You might have heard of the Garfield Randomizer. Turns out a similar thing exists for Dinosaur Comics.
I actually came across Dadasaurus Rex a couple of weeks ago. It lends itself very well to the treatment since not only is the panel layout the same in each strip, the art is the same as well. Here's a rather excellent one I got:
A fairly accurate depiction of what happens when you don't get enough sleep, I think. :)
I'm here to shoot a pilot.
— Nobody, apparently. A director called Mike Figgis was supposed to have said it, but apparently the story was a hoax. But it still makes a funny example of what not to say to the security people at an airport.
"Suppose I wanted to--have a party?" I said.
"Like, what kind of a party?"
"Suppose I wanted Noam Chomsky explained to me by two girls?"
"Oh, wow."
"If you'd rather forget it..."
"You'd have to speak with Flossie," she said. "It'd cost you."
— From "The Whore of Mensa", a short story by Woody Allen (quoted at Language Log).
Being the functional programming nut that I am, I couldn't help but chuckle at this.
Found on Wikiquote:
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.
— Brian Kernighan
Debian Etch will include a browser called “IceWeasel,” which is simply Firefox rebranded with open source artwork, whereas Ubuntu Feisty will include a browser called “Firefox” which is a little bit pregnant.
— Mark Pilgrim again. "A little bit pregnant" here is code for "a little bit non-free". (Apparently Firefox isn't free software because it contains non-free artwork; you can distribute it without the non-free artwork, but then you're not allowed to call it Firefox. That's what Debian is doing.)
Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning “can’t install Debian”.
— Mark Pilgrim (from his blog).
Just found this brilliant filk at http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect1/intro.html:
<?song version="1.0" name="XSLT" author="Robin Johnson"?> Young man, there's no need to feel blue I said, young man, here's a language for you If your data doesn't look like it ought There's no need to feel so distraught Young man, if you're going through hell Trying to transform all of your XML I said young man, are you listenin' to me? You can stick that damn ASP... <xsl:template name="chorus"> It's fun to program in XSLT! It's fun to program in XSLT! Every line in your code Is an XML node And the program is one big tree It's fun to program in XSLT! It's fun to program in XSLT! It works functionally And it's side-effect free And the variables don't vary </xsl:template> <xsl:call-template name="chorus"/> It's a language like no other you've seen It's got constructs that will make you turn green It's recursive as a thing that recurs And it ain't got no procedures Young man - if you don't know .NET And you haven't read your Java books yet There is still time to learn XSLT It's almost as easy as C... <xsl:call-template name="chorus"/> XSLT! XSLT! Young man, young man, there's no need for distress! Young man, young man, put down that CSS! XSLT! XSLT! XSLT!... etc.
Yes, I was bored...
class Gravy extends Sauce throws UtensilNotFoundException {
public Sauce(Ingredient meatJuice, Ingredient flour) {
Utensil whisk = kitchen.findUtensil("whisk");
Utensil bowl = kitchen.findUtensil("bowl");
bowl.add(meatJuice);
bowl.add(flour);
do {
whisk.whisk(bowl);
} until (bowl.contentsAreSmooth());
// try to serve in a jug; if there is no jug handy, just serve it from the bowl
try {
Utensil jug = kitchen.findUtensil("jug");
if (jug.isDirty()) jug.washUp();
bowl.pourInto(jug);
} catch (UtensilNotFoundException e) { }
}
}Recipe by me, but put in the public domain.
try {
work();
} catch (SleepDeficiencyException e) {
sleep();
} finally {
go_home();
}