From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:20:20 -0400 From: hiro <23hiro@googlemail.com> To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: <315c7c7859ea569c4d334ad2d48b2092@hera.eonet.ne.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <32d987d50804011048w5e8e65bfqb46fb334c25c7e88@mail.gmail.com> <315c7c7859ea569c4d334ad2d48b2092@hera.eonet.ne.jp> Subject: Re: [9fans] silliness in flight: build a desktop calculator with Topicbox-Message-UUID: 87514196-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > When I was a graduate student, my teacher taught me "Science is a private work, > and if you want to learn something from someone, you should first contact her/him > direct. This is very important, and you should remember this all the time" (not the > original words, but this way). I agree with him, and am keeping his words. strange, i haven't talked to einstein, nor Well, clearly the personal discussion of an issue, brings the fastest and biggest gain of wisdom. Optimally for every one related. But we often have a big difference of wisdom so that one will rather hold lectures or write books about it to impart more knowledge to a brouder public. I didn't contact newton to get some basic understanding of my environment. I don't mind it not being possible either. emailing is easy, and that's why i'm consuming your time, too. but otherwise i don't see the point in this advice of your teacer's. Ther is no magic bullet email. And furthermore, there is no problem, like you call it.