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>The reason I concluded "it's not for me" is I've realized that trying to avoid learning big heaps of pain like ffmpeg takes more energy than just climbing the
by javajosh 7y ago
>The reason I concluded "it's not for me" is I've realized that trying to avoid learning big heaps of pain like ffmpeg takes more energy than just climbing the steep learning curve of the original tool
Well, then, a valuable lesson. I would suggest that writing a blog post about that experience and posting to HN about that would actually have been more interesting, for me.
- brudgers 7y agoEven though I know that its better for me to just learn the base technology doesn't mean I don't try to avoid reading the manual. Knowing there are no silver bullets doesn't mean I don't want one. It's just that this time it only took me a few hours and a night's sleep to stop looking. Unfortunately, by that time, both articles were on the front page. Or fortunately to the degree my self worth is tied to my HN karma.