tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post822246306657876084..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: The Circuitous Route : Slice TwoAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-2611737532246955022010-12-12T04:31:41.857+00:002010-12-12T04:31:41.857+00:00BTW, I do remember that google search feature. Lov...BTW, I do remember that google search feature. Loved that. Didn't realise it was gone actually. That is how fast the world is going by us. :)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712046924863763290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-43384250790091283882010-12-12T04:29:08.624+00:002010-12-12T04:29:08.624+00:00Yes, i so agree that the random /chance approach w...Yes, i so agree that the random /chance approach works so well. Through it I no doubt came across your blog the first place. <br /><br />I really like your speech thus far, btw. So true about the different approaches to info gathering. I think Alan you were born for such a time as this. you love this stuff. Do you ever wish you were a good 40 years younger or something so you can see where this whole cyber gathering highway will take us?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712046924863763290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-75231390490758465242010-12-11T02:21:53.496+00:002010-12-11T02:21:53.496+00:00"...it rids you of preconceived assumptions, ..."...it rids you of preconceived assumptions, and it can help you to identify connections that are not otherwise obvious." <<-- This is so me and loving this option. I'd rather do or go about something "differently" than what the norm is, as I most often like the discoveries of it all! :)Alexandra MacVeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317852980496492650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-66930756066651084062010-12-11T01:58:39.404+00:002010-12-11T01:58:39.404+00:00Good approach. I find strategy 3 fraught with peri...Good approach. I find strategy 3 fraught with peril though. For me at least, there would have to be a clause to keep me from succumbing to the segue ways. I start out looking for one thing, find something related that must be investigated right away, and before I know it I have spent hours wandering aimlessly on the internet.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-75751617111178471372010-12-11T00:52:43.576+00:002010-12-11T00:52:43.576+00:00We have some television commercials for Bing searc...We have some television commercials for Bing search engine that poke fun at the randomness you get when searching on the internet. Do you have those? They are quite funny.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-70619378572005541582010-12-10T20:48:49.663+00:002010-12-10T20:48:49.663+00:00Erm... I was just wondering... and, yes, I do real...Erm... I was just wondering... and, yes, I do realise that the weather has imposed certain restrictions ...but, you know, I was just curious about whether... maybe, perhaps, you might be planning to finish the last two squares soon :) Pleeeeease!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-90164359792862262882010-12-10T20:21:45.377+00:002010-12-10T20:21:45.377+00:00Baino : "Who eats cabbage soup?" - Why t...Baino : "Who eats cabbage soup?" - Why the person who is searching for a decent watering can of course.<br />Martin : Love the story<br />Tess : You could serve the soup from the watering can.<br />Roy : I'm uncertain how to respond to your comments.<br />Silver Fox. Thank eweAlan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-46782930709537211552010-12-10T20:09:54.964+00:002010-12-10T20:09:54.964+00:00Who the hell eats cabbage soup! My father hated th...Who the hell eats cabbage soup! My father hated the internet. He was no troglodyte but simply thought it provided too much information. Must admit, some of my creative writing searches have revealed an underbelly that I just didn't know existed. Still, when it's not available, I go spare.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-71150922302901810132010-12-10T17:46:56.737+00:002010-12-10T17:46:56.737+00:00When I was studying for a MSc in Information Scien...When I was studying for a MSc in Information Science, the question of information overload came up again and again. We had a high old time, developing strategies for dealing with it. Due to the rapidly evolving nature of information delivery, my conclusion would be, resistance is futile.<br /><br />One of lecturers told us of the head of a multi-national, he had done some consultancy work for. This guy had two email addresses. One, for confidential business, which received his immediate attention, and one that automatically deleted all incoming mail.<br /><br />When a middle-manager, frustrated at not receiving a reply to his many emails, personally brought this to the attention of his boss, he was told, "if it's that important, people will come and talk to me...and here you are."Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-41336027219425395622010-12-10T16:13:21.857+00:002010-12-10T16:13:21.857+00:00@Roy: "Heisenberg's uncertainty principle...@Roy: "Heisenberg's uncertainty principle - we change the event by the very act of observation." Sounds like Hunter Thompson...<br /><br />@Alan: Gee, you rilly write good. (Goodly?) Anyway, this is getting more and more betterer. :)The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-6331136578193407332010-12-10T13:59:49.569+00:002010-12-10T13:59:49.569+00:00I agree and I like the idea of the very act of sea...<i>I agree and I like the idea of the very act of searching changing the outcome of the search.</i><br /><br />Otherwise known as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle - we change the event by the very act of observation. So now we're dipping into quantum mechanics! This gets more interesting by the day. Good work, Alan!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-41918417294979983302010-12-10T13:15:26.031+00:002010-12-10T13:15:26.031+00:00I know, I always get that pesky watering can whene...I know, I always get that pesky watering can whenever I look for a descent cabbage soup recipe.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80794972520544299682010-12-10T12:25:10.368+00:002010-12-10T12:25:10.368+00:00Tony : I agree and I like the idea of the very act...Tony : I agree and I like the idea of the very act of searching changing the outcome of the search.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-67280733690884856702010-12-10T12:12:19.567+00:002010-12-10T12:12:19.567+00:00For me,The 3rd Option is indeed the dynamic one.
...For me,The 3rd Option is indeed the dynamic one. <br />The first couple of options [roughly] work on the assumption that everything is known already,wereas the 3rd-Way makes you,the searcher, part of the process+Part of "the answer".Methinks the very act of searching changes the outcome.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.com