I actually have seen plenty of people that could have done something like this, but did not because they simply never tried. Being daring by itself is a skill, but we're talking raw technical ability here.

I've actually seen another developer that was probably in the same category write his own self-driving software. It kind of worked, but couldn't have ever been production ready, so it was just an exercise in flexing without any practical application.

So, what product that George built do you actually use?

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dehugger 3 days ago | parent [-]

So, if I understand correctly, you've seen plenty of people that didn't do what he did? This was not a compelling argument.

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mihaic 3 days ago | parent [-]

> you've seen plenty of people that didn't do what he did?

Yes, because I've seen them build software that was actually used. And I've seen a few that did just like him, impressive sounding projects that had no usage.

I understand it's something subjective. I get the same feeling when looking at Damien Hirst's monstrouly expensive stuff that leaves me cold. Even after I get the concepts behind the works, my end feeling is of "so what?".

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armitron 2 days ago | parent [-]

Your calibration around skill gradients but also cause and effect is so far off that I'm wondering how you manage to navigate reality.

	▲	mihaic 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You have absolutely no idea about me or my life, but chose to insult me based on not being impressed by some github profile. Why did you feel the need to say that?