minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orgtoFree and Open Source Software@beehaw.org•SerenityOS and LadyBirds: Because These Things Shouldn't Hide in Closed Git Conversations - ░ Nova OnlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·5 hours agoWell, not always: Plural ‘they’ is a borrowing from Old Norse ca. 1200 AD, and the earliest attestation of singular ‘they’ is about a century later. But, yeah, you’d think 700 years of continuous use would be enough to make it uncontroversial… linkfedilink
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orgtoProgrammer Humor@programming.dev•Fact: becoming a programmer significantly increases your risk of being blinded and eaten by a DilophosauruslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoExcuse me, but clearly it’s UNIX that leads to Dilophosaur consumption. We know this. linkfedilink
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orgtoProgrammer Humor@programming.dev•===linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoInterpreter: Wait, x is 5? This code: Always has been. linkfedilink
Well, not always: Plural ‘they’ is a borrowing from Old Norse ca. 1200 AD, and the earliest attestation of singular ‘they’ is about a century later.
But, yeah, you’d think 700 years of continuous use would be enough to make it uncontroversial…