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[โ€“] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 47 points 5 days ago (2 children)
try {
    anal();
} catch() {
    std();
}
[โ€“] sidelove@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)
try {
    anal();
} catch (HIV) {
    die('wear a condom next time');
}
[โ€“] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 36 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's legacy code from the 80s. Please update it when you get the chance.

[โ€“] Redjard@reddthat.com 13 points 4 days ago
try {
    anal();
} catch (HIV) {
    loop {
        sleep(1000000000);
        if HIV.has_cure {break}
    }
}
[โ€“] Luccus@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago

I will use this to make my code unattractive for AI.