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I don't want to be too much of an asshole but don't you have Google like the rest of us. I always think it's so weird when people ask something to the comments
by make3 9y ago
I don't want to be too much of an asshole but don't you have Google like the rest of us. I always think it's so weird when people ask something to the comments in HN of all places when they could literally just have textually written it in Wikipedia or wtv and gotten a better answer
- xcambar 9y agoCongratulations, you made it! You are now, by your own words, too much of an asshole. What an achievement! Please allow me to explain my reasoning: I'm of those with no clue about the meaning of SVM, and I came to the comments section looking for an answer to the question "what the ... is SVM anyway?". Even though I know the way to Google (https://duckduckgo.com https://duckduckgo.com, right?), I'm happy someone asked this question and another answered it and as a consequence saved me (and hopefully others) a couple of clicks and taught me something that I might have otherwise been too lazy to investigate myself. Should I want to be picky, I'd even suggest that having the question answered in the comment section is environmentally more efficient than your suggestion that we should all open a new tab and do the same research. Save a tree, answer the not-so-obvious questions "for the masses".
- dr_zoidberg 9y agoNot only saved a couple of clicks, bu there were some good resources thrown around. When trying to learn a new topic without much knowledge, the most difficult part is finding good reads, videos, tutorials, etc, that will set you on track.