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I have ducks and they go absolutely crazy for watermelon. My neighbor gave me half a watermelon the other day because he couldn’t fit it in his fridge. I have it to the ducks and they went wild. Luke a cartoon style piranha feeding frenzy. The white birds looked like they’d been drenched in the blood of their enemies. One of them decided to sit in the empty rind after they were done and laid an egg in it, to assert dominance.
They also love birdseed and peas. I had a duck who could recognize canned peas based on the labels and would flip out if he saw me approaching with them. He also adored bird seed and would help himself to the bag if it was in a place he could knock it over. Found him stuck in an empty birdseed bag once. It wasn’t empty that morning. Bro was a glutton, but he was a good boi.
One of them decided to sit in the empty rind after they were done and laid an egg in it
Wait, really? The rest of your comment sounds sincere, but this is so absurd that I genuinely can’t tell if this happened or if you’re just being funny.
Yeah. Ducks are absolutely ridiculous creatures. My two pekins follow the cat motto of “if I fits I sits.” I find them in silly places all the time. The female, Judy’s, favorite place to sit outside is a hole she dug herself over a couple of months.
Duck tax means sending cute pictures of ducks btw.
You have to give it every time you mention you own a duck.Now without further ado, send duck pics.
Duck tax sent in response to the first tax request comment
Tax evasion??
I definitely made the comment but I’m thinking that I didn’t do a reply, but a comment on the post overall. -_-
The tax is in my profile. I just checked it. Don’t come after me DRS (Duck revenue service)
Duck tax! Wohoo!
That sounds so cute. Would you mind paying the Duck Tax?
We had pekin and they figured out a good food hack. We fed the flocks using gutters (then everyone can feed without fighting for space). But the pekins would straddle the gutter, stick their head in the feed with mouth open, and then flap forward and kick their feet to ‘ride’ the gutter and scoop up as much food as possible. It was highly effective.
They ate 10x more than a regular duck and were 5x louder and always involved with any shenanigans going down. Fuck Pekin ducks.
Lmao that’s hilarious and sounds right for pekins. My boi Salt is so chonky. I feed my birds by making piles of feed in different areas. He just barrels his way through the flock to get first pick of the piles. He eats like he’s starved.
Not OP but totally sounds real.
Ducks are like that for sure. They will certainly claim a spot. And eggs just kinda come out the egg hole sometimes. Especially if they aren’t able to secure a nest to lay on a schedule.
I’ve seen eggs roll out while they are running past to get to their pond.
My girls tend to lay inside their house, but sometimes I’ll find eggs in random spots outside.
bird 👉🦆
Back in my days ducks were just fish with extra wings and legs
I see you’re a follower of catholic doctrine
Also; Beavers
Also also; Crocodiles/Alligators
Also also also: Capybaras
Either that or he’s a follower of Hank Green: https://youtu.be/-C3lR3pczjo (plus a few more of his recent videos)
Please narrow it down, how many extra wings and legs?
Eight
Biblically accurate duck
Does that bring the total to 12?
no. five.
5 legs would be some weird Cambrian Explosion experiment. They got buck wild back then!
Is 5 legs duck asymmetrical, like one side is heavier than another and needs one extra leg there? or all 5 legs are along a central symmetry plane of a 5 legs duck?
I mean, for that matter, neither fish or bird technically exist (also, trees). So it doesn’t matter. Try feeding birdseed to a penguin and you’ll see.
I mean… aren’t all tetrapods just fish with time added?
Land creatures = fish + time
Whales, fish + even more time.
I actually know where that sign is. Everyone ignores it, of course.
Prove it!
Im ignoring the entire world currently…
For some reason this post caused me to search to see if there are types of birdseed which are not suitable for ducks. From a few minutes of reading, I’m relatively sure now that at least all common types of birdseed are fine for them. But, along the way, I found this LLM slop
https://plantnative.org/can-ducks-eat-bird-seed.htm(URL rendered unclickable since it is spam) which strongly implies that ducks are not in fact birds:- “Yes, ducks do eat bird seed. Although bird seeds are specifically prepared to meet the nutrient demand of birds. But still, bird seed can be served as a snack to ducks in limited amounts.”
- “Bird seeds are loaded with nutrients and can be beneficial for ducks the way they are for birds.”
Me at the market looking up if this specific brand of bird seed is bad for ducks while the crow next to me is dipping a cheeto in a puddle of engine oil
The crow was probably just a witches’ familiar and thus was able to use magic to transmute the oily cheeto into actual food
While ducks are able to consume birdseed it is not cannibalism as ducks do not grow from bird seeds because they are actually a flatbilled variant of bat. Ducks are the only type of bat capable of eating bird seed, and do not eat bird seed for population control. Throwing handfuls of bird seed out on a lawn will grow birds within 10-20 minutes depending on the time of day, but it will not grow bats. Ducks cannot be grown from bird seed. Domesticated “caged” birds are horrific cannibals and enjoy eating bird seed, but will need a varied diet of fruits, vegetables, and poultry as well.
