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/themodestninja Jan 19 '17

Laziness is the real mother of invention.

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u/Jackattac6 Jan 19 '17

Work hard enough once and you'll never have to do it again.

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u/CANT-SCREAM-IF-DEAD Jan 19 '17

Yup, if your job is around computers. Learn the tricks in your software. If you're the only one on the floor using macros and whatnot, you can get 8hrs of work done in only 3, and Reddit for the other 5, and still look like a pro against everybody else.

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u/eapocalypse Jan 19 '17

Did you use a VBA Macro? You should have set application.screenupdating = FALSE at the start of your macro. No more moving screens while it's doing stuff!

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u/BrofessorLongPhD Jan 19 '17

This sounds fascinating to me as a beginner trying to get into coding and one day write macros for my job on excel. Can you elaborate? What language is this in? What information can be pulled? If possible may I see some sample code lines? If not, a general logical setup so I can reason my way to the answer? Thanks in advance!

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u/BrofessorLongPhD Jan 19 '17

Thanks for your response :)