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[–] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You know, maybe we shouldn't be taking estimation advice from a 1980s science fiction movie that amounts to a systematic method of lying.

Yes, I've used it before. Yes, you can hopefully have everything average out in the end. Yes, project managers demand estimates. None of these are good reasons to back up how fundamentally flawed it is.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's called a joke. We're in a sub called "programmer humor." You must be fun at parties.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Except people take that seriously all the time.

I'm tons of fun at parties. Everybody loves seeing my collection of bottles from defunct soda companies.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ah, yes, my favorite activity at parties, looking at some weirdos trash collection.

[–] Codandchips@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Hey, if you're anywhere in the area, I've got fine collection of IKEA allen keys a