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		dotancohen 72 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to make websites that will require lots of you... `> they will make it interesting for themselves.` Engineers love to solve problems. If there are no problems readily at hand, they will create some.

BobaFloutist 72 days ago | [–]

They're kind of like Border Collies that way, aren't they

dotancohen 72 days ago | | [–]

I don't know. Do Border Collies like belly rubs?

at-fates-hands 72 days ago | [–]

I thought it was "engineers aren't smart, they're just lazy so they always find the easiest way to fix something."

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