From: John Slade on 6 Aug 2010 17:41 On 8/6/2010 1:56 PM, David H. Lipman wrote: > From: "John Slade"<hhitman86(a)pacbell.net> > > > > | And acid core capacitors are wet capacitors. Now let me > | ask you this. Would you repair a motherboard that has several > | bulging electrolytic capacitors rather than replace the > | motherboard? I'm still waiting for Dustin to tell me when was > | the last time he repaired a sound card and what it was. > > I would consider such a circuit board to have compromised integrity and not being worthy > of repair, only replacement. > > Now tell Dustin Cook that please. He doesn't seem to get that point. John
From: David H. Lipman on 6 Aug 2010 18:20 From: "Wolf K" <wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> | On 06/08/2010 16:51, David H. Lipman wrote: | [...] >> Jargon and colloquial speech is not proper English and is only for very informal >> conversations. Never on technical discussions. | For every context there is a proper register (that's a technical term). | You violate it at your peril. But be careful: just because you're among | truckers doesn't mean you can talk like one. That is, truckers among | themselves is one context, truckers with you present is another. | "Good communicators" are skilled at adapting their speech and writing to | the context. I'll drink to that ! -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: David H. Lipman on 6 Aug 2010 18:21 From: "John Slade" <hhitman86(a)pacbell.net> | On 8/6/2010 1:56 PM, David H. Lipman wrote: >> From: "John Slade"<hhitman86(a)pacbell.net> >> | And acid core capacitors are wet capacitors. Now let me >> | ask you this. Would you repair a motherboard that has several >> | bulging electrolytic capacitors rather than replace the >> | motherboard? I'm still waiting for Dustin to tell me when was >> | the last time he repaired a sound card and what it was. >> I would consider such a circuit board to have compromised integrity and not being >> worthy >> of repair, only replacement. | Now tell Dustin Cook that please. He doesn't seem to | get that point. Dustin is still young and is still learning. Albeit he has come a long ways :-) Cheers Dustin. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: Wolf K on 6 Aug 2010 19:23 On 06/08/2010 18:20, David H. Lipman wrote: > From: "Wolf K"<wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> > > | On 06/08/2010 16:51, David H. Lipman wrote: > | [...] >>> Jargon and colloquial speech is not proper English and is only for very informal >>> conversations. Never on technical discussions. > > | For every context there is a proper register (that's a technical term). > | You violate it at your peril. But be careful: just because you're among > | truckers doesn't mean you can talk like one. That is, truckers among > | themselves is one context, truckers with you present is another. > > | "Good communicators" are skilled at adapting their speech and writing to > | the context. > > I'll drink to that ! > > A single malt and water, please. ;-) wolf k.
From: David H. Lipman on 6 Aug 2010 19:31
From: "Wolf K" <wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> | On 06/08/2010 18:20, David H. Lipman wrote: >> From: "Wolf K"<wekirch(a)sympatico.ca> >> | On 06/08/2010 16:51, David H. Lipman wrote: >> | [...] >>>> Jargon and colloquial speech is not proper English and is only for very informal >>>> conversations. Never on technical discussions. >> | For every context there is a proper register (that's a technical term). >> | You violate it at your peril. But be careful: just because you're among >> | truckers doesn't mean you can talk like one. That is, truckers among >> | themselves is one context, truckers with you present is another. >> | "Good communicators" are skilled at adapting their speech and writing to >> | the context. >> I'll drink to that ! | A single malt and water, please. | ;-) Hold the water for me please. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |