No; programming and getting a girlfriend are not positions on a single scale, as...

ksvs on Nov 2, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Just Leave Them Behind

No; programming and getting a girlfriend are not positions on a single scale, as cperciva's statement implies, whereas programming and plumbing are.

He's saying a large number can't be a small one, and you're saying that's like saying a large number can't be prime.

hugh on Nov 2, 2008 [–]

I'm not sure that programming and plumbing are all that far apart.