Autobiography in 5 short chapters [poem tag]

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Uploaded by on Oct 1, 2010

Soundtrack available at http://theramintrees.bandcamp.com/track/gog

Poem: Autobiography in 5 short chapters
by Portia Nelson

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http://www.youtube.com/2bsirius
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Mt-QeFHkw

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zolwP0kPVf0

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  • Another wonderfully constructed video. Great choice. In its ambiguity, it speaks to everyone. A technique, of course, that can be employed by the less scrupulous. To me, it spoke about being a scientist. Scientists make mistakes. Indeed, if you do not put yourself in the position to make mistakes you are unlikely to be pushing the boundary of your area of research. However, it can be said that good scientists are those who do not make the same mistake twice. Takes training though...

  • @dramlee01 Thanks. I appreciated the scientist parallel you found in the poem — and what springs to mind is when a scientist becomes over-involved in wanting a particular outcome, and overlooking biasses that are outside of his/her awareness.

  • What animation programme do you use?

  • @hardlinermusic Flash

  • Non-sequitur: I'm in London this week, PM or email me! :)

  • @musosf Shit — I totally missed this! I guess you didn't get the new email address I sent via PM — I was looking out for your name there. What a shame! Oh well, hope you had a top time. Maybe next time we'll get it together ;8(

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  • @insanewarlock666 I don't tend to take note of people's view counts

  • @insanewarlock666 Dont be a view-whore. Lots of great users have almost no views.

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  • I was waiting for the speaker to fill the hole.

  • Interesting how some of the social courses of (my) life can be explained so simply.

  • @TheraminTrees It can be difficult to give up a cherished theory. Einstein and the cosmological constant, Pauling and vitamin C, among others, spring to mind.

  • I found the animation and music slightly perturbing but I liked the poem anyway.

  • Poem, with music - more intense.

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