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This is lame, the world needs smart people like you solving real problems. A cool project but dumb as hell at the same time.
by TechDebtDevin 2y ago
This is lame, the world needs smart people like you solving real problems. A cool project but dumb as hell at the same time.
- isametry 2y agoIgnoring most of your comment and only focusing on this part: > the world needs smart people like you solving real problems It has them. And they’re doing pretty much exactly this. What’s described in the OP resembles a pretty standard machine design process – the key is splitting up the complex goal into smaller manageable units. (And using tools for the tedious parts such as gear math; if the tools don’t exist, you of course develop your own!) The author was presumably able to do this because they’ve already solved a real problem or two.
- pootempy 2y agoHow many smart people run marathons, do all night drink binging sessions, travel to exotic cities and other such follies? My belief is that a project like this (and probably the marathon and travel too!) make you smarter. You need to do something that ain’t work sometimes!
- another-dave 2y agoit's a bit like Richard Fenyman's wobbling plate — you don't necessarily know where you'll end up (maybe with a Nobel prize). — https://www.asc.ohio-state.edu/kilcup.1/262/feynman.html https://www.asc.ohio-state.edu/kilcup.1/262/feynman.html