Re: Generalised approach to storing address details

On Dec 11, 9:40 am, Gene Wirchenko <g..._at_ocis.net> wrote:
> "JOG" <j..._at_cs.nott.ac.uk> wrote:
> >Gene Wirchenko wrote:[snip]
>
> >> 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. "
>
> Quite. The people who say "You think you know everything.", IME,
> speak about an area that I know a lot about (though, not everything)
> and that they know comparatively little about. That insight has saved
> me a lot of trouble.
>
> While there could be an exception, I have not come across one
> yet. People who know and who do not know disagree with others
> differently.

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."

   --Bertrand Russell

Marshall Received on Tue Dec 12 2006 - 06:49:06 CET