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Most likely, you just want a cake and don't care to bake it. A big obstacle to collaboration and global productivity is the assumption that it is cheaper/bette
by miguelrochefort 11y ago
Most likely, you just want a cake and don't care to bake it.
A big obstacle to collaboration and global productivity is the assumption that it is cheaper/better to make something yourself rather than purchase it. It couldn't be further from the truth. An expert baker will bake cheaper and better cakes than I ever could.
> Maybe a little too complex though ;-D
It is more important than it is complex. Humanity has waited long enough, it's time we take that step.
- kaitai 11y agoA lot of us enjoy the process: it's fun baking the cake, making the robot, playing with the laser cutter. That's what hacking encompasses -- the play, not just the end product. And most expert bakers around here don't make the kinds of cakes I like. Way cheaper/better to whip one up in 20 minutes than spend hours trying to find a catering service that will use the right recipe (or an improvement) and then someone who will deliver it. The recipe: http://www.thevintagemixer.com/2013/03/tarta-de-santiago-recipe-a-spanish-almond-cake-from-spain/ http://www.thevintagemixer.com/2013/03/tarta-de-santiago-rec...
- JadeNB 11y ago> An expert baker will bake cheaper and better cakes than I ever could. An expert baker can bake better and (possibly) cheaper cakes, but it is not necessarily in his or her interest to do so. It may be more practical to make the worst cakes that will sell, and then sell them for as much as the market can bear. (For example, McDonald's employs expert chefs.)