▲ 898 ▼ It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes (defector.com) submitted 1 year ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (7 children) That's a brilliant quote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 year ago (6 children) Jack Handey was an SNL writer, “Deep Thoughts” was a series of one-liners that aired between sketches in the early 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (4 children) Loved finding out he was a real person and was a legendary writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) Oh shit, I always thought it was a fictional name that the writers used for the random stuff that come up during the writing process. Didn't know it was a real person! Holy shit, he created Toonces! Handey is also credited with creating Toonces the Driving Cat, the cat who could drive a car, although not very well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) This has completely changed everything I ever held dear and holy. I always thought handy was a Hartman character and was him reading. To find out it was neither Hartman's character nor his voice is .... everything was a lie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Hartman did the intro. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* SNL had a bunch of absolutely legendary writers. Jim Downey is another one permalink fedilink source parent [–] mdhughes@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago His books are also fun, The Stench of Honolulu was good, the opposite of a hard-boiled PI. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 year ago (6 children) Jack Handey was an SNL writer, “Deep Thoughts” was a series of one-liners that aired between sketches in the early 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (4 children) Loved finding out he was a real person and was a legendary writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) Oh shit, I always thought it was a fictional name that the writers used for the random stuff that come up during the writing process. Didn't know it was a real person! Holy shit, he created Toonces! Handey is also credited with creating Toonces the Driving Cat, the cat who could drive a car, although not very well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) This has completely changed everything I ever held dear and holy. I always thought handy was a Hartman character and was him reading. To find out it was neither Hartman's character nor his voice is .... everything was a lie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Hartman did the intro. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* SNL had a bunch of absolutely legendary writers. Jim Downey is another one permalink fedilink source parent [–] mdhughes@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago His books are also fun, The Stench of Honolulu was good, the opposite of a hard-boiled PI. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (4 children) Loved finding out he was a real person and was a legendary writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) Oh shit, I always thought it was a fictional name that the writers used for the random stuff that come up during the writing process. Didn't know it was a real person! Holy shit, he created Toonces! Handey is also credited with creating Toonces the Driving Cat, the cat who could drive a car, although not very well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) This has completely changed everything I ever held dear and holy. I always thought handy was a Hartman character and was him reading. To find out it was neither Hartman's character nor his voice is .... everything was a lie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Hartman did the intro. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* SNL had a bunch of absolutely legendary writers. Jim Downey is another one permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) Oh shit, I always thought it was a fictional name that the writers used for the random stuff that come up during the writing process. Didn't know it was a real person! Holy shit, he created Toonces! Handey is also credited with creating Toonces the Driving Cat, the cat who could drive a car, although not very well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) This has completely changed everything I ever held dear and holy. I always thought handy was a Hartman character and was him reading. To find out it was neither Hartman's character nor his voice is .... everything was a lie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Hartman did the intro. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* SNL had a bunch of absolutely legendary writers. Jim Downey is another one permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) This has completely changed everything I ever held dear and holy. I always thought handy was a Hartman character and was him reading. To find out it was neither Hartman's character nor his voice is .... everything was a lie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Hartman did the intro. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Hartman did the intro. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* SNL had a bunch of absolutely legendary writers. Jim Downey is another one permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mdhughes@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago His books are also fun, The Stench of Honolulu was good, the opposite of a hard-boiled PI. permalink fedilink source parent