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there is a certain value in at least halting regression, in my opinion. if your work did not advance the sum of human knowledge, then did it at least keep the f
by munin 15y ago
there is a certain value in at least halting regression, in my opinion. if your work did not advance the sum of human knowledge, then did it at least keep the fires burning a little longer? then it was not a waste, in my opinion.
also, if it makes you feel any better, these projects tend to have a way of trickling down/out knowledge...
- CamperBob 15y agoalso, if it makes you feel any better, these projects tend to have a way of trickling down/out knowledge... Absolutely. The HST, for instance, is basically a Cold War spy satellite that's pointed the other way.
- sesqu 15y agoExcept kabdib pointed out that HST had to have all of the tech reinvented, since nothing trickled out.