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A comment on U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes, Ramesh Balwani. Parent comment

Re:U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos’s Elizabeth ... by gaius on Saturday June 16, 2018 @02:51AM (#17326269)
An object as prosaic as say, a window

I think about this alot, starting from absolutely nothing I doubt I could even make a nail, let alone a screw, let alone a nut and bolt. I have no idea what iron ore looks like in the wild or where to find it. I could probably make charcoal and a furnace... if I had the tools, which I wouldn’t. It’s quite humbling.

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Re:U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos’s Elizabeth ... by yourapostasy on Saturday June 16, 2018 @04:13AM (#17326539)
> It’s quite humbling.

I didn't want to get all management-consultant-preachy earlier, but you touched upon why I persistently perform that exercise. I believe there is a very valuable leadership lesson imparted by continuously performing that exercise first-hand. Too often leadership devolves into management, especially when people lose sight of just how fractally difficult many human endeavors are. The humility helps teach me perspective on problems and people.

That Australian aboriginal might live a dramatically different life than "developed world" citizens, but there is no way I can be convinced that on average, they aren't as smart.

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Re:U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos’s Elizabeth ... by wlesieutre on Sunday June 17, 2018 @11:00PM (#17335727)
You might find this interesting: https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_thwaites_how_i_built_a_toas...
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