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Re:What is the history of the use of "foo" and "bar" in sour... by rmbyrro on Saturday October 05, 2024 @05:15PM (#41752967)
Proof that for any little thing that existed, exists, or could ever exist in this universe, there will be a non-zero list of human beings unhappy with it. Until the end of humanity, at least...
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Re:What is the history of the use of "foo" and "bar" in sour... by jiggawatts on Saturday October 05, 2024 @06:28PM (#41753383)
I am unhappy with your characterisation of my natural human trait of having a preponderance for unhappiness with all possible outcomes.
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Re:What is the history of the use of "foo" and "bar" in sour... by rmbyrro on Sunday October 06, 2024 @08:55AM (#41756827)
Proof that the statement is an axiom. And the fact that it's an axiom also falls under the axiomatic principle of guaranteed human unhappiness.
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