Thread: Published a knol.

Doug, just had a look at you "Knol" and found it interesting, although I may have to be a bit sneaky if I want to temper the blade in the Oven

Thankyou for sharing and please continue.

Originally Posted by Pat

Doug, just had a look at you "Knol" and found it interesting, although I may have to be a bit sneaky if I want to temper the blade in the Oven

Thankyou for sharing and please continue.

That is something you do when your spouse is not home.

It's like when you have ironing to do. Taking dents and dings out of wood. You don't tell anybody about that.

Or when you use the microwave oven to take boxes apart. No, don't tell a soul. shhhh.

Doug

G'day Doug
Great one Mate. The trouble and time you expend teaching others how to do things must be seen to be appreciated. Thanks, for I had never thought about making my own knives until now.
I guess for many people some of these things seem to be the 'norm', but for some, like me, with no previous experience then these 'tutorials' are invaluable.
And you do it so well ! And for free, at least to me. I do hope others appreciate it as much as I do.

Kindest regards from Don

I haven't seen the Atlantic article, so I'm unaware of the argument. At first impression, I'm inclined to disagree. Google is how I found this forum in the first place, and I can't count how much I've learned here.

I've also found that teaching others helps to crystallize my own knowledge of a subject. In fact, in an earlier life in consulting engineering, I wrote a letter to a former professor, explaining a design project. The simple process of writing helped to identify flaws that I could correct, before sending the letter.

The same process works here, in the form of WIP threads, and in units like you posted there.

Something besides Google is making us stupid, but I haven't identified it or them yet. Last week or so, I watched a movie ("Idiocracy") on the tube. Highly recommended, in spite of the infantile crude language. The first page of Google hits provided enormous insight.

All the best,
Joe

G'day Doug,
I think you've just taken it all above "Making Brownies from a Mix"

Thanks,

Originally Posted by joe greiner

I haven't seen the Atlantic article, so I'm unaware of the argument. At first impression, I'm inclined to disagree. Google is how I found this forum in the first place, and I can't count how much I've learned here.

I've also found that teaching others helps to crystallize my own knowledge of a subject. In fact, in an earlier life in consulting engineering, I wrote a letter to a former professor, explaining a design project. The simple process of writing helped to identify flaws that I could correct, before sending the letter.

The same process works here, in the form of WIP threads, and in units like you posted there.

Something besides Google is making us stupid, but I haven't identified it or them yet. Last week or so, I watched a movie ("Idiocracy") on the tube. Highly recommended, in spite of the infantile crude language. The first page of Google hits provided enormous insight.

All the best,
Joe

Joe,
the article can be easily found with Google. Type in the title, "Is Google Making Us Stupid." So perhaps you are right. It is something else making us stupid, not google, and the article discusses a lot more stuff. Very interesting stuff. and you are right, that explaining things tends to help a person pull thoughts together, tying up loose ends and clarifying one's own understanding. so sharing is an important part of the development of knowledge.

thanks for thinking with me about esoteric materials in the midst of tools, timber and the like. You might enjoy my blog, wisdom of the hands in case you haven't been there yet.

very best,

Doug