Comment Re:kinda true (Score 5, Interesting) 278
Years ago I posted the source to a neural net implementation that I did while in school. It was a very simple one with just regular back propagation, and the code was documented with examples. Soon after that I started receiving all kinds of email asking for help with the code from people clearly trying to use it to do their Comp Sci homeworks or projects. I started out with courteous and helpful replies, but at some point people ask questions which really have nothing to do with the software (and more to do with whatever that person is working on) -- to the point where they are wasting your time and you have to cut them off. Then they get annoyed and start insulting you.