Are YOU smarter than a 5th grader?
The other day I was watching someone who I consider to be much smarter than me struggle...helplessly...with a computer issue. It was really a fairly simple one. This person was using Excel to make a graph. Or trying to, anyway. I am self-taught at Excel. And pretty darn good at it if I say so myself. And was feeling superior. And then it occurred to me. I was comparing this "smarter" person's skill set with my own. Excel? Pshaw! I got it down. Linux? HUH? Never in a million years. And I'm currently (trying to) learn Photoshop. It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. But give this Excel-challenged person an engine or a carbuerator to dissasemble and repair...he's your guy. A friend posted a quote from Albert Einstein on their Facebook profile. It said something like everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will fail dismally. And if tha...