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I used to do this to random things I had on my desk, then a rubber duck (that I lost...), and eventually My Little Pony toys - http://pic.twitter.com/sijtDFZh h
by silencio 14y ago
I used to do this to random things I had on my desk, then a rubber duck (that I lost...), and eventually My Little Pony toys - http://pic.twitter.com/sijtDFZh http://pic.twitter.com/sijtDFZh ...turns out that doing a question/reply in my head with a MLP toy with their respective in-show personalities would sometimes help me figure things out.
But I recently adopted a cat, and now my cat is who I talk to when I need to talk a problem over :D http://www.flickr.com/photos/chix0r/8419684010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/chix0r/8419684010
- pjscott 14y agoThose are easily the most adorable debugging methods I have ever heard.
- kogir 14y agoPinkie Pie is helpful, but the DTrace Laser Pony is the best debugging pony :) http://dtrace.org/blogs/about/dtracepony/ http://dtrace.org/blogs/about/dtracepony/
- n3rdy 14y ago> and eventually My Little Pony toys You were right to replace the pony. http://lesswrong.com/lw/efi/friendship_is_optimal_a_my_little_pony_fanfic/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/efi/friendship_is_optimal_a_my_littl...
- mistercow 14y agoI also like to use my cat as a rubber duck, but he tends to get distracted and tries to lie on my wrists while I type.