>>Another perspective: in a lot of cases I would not have achieved
>>anything without a fair dose of both. Does that count as 50-50? That
>>would not do justice to the fact that neither being a theory maveric (or
>>a practical man with 1k y experience) would have achieved anyhting.
> 
Some work (I call it problem solving), without theory you can never 
crack it.  Some without practical experience, you can not move an inch.

The tension I have been observing is due to the under-appreciation of 
the pain in practical work and the implementation pprocess that generate 
a lot of dis-respect on the theorists.

Yet, it is precisely the absent of this burden that free imagination, 
challenges the artisan and advances the whole field.  When there are 
dollar bills dangling in front, magic happens.

Ling SM
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