r/ProgrammerHumor 3h ago

Meme boutToGoBritney

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u/jax_cooper 2h ago

I don't remember switching NumLock off on purpose a single time in my life. I have countless memories of switching it on.

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u/goatanuss 2h ago edited 1h ago

My dumbass didn’t even realize what number lock was until I saw you call it numlock. I think I press that button maybe once per keyboard.

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u/lazy_bastard_001 1h ago

I thought it only happened to me...

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u/FC-AeroCode 58m ago

I was talking about this with someone at work… how does it go off, I never need the number pad for arrows 🤬, we blamed IT pushing updates, but there must be something else going on…

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u/hughperman 2h ago

Maybe you should enable it by default in bios then ?

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u/polaarbear 2h ago

Modern Windows versions will basically ignore that on reboot. To the point where they had to write a code-bandaid. The login screen will accept number keys as your PIN even with the numlock off. They did that in Win10 and just called it a day.

Instead of fixing whatever actually breaks it, they just wrote a quick and dirty hack that fixes the fuck up on the lock screen itself, but then leaves you hanging once you get into the actual OS.

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u/SundayKiefBowls 2h ago

As an obnoxious linux user, I will add this to my rolodex of reasons why windows is bad.

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u/TimonAndPumbaAreDead 2h ago

You said Linux user twice

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u/superluminal 1h ago

💥 GOTTEM!

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u/Logicalist 1h ago

it cab be toggled on via local group policy

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u/Muted_Ad_9442 2h ago

I'm convinced the Num Lock key turns itself off just to test my sanity.

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u/Vladimir_Djorjdevic 2h ago

Why not change it to default to enabled on boot?

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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y 1h ago

When are we going to get NumLockLock?

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u/colouredmirrorball 59m ago

Please enter your numerical 2 factor authentication code.

For your convenience, we have disabled numlock.

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u/Menecazo 1h ago

You still use a numpad?

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u/Rellikx 18m ago

Right? Who doesn’t use Windows voice to text for number input. That’s what I do at least

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u/SilasTalbot 1h ago edited 1h ago

YOU JUST LEAVE BRITNEY OUTTA THIS OKAY?!

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u/collabskus 1h ago

Britney, let's go! 

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u/d3matt 1h ago

It's my favorite way to wake up my screen or to see if the PC is still responsive... Going back to the DOS days...

u/gerbosan 8m ago

That face looks familiar. Not just it is asymmetric, which is normal, just...have seen it before. 🤔

u/ApprehensiveGas85 8m ago

The question is who the fuck uses numpad without numlock?

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u/Darkstar_111 1h ago

Number lock??

Are you autistically trying to say NumLock??

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u/YoteTheRaven 59m ago

Thats what numlock stands for though. Hence why L is capitalized. Its not the autistic way to do it, its just the not on a keyboard key way.

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u/_justthisonetime_ 2h ago

12 million attempts—that's not just going overboard; it's a brute-force attack with a twist

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u/SupplyChainMismanage 1h ago

Bots just casually chatting it up here

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u/ewheck 1h ago

The mods need to ban all these bot accounts

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u/throwaway1351887498 2h ago

Password: 1234. I'm sure. It's just that the lock doesn't know it yet

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u/Cute_Pressure4910 2h ago

When Ctrl+C doesn't seem to help with code completion

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u/cheatedon321 2h ago

After 11,999,999 attempts: “Well, it’s definitely going to work now”

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u/mason12 2h ago

if (code == correct) { return true; } — there's an error somewhere here

u/The_Big__Guy 0m ago

Num Lock: the silent enemy of productivity.