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Back in my day the arrogant devs just used printer paper and a hand drawn sign saying "GO AWAY!" taped to the back of their chair.
by Kozmik1 1y ago
Back in my day the arrogant devs just used printer paper and a hand drawn sign saying "GO AWAY!" taped to the back of their chair.
- dylan604 1y agoMine was updated to "Go away, or I will replace you with a small shell script". I wish I could remember where I read that from for proper attribution.
- dizhn 1y agoMight have been the bible for how old that one is.
- vonmoltke 1y agoI remember that on a Thinkgeek (RIP) t-shirt.
- throwaway2037 1y agoWow, the Urban Dictionary entry is from 2003. Damn, that is older than I remember!
- CharlesW 1y agoIn my tribes, the universal "please don't bother me right now" sign has more typically been the wearing of over-the-ear headphones.
- voidUpdate 1y agoI wish I had the same tribes as you. People always come up to me when I'm wearing my headphones, even trying to get my attention in public
- gorjusborg 1y agoThere will always be migration between tribes and we welcome you.
- kstrauser 1y agoShortening a story I've told a thousand times: I went so far as to put a post-it note saying "I'M BUSY" on my headphones. The usual suspect came up to me and tapped me on the shoulder until I reacted, all so he could tell me, "hah, someone put a post-it note on your headphones!" If I didn't kill someone that day, it's unlikely that I ever would.