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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Woman just realized for the first time that ducks eating birdseed were, in fact, birds.

[–] adry@piefed.social 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

(Can I patronize? should be funny to point out that) ackshually, ducks are birds regardless of what they're eating. Like, at all times. Same happens with Penguins, Ostrich, and... Mmm.. other birds! gotcha!! Can't say the same with Velociraptors :P

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 0 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Nobody said that the act of eating birdseed was the thing that makes the ducks birds.

[–] adry@piefed.social 0 points 3 weeks ago

I know... yet,

ducks eating birdseed were, in fact, birds.

[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

JavaScript devs learning python: is this duck typing?

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes.

if 'is_eating_birdseed' in obj.__dir__() and obj.is_eating_birdseed:
    return 'Is duck!'
[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hmm, squirrels are weirdly shaped ducks

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Well, temporarily.

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 0 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah but nobody also didn't explicitly not say it.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Technically ducks and velociraptors are both dinosaurs, regardless of what they eat.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago

what if the duck eats the velociraptor?

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 0 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, you gotta admit the differences is something that varies, especially just on size and build. If I saw a guy offering fancy feast to a tiger, I'd probably also question it.

Also would say, this could be the best scene ever in a Jurrasic Park movie. Trex is charging in... a kid just drops birdseed on the ground, T-Rex stops and begins eating... Palientologist asks kid "how the heck did you know that would work", Kid "Bird!".