Comments on: today’s topics: http://www.blueeyesdesigns.net/blog/2003/10/todays-topics/ Visual Signal and Legible Noise Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:15:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: drlynn http://www.blueeyesdesigns.net/blog/2003/10/todays-topics/comment-page-1/#comment-52 drlynn Thu, 30 Oct 2003 21:03:31 +0000 http://www.blueeyesdesigns.net/blog/2003/10/todays-topics/#comment-52 I think you're right. I think it has a lot to do with the curiosity of a person and their willingness to discuss something with someone that they might not necessairly know a lot about, but have such an interest in learning that they're willing to to try to keep up with it all. Hell knows I "talk" a lot about things I'm not familiar with, but that's one of my main modes of learning: listening to people expound. Sharing knowledge. heehee. "open source is communism!" I think you’re right. I think it has a lot to do with the curiosity of a person
and their willingness to discuss something with someone that they might not
necessairly know a lot about, but have such an interest in learning that they’re
willing to to try to keep up with it all. Hell knows I “talk” a lot about things
I’m not familiar with, but that’s one of my main modes of learning: listening to
people expound. Sharing knowledge.

heehee. “open source is communism!”

]]> By: Chris http://www.blueeyesdesigns.net/blog/2003/10/todays-topics/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Chris Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:59:06 +0000 http://www.blueeyesdesigns.net/blog/2003/10/todays-topics/#comment-51 Honestly, I think it has a lot to do with personality. A lot of folks at IMSA are geeks with large egos or inferiority complexes, one or the other. Some of those social problems get mitigated while you're at IMSA, but we still like being around people who are deeply, passionately interested in many things (not just one) and who like to talk about them, sometimes at a length that strikes others as self-centered. You'll notice that the most interesting non-IMSA people here are like that. Look at J. in house, our commander, too, Beth M. in my class, A. You can talk with them about one topic that has nothing to do with their research or major or future plans for hours. I've noticed that a lot now that I'm talking about religion and social issues more--A., for instance, is not Christian and not even interested in seeking Christianity, but we have really interesting conversations on that topic. Likewise, I'm straight, and she and I still have great talks about queer issues. That's my take, anyway. Honestly, I think it has a lot to do with personality. A lot of folks at IMSA
are geeks with large egos or inferiority complexes, one or the other. Some of
those social problems get mitigated while you’re at IMSA, but we still like
being around people who are deeply, passionately interested in many things (not
just one) and who like to talk about them, sometimes at a length that strikes
others as self-centered.

You’ll notice that the most interesting non-IMSA people here are like that.
Look at J. in house, our commander, too, Beth M. in my class, A. You can talk
with them about one topic that has nothing to do with their research or major or
future plans for hours. I’ve noticed that a lot now that I’m talking about
religion and social issues more–A., for instance, is not Christian and not even
interested in seeking Christianity, but we have really interesting conversations
on that topic. Likewise, I’m straight, and she and I still have great talks
about queer issues.

That’s my take, anyway.

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