I will never, ever again fall back on the old adage, "in the age of information, ignorance is a choice". Anyone quoting that has never read the ALMA CASA cookbook. Or the example training PDF. And the less said about the vast, stupendous data reduction wiki, the better.
In the age of information overload, I need more tea. Much more tea.
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Or more brains... :(
ReplyDeleteBack in the 1990's some comedian said trying to get information from the internet was like trying to get a little sip of water from a high-pressure fire truck hose.
ReplyDeleteIn the age of information, (some form of) ignorance is a necessity...
ReplyDeleteWinchell Chung that is vaguely familiar. Can't remember who that was, tho.
ReplyDeleteChristopher Butler this site
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attributes it to Mitch Kapor about 1991
André Esteves, I've tried that. Unfortunately, even after the second or third scientist; I find that my productivity doesn't improve. Maybe I'm preparing them wrong.
ReplyDeleteChris Greene from what i gather they must be very fresh!
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