Can brain damaged Canadians design electronics?
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From: Phil Hobbs on 13 Apr 2010 10:40 On 4/13/2010 9:50 AM, Hammy wrote: > On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:57:46 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >> >> Can someone who left their brain outside on too many sub zero nights >> still function well enough to design electronics, or are they doomed to >> drool and post nonsense till they die? > > Don't lump me in with that crackpot and his childish post. I've met > some bizarre Americans and I don't assume all of them are idiots. > > Its safe to say each country has its own share of crackpots. The US > has "Always wrong" > > Australia has Phil. Mind you the guy usually has intelligent > contributions.He's just not overly nice about it. > > We Canada have D from BC. Wow, am I a statistical outlier. I'm Canadian, I occasionally design a bit of stuff, and I'm also a Christian. I feel so special. ;) Cheers Phil Hobbs (also from BC, but I'm okay anyway, I swear) -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal ElectroOptical Innovations 55 Orchard Rd Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
From: D Yuniskis on 13 Apr 2010 11:02 Hammy wrote: > On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:50:05 -0400, Hammy <spam(a)spam.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:57:46 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> Can someone who left their brain outside on too many sub zero nights >>> still function well enough to design electronics, or are they doomed to >>> drool and post nonsense till they die? >> Don't lump me in with that crackpot and his childish post. I've met >> some bizarre Americans and I don't assume all of them are idiots. You'd be surprised how many *are*! ;-) But, then again, maybe I'm biased (*being* "American" :> ) >> Its safe to say each country has its own share of crackpots. The US >> has "Always wrong" >> >> Australia has Phil. Mind you the guy usually has intelligent >> contributions.He's just not overly nice about it. >> >> We Canada have D from BC. > > What's more disturbing is the amount of responses he gets?? Even a lunatic can tell when the sun is shining. :> I.e., an observation can be valid or interesting even if the observer "isn't" -- or, may not be capable of following up in a cogent fashion. Have you never learned anything from a "child"? Seen something from a different point of view? Regardless of whether or not that child could further expound upon their initial observation... The trick is to not get sucked into arguments/discussions from which no further insights may be possible. That doesn't mean that a conversation started can't hope to draw insightful comments from *others*. E.g., when you post, you aren't "just" talking to the individual to whom your reply is "addressed" but, rather, to others who may be reading over your shoulder. I often reply to posts where I have no expectation of convincing the author of my point of view but, instead, hope others may at least be provoked to *think* about my comments (even if they don't reply to the thread in question). I.e., actions can be undertaken for their side-effects!
From: D Yuniskis on 13 Apr 2010 11:04 Hi Phil, Phil Hobbs wrote: > On 4/13/2010 9:50 AM, Hammy wrote: >> On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:57:46 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> Can someone who left their brain outside on too many sub zero nights >>> still function well enough to design electronics, or are they doomed to >>> drool and post nonsense till they die? >> >> We Canada have D from BC. > > Wow, am I a statistical outlier. I'm Canadian, I occasionally design a > bit of stuff, and I'm also a Christian. I feel so special. ;) > > Phil Hobbs > (also from BC, but I'm okay anyway, I swear) "And I'm feeling MUCH better, now..." ;-) (probably too many cultural ties for that to be as amusing as *I* find it :< )
From: Phil Hobbs on 13 Apr 2010 13:29 On 4/13/2010 9:50 AM, Hammy wrote: > On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:57:46 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >> >> Can someone who left their brain outside on too many sub zero nights >> still function well enough to design electronics, or are they doomed to >> drool and post nonsense till they die? > > Don't lump me in with that crackpot and his childish post. I've met > some bizarre Americans and I don't assume all of them are idiots. > > Its safe to say each country has its own share of crackpots. The US > has "Always wrong" > > Australia has Phil. Mind you the guy usually has intelligent > contributions.He's just not overly nice about it. > > We Canada have D from BC. And England has....where is Graham these days, anyway? Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal ElectroOptical Innovations 55 Orchard Rd Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
From: Michael A. Terrell on 13 Apr 2010 22:11
Hammy wrote: > > On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:57:46 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > >Can someone who left their brain outside on too many sub zero nights > >still function well enough to design electronics, or are they doomed to > >drool and post nonsense till they die? > > Don't lump me in with that crackpot and his childish post. I've met > some bizarre Americans and I don't assume all of them are idiots. I wasn't. :) There are a few others on other newsgroups just like 'D'. They start mindless threads just to cause problems, or to show everyone just how stupid they are. > Its safe to say each country has its own share of crackpots. The US > has "Always wrong" > > Australia has Phil. Mind you the guy usually has intelligent > contributions. He's just not overly nice about it. > > We Canada have D from BC. -- Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!' |