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.
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 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:D
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.
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.
Either that or it really does just plain suck.
I have no idea where people get the idea that displaying a work of art for free is supposed to give it immunity to criticism.
I suspect that most of the people who believe this are themselves the tortured artiste type who cannot seperate criticism of their work from criticism of their soul.
For these type of people I can only say this:
Dude, get a grip and think about this to brighten your day - Maybe your soul really does just plain suck.
I suspect that most of the people who believe this are themselves the tortured artiste type who cannot seperate criticism of their work from criticism of their soul.
Well, you are spot-on about me being a tortured artiste type. I'm glad you were able to quickly identify my classification and get to the heart of the matter.
Actually I wasn't referring to criticism of the music itself. I should have more specifically stated that there will almost always be people ready to complain because the server is Slashdotted, or because the editors even posted the story in the first place, or because of something else. Something in the nature of threaded discussion like Slashdot brings out adversarial comments. That's a good thing, because it leads to thoughtful analysis. But it can also lead to criticism for its own sake, imho.
Dude, get a grip and think about this to brighten your day - Maybe your soul really does just plain suck.
Always a possibility, though I'm not sure how it'll brighten my day. Then again, something tells me you didn't really mean for it to brighten my day anyway.
Guy creates reaction to free song and distributes it on slashdot for free. Slashdot readers read it. People post their counter-reactions. Many will be happy, but some will invariably complain about some aspect of the reaction or about the poster's sig or about the slashdot community in general.
I think how you react to people posting their opinions on slashdot is a good litmust test of your outlook on life.
Many will be happy, but some will invariably complain about some aspect of the reaction or about the poster's sig or about the slashdot community in general.
I hate how your post over-generalizes about the characters on Slashdot. I think we should petition to have you removed, Mr. "Infonaut", if that's even your real name. I mean, you are complaning about complaining. How am I supposed to complain if you already complained about complaining? You are depriving me of my pleasure, and the sole reason I would LTFA. I mean, what's the point of listening to pop culture if not to complain about how much it sucks? Hell, what's the point of participating in pop culture i
I've simply noticed lately that despite the abundance of free information and valuable tools that people give away for free, a surprising number of people snipe at the giftgivers for one reason or another. I wanted to see if my theory would be borne out with this story, because it is so clearly a case of someone simply giving something away.
My guess is that a few of the sharpshooters will show up for this one.
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.
Well, I rise up every morning at a quarter to eight Some woman who's my wife tells me not to be late I kiss the kids goodbye, I can't remember their names And week after week, it's always the same
And it's Ho, boys, can't you code it, and program it right Nothing ever happens in the life of mine I'm hauling up the data on the Xerox line
Then it's code in the data, give the keyboard a punch Then cross-correlate and break for some lunch Correlate, tabulate, process and screen Program, printout, regress to the mean
Then it's home again, eat again, watch some TV Make love to my woman at ten-fifty-three I dream the same dream when I'm sleeping at night I'm soaring over hills like an eagle in flight
Someday I'm gonna give up all the buttons and things I'll punch that time clock till it can't ring Burn up my necktie and set myself free Cause no one's gonna fold, bend or mutilate me.
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)?
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.
Attention all employees, especially those in sandels, tee-shirts, and shorts.
Due to proposed laybacks by our funding venture canabalists, all software engineer positions above the rank of "obsequious toadie" will be eliminated. This includes all over-paid, under-producing, slashdotter "code monkey" positions in the north-40 cube-farm, whose jobs will be outsourced to S-E Asian simian coders, all of whom have doctorates in object-oriented poo-flinging, and work for coconuts. Don't be mad, you brought it on yourselves -- all those "Ludicrous" mp3 files on the server. You know how much it took to settle that lawsuit? Sheesh, I coulda lost my Saleen S7.
