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memoriewhisperer · 4.8M views · 2008-10-05 · 2:31

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Overview

A Little Britain sketch featuring the 'Computer says no' catchphrase, in which a clerk refuses requests by deferring to her computer.

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HN uses it as a joke reference whenever software or algorithms rigidly deny people with no recourse.

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Stand-up & sketch comedy Satire & parody

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pixl97 · 2024-01 · Joke / meme
>A human can think outside the box in a way a `strcmp` can't. Computer says no [VIDEO] --- A human can do many things, but never underestimate the power of the system (Hello Moloch) to remove said creative abilities from humans. Also never underestimate how creatively stupid humans can be.
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pixl97 · 2024-01 · Joke / meme
Computer says no. [VIDEO] Computers don't argue. [LINK] ----- The problem here is you want to make a Moloch problem an individual problem... This doesn't always work, people will defer to the system and not take self responsibility, especially when the incentives align to defer.
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blitzar · 2023-11 · Reference
"Computer says no" is a catchphrase first used in the British sketch comedy television programme Little Britain in 2004. [VIDEO]
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