Because when you imagine learning something, you probably imagine setting up a conv net on a camera to recognize your guests and say their names. But when you

Because when you imagine learning something, you probably imagine setting up a conv net on a camera to recognize your guests and say their names. But when you start, you realize the camera was delivered to the wrong address and you spend 2 hours on the phone getting it to arrive. When it does you realize that you can’t just use the python code but have to download some C++ patch and that the version is incompatible with your new Ubuntu LTS. Fine, you use virtual box to use an older Ubuntu but now you have to roll back to Python 2.6 which breaks your conv net. Or maybe you want to write a novel hoping to win major awards and be chatted up by journalists. But after 2 pages of a pretty exciting coder’s life you aren’t even sure how to describe his mom and you’re wondering if you should start the scene at night and you’re unhappy with the corny language. It’s the gap between the ideal done form you see and the boring work to get there.