LEAP‑YEAR BUG IN THE PRESSURE COOKER

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Data: 29/02/2000 14:07

De: José "Zé das Couves" <ze_das_couves@cjb.net>

Para: Pablo Murad

Assunto: Leap‑year bug in the pressure cooker


Hi Pablo,

    Today, 02/29, my pressure cooker decided to update its calendar.
    It jumped straight to 02/30 and cooked an impossible batch of beans.

    Flavor: bureaucracy with a gentle hint of rubber stamp.
    Texture: like chewing a form in triplicate.

    I tried to complain and it went "pshhh" in the tone of an audit.

    Proposed fix:
    - Insert a crouton into the system clock.
    - Say three Hail Patch Notes to Saint Release Candidate.

    If tomorrow becomes 02/31, I'm declaring a municipal holiday in the kitchen.

    Timefully yours,
    Zé das Couves