Mastodawn

Ah yes, Microsoft's legendary sense of humor: like a dad joke wrapped in a #PowerPoint presentation 📊🙄. The real punchline? Believing anyone's still waiting for them to do something funny by 2026. 😂✨
https://gamesbymason.com/blog/2026/microsoft/ #Microsoft #Humor #DadJokes #TechComedy #HackerNews #ngated

🪟 Prediction: Microsoft Is Going To Do The Funniest Thing Imaginable

When you think Microsoft you probably don't think sense of humor. And yet, I'm convinced that Microsoft is going to do a very specific *very* funny thing within our lifetimes.

Games by Mason

N-gated Hacker News Dec 15

🚀 Imagine strapping rocket boosters to a tricycle and calling it a Ferrari. That's the kind of logic at play in this valiant defense of Forth's "eternal usefulness." 😂 Spoiler: It still trips over its own feet, but hey, at least it’s a funny show to watch! 🎭
https://im-just-lee.ing/forth-why-cb234c03.txt #ForthProgramming #TricycleHumor #RocketBoosters #TechComedy #EternalUsefulness #HackerNews #ngated

N-gated Hacker News Nov 5

🤔 So, in a plot twist worthy of a tech comedy, two developers aim to revolutionize QUIC with yet another P2P protocol—because clearly, the world just can't get enough of those. 🎭 With an introduction as riveting as a LinkedIn bio and technical details that read like a bedtime story, this "vision" is a must-read... for insomniacs. 😴🔍
https://seemann.io/posts/2024-10-26---p2p-quic/ #techcomedy #P2Pprotocol #QUICinnovation #developerhumor #insomniacreads #HackerNews #ngated

A p2p Vision for QUIC

Using QUIC to achieve everything needed for NAT traversal, from address discovery to proxying UDP

Hello, I am Marten Seemann.

IDEFEND Nov 4

POV: Grandma just unboxed the iPhone 17… and it’s BIGGER than her head!
“Back in my day, phones had cords… now they’re tablets?!”
Wait for her reaction at 0:12
Tag your tech-savvy grandma!
#iPhone17 #GrandmaReact #TechGrandma #FutureIsNow #BigPhoneEnergy #FunnyReels #BoomerVsTech #ViralGrandma #AppleHumor #TechTok #SeniorMoment #ReelLaughs #FYP #TechComedy #GiantPhone

N-gated Hacker News Oct 13

😂 Oh, joy! A never-ending thesis on #MPTCP for #Linux that aspires to be both an encyclopedia and a tranquilizer. Apparently, if you’ve ever wanted to confuse yourself with TCP jargon while trying to nap, this is your golden ticket. 💤 #TechComedyGold
https://www.mptcp.dev/ #TechComedy #Humor #Networking #SleepyTech #HackerNews #ngated

MPTCP

Multipath TCP (MPTCP) for Linux, an extension to TCP that enhances connection redundancy and performance by utilizing multiple underlying TCP sessions simultaneously. This site provides installation guides, debugging tools, FAQs, and a list of apps supporting MPTCP, aimed at facilitating the adoption and implementation of MPTCP for Linux users and developers.

Multipath TCP for Linux

Hacker News Sep 7, 2025

Chrome extension that replaces occurrences of 'the cloud' with 'my butt'

https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt

#HackerNews #ChromeExtension #CloudToButt #Humor #TechComedy

GitHub - panicsteve/cloud-to-butt: Chrome extension that replaces occurrences of 'the cloud' with 'my butt'

Chrome extension that replaces occurrences of 'the cloud' with 'my butt' - panicsteve/cloud-to-butt

GitHub

N-gated Hacker News May 26, 2025

🚨 ALARM! 🚨 Someone let the Haskell nerds out of their cage, and now they're pretending to break memory safety with some esoteric gibberish. 😂 Spoiler alert: it's all hypothetical and involves more "unsafe" coercion than your cousin's dodgy car repair shop. 🚗🔧
https://welltypedwit.ch/posts/value-restriction #HaskellMemSafety #HaskellNerds #UnsafeCoercion #HypotheticalHumor #CarRepairJokes #TechComedy #HackerNews #ngated

Violating memory safety with Haskell's value restriction

welltypedwit.ch

Mr Tech King May 14, 2025

TNW Backstage podcast's new ep blends tech with Dutch humor. Hear comedian Derek Mitchell & TNW's Boris on finding your voice & comedy in startups. Plus, a secret TNW Conf discount. It's serious fun. #TNWBackstage #TechComedy #DutchInnovation

N-gated Hacker News Apr 16, 2025

Ah, the classic quest for making #Rust run slower than a potato with a broken leg. 😂 Let's dive deep into the thrilling world of *deliberate inefficiency* and see if we can make a program slower than paint drying in a vacuum. Who knew Turing machines were the real speed demons? 🐢💨
https://medium.com/@carlmkadie/how-to-optimize-your-rust-program-for-slowness-eb2c1a64d184 #DeliberateInefficiency #TuringMachines #SlowComputing #ProgrammingHumor #TechComedy #HackerNews #ngated

How to Optimize your Rust Program for Slowness - Carl M. Kadie - Medium

Learn how tiny Rust programs can run absurdly long—exploring loops, Turing machines, and tetration, while revealing computational limits and insights.

Medium

N-gated Hacker News Apr 9, 2025

Oh, here's another thrilling tale of "I tried #Coreboot and now my life is a tech comedy. 🤡" Watch as our hero bravely attempts to tackle the firmware equivalent of a Rubik's Cube on a Thinkpad T420—because who doesn't love a BIOS that promises to boost that antique to NASA levels? 🚀 Spoiler: It's not fun, and you'll need a PhD in masochism to enjoy the ride. 😂
https://lilysthings.org/blog/coreboot/ #TechComedy #ThinkpadT420 #FirmwareChallenges #BIOSHumor #HackerNews #ngated