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From: brent on 9 Apr 2010 22:01 On Apr 9, 8:43 pm, Rich Grise <richgr...(a)example.net> wrote: > On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:11:36 -0700, John Larkin wrote: > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:50:00 -0700, "Joel Koltner" > >>"brent" <buleg...(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message > >>On Apr 9, 6:09 pm, "fritz" <yapu...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > >>>If making money was the be all and end all in my life I may have tried > >>>something like that as well. However, as I approach 50 I can honestly > >>>say I am glad I made my living following a simple passion I had when I > >>>was 13 years old, which was to truly understand how a radio worked. > >>>The money becomes less and less important as I get older, and the > >>>satisfaction of having pursued my childhood dreams for life become > >>>more and more satisfying. > > >>That's very nicely said, Brent -- congratulations on following your dream! > > > Yeah, imagine being a lawyer or a banker and dying rich. What's the > > point? > > Yeah - he who dies with the most toys wins, right? ;-) > > Cheers! > Rich Maybe - he who dies having designed the most new toys wins
From: Jan Panteltje on 10 Apr 2010 07:36 On a sunny day (Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:48:23 -0700) it happened John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in <pibvr5l48nfh0dl9bgj5ofl7u6rkjqho75(a)4ax.com>: >But the real secret to success and happiness is to marry a beautiful >woman who has a good job. > >John You *ARE* nuts.
From: Jan Panteltje on 10 Apr 2010 07:43 On a sunny day (Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:11:36 -0700) it happened John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in <rvcvr5h8n8mtah5oogecapd77j0mk0bap3(a)4ax.com>: >Yeah, imagine being a lawyer or a banker and dying rich. What's the >point? > >John A saint once sang a song for me, like this: Leaving this world when you go away Nobody will accompany you on that day. He also mentioned you come in this world empty handed and you leave this world empty handed. My view on this, as a 'technical' person is: Your efficiency in percent = 100 X (days_happy / days_lived). Or in Larkin speak: 100 x (femto_seconds_happy / femto_seconds_lived). tick tick tick tick no storage will keep it.
From: fritz on 10 Apr 2010 17:59 "John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message news:pibvr5l48nfh0dl9bgj5ofl7u6rkjqho75(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:12:42 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> > wrote: > >> >>"John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in >>message >>news:ks8vr5p8kupcq1ogc00joju1sd5b1gf2ls(a)4ax.com... >>> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:38:12 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>"John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in >>>>message >>>>news:ntgur5tjiotsa5d6du1ol2ut2n4etq9q3u(a)4ax.com... >>>>> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:47:09 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>"brent" <bulegoge(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message >>>>>>news:49753f01-d056-426d-bc29-8b616d47ab4f(a)v13g2000vbf.googlegroups.com... >>>>>>On Apr 8, 6:06 pm, "fritz" <yapu...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >>>>>>> "brent" <buleg...(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> You are both ignorant AND stupid. >>>>>>> Censorship IS black and white, my ignorant AND stupid friend. >>>>>> >>>>>>Calling me ignorant and stupid does not enhance your argument. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Do you know anything about electronics? >>>> >>>>Yes i do, it was my first career choice, then I realized the big money >>>>was not going to come your way if you called yourself an engineer. >>>>Sad but true... >>>> >>>>> John >>> >>> So, are you enjoying the big money? >>> >>> John >>> >> >>Yes, I sold my soul but. >> > > You can make pretty-big money designing electronics, and have fun all > the while. > > But the real secret to success and happiness is to marry a beautiful > woman who has a good job. > > John Is that what you have done ?
From: John Larkin on 10 Apr 2010 20:28
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:59:22 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > >"John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message >news:pibvr5l48nfh0dl9bgj5ofl7u6rkjqho75(a)4ax.com... >> On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:12:42 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>>"John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in >>>message >>>news:ks8vr5p8kupcq1ogc00joju1sd5b1gf2ls(a)4ax.com... >>>> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:38:12 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>"John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in >>>>>message >>>>>news:ntgur5tjiotsa5d6du1ol2ut2n4etq9q3u(a)4ax.com... >>>>>> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:47:09 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"brent" <bulegoge(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>news:49753f01-d056-426d-bc29-8b616d47ab4f(a)v13g2000vbf.googlegroups.com... >>>>>>>On Apr 8, 6:06 pm, "fritz" <yapu...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> "brent" <buleg...(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You are both ignorant AND stupid. >>>>>>>> Censorship IS black and white, my ignorant AND stupid friend. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Calling me ignorant and stupid does not enhance your argument. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you know anything about electronics? >>>>> >>>>>Yes i do, it was my first career choice, then I realized the big money >>>>>was not going to come your way if you called yourself an engineer. >>>>>Sad but true... >>>>> >>>>>> John >>>> >>>> So, are you enjoying the big money? >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>> >>>Yes, I sold my soul but. >>> >> >> You can make pretty-big money designing electronics, and have fun all >> the while. >> >> But the real secret to success and happiness is to marry a beautiful >> woman who has a good job. >> >> John > >Is that what you have done ? > > Among other things, yes. John |