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[–] erogenouswarzone@lemmy.ml 69 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Any mention of a server room reminds me of the fable of the guy, we'll call him Mike, who unplugged the Internet.

I can't remember where I read it, I think it was greentext on Reddit years ago.

So Mike is an intern, and due to some weird circumstances he becomes the only network admin in the building. Well, one day he doesn't esnt feel like working, so on his way in, he stops by the server room and unplugs the internet.

He then goes to his desk like a normal day. Then he starts getting phone calls. Everybody is freaking out because there is no Internet. So he begrudgingly descends into the server room and starts playing video games on his phone.

Close to the end of the day, he plugs the Internet back in and ascends a hero to the employees because they think he's been working hard all day to give them internet.

[–] savedbythezsh@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Are you thinking of this? Great saga: https://imgur.io/gallery/dTv6b

[–] PHLAK@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I know this is just a joke but why would he be calling HR instead of security?

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

He's new around here

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Until very recently, I wasn't sure my company had security.

[–] EnterOne@lemdro.id 34 points 2 years ago

Oh, look. Richmond's still alive.

[–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is where another one of your pied piper boxes would go

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That show was uncannily accurate

[–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No joke, I literally know a sysadmin who has a similarly "generic" English name, talks with the same sort of cadence, and even looks similar. I actually clipped that quote from the episode and set it as my notification when he texts me lol.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

I feel attacked.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Senior architect. Is that high? With title inflation the real deal is the super ultra mega architect.

[–] serratur@lemmy.wtf 6 points 2 years ago

Not only does the title need a prefix, but also a suffix: Supreme leader architect of The Holy Roman Empire

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

Oh, I know that guy... He's me

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

A building I used to work in got locks put on the bathroom doors because one of our senior devs would go out for a walk in ragged gym clothes and wash up in the bathroom when he got back, and someone from another company saw him in there and mistook him for a homeless person.

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 years ago

Delivery is too obvious. It just doesn't click.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Concordantly.