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Re:Spending 3 months investigating a 7-year old bug and fixi... by dctoedt on Saturday June 22, 2024 @09:37AM (#40759054)
> my wife: Was it you? me: Well obviously

"Research shows" (I read long ago) that the happiest men are those take their wives' advice — that's certainly been true for my own N=1, for coming up on four decades now. I'd imagine we could replace "wives" with "spouses" and get comparable results.

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Re:Spending 3 months investigating a 7-year old bug and fixi... by Angostura on Saturday June 22, 2024 @12:21PM (#40760136)
> I'd imagine we could replace "wives" with "spouses" and get comparable results.

Haven’t you just risked an infinite loop in your code?

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Re:Spending 3 months investigating a 7-year old bug and fixi... by dctoedt on Saturday June 22, 2024 @02:32PM (#40761095)
Hah! I was referring to some men having husbands these days, but I take your point!
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