tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post6870501954371416080..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Quote of the day: explaining why you can't Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-85519660038469127012014-02-22T21:35:35.938-05:002014-02-22T21:35:35.938-05:00"For a successful technology, reality must ta..."For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."milkshakenhttp://orgprepdaily.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-74210887558619075752014-02-22T11:38:57.655-05:002014-02-22T11:38:57.655-05:00I have found most MBA/Management types are mostly ...I have found most MBA/Management types are mostly Bottom liners that only want Bullet Point Presentations, granted sometimes because they are dealing with large amounts of diverse info Unfortunately all too frequently those in charge these days neither understand or even care about technical issues. It's often difficult for technical people to condense and focus on just high level summary when we find the details important and interesting, especially having to avoid jargon we use to convey context and meaning with other techies..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-85531241137504641522014-02-21T13:33:32.773-05:002014-02-21T13:33:32.773-05:00Communicating with non-technical people is particu...Communicating with non-technical people is particularly difficult for scientists. For one, we are really in love with the process we came up with to solve the problem. Non-technical people don't care, they just want the summary. I've learned to think of the data and the way it was obtained as the supplemental material supporting the conclusion I am giving.Unstable Isotopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-77708088912689608792014-02-21T08:44:44.917-05:002014-02-21T08:44:44.917-05:00A good approach is to remind non-technical people ...A good approach is to remind non-technical people what the libertarian (or libertine) philosophers M. Jagger and K. Richards have stated: You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need.<br />qvxbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-39672901604343527532014-02-21T07:54:39.458-05:002014-02-21T07:54:39.458-05:00The master was Montgomery Scott. Keep expectation...The master was Montgomery Scott. Keep expectations low, solve the problem just in time, and walk away the hero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-26006849645894267962014-02-20T13:51:09.648-05:002014-02-20T13:51:09.648-05:00It can even be true of technically-knowledgeable p...It can even be true of technically-knowledgeable people. I feel this explains the relationship I've had with certain advisors...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com