#EngineeringHumor

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2025-06-03

โœจ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ Behold, the magical land where jellyfish ๐Ÿฆ‘ (yes, really) conjure insights from MCP like wizards pulling rabbits from hats! ๐Ÿคนโ€โ™‚๏ธ Spoiler alert: it's mostly about AI tools patting themselves on the back for "impacting" a bunch of engineers who were probably fine without them. ๐Ÿฅฑ๐ŸŽฉ
jellyfish.co/blog/how-ably-mak

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2025-05-31

๐Ÿšจ BREAKING: A developer just spent 7 minutes comparing two AI models ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ†š๐Ÿค–, revealing earth-shattering insights like "one is faster" and "the other is cheaper." ๐Ÿ’ธ Because nothing excites engineers more than a riveting deep dive into which chatbot can follow instructions better! ๐Ÿ˜‚
forgecode.dev/blog/claude-sonn

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2025-04-17

๐Ÿš€๐ŸŽฉ Oh, the marvels of modern engineering: turn a 30-minute ordeal into a leisurely 2-minute sprint by lugging around a mere thousand crates. Because nothing screams like adding weight to your sinking ship! โฑ๏ธ๐Ÿ›ณ๏ธ
feldera.com/blog/cutting-down-

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2025-03-08

๐Ÿšง๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Oh no, the unstoppable force known as the German language has struck again! Apparently, when your app's metaphor is a speed bump, German gives you *eighteen* different ways to crash and burn your website ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜…. Sure, blame the entire linguistic history of Germany for your inability to handle long words, that's sound engineering! ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ๐Ÿ”จ
speedbumpapp.com/en/blog/germa

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2025-03-04

๐ŸŒช๏ธ Ah, the "Imaginary Engineer," where we delve into the fever dreams of Karl Hans Janke, who proves that doodling rocket ships on napkins is apparently a pathway to... nowhere. ๐Ÿš€ Why bother with actual engineering when you can just imagine it all? ๐Ÿคฏ
cabinetmagazine.org/issues/29/

2024-07-26

Remember, two fer-wrongs don't make a ferrite.

#EE #engineeringhumor #engineering

Stefano Marinellistefano@bsd.cafe
2024-07-24

While I was in this store yesterday, I heard the clerks complaining that the air conditioner 'doesn't work' because, even though it was blowing cold air, the room kept getting warmer. I wonder why...

#EngineeringHumor #DIYDisaster #AIrConditioningFail #ThermodynamicsGoneWrong

In a retail space, a portable air conditioner is absurdly set up with its exhaust hose pointing upwards into the ceiling, likely creating a closed loop that defeats its purpose. Surrounded by neatly hung belts and a plant above, this counterproductive arrangement will generate more heat than cold, ironically working against its intended cooling function.
This setup indeed contradicts the basic principles of thermodynamics and air conditioning efficiency. By venting the hot air into what appears to be an enclosed space above, the unit is essentially recirculating the heat it's trying to remove, potentially making the room warmer rather than cooler. It's a prime example of a solution that, while creative, is fundamentally flawed in its execution.
2023-11-05

@keelan

What I love about this is that the designers knew this joke would be mostly hidden and when/if exposed, would then only be appreciated by a tiny subset of those that did see it.

#HiddenHumor
#Clever
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