Wondering what is for each one of us knowledge?

I had been challenge to thing about this for some time. Do we experience knowledge? or we think about it? do we translate it? can we earn it? Each time I discover a person, a place a though my idea of knowledge keeps on evolving. And let me clarify, it doesn’t have to be a “new” person, place or though, it can be just a different angle of perception. Humans, we are so funny and interesting creatures. We stand firmly from the reference point we think we understand, from there we build our understanding of the world  (usually we do this by comparison) and we think we are right. But then it comes the question, does right and wrong exist?  As yesterday I was reading in the newspaper: “god create humans or humans create god?”. But then how can we do it in another way?, how make ourselves understand?, how help others to understand us if we can not express it in some way?

Anyway, this post was though before I went badly out of service (a.k.a. sick) I was in a conference where I was the only IT person. And I do not consider myself the strongest IT person available in a market (far away from it I would say) but yes I enjoy electronics, software and such things, plus I have study them from low level up. Anyway, it was interesting the whole event, but the relevance for this post was to hear for first time, in the discussion after one presentation that related the developers, the following clear comment: the developer shouldn’t be a programmer or IT person. Of course first I got astonished, after I took some air I asked who should it be then? no precise answer was given. But food for the though! 🙂

For me was relevant to hear that comment. It is needed to understand the whole context to try to interpret and/or understand not only the comment but beyond that, its reasons. In addition it was outstanding to finally hear and live this situation in real life and with full colors, not only read it through literature 🙂 and it supports my actual personal goal: learn to listen.

Whatever knowledge is, we all participate in its existence from different angles. I enjoy the surprising angles I must say 🙂

wondering if there is someone out there that can develop something practical and useful for a kitchen? I am not referring to add flat panels to the fridge to watch TV or similar “innovations”. I am talking of REAL life needs and problems. Let me explain what happen to me (again 🙁 )

Yes, shame on me, I know. I born in a country of such rich culinary tradition, I have a wonderful family which cooks delicious and I do not know how to cook. And to make it even worse, I do not give myself time to improve it (to much gaming I guess 🙂 ) . No, really this time I was working, and I completely forgot the pot on the stove. Of course, as you can imagine and see in the picture below, all was burned. DAMN!!!  (sorry if the picture is disgusting).

Then I wonder, how with so much intelligent systems, “smart” buildings, user center designs and all those stuff, still there is not a useful intelligent stove that tuns itself off once it detects that the food is ready, because the human at charge of it has forgotten to control the cooking process.

Btw, microwave is not an option and those cooking-alarm clocks neither. Nor I want a sign in my mobile or any other gadget informing me about anything. I just want the stove to work and finish its work successfuly. It is just this wish to have fresh food when my stomach requires it, without me having the “must” watch out of the whole entire cooking process. Of course this device should be optional, not everybody (thanks god) are as bad cookers as myself.

1. Slow down. I had said it, our information society goes way to fast. My brain needs more time for digest things and I am slow, I need time for implementing. I though I was strange for that, but now after my flight to Canada was delayed, due to weather conditions, and I was “stuck” between airports, I realized does not matter how much technology and development we have or how busy we are, you have to be patient until you can move out again. = Take it easy.

2. Communication. I know I am not the best using my mobile phone, but I need to be connected independently where I am. Which means, first thing I will do in January, a logical phone contract (which includes world wide connectivity, and data transmission).

3. Keep on track. There is inner joy after the Future Game Conference, that what we are doing of game research at EdTech it’s in a correct track, we also have a lot of potential in different areas. 🙂 At the end of the day all this effort will pay off, but still is a way to go!

4. Practical. Be practical and enjoy 🙂 But in some places of our globe that is not that simple. Wondering why in the Canada, USA and Mexico, we have this trend to make things in big, which at moments turns to be unpractical, or this huge fever of shopping?! it makes no sense. However, what it had drived me nuts: taxes. Yeap, why in Canada and in the USA, if I am not mistaken, don’t leave the full price for the products since the beginning? Oh my!!! if anyway you pay a whole price (no other option), why they do not display the price of a product with tax in the label?! and do not surprise you with another sum at the cashier!!!.

Anyway, there is much to talk and short time to write 🙁 but before keep on living, I wanted to summarized my learning experiences from last week for sharing 🙂 . Way to much information for all my senses, in all levels, I am honestly overflow… but I keep smiling, and trying to do my best 🙂

Now, I am off for tonight! (being the one, from our research group, which is complete behind schedule, taking into account that there is people in Taiwan, Korea, Finland, Tanzania, South Africa, etc. for sure, being in Canada or Mexico, I am at the end side of the planet’s time schedule cycle according to our reference, then… good night!