Why Technical Smart Asses are Technically Dumb Asses

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Post by curenote » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 5:32 PM UTC

Why Technical Smart Asses are Technically Dumb Asses
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Re: Why Technical Smart Asses are Technically Dumb Asses

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Post by AznHisoka » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:34 PM UTC

Being consistent means learning new habits. You might require some self discipline initially, but as time goes along, it becomes a habit and you don't need as much discipline, especially when you start to see tangible progress. So I can see why he would be anal about it.

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Post by VikingCoder » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:37 PM UTC

Smart ass posts article about how smart asses drive him nuts...

...irony missed.

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Post by jgreer » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:47 PM UTC

@AznHisoka hit the nail on the head. It's ironic that the author missed the bigger picture of what his/her friend was trying to say when that was the point of his/her post.

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Post by rkon » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:49 PM UTC

Well, self discipline isn't really the same as consistency, but his point still stands.

To be fair though, you could completely lack self discipline and be extremely consistent when it comes to watching TV on the couch all day.

Re: Why Technical Smart Asses are Technically Dumb Asses

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Post by mwd_ » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:51 PM UTC

One common problem I see is that some people tend to turn every conversation into an adversarial situation because they focus on poking holes in whatever the other person says. A more pleasant and fruitful way to talk to people is to try to see things from their perspective -- ask questions instead of saying "no". Finding common ground and learning from other people is far more important than ironing out whatever flaws you see in their logic.

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Post by vbtemp » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:55 PM UTC

VikingCoder wrote: post #3

Smart ass posts article about how smart asses drive him nuts... ...irony missed.

My thought exactly -- does the author lack the self-awareness to realize that he is himself a smart ass?

Re: Why Technical Smart Asses are Technically Dumb Asses

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Post by poutine » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:57 PM UTC

I believe the term he's looking for is pedantic.

pushes glasses up on nose

Re: Why Technical Smart Asses are Technically Dumb Asses

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Post by noahc » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:57 PM UTC

I am torn on this issue. I try not to be like this, but words have meaning. And if words don't have meaning or have arbitrary meaning then we can't communicate. Some words have more specific meaning than others.

One thing that drives me absolutely nuts is when people (my girlfriend) use supposedly to not mean anything. My girlfriend uses it when someone else told her something. So she might say, "Supposedly, She went into town today to buy food." and that just means someone told her she went into town.To me this is an empty meaning and "supposedly" implies that maybe she didn't go into town or maybe she went into town to meet her lover and not really to buy food.

Re: Why Technical Smart Asses are Technically Dumb Asses

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Post by RyanMcGreal » Wed, Dec 28, 2011, 6:58 PM UTC

As a technical person, am I allowed to complain when non-technical people follow sloppy reasoning to faulty conclusions?