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> The last sentence echoes the OP's last sentence, which was as follows Good point. But I found the OP's statement inappropriate, either. > Any sysadmin who i

by vog 11y ago

> The last sentence echoes the OP's last sentence, which was as follows Good point. But I found the OP's statement inappropriate, either. > Any sysadmin who is configuring a server that requires a globally routeable IP is expected to use his brain Everyone is expected to use their brain. Implying that somebody doesn't use their brain is dehumanizing. That kind of isults should have no place on HN.

simoncion 11y ago
> Good point. But I found the OP's statement inappropriate, either. [sic] OP (workworksleep) was calling himself lazy. You consider it inappropriate to call oneself lazy? > Everyone is expected to use their brain. If you work in a technical field, and have not had the inhuman good fortune of never working with C or D players, you will know that some sorts of people will -not infrequently- fail to meet expectations by failing to engage their brain. This isn't an insult, it's a statement of fact. A Comp Sci student who requests that others write his 1xx or 2xx level homework for him would be quite rightly accused of not using his brain. Hell, on my worst days, I've failed to use my brain and spent 8+ hours writing code that was -at best- hilariously roundabout and overly complex or -at worst- didn't even solve the problem I had intended to solve. When reviewing days like that, I openly admit to not using my brain and accept the shame and wasted effort that came from my failure. What would you call a network administrator who knew IPX/SPX inside and out but refused to learn IP networking, declaring -like workworksleep did in his OP- that he was "too lazy" to do so and that there wasn't enough benefit to overcome his laziness?
- vog 11y ago
  I guess my criticism went slightly over the top. Indeed, "use your brain" is not an insult if you say that to people you know pretty well, especially if they just did something extremely stupid that was easily avoidable. However, I still find it inappropriate to say that to strangers on the internet which you don't know. Of course you can try to extract a lot of character information out of a single sentence that somebody said, but the error rate is quite high.

by vog 11y ago

simoncion 11y ago

> Good point. But I found the OP's statement inappropriate, either. [sic] OP (workworksleep) was calling himself lazy. You consider it inappropriate to call oneself lazy? > Everyone is expected to use their brain. If you work in a technical field, and have not had the inhuman good fortune of never working with C or D players, you will know that some sorts of people will -not infrequently- fail to meet expectations by failing to engage their brain. This isn't an insult, it's a statement of fact. A Comp Sci student who requests that others write his 1xx or 2xx level homework for him would be quite rightly accused of not using his brain. Hell, on my worst days, I've failed to use my brain and spent 8+ hours writing code that was -at best- hilariously roundabout and overly complex or -at worst- didn't even solve the problem I had intended to solve. When reviewing days like that, I openly admit to not using my brain and accept the shame and wasted effort that came from my failure. What would you call a network administrator who knew IPX/SPX inside and out but refused to learn IP networking, declaring -like workworksleep did in his OP- that he was "too lazy" to do so and that there wasn't enough benefit to overcome his laziness?

vog 11y ago
I guess my criticism went slightly over the top. Indeed, "use your brain" is not an insult if you say that to people you know pretty well, especially if they just did something extremely stupid that was easily avoidable. However, I still find it inappropriate to say that to strangers on the internet which you don't know. Of course you can try to extract a lot of character information out of a single sentence that somebody said, but the error rate is quite high.