Re: Generalised approach to storing address details

Gene Wirchenko wrote:

> "JOG" <jog_at_cs.nott.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >I have never killfiled anyone on these boards out of general principle,
>
> I have killfiled on general principle: "Life is too short."
>
> >and these were my final attempts before changing that. I seem also to
> >have an urge to understand exactly why a crank does not realise that he
> >is in fact a crank, and not some misunderstood savant.
>
> I can help with that. Read "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How
> Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated
> Self-Assessments". It is a great paper and explains a lot.

Fascinating. I particularly enjoyed the insight:

"We propose that those with limited knowledge in a domain suffer a dual burden: Not only do they reach mistaken conclusions and make regrettable errors, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it. "

Regards, J.

>
> [snip]
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gene Wirchenko
>
> Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
> I have preferences.
> You have biases.
> He/She has prejudices.
Received on Mon Dec 11 2006 - 15:12:45 CET