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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 69 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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

[–] adry@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 26 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

JavaScript devs learning python: is this duck typing?

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes.

if 'is_eating_birdseed' in obj.__dir__() and obj.is_eating_birdseed:
    return 'Is duck!'
[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Hmm, squirrels are weirdly shaped ducks

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Well, temporarily.

[–] adry@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

I know... yet,

ducks eating birdseed were, in fact, birds.

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Thank God, right?

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

what if the duck eats the velociraptor?

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 1 points 2 weeks ago

Then it evolves into a dangerduck

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 10 points 1 month 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!".