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Summoners (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 17 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

As a programmer, I also summon daemons.

[–] UndergroundParking@lemmy.cafe 10 points 6 hours ago

Hey, that's a sysadmin's job!

[–] AliasVortex@lemmy.world 41 points 10 hours ago

Reminds me a bit of this comic:

comic illustrates the humorous contrast between artistic creativity and programming. The left shows a cheerful artist drawing with a rainbow and puppy nearby. The right portrays a coder invoking a "Machine Spirit" with dark themes. (Note: alt text generated with Google's ai overview)

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[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 7 points 8 hours ago

the the

[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 35 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Lift up your mouse. What is an LED but a spicy candle?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 26 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

LED? There's a rubber-coated metal ball under there.

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 17 points 10 hours ago

That's really bad for the mouse. You are going to damage the rollers. I know it's a hassle, but remember to properly replace the ball with a hardboiled egg yolk every week.

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 29 points 11 hours ago

You guys aren’t fingering your laptop?

[–] aaaa@piefed.world 4 points 10 hours ago

That box isn't for "candies"?

[–] grumpo_potamus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I have a candle on my desk...

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 21 points 12 hours ago

Candles make light and heat. Is my pc a candle?

[–] JelleWho@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

What's wrong with executing the parrent?

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

The sacrifice must be voluntary or you'll end up with zombies.

[–] pryre@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

If you execute a parent, you end up with living or zombie children that you need to find and put down.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 hours ago

That's how a parent daemonises their child. With their own sacrifice.

[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 hours ago

You get candles if you are datasatanism type of programmer plotting stuff

[–] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago

Give it 40,000 years. There’ll be candles alright.