So I was contemplating this paradox yesterday: If I had to, nay, MUST make a choice between making use of the HAX MY ANUS meme or having programming, which would I choose?
I'm still pondering this, what does /prog/ think? Let's do a quick poll, just post either "I'd choose HMA!" or "I choose programing!" or something to that effect. I'm really interested in this question and would love to hear /prog/'s opinion on this...
The US Government is due to establish a Federal Programming Administration (FPA) over the next few weeks. During this time, government officials will be screening individuals for administrative positions and will be laying the groundwork for guidelines which all software companies will soon be required to follow.
Under these guidelines, all computer code will be required to meet a level of quality. "Obviously, there is a lot of code in the market already," explains government technical expert Ryan Jennings. "Thus, the FPA will only screen software by a complaint-by-complaint basis." Jennings goes on to describe a couple of the guidelines. "In the future, programs will have to start up in less than a couple of seconds. The programs themselves have to be programmed in one of the many enterprise languages which are widespread in use, such as Java, VB.NET, and PHP. Remember, a positive user experience is everything here and the FPA will ensure that it happens."
US Congress is due to pass a set of laws in the future which will halt the distribution of computer software deemed "low-quality" by the FPA. According to Jennings, "The goal here is to lower and eventually eliminate the already high amount of poor quality software. Top issues in the agenda include the elimination of functional programming, a sub-par programming practice, and particularly open-source software. Open-source software is seen as destructive to the economy so we already have plans to ban its production." The screening process is estimated to be completed in a few days. "It's only a matter of time, but I'm certain this is going to work out. I really see a bright future in the computer industry."
>>45 /r9k/ was a stupid idea, for all the people mourning old /b/, /r9k/ was never going to bring it back, the question was "How will it destroy itself?" and you have your answer.
/r9k/ wasn't actually a bad board when it first started out and it was quite similar to /b/ circa 2006. This was true until around its first anniversary and everyone felt the need to spam "mootblox" everywhere (thereby making the filter useless).