En god latter forlenger livet. – Sitat ukjent

Med denne posten vil jeg forhåpentligvis bidra til at du lever litt lengre – og det er jo en bra ting!

En gang i blandt får folk ideer som ikke er helt gjennomtenkt. Produktene på bildene under er av den typen.

Dette er antatt (morro er det uansett) til å være reelle vedlikeholdsklager fra US Air Force piloter, samt tilbakemeldingen fra vedlikeholdscrewet:

Problem:  "Left inside main tire almost needs replacement."
Solution: "Almost replaced left inside main tire." 

Problem:  "Test flight OK, except autoland very rough."
Solution: "Autoland not installed on this aircraft."

Problem #1:  "#2 Propeller seeping prop fluid."
Solution #1: "#2 Propeller seepage normal."
Problem #2:  "#1, #3, and #4 propellers lack normal seepage."

Problem:    "The autopilot doesn't."
Signed off: "IT DOES NOW."

Problem:  "Something loose in cockpit."
Solution: "Something tightened in cockpit."

Problem:  "Evidence of hydraulic leak on right main landing gear."
Solution: "Evidence removed."

Problem:  "DME volume unbelievably loud."
Solution: "Volume set to more believable level."

Problem:  "Dead bugs on windshield."
Solution: "Live bugs on order."

Problem:  "Autopilot in altitude hold mode produces a 200 fpm descent."
Solution: "Cannot reproduce problem on ground."

Problem:  "IFF inoperative."
Solution: "IFF always inoperative in OFF mode."

Problem:  "Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick."
Solution: "That's what they're there for."

Problem:  "Number three engine missing."
Solution: "Engine found on right wing after brief search."

Finnes mye morsomt i kildekoder og manualer. Her er et lite utdrag med de jeg synes er gode.

// Since this file is loaded on every page, and since
// I want the following function on every page, I'm going to
// cheat and include it here even though it has nothing to
// do with the other things in this file.
// If you don't like it, bite me!

* Single bit errors are detected and corrected
* Double bit errors are detected
* Undetected errors are ignored

// Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

The library routine names in the Playstation apparently were translated phonetically from Japanese to English. So it had documentation referring to a “clit index” instead of a CLUT index (Color LookUp Table index).

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