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> I mostly do it because I'm lazy. You do realize that's exactly the impression your habit conveys, right?

adamdavis 13y ago
Personally, I wouldn't have thought to consider him lazy had he not mentioned it, but rather just someone completely disinterested in fashion. /2cents
- orangethirty 13y ago
  Weird thing is that since being a nerd is in these days, peoe have complimented my style. If they only knew I lack it.
orangethirty 13y ago
Yes. But I'm the good kind of lazy. I choose to spend my time working on solutions to big problems, rather than working on what shirt to wear tomorrow. I do use different brands with different cuts and styles. Mostly because I grab whatever is available at the store. I also only use name brands, because the last twice as long. It's also a sort of camouflage. I blend in very easily. I like that.
- Mandatum 13y ago
  Haha yes, that reminds me of the movie "The Fly" - where the main character gets up in the morning and goes to his closet - with about 20 copies of the same outfit. Waste no thought on nonsense! Or in our case, waste no time on things we don't care about. Unfortunately however I've bought some new items recently and I keep getting compliments, even from strangers.. That big 'ole head of mine's gonna go spend his next paycheck on new clothes!
- UVB-76 13y ago
  > I choose to spend my time working on solutions to big problems, rather than working on what shirt to wear tomorrow. It worries me that so many hackers use the delusion of "solving big problems" to justify their often self-destructive lifestyles.
  - orangethirty 13y ago
    Why is this self-destructive? Explain.
marssaxman 13y ago
Laziness is first of the three great virtues of a programmer (http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LazinessImpatienceHubris http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LazinessImpatienceHubris), so that's probably a successful example of social signalling.
- orangethirty 13y ago
  I had a tough time growing up due to this "virtue". I was always looking for ways to simplify and automate. I even had my computer connected to my alarm clock. So that a basic program I had running on it would automatically wake me up depending on the time I shut it down (which meant I was going to sleep.) But I then had problems waking up before noon, so I connected that little hack to a stereo system with 15-inch speakers. The whole neighborhood could hear my alarm clock to off. It's actually quite funny now that I think about it. Imagine being able to hear a loud beep beep beep two streets over.

Personally, I wouldn't have thought to consider him lazy had he not mentioned it, but rather just someone completely disinterested in fashion. /2cents

orangethirty 13y ago
Weird thing is that since being a nerd is in these days, peoe have complimented my style. If they only knew I lack it.

orangethirty 13y ago

Yes. But I'm the good kind of lazy. I choose to spend my time working on solutions to big problems, rather than working on what shirt to wear tomorrow. I do use different brands with different cuts and styles. Mostly because I grab whatever is available at the store. I also only use name brands, because the last twice as long. It's also a sort of camouflage. I blend in very easily. I like that.

Mandatum 13y ago
Haha yes, that reminds me of the movie "The Fly" - where the main character gets up in the morning and goes to his closet - with about 20 copies of the same outfit. Waste no thought on nonsense! Or in our case, waste no time on things we don't care about. Unfortunately however I've bought some new items recently and I keep getting compliments, even from strangers.. That big 'ole head of mine's gonna go spend his next paycheck on new clothes!
UVB-76 13y ago
> I choose to spend my time working on solutions to big problems, rather than working on what shirt to wear tomorrow. It worries me that so many hackers use the delusion of "solving big problems" to justify their often self-destructive lifestyles.
- orangethirty 13y ago
  Why is this self-destructive? Explain.

marssaxman 13y ago

Laziness is first of the three great virtues of a programmer (http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LazinessImpatienceHubris http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LazinessImpatienceHubris), so that's probably a successful example of social signalling.

orangethirty 13y ago
I had a tough time growing up due to this "virtue". I was always looking for ways to simplify and automate. I even had my computer connected to my alarm clock. So that a basic program I had running on it would automatically wake me up depending on the time I shut it down (which meant I was going to sleep.) But I then had problems waking up before noon, so I connected that little hack to a stereo system with 15-inch speakers. The whole neighborhood could hear my alarm clock to off. It's actually quite funny now that I think about it. Imagine being able to hear a loud beep beep beep two streets over.