Ever try to assemble a barbecue???
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From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 5:12 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Futurework] REAL-TIME FIELD OBSERVATION
I never understood why "dads" feel such
fulfillment in having children, until
about an hour ago. (No sh-t!)
My wife brought home the needs-adult-assembly
tricycle from hell.
I've been working on the thing for an hour,
and have finally advanced to about frame 4 of
14 frames of assembly instructions.
The real challenges aren't explained
in the instructions....
So, why do "dads" feel creatively
fulfilled? Because putting together
a child's toy can be a serious challenge
in "discovery learning" (i.e., discovering
whats somebody else already knows
but won't tell you and won't even
tell you they know so that you can
resent them for their stonewalling).
This is amazing. With
toys that almost need an Edison to
put together, "dads" can easily fail
to see that they aren't really
creating, inventing or
discovering anything, but just
being free outsourced labor for the toy company.
(But we know that the only way to prove
you love someone is to make a useless
sacrifice for them, see the famous
O'Henry story "The Gift of the Magi", e.g.)
The company's name is Radio Flyer, and I
hereby nominate them for a User Interface
(UI) big-time botch award!
Who has time to watch Superbowls?
\brad mccormick
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Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16)
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
<![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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