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Torchlight

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35. Sorry, teacher! The computer ate my homework.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 08:13 AM

Aug 7

Translation: Screw the truth as long as we have a meritless excuse ready to pull out of our pockets that our idiot base will subscribe to.

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Library of Congress blames "coding error" for missing sections of online Constitution [View all] pnwmom Aug 6 OP

I was gonna ask how many times has this error occurred before this adm but I'm guessing, never Deuxcents Aug 6 #1

Who's doing the coding? Is it one of Eloon's flying monkeys? jls4561 Aug 6 #2

Why are they recoding the Constitution anyway C_U_L8R Aug 6 #3

They're not. It was all bullshit. Ray Bruns Aug 7 #34

Bovine Excrement! Pas-de-Calais Aug 6 #4

Just horrifying quaint Aug 6 #5

That was their trial balloon BumRushDaShow Aug 6 #6

Yep. They wanted to see how quickly people would spot it, and how much they'd object. highplainsdem Aug 6 #8

Am waiting for their attempt BumRushDaShow Aug 6 #13

Bingo Hekate Aug 6 #21

Who was "they?" Baitball Blogger Aug 7 #29

These federal websites are generally done by contractors BumRushDaShow Aug 7 #30

Yeah, those pesky [p] tags. Qutzupalotl Aug 6 #7

No one I saw commenting on this, on Bluesky, believes it was a coding error. highplainsdem Aug 6 #9

Doesn't seem LIKELY it's a 'coding error.' elleng Aug 7 #26

I suspect Diraven Aug 6 #10

Not a coding error. It's a feature from DOGE allowing remote editing of the Constitution. Ford_Prefect Aug 6 #11

UNLIKELY ANYTHING 'allowing remote editing of the Constitution,' imo. elleng Aug 7 #27

Yes and no DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 6 #12

Would it make sense for a coding error to happen to a fixed document on a site that hasn't been updated? nt pnwmom Aug 6 #18

Sure DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 6 #19

But why would they need to change any of the code for a document that hasn't changed? pnwmom Aug 6 #23

Because computer code is constantly being updated DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 7 #31

An obvious lie. spudspud Aug 6 #14

Trump prolly banned the Dewey Decimal system ToxMarz Aug 6 #15

Im sure itll be back in a couple of weeks. Hornedfrog2000 Aug 6 #16

BS ! Most computers only do what they are programmed to do. republianmushroom Aug 6 #17

Bullsh*t!!! Metaphorical Aug 6 #20

sure, bro Skittles Aug 6 #22

That makes absolutely no sense. Nonetheless, I'm glad they fixed it. nt SunSeeker Aug 6 #24

No worries. The current NAZI regime is deleting the entire Constitution as we speak. AZ8theist Aug 7 #25

Read the ststed cause to my programmer wife Old Crank Aug 7 #28

This Constitution glitch is hysterically blown out of proportions TomWilm Aug 7 #32

What a load of gobbledy-gook-- just technical nonsense. I can't tell if you are serious or not. LymphocyteLover Aug 8 #40

Not my gobbledy-gook, but it gave some kind of explenation ... TomWilm Aug 8 #41

OK, thanks. Just a very weird and disturbing coincidence. LymphocyteLover Aug 8 #42

Horse hockey! Oopsie Daisy Aug 7 #33

Sorry, teacher! The computer ate my homework. Torchlight Aug 7 #35

Funny, it just so happens to be some of the sections of the Constitution that this administration is violating. lark Aug 7 #36

Then what about all the even more hated amendments? TomWilm Aug 7 #38

He hasn't acknowledged breaking those yet so no revisions until he's ready? lark Aug 8 #39

IF the alleged changes in the Constitution was planned ... TomWilm Aug 8 #43

Even in these days and times... Paladin Aug 7 #37