We, the upper management, almost sincerely regret the necessity of having to announce this decision, but our personal assistant was out today, so we got stuck doing it. Well, no time to chat -- my four-some is up, so get packing. Oh, by the way, all network access has been cut off, and security is on their way with some backup bouncers from my party last night! Whew, I'm glad the shareholders are picking up the tab for that. Have fun, and if you see me on the street, let's just pretend we don't know each other.
by Anonymous Coward
on Sunday April 23 2006, @02:08PM (#15185815)
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
Code Monkey puts up with crap at work (that's pretty much par for the course). He tries to socialize with the receptionist, who turns him down. Ok. Then, he sits there and ponders the moment like some kind of weird stalker.
Glad I'm not Code Monkey then:-)
Code Monkey look at your picture Code Monkey concentrate When nobody is looking Code Monkey (it starts with "m")
Rob see Code Monkey's cube Rob see Code Monkey's piece Rob open up his cell phone Rob call up the police!
Code Monkey sit in cell Until the day he die Rob ("f" rhymes with duck) the girl at front desk Code Monkey only cry
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.
Okay, Mister I'm-pissed-off-because-my-sense-of-humour-has-gone -missing, I'll explain it to you: monkeys don't actually talk at all. However, it's hard to express humorous lyrics using only grunting and screeching, so the author tried to imagine what monkeys might sound like if they were able to talk, and came up with a form of pidgin English that resembles what some people imagine cave to sound like.
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.
Perfect for a hot sunny day (Score:3)
Its going on my playlist in the morning
Re:Perfect for a hot sunny day (Score:5, Funny)
Parent
And then... (Score:5, Funny)
Wow! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Wow! (Score:3, Informative)
I'm a code monkey, baby.
Climb up my binary tree.
Ten thousand lines to debug.
So don't fling shit at me.
Login Page :( (Score:5, Funny)
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
Re:Login Page :( (Score:3, Interesting)
code monkey server (Score:5, Funny)
mirror (Score:3, Funny)
Here's a tip code monkey (Score:4, Funny)
Someone will find a way to complain about this (Score:5, Insightful)
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.
Re:Someone will find a way to complain about this (Score:5, Insightful)
Either that or it really does just plain suck.
I have no idea where people get the idea that displaying a work of art for free is supposed to give it immunity to criticism.
I suspect that most of the people who believe this are themselves the tortured artiste type who cannot seperate criticism of their work from criticism of their soul.
For these type of people I can only say this:
Dude, get a grip and think about this to brighten your day - Maybe your soul really does just plain suck.
KFG
Parent
Re:Someone will find a way to complain about this (Score:4, Insightful)
I suspect that most of the people who believe this are themselves the tortured artiste type who cannot seperate criticism of their work from criticism of their soul.
Well, you are spot-on about me being a tortured artiste type. I'm glad you were able to quickly identify my classification and get to the heart of the matter.
Actually I wasn't referring to criticism of the music itself. I should have more specifically stated that there will almost always be people ready to complain because the server is Slashdotted, or because the editors even posted the story in the first place, or because of something else. Something in the nature of threaded discussion like Slashdot brings out adversarial comments. That's a good thing, because it leads to thoughtful analysis. But it can also lead to criticism for its own sake, imho.
Dude, get a grip and think about this to brighten your day - Maybe your soul really does just plain suck.
Always a possibility, though I'm not sure how it'll brighten my day. Then again, something tells me you didn't really mean for it to brighten my day anyway.
Parent
Re:Someone will find a way to complain about this (Score:2, Insightful)
Guy creates reaction to free song and distributes it on slashdot for free. Slashdot readers read it. People post their counter-reactions. Many will be happy, but some will invariably complain about some aspect of the reaction or about the poster's sig or about the slashdot community in general.
I think how you react to people posting their opinions on slashdot is a good litmust test of your outlook on life.
Re:Someone will find a way to complain about this (Score:2)
Many will be happy, but some will invariably complain about some aspect of the reaction or about the poster's sig or about the slashdot community in general.
Point taken.
Re:Someone will find a way to complain about this (Score:3, Funny)
Give it time (Score:2)
So far your the only one upset about something.
I've simply noticed lately that despite the abundance of free information and valuable tools that people give away for free, a surprising number of people snipe at the giftgivers for one reason or another. I wanted to see if my theory would be borne out with this story, because it is so clearly a case of someone simply giving something away.
