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There's a Germany saying "Auch nur mit Wasser kochen". Loosely translated, it means "they are also only cooking with water". What it means is that nobody knows
by shafyy 1y ago
There's a Germany saying "Auch nur mit Wasser kochen". Loosely translated, it means "they are also only cooking with water". What it means is that nobody knows shit and nobody is special.
- 0x737368 1y agoVery relevant to most advice one finds on HN
- defraudbah 1y agohow did you make your comment in gray?
- apples_oranges 1y agoGray means the comment was downvoted
- noreplydev 1y agodamn
- alexey-salmin 1y agoOnly when you're viewing it from US, in other regions it looks grey
- shafyy 1y agoSick burn
- rambambram 1y agoThanks guys, this was the best read of the morning.
- apples_oranges 1y agoIn programming however, the skill and foundational understanding varies greatly, and while everyone is cooking with water, there are big differences how you cook. :P
- zwnow 1y agoDon't tell this vibe coders without years of actual experience
- brookst 1y agoYeah, good saying but I think GP misinterpreted it. It does not mean “nobody knows shit”, it means “you have the same tools they do so any difference in outcome is due to skill that can be learned”. Its a rejection of gear lust and similar (“I can’t possibly achieve that result without [toy that I want]”)
- kaffekaka 1y agoThat's a good saying. I once heard: adults are children with older bodies. People seem/try to be rational but we are all so influenced or downright controlled by emotions. The desire to be perceived as rational is one such driving force. Many things we do since "this is the right thing to do" are in fact done to reduce (or control) our anxiety. In this sense we are still children.
- jenscow 1y agoEveryone's shit smells the same
- ImHereToVote 1y agoSpeak for yourself.
- nicbou 1y agoIn Quebec: we all fart through the same hole