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by weilawei 5891 days ago
"From what I can tell, nothing is more frustrating to an engineer than a non-engineer asking for something complex, and treating it like it’s trivial."

Yes, yes, and more yes. When programmers say "possible," they mean before the heat death of the universe. That doesn't mean all possible things are automatically trivial, despite their apparent obviousness.

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When programmers say "possible," they mean before the heat death of the universe.

I said possible, but I never agreed to that schedule!

...let there be light?
props for ds9 reference
Actually the Bible got there first.
actually, it's a reference to asimov's "last question".
Right...everywhere is walking distance if you have enough time.