About Being Wrong
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English - February 16, 2023 07:38 - 52 minutes - 24 MBTechnology technology programming software developers code development javascript python elixir Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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About Being Wrong
Wherein polite gentlemen at gaming conventions explain how people didn't have their variables separate enough with regard to the Dunning-Kruger effect. Lars thinks Andreas has drawn the wrong learnings from this.
It's a good idea to be humble … but strong opinions loosely held may not be the perfect thing, either?
Also discussed is the curse of the expert - teaching across a large gap in experience, and how to actually go about changing systems and having better discussions. Have you considered being god's advocate instead of the devil's when in a discussion?
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GothconThe Dunning-Kruger effectAutocorrelationThe Dunning-Kruger effect is autocorrelationGolden ratioThe curse of the expertThe halting problemLinus TorvaldsStrong opinions loosely heldSteelmanning an argumentYes, and …Two's complement podcastQuotes
I attempted to make friendsHard to know what you don't knowIf you don't have your variables separateThey fumbled on the input dataI think you have the wrong takeawayThe curse of the expertHave you looked at presidents recently?Exhaust the universeThe halting problem of the universeSons of pedagogyI feel comfortable, but I don't feel certainA really badass judo throwI can ignore many thingsA multitude of partsBit by bit, you shift the systemTaking small standsVery happy to be wrongGod's advocateRandom ideas, loosely sharedA good crowd for this question