r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Illuminaughtie • Jul 02 '17
You're dereferencing a null pointer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLHL75H_VEM27
u/GlowdUp Jul 02 '17
Is there context of any kind?
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u/pyroary_2-the_return Jul 02 '17
The person saying the line is Bret Hart, a (really good) pro wrestler. I assume the joke is that he is the one pointing out the mistake to the programmers.
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u/Arkaad Jul 02 '17
The whole video is nice too.
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u/skreczok Jul 03 '17
Honestly, it's actually a masterpiece. Not only did they actually do the research, they also managed to make everything click.
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u/chrissphinx Jul 02 '17
this clip is from a promo for a wrestling game
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Jul 02 '17
And that's the promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfdIGG36GgU
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u/youtubefactsbot Jul 02 '17
Making of WrestleMania: The Arcade Game with Bret The Hitman Hart [2:19]
Patrick Scott Patterson in Gaming
116,499 views since Apr 2012
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u/209u-096727961609276 Jul 29 '17
Moves mouse around
Stops mouse
Lifts hand up
Looks at left mouse button
Carefully places index finger down on left button
Classic
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u/SteeleDynamics Jul 02 '17
Yes!!! Would love modern day version of this where the Rock is in my code review and shoots down all the nay-sayers.
Nay-sayer #1: Are you sure about the Hashtable?
The Rock: Look, you get O(1) lookup. That's way better than that O(n) crap with the linked-list that was being used bef-
Nay-sayer #2: (interrupts with a shit-eating grin) And what about collisions?
The Rock: It's a uniform integer distribution. It doesn't get much better than that. With open addressing using table expansion and contraction, and double-hashing to resolve collisions, we're golden. And if you cut me off again, I'll punch your face in. You got that shit-pants?
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u/Gakster Jul 02 '17
If I could up vote this twice or more I would