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Perhaps not the take Apple would appreciate, but this reads like the first half of a parable about reading into, and learning about, nuance to me. It takes dramatically longer, is much harder, and there's a shortcut in the form of "Hey Google, who invented the telescope?"

Not to say the shortcut isn't useful, but practicing the long way can pay dividends - especially if the shortcut may give a not-quite-right answer [0]

[0] http://thelongnose.com/blog/2013/4/29/multiple-simultaneous-...



Point taken…and now I have about an hour more free time to go learn to play the hurly gurly.




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