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title: "[OT]Geeky political joke"
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canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/11/5/otgeeky-political-joke.html"
published: "2004-11-05T23:15:00"
updated: "2004-11-05T23:15:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "The past few days have proven that \"certain death\" is just a term. Yasser Arafat is still alive, or isn't he? I guess that gives a new meaning to the term \" Non-deterministic finalization \" OK. don't shoot the geek for…"
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# \[OT\]Geeky political joke

By Roy Osherove November 5, 2004 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published November 5, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

The past few days have proven that "certain death" is just a term. Yasser Arafat is still alive, or isn't he? I guess that gives a new meaning to the term "_[Non-deterministic finalization](http://www.fawcette.com/vsm/2003_04/magazine/columns/desktopdeveloper/default_pf.aspx)_"

OK. don't shoot the geek for a bad joke.

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