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This is like the Platonic HN comment. Person hears about an interesting problem in another field (yeah, the ship of Theseus is actually interesting. That's wh
by crygin 13y ago
This is like the Platonic HN comment. Person hears about an interesting problem in another field (yeah, the ship of Theseus is actually interesting. That's why people still discuss it), asserts the solution after having thought about it for two minutes, then provides a useless analogy. Good work, you solved the problem! All those philosophers can quit their adjunct professorships and go bootstrap some social web companies now.
- Avshalom 13y ago...no, the point was that it wasn't a ship of theseus situation.
- JonnieCache 13y agohttp://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=1879 http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=1879
- reeses 13y agoIronically, the same people complain about the Microsoft-style interview questions that require lateral thinking. "How many gas stations are there in _your city_?" "How would you determine how much rain falls in Washington State in a day?"