Off topic fun

Old classic: →

https://www.sudosatirical.com/articles/10-year-old-root-exploit-found-in-man-command/ This article claims that A 10-year old root exploit was found in the Unix “man” program – read the description and think how to react to this report. →

http://existentialcomics.com/comic/106 This comic references the Trolley Problem, and various other thought experiments. →

https://blog.toggl.com/world-created-programmer/ In the beginning, there was light and darkness and stack overflow, which is really just a combination of the two. In a shiny, new world made by a programmer… →

https://boingboing.net/2017/10/10/hippo-gets-a-pumpkin-for-a-hal.html?utm_content=buffer9f695&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Everyone loves Halloween, including the hippos at the i Zoo, because they get to chomp down on delicious pumpkins. Because hippo mouth was compared to press, here is bonus video: Hydraulic press vs pumpkin →

https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-classical-art-history-tweets-medieval-reactions/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=BPFacebook →

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2017/10/12/17-japanese-mascots-getting-stuck-things/  Japan has hundreds of mascots, or Yuru-chara, to promote companies, local culture, history or produce. It’s not an easy life, especially if you’re using public transport… but you might find some of the pictures of those occasions funny. →

http://mymodernmet.com/nikon-small-world-competition-2017/?utm_source=laughingsquid.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange_facebook Incredible set of fantastic photographs! →

https://www.boredpanda.com/famous-brand-logos-drawn-from-memory/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=cfm  Over 150 People Tried To Draw 10 Famous Logos From Memory, And The Results Are Hilarious →

https://blog.hackster.io/super-mario-brothers-on-an-oscilloscope-27ad27d5c34c Oscilloscopes are useful for diagnosing various electronics issues.Gameplay on oscilloscope screen can be seen in the video below, but there are artifacts in video due to the video camera and the game’s display not being in sync. →