My guess is that a few of the sharpshooters will show up for this one.
Did you get a login page to write as well?
For the love of god (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:torrent (Score:3, Informative)
Coral Cache (Score:2, Informative)
Mirror of Mp3 (Score:5, Informative)
http://data.coolnicks.co.uk/Code Monkey.mp3 [coolnicks.co.uk]
Re:Mirror of Mp3 (Score:2)
Surprisingly good (Score:5, Informative)
Slashdot has obviously been replaced by bizaro-Slashdot. I won't be able to relax until this story has been duped three times.
Re:Surprisingly good (Score:2)
That explain good code monkey song grammar! Me happy you explain.
Perfect for me. (Score:2)
Re:Perfect for me. (Score:2)
Other songs by the same guy (Score:2)
If funny (Score:2)
Code monkey isn't only one who like Fritos.
Puggy from Big Trouble like Fritos too. People who have seen the movie will know who I'm talkin' about.
Page is /.ed (Score:2)
White Collar Holler by Nigel Russell (Score:5, Interesting)
i'll have my own lyrics (Score:4, Funny)
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)?
Thing a week (Score:3, Informative)
Code Monkey Torrent (Score:3, Informative)
NEW POLICY: Simian software oursourcing (Score:5, Funny)
Due to proposed laybacks by our funding venture canabalists, all software engineer positions above the rank of "obsequious toadie" will be eliminated. This includes all over-paid, under-producing, slashdotter "code monkey" positions in the north-40 cube-farm, whose jobs will be outsourced to S-E Asian simian coders, all of whom have doctorates in object-oriented poo-flinging, and work for coconuts. Don't be mad, you brought it on yourselves -- all those "Ludicrous" mp3 files on the server. You know how much it took to settle that lawsuit? Sheesh, I coulda lost my Saleen S7.
We, the upper management, almost sincerely regret the necessity of having to announce this decision, but our personal assistant was out today, so we got stuck doing it. Well, no time to chat -- my four-some is up, so get packing. Oh, by the way, all network access has been cut off, and security is on their way with some backup bouncers from my party last night! Whew, I'm glad the shareholders are picking up the tab for that. Have fun, and if you see me on the street, let's just pretend we don't know each other.
Code Monkey Lyrics (Score:5, Informative)
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
Re:Code Monkey Lyrics (Score:5, Funny)
Code Monkey puts up with crap at work (that's pretty much par for the course). He tries to socialize with the receptionist, who turns him down. Ok. Then, he sits there and ponders the moment like some kind of weird stalker.
Glad I'm not Code Monkey then
Code Monkey look at your picture
Code Monkey concentrate
When nobody is looking
Code Monkey (it starts with "m")
Rob see Code Monkey's cube
Rob see Code Monkey's piece
Rob open up his cell phone
Rob call up the police!
Code Monkey sit in cell
Until the day he die
Rob ("f" rhymes with duck) the girl at front desk
Code Monkey only cry
I kind of dislike this song.
Parent
So Jealous (Score:3)
Jonathan Coulton's latest song in his thing-a-week series, Code Monkey...
Oh man, I wanna be this guy so bad...
Code monkey like. (Score:3, Funny)
He did a bunch of songs for Popular Science (Score:3, Informative)
What are you doing? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Since when... (Score:5, Funny)
Though ironically, I'm the one at work who gripes about a lack funtionality and elegance...
Parent
Re:Since when... (Score:5, Funny)
Parent
Re:Since when... (Score:5, Funny)
Okay, Mister I'm-pissed-off-because-my-sense-of-humour-has-gon
Parent
Re:Since when... (Score:2)
Allen Ginsberg (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Since when... (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah... they can talk like virgin cavemen, but FUCKING cavemen... no way.
Parent
Re:Moderated by monkeys... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:ho hum. (Score:4, Funny)
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.
Parent
Re:What with the piss-poor grammar on here? (Score:3, Funny)
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.
Re:What with the piss-poor grammar on here? (Score:3, Insightful)
How do you know? Do you go through their post histories, meticulously reconstructing the details of their sordid past? Because that's just...creepy.