Re: Paleotempestology


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On Sep 24, 11:57 pm, Jo Schaper <jonot34schape...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I thought paleotempestology was the study of when my dad had a temper
tantrum.

And of course, the only proper response would have been, "Your tale,
sir, would cure deafness." (Shakespeare, "The Tempest")

I wonder what is the oldest direct evidence of tropical storms in the
geologic record known today. The hapless stromatolite I saw had lived
some time in the Ordovician, the early Ordovician, I think.

Barb
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"What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time?"
-- W. Shakespeare, "The Tempest"

Mr. Shakespeare also apparently invented, or foresaw, Usenet and some
other parts of today's Internet, in this play: "A kind of excellent
dumb discourse." We sorely need his style of flaming today: "Thou
deboshed fish thou." And his sense of wonder: "How many goodly
creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't!"

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Unfortunately, if anyone spoke to the general public using Shakespeare's
Literary Genius (Iambic Pentameter and all), it would fall upon deaf
ears, for in a room of a hundred, only one or two would even comprehend
the message he conveyed (or attempted to convey).

Modern education, the dumbing down of students?

Or can we blame rap music?

How about Al Gores favorite, "It is caused by global warming?"

I'm still looking for my 'pound of flesh' in that tangled web we weave.

Communication is about conveying information to be actually understood by
other parties. Unfortunately, the other parties may not be too bright,
so the method used must reflect that to be successful. The US Military
wrote their technical manuals (how to fire guided missles) in language
anyone with an 8th grade education could understand. This always caused
me to ask "do we really want someone with a 8th grade education to be
firing missles?" No one ever answered my question, so I gave up asking
it.

You have to have a high school diploma to join the army, so perhaps they
thought the answer was self-evident.

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You missed the point entirely. This is when the military discovered that
people were coming out of high school with a diploma, were testing at a 8th
grade level, after taking military standardized tests. That is why
directives were issued to write all manuals at the 8th grade level. I
wonder what level PhD's would test? After listening to some, I would have
to guess it would be all over the place. Some very high, some at undergrad
levels or lower.

I graduated from Nuclear Weapons Training School (Atlantic). They would
accept 3d graders. (Joke)

As King Lear would say "I'm not mad, it is a grand conspiracy against the
king, perpetrated by those self seeking relatives of mine."



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    ... Mr. Shakespeare also apparently invented, or foresaw, Usenet and some ... Unfortunately, if anyone spoke to the general public using Shakespeare's Literary Genius, it would fall upon deaf ears, for in a room of a hundred, only one or two would even comprehend the message he conveyed. ... The US Military wrote their technical manuals (how to fire guided missles) in language anyone with an 8th grade education could understand. ...
    (sci.geo.geology)
  • Re: Paleotempestology
    ... Mr. Shakespeare also apparently invented, or foresaw, Usenet and some ... message he conveyed. ... their technical manuals (how to fire guided missles) in language anyone ... with an 8th grade education could understand. ...
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