Re: National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005...Call To Action!

I R A Darth Aggie wrote:
>
> On 22 Apr 2005 12:10:38 -0700,
> Russell.Martin@xxxxxxx <Russell.Martin@xxxxxxx>, in
> <1114197038.727809.15660@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >+ Are you saying that private meteorologists can't beat the almost
> >+ universally maligned lazy government bureaucrats or a bunch of ivory
> >+ tower egghead professors and wet-behind-the-ears students at their
> >+ own game.
>

Note the omitted ;-) in your quote of what I wrote.

Cheers,
Russell

> No. And for the same reason that proprietary software producers are
> feeling the Free Software pinch: for as many smart people you can hire
> and employ, there are 100 times as many out there that you *can't*.
>
> It's a matter of numbers, and they haven't got them. And there's a
> multiplicative factor if those 100x as many can collaborate together.
>
> If we can see a bit further than those that have come before us, it is
> because we stand on the shoulder (and not the necks) of giants.
>
> James
> --
> Consulting Minister for Consultants, DNRC
> I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow
> isn't looking good, either.
> I am BOFH. Resistance is futile. Your network will be assimilated.

--
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All too often the study of data requires care.
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