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Taxonomy of the Logical Fallacies. Google Custom Search: Cool but Crippled. The Three Princes of Serendip. The Three Princes of Serendip is the English version of the Peregrinaggio di tre giovani figliuoli del re di Serendippo published by Michele Tramezzino in Venice in 1557. Tramezzino claimed to have heard the story from one Christophero Armeno who had translated the Persian fairy tale into Italian adapting Book One of Amir Khusrau's Hasht-Bihisht[1] of 1302. The story first came to English via a French translation, and now exists in several out-of-print translations.[2] Serendip is the Persian and Urdu name for Sri Lanka, which was adopted from Tamil "Seren deevu" or originally from Sanskrit Suvarnadweepa or golden island.

In contrast, some trace the etymology to Simhaladvipa which literally translates to "Dwelling-Place-of-Lions Island" The story[edit] "In ancient times there existed in the country of Serendippo, in the Far East, a great and powerful king by the name of Giaffer. He had three sons who were very dear to him. The father searches out the best possible tutors. History[edit] Blub (programming) Graham has a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Cornell University[6][7] (1986).[8] He then attended Harvard University, earning Master of Science (1988) and Doctor of Philosophy (1990) degrees in Applied Sciences with a specialization in computer science.[6][9] He has also studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence.[6][9] In 1996, Graham and Robert Morris founded Viaweb, the first application service provider (ASP).

Viaweb's software, originally written mostly in Common Lisp, allowed users to make their own Internet stores. In the summer of 1998 Viaweb was sold to Yahoo! For 455,000 shares of Yahoo! Stock, valued at $49.6 million.[10] At Yahoo! The product became Yahoo! He has since begun writing essays for his popular website paulgraham.com. BusinessWeek included Paul Graham in 2008 edition of its annual feature, The 25 Most Influential People on the Web.[13] In 2008, Paul Graham married Jessica Livingston.[14][15][16] Paul Graham. Patterns of Systematic Creative Thinking: Extract Concept. As software developers, we love to delve deep into technical matters and write code that delivers value.

It’s not a big secret, however, that many problems in software originate with people and not technology. In my experience, the biggest issues arise mostly due to corporate politics, lack of shared values, poor attitude, inadequate communication skills, and, lastly, faulty perceptions. Ultimately, the way we see the world affects the way we logically reason about it. Imagine a team of developers and a customer discussing what to do, using agile stories as their starting point. But what would happen if both the customer and the development team had a truly open mind and a willingness to be wrong? The great creativity masters can teach us very relevant lessons in this context.

Extract Concept You have identified a concrete idea that addresses a given objective. Motivation Alternatives must have a reference point: I’d ask “alternatives with reference to what?” Mechanics Example.