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[–] adry@piefed.social 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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 26 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

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

[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

JavaScript devs learning python: is this duck typing?

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes.

if 'is_eating_birdseed' in obj.__dir__() and obj.is_eating_birdseed:
    return 'Is duck!'
[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hmm, squirrels are weirdly shaped ducks

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Well, temporarily.

[–] adry@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

I know... yet,

ducks eating birdseed were, in fact, birds.

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

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

[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thank God, right?

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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

what if the duck eats the velociraptor?

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

Then it evolves into a dangerduck