Nostr notes by Fortune

It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a ...

2026-10-29T07:34:29Z

It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a
warning to others.

<WildCode> Mercury, isn't debugging X a little like ...

2026-10-28T21:34:20Z

<WildCode> Mercury, isn't debugging X a little like finding perfectly
bugfree code in windows ??
<Mercury> WildCode: Debugging X is like trying to run a straight line
through a maze.
<Mercury> You just need to bend space-time so that the corners move around
you and you won't have any problems. (=:]

Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely ...

2026-10-28T20:34:19Z

Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

<dark> Looks like the channel is back to normal :) ...

2026-10-28T17:34:16Z

<dark> Looks like the channel is back to normal :)
<jim> You mean it's not scrolling faster than anyone can read? :)
-- Seen on #Debian after the release of Debian 2.0

[Norm tries to prove that he is not Anton Kreitzer.] Norm: ...

2026-10-28T15:34:14Z

[Norm tries to prove that he is not Anton Kreitzer.]
Norm: Afternoon, everybody!
All: Anton!
-- Cheers, The Two Faces of Norm

Woody: What's going on, Mr. Peterson?
Norm: A flashing sign in my gut that says, ``Insert beer here.''
-- Cheers, Call Me, Irresponsible

Sam: What can I get you, Norm?
Norm: [scratching his beard] Got any flea powder? Ah, just kidding.
Gimme a beer; I think I'll just drown the little suckers.
-- Cheers, Two Girls for Every Boyd

It's easy to solve the halting problem with a shotgun. :-) -- ...

2026-10-28T11:34:10Z

It's easy to solve the halting problem with a shotgun. :-)
-- Larry Wall in <199801151836.KAA14656@wall.org>

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is ...

2026-10-28T05:34:04Z

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon
to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
-- Oscar Wilde