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I don't think Katz was merely asking questions. From the article: > Speaker: Talk talk talk talk. Talk talk talk? Demo demo demo. > Katz: Wait, why are you do
by ceol 15y ago
I don't think Katz was merely asking questions. From the article:
> Speaker: Talk talk talk talk. Talk talk talk? Demo demo demo.
> Katz: Wait, why are you doing it that way? You should be doing it this way.
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Katz plugged in his own laptop, and proceeded to redo the demo.
That's not the behavior of someone who is curious. It's the behavior of someone who thinks they know better. Whether or not they actually do, the point of the article is to not attempt to show them up in front of everyone else.
- scott_s 15y agoI'm separating "Why are you doing it that way?" from "Move over" because I see them as two separate things. There is also a spectrum of first. "You should be doing it this way" is on the rude side of what is acceptable in academic circles. That is, people will think you're rude for phrasing it that way, but the content of what you said is legit. A more polite version is "Did you consider doing it this other way? If so, why did you choose your way?"
- ceol 15y agoWhat I'm saying is even if the content is legit, you don't interrupt someone during their presentation. User smacktoward says this rather well further down in this submission's comments:[0] > "Was Katz right?" is not the most important part. It's arguably not even relevant. If someone is presenting, and they say something that's incorrect, there are better ways to deal with it than pushing them off the platform and announcing that the Real Genius has arrived. [0]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3832936 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3832936