A Tom Gauld classic in the New Statesman magazine

Artist: @tomgauld.bsky.social

@Natasha_Jay I can't find the original joke, which is on Jack Ganssle site, then I try...
A hardware engineer and a Java programmer are hold by a group of terrorists. At some point the bad guys say "Ok, we're gonna kill you: any last wish?" the programmer says "I worked all my life on a complex software and I'd like to make a detailed dissertation on it" the guy says "Ok, done, and you?" to the HW engineer "I want to be killed first"
@Natasha_Jay Frankly, the professor should be freed from her punishment, because she's had to endure the EXACT SAME THING ALL HER LIFE...

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Yeah, having my own work mansplained for eternity WOULD be hell.

@Natasha_Jay must be an archaeologist