This game says that any field of study can be summed up with two key points - anything else either follows from the two things, or isn't really necessary.
Origins and examples can be found in this Agoraphilia post.
So, try reducing your field down to its Two Things!
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Lorelei -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:10:43 PM --
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Trust the force and never keep receipts. -Kate D.
The link in the header has great examples. For example:
Okay, here are the Two Things about economics. One: Incentives matter. Two: There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
I've been trying to come up with Two Things for computer science, but it's not going so well. My suggestion for medicine:
One: Germ theory. Hygiene prevents disease.
Two: Placebo effect. If you think it'll work, it actually might.
Nicola O. -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:12:29 PM --
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my blog: http://alphaheroes.blogspot.com
I think one of the two things for CS would have to be GI-GO.
Nicola O. -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:13:24 PM --
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my blog: http://alphaheroes.blogspot.com
Project Management:
1. The schedule will slip.
2. It's about how you manage the schedule slippage.
Alice CK -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:14:23 PM --
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the glass in the toilet is quite a pretty blue
I think one of the two things for CS would have to be GI-GO.
I think that's one of the two things for Human Relationships also.
Lorelei -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:15:39 PM --
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Trust the force and never keep receipts. -Kate D.
What is GI-GO?
Lori Dee -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:16:05 PM --
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Be kinder than necessary,
because everyone you meet
is fighting some kind of battle.
Industrial Automation:
1. Electricity
2. Control
Nicholas Kronos -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:16:11 PM --
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"If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it." Ronald Reagan
The two things for computers (maybe not computer science) are obvious: 1 and 0.
Nicholas Kronos -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:16:33 PM --
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"If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it." Ronald Reagan
GI GO = garbage in, garbage out.
Lorelei -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:20:59 PM --
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Trust the force and never keep receipts. -Kate D.
Thanks, Nicholas.
Driving (courtesy of my friend's uncle):
- Don't hit anything.
- Don't let anything hit you.
Nicholas Kronos -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:22:06 PM --
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"If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it." Ronald Reagan
Programming: 1) The data structure should model the data; 2) The algorithm should encapsulate KISS (keep it simple, stupid).
Lizzie T. -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:35:39 PM --
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Oh, for crying out loud.
International Relations:
1. Enlightened self-interest
2. Weinberger Doctrine
National Security:
1. Bring overwhelming force to bear
2. Let them hate, so long as they fear
Marya -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:36:56 PM --
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You are the Proust of TPW, and we all prefer J.K. Rowling. -j. ross
English Literature:
The text is really about writing.
Writing is really about sex.
Eustacia -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:45:27 PM --
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Krusticus Rex
Science:
1. Artifactual data proves nothing.
2. All data is artifactual.
bellasera -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:50:52 PM --
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Meanwhile, I'm sitting her saying, "Mormo? What's a mormo?" Obviously I am.
Public Relations:
1. There's no such thing as bad press.
2. But you can always make it better.
Nicholas Kronos -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 02:52:35 PM --
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"If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it." Ronald Reagan
Writing: Include what's necessary; leave out everything else.
GregD -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 03:09:19 PM --
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Let not mankind bogart love.
Biology:
- Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. That's a complicated way of saying that the development of a single organism reflects that organism's evolution from previous specie.
- Change is driven by natural selection.
GregD -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 03:10:26 PM --
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Let not mankind bogart love.
Writing: Include what's necessary; leave out everything else.
I once had a prof tell me writing should be like bad sex. Get in, get off, get out.
Ellie Mayhem -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 03:14:12 PM --
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I think I slept with that professor.
tikibar -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 03:17:00 PM --
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Web programming as is mostly done in the real world:
1) Control-C
2) Control-V
Nicholas Kronos -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 03:28:26 PM --
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"If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it." Ronald Reagan
Hahas to 18 and 19.
Lorelei -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 03:32:01 PM --
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Trust the force and never keep receipts. -Kate D.
Programming:
1. Code with a mind to reusing as much as possible
2. Build early and often
Ase -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 03:39:53 PM --
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"Cold cold empty void", "Grandma's food for worms now". Atheist hymns, by Jamie R.
Research psychology
1. Find a good paradigm.
2. Use that paradigm as much as possible.
j. ross -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 03:42:38 PM --
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House husbandry:
1. That can wait until tomorrow.
2. That can too.
Kate Carmichael -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 04:42:11 PM --
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Child welfare:
- If they don't get it when the kids are taken away, they ain't gonna get it.
- Err in favor of the child.
pepper -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 08:34:35 PM --
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Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often
Public Relations
1/Perception is reality
2/Perception is rarely reality
(Bella- didn't know you worked in PR too)
RainCityChick -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 08:39:53 PM --
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in dreams begin responsibilities
Theatre:
Don't forget your lines
Don't run into the furniture/set
RainCityChick -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 08:41:06 PM --
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in dreams begin responsibilities
Non-profits:
You have to look like money to get money
Everything is mission-critical
winger -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 09:58:06 PM --
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If I wanted to share your point of view I'd sit on your lap.
Marketing:
- Identify who you are trying to reach (target audience)
- Don't just reach them, grab them by the balls (market penetration with compelling message)
winger -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 10:01:10 PM --
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If I wanted to share your point of view I'd sit on your lap.
Marketing Redux:
- Say it clearly
- Say it often
Though if you do #2 really, really well you can sometimes ignore #1.
Sakti -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 10:54:34 PM --
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Quality Assurance Systems:
Plan and document what you need to do.
Document that you did it.
Dina -- Monday, January 26, 2004 -- 11:58:23 PM --
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Graphic Design
1. Gestalt Principles of Perception
2. Visual Heiarchy
Dina -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 -- 12:05:44 AM --
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Or Graphic Design:
1. Elements of Design: Line, shape, texture, value & color, space
2. Principles of Design: Movement, balance, emphasis, unity
abdabs -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 -- 12:39:30 AM --
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No bungfoodlin'
Accounting:
1. The trial balance must balance.
2. There's a lot of "grey area".
abdabs -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 -- 12:41:55 AM --
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No bungfoodlin'
Chemical engineering:
1. What goes in plus what gets made must equal what comes out plus what gets destroyed.
2. What comes out should be more desirable than what goes in.
Nicola O. -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 -- 01:00:26 AM --
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my blog: http://alphaheroes.blogspot.com
TPW Posting:
1. No puling.
2. There is no "we."
Janey Garnet -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 -- 01:37:56 AM --
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Dental lab technology:
- Real teeth are better than fake teeth.
- When buying fake teeth, you get what you pay for.
Nicholas Kronos -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 -- 08:46:19 AM --
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"If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it." Ronald Reagan
Creativity: 1) God is in the details. 2) The devil is in the details.
Deborah Quest -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 -- 09:44:27 AM --
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always wanted to live in a perfect world
Litigation:
1) Don't ever admit to having an original thought. Precedent is everything.
2) Principle expressed in the following Q&A:
Q: What's the difference between a federal judge and people like you and me?
A: A federal judge can say, "It is so ordered," and you and I can't.
Anna Trueblood -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 -- 09:46:28 AM --
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Trading
- buy low
- sell high
theDiva -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 -- 11:49:03 AM --
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When I want Gregorian, I go to Scranton. -- Mom
Building Code Enforcement
1. Our way or
2. No way
