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Code Monkey Like Fritos
Greyjack writes "Jonathan Coulton's latest song in his thing-a-week series, Code Monkey, is an anthem for under-appreciated developers everywhere. From the song: 'Code Monkey get up get coffee / Code Monkey go to job / Code monkey have boring meeting, with boring manager Rob / Rob say Code Monkey very diligent / But his output stink / His code not functional or elegant / What do Code Monkey think?' Like virtually everything he does, he's released it under a Creative Commons license -- go forth, download, and share the goodness!" Update: 04/23 19:23 GMT by SM: Several users have also provided a torrent.
Back to work tomorrow after nice long Easter break - thanx for posting this Scuttle. ;)
Its going on my playlist in the morning
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CodeMonkey insert RootKit into corporate software installer.. give credit to Rob.
/* * pope1 */
Robert Frost (though you're dead), watch out. This guy knows how to rhyme.
Does God treat us as servants or friends? Check my homepage.
Rob say Code Monkey very diligent
:(
:D
but his output stink
his code not functional or elegant
what do Code Monkey think
Code Monkey think maybe manager oughta write goddamn login page himself
I listened to this song just as I was reviewing my login page code for a project that's behind schedule
At least now I have a cool song to rock out to while I check my project into cvs
I *AM* a caveman coder, you insensitive clod!
Though ironically, I'm the one at work who gripes about a lack funtionality and elegance...
Do not confuse "Freedom of Choice" with "Free Will".
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I think the slashdot monkey poo has killed the server
Girls and frito breath aren't fond of each other.
Guy creates song and distributes it for free. Slashdot picks it up. People post their reactions. Many will be happy, but some will invariably complain about some aspect of the song or about the Creative Commons license or about singing in general.
I think how you react to a work of art that someone has made available for free is a good litmus test of your outlook on life.
Read the EFF's Fair Use FAQ
PUT UP A TORRENT! Linking to an mp3 off slashdot is a surefire way to kill a man's hosting.
Some mods are deaf, you insensitive clod!
http://outcampaign.org/
http://www.jonathancoulton.com.nyud.net:8090/mp3/C ode%20Monkey.mp3
Okay, Mister I'm-pissed-off-because-my-sense-of-humour-has-gon
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
http://data.coolnicks.co.uk/Code Monkey.mp3
My God, a Creative Commons song that's actually good. And makes fun of a fat computer programmer. I love it.
Slashdot has obviously been replaced by bizaro-Slashdot. I won't be able to relax until this story has been duped three times.
Since Allen Ginsberg wrote "Birdbrain"
I've been a fan of Jonathan Coulton for a while now. He's got dozens of songs freely available on his web site, but here are a few of the ones that I think /.ers might particularly like:
"Better"
"Skullcrusher Mountain"
"Gambler's Prayer"
"Re Your Brains"
Enjoy.
We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are.
-- Anais Nin
ScuttleMonkey get up get coffee
ScuttleMonkey go to slashdot
ScuttleMonkey have boring meeting, with boring Cowboy Neal
Neal say ScuttleMonkey very diligent
But his link stink
His link not functional or elegant
as the link have been slashdott (ed)?
everyone downmodding this post will be prosecuted for reading my post without first buying a license!!!
If you like this, be sure to check out his thing-a-week podcast. More of the same type stuff. If you're already into podcasting, odds are that you've heard several of his songs already.
http://static.thepiratebay.org/hashtorrent/3474917 .torrent/Code_Monkey.mp3.3474917.TPB.torrent
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Code Monkey
by Jonathan Coulton
Code Monkey get up, get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
Code Monkey have boring meeting
With boring manager Rob
Rob say Code Monkey very diligent
But his output stink
His code not functional or elegant
What do Code Monkey think?
Code Monkey think maybe manager want to write goddamn login page himself
Code Monkey not say it out loud
Code Monkey not crazy, just proud
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
Big, warm, fuzzy, secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey hang around at front desk
Tell you sweater look nice
Code Monkey offer buy you soda
Bring you cup, bring you ice
You say no thank you for the soda, cuz
Soda make you fat
Anyway you busy with the telephone
No time for chat
Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle
He sit down pretend to work
Code Monkey not thinking so straight
Code Monkey not feeling so great
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
Big, warm, fuzzy, secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you... a lot
Code Monkey have every reason
To get out this place
Code Monkey just keep on working
See a soft pretty face
Much rather wake up eat a coffee cake
Take bath, take nap
This job fulfilling in creative way
Such a load of crap
Code Monkey think some day he have everything, even pretty girl like you
Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday, somehow...
