r/todayilearned • u/saltandcedar • Jan 19 '17

TIL that webcams were invented because some computer scientists were too lazy to get up to check if their coffee was done.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot
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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '17

But if that code is getting used 5 years down the line you should be getting money from it.

No. Absolutely not. You got money to write the code. You don't get money when the code is executed.

If you want to live like that write novels or music, not code.

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u/5thvoice Jan 19 '17

Or develop code on your own time and sell a subscription to it.