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> Using what they had on hand vs buying a 2nd thermometer for a one time use. Hacker News of all places should embrace option 1. Why? Time is valuable too. If

> Using what they had on hand vs buying a 2nd thermometer for a one time use. Hacker News of all places should embrace option 1. Why? Time is valuable too. If I had to do the same thing and was more interested in getting the job done than building a Rube Goldberg machine, I'd totally buy a second thermometer that's suited to what I'm trying to do.

addisonl 4y ago
> Time is valuable too Of course, which is why it’s important to spend it learning new things. You haven’t factored shipping into your time equation—get it done today (and learn something new) or wait 2 days for Amazon to deliver something I might only need once…I know what I’d do.