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If no one wants to miss class, you don't have to worry about this.
by ivank 17y ago
If no one wants to miss class, you don't have to worry about this.
- dschoon 17y agoTotally agreed; this is exactly the generalized message I took away. How many "lessons" (goals) could we tailor to the desires of the "student" (user) as a substitute for enforcement mechanisms? Surely not all, but many more than we're presently doing.
- amohr 17y agoI think that concisely encapsulated the two go-to solutions for so many hackers: a) create a complex system that will postpone or perhaps solve the problem; and b) make the problem irrelevant with a miracle stroke of genius solution to be fleshed out at a later date.
- TheSOB88 17y agoHackers, hackers, hackers, why does every thread have a post about how hackers are so great? Can we stop the big circle jerk?
- Jimmy 17y agoIt's called "Hacker News" for a reason.
- amohr 17y agoCircle jerk? I was pointing out unproductive behavior - the tendency to simplify a problem such that it fits into a stock solution or counting on a miracle. Neither of these actually confront the original problem - just duct tape and wishes.
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