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This is from the same guy who wrote the absolutely wonderful NAND gate article[1] that also featured on HN about a year ago (and was taken surprisingly serious) [2].

[1] https://sebastiancarlos.medium.com/the-nand-gate-one-gate-to...

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28756727

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It’s fascinating because it (inadvertently, maybe) shows that you can’t do satire without understanding the topic. The author seemingly set off to make fun of digital something, couldn’t grok it, and settled for documenting an afternoon sort of trying.

The nerds missed the joke and jumped in wanting to help, marking one of the first times I’ve seen this dynamic play out at this level of engagement in web space, although it happens all the time irl.

The author even comments he was trying to capture the “saudade” of trying to understand something using web sources.

If anyone else struggles with the concept of "saudade", the Portuguese entry to this year's Eurovision Song Contest explains it beautifully: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQul-rkcGPQ

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