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Ain't that the truth. And (if you're doing it right), the older you get the more holes you spot. And, in filling those holes, keep collecting the lightbulbs fro
by tonecluster 13y ago
Ain't that the truth. And (if you're doing it right), the older you get the more holes you spot. And, in filling those holes, keep collecting the lightbulbs from over your head when the "erkennen" mallet strikes.
- eru 13y agoWhy did you use German here? (Please pardon the off-topic comment. Just my interest as a native speaker.)
- jfarmer 13y agoHe was quoting me quoting Hegel, talking about the relationship between familiarity and understanding. Unfortunately English doesn't have the precise distinction that German does, so the translation is a little confusing. To an English speaker "familiar", "known", and "understood" are almost synonymous. Many programmers I know use the word "grok" as a stand in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok
- eru 13y agoOh, thanks. I didn't have the whole thread in mind.