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I propose the article branches at this point as a set of selectable tabs, each labeled over a suitable set of properties describing the reader, and then offerin

by slver 5y ago

I propose the article branches at this point as a set of selectable tabs, each labeled over a suitable set of properties describing the reader, and then offering a matching joke when you click the tab.

geofft 5y ago
Doesn't that still have the problem of categorizing the reader, being wildly off-topic from the technical content of the article and distracting the reader by making them wonder, at least a bit, if the technical content of the article is going to be different for them depending on who they are? The joke barely makes sense in context. Is the physical size of the memory relevant to the point about memory-mapped views of disk - and is it a problem that the physical size of memory is smaller? Should one program an MP3 player the way described in this article, or not? What about USB flash drives (which one is likely to have in one's pocket, and which are roughly the same form factor as the other object alluded to here) - they're much slower than main disk and more likely to fail. Is this an intended reference to such memory devices, and in either case, how does the advice from the article apply to such devices? The article would be better (more effective at communicating its point) without it.
- slver 5y ago
  OK, I propose then we replace the tabs with just a single link labeled "Please click here if you'd like a dick joke". Then have more detailed tabs on a dedicated page.
  - pessimizer 5y ago
    You can make a dick joke without assuming the listener is the owner of a dick.
    - slver 5y ago
      The conflict here is that a joke where you include the listener is automatically funnier, and a dick joke is also automatically funnier. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwGIHzR5r0Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwGIHzR5r0Y So the challenge lies in combining both, resulting in either the listener, or someone the listener is interacting with in the narrative having a dick. It's one of the big unsolved problems of telling jokes online.

by slver 5y ago

geofft 5y ago

Doesn't that still have the problem of categorizing the reader, being wildly off-topic from the technical content of the article and distracting the reader by making them wonder, at least a bit, if the technical content of the article is going to be different for them depending on who they are? The joke barely makes sense in context. Is the physical size of the memory relevant to the point about memory-mapped views of disk - and is it a problem that the physical size of memory is smaller? Should one program an MP3 player the way described in this article, or not? What about USB flash drives (which one is likely to have in one's pocket, and which are roughly the same form factor as the other object alluded to here) - they're much slower than main disk and more likely to fail. Is this an intended reference to such memory devices, and in either case, how does the advice from the article apply to such devices? The article would be better (more effective at communicating its point) without it.

slver 5y ago
OK, I propose then we replace the tabs with just a single link labeled "Please click here if you'd like a dick joke". Then have more detailed tabs on a dedicated page.
- pessimizer 5y ago
  You can make a dick joke without assuming the listener is the owner of a dick.
  - slver 5y ago
    The conflict here is that a joke where you include the listener is automatically funnier, and a dick joke is also automatically funnier. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwGIHzR5r0Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwGIHzR5r0Y So the challenge lies in combining both, resulting in either the listener, or someone the listener is interacting with in the narrative having a dick. It's one of the big unsolved problems of telling jokes online.