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1. breppp+(OP)
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2025-06-14 06:50:55
Reminds of the story of Major Major from Catch 22 who was promoted due to a computer bug to the rank of Major and outranked everyone in flight school
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2. nimish+Im1
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2025-06-15 01:19:01
>>breppp+(OP)
Iirc it was due to a literal computer finding it funny, back when computer was a job title and not a machine.
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2025-06-15 04:25:34
>>nimish+Im1
“Actually, Major Major had been promoted by an I.B.M. machine with a sense of humor almost as keen as his father’s.”
Apparently not!
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