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: '''R''' Exactly — in business.<br/> | : '''R''' Exactly — in business.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' You have spent a lot of time on artistic work, but without success or a career …<br/> | '''Q''' You have spent a lot of time on artistic work, but without success or a career …<br/> | ||
: '''R''' You know [ | : '''R''' You know [silent] I recall a get-together at a summer school in Software Ergonomics, late eighties. There was this scientist working in computer imaging who seemed to be interested. To impress her, I quoted Karl Krauss: Career is like a horse race, where the horse arrives at the finish without the rider. But then – she might have misread my gender, I suppose. | ||
'''Q''' Late eighties, that's forgivable. | '''Q''' Late eighties, that's forgivable. | ||
: '''R''' May be, but not therefore. Anyway, being ''Me'' became a success and Krauss' prophecy does not come true. Not too shabby either. | : '''R''' May be, but not therefore. Anyway, being ''Me'' became a success and Krauss' prophecy does not come true. Not too shabby either. | ||