Comments on: Peppered at work, summer heats up http://blog.interspike.com/ponderings/peppered-at-work-summer-heats-up/ Moonlighting Student Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:26:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Spike http://blog.interspike.com/ponderings/peppered-at-work-summer-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12051 Spike Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:46:51 +0000 http://blog.interspike.com/?p=545#comment-12051 Nicely stated Erin. I have really come to appreciate the complex dynamics of human information processing in way that I hadn't before. It's way beyond the question of nature versus nurture, it has more to do with perception, perspective, and how an individual brain functions with respect to memory retrieval, storage, and how intertwined all that is with awareness. When you bring in the memes of culture and socialization while taking a serious look at the chasm of human computer interactions, it is easy to develop a deep appreciation for how amazing the human brain is and how far computers have to go. Heh...see what you started? Now I'm running off at the keyboard... :) Nicely stated Erin.

I have really come to appreciate the complex dynamics of human information processing in way that I hadn’t before. It’s way beyond the question of nature versus nurture, it has more to do with perception, perspective, and how an individual brain functions with respect to memory retrieval, storage, and how intertwined all that is with awareness.

When you bring in the memes of culture and socialization while taking a serious look at the chasm of human computer interactions, it is easy to develop a deep appreciation for how amazing the human brain is and how far computers have to go.

Heh…see what you started? Now I’m running off at the keyboard… :)

]]> By: Erin http://blog.interspike.com/ponderings/peppered-at-work-summer-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12050 Erin Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:30:47 +0000 http://blog.interspike.com/?p=545#comment-12050 I don't have much to say about peppers, but I think your insight on human beings as organic information processing machines is quite profound. I think it's something that most SI students realize about 4 months into their schooling, but haven't put into words. It's the same thing that make it so hard to explain what a degree in "information" is to people who haven't been around the school. When you start studying information science, you realize that EVERYTHING we do is an information problem. EVERYTHING! And when you have some good frameworks for looking at information problems, you start see the world differently. It's not a matter of "when you're a hammer, all the world is a nail", although that trap is there. It's that you have broad, but applicable, structures for processing, analyzing, and solving day-to-day problems. Okay, pontification over. Hope the peppers turn out. I don’t have much to say about peppers, but I think your insight on human beings as organic information processing machines is quite profound. I think it’s something that most SI students realize about 4 months into their schooling, but haven’t put into words. It’s the same thing that make it so hard to explain what a degree in “information” is to people who haven’t been around the school. When you start studying information science, you realize that EVERYTHING we do is an information problem. EVERYTHING! And when you have some good frameworks for looking at information problems, you start see the world differently. It’s not a matter of “when you’re a hammer, all the world is a nail”, although that trap is there. It’s that you have broad, but applicable, structures for processing, analyzing, and solving day-to-day problems.

Okay, pontification over. Hope the peppers turn out.

]]> By: Spike http://blog.interspike.com/ponderings/peppered-at-work-summer-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12049 Spike Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:15:28 +0000 http://blog.interspike.com/?p=545#comment-12049 The picture is of my chili peppers. I also have sweet banana, hot banana, and jalapenos. I suppose the rules apply to them all? I want them to be as hot as they can be, so I'll just leave them on there until they fall off or turn red. It's an experiment I say. The picture is of my chili peppers. I also have sweet banana, hot banana, and jalapenos. I suppose the rules apply to them all?

I want them to be as hot as they can be, so I’ll just leave them on there until they fall off or turn red.

It’s an experiment I say.

]]> By: Dawn http://blog.interspike.com/ponderings/peppered-at-work-summer-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12048 Dawn Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:06:51 +0000 http://blog.interspike.com/?p=545#comment-12048 what kind of peppers are these? Hot? Can't spell halopenia...but if that's what they are you can eat some now and let some get even hotter (and redder) as they stay on the plant. Sorry about the basil. But at least they left you the peppers! what kind of peppers are these? Hot? Can’t spell halopenia…but if that’s what they are you can eat some now and let some get even hotter (and redder) as they stay on the plant. Sorry about the basil. But at least they left you the peppers!

]]> By: Brenda Bellinger http://blog.interspike.com/ponderings/peppered-at-work-summer-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12047 Brenda Bellinger Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:39:11 +0000 http://blog.interspike.com/?p=545#comment-12047 Morn' we are fine. Dad said that your peppers will turn red on the vine, but you can pick them green and eat them too. Have a good weekend. Tell W. hello and her card is in the mail. love brendama Morn’ we are fine. Dad said that your peppers will turn red on the vine, but you can pick them green and eat them too. Have a good weekend. Tell W. hello and her card is in the mail. love brendama

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