01 JAN 2017 by ideonexus

 The secret to succeeding with computers is to lutz with t...

The secret to succeeding with computers is to lutz with them. BART EISENBERG: Push buttons, move text, insert lines, hit control characters, add dot commands, bring up menus, invoke commands and invoke more of them. Try it backwards, try it sideways, try it upside down. The method, lf you can call it that, is vaguely scientific-in that you perform some action and observe the results. A playful attitude will get you further with these machines than weeks of serious endeavor.
Folksonomies: learning experimentation
Folksonomies: learning experimentation
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10 AUG 2011 by ideonexus

 The Eternal Conflict Between Enlightenment and Ignorance

‘There are two great powers,” the man said, “and they’ve been fighting since time began. Every advance in human life, every scrap of knowledge and wisdom and decency we have has been torn by one side from the teeth of the other. Every little increase in human freedom has been fought over ferociously between those who want us to know more and be wiser and stronger, and those who want us to obey and be humble and submit.
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A shaman describes a more sophisticated clash than between good and evil, knowledge versus totalitarian ignorance.

03 APR 2011 by ideonexus

 A Selection of Nerd-Hating Quotes

Vivek Mishra: Nerds only do study and nothing else.They don't know how to love and they don't even know anything about friendship.They are fatso and are bloody psychos.Someone said that they are going to rule the world I think they are completely wrong because world is ruled by normal people who knows what is life all about. Kyle Gjefle: I hate nerds because they think that they're so better than everybody else and they are annoying and they are teacher's pets Milö Geary: Technology has mad...
Folksonomies: anti-intellectualism
Folksonomies: anti-intellectualism
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From the Facebook "I Hate Nerds" page.