Re: The Cost of Relativity
From: mitch perkins (mitchsperkins_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/29/04
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Date: 29 Jul 2004 14:18:40 -0700
"Tom Potter" <tdp@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<2mna0hFodjtoU1@uni-berlin.de>...
> "Bilge" <dubious@radioactivex.lebesque-al.net> wrote in message
> news:slrncgaic9.2b2.dubious@radioactivex.lebesque-al.net...
> > Tom Potter:
> >
> > >I wonder of Farnsworth ever used Relativity
> > >in his numerous tube designs?
> >
> > My guess is no. Had he used relativity, the quality of the picture would
> > have as bad as modern televisions. Haven't you noticed that technology
> > peaked in the 1920's and 1930's and since that time televisions have
> > gotten worse, the space program went down hill, receivers can no longer
> > receive satellite signals, mri scanners lie in a state of disrepair,
> > computers have slowed down to a crawl, osciiloscopes with the precision
> > and utility of the tek 511 have been replaced by slipshod knockoffs like
> > the TDS3000B. It's just awful. Oh, what I wouldn't give for a real
> > television set with a steel case full of vacuum tubes, mechanical contact
> > tuners, 20 lb high voltage transformers and a floating chassis all sitting
> > behind a piece of glass spanning a good chunk of the forward 2 pi
> > solid angle.
> >
> > Come to think of, I'll bet your pappy never once mentioned a satellite
> > failure all the through the 1950's. After that, the decline in computing
> > power coupled with the declining qualty of electronics test equipment
> > made every satellite a crap shoot. Yes, I can see why you pine for
> > the good old days a revel in the past. Yes, it's remarkable just how
> > much technology has disintegrated.
>
More typos nowadays, too.
Mlitch
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