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What Monty Python Teaches Us About Computing

Posted by Soulskill on from the on-second-thought-let's-not-go-there dept.

Esther Schindler writes "Does the computer industry seem just a little too strange? Never fear: Monty Python encapsulated several nuggets of wisdom years ago that summarize exactly what is behind the sometimes-tawdry behavior of vendors, the open source community, and marketing departments."

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  1. OK, if you want to be normal... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    OK, if you want to be normal, step 1: stop quoting Python flicks.

    Normalcy aside, that stuff was mildly amusing the first time if you could get past the accents.

    I mean, really, what does all the Python referencing in the geek community prove other than "I'm one of you", which is supposed to be the opposite of... oh fuck it. It's a waste of time.

    Oh and blah, blah, blah geek card. Fuck that too.

  2. When my interview for a job involved Monty Python by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When my interview for a job involved Monty Python humour I should have known it was doomed...

    It's fun to joke and reminisce great Monty Python skits and jokes, but when your supervisor's mind isn't on it should be a warning. The job lasted only two weeks - he was a complete flake, changing mind on specs and ideas almost daily and a 200% turnover before the upper management decided the problem wasn't the worker bees, but their manager. Some solace that was.

    Still love MP, but work is work and when someone wants to just joke around be wary - your probably missing something important and the jokes may be a cover-up.

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  3. He! Internetz!!1(eleven) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I made a MP reference! Now you HAVE to talk about my blog posting that,apart from some lame puns, is just lacking of anything worthwhile, new or insightful.

    But the title made it go to /. so it has to be good? RIGHT?

  4. It's by donotlizard · · Score: 4, Insightful

    a stretch. I'm sure TFA's author has run out of ideas. Next week he may compare computing to The Simpsons. Doh!

  5. A: Nothing by swanzilla · · Score: 4, Insightful

    However, a post containing both "Monty Python" and "Computing" very well may make the front page on ./.

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  6. Bible codeish by paiute · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As much as I like Monty Python, their body of work is large enough that you can find support for any idea, ideology, hypothesis, etc. buried therein. It is like the people who comb the Bible for its prediction of 9/11 events.

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