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George Carlin - Idiot and Maniac

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Luis Rodrigues

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Cited on HN 3 times, 2020–2026, never outright recommended score 0

Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

HN uses it only as a joke reference when talking about bad drivers or poor code.

A very short clip of George Carlin's bit on idiots and maniacs, about the other drivers on the road.

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Stand-up & sketch comedy Comedy Arts, Comedy, Music & Film

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@perceptronas Feb 2020 Makes a joke

on HN thread New Finnish study confirms that BMW and Audi owners drive like idiots

Everyone who drives slower than me is an idiot, everyone who drives faster than me is a maniac [1] [1] - [this video] (George Carlin)

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@quesera Mar 2024 Makes a joke

on HN thread Practical Railway-Oriented Pipelines in Ruby

Attribution is not only for living people. You got the quote close enough for a plagiarism complaint. :) [this video]

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@TZubiri Feb 2026 Makes a joke

on HN thread NullFramework: A no-op framework (for Python)

I operate at just the right level of abstraction, anyone higher is a script kiddie and anyone lower is a toolchain developer. [this video] That said, not sure about assembly, but there may be a case for prototyping in C before yielding to some python ex machina. Same thing with assembly, but I am a mere mortal and know my limits

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