Ministry of Silly Walks
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mostly dropped in as a joke or a cultural reference when a thread touches on bureaucracy or walking.
What it is
The classic Monty Python sketch 'The Ministry of Silly Walks', in which a civil servant applies for a grant to develop his silly walk. It is a short, absurdist British comedy clip.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2021 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Cites YeGoblynQueenne · 2021-07 · on “Deep reinforcement learning is a waste of time (2019)”
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