Posts Tagged ‘computer’

Geeky Joke of the Day: Hardware vs Software

Once upon a time, in an absolute monarchy not far from here, a king summoned two of his advisors for a test. He showed them both a shiny metal box with two slots in the top, a control knob, and a lever. “What do you think this is?” One advisor,...

Computer Joke of the Day: Classic Hack

Here is a story about one of the classic computer hacks. Back in the mid-1970s, several of the system support staff at Motorola discovered a relatively simple way to crack system security on the Xerox CP-V timesharing system. Through a simple programming strategy, it was possible for a user program...

Geeky Joke of the Day: More Murphy’s Laws of Computing

1. When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen. 2. When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it’s probably obsolete. 3. The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you least expect to find...

Geeky Joke of the Day: You know it’s time turn off your computer ..

You know it’s time to turn off your computer when: A friend calls and says, “How are you? Your phones have been busy for a year!” You forgot how to work the TV remote control. You see something funny and scream, “LOL, LOL.” You meet the mailman at the curb...

Geeky Joke of the Day: If Operating Systems were Airlines

DOS Air: Passengers walk out onto the runway, grab hold of the plane, push it until it gets in the air, hop on, then jump off when it hits the ground. They grab the plane again, push it back into the air, hop on, jump off… Mac Airways: The cashiers,...

Geeky Joke of the Day: Programmer One Liners

‘Hello World!’ 17 errors, 31 warnings It compiled? The first screen came up? Ship it! (Bill Gates) 1024x768x256 Sounds like one mean woman 2B OR NOT 2B = FF A bad day: ‘Transfer completed (5720468 bytes, 1 CPS)’ Apathy Error: Don’t bother striking any key. Bad or Missing Sysop. Free...

Geeky Joke of the Day: Murphy’s Laws of Computing

When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen. When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it’s probably obsolete. The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you least expect to find it. When the...

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