On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:52:14 -0400 Greg Folkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 23:23 -0400, Celejar wrote: > > *Poof*. I'm really disillusioned about you, Michelle. OTOH, being > > reminded that highly technically adept people can still have lunatic > > political beliefs is reassuring; whenever I feel insecure about my > > conservative opinions due to the masses of staunch liberals who are > > experts in their fields, I just remember that expertise often doesn't > > carry over to areas outside of one's core competence. > > I can sew and knit! > > But Generalists in many things can do more than Specialists can in even > the core Specialty. I for one have shown many a "Specialist" faster and > easier ways to do things in their own specialty that they never even > thought to look for or do. Mainly I see things from a "System > Perspective", it is a curse for long term employment. > > Many times it is frustrating to see Specialist requiring a HUGE amounts > of "special cases" when if they used the resources already available to > do the job things would be more compatible on updates and upgrades. More > like, they want a "Special Hand Made Long Handle 24oz Tuned Framing > Hammer" for doing general hammering, when a 20oz All steel claw hammer > with a molded rubber handle cover is available and does a better job for > trim and general nailing work. > > It is more a forest and trees things. Well, seeing a field of pine > needles in spite of the pine trees making a forest. I think it was Heinlin who said "specialization is for insects". Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]