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I knew there was another one, but couldn't remember it... thanks for the reminder!
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"Foo" probably does come from UBAR, but "foobar" (or "foo macron") is the mean of the whole set of "foo"s available.
Since in most systems the number of ed items tends to infinity, "foo bar" is generally considered difficult to calculate.
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My upvote for a funny comment. I feel better.
I am not the one who knocks. I never knock.
In fact, I hate knocking.
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There is also some history in the jargon file.
I think they can be less confusing sometimes than single-letter names (a, b, c etc, does not apply to obvious single-letter names such as i,j,k for loop counters and x,y,z for coordinates) or meaningless numbered names (test1, test2, tmp1 .. tmp10).
It doesn't throw me off at all and I am actually confused about how that could even happen.
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For me test1, test2 is actually better. Then I can remember where I am in the code without going back. Foo for me is like smoke, not really concrete in meaning. And that uncertainty throws me off.
I don't know if I explained my point well but I hope you understood.
I am not the one who knocks. I never knock.
In fact, I hate knocking.
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I found this (from wikipedia) fascinating, having grown up as a model train enthusiast with my dad:
The use of foo in a programming context is generally credited to the Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) of MIT from circa 1960.[1] In the complex model system, there were scram switches located at numerous places around the room that could be thrown if something undesirable was about to occur, such as a train going full-bore at an obstruction. Another feature of the system was a digital clock on the dispatch board. When someone hit a scram switch, the clock stopped and the display was replaced with the word "FOO"; at TMRC the scram switches are, therefore, called "Foo switches". Because of this, an entry in the 1959 Dictionary of the TMRC Language went something like this: "FOO: The first syllable of the misquoted sacred chant phrase 'foo mane padme hum.' Our first obligation is to keep the foo counters turning."[5] One book[which?] describing the MIT train room describes two buttons by the door: labeled "foo" and "bar". These were general purpose buttons and were often re-purposed for whatever fun idea the MIT hackers had at the time, hence the adoption of foo and bar as general purpose variable names.
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It comes from "fubar" - f***ed up beyond all recognition.
Also "foo" fighters were what pilots called UFOs during WWII so foo bar may be a corruption of both things.
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Because without foobar there is no fizzbuzz. And without fizzbuzz, where would we be?
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Backing rioters in artificial intelligence society is repugnant, you know. (11)
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Abomination
(AI holding MOB backwards = ABOMI + society = NATION = ABOMINATION which is something repugnant, I think the "you know" is a tad redundant or am I am missing something?)
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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You are up tomorrow.
The "you know" was deliberately redundant (it was there just to encourage you to try wrong things). It works with "repugnant" or "repugnant, you know"
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Deliberate redundancy, Griff??? Did you happen to write the database I'm currently trying to decipher?
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Damn! You caught me!
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13th March, 2047.
But I can't tell you why in the interests of preserving the time stream.
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So ... plagiarised then.
That's a message and user job, I'm afraid.
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OriginalGriff wrote: AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Never occured to me you had that in your sig : what is AntiTwitter ?
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With Twatter, you "follow" someone to have every message they post sent to you.
With AntiTwitter you don't get a choice: every message gets sent to you and you can't turn it off even if you don't want them ...
Maybe he'll come back, but until he does, I'll continue to remind him we exist.
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So, the world didn't end or time didn't start flowing backwards on Quote: 19 January, 2038 03:14:08 GMT ?
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I can neither confirm nor deny - no comment!
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I told you next Tuesday not to share that with humanity by last Thursday.
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These aren't bad[^]
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My Medjools ? that!
"CP" does not stand for "Charitable Putz's". Probably note even for "Cooperative Pansies"
It stands for "Cutthroat Pirates" - argh.
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My special date would be Elizabeth Olsen.
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
* GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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