IgnoranceI once was in a programming class where the task was "build a calculator". A student did one with buttons 1, 2, 3 all the way up to about 25 and then ran out of space on the screen. We've asked this before but liked it so much we're asking again: What's the best example of ignorance you've encountered?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 12:30)
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A friend's wife had gone on a computer course, to learn some basic office skillsWhen I was round there she excitedly showed me a powerpoint presentation she'd done, explaining: "These transitions were ever so difficult, I had to get the instructor to come and show me how to do it every time I wanted to add a new page." Looking at it, it was basically a slideshow with lots and lots of transitions, so I asked why she didn't just do what she did the previous time she needed to add a transition. "Well it's easy for you, EMV," she said. "You can remember things."
I had to admit, it does confer an advantage.
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emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 7:32,
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I had a developer colleague with the same issue"How do I do this again? I've forgotten, it's been a few months since I did one of these"
She'd been doing it for 20 years but couldn't seem to retain anything for longer than a month. Somewhere in her past was either massive drug use or a serious blow to the head.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 12:00,
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