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Programming Prodigy Arfa Karim Passes Away At 16

quantr writes "Arfa Karim, child prodigy, youngest certified Microsoft Professional in the world and winner of the president’s Pride of Performance, breathed her last breath on Saturday night at the Combined Military Hospital in Lahore. Arfa had an epileptic attack on December 22 and had been in a coma since."

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  1. Re:Certified Microsoft Professional by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft certification: even a 9 year old can do it.

  2. Re:Certified Microsoft Professional by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Microsoft Certification: Harmful for Children

  3. Re:The first four comments are disgusting. by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 4, Funny

    My mom was trying to organize all 15+ grandchildren for a photo at my Grandmother's funeral. It's probably the first time we've all been together in a long time:

    Come on guys, get together, Grandma's only going to die once.

  4. Re:Why... by spintriae · · Score: 5, Funny

    She was waiting for Gentoo to finish compiling.

  5. Re:The first four comments are disgusting. by phantomfive · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know! I hate intolerant people!

    --
    "First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
  6. Re:Certified Microsoft Professional by 0137 · · Score: 5, Funny

    tell me about it, i was potty trained via flashcards and now i can't write an exam without pooping EVERYWHERE.

  7. Re:Reading the early comments... by AmiMoJo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google is great

    Now mod me up. Use Linux.

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    const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
    SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
  8. Re:Reading the early comments... by gnapster · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are you kidding? It was hilarious!