right brained left brained is a bit old wives tale. The brain fires in different patterns that spread over both hemispheres depending on the task being performed.
Clockwise only for me and when I read the list of right brain functions it makes total sense. Not that I'm particularly good at any of those thing but most people I know would probably ascribe those traits to me.
1) Uses Feeling. Yes, too much so a lot of the time but I often go on gut instinct. Especially when playing poker.
2) "big picture" oriented. Absolutely. I'm a regular old jack-of-many-trades master-of-none. What I love about Web 2.0 is examining how all the building blocks can be mashed together.
3) imagination rules / fantasy based. Unfortunately yes. I've often been called a daydreamer and my blog readers would know that I tend to get carried away with the possibilities of Second Life, wiimote/haptic controls, the Singularity, sousveillance, etc. But that's the kind of thing I love thinking about.
4) symbols and images / spatial perception. I studied Japanese in UL and remember finding it relatively easy to pick up hirigana, katakana and kanji. Technical Drawing was my strongest subject to leaving cert and I've often regretted I didn't study Architecture. I guess it's another reason I see huge possibilities in 3D virtual environments when others don't.
5) present and future. See (3)
6) fantasy based. See (3)
7) impetuous. See (1)
8) risk taking. Eh, if giving up a bloody good job to try building my own business qualifies, then yeah!
Eirepreneur: What I love about Web 2.0 is examining how all the building blocks can be mashed together . I think you're mixing metaphors (or should that be mashing metaphrs ?)
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I haven't tried very hard but I can only see the woman turning clockwise (so I'm right-brained)
2 years, 1 month ago by sxoop
@sxoop: I see her going anti-clockwise at first, then she switches to clockwise, which is bizarre
2 years, 1 month ago by mneylon
AAAAhh sorry @mneylon I clicked Mark as spam instead of the url at first.
2 years, 1 month ago by eam0
right brained left brained is a bit old wives tale. The brain fires in different patterns that spread over both hemispheres depending on the task being performed.
2 years, 1 month ago by eam0
Clockwise only for me and when I read the list of right brain functions it makes total sense. Not that I'm particularly good at any of those thing but most people I know would probably ascribe those traits to me.
1) Uses Feeling. Yes, too much so a lot of the time but I often go on gut instinct. Especially when playing poker.
2) "big picture" oriented. Absolutely. I'm a regular old jack-of-many-trades master-of-none. What I love about Web 2.0 is examining how all the building blocks can be mashed together.
3) imagination rules / fantasy based. Unfortunately yes. I've often been called a daydreamer and my blog readers would know that I tend to get carried away with the possibilities of Second Life, wiimote/haptic controls, the Singularity, sousveillance, etc. But that's the kind of thing I love thinking about.
4) symbols and images / spatial perception. I studied Japanese in UL and remember finding it relatively easy to pick up hirigana, katakana and kanji. Technical Drawing was my strongest subject to leaving cert and I've often regretted I didn't study Architecture. I guess it's another reason I see huge possibilities in 3D virtual environments when others don't.
5) present and future. See (3)
6) fantasy based. See (3)
7) impetuous. See (1)
8) risk taking. Eh, if giving up a bloody good job to try building my own business qualifies, then yeah!
2 years, 1 month ago by EirePreneur
At first anti-clockwise, and with a bit of effort clock-wise. Which probably proves i'm indecisive.
2 years, 1 month ago by dbannon
I reckon its a test of impressionability of sorts that uses a twirling naked woman to distract you from their trickery.
2 years, 1 month ago by NiaLLLarkin
Eirepreneur: What I love about Web 2.0 is examining how all the building blocks can be mashed together . I think you're mixing metaphors (or should that be mashing metaphrs ?)
2 years, 1 month ago by sxoop
I've been looking really close and still she's only moving in a clockwise direction. I'm starting to see her thong - is that just my imagination ?
2 years, 1 month ago by sxoop
Well at least I don't resurrect antiquated words like 'spoor' ;-)
2 years, 1 month ago by EirePreneur
'spoor' is a perfectly cromulent word.
2 years, 1 month ago by sxoop
and one eminently capable of embiggening the future of the web
2 years, 1 month ago by NiaLLLarkin
Embiggening the future of the web : For some lucky (and plucky) web2.0 startup that could be the best company tagline ever!
2 years, 1 month ago by sxoop
clockwise and I teach science !!!
2 years, 1 month ago by lnoonan
clockwise only despite my best attempt at looking the other way
2 years, 1 month ago by liammorrison