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The scope and scale of this data is breathtaking! However... it strikes me that the best that he could do with this data was plot it and say "oh, I remember th
by nod 15y ago
The scope and scale of this data is breathtaking! However... it strikes me that the best that he could do with this data was plot it and say "oh, I remember those events". I wouldn't feel like all of that effort was worth it, if I were him. What did it DO for him? Apparently very little.
- mcav 15y agoSome people just like data, the way others like walking on the beach or playing football or reading a book. Some things just don't "do" a whole lot for you except entertain or inform you.
- mhansen 15y agoIt's pleasant to look back over your life - the graph probably reminds him of great stories that are too private to share :)
- ramblerman 15y ago"I wouldn't feel like all of that effort was worth it, if I were him" It's a hacker instinct. Not everything has to be justified, and immensely valuable to society. Sometimes doing it cause you can is part of the satisfaction.