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I wonder if this is a parody of all those comments/articles about quitting programming to go into carpentry, or woodworking, or farming, etc. I no longer build software - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24541964 Why software engineers like woodworking - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31687378 Death of a Programmer, Life of a Farmer - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9492110 --- The author also has some…
Just a reminder that classic joke: "Why did the chicken cross the road?" "To get to the other side!" Is not just a stupid anti-joke about crossing the road, it is a dark joke about a chicken going to the other side of life (death).
Also, in the mid 1800s, crossing a road wouldn’t pose any danger to a chicken. A railroad track - yes, a factory floor - sure, but a road? Used mostly for foot or carriage traffic? No danger whatsoever - a chicken can move more than fast enough to get out of the way of even a quickly driven carriage.
Third, and most importantly, it was a common minstrel show line, and minstrel shows were filled with anti-humor.
Sometimes the easiest and most obvious answer is actually the right one.
Pretending you became a chicken because you're now performing a few chicken-like sounds is plain wrong, an insult to the poultry community.
> Bwok bwok bwok, puk puk pukaaak! Cluckity cluck cluck, puk puk pukaaak! Bwwwaaaaaaaaaak!
I know many engineers who would love to become chickens. But they also have responsibilities. They can’t just drop everything and commit to the faunamorphosis. Not to mention that faunamorphosis costs so much that pretty much only FAANG salaried folks can go through with their chicken dream -- and especially now in this economy.
Those chicken diagrams got a legitimate smile and chuckle out of me though. Thanks for the day brightener!!
Reminded me a bit of this "Microservices" youtube sketch which also includes a surreal architecture diagram (and is very funny):
This c̶l̶i̶c̶k̶chickbait article fails to answer the question on why the programmer crossed the road to become a chicken, and whether they went from programmer → egg → chicken, or just programmer → chicken.
I really did not expect to learn anything here, of all places.
This c̶l̶i̶c̶k̶chickbait article fails to answer the question on why the programmer crossed the road to become a chicken, and whether they went from programmer → egg → chicken, or just programmer → chicken.
I think he addressed it right in this excerpt! > Cluckity cluck Cluck-cluck-cluck Bwak pukaaak Bwak Cluck. Cluck-a-buh-gawk Bwak Waaak Bok Waaak Cluck-cluck-cluck. Cluckity Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Learning how to speak chicken is not becoming a chicken. That's a frequent misconception that borders cultural appropriation. Chickens aren't just about a few bock-bock and cockle-doodle-doos. They have a rich set of physical expressions as well (flap flaps, head kicks, grating the soil, etc) and a vibrant culture that is transmitted between generations. Their philosophy on death and their capacity to always see life…
