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Wow. So many armchair geologists, both here and in the comments on TFA. Do you really think people haven't already thought of a dozen reasons why GPS beacons/sy
by quarterto 11y ago
Wow. So many armchair geologists, both here and in the comments on TFA. Do you really think people haven't already thought of a dozen reasons why GPS beacons/synthetic DNA/blah blah etc wouldn't work?
Should we get some geologists in to comment on your issue tracker and propose solutions for your bugs?
Ninja edit: https://xkcd.com/793/ https://xkcd.com/793/ applies to programmers, too
- cjfont 11y agoWow, is the snarkiness really necessary? At least by proposing a possible solution here, we increase the chances that a bona fide geologist will come by and tell us why it wouldn't work.
- ars 11y ago> Do you really think people haven't already thought of a dozen reasons why GPS beacons/synthetic DNA/blah blah etc wouldn't work? Yes. > Should we get some geologists in to comment on your issue tracker and propose solutions for your bugs? Yes. And if they're wrong? So what? Is that bad?
- DanBC 11y agoSee also "I don't know anything about" https://youtube.com/watch?v=GlcuV_Dojwg https://youtube.com/watch?v=GlcuV_Dojwg
- soylentcola 11y agoAlternately, it can be entertaining and mentally stimulating to brainstorm ideas and then pick apart why they wouldn't work. It would be one thing if it was a funding pitch based on uninformed proposals but as a forum conversation on a Friday afternoon, it doesn't seem too awful.
- enraged_camel 11y agoOn the other hand, some of the best ideas in any field can come from outside that field. There is benefit to not being constrained by conventional wisdom (which often times can be outdated or just wrong).