TIL: Today I Learned

GasBandit

GasBandit

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TIL a new acronym: NEET.

TIL that apparently there's problem with a growing demographic of young people (16-24) who are Not Employed, in Education, or Training.
 
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I was reading a non-fiction book on Batman, and it was interesting to note how good Kane was as an artist off of the Batman page. I remember thinking the same thing about Shuster. In fact, even some of the pages before inking were beautiful and detailed like a modern comic. But Kane himself insisted on simplifying the forms down to cartoon-like structures. His philosophy was that Batman should NOT be realistic, and should be simple.
 
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PatrThom said:
TIL: the term "impostor syndrome"

--Patrick
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I learned that when I started my post-doc - still feel that way.

Speaking of which, I just got this email:

How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are: The Imposter Syndrome
Speaker, Valerie Young

When: Thursday Sept 18, 2014, 2:00-3:30pm
Where: Koury Auditorium, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building

Do you secretly worry that others will find out you’re not as intelligent and competent as they seem to think you are? Do you often dismiss your accomplishments as a “fluke” or “no big deal?” Do you sometimes shy away from taking on greater challenges because of nagging self-doubt? Are you crushed by even constructive criticism, taking it as evidence of your ineptness? If so, join the club! Book signing will follow after the event. Participants will learn
7 perfectly good reasons why smart people feel like frauds
How your personal Competence Type may be setting you (or your employees) up to fall short
Procrastination, perfectionism and other unconscious coping strategies “impostors” use to avoid being found out
Practical steps to help interrupt the impostor syndrome and end needless self-doubt
and more…
Click to register
Co-sponsored by Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, UNC Training Initiative for Biomedical and Biological Sciences, the Graduate School, and University Career Services.
 
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Yeah, I think Baader-Meinhof is part of the equation, but not the whole one. Collective conscience also plays a role. Millions or billions of people exposed to the same education and driven by experiencing the same high profile incidents are probably going to come to the same conclusions. That covers things like, "Hey, I just had the same idea for a movie/book/song!"
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

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Yeah, I think Baader-Meinhof is part of the equation, but not the whole one. Collective conscience also plays a role. Millions or billions of people exposed to the same education and driven by experiencing the same high profile incidents are probably going to come to the same conclusions. That covers things like, "Hey, I just had the same idea for a movie/book/song!"
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I remember an article where someone mentions getting a song in their head, and then the conductor comes through the train humming the same song, and he feels as though he suddenly has opened a window onto the universe and sense of oneness with all.
And then the next day when he goes back, he sees a billboard ad down near the station whose jingle was that song, and suddenly he realizes how this confluence must've happened.
I tried to find the article but had no luck. I'm sure someone else here may remember it as well.

--Patrick
 
DarkAudit

DarkAudit

TIL: Weird Al's uniform on the cover of Mandatory Fun is a mashup of Navy and USMC elements, and the ribbons and medals are in the correct order of precedence (although the block of ribbons is upside down).
 
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