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Adrian Colyer has the highest ratio of being genuinely lovely to being smart of anyone I've met

• Normal_gaussian 10y ago
  I don't follow the blog, however from a quick scan at the other comments and a quick look at the blog I think you mistakenly said something you didn't mean. > highest ratio of <X> to <Y> You are saying he is very <X> and/or not very <Y>. If you did mean to imply he was stupid I would be very interested to hear reasoning on that before I dive into his work!
  • peller 10y ago
    Is there not also the possibility where the baseline of <X> is rather low, thus allowing for a comparatively "highest ratio" of <X> to <Y> without implying a low <Y>? Not saying that's necessarily the case here, I don't follow the blog either, just pointing out another interpretation.
  • jefferson123 10y ago
    Can you give a couple of intuitive examples of "highest ratio of <X> to <Y>"?
    • OJFord 10y ago
      High ratio of salary to mundane work - either the work is interesting, or salary is large enough to compensate.
      • eonw 10y ago
        been on both sides of that one. :)
  • binocarlos 10y ago
    I agree I made it complicated - I mean he is very nice and very clever
  • derefr 10y ago
    Right, the parent probably meant lowest ratio. Though that sounds weird in casual conversation.
    • OJFord 10y ago
      Except that also occurs when both things are very low - not a compliment either. Best to steer clear of 'ratio' if praising two traits, sum them or something, don't divide by one of them.
      • derefr 10y ago
        I think the point of the comment was to praise them for how they manage to have equal amounts of both things, when those things are rarely seen together. Most people would assume from context (given that the comment is phrased with positive sentiment) that it was meant that the ratio was low and the implicit sum was high.