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I appreciate the author of this library to no end. There is something to be said about software being made in jest.

JoshTriplett 8y ago
Other fun software made at least partly in jest (though still quite useful): eatmydata (https://packages.debian.org/sid/eatmydata https://packages.debian.org/sid/eatmydata) is an LD_PRELOAD library to disable filesystem syncs, to speed up test runs and other cases where you don't care about data integrity (such as if losing power would just mean you run the tests again from scratch anyway). echochamber.js (https://github.com/tessalt/echo-chamber-js https://github.com/tessalt/echo-chamber-js) makes it look like your page accepts comments, displays them to the person who submitted them, but doesn't show them to anyone else.
- toomuchtodo 8y ago
  > eatmydata (https://packages.debian.org/sid/eatmydata https://packages.debian.org/sid/eatmydata) is an LD_PRELOAD library to disable filesystem syncs, to speed up test runs and other cases where you don't care about data integrity (such as if losing power would just mean you run the tests again from scratch anyway). Was never aware of this library and just used ramdisks previously, thanks for sharing!
- aidanhs 8y ago
  comcast (https://github.com/tylertreat/comcast https://github.com/tylertreat/comcast) is really helpful for simulating poor network connections. Particularly nice when used in Docker to do network simulations.
- LinuxBender 8y ago
  Echo chamber gave me a chuckle. I have never been a fan of javascript, but I can totally see using that script. Thankyou for that link. :-)
- pvorb 8y ago
  Echochamber could be even better if it had a trolling bot that responded to your comments.
IshKebab 8y ago
And it looks like it has been maintained which is weird.
jacobevelyn 8y ago
Since you brought it up, here's a shameless plug for something you might enjoy: https://github.com/JacobEvelyn/git-self-blame https://github.com/JacobEvelyn/git-self-blame
dguo 8y ago
With the same appreciation, I maintain this website: https://www.jollycode.org/ https://www.jollycode.org/
- dotancohen 8y ago
  Thank you for wasting half an hour of my life after leading me to this: https://github.com/fetlang/fetlang/blob/master/docs/tutorial.md https://github.com/fetlang/fetlang/blob/master/docs/tutorial... This is nerd sniping at the finest. After reading that document I am embarrassed to admit that I now understand how this code is a UNIX `cat` implementation: lick Trisha's toes ten times make Clara moan Until Amy is dominant towards Alicia Have Mistress torture Brian's ear If Brian is Trisha's bedtoy call safeword Have Brian hogtie Clara Make slave scream Clara's name Hints: 'slave' is stdout, and everything after a single quote is ignored. 'lick' is addition, 'moan' and 'scream' are print and println respectively. 'until' is while, and 'call safeword' is break. 'Mistress' is stdin, go read the tutorial for the rest.
  - nojvek 8y ago
    Oh man. This is too funny. Some may find it offensive but this legit reads like proper English and is yet executable. Hats off to the creator.
    - dotancohen 8y ago
      Even this is toned down as I could not bring myself to post the original on HN. For instance, in the real tutorial it is not Brian's ear that is tortured...
degrews 8y ago
Here's another one: i-told-you-it-was-private Ruby gem by Xavier Noria https://github.com/fxn/i-told-you-it-was-private https://github.com/fxn/i-told-you-it-was-private

Other fun software made at least partly in jest (though still quite useful): eatmydata (https://packages.debian.org/sid/eatmydata https://packages.debian.org/sid/eatmydata) is an LD_PRELOAD library to disable filesystem syncs, to speed up test runs and other cases where you don't care about data integrity (such as if losing power would just mean you run the tests again from scratch anyway). echochamber.js (https://github.com/tessalt/echo-chamber-js https://github.com/tessalt/echo-chamber-js) makes it look like your page accepts comments, displays them to the person who submitted them, but doesn't show them to anyone else.

toomuchtodo 8y ago
> eatmydata (https://packages.debian.org/sid/eatmydata https://packages.debian.org/sid/eatmydata) is an LD_PRELOAD library to disable filesystem syncs, to speed up test runs and other cases where you don't care about data integrity (such as if losing power would just mean you run the tests again from scratch anyway). Was never aware of this library and just used ramdisks previously, thanks for sharing!
aidanhs 8y ago
comcast (https://github.com/tylertreat/comcast https://github.com/tylertreat/comcast) is really helpful for simulating poor network connections. Particularly nice when used in Docker to do network simulations.
LinuxBender 8y ago
Echo chamber gave me a chuckle. I have never been a fan of javascript, but I can totally see using that script. Thankyou for that link. :-)
pvorb 8y ago
Echochamber could be even better if it had a trolling bot that responded to your comments.

IshKebab 8y ago

And it looks like it has been maintained which is weird.

jacobevelyn 8y ago

Since you brought it up, here's a shameless plug for something you might enjoy: https://github.com/JacobEvelyn/git-self-blame https://github.com/JacobEvelyn/git-self-blame

dguo 8y ago

With the same appreciation, I maintain this website: https://www.jollycode.org/ https://www.jollycode.org/

dotancohen 8y ago
Thank you for wasting half an hour of my life after leading me to this: https://github.com/fetlang/fetlang/blob/master/docs/tutorial.md https://github.com/fetlang/fetlang/blob/master/docs/tutorial... This is nerd sniping at the finest. After reading that document I am embarrassed to admit that I now understand how this code is a UNIX `cat` implementation: lick Trisha's toes ten times make Clara moan Until Amy is dominant towards Alicia Have Mistress torture Brian's ear If Brian is Trisha's bedtoy call safeword Have Brian hogtie Clara Make slave scream Clara's name Hints: 'slave' is stdout, and everything after a single quote is ignored. 'lick' is addition, 'moan' and 'scream' are print and println respectively. 'until' is while, and 'call safeword' is break. 'Mistress' is stdin, go read the tutorial for the rest.
- nojvek 8y ago
  Oh man. This is too funny. Some may find it offensive but this legit reads like proper English and is yet executable. Hats off to the creator.
  - dotancohen 8y ago
    Even this is toned down as I could not bring myself to post the original on HN. For instance, in the real tutorial it is not Brian's ear that is tortured...

degrews 8y ago

Here's another one: i-told-you-it-was-private Ruby gem by Xavier Noria https://github.com/fxn/i-told-you-it-was-private https://github.com/fxn/i-told-you-it-was-private