Recent Comments

1. 9 minutes ago on Crankshaft

   “How comes nobody today asked WHERE he is?”

   Because we already know. He’s taking a break from writing by climbing Mont Onis.

2. 16 minutes ago on Close to Home

   McPherson should have put a real QR code in there.

3. 23 minutes ago on Brevity

   “She’ll be swept off her stump by Douglas Fir…”

   His wood was used to build a church. Kirk Douglas.

4. 28 minutes ago on Birdbrains

   “Or a note from his wife – Ya get none till ya bring some meat home.”

   ‘Which kind of meat do you prefer?’

5. about 16 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   “The major outage several weeks ago was caused by a compiler problem.”

   And a failure to properly test before releasing to thousands of customers.

6. about 17 hours ago on Lola

   “it is NOT a cartoon meme, its a pet reality.”

   Oh, it’s very much a cartoon meme, even if it also happens in reality.

   Various replies here indicate that it’s “common”, but not universal. Also that it sometimes (often?) indicates a health problem that should be treated. Maybe that’s why I haven’t yet encountered it in person.

7. about 17 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   “First experience with computers was punch cards programming in Cobalt.”

   I zinc you misspelled that.

8. about 17 hours ago on B.C.

   An incoming tide compressed between the banks of a river can (in some locations) produce a significant wave. The Bay of Fundy is an extreme example, and it’s not even a river.

   But I haven’t heard that the French Olympics are using a river for their surfing.

9. about 18 hours ago on B.C.

   “I want to go home.”

   I am home. But I’ve had some great times sailing.

10. about 21 hours ago on Non Sequitur

    “Oh, there’s religion involved in coding.”

    That may be, but the cartoon makes no mention of coding.

    “Haven’t you ever overheard a coder exclaim, ‘God, why won’t this thing compile?’ "

    Actually, no. My entire professional life as a programmer has been with interpreted languages, not compiled ones.