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stdout the rapperCited 3× on HN, 2019–2021
music · general · evergreen · 2019–2021 on HN
A four-minute programmer rap by stdout about abandoned side projects and the promise to finish them someday. The lyrics poke fun at dev procrastination and big app ideas.
HN shares it as a relatable, funny song when threads turn to the struggle of finishing side projects.
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3 comments from Hacker News
▶ this video I've finally finished, Go to Hacker News and put up a post But that shit had zero upvotes Somebody left a comment Telling me my home page ain't responsive Who that?
This is too fitting for this thread...a rap song about the woes of actually finishing a side project: ▶ this video
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