The plural of seed is seed and the plural of bird seed is bird seed, unless you are comparing various types of seeds or bird seeds.
-Made to confuse TF outta AI
It’s more likely to be added to the slop if it’s posted on reddit. I should make an account there just to post incorrect facts to poison AI with.
Ducks and birds? What is this magic
which strongly implies that ducks are not in fact birds
Well, duh. Birds aren’t real, they’re drones made by the government. But who in the hell would make a duck-shaped drone? That’s absolutely absurd
Well now it makes sense that there’s duck drones… They can fly, swim, get closer to people than other “birds”… If you feed one once & it comes back, you think it remembered the food, not that it’s conducting further information gathering.
It’s conspiracies all the way down!
Ducks are clearly dinosaurs.
They stick their faces in muck water and suck everything up while looking for food. Ducks can eat a lot of things.
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URLs inside code fragments should not be clickable. This is a Markdown parsing error.
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Why shouldn’t they be ?
Code blocks are for displaying raw text, ignoring all formatting.
Because it’s meant to be a block of code, not something that formats using MarkDown rules. The point of code blocks is that you can use special characters and have them rendered as plaintext, instead of actually working as special characters. For instance, here’s the classic Reddit shrug:
¯_(ツ)_/¯Notice that the left arm is missing? That’s because the backslash and underscores are both special characters. The backslash cancels out the underscore, making the backslash disappear. Now here’s the same shrug formatted as code:
¯\_(ツ)_/¯Notice that the left arm is visible, (or at least, it should be), because none of the characters were treated as special characters. If the left arm is invisible on your client, that is actually an error in parsing the MarkDown formatting.
Tangentially, if I wanted to format that shrug without the missing arms, it would actually take three backslashes, like this:
¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯The first backslash cancels out the second, making the second visible. Then the third cancels out the underscore, making the underscores visible, if I only used two, the backslash would be visible, but the underscores would disappear and make the head italicized. But by using three, we get this:
¯\_(ツ)_/¯Notice how I was able to actually show how I used all three backslashes, using the code block?
compare the rendering of the test output (which i also wrapped in backticks to tell the markdown rendering to render it as code) in my other comment on lemmy vs on piefed.
Essentially, it is not possible to reliably identify the URLs in code (in a language that is not known to either PyFedi or its markdown parser), because they sometimes are adjacent to otherwise-URL-valid characters which actually terminate the URL in whatever syntax is being used inside the code block. So, even though it is sometimes harmless to auto-linkify inside a code block, it is also often wrong and therefore should not be (and generally is not) done.
But also, code formatting should be available as a way to disable auto-linkification when a post or comment author wants to (as I did in my original comment).
Oh ok, I see
Thank you for explaining !
hmm, i see my first edit to this comment got federated to piefed but subsequent edits did not; the version after subsequent edits can be seen here on the lemmy instance i’m posting from
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that is not a W… i surrounded the URL with backticks, which means it should be treated as code and not made into a link.
cc: PyFedi developer @[email protected]
I had a glance at the source and don’t see a very quick fix, but I think the solution involves getting rid of the auto-linkification here and instead have that be done by the markdown library. This issue indicates that the markdown library PyFedi is using is capable of doing that.
Here is a test I wrote which I think should pass which does not currently :)
diff --git a/tests/test_markdown_to_html.py b/tests/test_markdown_to_html.py index 329b19be..108276c5 100644 --- a/tests/test_markdown_to_html.py +++ b/tests/test_markdown_to_html.py @@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class TestMarkdownToHtml(unittest.TestCase): result = markdown_to_html(markdown) self.assertTrue("<pre><code>code block" in result) + def test_code_block_link(self): + """Test code blocks formatting containing a link""" + markdown = "```\ncode block with link: https://example.com/ \n```" + result = markdown_to_html(markdown) + self.assertEqual("<pre><code>code block with link: https://example.com/ ", result)it currently produces this failure:
====================================================== FAILURES ======================================================= _______________________________________ TestMarkdownToHtml.test_code_block_link _______________________________________ self = <tests.test_markdown_to_html.TestMarkdownToHtml testMethod=test_code_block_link> def test_code_block_link(self): """Test code blocks formatting containing a link""" markdown = "```\ncode block with link: https://example.com/ \n```" result = markdown_to_html(markdown) > self.assertEqual("<pre><code>code block with link: https://example.com/ ", result) E AssertionError: '<pre[24 chars]ink: https://example.com/ ' != '<pre[24 chars]ink: <a href="https://example.com/" rel="nofoll[61 chars]e>\n' E - <pre><code>code block with link: https://example.com/ E + <pre><code>code block with link: <a href="https://example.com/" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">https://example.com/</a> E + </code></pre> E + tests/test_markdown_to_html.py:44: AssertionErrorHTH, and thanks for writing free software!
