Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
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Programming
Psychology
Crime
A 2003 quiz attempts to guess whether a person is a programming language inventor or a serial killer based on their profile, sparking curiosity and some personal connections among commenters.
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Sep 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM EDT
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WalterBright
4 months ago
3 repliesI kept waiting for my picture to pop up ...
amirhirsch
4 months ago
Which are you?
rolph
4 months ago
#6 looks a lot like son of sam
dullcrisp
4 months ago
You have to turn yourself in first.
ceejayoz
4 months ago
Thought this might be about Hans Reiser for a minute.
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