I find coding disturbingly addictive. My brain starts racing — solving one problem presents another, onward and onward, to the expense of other work that needs to get done. It makes one feel clever, and feeling clever feels good.
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Today's case in point: Leaflet's Circle object looks great, but near the poles the fact that it is not a true "Great Circle" algorithm becomes *very* evident. The solution? Write a new class that implements a "true" GC algorithm using Leaflet polygons. Not too difficult...
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But then I think: these don't look quite as good as those crisp Leaflet circles. It'd be a shame to swap in something technically better but aesthetically ugly. Is there a way around it? My brain shouts: I BET THERE IS LET'S SOLVE IT WOULDN'T THAT BE CLEVER
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Replying to @NuclearAnthro
Coding is definitely the ultimate control high — whatever the subject (nukes or not). When it works, you're king of your own little logical domain. You type in words and COOL STUFF IS CREATED as a result (or it feels that way, anyway). It's like modern magic. Very addictive.
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Replying to @wellerstein @NuclearAnthro
Coding, cooking, woodworking, there's a lot of ways to get that creative control high.
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Yes but my chances of chopping off a finger are a lot lower with one of them than the others! (I have a very nice scar on my right index finger from a knife that jumped on me several years back)
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