Your daughter phones you. She is trained to become a nurse. She wants to practice in a hospital in South Africa. She has a Shortage of money and is not able to pay for the airplane-ticket. She asks for a loan. You give her the money because you can afford it and of course you [...]
The Comeback of the Extended Family
By July 14th, 2007, underWhy we think we understand and don’t know we don’t understand
By July 4th, 2007, underPeople have to communicate to collaborate. Many people think communication is about sending and receiving a message. What they don’t see is that to understand the message it has to be interpreted. Aldous Huxley has formulated the problem in a simple sentence: “Every man has his own universe”. We are a unique product of all [...]
About The Illusion of Collaboration
By July 4th, 2007, underI want to focus on the “Programmer in You”. With the “Programmer in You” I mean the capability of the human being to structure, to program his life and his environment. Usually we call this ability Thinking. I hope you agree that a human being has more capabilities like Feeling, Imagining, Sensing and Consciousness. We [...]
About Fields, Parts and Spinoza
By July 1st, 2007, underGet Fit at Home with a Ballet Dancer, a Personal Trainer, and a YouTuber Oh, the gym — that chapel of chiseled bods and cardio machines — how we miss you. For now, much of our fitness endeavors are largely restricted to the home. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t get gains. Here’s some home fitness advice [...]
About Fields
By June 29th, 2007, underGet Fit at Home with a Ballet Dancer, a Personal Trainer, and a YouTuber Oh, the gym — that chapel of chiseled bods and cardio machines — how we miss you. For now, much of our fitness endeavors are largely restricted to the home. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t get gains. Take a look [...]
Why Good programmers have to be Good Listeners
By June 29th, 2007, underEdsger Wybe Dijkstra (1930-2000) was a Dutch Computer Scientist. He received the 1972 Turing Award for fundamental contributions in the area of programming languages. One of the famous statements of Dijkstra is “Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one’s native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer“. Why is [...]
