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Some People Just Never Learn
Iddo Genuth writes "German scientists recently showed what many of us suspected but could not prove — some people just don't learn. The German researchers have found a genetic factor that affects our ability to learn from our errors. The scientists demonstrated that men carrying the A1 mutation are less successful at learning to avoid mistakes than men who do not carry this genetic mutation. This finding has the potential to improve our understanding of the causes of addictive and compulsive behaviors."
I call them "co workers"
Well this explains my entire morning commute right here. The same people making the same mistakes every week. At long last we have a scientific explanation.
...all those people who voted for Bush the second time.
but the technical name for them is "Bush supporters"
too true,
Then again, given the subject, perhaps it bears repeating?
Given the subject, perhaps it bears repeating?
Given the subject...
says "you'll never change" I guess now i have a genetic excuse.
This story should be tagged "Homer".
When they came for the communists, I said "He's next door. Take him away. Goddam commies."
Well, if you have enough of it, you can get to be president...
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure dome decree
They are in their second or later marriages...
Call me old fashioned, but I like a dump to be as memorable as it is devastating - Bender
Chain Gang Sheriff: (whips Homer) "No listening! You hear me?"
Homer: "Um.... n... no?"
Chain Gang Sheriff: "You just don't learn do ya?"
"And then I visited Wikipedia
> ...doesn't it mean it has some evolutionary advantages?
Yes.
"Will you go out with me Saturday night?"
"I wouldn't go out with you on Saturday if you paid me $1 million."
"What are you doing next weekend then?"
Persistence in the face of negative feedback sometimes is a winning strategy.
Never trust a man in a blue trench coat, Never drive a car when you're dead
Yes, it allowed early cave men to eat steak, that had not previously been properly seasoned.
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
So perhaps they won't invade Poland a third time?
HTH
If that strategy works, you're talking about bankrupting Taco Bell and the death of the Republican party.
My spouse is utterly untrainable in anything vaguely related to anything invented later than the Renaissance. Anything electronic or technical or related to any repetitive task, operating a cell phone, hearing and giving directions to anywhere. Any device, appliance, application. Online purchases of all kinds are impossible. She 'learns' such as it is, the simplest things by brute force endless repetition, if it's possible at all. Every appliance in my home has been broken in one way or another by her absolute inability to even listen to simple instructions.
She is an attorney, and, ironically, a teacher.
I've been saying this for years!
Darn. Should have patented it.
Veritas patesco per quaestio questio. Truth is revealed through questions.
Haskell? Eddie Haskell? Wow! Braver programmer than I! That guy scares me.
;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Haskell
Veritas patesco per quaestio questio. Truth is revealed through questions.
This explains the US strategy in Iraq!
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!
The tortured genius is not tortured by substances.
We smart people use alcohol as a method of temporarily relieving the lonely burden of not being a moron, in order to fit in with the rest of you.
If it weren't for alcohol, most, if not all, of my slashdot posts would not exist. Judging by the rest of the posts here, I'm not alone in my relentless pursuit of mediocrity.
Race you to the bottom, gentlemen!
If moderation could change anything, it would be illegal.