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Re:How to Get the Most Out of Your Eccentric Programmer/Genius by ojbyrne on Thursday August 28, 2008 @09:44AM (#289103)
Interesting writing but lots of sweeping generalizations which leaves me with nothing to take away from the article. The word "eccentric" means "unusual" - i.e. not prone to sweeping generalizations.
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Re:How to Get the Most Out of Your Eccentric Programmer/Genius by learninglisp on Thursday August 28, 2008 @09:57AM (#289113)
Yes. This personality type is prone to making sweeping generalizations. I'll put that down as another generalization about him.
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Re:How to Get the Most Out of Your Eccentric Programmer/Genius by nostrademons on Thursday August 28, 2008 @11:51AM (#289219)
That's a bit of a generalization, don't you think? ;-)
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Re:How to Get the Most Out of Your Eccentric Programmer/Genius by blogimus on Thursday August 28, 2008 @12:22PM (#289258)
I'd even say it is a hasty generalization.
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Re:How to Get the Most Out of Your Eccentric Programmer/Genius by ks on Thursday August 28, 2008 @12:34PM (#289271)
People like you always say that.
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Re:How to Get the Most Out of Your Eccentric Programmer/Genius by ojbyrne on Thursday August 28, 2008 @11:46AM (#289214)
Right, I should have said "not amenable to sweeping generalizations."
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