Some People Just Never Learn 327

Posted by Zonk on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:27PM from the i-could-use-a-dose-of-anti-a1 dept.

Iddo Genuth writes "German scientists recently showed what many of us suspected but could not prove — some people just don't learn. The German researchers have found a genetic factor that affects our ability to learn from our errors. The scientists demonstrated that men carrying the A1 mutation are less successful at learning to avoid mistakes than men who do not carry this genetic mutation. This finding has the potential to improve our understanding of the causes of addictive and compulsive behaviors."

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Yes (Score:5, Funny)

by superid ( 46543 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:29PM (#22175100) Homepage

I call them "co workers"

Explains my morning commute (Score:2, Funny)

by mackil ( 668039 ) writes: <movie.moviesoundclips@net> on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:31PM (#22175112) Homepage Journal

Well this explains my entire morning commute right here. The same people making the same mistakes every week. At long last we have a scientific explanation.

So that explains... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:31PM (#22175114)

...all those people who voted for Bush the second time.

Yes (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:33PM (#22175132)

but the technical name for them is "Bush supporters"

Re:Yes (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:33PM (#22175136)

Lucky you. I call people like this 'boss'

Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)

by silvertear72 ( 899704 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:35PM (#22175166)

I'm not so high up on the corporate ladder, so I prefer to call them "Upper Management".

Re:Dupe? (Score:5, Funny)

by bbsguru ( 586178 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:35PM (#22175170) Homepage Journal

too true,
Then again, given the subject, perhaps it bears repeating?

Given the subject, perhaps it bears repeating?

Given the subject...

well my wife (Score:3, Funny)

by Some_Llama ( 763766 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:36PM (#22175182) Homepage Journal

says "you'll never change" I guess now i have a genetic excuse.

Story tag (Score:3, Funny)

by martinX ( 672498 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:37PM (#22175198)

This story should be tagged "Homer".

Re:What does this have to do with OCD? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:41PM (#22175234)

they pulled some bogus connection out of their ass.
Hey, that's a trade secret!

Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)

by quickpick ( 1021471 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:41PM (#22175238)

So if I think everyone else has this genetic "ability" does that really mean its just me?

Re:If A1 is still found today... (Score:5, Funny)

by KublaiKhan ( 522918 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:42PM (#22175262) Homepage Journal

Well, if you have enough of it, you can get to be president...

Easy to spot the men who carry the A1 gene (Score:4, Funny)

by jpetts ( 208163 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:45PM (#22175304)

They are in their second or later marriages...

Re:Yes (Score:4, Funny)

by Chris Mattern ( 191822 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:48PM (#22175346)

Other people call them "cow orkers".

Oblig. Simpsons Quote (Score:5, Funny)

by _Hellfire_ ( 170113 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:49PM (#22175364)

Chain Gang Sheriff: (whips Homer) "No listening! You hear me?"

Homer: "Um.... n... no?"

Chain Gang Sheriff: "You just don't learn do ya?"

Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)

by slashbob22 ( 918040 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:53PM (#22175426)

Other people call them "cow orkers".
Oh, when will "other people" learn?

Re:If A1 is still found today... (Score:5, Funny)

by nut ( 19435 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @07:58PM (#22175484)

> ...doesn't it mean it has some evolutionary advantages?

Yes.

"Will you go out with me Saturday night?"

"I wouldn't go out with you on Saturday if you paid me $1 million."

"What are you doing next weekend then?"

Persistence in the face of negative feedback sometimes is a winning strategy.

Re:If A1 is still found today... (Score:5, Funny)

by Bill, Shooter of Bul ( 629286 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @08:00PM (#22175504) Journal

Yes, it allowed early cave men to eat steak, that had not previously been properly seasoned.

Re:So that explains... (Score:5, Funny)

by fireman sam ( 662213 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @08:02PM (#22175528) Homepage Journal

don't you mean "all of those voting machines that voted for Bush".

FiremanSam - now flame proof.

Obligatory german/austrian comment (Score:5, Funny)

by bcg ( 322392 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @08:02PM (#22175530)

So perhaps they won't invade Poland a third time?

HTH

SLOW DOWN, mate! Think of the consequences... (Score:3, Funny)

by StefanJ ( 88986 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @08:04PM (#22175544) Homepage Journal

If that strategy works, you're talking about bankrupting Taco Bell and the death of the Republican party.

BINGO !! (Score:3, Funny)

by gelfling ( 6534 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @08:26PM (#22175816) Homepage Journal

My spouse is utterly untrainable in anything vaguely related to anything invented later than the Renaissance. Anything electronic or technical or related to any repetitive task, operating a cell phone, hearing and giving directions to anywhere. Any device, appliance, application. Online purchases of all kinds are impossible. She 'learns' such as it is, the simplest things by brute force endless repetition, if it's possible at all. Every appliance in my home has been broken in one way or another by her absolute inability to even listen to simple instructions.

She is an attorney, and, ironically, a teacher.

VINDICATION!! (Score:3, Funny)

by GeekZilla ( 398185 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @08:40PM (#22175934)

I've been saying this for years!

Darn. Should have patented it.

Re:I call them me (Score:3, Funny)

by GeekZilla ( 398185 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @08:43PM (#22175972)

Haskell? Eddie Haskell? Wow! Braver programmer than I! That guy scares me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Haskell [wikipedia.org] ;)

Re:Yes (Score:2, Funny)

by Profane MuthaFucka ( 574406 ) writes: <busheatskok@gmail.com> on Thursday January 24, 2008 @09:04PM (#22176166) Homepage Journal

Forget what they look like. If you're any good at all you'll get a raise.

Strategy (Score:5, Funny)

by Brandybuck ( 704397 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @09:27PM (#22176396) Homepage Journal

This explains the US strategy in Iraq!

Re:What does this have to do with OCD? (Score:5, Funny)

by Bluesman ( 104513 ) writes: on Thursday January 24, 2008 @10:11PM (#22176756) Homepage

The tortured genius is not tortured by substances.

We smart people use alcohol as a method of temporarily relieving the lonely burden of not being a moron, in order to fit in with the rest of you.

If it weren't for alcohol, most, if not all, of my slashdot posts would not exist. Judging by the rest of the posts here, I'm not alone in my relentless pursuit of mediocrity.

Race you to the bottom, gentlemen!

Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)

by AceJohnny ( 253840 ) writes: <jlargentaye AT gmail DOT com> on Friday January 25, 2008 @02:48AM (#22178540) Journal

Other people call them "cow orkers".
Oh, when will "other people" learn?
Don't you mean "udder people" ?

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Yes (Score:5, Funny)

Explains my morning commute (Score:2, Funny)

So that explains... (Score:5, Funny)

Yes (Score:0, Funny)

Re:Yes (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Dupe? (Score:5, Funny)

well my wife (Score:3, Funny)

Story tag (Score:3, Funny)

Re:What does this have to do with OCD? (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)

Re:If A1 is still found today... (Score:5, Funny)

Easy to spot the men who carry the A1 gene (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Yes (Score:4, Funny)

Oblig. Simpsons Quote (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)

Re:If A1 is still found today... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:If A1 is still found today... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:So that explains... (Score:5, Funny)

Obligatory german/austrian comment (Score:5, Funny)

SLOW DOWN, mate! Think of the consequences... (Score:3, Funny)

BINGO !! (Score:3, Funny)

VINDICATION!! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:I call them me (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Yes (Score:2, Funny)

Strategy (Score:5, Funny)

Re:What does this have to do with OCD? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)

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