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[xkcd] CNR (13 May 2009) (programming.dev)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Can't and shouldn't.

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[Megan is sitting at a computer.]
Computer: Speech2Text Commander
Computer: Bug #167801
Computer: Speech recognition fails on young child voices.
Megan: Hmm.

[The view enlarges to show a man sitting at another desk.]
Megan: Hey, can you do me without a condom? We need a young child for something.
Cueball: Okay.

[A pregnancy test is displayed. The label indicates not pregnant.]
Pregnant
Not pregnant

[Megan is typing on the computer.]
Megan typing: Bug #167801
Megan typing: Status: Closed
Megan typing: Reason: Could not reproduce.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago

"Hey, there's an issue with our software deployment, can you rawdog me?" Was not on my bingo board

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago

Definitely a bit dirty for xkcd

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

I laughed way too long at this.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

I like how her solution was going to take several years before she could do a test with a young child voice. I wonder if the bug status updates were going to all be about the pregnancy and first couple years of the child's life.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Okay.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

was this the moment he jumped the shark?