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#47342: In section 2.2.2 Scenario, the text talks about marking unplanned activities with a "U" but the diagram, figure 2.11 shows an "N" instead. Ive seen in both the printed edition and the PDF.--Eno #47342: In section 2.2.2 Scenario, the text talks about marking unplanned activities with a "U" but the diagram, figure 2.11 shows an "N" instead. Ive ...more... |
P2.0
04-Aug-11
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#41638: "We inherited our brain stems from reptiles ancestors living hundreds of
millions of years ago."
Perhaps rather...
"We inherited our brain stems from our reptile ancestors living hundreds of
millions of years ago."--Kevin G Fourie #41638: "We inherited our brain stems from reptiles ancestors living hundreds of
millions of years ago."
Perhaps rather...
"We inherited our brai ...more... |
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26-Nov-09
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#46388: Some book references are mixed-up.
1. [Gla06] Malcolm Gladwell. Blink. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 2006.
2. Gunilla Ladberg, Den mänskliga hjärnan, Prisma, Stockholm, 2006.
Gladwell is credited three times when it should be Ladberg. I think we mixed them up because the names have similar prefixes, and the year 2006 is the same. Ladberg is not present in the bibliography, by now. It should be.
It should be like this:
• Page 32 ” The Brain Stack”, ref 1: Gunilla Ladberg
• Page 34 ”Rhythm”, ref 5: Gunilla Ladberg
• Page 51 ”Thin Slicing”, ref 19: Blink [Gla06] (this one is correct and justifies Blink in the bibliography)
• Page 70 “Detach”, ref 7, Gunilla Ladberg--Staffan Nöteberg #46388: Some book references are mixed-up.
1. [Gla06] Malcolm Gladwell. Blink. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 2006.
2. Gunilla Ladberg, Den mä ...more... |
P2.0
11-Feb-11
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#45409: In this text: www transhumanist com / volume1 / moravec.htm
....it's said that: "The 1,500 cubic centimeter human brain is about 100,000 times as large as the retina, suggesting that matching overall human behavior will take about 100 million MIPS of computer power."
So the correct number should be 100 million MIPS.
--Staffan Nöteberg #45409: In this text: www transhumanist com / volume1 / moravec.htm
....it's said that: "The 1,500 cubic centimeter human brain is about 100,000 ti ...more... |
P1.0
19-Oct-10
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#41639: Instead of "Recurring gestures and routines
helps the brain adapt to the context."
Perhaps...
"Recurring gestures and routines
help the brain adapt to the context."--Kevin G Fourie #41639: Instead of "Recurring gestures and routines
helps the brain adapt to the context."
Perhaps...
"Recurring gestures and routines
help the ...more... |
B2.0
26-Nov-09
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#41640: "a mobile phone possible set to vibrate"
should be...
"a mobile phone possibly set to vibrate"--Kevin G Fourie
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26-Nov-09
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#42365: "And what’s more, the people at the very top do not work __very much__ harder or even harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder”.
This is a quote from Gladwell's Outliers.
This passage did not make sense to me, so without the book I googled part of the quote. Consistently, the results said "And what's more, the people at the top don't work __just__ harder or even much harder than everyone else."
This is different than the quote in the book, as indicated by the underscores around the words.--Will Gough #42365: "And what’s more, the people at the very top do not work __very much__ harder or even harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder”. ...more... |
P1.0
23-Feb-10
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#50141: In the dialog in Chapter 4, Artichoke says, "Sorry Artie." Should say sorry to Cucumber.--Staffan Nöteberg
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07-Nov-12
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#41911: The last sentence (starting with "The Pomodoro Technique has strategies...") is not a continuation of the second bullet, and so should be outdented from the bulleted list.--Matt Ball #41911: The last sentence (starting with "The Pomodoro Technique has strategies...") is not a continuation of the second bullet, and so should be outd ...more... |
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24-Dec-09
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#41573: Third sentence should read: "Still, the Pomodoro Technique..." it currently reads "Still, he Pomodoro Technique..."--David Madouros
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19-Nov-09
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#50188: • The left column shows the estimation error of my initial estimation.
• The right column shows the number of re-estimates.
However the combination in the picture seems strange. When I over-estimate (1st, 2nd and 4th item) the right column must reasonably be 0 – no re-estimates. When I under-estimate (3rd item) the right column must be at least 1. --Staffan Nöteberg #50188: • The left column shows the estimation error of my initial estimation.
• The right column shows the number of re-estimates.
However the co ...more... |
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21-Nov-12
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#46586: I believe that the 3rd row in the record sheet (image) is incorrect. How can you know that the you under-estimated one activity by two Pomadori if there were zero reestimates?--Phil Duffen #46586: I believe that the 3rd row in the record sheet (image) is incorrect. How can you know that the you under-estimated one activity by two Pomador ...more... |
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15-Mar-11
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26-Jul-12
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