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@tim.aidley.com

One of the turn signals / indicators on our car needed its light changing, so I thought it would be a good idea to answer the old question: "How many Software Engineers does it take to change a light bulb?".

Tim Aidley

@tim.aidley.com

I'm happy to report that the answer is one. However, that's the answer to the wrong question.

Tim Aidley

@tim.aidley.com

The *real* question is: "How many times does the Software Engineer have to go to the auto parts store before he comes back with the correct light bulb?"

29/9/26, 3:36 am0 reposts3 likes

Tim Aidley

@tim.aidley.com

(The answer to that one is *four*)🫣

James Brown

@ancient.bsky.social

I had an indicator die, went into the first garage I saw. Having looked up the bulb type on my phone, I found a guy and asked him if they had one. There was sample board on the wall - like a poster showing all the different types of bulbs, but with actual bulbs slotted into it instead of pictures.

James Brown

@ancient.bsky.social

He plucked one out and said "like this?". I said yes, how much are they? "couple of bucks." We then looked at each other for a while until I realised he meant specifically that bulb, and exactly 2 dollars. Anyway, I paid him, it worked, everyone happy. I have no idea if he actually worked there.