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I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Re: I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Post by mauvehaus »

satvikpendem wrote: post #16

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…

As both the guilty party behind "I no longer build software" and the keeper of some chickens, I'd just like to suggest that anyone who wants to get out of software strongly consider woodworking over becoming a chicken.

I still have all ten fingers.

For comparison, we have acquired fifteen chickens over the last two and a half years and now have five. We lost two to a bear that broke into the coop[0], turned an aggressive rooster into soup, and the rest to foxes. They mostly stay cooped up lately unless we're around :-/

EDITED TO ADD:

Oh yeah, I really do still write code from time to time!

https://github.com/longwalkwoodworking

[0] The coop now has an electric fence around it like some kind of cock-a-doodle-gulag.

Re: I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Post by jachee »

jl6 wrote: post #74
satvikpendem wrote: post #16

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 another wage-slave burnt out programmer casting off the yolk of bondage.

…after having been left a shell of their former self.

Re: I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Post by [deleted] »

satvikpendem wrote: post #16

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…

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Re: I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Post by snoot »

charles_f wrote: post #43

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…

Trigger Warning: may elicit images of graphic violence.

Although I agree with your general sentiment, I feel your comment should have been prefixed with a trigger warning. Use of the term ‘sunny-side’ is problematic and insensitive, particularly when used to describe children of chickens.

Re: I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Post by snoot »

kampsduac wrote: post #79

I was programming at home for my job last week and heard my free reigning chickens make a lot of noise. Went outside and saw a coyote with one of them in it's mouth. I chased it away. I'm sick of being in front of a screen all day, but grateful I don't have to worry about being killed by wild animals on a daily basis.

Do chickens actually worry about this?

Re: I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Post by cstejerean »

satvikpendem wrote: post #16

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…

It made me think of

Eat, Pray, Herd. How an I.T. Guy Found Career Happiness Owning 78 Camels https://www.wsj.com/articles/camel-herder-career-change-cana...

Re: I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Post by cm2187 »

charles_f wrote: post #43

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…

Or to quote Wellington (accused of being irish), being born in a stable doesn’t make you a horse.

Re: I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Post by cgh »

saghm wrote: post #78
charles_f wrote: post #43

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…

On the other hand, learning to talk like a duck and walk like a duck does quality a programmer to identify as a duck, provided they work in Python.

The code in the article is Javascript, written by a chicken and I feel there’s a lesson there somewhere.

Re: I quit my programmer job to become a chicken

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Post by corysama »

yojo wrote: post #58
teraflop wrote: post #9

For those who would like a slightly more technical overview of this subject, I can recommend this research paper: https://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf

It looks like TFA uses some diagrams from that pdf without attribution. I get that we’re firmly in the realm of absurdity, but it still feels… cheep

Cheep. Cheep.

Cheep cheep cheep.

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