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Re:Some of the error messages produced by Apple's MPW C comp... by CalRobert on Sunday August 27, 2023 @03:15PM (#37285729)
Where does this playfulness persist? I miss it too.
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Re:Some of the error messages produced by Apple's MPW C comp... by jjoonathan on Sunday August 27, 2023 @03:18PM (#37285754)
The punishments continued until the playfulness went away.
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Re:Some of the error messages produced by Apple's MPW C comp... by beeburrt on Sunday August 27, 2023 @03:20PM (#37285770)
HTTP status code 418?
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Re:Some of the error messages produced by Apple's MPW C comp... by ktm5j on Sunday August 27, 2023 @04:49PM (#37286513)
Haha thanks for this. There are some funny gnu error codes: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Error-Cod...

Including EDIED and EIEIO

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Re:Some of the error messages produced by Apple's MPW C comp... by TheBrokenRail on Sunday August 27, 2023 @09:20PM (#37288547)
IIRC people actually tried to get rid of that. Thankfully it failed.
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Re:Some of the error messages produced by Apple's MPW C comp... by notbeuller on Sunday August 27, 2023 @11:22PM (#37289344)
On the other hand, I despise the mock playfulness exhibited by, eg, Slack. It’s such a frustrating environment for me - I feel like it’s not-so-subtle attempts at promoting engagement over presenting the content fill me with rage. I want my tools to fade into the background.
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