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The subreddit /r/Programmerhumor sometimes had a whole bunch of memes around volume controls, but there are often times other funny themes that can go on for we
by roland35 5y ago
The subreddit /r/Programmerhumor sometimes had a whole bunch of memes around volume controls, but there are often times other funny themes that can go on for weeks...
- bad phone number inputs
- how large node packages can get
- software interview process
- backend vs front end engineers
And my favorite meme was when they parodied the Hawaii missile alarm back a few years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/7qk25w/an_actual_screenshot_of_the_hawaii_missile/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/7qk25w/an_...
- mgdlbp 5y agoThere's an entire subreddit for bad UI: https://www.reddit.com/r/badUIbattles/top/?t=all https://www.reddit.com/r/badUIbattles/top/?t=all
- nayuki 5y agoI like the volume control with imaginary numbers: https://www.reddit.com/r/badUIbattles/comments/ey74ya/volume_control_without_boundaries/ https://www.reddit.com/r/badUIbattles/comments/ey74ya/volume...
- omnicognate 5y agoShame that community isn't hosted somewhere with a better UI.
- WalterGR 5y ago> bad phone number inputs That's exactly what this post reminded me of. The bad phone number input 'prompt' is, I'd say, classic at this point. I don't know which URL started it all, but here are a couple: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/651hfm/i_solved_the_problem_for_phone_number_input/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/651hfm/i_s... https://imgur.com/a/4f3XB https://imgur.com/a/4f3XB Bonus HN posts: Show HN: I've made a rotary dial number input, because why not? (2019) (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21234891 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21234891) 190 points 86 comments Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Phone Numbers (2016) (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11321236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11321236) 236 points 122 comments Google's phone number handling library (2014) (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8574080 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8574080) 284 points 42 comments