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i got to know Götz and spoke to him about his time 'in the field' at HARC you can look at your complaint from at least two perspectives first, he is german an
by throeaweigh 9y ago
i got to know Götz and spoke to him about his time 'in the field' at HARC
you can look at your complaint from at least two perspectives
first, he is german and english is a second, or possibly third or fourth, language
as the saying goes 'there's a perfect german word for that', but in this case Götz was able to find the perfect word in a second language
second, one of his favourite revelations from his time at HARC was the inhabitants', and i argued many 'creators', nearly obsessive, nearly detrimental, preoccupation with 'naming things'
every new idea, every new prototype, every new function, every new variable needs a name and Götz would watch as the team labored over 'what to call it'
a practice that fascinated Götz and when he recalled it to the room and those of us who had been there confirmed the same preoccupations he erupted in glee
so to call out Götz for naming something exactly as it was meant to be conveyed i think would engender in him a pride of assimilating this ritual