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Re: That'll Never Work

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Post by premchai21 »

duairc wrote: post #8
rwmj wrote: post #6

John's a good speaker and has done a few "crazy" things. However I thought this talk was going to be about the wingnut ideas that really will never work because they defy human nature / currently known laws of physics / principles of good software design / basic logic / etc.

What's "human nature"? Human nature, if anything, is adaptability. What feels "natural" to us is largely determined by our socialisation and our environment (i.e., things which we can change).

If you change it so that what feels "natural" to you is not what feels "natural" to everyone else, then you are in for a world of hurt when you find that all the resources you were relying on are no longer presented in a way that you're compatible enough to access.

Re: That'll Never Work

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Post by jgrahamc »

luanfernandes wrote: post #12

Hi John, is there any way you can provide subtitles (in english) on this talk? or a transcript? English is not my native language so it's kinda hard to understand everything you say

If I had time I'd listen to what I said and write it down for you.

Re: That'll Never Work

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Post by Arjuna »

jgrahamc wrote: post #7
rwmj wrote: post #6

John's a good speaker and has done a few "crazy" things. However I thought this talk was going to be about the wingnut ideas that really will never work because they defy human nature / currently known laws of physics / principles of good software design / basic logic / etc.

That's a great talk idea. I really want at some time to do one called "7 minutes to Tranquility Base" detailing all the stuff that happened in the last 7 minute before Aldrin and Armstrong landed on the moon. A lot of interesting technical stuff work and failed in those critical minutes. And if you can't get enough of me speaking about random stuff, here's my StrataConf talk: http://blog.jgc.org/2012/10/the-great-rai…

Although this happened during Apollo 12, I love stories [1] like John Aaron's [2] "SCE to AUX". It is a story of how one critical piece of knowledge in a clutch moment can turn failure into success.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWQIryll8y8

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aaron

Re: That'll Never Work

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Post by hammock »

luanfernandes wrote: post #12

Hi John, is there any way you can provide subtitles (in english) on this talk? or a transcript? English is not my native language so it's kinda hard to understand everything you say

Re-upload it to youtube and try the auto-captioning service there.

Re: That'll Never Work

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Post by polyfractal »

jgrahamc wrote: post #13
luanfernandes wrote: post #12

Hi John, is there any way you can provide subtitles (in english) on this talk? or a transcript? English is not my native language so it's kinda hard to understand everything you say

If I had time I'd listen to what I said and write it down for you.

I'm not sure if this was a snarky reply or not, but you can get pretty cheap english translators on oDesk. Average price is $1/minute of translated material. The accuracy is usually superb, especially considering the price.

Re: That'll Never Work

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Post by jgrahamc »

polyfractal wrote: post #18
jgrahamc wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I had time I'd listen to what I said and write it down for you.

I'm not sure if this was a snarky reply or not, but you can get pretty cheap english translators on oDesk. Average price is $1/minute of translated material. The accuracy is usually superb, especially considering the price.

What would make you think that was a snarky reply on my part?

Re: That'll Never Work

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Post by dasil003 »

jgrahamc wrote: post #19
polyfractal wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure if this was a snarky reply or not, but you can get pretty cheap english translators on oDesk. Average price is $1/minute of translated material. The accuracy is usually superb, especially considering the price.

What would make you think that was a snarky reply on my part?

Strange. I think it's bleed over connotation from when you ask someone to do something and say something like "have you got that or shall I write it down for you?"

Something about the "write it down for you" is often used in a condescending way.

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