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[–] [email protected] 273 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Code that does not work is just text.

[–] [email protected] 171 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I’ve never thought of it that way. I’m going to add copy writer to my resume.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago

Maybe fiction writer as well

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This made me laugh so hard one of the dogs came to check in on me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh my goodness, that's adorable and sweet of your dog! Also, I'm so glad you had such a big laugh. I love when that happens.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

He’s a sweet guy. … Mostly. Very much in need of a lot of attention. Sometimes he just sits next to you on the couch and puts his paw on you if you’re not giving him enough attention.

Here he is posing with his sister as a prop:
A black and white heeler resting his head on a white and brown pit bull

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

Oh my goodness, he sounds precious! I've had a sweet and needy dog like that in the past, too. It can be a lot, but I loved it (and miss it,) haha.

Both your dogs are very cute! You and your pups gave me a much-needed smile. Thank you for that. :) Please give them some pets from me!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No the spell just fizzled. In my experience it happens far less often if you start with an Abra kabara and end it with an Alakazam!

[–] ulterno 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, the Abra kabara init and Alakazam cleanup are an important part, specially until you have become good enough to configure your own init.


There is an alternative init, Abra Kadabra, which automatically adds a cleanup and some general fixes when it detects the end of the spell.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

All non-code-text is just code for a yet undiscovered programming language

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Conversely, code that works is also text

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But working code can be made into numbers.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

But numbers are also text

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But not just text

Also that's not converse to what the parent comment said

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Did you want to converse about conversing?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Code that works is also just text.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

It is text, but not just text

[–] wischi 3 points 2 days ago

Text that's not code might also work.