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Article #634Re: OT: Only in America
From: John Fields
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:13
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:13
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:35:10 -0800 (PST), Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> wrote: >On Nov 5, 3:58�pm, John Fields <jfie...@austininstruments.com> wrote: >> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:56:33 -0800 (PST),Bill Sloman >> >> >> >> >> >> <bill.slo...@ieee.org> wrote: >> >On Nov 5, 5:15�am, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net> >> >wrote: >> >> John Fields wrote: >> >> >> > On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:59:20 -0800 (PST),Bill Sloman >> >> > <bill.slo...@ieee.org> wrote: >> >> >> > >My "unique" talents were recognised for what they were worth. I'd >> >> > >prefer to be working at the moment, but there are enough good >> >> > >electronic engineers around that society isn't going to founder for >> >> > >want of my contribution. >> >> >> > --- >> >> > Actually, I think society is probably less likely to founder because of >> >> > the lack of your "contribution". ;) >> >> >> � �So much for Bill's lame claims on aus.electronics that he's educating >> >> people on the sci.electronics groups. >> >> >Some people aren't easy to educate, and both you and John Fields would >> >seem to fall into that catagory. >> >> --- >> If, by "education", you mean hitching my wagon to your star, then I'd >> much prefer something other than a white dwarf. > >Education is getting people to think for themselves in a useful way. >It isn't about hitching anybody's wagon to someone else's wagon train. --- Only trouble with that definition is that for people to be able to think in a useful way requires them to follow your lead and believe the way you do. In other words, by hitching their wagon to your wagon train and heading for the same destination; one example of which would be to never use a 555. That, of course, presumes you do have a wagon train, and I seriously doubt whether you do. JF
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