tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post3649362854058029498..comments2023-10-07T05:35:14.064-04:00Comments on Bazungu Bucks: LayersJohn Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126222842766191343noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post-59321034612825696182008-07-17T22:38:00.000-04:002008-07-17T22:38:00.000-04:00I didn't like that Spolsky thing at all. Maybe it...I didn't like that Spolsky thing at all. Maybe its because I only understood about half of it.<BR/><BR/>Or it could be, I could feel his rather unapologetic contempt for people who only understand half of it. <BR/><BR/>He's the type of person, if I demanded he explain the postmodern interpretations of Biblical imagery in THE SOUND AND THE FURY, he'd sneer that literature is fucked, and he is doing IMPORTANT STUFF. Meanwhile, the English majors (and everyone else) regard geeks as the people doing the grunt work of the world these days: <I> Just get'r done, so I can use the thing, okay? </I><BR/><BR/>Moral of the story: It would be nice if we all just <I>respected</I> each other!<BR/><BR/>(Afraid to look at Ehrlich, now that I read that one. :P )Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354486841414802245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post-37290274527497650052008-07-16T11:41:00.000-04:002008-07-16T11:41:00.000-04:00I enjoy reading your work John, it challenges me t...I enjoy reading your work John, it challenges me to think. <BR/><BR/>It seems that what you describe here may a classical case of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasty_generalization" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">hasty generalization</A>. Let me take some time to read the original article and see if I agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com