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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do not accept the package! It will cause a segmentation fault!

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But we don't reall know until we look in the box

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago
if (packet != null) {
    ...
}
[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 75 points 4 days ago

This happens every time your [object Object] gets stolen

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Toribor@corndog.social 16 points 3 days ago

Your package is set to arrive between the hours of 0 and -2,147,483,647.

[–] troed@fedia.io 35 points 4 days ago

For some reason DHL managed to get a null-string into their system a few years back, which meant that any DHL shipments to me - no matter what the seller had entered - had "null" as the receiver in the system.

Everything else was fine, address and tracking numbers sent to me etc - but I did have a few interesting discussions at pickup locations that wanted to see identification matching the name in the system ...

[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 28 points 4 days ago (2 children)

DON'T OPEN THE BOX WHEN IT ARRIVES this is a keter class object, also don't move we're sending someone to help you

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

SCP Agent: What's in the box?

SCP Scientist: Nothing

SCP Agent: So, what's the big deal? Just open it. Or toss it out. I almost tripped on it and spilled my coffee...

SCP Scientist: You don't understand. Our measurements show that there's nothing in the box. It contains, or rather doesn't contain, a complete absence of space, time, and matter. It's a hole in the universe that is inexplicably cordoned off from the air in this room, and everything else in it, by a flimsy cardboard shell.

SCP Agent: ...

SCP Agent: Is that bad?

SCP Scientist: Very.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

“Soundwave… what is in the box?”

“Hatsune Miku. Hatsune Miku is in the box.”

“What is a Hatsune Miku?”

Soundwave’s Arch Nemesis

[–] NotADeer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

If it can be sent by mail it is probably not a Keter class object. Object class does not imply danger level

Tho if it randomly appears in mail it maybe is

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 31 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I would be terrified to open that box

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I would be terrified not to open that box too.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

i wouldn't risk getting sucked into a null hole

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 8 points 4 days ago

C'mon, we all end up at /dev/null eventually. Just don't gaze long into it or it might gaze into you.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

you’re worried about nothing

[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Yeah, the moment you look at it you may experience a null pointer exception

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

I used to work at a DVD store, and sometimes we'd get a huge box with a single DVD at the bottom, and a ton of those plastic bags full of air to cushion it. When one of those packages arrived, I'd loudly announce, "Thank god! Our air arrived!" Then I'd tear it open and we'd all gasp like we'd been holding our breaths waiting for it.

[–] chihuamaranian@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 days ago

"Customers who bought this also bought: VOID"

[–] tunetardis@piefed.ca 22 points 4 days ago

I hope you post an unboxing video. It could be exceptional…

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He’s a cute little fella…

[–] EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 days ago
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 3 days ago

Shipped to undefined

[–] Nebula@fedia.io 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You cannot grasp the true form of the product.

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[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago

software gore

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

packsge arrives

open box

NULL.

NullReferenceException. Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

[–] xoggy@programming.dev 9 points 4 days ago

UB must be Undefined Behavior.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago

Pack a bag, we need to be far away from here in the next 3 to 4 business days.... don't ask why just pack!

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Hello I would like to report an undefined behaviour

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 7 points 4 days ago
[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago

Imagine holding a null in your hand... hopefully they sent you only one, and not zero nulls, or worse... -1... and don't even get be started on imaginary nulls.

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Fuckin' love null

[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.vg 2 points 3 days ago

When you order an Optional

[–] percent 3 points 3 days ago

Congrats! Enjoy your null 🙂

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago

You can order whatever kind of callperson you want, we won't judge.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 4 days ago

Celebrate by ordering some none pizza with left beef.

[–] janonymous@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Perfect, please put it at the end of my bank account!

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Radiolab has an interesting episode about people having to deal with being considered "Null": https://radiolab.org/podcast/null

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago

Not very functional

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 3 points 4 days ago

So when the package arrives, how many pieces of faulty software needing to point at it will it be encircled by?

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

at least it wasn't my NaN. poor birds been dead for years.

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