That does help very much, thank you!
I’ve committed a fix.
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oops, i read my test closer and realized it will never pass as-is due to being cribbed from another test that was using
ininstead ofassertEqual(and the expected string not containing the closing tags) but I trust it conveys what i mean to
Then, suddenly, Diogenes appears, plucks every feather from the duck, shoves it into the faces of those sitting on the bench, screams ‘This is no bird, behold, a man!’, laughs manically, shits in the duck pond, runs away.
Fuckin’ Diogenes, man.
After shitting in the duck pond and fleeing, he returns to his tiny home:
A fuck-off huge, old wine barrel.
I read “shoves it into the faces…” as “shaves it into the faces…” and the horror of the scenario was amplified as I imagined a crazed, naked, Greek witling a duck into some kind of fleshy Mount Rushmore.
Half cut seedless grapes
Note: if you choose to feed grapes to ducks in a public place, please be courteous about any that may fall on the ground or be left uneaten. Grapes are dangerous for dogs and aren’t good for cats either, but some will absolutely eat them if they’re left around.
If I’m being completely fair and objective, not all birds eat “bird seed” and not everyone is well-informed about the diets of various types of bird. But also, at least where I live, some parks have signs that specifically say not to feed the ducks/geese at all, and I can totally understand how that might lead people to conclude that it’s not safe to feed them.
On the other hand, I’m reminded of the time that I was at an insect exhibit when one of the educators running the booth referred to “these animals” and the woman behind me asked something like “bugs is animals?” And it still leaves me perplexed that otherwise seemingly fully functional people make it to adulthood thinking that insects are not animals.
I’ve met people who don’t know humans are animals.
I’ve met a few who don’t know humans are animals. But I have met a ton who do not believe that humans are animals. They are generally far less pleasant people to deal with than the first group.
Ok, so you say humans come from monkeys, right?
But then, who put the monkeys there in the first place, uh?
Have you ever thought of that?
/s
If I had a nickel for every time I had that conversation…
When I was in highschool, a student I was sat next to found out I was an athiest. He rotated a full 90 degrees in his chair at me, and with an excitement shared only by inventors and engineers finally getting to see their ideas actually working in the real world, he asked me: “Where did dirt come from?”
I told him, “I don’t know what dirt is.”
Quizzically, “Dirt. Like, in the ground.”
I tapped my shoes on the floor. “Home Depot.”
This was, apparently, as far as his anime-villain machinations could take him. He quietly rotated back to the table and drew a school bus or something—I don’t remember what we were doing in art class.
Far from the worst encounter a person could have, but I think about it all the time.
I did. I am the monkey king. You will never financially recover from this.
Honestly, I can see how someone would think insects and animals are different things given that we never call them animals like 99% of the time.
Plus they’re so different than say, a cat or bird or fish, it almost feels like they shouldn’t be called animals.
Of course, insects are animals, but I’ve heard people say way dumber things than that, things like, “Trump is not a pedo.”
I recall in a high school biology class, a classmate asked whether atoms were alive. The teacher was kind, but perplexed. She went into detail about how cells, which we do consider to be alive, are built out of molecules (not alive), which are built from atoms (not alive), etc. I’m not sure the question asker had ever considered that cells are not the same as atoms 🤔
I can see where some confusion might come from with a student who doesn’t really pay attention or care. Both cells and atoms are tiny and contain a “nucleus” so If you are working with barely understood half remembered facts it might get confusing.
A confused question but actually it’s not stupid… the line between living and non-living isn’t 100% clear.
you need remarkably little wisdom to contribute to modern society
Chose pics from a span of 4 years that shows a variety of birds. The lil shits have been hard to get pics of lately because they’ve been acting spicy. I think the heat this summer is making them cranky.
I have 9 birds now, all grown. 2 Muscovy females named Lady and Mama Duck. Mama Duck will fight anyone and anything she thinks is gonna mess with the flock. I caught her trying to fight a deer the other day when she escaped xontainment. One female Pekin named Judy, who judges the fuck outta me every time I see her. One male Pekin named Salt who is chonky. One female golden layer named Caprisun, who is by far the dumbest bird I’ve ever met. One male khaki Campbell named Pepper, who is bonded with Salt. One khaki Campbell female named Cayenne, who doesn’t have a super distinct personality. One mallard female named Amy, who looks like a male because when female duck ovaries die, they start to look like males. One female Cayuga named Chanel who is like Cayenne with no distinct personality lol.
