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16th March 2009, 06:20 AM #1
Published a knol.
Google has a new thing where they are publishing how-to information in the form of knols.... discrete units of knowledge. I guess they were troubled by the Atlantic article, "Is Google Making Us Stupid."
So far the level of expertise expressed is about like "Making Brownies from a Mix"
But I have taken the plunge and posted my own knol called How to Make A Spoon Carving Knife. Check it out and let me know what you think. Will very small bits of knowledge actually make us any smarter, or will that come only through application of information through our own hands-on experience? I do think we get somewhat smarter by attempting to teach others.Where neither skill nor craftsmanship are present, can it be called art?
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16th March 2009, 09:18 AM #2
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.Pat
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. Mark Twain
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16th March 2009, 09:32 AM #3Where neither skill nor craftsmanship are present, can it be called art?
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16th March 2009, 10:25 AM #4Brightspark
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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
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16th March 2009, 10:37 PM #5
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,
JoeOf course truth is stranger than fiction.
Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain
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16th March 2009, 10:44 PM #6
G'day Doug,
I think you've just taken it all above "Making Brownies from a Mix"
Thanks,
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16th March 2009, 11:04 PM #7
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,
DougWhere neither skill nor craftsmanship are present, can it be called art?
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