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Funny non-IT Uses of UML?

Posted by Cliff on from the bet-the-spec-writers-never-thought-of-these-uses dept.

_pruegel_ asks: "Most people will (if at all) use UML for documentation of software projects. Others come up with non-IT uses like writing poems. Now, I came up with some sort of collaboration diagram for The O.C. (as of episode 2.09). What funny or not so funny but non-IT uses for UML have you found?"

40 comments

  1. Dear _pruegel_ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I feel like I want to punch you.

    1. Re:Dear _pruegel_ by _pruegel_ · · Score: 1

      Well, go ahead ;)

    2. Re:Dear _pruegel_ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You made one small error, at the top of chart, it should be the Nichol-Cooper household, not Cohen-Cooper household. Cohen is Sandy's last name, not Caleb's. -anonymous OC fan

    3. Re:Dear _pruegel_ by danielrose · · Score: 1

      yes.

      --
      i hate pansy republicans
    4. Re:Dear _pruegel_ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      OK, WTF is OC? Does it mean Ononymous Coward or something?

  2. Improper modelling... by Mr.+Shiny+And+New · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure the specialization arrow (triangle-shaped arrowhead) is a good way to indicate parent-child; a child is not a specialized instance of the parent.

    1. Re:Improper modelling... by BanSiesta · · Score: 1

      No, a child is a combination of features from the two parent classes -> multiple inheritance...

    2. Re:Improper modelling... by Mr.+Shiny+And+New · · Score: 1

      But that's not strictly true. A child combines some features from each parent, but can receive features not found in either parent: i.e. if both parents have recessive genes for blue eyes, but also dominant genes for brown eyes, the parents will have brown eyes but the child could have blue eyes.

      Anyway, children are not classes, they are instances. So the diagram is wrong in multiple ways.

  3. Not strictly UML but... by Sklivvz · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Ok, it's a flowchart, but it documents the recipe for making tomato sauce. :-)

    http://blogs.ugidotnet.org/cecconi/articles/2413.a spx

    Have fun!

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    My Stack Overflow user
    1. Re:Not strictly UML but... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 2, Informative

      That sounds pretty much like "cooking for engineers".

  4. My life by GtKincaid · · Score: 1

    ive been using UML to plan out every single possiblity for the 11th of the 10th 2020
    on the positive side i think ive worked out how to win the lottery and get laid on that day. on the negative i have to spend so much time working out the possible eventualitys from each event that its going to take me untill 2020 to finish

    1. Re:My life by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If you win the lottery, it should be pretty easy to get sex after that.

    2. Re:My life by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Not neccessarily. Anyone, even those that arn't rich can pay for sex. But for many people the thought of having sex with someone who is only doing it for the money is not very appealing.

      Same reason why I don't like titty bars and such. Meh, it's not like the girls really like you dumbasses! It's not even fun as a fantasy.

    3. Re:My life by hdparm · · Score: 1

      You sure you'll find some time to buy that ticket?

  5. Marissa and Alex by stevejsmith · · Score: 1

    So, I'm confused - are Marissa and Alex fucking/whatever or not?? I mean, if they're not they definitely will be, but up until they left Jody's house at the end of the last episode, I was certain that they were!

    1. Re:Marissa and Alex by game+kid · · Score: 1

      Thank God you didn't confuse O.C. for overclocking. I wouldn't mind seeing Marissa and (insert any person's name) fucking/whatever at all. She's hot...

      --
      You can hold down the "B" button for continuous firing.
  6. Did anyone else look at that O.C. diagram.... by ixl · · Score: 1

    And notice that it's dangerously close to being fully-connected?

  7. What the fuck is the OC? (n/t) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
  8. Question... by Ramses0 · · Score: 1

    I haven't ever watched the O.C., but why are everyones legs so wide, and why are there so many arrows pointing towards them?

    --Robert

  9. Wait a second.. by Klowner · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't feel good..

    It just occured to me, there now exists a person that is capable of both comprehending UML, and being a fan of the O.C.?

    Where is my umbrella? I sense pig feces will fall from the sky any moment now..

    1. Re:Wait a second.. by _pruegel_ · · Score: 1

      Here in Germany only the first two episodes of season one aired (last week and this week). I used Twizz TV to read the rest and I became confused because of all the different relations. I somehow lost track about who was aunt/sister/daugther... That's why I did the diagram. I would not call myself "fan of The O.C.".

