Post #1752622

2026-04-28 17:41 UTC

I recently posted this, but since it is #TerryPratchett Day, I'm reposting. If my text editor app @novelwriter@fosstodon.org crashes (Offler forbid), it will use one of the following Discworld error messages as the window title of the error dialog. 😁 🧙‍♀️

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@veronica@mastodon.online 2026-04-28 17:45

And yes, people have posted issue tickets on the code repo with text like this: > I got a "Divide by Cucumber error" ... 😊

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@veronica@mastodon.online 2026-04-28 18:11

Both the novelwriter website and my personal one has a custom .htaccess file, and I just tested if the server accepts custom header values set in it. It does! So now both websites set the X-Clacks-Overhead header. #GnuTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #XClacksOverhead

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@paulk@writing.exchange 2026-04-28 17:45

@veronica@mastodon.online LOVE IT!!!

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@anna@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-28 17:48

@veronica@mastodon.online this made me lol @novelwriter@fosstodon.org

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@hacknorris@mstdn.social 2026-04-28 17:55

@veronica@mastodon.online these ones reminded me of something i read as a kid lots of years ago lol. i think it was that but since last time i read it it was really years ago i'm unsure lol: https://archive.org/details/cyberiadfablesfo0000lems

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@McGargle@mastodon.social 2026-04-28 19:30

@veronica@mastodon.online @novelwriter@fosstodon.org Thank you for the nice coding and for reminding me! Ok, now I have to read again "Night Watch" and - of course - "Monstrous Regiment"! My favourites! Starting this evening! 😀

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@stufromoz@aus.social 2026-04-28 21:11

@veronica@mastodon.online @novelwriter@fosstodon.org have you included “needs more ants” in the selection?

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