Re:Climbing the wrong hill (2009)
by kutkloon7 on Monday April 17, 2017 @05:37AM
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I don't particularly like this kind of blog posts, for multiple reasons. First, they tell people what to do.
Second, the argument is backed up by a false analogy. The whole reason that hill climbing works, is that computers are fast. If it takes 5+ years to 'climb a hill', starting at some random point costs a lot more. Actually, it is not even clear how 'starting over at a random point' translates to real life.
Third: The point (I would say is "Try something else once in a while" - and I mostly agree with this) could be captured in a single line. The blog post is basically the blog-equivalent of a motivational picture.
Second, the argument is backed up by a false analogy. The whole reason that hill climbing works, is that computers are fast. If it takes 5+ years to 'climb a hill', starting at some random point costs a lot more. Actually, it is not even clear how 'starting over at a random point' translates to real life.
Third: The point (I would say is "Try something else once in a while" - and I mostly agree with this) could be captured in a single line. The blog post is basically the blog-equivalent of a motivational picture.