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The whole idea of implementing something useless to learn a tool is deeply flawed and it is sad that most of our schools and universities still follow this prac
by fridental 4y ago
The whole idea of implementing something useless to learn a tool is deeply flawed and it is sad that most of our schools and universities still follow this practice
- backpackviolet 4y agoSome of us just really like digging through raw Martian Elevation data and turning it into models or textures or whatever. And learning a new language while we’re at it is a nice (intended) side effect. If we could just “learn the language” cold we would. By all means, if you have something “useful” you need to do, prefer that. But we don’t always have that on hand, and fun toys are a good substitute.
- defrost 4y agoDo you run filters to "sanity check" for continuity breaks, data noise bursts, etc, and setup for feature detection, relief highlighting?
- coryrc 4y agoMost of the things I've worked on in my professional career have been ultimately useless :(
- selcuka 4y agoUltimately everything humans build will be useless. Haven't you gotten paid for them? That's what makes them useful for you.
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- Hammershaft 4y agoIs it useless if it has value to the creator?