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Comment on Gaptooth Willy: How a photo nut can save time on vacation by morgamic

morgamic — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:04:22 +0000

I’d be honored, but I always thought this was your destiny:
http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Bendable-Mr.-Bacon.html

Comment on Gaptooth Willy: How a photo nut can save time on vacation by Justin Dolske

Justin Dolske — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:42:07 +0000

Great idea! I am, in fact, planning on bringing my morgamic action figure on my next vacation.

Comment on He’s flippant, but is he right? by Constructive Criticism | Unemployblog

Constructive Criticism | Unemployblog — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:32:44 +0000

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Comment on He’s flippant, but is he right? by Marlena

Marlena — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:50:25 +0000

This resonates with me as a tester. In my beginner days, I would look at a page and say to a developer, “that sucks.” While I still acknowledge gut reactions like that as important, I now understand that it’s just the beginning and that I need to dig into the why of “it sucks” to produce some real data about the suckage.

In relating this to the tone with which someone expresses their criticism, an irritated tone can be a valuable gut reaction, but it is important to get at the “why” of the reaction. These details often point towards more valuable information.

On the other hand, telling someone, “that was mean of you,” or dismissing someone’s strong reaction is its own personal insult and tosses out the chance of discussing the data behind the irritation.

I like the advice to “be better.” Although I may be human, I always try to set an example and am hopeful that others will do the same.

Comment on He’s flippant, but is he right? by morgamic

morgamic — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:20:40 +0000

I’d add that on the flip side, keeping things positive and not letting a discussion go negative is very important. However, once you start criticizing someone’s tone, the direction the overall tone of the conversation goes in is most likely negative and divergent from the main discussion. In all likelihood it becomes unproductive and risky to start picking apart how people say things unless they are way out of line.

And even then, if someone calls you a butthead in an otherwise good conversation replying to it is probably not worth your time and sinks you to their level. Be better.