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by a_subsystem 426 days ago
This is the most ungrateful comment I've read today, harping away about how 'it should have been done'.

Well you fucking do it then.

I know that my time is so short (because I have a family) that if I can even do a project then I'm almost certainly not going to document it because getting it done will be enough of a stretch for me, and if I need to come back and re-do it again, I am probably not going to even bother. Not all of us live in mom's basement and have the luxury of extra time.
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uxcolumbo 426 days ago
It was not ungrateful.

It was a general suggestion for everyone doing hardware projects and OP did a lookup and provided the additional info / links, which sparked further discussions.

Chill.

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taylorportman 426 days ago
He did 'do it', and saved us all the 10-15minutes it took.
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godelski 425 days ago 

  > Well you fucking do it then.
I did

  > I know that my time is so short
My argument was to do this BECAUSE your time is short. Helping others is the side benefit. There are completely selfish reasons to document. It's more important to document when your time is short and more when it gets interrupted. Unless you have a perfect memory, write it down. Not all of us have the luxury to continually work on a project to maintain context continuously.
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