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True (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Lisk91@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 29 points 3 weeks ago

In most cases, the smoke is magic smoke.

[–] SomeRandomNoob@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The qustion is: Is a smoke machine still a smoke machine if you operate it wrong enough?

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 20 points 3 weeks ago

Yes but not for long

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yes. there's more than one type of smoke!

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Only temporarily.

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago

God I wish that wasn’t true for computers.

[–] ddssazsa@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

Eaifit