One generally doesn't play with these things. Sloth is a deadly sin according to, at least, one major religion - possibly more. One may well find themselves with feet cemented in a purgatory somewhere.

There is a pile of logs outside I need to chop. Instead I am trying to think how to build a log-chopper. That keeps me up at night. It's hard work. But eventually I go to sleep with the happy thought that one day I will find the way to avoid menial, repetitive and strainfull work. In the morning I check if I woke up with cemented feet. Not yet. But I realise I walk on a tight rope. Plus I am cold.

My bashrc is full of aliases. My ~/bin stuffed with one-liners. As soon as I have achieved something interesting I pack it into a module. I can't bear the thought of typing an extra iota when I don't have to because I can code it. Often spending more time at that than typing that iota 10000 times.

Once I heard a life-"scientist" at lunch mentioning that his staff were busy counting cells in microscope images all day long. I was not lazy to dispense the most lazy advice: "I may be able to automate that menial, repetitive, brain-injuring cell counting. And improve accuracy too.", "Me?" He said. "That's what they are being paid for, let them do some work."

Independently of religious status, Augustine of Hippo has something to say for those monks who "were begging in public places, refusing to work, and were untidy in appearance."

bw, bliako

In reply to Re: Papal infallibility by bliako
in thread Papal infallibility by Anonymous Monk

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