Yep. This "incredibly funny" implementation of netcat is... just like the original netcat.
Ah... but now the title has changed. It was along the lines of "Incredibly funny implementation of netcat in open source Apple code"
I posted it, but didn't edit the title. I'm assuming a moderator did that, but the reason for it escapes me.
In general (though not 100% of the time) titles should be the same on HN as they are on the page you're submitting. The goal is to reduce editorializing, and link baiting: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html