from my good friend Lucidity. Just in case you were experiencing any good cheer today!

  • swlabr@awful.systems
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    9 months ago

    A scorpion wants to sell some software but cannot code, so it asks a frog to write the application. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might start running Scrum, but the scorpion promises not to, pointing out that they would both be out of work if they interfered with the frog’s programming. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to work for the scorpion. Midway through the project, the scorpion demands the frog write Confluence pages, drowning them both in paperwork. The dying frog asks the scorpion why it did this despite knowing the consequence, to which the scorpion replies: "I am sorry, but I couldn’t resist the urge. It’s my character.

    The frog is confused and angry, but most importantly, drowning.

    hollow, mirthless laugh