top | item 32711036 (no title) frobozz | 3 years ago The story where emails could only be sent a certain distance is fun. I haven't read that one in a while. discuss order hn newest ljf|3 years ago https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles for those who have not read it - it is brilliant and solving the bug involves understanding the speed of light! allendoerfer|3 years ago It's on "Did you win the Putnam?" or "xkcd 927" level and does not really need a link on HN at this point. load replies (2) Beldin|3 years ago Similarly: open office cannot print on Tuesdays.https://beza1e1.tuxen.de/lore/print_on_tuesday.html(Date embedded in printjob and parsed by the wrong filter) Sophira|3 years ago There's a whole load of stories like these linked from https://dbrgn.ch/stories-from-the-internet.html . I'd definitely recommend them.
ljf|3 years ago https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles for those who have not read it - it is brilliant and solving the bug involves understanding the speed of light! allendoerfer|3 years ago It's on "Did you win the Putnam?" or "xkcd 927" level and does not really need a link on HN at this point. load replies (2)
allendoerfer|3 years ago It's on "Did you win the Putnam?" or "xkcd 927" level and does not really need a link on HN at this point. load replies (2)
Beldin|3 years ago Similarly: open office cannot print on Tuesdays.https://beza1e1.tuxen.de/lore/print_on_tuesday.html(Date embedded in printjob and parsed by the wrong filter)
Sophira|3 years ago There's a whole load of stories like these linked from https://dbrgn.ch/stories-from-the-internet.html . I'd definitely recommend them.
ljf|3 years ago
allendoerfer|3 years ago
Beldin|3 years ago
https://beza1e1.tuxen.de/lore/print_on_tuesday.html
(Date embedded in printjob and parsed by the wrong filter)
Sophira|3 years ago