Comments on: David Carr's "Geeks Telling Jokes" http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 10:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dragonsbreath http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html#comment-1677926 Dragonsbreath Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218036#comment-1677926 My variation is that an engineer see's the glass as being twice as big as it needs to be.  My variation is that an engineer see’s the glass as being twice as big as it needs to be. 

]]> By: 8bar http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html#comment-1676890 8bar Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218036#comment-1676890 I hail from the old FORTRAN days, where = was both an assignment and a logical test! But I like your modernized version better, 31(oct) == 25(dec). I hail from the old FORTRAN days, where = was both an assignment and a logical test! But I like your modernized version better, 31(oct) == 25(dec).

]]> By: Nick Hayday http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html#comment-1676746 Nick Hayday Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218036#comment-1676746 Yes, but one equals sign is normally assign, and two is a boolean test Yes, but one equals sign is normally assign, and two is a boolean test

]]> By: jgs http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html#comment-1676743 jgs Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218036#comment-1676743 I have been liking this one recently: A mathematician, an engineer, and a physicist are being interviewed for a job. In each case, the interview goes along famously until the last question is asked: "How much is one plus one?" Each of them suspects a trap, and is hesitant to answer. The mathematician thinks for a moment, and says "I'm not sure, but I think it converges". The physicist says "I'm not sure, but I think it's on the order of one" The engineer gets up, closes the door to the office, and says "How much do you want it to be?". (scraped from http://jcdverha.home.xs4all.nl/scijokes/6.html since that was the first place I could find it written out) I have been liking this one recently:

A mathematician, an engineer, and a physicist are being interviewed for a job. In each case, the interview goes along famously until the last question is asked: “How much is one plus one?”

Each of them suspects a trap, and is hesitant to answer.

The mathematician thinks for a moment, and says “I’m not sure, but I think it converges”.

The physicist says “I’m not sure, but I think it’s on the order of one”

The engineer gets up, closes the door to the office, and says “How much do you want it to be?”.

(scraped from http://jcdverha.home.xs4all.nl/scijokes/6.html since that was the first place I could find it written out)

]]> By: 8bar http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html#comment-1676723 8bar Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218036#comment-1676723  You do understand I'm talking about octal and decimal, right?  You do understand I’m talking about octal and decimal, right?

]]> By: Nick Hayday http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html#comment-1676691 Nick Hayday Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218036#comment-1676691 Of course it does if you assign it, 31(oct)==25(dec) Of course it does if you assign it, 31(oct)==25(dec)

]]> By: 8bar http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html#comment-1676587 8bar Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218036#comment-1676587 My favorite: Why do programmers confuse Christmas and Halloween? Because 31(oct)=25(dec). My favorite: Why do programmers confuse Christmas and Halloween? Because 31(oct)=25(dec).

]]> By: bingo http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html#comment-1676468 bingo Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218036#comment-1676468 thank you.  I loved most of this and have to find an opportune moment to try the last physical prank at home.  no way that works. thank you.  I loved most of this and have to find an opportune moment to try the last physical prank at home.  no way that works.

]]> By: rvernon http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/geeks-telling-jokes.html#comment-1676432 rvernon Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218036#comment-1676432 OK, hard act to follow.  My favorite nerd joke is from Dilbert (paraphrased): Does an engineer see the glass half full or half empty?  Neither, the engineer has two redundant glasses in case one spills. OK, hard act to follow.  My favorite nerd joke is from Dilbert (paraphrased): Does an engineer see the glass half full or half empty?  Neither, the engineer has two redundant glasses in case one spills.

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