October 29th, 2009
A Physicist, an engineer, and a statistician
An old joke:
A physicist, an engineer, and a statistician are out hunting. Suddenly, a deer appears 50 yards away.
The physicist does some basic ballistic calculations, assuming a vacuum, lifts his rifle to a specific angle, and shoots. The bullet lands 5 yards short.
The engineer adds a fudge factor for air resistance, lifts his rifle slightly higher, and shoots. The bullet lands 5 yards long.
The statistician yells, “We got him!”
Elbog wrote,
So, what would a computer programmer have done?
(smirk)
Link | October 29th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Tom wrote,
Gone for coffee while the physicist, engineer, and statistician defined the requirements.
Link | October 29th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Wifey (aka mum) wrote,
The real programmer would go get a Jolt cola, a bag of Doritos, and download his favorite game to play.. (which is what I have observed in my x+y years of marriage to said professional).
Link | October 29th, 2009 at 8:20 pm