| BinGOs | it was someone asking for help with *python* man-in-the-middle script in a Perl channel. |
| BinGOs | persistently |
| rcsheets | why can't they figure out we're all about COBOL in here? :( |
| BinGOs | Nah, Metallica |
| dngor | rcsheets: They seem to be skipping the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. |
| rcsheets | dngor: kids these days, always skimming |
| pcard | rcsheets: LOL |
| dngor | I would give him the cliffs notes to the channel, but I'm from a very flat region. |
| pcard | rcsheets: I remember someone once coming in to this channel asking how to port a Perl program into Cobol |
| rcsheets | D: |
| Mimisbrunnr | bwahahaha |
| Mimisbrunnr | really? |
| pcard | yes |
| rcsheets | that's... that's... horrid |
| rcsheets | maybe they were off their medication |
| pcard | heh |
| Mimisbrunnr | that's like asking to port a GUI to an adding machine |
| BinGOs | I am so glad all the drugs, alcohol and therapy have managed to destroy all my memories of COBOL |
| rcsheets | i need to implement a restful web app on my abacus |
| pcard | Mimisbrunnr: lol |
| Mimisbrunnr | rcsheets: it could be done - but we will need a lot of booze |
| Mimisbrunnr | get me drunk enough, I'll program on anything |
| Mimisbrunnr | including your cat |
| rcsheets | Mimisbrunnr: can we do the booze part without the COBOL/abacus/etc? |
| pcard | BinGOs: indeed.... I did Cobol way back, and it's not something I care to go back to |
| BinGOs | Though I do still shudder subconsciously whilst watching BSG |
| pcard | BinGOs: the original or the newer one? |
| Mimisbrunnr | rcsheets - deal |
| BinGOs | Whenever they go on about the gods of COBOL. |
| Mimisbrunnr | Ya R’lyeh! COBOL fhtagn! |
| ZadYree | Huh? what does @array[$arg] mean in p5? |
| pcard | it's an array slice |
| pcard | or a slice of pie |
| pcard | one of those |
| rcsheets | mmm |
| anno | a warnable offence |
| rcsheets | array slice, a la mode |
| pcard | for pie? |
| pcard | warn if pie; ? |
| ZadYree | heh |
| pcard | oh I see |
| pcard | warn "Pie's done!" if defined $pie; |
| Mimisbrunnr | pcard: never warn if pie; rejoice if pie |
| pcard | ah |
| szr | say "mmmmm, pie!" |
| rcsheets | well, warning when it's done could make sense, inasmuch as you don't want to burn it |
| pcard | rcsheets: yeah, like bell/beeper on an oven |
| rcsheets | yes |
| rcsheets | then the rejoice would be triggered when it's cool enough to eat |
| Mimisbrunnr | sleep until ( $pie eq 'done' ); |
| pcard | it's still up to the baker to actually turn off the oven and remove the pie |
| Mimisbrunnr | hrmm, wait no, I would never wake up |
| pcard | Mimisbrunnr: there you go |
| pcard | aww |
| pcard | doh |