A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Damn Code Hippies

If there’s one thing I like on a programmer more than a scraggly beard, it’s got to be a geeky tattoo. I’ll leave this code tattoo’s function as an in joke, but it was done by Brandon at High Priestess Piercing and Tattoo in Corvallis, Oregon.

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Comments

84 responses to “Damn Code Hippies”

  1. snoogans Avatar
    snoogans

    i tried to get there… havent’ had nearly enough experience with programming to figure it all out.

  2. infernalmachine Avatar
    infernalmachine

    it’ll be funnier in 25 years when nobody uses C to program any more.

  3. infernalmachine Avatar
    infernalmachine

    it’ll be funnier in 25 years when nobody uses C to program any more.

  4. infernalmachine Avatar
    infernalmachine

    it’ll be funnier in 25 years when nobody uses C to program any more.

  5. wipebloodwithblood Avatar
    wipebloodwithblood

    i agree with infernalmachine

  6. wipebloodwithblood Avatar
    wipebloodwithblood

    i agree with infernalmachine

  7. wipebloodwithblood Avatar
    wipebloodwithblood

    i agree with infernalmachine

  8. dannzilla Avatar
    dannzilla

    yay! I took this picture!

  9. dannzilla Avatar
    dannzilla

    yay! I took this picture!

  10. dannzilla Avatar
    dannzilla

    yay! I took this picture!

  11. coder Avatar
    coder

    It sucks to have a code tattoo with a bug.

    If it is C, then then the main method signature is wrong and it won’t compile:

    “void main()” should be “int main(void)”.

    However, in wonky C++ it might be OK, at least for MSFT C++ except that the printf function is undefined. He needs “#include ” at line 1.

    Also, there’s no good reason that i should be a global variable.

    #include
    #define iamnot i=0
    #define igrow i++

    void main()
    {
    int i;
    char a[5] = “Hate”;
    for( iamnot; i>1+1)*.92+92;
    }
    a[1]-=3;
    printf(“%s\n”,a);
    }

    % gcc -o hippy hippy.c
    % ./hippy
    love

  12. coder Avatar
    coder

    It sucks to have a code tattoo with a bug.

    If it is C, then then the main method signature is wrong and it won’t compile:

    “void main()” should be “int main(void)”.

    However, in wonky C++ it might be OK, at least for MSFT C++ except that the printf function is undefined. He needs “#include ” at line 1.

    Also, there’s no good reason that i should be a global variable.

    #include
    #define iamnot i=0
    #define igrow i++

    void main()
    {
    int i;
    char a[5] = “Hate”;
    for( iamnot; i>1+1)*.92+92;
    }
    a[1]-=3;
    printf(“%s\n”,a);
    }

    % gcc -o hippy hippy.c
    % ./hippy
    love

  13. coder Avatar
    coder

    It sucks to have a code tattoo with a bug.

    If it is C, then then the main method signature is wrong and it won’t compile:

    “void main()” should be “int main(void)”.

    However, in wonky C++ it might be OK, at least for MSFT C++ except that the printf function is undefined. He needs “#include ” at line 1.

    Also, there’s no good reason that i should be a global variable.

    #include
    #define iamnot i=0
    #define igrow i++

    void main()
    {
    int i;
    char a[5] = “Hate”;
    for( iamnot; i>1+1)*.92+92;
    }
    a[1]-=3;
    printf(“%s\n”,a);
    }

    % gcc -o hippy hippy.c
    % ./hippy
    love

  14. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Compiles fine for me, both ways :).

  15. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Compiles fine for me, both ways :).

  16. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Compiles fine for me, both ways :).

  17. jenny Avatar

    I also agree with infernalmachine. I was going to ask my mom what it said but I was afraid it was something dirty.

  18. jenny Avatar

    I also agree with infernalmachine. I was going to ask my mom what it said but I was afraid it was something dirty.

  19. jenny Avatar

    I also agree with infernalmachine. I was going to ask my mom what it said but I was afraid it was something dirty.

  20. Kelly Avatar
    Kelly

    haha.
    yep this is geeky.
    but super creative!

  21. Kelly Avatar
    Kelly

    haha.
    yep this is geeky.
    but super creative!

  22. Kelly Avatar
    Kelly

    haha.
    yep this is geeky.
    but super creative!

  23. Wicked357 Avatar

    I have to agree with coder here, you are missing the #include preprocessor and “stdio.h” to use printf. I don’t know what compiler you are using to have no issue with that. The tattoo is creative to say the least and it would be a good idea if you are into that kind of geeky stuff, but there are a few ?’s about what you have going on when you thought of making i global and using void main instead of int main(void) as stated before. Other than that good job you get A+ for creativity but you get a C- for coding. 🙂

  24. Wicked357 Avatar

    I have to agree with coder here, you are missing the #include preprocessor and “stdio.h” to use printf. I don’t know what compiler you are using to have no issue with that. The tattoo is creative to say the least and it would be a good idea if you are into that kind of geeky stuff, but there are a few ?’s about what you have going on when you thought of making i global and using void main instead of int main(void) as stated before. Other than that good job you get A+ for creativity but you get a C- for coding. 🙂

  25. Wicked357 Avatar

    I have to agree with coder here, you are missing the #include preprocessor and “stdio.h” to use printf. I don’t know what compiler you are using to have no issue with that. The tattoo is creative to say the least and it would be a good idea if you are into that kind of geeky stuff, but there are a few ?’s about what you have going on when you thought of making i global and using void main instead of int main(void) as stated before. Other than that good job you get A+ for creativity but you get a C- for coding. 🙂

  26. Chaz Avatar
    Chaz

    Just serialize the entire executive onto his arm encoded with dots. Lucky hate and love both end with e, otherwise i<=4 would make no sense 😛

  27. Chaz Avatar
    Chaz

    Just serialize the entire executive onto his arm encoded with dots. Lucky hate and love both end with e, otherwise i<=4 would make no sense 😛

  28. Chaz Avatar
    Chaz

    Just serialize the entire executive onto his arm encoded with dots. Lucky hate and love both end with e, otherwise i<=4 would make no sense 😛

  29. c++ nube Avatar
    c++ nube

    i typed this and got LOVE.

    #include “stdafx.h”
    #include
    #define iamnot i=0
    #define igrow i++
    int i;
    int main(int argc, char* argv[])
    {
    char a[5] = “Hate”;
    for ( iamnot; i >1+1)*.92+92-(i==1?3:0);
    }
    printf(“%s\n”, a);
    }

  30. c++ nube Avatar
    c++ nube

    i typed this and got LOVE.

    #include “stdafx.h”
    #include
    #define iamnot i=0
    #define igrow i++
    int i;
    int main(int argc, char* argv[])
    {
    char a[5] = “Hate”;
    for ( iamnot; i >1+1)*.92+92-(i==1?3:0);
    }
    printf(“%s\n”, a);
    }

  31. c++ nube Avatar
    c++ nube

    i typed this and got LOVE.

    #include “stdafx.h”
    #include
    #define iamnot i=0
    #define igrow i++
    int i;
    int main(int argc, char* argv[])
    {
    char a[5] = “Hate”;
    for ( iamnot; i >1+1)*.92+92-(i==1?3:0);
    }
    printf(“%s\n”, a);
    }

  32. Ryke Beever Avatar
    Ryke Beever

    I was just wondering what coding language the original code on the tattoo is written in

  33. Ryke Beever Avatar
    Ryke Beever

    I was just wondering what coding language the original code on the tattoo is written in

  34. Ryke Beever Avatar
    Ryke Beever

    I was just wondering what coding language the original code on the tattoo is written in

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