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From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 22 Dec 2009 14:28 Tim Wescott wrote: [snip] > > So blow your own damn horn, and take those 'top ten' lists with a grain > of salt. > Make sure you get a job with an outfit that lets you blow it. Rather than one that labels your work 'proprietary' and has strict rules about publishing even the stuff you do on your own time. And definitely don't go to work for an outfit that takes your work and has the boss' idiot son-in-law present it to IEEE working groups. -- Paul Hovnanian paul(a)hovnanian.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Have gnu, will travel.
From: Tim Wescott on 22 Dec 2009 14:37 On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:28:44 -0800, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: > Tim Wescott wrote: > > [snip] >> >> So blow your own damn horn, and take those 'top ten' lists with a grain >> of salt. >> >> > Make sure you get a job with an outfit that lets you blow it. Rather > than one that labels your work 'proprietary' and has strict rules about > publishing even the stuff you do on your own time. > > And definitely don't go to work for an outfit that takes your work and > has the boss' idiot son-in-law present it to IEEE working groups. Personal experience? I worked for years for an outfit that was very uneven in that regard -- when it came to really stupid scheduling snafus they were as shortsighted as they came. But they were good (or indifferent) about letting you publish stuff that didn't impinge on their specific technology. Even in a pathological company it's good to blow your own horn -- to get raises, so the boss realizes he needs to keep you on to generate fodder for his idiot son in law, and (most especially) so that when you can cut them loose there's a good pool of folks in your area who realize that you're good in your own right. -- www.wescottdesign.com
From: Jim Thompson on 22 Dec 2009 14:44 On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:15:36 -0800 (PST), whit3rd <whit3rd(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >How about the OLD analog guys? Eccles and Jordan, and >Steinmetz? We all build on their foundation work. How many OLD farts here even remember Eccles and Jordan? Or Millman and Taub ?:-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | Help save the environment! Please dispose of socialism properly!
From: Tim Wescott on 22 Dec 2009 14:47 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? Granted, they were more physicists than engineers (and Volta stuck live wires in his ears -- ugh!), but it was physics with a pretty darn practical bent. Then Marconi & Edison (more an engineering manager -- he had paid grunts who worked under his direction, then he got the credit). Etc. -- www.wescottdesign.com
From: Tim Williams on 22 Dec 2009 15:15
"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com/Snicker> wrote in message news:8882j5l7qgvqje9lf8fbb46jo2ar1jont4(a)4ax.com... >>How about the OLD analog guys? Eccles and Jordan, and >>Steinmetz? We all build on their foundation work. > > How many OLD farts here even remember Eccles and Jordan? I do. I use their invention every day! Tim -- Deep Friar: a very philosophical monk. Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms |