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The number 42, any number of monty python jokes in unix utils, references to songs like that Abba joke that showed up in...what was that again?
by youdontknowtho 9y ago
The number 42, any number of monty python jokes in unix utils, references to songs like that Abba joke that showed up in...what was that again?
- chrisseaton 9y agoBut I think those are gauche as well. But actually I realised that I do think there is something wrong with pop culture references. They’re inside jokes. They exclude people who don’t watch the same things as you. They reinforce the tech bubble and frustrate people who don’t understand. I read a comment by someone who’s lecturer was confusing them by talking about the master theorem as the doctor theorem because he liked Doctor Who! The poor guy was embarrassed because he didn’t get it. They’re also just dull! Wow you watch that same TV show as me? Wow incredible. How wacky are we.
- youdontknowtho 9y agoFair play. Cheers.
- scrollaway 9y agoman, is what you are thinking of.
- youdontknowtho 9y agoCheers, I thought it was actually pretty funny. Thanks!
- digi_owl 9y agoOutside of the man thing, and it was promptly fixed when found to interfere with usage, those things are passive things that one have to know the source for to pick up on. This "extension" would be actively modifying pages based on triggers, behavior more akin to malware.
- rootlocus 9y agoAll those references are very old, and none of them were made in an attempt to market anything. They aren't ads. They're minor tokens of genuine appreciation people added to the tools they wrote.