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0 pointsalextgordon16y ago0 comments

Buying junk, clearly. I'm guaranteed to get considerable value out of a computer, whereas $2000 of Apple shares could well have been worthless.

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scotty7916y ago· 2 in thread

Try squeezing considerable value out of your iPod. It's much more likely that it will squeeze value out of you. You are still better off with 0 dollars in worthless stock.

ErrantX16y ago

I think that's disingenuous; and is the same point pg makes when he explains that wealth != money.

Take me for example; my nano has barely left my side for the last 2 and a bit years - I work best with music around :) it's worth a lot.

scotty7916y ago

And the beer I drink also improves my coding skills, and the coffee and the nicotine.

Stop trying to pass your costly and possibly damaging addiction as something that improves your life and brings you value.

I guess I'm asking to get heavily down-voted but I'm not all that into music. I know some coders that can't work without radio but radio is a torture for me when I try to concentrate. I even read about one guy that thinks that he codes best when he has TV on (spidweb guy, you have to give it to him that he makes amazing stuff all by himself, but I personally think he would have no problem concentrating with pack of buffaloes running over his body). I tried once coding with TV on and I lasted a minute before It drove me nuts. I can bear songs if they are in language I don't understand.

I know that some people have better or worse resistance for distractions but I can't believe that some people concentrate better with distractions than without them.

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