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> [techies explore & fiddle] Non-technical users aren’t so confident and won’t try things in the same way. In fact some of them seem to think that a wrong move
by njharman 16y ago
> [techies explore & fiddle] Non-technical users aren’t so confident and won’t try things in the same way. In fact some of them seem to think that a wrong move could cause the computer to burst into flames.
This is the fundamental difference between a "technie" and a "non-techie". In fact the inclination to explore, to fiddle, to hack is largely how someone gains the knowledge, experience, and craft to become a "techie".
- mattmanser 16y agoReminds me of this xkcd comic: http://xkcd.com/627/ http://xkcd.com/627/
- Gormo 16y agoI suppose fear literally is the mind-killer. I've noticed that my own depth of comprehension is far better when I explore and experiment first, and not study the formalized knowledge from a textbook/documentation until I'm satisfied that I have at least grasped the fundamental patterns on my own. This works not just in computing, but in almost every context (or at least those that don't have the potential to cause serious damage or injury).