You look at a thing and you want to describe and understand it. There are many ways, but we can broadly define two principal ways. Outside View Point (OVP): Everything has external view to its environment. When a thing is described with less focus on its internals, that is OVP. Inside View Point (IVP): Everything [...]
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Posted 30 June 2010
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(Though following is written from point of view of software designer, ideas are valueable to any engineering designer.) Software design is creative process. Design involves significant mental efforts towards creating new ideas or using existing ones for a purpose. Software does not exist before you design it. You, as a designer, play a role of [...]
There are many ways: Normative abnormalityWe go by ‘Nothing is normal as nothing is perfect.’ Only perfect is 100% normal. Farther you are from ideal, more abnormal you are.Clinical abnormalityWhen things are beyond certain level of irrationality, bizarreness, poor adapatation, unorganization, ineffectiveness.Cultural abnormalityWhen things not considered ‘normal’ by a culture.Statistical abnormalityThis one is based on [...]
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Posted 13 March 2010
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Think what following sentences would mean to you if you hear them in day-to-day conversation. S1: “People, who do not work on anything, think that nothing is impossible.” Makes sense? S2: “People, who do not work on anything, think that everything is impossible.” Makes sense? It may seem like S1 and S2 are complementary and [...]
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Posted 11 February 2010
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How do you know if Person knows Something? Here are indications: (For logicians, following are sufficient and necessary.) 1. Person believes in Something. 2. P has justification for belief. 3. Something is true. 4. Belief and truth are not accidental. Have fun thinking about this!
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Posted 03 February 2010
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