Re: OT. How the Dutch view our Election

On Fri, 2 May 2008 06:27:46 -0700 (PDT), bill.sloman@xxxxxxxx wrote:

On 2 mei, 01:23, John Larkin
<jjlar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 1 May 2008 14:26:13 -0700 (PDT), gearhead





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On May 1, 12:53 pm, bill.slo...@xxxxxxxx wrote:

I don't have have any published and cited papers on
grimness
Bill Sloman, Nijmegen

Perhaps not on grimness per se, but close --
I cite "Sloman's Dutch-English Lexicography," p. 1337:

"English: grim
Dutch: doodsbleek

The Dutch word is also sometimes used in casual English parlance,
for example 'Phil Allison -- that dude's bleak.'"

Exhaustive double-blind studies have proven that the best electronic
designs are those that are thoroughly beer-reviewed.

So you own satisfaction with your own designs is an alcoholic
delusion?

Satisfaction is purchase orders, perferably in quantities of hundreds
and thousands, received from serious customers. Our VME 4-channel ARB
is approaching 500 sold, and our NMR temperature controller is close
to 4000.

Design is like skiing; neither is an intellectual activity. Both are
enhanced by doing with friends, with an occasional beer break. Or
coffee, depending.

What, if anything, do you find satisfying? Aside from pretending that
you are more intelligent than everyone else, which we all know about
already.


John


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