    2. Re:Wait a second.. by Klowner · · Score: 1

      I meant no offense, just pointing out the humorous correlation is all I intended :)

      I simply can't stand crappy shows like that though, everyone looks like they're in their 20's-30's, yet they manage to squeeze 3 or 4 generations of people into the plot and then mix them all up until the viewers are completely confused.. In fact, making a diagram of it is somewhat impressive considering how screwed up those types of shows are.

    3. Re:Wait a second.. by geoffspear · · Score: 1
      Wouldn't a better alternative be to not watch confusingly bad TV shows?

      I'm afraid that if you spend enough time thinking about a show that you make a flow chart, you're probably a fan.

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      Don't blame me; I'm never given mod points.
  10. Argh by FullMetalAlchemist · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I understand the desire to use visual modeling tools, but I have a hard time understanding why UML is the standard that everyone uses; man, it sucks ass.

    It was inconsistent; to the point that it was actually umbigous, in version 1 and a few dot-releases. So it couldn't be checked by a parser.

    Some claim that UML and EER have 1:1 mapping, and while that isn't strictly true the EER is not the answear we're looking for.

    So, to the point; does anyone know of a visual modeling language that isn't inconsistent and more than 600 pages in the basic spec?

    1. Re:Argh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You can't even spell "ambiguous" and you bitch about UML being inconsistent? Motherfucker, you CAN spell check english, you know!

    2. Re:Argh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "English" not "english", Mater Lover....

  11. This isn't UML, its a genealogy graph by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There's nothing UML about this, unless you consider a family history UML.

    I'm not sure how you can make a UML diagram out of a show. Maybe have actors (Ryan and Marissa), places (Bait Shop), and activities (comic book writing, romance).

  12. ambiguity by graf0z · · Score: 3, Funny
    Strange idea to use UML for documentation. I use it for jailing my gameservers.

    /graf0z.

  13. sad by clambake · · Score: 2, Funny

    The sad thing is, most UML I've seen used in IT tends to be unintentionally funny all by itself.

  14. Only one question .. What the heck is 'OC'? by talexb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Occasional Coward?
    Occluding Clot?
    Old Cow?
    Official Cap?
    Ontological Catalyst?
    Odd Couple?
    Off Center?
    Octagonal Crustacean?
    Outlying Cottage?
    Omnipotent Creature?
    Opposing Canine?
    Orthogonal Cusp?
    Original Catsup?
    Overwhelming Certainty?
    Outter Circumference?

    The only clue I have is the definite article that precedes 'OC' .. no periods. So what is it?

    1. Re:Only one question .. What the heck is 'OC'? by SirTalon42 · · Score: 1

      Its a TV show... now wish to go back to the good old days where it was just Over Clocking

    2. Re:Only one question .. What the heck is 'OC'? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Orange County. My girlfriend watches it. Of its genre, its one of the better shows. Kicks Dawson's Creek's lame-o, whiny, middle-class-white-kid ass, with its own particular brand of lame-o, whiny, middle-class-white-kids.

      And better jokes.

      And no-one called "Pacey"

  15. A challenge by YetAnotherAnonymousC · · Score: 3, Funny

    OK then. And excellent start. But I now hereby challenge someone to attempt a diagram for a *daytime* soap. Bonus points if it's Days of Our Lives and includes demonic possessions.

  16. Nothing by alan_dershowitz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    UML is so torturous that using it for fun is out of the question. It's useful, but it's also annoying to actually use :-(

  17. Re:Only one question .. Why the heck OC'? by xtermin8 · · Score: 1

    OC, the TV show on Fox, stands for Orange County, California. There's a link to it in the box next to the article. Its utter shite.

  18. Why ? by Vanieter · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought UML was meant as a punishment for misbehaving programmers - nobody it their right mind would use that for fun unless they're suits ... and even then ...

  19. Re:Only one question .. Why the heck OC'? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Catchy theme song though.

  20. Re:Only one question .. Why the heck OC'? by WhiteDragon · · Score: 1

    I've never watched the show, but I have always been bothered by the name. If it stands for Orange County, California, shouldn't it be OCC? And why the name 'The OC'? Nobody says, "I live in the Orange County".

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    Did you mount a military-grade, variable-focus MASER on an unlicensed artificial intelligence?
  21. Re:Only one question .. Why the heck OC'? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    In Germany the name is "O.C. California".