English really is a funny language.

#SoftwareEngineering #Developers #Memes

Today in 2019, 6 years ago: Start of the coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in China.

#OnThisDay

Updated "greek task list":

orphean task: when you almost succeed, but lose everything the moment you turn around to check your progress.

daedalean task: when you’re forced to design something brilliant and functional… that you yourself will inevitably become trapped inside.

medusan task: when your project becomes so horrifying that everyone involved freezes in place rather than deal with it.

tantaline task: when success is right there, but bureaucracy or budget cuts keep snatching it away at the last moment, forever.

pandoran task: when fixing one small issue unleashes a thousand new ones, but hey — at least there’s still hope somewhere in the ticket backlog.

odyssean task: when the assignment technically has an end, but it’s buried under so many side quests that you forget what the original goal was.

narcissian task: when the entire effort is about maintaining appearances rather than achieving anything of substance.

promethean task: when you give people a powerful new tool that could transform their work — and are punished eternally for doing so.

orestian task: when the mess you’re cleaning up is the direct result of the last cleanup you performed.

thesean task: when the only way to finish is to disassemble everything piece by piece — until you’re no longer sure if what’s left is the same project you started.

achillean task: when your work is flawless except for that one fatal oversight that will, inevitably, destroy you.

penelopean task: when you diligently undo by night what you accomplish by day, just to keep the stakeholders pacified.

midasean task: when everything you touch turns into paperwork, compliance documents, or gold-plated nonsense nobody actually needs.

gordian task: not intended to be actually done, but violence is the answer.

I was laid off on Monday. Going to miss that team fiercely and I wish them all the best!

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in switzerland you aren't allowed to have a train with exactly 256 axles because of an integer overflow in the axle counting machine

i wish i could fix my software bugs by making it illegal to cause them

Understanding Engineer Speak

Event Descriptions⁠:

• High Impedance Air Gap
  ⩵ It wasn't plugged in⁠🔌
• Kinetic Disassembly
  ⩵ It blew up⁠💥
• Organic Grounding
  ⩵ It electrocuted someone⁠⚡
• Percussive Maintenance
  ⩵ It was hit with a hammer⁠🔨
• Thermal Reconfiguring
  ⩵ It melted⁠🔥