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• A comment on Talk: Mark Shaw: One very dry demo

  Mar 26 2013: Very ingenious. Too bad Mr. Shaw didn't explain a bit more on how it works: at the end of the talk I unfortunately looked for a "sad" to rate it with...

• A comment on Conversation: How can wisdom be gained?

  Oct 14 2012: YO! Cool answers. Oh, and by the way, dear TEDies, whenever answering to the challenge please write "Challenge : " before the answer.
  Teedle-dee

• A comment on Conversation: How can wisdom be gained?

  Oct 12 2012: 50 comments! Yay! I really like your thoughts and ideas, TEDies.
  However, I noticed most of the comments here are smart yet complicated to the degree of having an average of 10 letters per word. I would like to pose a challenge.
  
  Challenge: Write a definition of 'wisdom' in a single sentence. Each word is not allowed to have more than four syllables.
  
  Enjoy.
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  A comment on Conversation: Is there a way to keep Mr. Schwartz's glasses firmly on his nose throughout the talk?

  Oct 9 2012: How about a sensor in the stand that tells when the glasses are about to slip? And pulls out a robotic arm that re-arranges the glasses?

• A reply on Conversation: How can wisdom be gained?

  Oct 9 2012: Hello Mr. Lukowiak!
  Thanks for writing here. I have a question about something you wrote in your text.
  Words. Wonderful words. Why are they important? You said : "Language is prior to understanding everything; words convey thoughts." So if I come from a setting where words are used seldom and my vocabulary is limited, am i less wise? Am I stupid because I am often speechless? And if I like to think in colors and pictures, am I inferior to others?
  Yours sincerely
  G

• A reply on Conversation: How can wisdom be gained?

  Oct 9 2012: Is a wise man virtuous? No. And Yes.
  If we think of a typical evil villain (let's say a mad scientist wishes to destroy the world) he may "have" wisdom but he chooses to ignore it. On the other hand, is he really wise if he ignores it?
  On the other hand, imagine a villager who is innocent to the point of gullibility. He is charitable and kind and loving, bla bla bla. If he gives away all his possessions in order to rid his village of poverty and lets himself be tricked by men who wish to get a bit of free money, he is most certainly unwise. But no one can argue that he is not virtuous.
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  A comment on Conversation: How can wisdom be gained?

  Oct 8 2012: I believe wisdom can only be accumulated through pain and error. While it sounds morose, experience alone does not insure your wisdom: does the fact you are older make you wiser? I do not believe that true. Rather, I think the intensity of the experience and your choices decide whether you become 'wiser'.

• A comment on Conversation: Is there a way to keep Mr. Schwartz's glasses firmly on his nose throughout the talk?

  Oct 8 2012: Hi TEDies! This discussion is not a serious one: feel free to let your brain juice flow with the most absurd of your ideas. Enjoy and don't feel shy to participate.
  
  What have you got to lose?
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  A comment on Conversation: Can and will books ever be replaced by something other than we know it today?

  Apr 21 2012: Hello all TEDies!
  Me again. 12 hours to go, and I don't know whether I will have time to say a nice "thank you and goodbye" before the closing words. And I have promised to share my own feelings and thoughts at the end of the conversation. However, I don't think it's fair that I should write my own feelings in the closing line (your ideas are just as smart) so I am writing my own post.
  I think that books will live on. I also think that other "writing mediums" (like the Tablet) will enter our world and share the spotlight. Perhaps they will even steal it for a few months. But the book, our tired faithful friend, will stay with us a little while longer.
  Practically, it is very useful. It is compact. It can have pictures. You can tell the difference between one and the other at a glance.
  This does not mean it will stay with us forever. Nothing human-created stays with us forever. But if so many of us love the book, I don't see a reason it should go. Yet.
  Thank you all very much. Have wonderful lives. לחיים.
  
  Leo Genazzano
  (By the way, you probably won't care, but this is a pseudonym. Bye!)

• A reply on Conversation: Can and will books ever be replaced by something other than we know it today?

  Apr 19 2012: Hi Jaime
  (I am writing in English for the benefit of other users.)
  I never have heard of "I Barbari" but according to what I read it seems to talk about a type of dystopia. Have you read it? Can you tell me (us) what it's about?
  
  Grazie
  Leo