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Show HN: A hand-picked selection of the worst computer puns on the Internet
- wingerlang 8y agoI'd add a 'next' button that cycles through them (in addition to a random starting point or button). Now I have to read them over and over just to see if there might be a new one.
- devrelavocados 8y agoI have a feeling that might be implemented today, thanks for the feedback!
- devrelavocados 8y agoChanged the randomness a bit. It now starts at a random position but then continues sequentially from there. Also people added some more puns, so yay!
- bartread 8y agoI like the puns and the visual style a lot but the randomisation sucks balls: I've seen the one about the spider and his website three times in a row, plus multiple repeats of many others. Can you implement a proper deck of cards style shuffle for them to avoid repeats?
- devrelavocados 8y agoIt's on my todo list, along with better transitions and an option for list view
- wink 8y agoAlso not copy-pastable, how shall I entertain the masses on IRC, boo! :)
- devrelavocados 8y agoThat's not by design really, I was just lazy in fixing a highlighting bug :) Maybe screenshot until I fix it?
- zamadatix 8y agoIn the meantime https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AlexLakatos/computer-puns/master/puns.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AlexLakatos/computer-puns/...
- jedimastert 8y agoI'm guessing that the problem isn't necessarily the randomization, but that there's not very many puns in the pool to begin with.
- devrelavocados 8y agoI've changed the randomness in there a bit. It now starts at a random position but it continues sequentially from there.
- samueloph 8y agothere are only 14 jokes on it [https://github.com/AlexLakatos/computer-puns/blob/master/puns.json https://github.com/AlexLakatos/computer-puns/blob/master/pun...] and the font and background change between them does not goes very smooth.
- devrelavocados 8y agoIt's on GitHub so people can help make it better.
- CalChris 8y agoOr worse. I think worse is better.
- alanbernstein 8y agoI like the lack of animated transition.
- kaybe 8y agoOk so we need to collect more jokes!
- cloudego 8y agoI wish this was not random.
- devrelavocados 8y agoThanks for the feedback, I'll add a non random mode!
- quickthrower2 8y agoI’m not sure it is!
- kuu 8y agoIt looks too big on mobile. It doesn't fit the screen...
- kuhhk 8y agoFits my tiny iPhone SE screen fine. What phone do you have?
- grp000 8y agoI have a 2:1 aspect ratio phone and I had to shift the view slightly to see everything. Could be that.
- devrelavocados 8y agoI'll look into it, thanks!
- theandrewbailey 8y ago{{ pun.pun }} {{ pun.punchline }} That pretty much sums it up.
- devrelavocados 8y agoYup, that was the point. Plus a head nod to my old ZX Spectrum.
- hirundo 8y agoRobin Hanson's The Elephant in the Brain asserts that there was once an imperial Chinese court that banned punning with the penalty of death. I haven't found another reference for that. But reading puns.dev makes it somehow more plausible.
- projectramo 8y agoI hope you can C that there aren't enough puns, so get with the program. You need beta testing than this, and then come back. If I were your boss I would not give you arrays.
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- pjc50 8y agoThe classic UNIX "fortune" program has rather a lot more jokes, although oddly doesn't seem to be hosted at a single canonical place on the internet.
- DyslexicAtheist 8y agoI've been writing shitty puns since years. You might know me from my greatest hits such as: Confessions from the Sex life of a Network Engineer https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/confessions-from-the-sex-life-of-a-network-engineer/ https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/confessions-fr... Olatunkboh Prosper Goodluck https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/09/20/olatunkboh-prosper-goodluck/ https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/09/20/olatunkboh-pro... The Code from Ipanema’s not working https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/your-code-is-like-elevator-music/ https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/your-code-is-l... The dream which made me reconsider Java https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/the-dream-which-made-me-reconsider-java/ https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/the-dream-whic... Stuck between Imposter Syndrome and Dunning Kruger effect https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/08/17/stuck-between-imposter-syndrome-and-dunning-kruger-effect/ https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/08/17/stuck-between-... journal of a Neckbeard https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/08/15/journal-of-a-neckbeard/ https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/08/15/journal-of-a-n... Cloud Computing to be embraced by the Catholic Church https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/cloud-computing-to-be-embraced-by-the-catholic-church/ https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/cloud-computin... The career change of ‘Trusty’ the crusty sock https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/the-career-change-of-trusty-the-crusty-sock/ https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/the-career-cha... A new Christian Dating Service: altarboy.io https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/a-new-christian-dating-service-altarboy-io/ https://thequickword.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/a-new-christia... my writing has been getting lazy the past few years (mostly due to my severe depression) also f-u-c-k t-h-e h-a-t-e-r-s
- fangfufu 8y agoThis is amazing. Thanks.
- JohnHammersley 8y agoI have nothing useful to add here, other than this brought a smile to my face at the end of a long day. That's what I love about HN -- tons of serious posts, and then gems like this. PS: "None. It's a hardware problem." said no programmer ever :)
- redmattred 8y agoHere's one for programming puns: http://www.codepuns.com http://www.codepuns.com