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From: Spehro Pefhany on 23 Dec 2009 22:52 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:14:27 -0700, the renowned "Paul Hovnanian P.E." <paul(a)hovnanian.com> wrote: >krw wrote: >> >> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:39:37 -0700, don <don> wrote: >> >> >Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: >> >> Bill Sloman wrote: >> >>> On Dec 23, 11:20 am, Fred Abse <excretatau...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >>>> On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:25 -0700, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: >> >>>>> Hedy Lamarr? >> >>> The co-inventor of frequency-hopping >> >>> >> >>> http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html >> >> >> >> When you realize that she had no formal technical training and what she >> >> knew, she picked up listening to her first husband when she was 19 years >> >> old, think of what she could have done had she actually trained and >> >> worked in the field. >> >> >> >I think her own work was more rewarding and profitable. >> >> ...and that's just the pin ups. > >It makes one wonder what the world would have been like if Cindy >Crawford had pursued her chemical engineering degree. Or Weird Al Yankovic had fully utilized his architecture degree... Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
From: Michael A. Terrell on 23 Dec 2009 23:01 John Larkin wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:49:58 -0500, Phil Hobbs > <pcdhSpamMeSenseless(a)electrooptical.net> wrote: > > >John Larkin wrote: > >> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:25:48 -0500, Phil Hobbs > >> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless(a)electrooptical.net> wrote: > >> > >>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>>> Joel Koltner wrote: > >>>>> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > >>>>> news:yM6dnRkFd8E5ra_WnZ2dnUVZ_o1i4p2d(a)earthlink.com... > >>>>>> Typical of Bill. Where is the list ot ten worst analog engineers? > >>>>>> Is he afraid that his name would be the first, followed by Lucas, then > >>>>>> Madman Muntz? > >>>>> The difference is that I don't think Muntz ever claimed to be an engineer... > >>>>> just a salesguy who was willing to cheapen up equipment if he thought there'd > >>>>> still be a market for it! > >>>> > >>>> Ok, he was an engineering manager with a pair of dykes. :) > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Just dikes. Key distinction. > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> > >>> Phil Hobbs > >> > >> *I* am a manager with a pair of dykes! > >> > >> John > >> > > > >Yeah, but look where you live. Anyway, you're a madman too. > > > > Aw, shucks, thanks. Finally, someone gives you the recognition you deserve. It isn't easy being a madman these days! :) -- Offworld checks no longer accepted!
From: Michael A. Terrell on 23 Dec 2009 23:03 "Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote: > > Adrian Tuddenham wrote: > > > Paul Hovnanian P.E. <paul(a)hovnanian.com> wrote: > > > >> Tim Wescott wrote: > >> > > >> > On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:15:36 -0800, whit3rd wrote: > >> > > >> > > How about the OLD analog guys? Eccles and Jordan, and Steinmetz? > >> > > We all build on their foundation work. > >> > > >> > Honorable mention for Ohm, Ampere, Faraday, Henry, Volta, Maxwell, that > >> > crowd? > >> > >> If you are going to nominate people for fundamental principles, how > >> about Murphy? > > > > Frank Murphy? > > This guy: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy's_law > > Probably used as much as Ohm's. Don't forget: Murphy was an optimist. He was sure things would go wrong! -- Offworld checks no longer accepted!
From: krw on 23 Dec 2009 23:12 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:52:15 -0500, Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: >On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:14:27 -0700, the renowned "Paul Hovnanian P.E." ><paul(a)hovnanian.com> wrote: > >>krw wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:39:37 -0700, don <don> wrote: >>> >>> >Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: >>> >> Bill Sloman wrote: >>> >>> On Dec 23, 11:20 am, Fred Abse <excretatau...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:25 -0700, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: >>> >>>>> Hedy Lamarr? >>> >>> The co-inventor of frequency-hopping >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html >>> >> >>> >> When you realize that she had no formal technical training and what she >>> >> knew, she picked up listening to her first husband when she was 19 years >>> >> old, think of what she could have done had she actually trained and >>> >> worked in the field. >>> >> >>> >I think her own work was more rewarding and profitable. >>> >>> ...and that's just the pin ups. >> >>It makes one wonder what the world would have been like if Cindy >>Crawford had pursued her chemical engineering degree. > >Or Weird Al Yankovic had fully utilized his architecture degree... Of if Barak Obama fully utilized his law degree. Oh, wait...
From: John Larkin on 23 Dec 2009 23:55
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:01:17 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >John Larkin wrote: >> >> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:49:58 -0500, Phil Hobbs >> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless(a)electrooptical.net> wrote: >> >> >John Larkin wrote: >> >> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:25:48 -0500, Phil Hobbs >> >> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless(a)electrooptical.net> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> >>>> Joel Koltner wrote: >> >>>>> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >> >>>>> news:yM6dnRkFd8E5ra_WnZ2dnUVZ_o1i4p2d(a)earthlink.com... >> >>>>>> Typical of Bill. Where is the list ot ten worst analog engineers? >> >>>>>> Is he afraid that his name would be the first, followed by Lucas, then >> >>>>>> Madman Muntz? >> >>>>> The difference is that I don't think Muntz ever claimed to be an engineer... >> >>>>> just a salesguy who was willing to cheapen up equipment if he thought there'd >> >>>>> still be a market for it! >> >>>> >> >>>> Ok, he was an engineering manager with a pair of dykes. :) >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> Just dikes. Key distinction. >> >>> >> >>> Cheers >> >>> >> >>> Phil Hobbs >> >> >> >> *I* am a manager with a pair of dykes! >> >> >> >> John >> >> >> > >> >Yeah, but look where you live. Anyway, you're a madman too. >> > >> >> Aw, shucks, thanks. > > > Finally, someone gives you the recognition you deserve. It isn't >easy being a madman these days! :) Dare to be crazy! It's the best way to design things. John |