Dear Gunnar,
On this subject I just want to say that I find that metaphor to be lackin in many ways.
For starters, the protagonists should be described not as blind people, but as blind, paraplegic and intolerantly psychotic.
(and "groping at different animals" somehow doesn't sound right)
Do you like grand definitions?
Here's one:
noun
a large, full-toned piano that has the body, strings, and soundboard arranged horizontally and in line with the keys and is supported by three legs.
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Notice that this is one of the earliest instances of interface design, though I doubt people back then knew anything about engineers or designers.
Best regards,
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On 20/09/2014, at 16:49, Gunnar Swanson wrote:
> On Sep 20, 2014, at 7:33 AM, Carlos Pires <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> The sisters are now enjoying those delicious scones when someone rings the doorbell: it's Dr Love! He says:
>> —Congratulations, Mrs Speck: you are a designer!
>> And then:
>> —Congratulations, Deidre: you are an engineer!
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> I hope Terry at least gets an invitation to a snack, a cup of tea, and some nice conversation.
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> And I hope I'm not being too presumptuous by trying to speak for Terry: He works at grand definitions because he is trying to clarify grand issues.
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> I admire his and many other people's attempts because, on some occasions, they start to clarify grand issues. Whether it is because I am wise and/or pragmatic or because I am lazy and/or narrow, I usually avoid dwelling on such conversations. In the case of grand definitions of design, I fear we are all the blind men each describing our part of the elephant.
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> It may be that such discussions will unveil the nature of the elephant for us. Discussions might allow us to figure out which of us is grasping the decorative harness the circus placed on the poor beast, mistaking it for the essence of pachydermatousness. Or I might be right. I believe we might actually be groping at different animals.
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