jmholla 4 months ago

Programming games away is how I end my addictions to them. Sudoku was a big one for me. Once I have provably shown I can write a program to solve a game, I lose interest. But I still having fun. I really enjoy the design and writing of said programs.

  • mk_chan 4 months ago

    It’s the same reason I stopped playing chess, but it only hit me later that I lost interest because of the program I wrote.

    Now I just play casually if a friend wants to.

    • nwellinghoff 4 months ago

      Ahh but can you beat a master without using the program?

      • mk_chan 4 months ago

        I don't actually use the program in my stead, I just put it up against other programs in computer chess tournaments.

knd775 4 months ago

Okay, but why doesn't he go on these five to seven day trips with his family?

  • denkmoon 4 months ago

    Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Sometimes and for a certain type of person it's good to have alone time.

  • remram 4 months ago

    That really tripped me too and made it hard to focus on the rest is the article. I had this feeling all the way through that he's hiding things, which doesn't make much sense given the kind of content.