on topic: Who da man? Yoda, man! "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Commissar Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 So a father, a mother, their son, their daughter, and their dog walk into a talent agency...
Child of Flame Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 ...and the dad tells the talent agent "I've got this killer family act."...
kirottu Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 Um, let This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Commissar Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 ...and the talent agent says, "I don't usually handle family acts, they're too tame..."
Child of Flame Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 ...and the father says "C'mon man, I've pitched our act to every other agency in this dang town and we can't seem to get a gig. This is our last chance, we don't even have any money to pay the bills at the end of the month!"...
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