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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

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Work Smarter Not Harder

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1 year ago 23.7K views 0 shares
Work Smarter Not Harder
The perfect collision of mathematics and internet culture! Someone posts what appears to be a flag made of tiny emoji, demanding people "stand for this flag or get out." Another user asks if this is "1575 twerking among us crewmates" which prompts the original poster to ask if they actually counted all the emojis. Then comes the mathematical mic drop: "he probably multiplied the x axis by the y axis." Pure genius! Instead of painstakingly counting hundreds of tiny icons, just use basic dimensional analysis. The final comment of regret perfectly captures that moment when you realize you've been working unnecessarily hard instead of working smart. Classic example of computational efficiency versus brute force methods!

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