[cmallen]

Could someone please explain this (joke?) to me?

[ricardo]

It's a reference to this blog post: http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/10/programmers-view-of-...

[Quarrelsome]

It's something he used to notice his goldfish doing before it died of loneliness, apparently.

[yannis]

It's a sad story and very well written.