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>So basically we have no way of counting trees from pictures? I mean it shouldn't be that hard, right? Are you a programmer? Have you never had to deal with so
by benihana 11y ago
>So basically we have no way of counting trees from pictures? I mean it shouldn't be that hard, right?
Are you a programmer? Have you never had to deal with someone who thinks they're smarter than they are and thinks they know everything get pushy about the simplicity of doing things that are not as simple as they assume? I have, and I can't say I'm a fan of those conversations or the people who initiate them. Your comment feels a lot like that.
- dr_zoidberg 11y agoHis comment reminded my of xkcd: https://xkcd.com/793/ https://xkcd.com/793/
- Redoubts 11y agoNot http://xkcd.com/1425/ http://xkcd.com/1425/ ?
- dr_zoidberg 11y agoI guess the "I mean it shouldn't be that hard, right?" struck me the most, but yeah, both comics would apply :)
- Udik 11y agoBTW, funny how the second requirement has become apparently almost as trivial as the first one.
- Almaviva 11y agoI admit it's rare, but sometimes, with a fresh perspective, and not falling into believing something is best just because it's the way it's always done, what programmers do actually is needlessly complicated and difficult. Examples are the entire J2EE ecosystem from 10 years ago, forcing concepts into baroque relational DB models that don't fit, or XML.
- elorant 11y agoI didn't attack or criticized anyone specifically so no, I don't think I'm smarter than everyone else or knowing everything. I'm just expressing a genuine question as to how we ended up with such a miscalculation and whether there is software that could help in that direction. Perhaps you need to chill down a bit. This isn't Reddit. We're all here to learn something.