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
Big, warm, fuzzy, secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you
Jonathan Coulton's latest song in his thing-a-week series, Code Monkey...
Oh man, I wanna be this guy so bad...
We always knew Comcast was corrupt, here's the proof: http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1909890&cid=34545432
Seriously, we apologize. We had no idea you guys were still around :(
Great song! For fun, play it back to back with 'Want You Bad' from The Offspring. The riffs are the identical!
Code monkey like code monkey song. As do I.
Er... Sorry, didn't notice there already was one. Use http://static.thepiratebay.org/hashtorrent/3474917 .torrent/Code_Monkey.mp3.3474917.TPB.torrent .
See here I like "Better" and "I Feel Fantastic"; "Todd the T1000" ain't bad either.
PHEM - party like it's 1997-2003!
What are you talked about? Were the cultural elitings of the intarwebs!
Engrish in the spirit of Freedom!
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Do code monkeys talk like fucking cavemen
Yeah... they can talk like virgin cavemen, but FUCKING cavemen... no way.
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You put a legal torrent on thepiratebay. Isn't mixing creative commons stuff with copyright infringing stuff like mixing matter with antimatter? And given the amount of copyright infringement going on at the pirate bay, this could start a chain reaction big enough to ignite the atmosphere.
What with the piss-poor grammar on here?
I frequently see posts on here that use the wrong tense of verbs.
It seems that people, even ones which call themselves "educated", don't have a command of the English language.
I'm not referring to people who speak English as a second language, either.
Now I may be wrong, but I'm convinced that was meant seriously, so I feel I have to point out the many grammatical mistakes in the post. I'm not normally a grammar nazi, but I have to do something when a grammar nazi has such awful grammar.
"What with" Come on, that makes no sense. You need a verb
"piss-poor" Colloquial, okay. Not usual when you're complaining about standards of English, but okay
"on here" Bzzt! "on" is a preposition, and you follow it with an adverb ("here"). That makes as much sense as "near slowly"
"people, even ones which" The relative pronoun to refer to people is "who", not "which". Try "people, even ones who", or, better, "people, even those who"
Learn the language better before you complain about others' usage of it. Or else ignore the bad grammar. Your choice. But you can't be a grammar nazi with bad grammar.
How nice of you to share this information about your personal tastes. But if this is the only output of SELECT * FROM music WHERE subject = 'rhyming', you might consider tacking some other information onto it before adding it to the discussion.
Did you think you made sense? Geeks do not have a president. There is no country called "Geek". Maybe you were thinking of Greece? I don't know much about their politics, so I can't comment on that. Regardless, I'm not sure what politics have to do with funny songs about programmers.
P.S. I had to re-read your post several times and make sure there was no parent post whose context would bring it all into focus. That's how incoherent you are.
You know.. I once saw this Ali G show with an arrogant man who refused to speak to Ali G cause his grammar was "incorrect", and you remind me of him because you are just as arrogant.
Do you know how new words in English turn up? Ever ponder why we don't speak English like in the 17th century? Yeah think about it. Standards are a great thing. Thankfully, English don't have none.
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I'm not referring to people who speak English as a second language, either.
How do you know? Do you go through their post histories, meticulously reconstructing the details of their sordid past? Because that's just...creepy.
A strain of paranoid prevention can be worse than the disease, whate'er the intention.
Well, let's at least make it easier for folks to discover Jonathan, even if his website no worky poo.
i /Jonathan_coulton
t _id=80711
Here's a Wikipedia article
http://eventful.com/r/http://en.wikipedia.org/wik
Here's a page on Eventful with more information and a way for you to "demand" Jonathan come to your town (cool concept!).
http://eventful.com/performers/P0-001-000000067-4
And here's a podcast that played three of Jonathan's songs, full length because of Creative Commons.
http://treehouseconcerts.libsyn.com/index.php?pos
The first is about an evil genius (think arch-villian, Syndrome, from The Incredibles) who lives atop a lonely mountain but with much love in his heart. Or maybe that's just the voices in his head.
The second is a tender ballad about the love of his life...his Apple Macintosh G4 laptop.
And the last is about a little furniture store called Ikea. Just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen. Selling furniture for college kids and divorced men.