Re^3: Is Perl on the Raspberry Pi worth it?

And by the way: Why a video?

Because learning by video is-the-shit. Narrow your gaze to no more than 15°, get into meditational alpha-wave-mode and let stuff sink unfiltered into your subconcious, no questions no frills. And some day you regurgitate what has been settled, and you are enlightened and really know shit. Television learning works! Each day, millions are taking lessions and complete courses successfully for those who air the programs.

perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'

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Re^4: Is Perl on the Raspberry Pi worth it? by stevieb (Canon) on Jun 22, 2019 at 21:07 UTC
In all seriousness, I have followed through on watching two Youtube videos produced by extremely qualified Electrical Engineers on their projects in the recent past, just to understand the platform and how they approach it. In both cases, the comments turned into a nuisance for the author. They were besieged by (may I use the term) idiots asking such basic questions in "text speak" that didn't make any sense, which eventually pissed off the author(s) to no end. I've a filter in place for my favourite search engine (nope, definitely not Google) that eliminates any Youtube related query responses. Not just for when I'm searching for specific electronic implementation questions, but all questions in general. If I'm up for a video, I'll find it on my own. Lazy has gone to a whole new level in the last generation (or two). Not Perl lazy, but may as well be dead lazy, expecting everything to work perfectly after watching a two-minute video with shoddy and questionable material and really crappy music in the background. /end rant	[reply]

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Re^4: Is Perl on the Raspberry Pi worth it?
by stevieb (Canon) on Jun 22, 2019 at 21:07 UTC

In all seriousness, I have followed through on watching two Youtube videos produced by extremely qualified Electrical Engineers on their projects in the recent past, just to understand the platform and how they approach it.

In both cases, the comments turned into a nuisance for the author. They were besieged by (may I use the term) idiots asking such basic questions in "text speak" that didn't make any sense, which eventually pissed off the author(s) to no end.

I've a filter in place for my favourite search engine (nope, definitely not Google) that eliminates any Youtube related query responses. Not just for when I'm searching for specific electronic implementation questions, but all questions in general. If I'm up for a video, I'll find it on my own.

Lazy has gone to a whole new level in the last generation (or two). Not Perl lazy, but may as well be dead lazy, expecting everything to work perfectly after watching a two-minute video with shoddy and questionable material and really crappy music in the background.

/end rant

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