[OT] Re: No more lessequal software
Bruno Medeiros
daiphoenixNO at SPAMlycos.com
Tue Mar 14 08:09:27 PST 2006
Knud Sørensen wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:07:02 -0600, Craig Black wrote:
>
>> I read that you consider programming an addiction. I struggled with this
>> idea when I was a teenager, so perhaps I can relate somewhat. I also gave
>> up programming for long periods of time. In retrospect, I believe that this
>> was not the right thing to do. Programming addiction is not like addiction
>> to alcohol or drugs. Substance abuse like that is never productive or
>> helpful.
>>
>> There are some behaviors that are necessary and yet tend to be addictive,
>> because of the pleasure involved. Like for example eating and sex. These
>> behaviors are very pleasurable, but for a good reason. If these pleasurable
>> urges were not in place, we would probably not be here today. People that
>> don't eat, die. Creatures that don't procreate become extinct.
>>
> Maybe you should try to read
> http://www.healingtaousa.com/bigu.html
>
> Mind over Matter.
>
>
What exactly are you trying to say?
[This could very well be the mother of all offtopics]
--
Bruno Medeiros - CS/E student
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