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Clock but it is SELECT RomNum FROM Digits ORDER BY RomNum; --it will work this time (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by Agent641@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] JelleWho@lemmy.world 114 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I checked the first 4 numbers, seems fine to me. Push to production

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I also checked the last 3 numbers just to be sure. LGTM

[–] ChrysanthemumIndica@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

Oh god, folks at work started using that in PRs recently, it eats at my soul! Or something less dramatic.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You got it boss!

[–] gressen@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was prod already! What is this useless "qa" server that keeps costing us money?

[–] Morphit@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't touch that! Someone deleted the "prod" server and pointed everything at the "qa" server. If it breaks no one knows how to fix it.

[–] gressen@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

This is great! How about we point other servers at that "qa" thing? We can make this quarter's budget and bring more value to our investors.

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 8 points 2 months ago

"Yeah Facebook, I'd like to report this post.

Reason: I'm in it and don't like it"

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago

I feel personally attacked

[–] Lembot_0005@lemy.lol 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Romans: SPQR, not SQL!

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sono Pazzi Questi Romani, "People called 'Romanes' they go the house"

[–] RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ROMANI ITE DOMVM

[–] towerful@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Conjugate the verb 'to go'...

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

That's actually pretty close! Only one misplaced number. Causing a shift of three others of course, but still pretty good.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Everyone is clowning on the order, but clock faces also traditionally use IIII instead of IV.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've never seen that. 🤷

[–] _skj@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's very easy to miss if you aren't looking for it. But if you keep an eye out, you'll see most clocks with roman numerals do this.

[–] Captain_Faraday@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The next time my spouse and I are in Target, we’ll check the Magnolia section. They love that section and I bet there is a clock made of candle wax shaped like an old radio or something sitting there with this. ROFL

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

test: assert I before II

good to go

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

!bad_ui_battles@programming.dev would be a fan of this

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

May I recommend Japanese numbers, but ordered alphabetically by romaji?