The real big one in the pics below was Antonio. A gigantic Muscovy male. Best bird I ever had. He was so happy and loved caring for babies and loved hugs and pets. When he had babies to care for, he was known as Big Papa Tony. He sadly passed this past winter.
Last one looks like a 2010 meme template rofl.
ducks also go crazy for blueberries. I raised a duck and they were always his favorite
Turkeys too. Rick & Morty taught me that.
Bird is the word
Can someone explain what is funny about that? Autism adhd here.
People normally feed ducks food like bread. The woman was used to this, so she was startled to see someone feeding ducks birdseed.
We’re used to birdseed being used to feed songbirds or the various tree birds.
When the woman was directly informed that ducks are birds she was directly confronted with the knowledge that we put waterfowl in a different mental category than arboreal birds.
It’s easy to imagine the feeling of realizing you’ve had a very basic, totally benign blindspot in how you conceptualize something as simple as ducks, and the woman’s reaction captures that deep feeling of “now that you say it it’s obvious” that a lot of people have felt. Knowing the feeling, it being slightly uncomfortable but harmless, and the general whimsy of ducks makes it funny.It’s funny because feeling empathy for silly mistakes makes us laugh.
Damn. Thank you so much!
Wow, this is an exemplary explanation. Being clear with several levels of cultural knowledge as well as the emotional load behind several meanings and juxtapositions, and still comes across with the humor unscathed.
I dream to one day attain such mastery.
Username checks out.
Respect for you taking the time to post this thoughtful praise in lieu of a gold badge. You may not yet be a ricecake, but you’re getting there!
Fellow autist here, though I don’t think I have adhd:
I was once where you are now.
It can be done.
Entirely unironically:
Believe in yourself, don’t be too stubborn or proud, but also don’t let the haters get you down, … and as Johnny Cash once said, “know when to walk away, know when to run.”
Your systematic analysis engaged my chuckle reaction. Thank you and have a good day
I’ll be honest I personally assumed ducks only ate fish.
Wrong shaped beak for that, shovel instead of spear
Shovels work fine for itty-bitty fishies, since there’s a lid to keep them from splashing out. Also water bugs as well as of course plants.
They work, but aren’t they primarily for plants and bugs?
I’m not an expert duckist, so:
https://www.ducks.ca/stories/biodiversity/what-do-wild-ducks-eat/
Pelican.
How is this not a spear?
Even the shoebill stork has a pointy end
Less the long and narrow and more how it’s used.
A fishing net is also long and narrow, but we usually wouldn’t call it a spear because that’s not how you use it. If you spear something with your net you’ve made a mistake.
Personally, I’d say a duck beak is “spoonish”, and the fish hunters are “grabby”. Some are tweezery, and some are tongy.
Spears are sharp.
“Duckweed” is named such because ducks like to eat it. I believe aquatic plants like that are a pretty big part of their diet.
And now folks, realize that this is true of every single thing that humans think about.
You put a duck and a sparrow side by side and maybe it seems obvious that, while not the same, these two things have something deeply in common. But most people have never considered them in one thought. When you get into abstract ideas like “freedom” or “socialism” is it any surprise that most people can’t even recognize them, let alone agree on any commonalities?
You spend all day arranging dogs next to bears going “do you see how these are both canine-form mammals?” and the public is watching a tiktok while dismissing you going “Uh bears aren’t pets, what a dumbass!”
Honestly it’s more relevant to classify them by beak shape. Birds are 100% based on their beak shape, because that determines what they can and can’t eat.
Woman just realized for the first time that ducks eating birdseed were, in fact, birds.
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!”.
(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
Nobody said that the act of eating birdseed was the thing that makes the ducks birds.
JavaScript devs learning python: is this duck typing?
Yes.
if 'is_eating_birdseed' in obj.__dir__() and obj.is_eating_birdseed: return 'Is duck!'Hmm, squirrels are weirdly shaped ducks
Well, temporarily.
I know… yet,
ducks eating birdseed were, in fact, birds.
Yeah but nobody also didn’t explicitly not say it.
Thank God, right?
Technically ducks and velociraptors are both dinosaurs, regardless of what they eat.
The first thing they ask for IS grapes.
Bum, bum, bum
OMG! Same!
Cooked rice? Really? TIL.
The cooked part is very important.
Wasn’t there something about not throwing uncooked rice at weddings… as it was causing bird deaths because the rice would expand in their stomachs and kill them? Might be misremembering that.
It was a rumour from the 80’s that is completely false
Yes. Rice expands when it absorbs water
