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Subject:RE: computer history stories - Now: IQ, etc.
A professor of mine defined things like this:
Data: raw numbers and text
Information: data filtered and summarized to extract the relevant
pieces
Knowledge: new information
Apologies for reviving a dead thread, but I was incommunicado for a week and
just now saw this rather interesting thread. One of my pet rants is about
the difference between knowledge and understanding. I am not sure of
the clinical definitions of the words used in this discussion, but will
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Subject:Re: computer history stories - Now: IQ, etc.
Apologies for reviving a dead thread, but I was incommunicado for a
week and
just now saw this rather interesting thread. One of my pet rants is
about
the difference between knowledge
Boivin, Patrice J wrote:
P.S. Are Orasoruses herbivores, or carnivores?
i thought they were omni[back]vores.;-)
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Bill Shrek Thater ORACLE DBA
Telergy,Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Nice revival, Don.
I'm glad you contributed this to freshen up my old neurons.
You might enjoy reading U.G. Krishnamurti's opinions on knowledge...most of
his stuff is accessible via a Google search.
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The diet of the Orasaurus consists primarily of vending machine cuisine - at
least during the day. This is due to their primal instinct of protecting
their turf (e.g. database). They never wander far from it until possible
intruders (e.g. developers) have vacated the area. At other times they
