First of all, this article has nothing to do with the religious theory(even though such ads will pop up all over thanks to Google(lets make a google bomb)).
When programming for a long time, you eventually develop a bad stomach. This usually leads to mouth odour-and the picture below shows two ways to fight back. The drop is a lovely tasting AntiCol mint drop, the stripes taste incredibly ugly. But which one of the two serves its purpose better?
Attention-no cheap shots! Because, at least for me, the ugly-tasting stripes work better. They work very fast(5sec), and in fact, the revolting taste protects them from getting gobbled up because of hunger/sweet lust.
Shock! Paradox! Bullshit! ?? I felt the same way when thinking about it the first time…but can understand it by now. The reason a person buys antiodour pills is to fight bad mouth odour. If the stuff gets gobbled up for fun, it basically failed its purpose. And-as paradox as it sounds-bad taste helps not getting gobbled up!
When designing your next product, always keep both eyes focussed on the ‘global goal’-and be prepared to cross all mental and moral borders that hinder you!
The manufacturer of the stripes broke the rule of good taste-and it paid out well. Yours truly bought loads of stripes over the last months, and so do many other people I know…good business ahead!
How did you cross borders? What do you think?
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I know this is an old post (I’ve been browsing your blog and find it very helpful!), and I don’t want to flame, be insulting/condescending, hijack your blog, etc. Just wanted to give some food for thought:
Intelligent Design = “religious theory”
Keep in mind that some of the brightest minds in science adhere to a Judeo/Christian view. The head of the Human Genome Project (I’m in healthcare, sorry: the project that attempts to map out the entire human DNA sequence) is a Christian. Most people are taught that a transcendental view (i.e. belief in a god of some type) is contrary to science. Truthfully, science can’t actually disprove a god, just as it can’t prove one either. Religous beliefs, be they Christian, Muslim, other, aren’t anti-science by default, but only when it’s proven to be so.
Just hoping to share some intriguing thoughts with others.[/OT]
And I must say that your insight into employee/customer relationship and market strategies is refreshing. It’s nice to hear it from the developer’s point of view.
Hi,
first of all thank you for your post. At TamsPalm’s, we enjoy controversial discussion as thats what makes new ideas – so feel free to ‘flame away’ =).
As for religious theory, I am not sure about what to think here myself and don’t really feel like posting about that either(no political blog, sorry).
I know many people myself who beleive in God – I feel that religion only becomes a problem when its beeing abused…
Best regards
Tam Hanna