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minus-squareroz@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·edit-22 days agoWe’ve all considered it
minus-squareIHeartBadCode@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 days agoOh yeah, but the thing that usually offsets the intrusive thoughts is a lot of courts treat this as the crime of “hurting rich people” which comes with like 30 years in pound you in the ass penitentiary.
minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoOh. Personally for me it’s code reviews that prevent me from doing it, but pound you in the ass penitentiary is a good motivation too
minus-squareWetBeardHairs@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoThe secret is get promoted to where you do the code reviews. Then just get too busy to do them reliably. Timebomb activated.
We’ve all considered it
Oh yeah, but the thing that usually offsets the intrusive thoughts is a lot of courts treat this as the crime of “hurting rich people” which comes with like 30 years in pound you in the ass penitentiary.
Oh. Personally for me it’s code reviews that prevent me from doing it, but pound you in the ass penitentiary is a good motivation too
The secret is get promoted to where you do the code reviews. Then just get too busy to do them reliably. Timebomb activated.