HN Theater @HNTheaterMonth

Probably the most production value they put into a video was their Virtual Coachella one https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=67sfZfreOrU

Which has way fewer views than it deserves, possibly for algorithm reasons because it was given a cease & desist by actual Coachella https://mobile.twitter.com/EFF/status/1373006482397032449

⬐ the_af

Virtual Coachella is a hilarious take on a dystopian hellscape (not far from our present time). I love it. Like a Black Mirror episode, only condensed so that every single second is brilliant and packed with jokes.

⬐ m_mueller

They have so many other good ones - “Microservices”, “Senior Engineer”, “Ballmercon”, “Computertime with Gooch” are still my favourites.

⬐ ravi-delia

I had the pleasure of working with an old school engineer (worked at Microsoft, a few little start-ups, and I believe IBM, starting in the mid-eighties). After I showed him Senior Engineer, he'd drop quotes constantly. "I've slain...my enemies"

Computertime with Gooch is probably the weirdest and funniest, but I Have Delivered Value has me in stitches every time. Every time my any of my friends runs into an inconvenience, I ask if it's a blocker, and if it will prevent the KPIs of their life from growing quarter over quarter. Though actually, considering our narrator's ennui is preventing Galactus from knowing the end of the universe and thus from getting user info, maybe he should be a little more focused on deliverables

https://youtu.be/67sfZfreOrU

Here's the actual video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67sfZfreOrU

These guys have a lot of relevant content for HN types, they're really funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7qjN3KF8U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OnoxKotPQ

⬐ beaconstudios

I knew I recognised the name KRAZAM from somewhere These guys are hilarious.

⬐ darioush

finally, someone funny on the internet. haven't seen that since early 2000's

⬐ yellowapple

"Senior Engineer" is what I aspire to be someday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSqexFg74F8

⬐ headbee

I knew I recognized that name. Glad EFF is sticking up for them, they're not a huge channel.

⬐ craftinator

This brings me back to Snowcrash and Altered Carbon so hard...

⬐ monksy

ROBINHOOD IN 2021?!!

Also he forgot .. stocks only go up.

⬐ pjfin123

These are awesome

⬐ seppin

Topic aside that is an excellent comedy video. If SNL made this as a "digital short" it would be the best thing they'd had done all year.

⬐ grenoire

The goddam microservices video is an absolute masterpiece.

⬐ prepend

Great video. I’m going to use this the next time I want to communicate how clever names aren’t as clever as I think they are.

⬐ dominotw

It should be required periodic viewing at most software shops. Def keeps me grounded.

⬐ ccvannorman

it's.. it's literally like they were there, at my 8 months stint as a corporate developer .. I FEEL SEEN!

⬐ cbkeller

I think that video may have legitimately improved my understanding of the potential pitfalls of microservices