I'm afraid I'm out of this conversation now. Birger, you and I will never come close to agreeing. I'm not haggling over the definition of research. It's apparently what everyone but designers do. Or, if you prefer, you have your own special ways.
Good to know. And please make sure others know what to expect when they open the wrapping.
If, and until then. I just can't be doing this anymore.
Derek.
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On Mar 16, 2013, at 4:47 PM, Karen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> If anyone would care to read my teapot, soup can posts; I always feel
> the notion of play and fun should never be underestimated.
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> I rarely quote but I think this is fine simple 'chicken joke' to catch:
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> 'Play is the highest form of research.' quote by Albert Einstein, on a wall in the Tech Museum, San Jose, California
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> Cheers,
> Karen Fu
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> Rare reference:
> 1.One of my fav sites on Einstein quotes: http://www.alberteinsteinsite.com/quotes/einsteinquotes.html
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> 2. The place I think I would love to go and see the actual wall itself: Http://chezmew.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Backgrounds/13707_KksHrN/453294_tMdDFKT#!i=453294&k=tMdDFKT
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> PS: some of best play could well be the overlooked as 'fat chewing'. Don't know about naval gazing. You'd take a mad person to over analyze certain objects to that point, but I think learning to relax is very important. Patience is another. Tolerance and perseverance is key.
> What list is this? I don't really anymore. But I suppose there are different characters to take in. I am learning to cool... I don't want grey hairs this soon. I still wanna play to learn. -Karen Fu
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> On 16 Mar, 2013, at 0:03, "Derek B. Miller" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Filippo -
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>> I know a good chicken joke if anyone's interested бн
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>> Boston and Oslo
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>> On Mar 15, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Filippo Salustri <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> I agree with Derek's assessment, but with one minor caveat: All work & no
>>> play will slowly kill our brains.
>>> So while the primary mission of this list is - IF I understand its mandate
>>> well - is to support PhD students, I also don't mind the occasional bit of
>>> fat-chewing
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>>> and pointless navel-gazing.
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>>> /fas
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>>> Prof. Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng.
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>>> http://deseng.ryerson.ca/~fil/
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>>> On 15 March 2013 05:35, Miller | The Policy Lab <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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>>>> Dear Nicola and list members.
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>>>> (This is a long post. For those interested in the future of the list and
>>>> its possible value, I think is worth reading. For casual readers, possibly
>>>> not.)
>>>> [...]
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