This story seems very familiar...the fact that it's trending again on HN, leads me to believe that some of us devs must relate with the coder that lost it.

I can strongly relate with the programmer. With the wealth of knowledge that I as a coder possess, it is still disappointing when I constantly crunch numbers, design a structure, or spend what feels like an eternity on a project, only to be stuck on a simple fix.

I envy the ignorant seriously and those who can accept things for face value. I over analyze everything and am critical of anything. One of the sweet blisses I have is to read HN to take a mental break from coding.