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I'm frankly overwhelmed of learning and being exposed to new technologies. The physical draining feeling of learning new keywords to fulfill the same ur

I'm frankly overwhelmed of learning and being exposed to new technologies. The physical draining feeling of learning new keywords to fulfill the same urges is as if I have watched 15 years of porn following from the grainy days of Jenna Jameson on VHS to the heady-days of Internet dial-up gonzo porn of the early 2000's that really explored anal (Gauge, Taylor Rain) to the streaming flash videos of Web 2.0 (Sasha Grey) to the now completely splintered and social-mediafied porno-world with all the mind-numbing categories under the sun (reality, high-art, webcam etc). I'm simply drained and spent. Uh...

andyroid 13y ago
Ah, so that's why it's called analogy!
n1ghtmare_ 13y ago
The man really knows his porn.
- ElongatedTowel 13y ago
  Moral of the story is, if you spend the time you're watching porn on programming instead you would be a master of all these technologies.
  - stuff4ben 13y ago
    you could also say he would be the "master of his domain".
  - username223 13y ago
    Spending his time mastur-ing web technology fads is unlikely to be more productive than just watching the porn.
lstamour 13y ago
Yeah, I was not expecting that. Kind of offended. (a) I'm at work and (b) was not aware of the "splintered and social-mediafied porno-world" nor all its categories. But props to a pun-intended use of the word "spent".
- noname123 13y ago
  Isatmour, I apologize for offending you, I certainly didn't intend to impose pornography onto you nor condone porn addiction (for being a porn addict, I know that it is no laughing matter although I try to use humor to try to be honest and confront my issue). I guess I wanted to frame learning front-end framework as a kind of OCD/obsessive behavior similar to any positive or negative addition you or someone you know might have experienced and chose the "lowest common denominator" metaphor I could find: porn addiction. Again I apologize for this who may find it offensive or an emotional trigger. And for anyone who's reading this and have this issue, I def. recommend this book: "The Addictive Personality" (http://www.amazon.com/The-Addictive-Personality-Understanding-Compulsive/dp/1568381298/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391455317&sr=8-1&keywords=addictive+personality+understanding+the+addictive+process+and+compulsive+behavior http://www.amazon.com/The-Addictive-Personality-Understandin...) which has helped me understand and reform my behavior.
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  - lstamour 13y ago
    Thanks, I accept your apology, though in improvement, I would focus on your writing. Habits are hard to change, but what you write is public and read by others. A careful eye (try not to post before going to bed) and use of the Edit button on HN can go a long way. Remember that not everyone has the same life and interests as you -- all we can assume is shared here is technology and business, so anything outside those realms spoken here is ... uncomfortable. I'd feel the same way if you'd talked about changes in filmmaking or fabric. Admittedly this was offensive, but it was more the bait-and-switch unexpected nature of it. I'm agreeing with what you wrote, everything's great, then paragraphs get longer and suddenly--Bam! It's not about technology but how the world is changing too fast. That's where you lost me. ;-)

andyroid 13y ago

Ah, so that's why it's called analogy!

n1ghtmare_ 13y ago

The man really knows his porn.

ElongatedTowel 13y ago
Moral of the story is, if you spend the time you're watching porn on programming instead you would be a master of all these technologies.
- stuff4ben 13y ago
  you could also say he would be the "master of his domain".
- username223 13y ago
  Spending his time mastur-ing web technology fads is unlikely to be more productive than just watching the porn.

lstamour 13y ago

Yeah, I was not expecting that. Kind of offended. (a) I'm at work and (b) was not aware of the "splintered and social-mediafied porno-world" nor all its categories. But props to a pun-intended use of the word "spent".

noname123 13y ago
Isatmour, I apologize for offending you, I certainly didn't intend to impose pornography onto you nor condone porn addiction (for being a porn addict, I know that it is no laughing matter although I try to use humor to try to be honest and confront my issue). I guess I wanted to frame learning front-end framework as a kind of OCD/obsessive behavior similar to any positive or negative addition you or someone you know might have experienced and chose the "lowest common denominator" metaphor I could find: porn addiction. Again I apologize for this who may find it offensive or an emotional trigger. And for anyone who's reading this and have this issue, I def. recommend this book: "The Addictive Personality" (http://www.amazon.com/The-Addictive-Personality-Understanding-Compulsive/dp/1568381298/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391455317&sr=8-1&keywords=addictive+personality+understanding+the+addictive+process+and+compulsive+behavior http://www.amazon.com/The-Addictive-Personality-Understandin...) which has helped me understand and reform my behavior.
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- lstamour 13y ago
  Thanks, I accept your apology, though in improvement, I would focus on your writing. Habits are hard to change, but what you write is public and read by others. A careful eye (try not to post before going to bed) and use of the Edit button on HN can go a long way. Remember that not everyone has the same life and interests as you -- all we can assume is shared here is technology and business, so anything outside those realms spoken here is ... uncomfortable. I'd feel the same way if you'd talked about changes in filmmaking or fabric. Admittedly this was offensive, but it was more the bait-and-switch unexpected nature of it. I'm agreeing with what you wrote, everything's great, then paragraphs get longer and suddenly--Bam! It's not about technology but how the world is changing too fast. That's where you lost me. ;-)