Daydreaming about the future instead of doing work today

Re:Daydreaming about the future instead of doing work today by noonespecial on Sunday March 10, 2019 @11:56PM (#19356548)

That's the thing isn't it? People are always so sure that the one they could have built but didn't is so much better than the one you could build and did. Except for that one tiny detail of not actually existing.

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Re:Daydreaming about the future instead of doing work today by rdiddly on Monday March 11, 2019 @03:41AM (#19357306)

Just would like to offer a joke and a quote from the music world. The joke is, How many guitar players does it take to screw in a light bulb? And the answer is, 10: 1 to do it, and 9 to stand around saying how they could've done it better.

The quote is from Ian MacKaye: "The best records are the ones that get made."

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Re:Daydreaming about the future instead of doing work today by rolleTx on Monday March 11, 2019 @04:47AM (#19357527)

nice joke

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Re:Daydreaming about the future instead of doing work today by dvt on Monday March 11, 2019 @01:03AM (#19356811)

So true. I remember a few years ago when I built Game:ref[1], everyone on reddit was an eSports anti-cheat expert. Right now, they're all Qt/C++ experts. It comes and goes in waves ;)

[1] https://www.pcgamer.com/introducing-gameref-the-anti-cheat-h...

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Re:Daydreaming about the future instead of doing work today by marknadal on Monday March 11, 2019 @01:48AM (#19356952)

Thank you for posting your original comment, it actually encourages me that this is a normal thing and means all the more to ignore the haters.

Thank you for actually shipping.

Thank you for actually being positive.

Thank you for being brave enough to speak about your experience.

We need more people like you in the world.

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Re:Daydreaming about the future instead of doing work today by dvt on Monday March 11, 2019 @02:20AM (#19357056)

Thanks for your kind words! Btw, Gun is awesome :)

If you're ever in LA, let's grab a coffee.

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Re:Daydreaming about the future instead of doing work today by shaan7 on Monday March 11, 2019 @08:37AM (#19358459)

> Right now, they're all Qt/C++ experts

I wish ..

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Re:Daydreaming about the future instead of doing work today by MattyRad on Monday March 11, 2019 @10:46AM (#19359346)

I'm obliged to quote The Man in the Arena: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_in_a_Republic

A stirring speech, and a good reminder to press on, and to press for results (just be careful not to reference it as an excuse to dismiss constructive criticism, or to play a martyr).

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