{"id":7086,"date":"2018-10-21T10:53:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T16:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=7086"},"modified":"2018-10-21T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T16:59:22","slug":"its-all-a-matter-of-point-of-view-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/10\/21\/its-all-a-matter-of-point-of-view-2\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s all a matter of point of view&#8230; (the 2018 version)"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1m\">I first posted this note back in 2009. <\/a>It&#8217;s time for a new edition &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>for a computer scientist, everything is an algorithm. (it&#8217;s about systems (and process))<\/li>\n<li>to a musician, everything is a song. (it&#8217;s about rhythm (and sound))<\/li>\n<li>to a writer, everything is a story. (it&#8217;s about narrative (experiences))<\/li>\n<li>to thespians, everything is a play. (it&#8217;s about performance)<\/li>\n<li>to a film-maker, everything is a movie. (it&#8217;s about communication)<\/li>\n<li>to an educator, everything is a lesson. (it&#8217;s about teaching (and sometimes, learning))<\/li>\n<li>to a set designer, everything is a set. (it&#8217;s about environment (space))<\/li>\n<li>to an entrepreneur, everything is a business opportunity. (it&#8217;s about money (profit))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7091 size-large\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/phantom-tollbooth-2-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/phantom-tollbooth-2-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/phantom-tollbooth-2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/phantom-tollbooth-2-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/phantom-tollbooth-2.png 1511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-7086'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(7086);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(7086);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(7086);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>I first posted this note back in 2009. It&#8217;s time for a new edition &#8230; for a computer scientist, everything is an algorithm. (it&#8217;s about systems (and process)) to a musician, everything is a song. (it&#8217;s about rhythm (and sound)) &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/10\/21\/its-all-a-matter-of-point-of-view-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,14,24],"tags":[388,36,18],"class_list":["post-7086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academia","category-general","category-teaching-learning","tag-academia","tag-interdisciplinarity","tag-methodology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1Qi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4131,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2014\/07\/28\/the-real-10-algorithms-that-dominate-our-world-medium\/","url_meta":{"origin":7086,"position":0},"title":"The real 10 algorithms that dominate our world \u2014 Medium","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"July 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The real 10 algorithms that dominate our world \u2014 Medium. 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