Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have to agree with that. S.d. On Oct 9, 2009, at 8:59 AM, William B. Abbott III wrote: > Jayanand, > > Here is my personal OT reply: > > IMHO, the Nobel Committee is engaging in an old and effective > practice called positive reinforcement, which in simple terms means > rewarding behavior that you wish to encourage, so that you will get > more of that behavior. It is the method used to train animals, and > works exceedingly well with us human animals too. > > What behavior is being reinforced? Ah, I'm not sure, but I think it > may be a quaint notion that it is better to talk than to shoot. > > All the best, > > Bill > > > On Oct 9, 2009, at 6:37 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> Whatever it is given for, it seems extremely premature - you do not >> hand out Nobel Peace Prizes because someone is good at public >> speaking, which is all he has done so far. I cannot understand the >> politics behind it, can someone enlighten me? >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 6:57 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> >> wrote: >>> I might also add though that I think this award is always given >>> to encourage >>> hope. >>> >>> ric >>> >>> >>> On Oct 9, 2009, at 9:22 AM, Ric Carter wrote: >>> >>>> well said >>>> >>>> ric >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 9, 2009, at 8:59 AM, Tina Manley wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think it's probably the first time the Nobel Peace Prize has >>>>> been given >>>>> for hope. We all need some hope these days. >>>>> >>>>> Tina >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information