In an internal design discussion document, I wrote about whether we should prevent customers from being “dumb-asses” . I only used “dumb-asses” because I originally wrote “ass hats” and was trying to think of something milder. It didn’t occur to me after I sent it that I probably should have said something more like “stupid” or “not acting in their best interests” or something. But that’s the price you pay for reading bash.org when you’re at work.
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Oh, that’s cool. They have to let you back on the internet now, surely!
Regarding inappropriate language, I believe some of my first Perl/PHP scripts are still running happily on production servers dotted around the world. The very helpful error messages were lifted straight from the works of Terry Pratchett – examples here.
I feel slightly guilty, but only slightly. Apparently working on my old code is a rite of passage for the new recruits in some of my former workplaces…
The first time i read “MELON MELON MELON” i just about lost my shit. I’m chuckling pre-hysterically just thinking about it.