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Common Computer and Internet Humor

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Common Computer and Internet Humor Index

Converting pi to binary: Don't do it!
Warning: Do not calculate Pi in binary. It is conjectured that this number is normal, meaning that it contains all finite bit strings.
What if IT companies made toasters?
A comparison between Sun Microsystems, DEC, SAP, Microsoft, Apple.
The Perfect Computer
by Flynn 1000101
Where Do Deleted Characters Go?
Where do the characters go when I use my backspace or delete them on my PC?
Gifts For the Computer Addict
Are you having a hard time finding the right gift for the computer addict whose PC has everything? Not another Dilbert necktie, or King's Quest XLVIII. Try one of these.
You might be an engineer if
A checklist to find out, if you're en engineer or not.
Horizons in Computer Science Educational Technology
Recent studies have shown that while undergraduate students are more intelligent than kindergarten students, the mentality and attention span of the two groups are similar. With this in mind, we introduce a new concept in Computer Science education.
Computer genesis
In the beginning, God created the bit. And the bit was a zero; nothing. On the first day, He toggled the 0 to 1, and the Universe was. (In those days, bootstrap loaders were simple, and "active low" signals didn't yet exist.)
The biggest Lies
Hard- and Software Lies
Y2K Compliant
Blonde secretary's memo to her boss
Ass Icons
We all know those cute little computer symbols called "emoticons," where :) means a smile and :( is a frown. Sometimes these are represented by :-) and :-( respectively. Well, how about some "ass icons"?
50 Ways To Confuse People In The Computer Lab
50 and more ways to confuse, worry, or just scare the bejeezus out of people in the computer lab.
Computer Knowledge
I recently finished up teaching Comp 4, the computer literacy course here at UNC, during a compressed summer session. Comp 4 is an introductory class that assumes NO knowledge of computers among its students, and believe me when I say that this was often the case.
Remember when...
A computer was something on TV from a science fiction show of note and windows were something you hated to clean and ram, the cousin of a goat.
Three Beggars
Three beggars are begging in Metropolis... The first one wrote "beg" on his broken steel cup. After one day he had received ten bucks...
The Devil and WM Webster
WM, publishers of the first American English Dictionary have announced a breakthrough using Trusted MegoPosh computer technology.
Top 10 stupid things that you shouldn't do to your computer
If you ever liked to know, what not to do with your computer, here it is.
The Night Before Startup
'Twas the night before startup, and all through the house, not a program was working, there clicked not a mouse...
La bustina di Minerva (Espresso)
The following excerpts are from an English translation of Umberto Eco's back-page column "La bustina di Minerva."
Quotations and fatal mistakes
IT relevant quotations of several people who made some fatal mistakes.
Wife 1.0
Last year a friend of mine upgraded GirlFriend 1.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving very little system resources for other applications.
Newly discovered viruses
This is a list of newly discovered viruses.
Sayings
This page contains some funny sayings about the computer world.
Question and answers
Several funny questions and answers about computers.
Husband 1.0
There are a lot of pressures to upgrade from Boyfriend 6.0 to Husband 1.0. However before doing so make sure you understand the implications of this change...
Gender of computers
Here are the top ten arguments why computers must be male or female.
Virus Warning!
If you receive an email entitled "Badtimes", delete it immediately. Do not open it. Apparently this one is pretty nasty.

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