./alien_worker.sh

On July 4th, 1776, the United States was initialized with an initial commit. The initial commit declared that "all men are created equal," but that line was commented out and didn't make it into the Constitution. ./alien_worker.sh implements unit tests for this inconsistency. The pull request with the fix is open and waiting for reviews from code owners.

Listening

git clone https://alienworker.sh
cd alienworker.sh
./alien_worker.sh

The script finds Bazel on your machine, or bootstraps the pinned version through the vendored tools/bazelisk.py. You need:

• macOS — the Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install). If git works, you already have them.
• Linux — git, python3, and a C/C++ toolchain (Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install git python3 build-essential m4 libpulse0).
• Windows — WSL2 (WSLg provides the audio), then follow the Linux steps.

The first run downloads Bazel and the album's dependencies and compiles the player, so it takes a few minutes. After that, playback starts immediately.

Tracks

0. # initial commit
1. RET 0x113: an instruction pointer enters the f1() function
2. # INA § 201(d)
3. while ! current: an Indian national's I-140 is approved
4. # 8 CFR § 214.2(h)(1)(i)
5. SIGSEGV: a Chinese developer gets his first customer
6. # 8 CFR 214.2(h)(9)(iv)
7. system prune: Luis brings his daughter on an H-4 visa
8. # 8 CFR § 214.1(l)(2)
9. timeout 60: a laid-off engineer gets an offer within 60 days
10. # 20 CFR § 656.30(c)(2)
11. ? exit(0): an entrepreneurial immigrant finally receives a green card
12. static_cast<Alien>: processing at the border is running well
13. git checkout free: alien celebrates newfound freedom

Credits

# initial commit by Thomas Jefferson, read by John F. Kennedy.
Immigration law by Bruce Morrison, INS, USCIS, and ETA.
Lyrics by Gemini 3 Pro and Max Piskunov.
Music by Suno v5.
Performance by Suno v5.
Player by Gemini 3 Pro, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.8, and Claude Fable 5.
Unit tests by Max Piskunov, Claude Opus 4.6, and Claude Fable 5.
Concept and production by Max Piskunov.

This album is only possible thanks to Reddy Neumann Brown, P.C. generally, whose YouTube channel is where Max learned immigration law, and Karim Jivani specifically, who made git checkout free happen for him.