Re: DTV antennas?

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:04:38 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:18:13 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

One of my techs had a slogan and excuse: "The bigger the mess, the
better it works". I've often suspected he was right.

"An empty desk is a sign of a disturbed mind." ;-)
Cheers!
Rich

The original was "A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind."

I solved the problem by not having a real desk. It's officially a
workbench which entitles me to make a mess without guilt:
<http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/office/slides/radio-mess.html>
Any semblance to a desk is purely coincidental. Notice that there's
no paper anywhere in sight. It's all in cardboard boxes filed
chronologically.

I've also made a study of different styles of messiness. The problem
is how to efficiently convert work area into storage area. There are
two fundamental types of mess. One is the vertical pile method. The
object is to create the tallest pile, without having it fall over.
Falling over is the signal that it's time to clean up. The other is
the territorial method. It's intended to cover every square mm of
desk space with clutter. No part of the desk may be visible.
Overlapping is the preferred method. Once a persons desk is suitably
buried in clutter, it's perfectly acceptable to continue onto other
peoples benches, desks, and even the floor.

I've successfully converted the territorial style into the vertical
style. I became tired of having my bench turned into someone elses
temporary storage area and decided to retaliate. I invested about an
hour cleaning up the lab. I carefully piled all the papers, books,
magazines, dead boards, and debris on the culprits chair. The result
was a very carefully balanced pile, about 2 meters high. As a side
benefit, I found all my missing scope probes and clip leads. Sorry,
no photos.

I also had a method to my madness. The last hour of every Friday
would be devoted to cleaning up the lab. I didn't want to deal with a
big mess when I came in on Monday. Everyone dropped what they were
doing and cleaned up their mess. Borrowed and stolen equipment were
also returned. Leaving early was punishable by having all the
unclassified junk dumped on their workbench or desk. Visiting
managers were handed a broom or told to file books and reports. It
worked well.

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Jeff Liebermann jeffl@xxxxxxxxxx
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
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