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I love how HN is so diverse and how many submissions' titles can be read in many ways. Tip: this article is about a human, real-person garbage collector, and g
by woliveirajr 7y ago
I love how HN is so diverse and how many submissions' titles can be read in many ways.
Tip: this article is about a human, real-person garbage collector, and garbage is the real, physical waste that people put inside bins.
- efa 7y agoOr just set on the fire escape!
- nixpulvis 7y agoYea I was trying to imagine how https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_%28graphics%29 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_%28graphics%29 uses its GC.
- segfaultbuserr 7y agoAnd "Cairo" refers to the physical city, not the graphics library ;-)
- microcolonel 7y agoThat was my first thought "What? Cairo has GC?".
- laszlokorte 7y agoand it's on lithub.com, not github.com
- ozzmotik 7y agothis joke, much like ogres (and onions), certainly has layers
- dunkelheit 7y agoHilarious. This submission wins the "Most easily misread by a programmer" award.
- patrick5415 7y agoGlad to know I’m not the only one surprised by the content of this story...